2 posts tagged “frustration”

Well, the earthquake really wasn't that bad but some people had a loong blackout and Hawai'i island suffered significant damage. Thankfully, there were no deaths and no reported injuries. But it was sooo frustrating that day. Of course the earthquake had to happen the day before my class, when my group was scheduled to meet for our presentation/skit. It was so frustrating! and confusing. like I didn't know whether to go all the way to Hawaii Kai (where we were suppose to meet) in the dark, where there were no lights, driving all by myself in unfamiliar territory. No thanks. There were many what ifs in my head, like what if they're there, waiting for me? What if that side of the island has power?  what if what if??? But I was like, no way am I going to waste gas and go there if no one is there. So I ended up not going and feeling so guilty about it and so bad. Then you go through the, I should ofs. Like, I should've looked up my groupmates phone number from the e-mail on Saturday, which I was going to do anyway, but forgot. And I said I can check it at church on Sunday, but of course no power, no internet, no way to communicate. We didn't think we had to exchange numbers because the teacher said that phone numbers are confidential and we don't have to disclose that information. Big mistake. Actually Sunday was suppose to be a busy day for me. I had a meeting scheduled from 2-5 which was cancelled and then meet with my group at 6. One group member did go there, but she was with her boyfriend and they waited for a while, apparently. She's very gung-ho about everything. Her bf was going to be the main character of the story so that's why he was with her. So on Monday, the power was back on and I did my errands and finally got to church to do some last minute homework and check e-mail. Oh, forgot to mention that I don't have internet access at home, which made it more frustrating. I couldn't do my work or talk to anybody. I was like, I really have to get a laptop or computer or something! I can't work like this! So anyway, I was able to get intouch with one groupmate and we were able to talk a little bit and then I contacted my other groupmate and we agreed to meet earlier. But it was too late. We had to do a skit on the hawaiian pig-god Kamapua'a and if you don't know the story, it's quite difficult to act it out. There were three groups and we had to do two sections each that included three chapters from the story. The first one was pretty much in shambles because we really didn't know what to do. The second one was alright but I wished we had more time to plan out everything. I didn't become familiar with the story until I really sat down to read it and even then it was difficult to grasp. There are many characters in the story and it was a lot to cover. The teacher wanted us to have fun and make it modern, which made it more challenging because my creativity and acting ability only goes so far, and it's about ancient Hawaii for gosh sakes. But I could see later on, how we could've made it in present-day situations, like soap opera style, or lovers lost/gained, betrayal, attempted murder, stuff like that. I should've consulted Maile about it :) But oh well, it's done it's over, now our 2nd midterm is tomorrow. It's an excelerated class, so everything, every deadline, and exam comes really fast, one after the other. We were amazed that the other two groups did so well on their skits and wondered how they came up with ideas like that. I selfishly concluded that it was youth; cuz I mean, half the class is still fresh out of high school or they're getting their undergrad degrees now. Can't beat an active brain like that. But anyway, enuf complaining about that.So that was my weekend.
I can't believe I leave for Japan next week already! Sooo fast!
Oh I officially turned 10,000 days old on Oct 9 or 10th! Isn't that cool? There's suppose to be a website that calculates days but can't remember which one. How many days old are you?? Ever tried calculating?

Today is full of frustrations! Work is just killing me. It's not work but those higher-ups that think they know it all but they don't, just hinder everything! I love work. I love my job! I love interacting with our loyal customers. But those above people are NOT being supportive and that's killing me. I work for my church and I know that it's all for my spiritual maturity, but sometimes it gets unbearable dealing with people! How do you all deal with your daily frustrations, if any? I'm trying to keep positive everyday and think that everyday is a new day and I can start fresh and move on. But at times, that's not enough.