140815 SELF EMPLOYMENT
I believe it was somewhere around the 14th August 2015; when I decided to try 'self-employment' selling stuff on eBay. -(Decided to apply for form Working Tax Credits; which still hasn't arrived, yet?!)- However, so far to date, I haven't even updated the site to advertise anything for sale. I just been far too busy doing many other things, instead; or, just worrying endlessly about how on earth am I going to cope with paying bills when I have no incoming money.
You see, the complication about selling stuff on eBay is...first, you need 'stock to sell'; but, how do you get 'stock to sell'? The answer, of course, is you have to 'buy stock'; only if you've got no money left...; then, how can you 'buy stock'...?!
So, I'm having a lot of trouble just getting to step 1: buying/selling...; nevermind, having reached step 2, yet: which is obtaining cash from customers.
The other thing that worries me about self-employment is...
1> Keeping constant paper records
2> Having to deal with Tax/National Insurance yourself
3> The unknown...???
4> -Etc.
150815/160815 TAI CHI WITH JAKE IN REGENT'S PARK, ALONG THE BROADWALK/LONDON ZOO END: WHITE WATER FOUNTAIN/OPPOSITE CAFE WITH SIGNS SAYING: 'SMOKEHOUSE'
I located a FREE Tai Chi event through the site
http://www.meetup.com
...which takes place inside of Regent's Park between 10AM-11PM on both Saturday/Sunday.
I attended going there on both days. As usual with me, sometimes, I got there early/other times late.
For the first 2 or 3 lessons; it was just me and teacher Jake. (A young 21 year old blue eyed American who says he's from New York.) He is a very good teacher in that he gives one extremely detailed and clear explanations; which a lot of Tai Chi teachers don't even bother doing; so that one often ends up feeling totally confused. However, with Jake you come away feeling you really know and understand the whole purpose of the lesson/movements, instead.
160815 THE WALLACE COLLECTION
Sometime, during last weekend, Sunday; I went to visit seeing The Wallace Collection; which is a small art gallery housing a private collector's artworks; which is open to the general public. This gallery is located in Manchester Square, just behind Baker Street. I was surprised to see that it contains many wonderful artworks -in fact, quite literally, 100's of them- by 'great' masters including: Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, Boucher, Murillo, -etc. In all there are 2 entire floors to see; and, the variety of artworks is wide including sculpture/paintings/ceramics/pottery/furniture/tapestry/decorations/-etc.
190815 BIRTH CERTIFICATE ID
Recently, during this week I went to Brixton Town Hall to pick up a 'birth certificate' copy...which I'd already paid £10.00 for; and, ordered around 1/or, 2 weeks before; because I'd lost my 'original' birth certificate.
This was meant to be a pretty straight forwards process...; namely, you pay your money; you are given both a time/date to come and collect it; and, then, you're done. However, the process proved to be more more lengthy and difficult than that.
The first time I went to collect, they told me they had lost it...; therefore, they will phone me back; I received no phone call(possibly, my answer machine was too full; and, couldn't receive any further messages); so I had to return back there in order to query in person.
The second time they said, yes, they have it; however, it's been wrongly printed out onto a 'green' marriage certificate paper; therefore, will need to be corrected. Come back in an hour's time.
The third time, they seemed to have gotten it correct, printing on to 'light brown' paper(not the 'original' red as I'd been expecting). They also said that, now-a-days, these certificates are 'typed', which is much clearer to understand/read; and, then, officially signed.
Ironically, however, I wanted to use the Birth Certificate as proof of ID; but, when I read the notice which is written at the bottom it said:
"WARNING: A CERTIFICATE IS NOT EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY."
200815 OCS CLEANING AT OVAL CRICKET GROUND: 6:30 AM-1 PM
Yesterday, I went to work at OCS, again.
-(So far to date, I've worked there twice; each time on a Friday doing the 'late shift': 9PM upwards; the first night shift was from 9AM-2PM; the second night shift was short around 2 hours long...I got there late by around 1 hour, so...10AM-12 midnight.)
Recently, they offered me continuous 'late shift' work: 6:30AM upwards for 5 days: 20/21/22/23/24 August 2015.
I did my first 'night shift', yesterday, Friday. At first, everything went ok; because each time I go there I usually do just one same job which is 'emptying bins'. I emptied bins from around 7PM-1PM. Then, at around 2PM -(we had 1 hours break)- they decided to change my work to 'cleaning toilets', instead; that's when I decided to, immediately, 'sign out'...so that I don't have to clean toilets which is something I absolutely hate!
I'm really not too sure if I will be returning back there today during the evening; as I feel rather deeply ashamed and embarrassed that I might have gone and let the cleaning 'team' down; they probably view me as being a 'traitor', now.
However, I still have some serious bills to pay; and, no money to have to pay these with...my bank a/c. currently says a balance of only £0.76p. This is because my Benefit money has been sanctioned; meaning I did something wrong...signed on 'late'/or, didn't attend a job interview/-etc.; all the way until Oct 9th 2015. So, I really need money to pay all of the constantly incoming bills with really most desperately; otherwise, I would never even 'dream' of working for OCS.
Basically, Streatham Job Center insisted I do the Work Program at Ixion Business Center, Tooting, Bickersteath Road; and, the Work Program advisor, a young black guy called, Philip...who I told I will do any job; but, NOT cleaning...decided to give me the cleaning job, anyway!
210815 BARCLAYS BANK CASH CARD
Sometime, during this month August 2015 I opened a Barclays Cash Card a/c.; so that I can pay in my wages whenever I find suitable work.
The first Cash Card they sent me was plain/non-personalized; however, later on, I discovered that it's possible to personalize your Cash Card uploading a photo of yourself online; which will, then, get printed out onto the card. I received my personalized Cash Card today. Have to cut up the previous one; and, use the new, instead. The new one also has a slightly different number.
210815 BAKAVVOR FOOD COMPANY/DIDN'T GO FOR JOB INDUCTION AT 7AM TODAY
The Work Program told me to go for a 'paid' job induction today at Park Royal...which is near the end of the Central Line on the tube map...for BAKAVVOR Food company...who run 3 x large warehouses. In fact, I was meant to turn up there at 7AM.
However, I went to work for OCS Cleaning at night; and, came back home late; went to sleep around 4 AM; and, awoke around 10AM which is far too late to attend a 7AM appointment; which means I may have to re-apply, at the London Bridge branch of Ixion, for a BAKKAVOR interview all over, again; including Maths/English test/ID papers/-etc.
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