POST OFFICE/WASTED TRIP
8:30 AM I rode my bike down to my local West Norwood post office depot; because the postman had dropped me a 'red' card; only trouble was the card was 'blank'. The post office depot attendant informed me this was, most probably, due to a mistake having been made; but, he asked me for both my name/address just so he could go and check; after checking he came back and said that he'd found absolutely nothing. I came away feeling rather deeply disappointed; as I was expecting to see a parcel which I'd ordered from off eBay.
PHONED QVCUK TO CHECK FOR CAMERA RETURN/REFUND
When I came back home; I remembered to phone QVCUK.COM...0800 50 40 30...to check if they had received back the FujiFilm FinePix digital camera I returned last week Friday, 16th Sep 2011, during the evening. They confirmed they had received the camera/and, had already refunded back to my card the money taken: £163.00+; which should show up in around a few days time.
STREATHAM/BUILDING SOCIETY/BANK
SHOE SHOP/BROUGHT 'NEW' TRAINERS TO WEAR IMMEDIATELY
Across the road from the building society is a shoe shop I always go to buy cheap sneakers. I remember buying a 'new' pair of white sneakers with 3 velcro fastenings; tossing away, at the same time, the 'old' pair I was wearing into the bin they have outside of the shoe shop. Generally, my sneakers tend to last only around 1 month long. The cost was £9.99; and, they were meant to be on sale! I felt shocked when I looked at the receipt details; which I only viewed after walking out of the shop; normally, I was expecting the price to cost somewhere around £5.00 or so.
CHARITY SHOP - BROUGHT, AT LEAST, 4 ITEMS
10 AM I entered Streatham charity shop...cancer related...and, in there I brought 4 items...
At first, I had a fiver inside of my pocket; which I used to buy the following 2 items...
1 x key ring, £0.40P+
1 x paper back book, £1.25+
(There may have been another item I went and brought; because I recall using up the whole fiver; with very little change being left.)
Then, later on, after going and withdrawing some money from the bank; I returned back to the charity shop, and, brought 2 more items...
1 x abstract artwork, £10.00
1 x Alicia Markova...marked: collectors edition...ballet book, £4.00
All of these items I, immediately, took back home.
CHARITY SHOP/STREATHAM LIBRARY/BORROWED 2 BOOKS
2:00 PM I rode back down to Streatham, again; this time with the intention to do 2 things...
1. Give to the charity shop two cameras I'd brought...
a> Digital e-Mini camera
b> Digital Tuff-cam
2. Visit Streatham library to see what sort of books they have in there which is related to photography. Only I forgot to bring along my library card!
After giving my camera items to the charity shop; I crossed the road to go and visit Streatham Library. I stayed inside of Streatham Library looking at books related to both Picasso/and, also, Photography.
1. The book of Digital Photography - Everything you need to know from beginner to pro - Chris George - ISBN: 978-1-904705-85-7
2. A life of Picasso - Volume I - 1881 - 1906 - Winner of the Whitbread book of the year award- John Richardson - ISBN: 0-7126-5337-6
I also went and did some copying of drawings/photos from a newspaper mag./and, the above mentioned Picasso book, using black biro pen/inside of a blank page exercise book.
CHESS
Looking around me, I saw around 4 x chess sets being laid out on tables; so, I walked up to one dark skinned guy, called, Mark; and, asked him if it was ok for me to play a game of chess with him; to which he agreed. I believe in all we may have played 3 or 4 games altogether. I might have won, at least, one of these games through sheer luck.
I next played another guy, light skinned Jamaican; at first, I beat him really easy. The next time, I think, I won, again. I lost the 3rd match. I won the 4th. After which he decided to quit when I offered him another game.
Because, I'd forgotten to take my library card with me; therefore, I had to tell the librarian people to hold onto the 2 books I was reading for me; until I returned back to collect them, later on, during that same evening.
7PM I rode back down to Streatham Library, again; with my Library card; to go and collect the 2 library books I told them to reserve for me. The librarians there told me that I owed them, at least, 8 books...including the 2 'new' ones I'd gone and taken out. My excuse was West Norwood Library was shut due to repairs being done; so, I would bring in the books another time.
8PM I had a final 2/or, 3 games of chess against an Italian woman called: Anna-Maria. I think, we were both evenly matched; but, she beat me, at least, twice...I can't recall who won the 3rd match; but, I know we didn't finish one game; as the Librarian came along to tell us to pack everything up.
CONCLUSION
I made a 'mental note' to re-visit Streatham Library chess club that meets on Wednesday's; because I really enjoyed it there meeting complete and total strangers; and, also, the people were very warm and friendly. A few of them seemed to be people from college; because I also heard one of them mention going to visit Morley College on Friday.
I also recall that somewhere in Thornton Heath; at the top of Bridgestock Road...and, across the road...where the bus station is; there was an advert I saw which said they meet regularly to play chess on Thursdays at around 7:30PM. So, that might be an interesting way to spend both Wed/Thu evenings, in future.
I also think Morley College has a chess club that meets on Friday evenings, as well; but, as I'm currently doing a Reiki class on Friday evenings from 6PM-9PM...lasting for the next 5 weeks long; therefore, it would not be possible for me to attend during the duration of this course.
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