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Stuffing my time full - with a job...
So what did happen after my service time reached its end in January 24th? Did I stay in the army some extra time? Did I start the MCSE course I've been considering? Did I fly overboard and got a life?.. Nope. Not yet, at least. I've decided not to stay at the army more as it was getting on my nerves so badly that I was about to blow it up on someone - I packed my stuff, said my goodbyes, and quit. There was no future for me in there anyway, just more time wasted than these three years.

As I left the military, I've set myself up the following plan for life for the near year:

1. Get a "required job" for 6 months to grab another 8,000NIS from the government by the end of it, as well as getting some money for myself as I go. There will be expenses, afterall...
2. Start improvement of my math by getting courses and subscribing to exams by the end - I'll need it in the university or perhaps in some programming projects...
3. Start learning for the psychometrics test I'd need to pass with high results in order to get to a university as a Software Engineer.
4. If everything is successful at this point, search a good enough university to study in to become a software engineer - could be a highly paying job, and I'm into computers and programming anyway, so why not?..

So just recently (on Monday to be exact) I've applied for a job at a hotel my mother works in (Royal Beach Eilat, Isrotel) as a waiter and a day or two later, I've started my work. The options were very few: Working in a hotel, at the gas station, at a building area, agriculture or something else that I don't remember. Needless to say, a hotel might be the most decent choice here and considering that right now, there isn't as much tourism as during summer, there's not many work positions open in said hotels, so I'm either a waiter or a "waiting"...

So far, the work seems to be quite physically challenging - during the 4-5 hours that I work in (that's one shift - there are two usually - morning and evening), I manage to get my hands and legs into a quite annoying situation. These stupid trays I have to carry to the washing machine sure put my strength up to a test and leave a mark of pain when I'm done for the day. To look at the bright side, though, finally I'm actually working out, so by the end of my job there, I'll either grow some muscles for a change... or will end up breaking my back (along with all the plates I'll be carrying at that time).

Speaking of broken tableware, so far I have broken a coffee cup and a drinking glass, both when carrying the bastards back to the kitchen from the dinning hall. Oh well - happens to everyone! There's no panic over this (unless, of course, you've shortened the supplies by a significant number). Breaking something is the least of one's worries when it comes to this sort of service. If I was to spill the contents on a guest, or have them involved in this way or another... that would turn out very awkward. That is one thing that fills me with fear when I'm cleaning off the table or pour water/coffee in their glass/cup: if this thing spills/falls off the tray, I can call it a day in short...

Overall, being the quiet type and someone who tends to get into discomfort when communicating with people, I'm in quite a situation here, as this place requires both - the strength/physical stability in hands that I might lack at, and communication with guests when taking orders, offering them something or asking if they'd like me to take some of the plates away. Why did I even dare then? Mostly because I want to face my fears and lower my limitations. Communication is very important in life and can get you many useful contacts in various places - I need to learn to talk and this would be the right place to start. Furthermore, since I often can't find the time to go to a gym, some of the physical aspects of this job could help me work out a little... It's possible that besides the paycheck, I might be getting a little personal benefit off the side, so when I look at the bigger picture - this seems like a plan!

On the other hand, seems like I'll have to completely rebuild my time table once I'm used to the time schedule/shifts of this work. Right now, all my time is being spent on either working or sleeping after work. All my web activity and projects are at a complete stop, for there's simply no time for that at all now... Considering that I'll have math studies starting next week, too, some time management will need to be done - a subject I haven't had much experience with before. Hmm, this might prove as a good practice, as well! I even have my iPAQ to help me out with this, too.

So this is the real life people speak of - time management/tracking, jobs, schedules, tasks, plans for the future... Quite exciting at first - all these new concepts to explore and master.

Well, my time is up with this post - time to get back for another 4-5 hours of work. Today is Friday, so my 6th sense tells me I'm in for some real pressure. On the bright side, since time flows in a constant manner, whether I want it or not, this hell will be over in time.