Lesson Seventeen - Yakuza, Newbies and Old Ideas

Recently I have been mulling about some of the older ideas I used to have in high school when I was really into creative writing. Nowadays it is near impossible for me to write a story, which is a real shame. I used to write for my first girlfriend back in high school, we were both pretty much into each others writing. I remember reading the Robert Jordan novels for that... well best not to call her that, but if you were wonder what the word was is rhymes with 'ducking switch'. Maybe one day I will write the story about my first love and first betrayal.

But not today! :P

Lesson - Keep your old pieces of writing, you never know when you'll want to come back to them, no matter how much you may have thought they were crap.

Also we had a new guy at work doing his third ever shift. You can so tell he's an office type guy. He can be a bit awkward at times. It was actually pretty funny watching him try to vacuum the store. It was like he had never seen or used a vacuum cleaner before. It was pretty funny watching him try to turn it on with the wrong buttons.
He's a bit slow on the tills. Which is understandable considering he was only working his third ever shift. I don't know if he'll survive over Christmas though. He's a nice enough guy, has a good sense of humor. But I dunno... we'll see...

Lesson - We were all learners once, we never stop learning. Therefore, giving crap to people learning is not cool.

I've been pretty patient with the new guy. So I think I uphold this lesson very well. I also try not to get irritated with learner drivers on the road (but any P-Plater or fully licensed driver will tell you how hard it can be sometimes).
I got a free copy of Yakuza for Playstation 2. It's pretty good, I like the story so far. It's about a guy in the Yakuza (duh) who has his life pretty much set up for him. His best mate, who is also Yakuza (duh) kills their boss in a rage after their boss tries to rape this woman who was their childhood friend and the main character's girlfriend. Basically, the main character takes the fall and goes to jail for 10 years. The girl loses her memory of the incident because of the trauma she suffered and the best made changes for the worse and becomes a very ruthless and cruel Yakuza boss. It is up to you to clear your name! Pretty cool. I am glad I didn't pay for it though, the graphics are crap, but the story is enough to keep me interested.

Lesson - Free games are games worth keeping.

Well that's all for now sports fans! Take care of yourselves!

James