This Is Not A Whiny Post

I promise...

I have reflected on the most recent entries I have made on this blog and had a compulsion to delete one or two of them, as no one likes a whiner, not even I.

But no, thats what I felt at that particular moment and this is me, warts, whininess and all. This is probably what a lot of people go through, when trying to re-establish oneself...be it in another country or ones home country. Also, this is what many couples go through to, when they're each from a different country. It's a relationship that definitely has it's mettle put to the test, by fire. Some sadly end up melting, others grow stronger from the experience.

It's becoming more common too, in this internet age that we have truly entered. More and more people are meeting online and spilling out into 'real world'. They face obstacles, distance being the first and big issue. Their relationship translating well in 'real world'....well that's also another issue which hopefully gets sorted out as soon as they both start daydreaming and getting serious about each other. Immigration, working out which one tears themself away from family and friends, finding work in a new country and learning the lay of their new land, all while balancing the heady days of the first stages of love...

The balancing act is fit for the finest circus performer.

I'm applying for jobs. I'm up to five rejections and counting. Two of those rejections happened in the same day and I could only laugh. Josh just went for an interview for a position that doesnt really exist yet but the guy read through his resume and spoke to him for about ten minutes on the phone and was long-sighted enough to know Josh will be a valuable asset to any security firm. They met about an hour or so ago and the guy wants to create a position for Josh, with plans to make headway into a new promising direction within the company. Josh cold-called this company, after being told by other companies "No, we don't have any positions open" or "Get your security licence and then we'll talk". They didnt really listen to Josh telling them that he couldnt get a security licence because of his visa and also, he has done his time on the front-line in the security field and wants to now explore other aspects of the biz.

So I'm proud of his initiative. It's not the end result (which I hope comes to fruition), it's the attitude and perserverence in the journey towards it that matters.

We're hanging in there and staying positive.

I wish 'staying positive' paid the rent, debt and bills though lol....