5 AM WENT DOWN THE ROAD TO DUMP RUBBISH IN THE TIP
At around 5 AM morning...I had to travel down the road to go and dump rubbish in the Casewick Road tip.
a> Waste papers, carried in a large sized Aldi red bag (left on the tip)
b> Black food bag (left inside of a smaller black road bin)
11 AM PHONED INGEUS TO EXPLAIN THAT I COULDN'T FIND MY NEXT 2 APPOINTMENT LETTERS
Woke up at around 10:30 AM, all the time, wondering to myself...am I 'late' for my next Ingeus appointment, already...?!
So, I went to go and check my back pack/and, also, my coat pockets to find the next 2 appointment letters which was given to me by my Ingeus Case Worker: Jaye Harewood; only discovered that both letters had gone missing, completely?! That left me no other choice but to go and phone Ingeus.
The Ingeus male receptionist I spoke to told me that my next 2 appointment dates are as follows:
1> Tue 23rd Jul 9:30 AM (off site/Brixton)
2> Thu 8th Aug 11 AM (on site/Vauxhall)
I told him to ask Jaye to either email me the appointment letters/or else, phone me here at home...where, if I'm not in, he can leave a message on the answer machine.
12:00 MIDDAY PHONED TV LICENSING/PAID: £24.50 ONLINE
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk
I phoned the TV Licensing people to explain that I checked my online account, regularly, every single week; and, the last time I remember my balance said: £130.00; but, that when I went there, today, the balance said: £24.50 still overdue. They explained that the price of the current TV Licence had gone up in price starting this year April. I think, they said the yearly licence fee now costs: £154.50/(whereas, before it used to cost 125.00+).
I looked into my bank a/c. balance; it said, I had just £39.00 left; then, I went and used that balance to pay £24.50 to TV Licensing; now, my bank balance says I've just got: £14.50 left.
This TV License should cover me all year long.
-(NOTE: Online payments can take up to 48 hours to clear; so, I would need to check my TV License online a/c. again in, at least, 2 days time; to confirm if the balance has been updated or not.)-
CONCLUSION: HAVING TO DEAL WITH AN ENDLESS SERIES OF FINANCIAL BILLS, BILLS, BILLS...LEAVES ME FEELING COMPLETELY HOPELESS, SOMETIMES
Sometimes, I really have to stop dead in my tracks; and, think to myself what the hell am I living for...is it only just to save up money just to pay bills, alone.
I know, I'm not living to please myself too much; that is, not having the sort of lifestyle that I would, really and truly, wish; instead, everyday, all I ever seem to look forwards to is endless struggle, struggle, struggle...how am I going to pay for this/how am I going to pay for that? I don't have enough money to fix this/fix that? The 2 x broken toilets/the leaking bathroom tap/the fallen down plaster in the roof/-etc. Honestly, there is just never enough money coming in to be able to pay for/and, fix everything; and, it really leaves me feeling rather deeply 'sad'; meaning, it leads to endless worrying, worrying, worrying...both inside/outside of the home...the endless worrying never ever stops...?!
6 PM WENT DOWN TO WEST NORWOOD HIGH STREET TO BUY SOME FISH & CHIPS + SAUSAGE IN BATTER
I went down to my local fish and chip shop...only just 2 streets away...and, brought some fish and chips/plus, sausage in batter. The total cost was: £5.10p.
I came back home; and, gave some of the fish and chips to my mum(who is vegetarian); and, ate the rest for myself.
7 PM WENT TO PRACTICE DOING KRAV MAGA IN RUSKIN PARK
Earlier in the day, I got a call from my former training partner; and, now, Krav Maga teacher, Sunnil. He said we could meet up inside of Ruskin Park for a FREE training session. I promised I would be there.
Unfortunately, because I had already eaten; therefore, I didn't think I was actually going to participate; instead, I thought I'd just go along; and, quite politely, sit and watch on the sidelines.
However, when I did turn up, much to my surprise the group was small; consisting of the teacher Sunnil/one other guy(indian, I think)/and, also, two females(one brown/one white).
I was allowed to join in...even though I had arrived there really 'late'...with maybe only 1/2 an hour of class still left to go; (and, even though I didn't bring along any sparring gear...I used some spare gloves, instead).
I didn't get to do any sparring with Sunnil...though, he did show me a little ground work...how to break the guard/how to defend against punches when in guard, and, on your back; but, I did manage to very lightly spar with the other 4. My assessment of my own sparring performance was that it was really pretty dismal...that is, bearing in mind that I'm totally out of shape/and, most definitely, not co-ordinated! Both girls beat me...even though we weren't going too hard at it...I wasn't wearing any groin guard...and, the 'white' girl...kicked me lightly in the balls at least twice; certainly, I felt it...though, not so bad as to stop sparring/or, fall down. The other 'brown' girl...her kicks and punches also got through...I wasn't happy with that; because had it been a real fight...then, obviously I would have gotten hit, and, really quite heavily. The Indian guy, said he's a chef; didn't really know how to fight properly at all...I asked him if he'd ever done martial arts before; he said, no. We mainly did some boxing together...and, he wasn't really able to touch neither my head/nor, my body...meaning, penetrate through my guard. Nevertheless, he had a try...and, these things can be very hard for complete beginners to do.
It was a friendly group, we were mainly cracking jokes and laughing together.
Afterwards, they all went off to the pub; but, as I myself do hate going into pubs...therefore, I just said goodbye; and, rode off home.
Sunnil didn't like the fact that I just decided to ride off; but, then, he already knows what I'm like...as he always like going to the pub, afterwards...and, that's when I tend to leave; so, therefore, he knew exactly what to expect.
I took the bike trail path...across the road from Ruskin Park...and, leading me from Herne Hill off towards Dulwich; then, from Dulwich off towards West Norwood.
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