Selfish people and Royal mail pt 2!

SELFISH PEOPLE!

Oh my days. I don't often speak up about the selfish people in this world, because they are completely unchangeable and not worth writing about. However, I feel like this gripe is necessary.

I cannot stand people that are so involved with themselves that they don't even notice when things are going on in their own friends lives. Here's what I mean..

*this scenario is hypothetical*

Lauren is feeling low, there's a lot going on at home and she's also having some personal issues. Lauren confides in her friend Shauna about her situation...

Lauren: "-----Shauna, I feel like everything's falling apart. I don't know what to do, I never imagined things would become this serious"

Shauna: "Oh, that's too bad! Did I tell you i'm applying to mars university? I really want to go there. I think it'll be really good for me, what do you think?" 

Now I know this scenario is a bit strange and maybe not the exact conversation that might go on in the real world, however, I have genuinely seen and heard of similar conversations, where one friend is having serious issues, and the other is too wrapped in their own life that they don't notice their friend needs help.

Obviously I've used a scenario completely far away from any I've experienced, and tried to keep away from any that have happened to my friends for their own confidentiality, but what I'm trying to put across, is how much it vexes me when someone is too selfish to realise anything that's going on in anyone's lives but their own. I know everyone knows at least one of these people, so if you identify with this, please let me know your thoughts on the topic :)!

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Royal mail! 

Gripe: I ordered a limited edition hoodie from a website that I have used many times before, but seven says after the package had been dispatched, it still hadn't arrived. I checked about and found out that the majority of people that had ordered the same hoodie had already received theirs, but I haven't.. it's now been two weeks and I've put in a claim, after the dispatcher checked my order number and tracking said it had already been delivered. 

Cheeful air pump: A friend from twitter ordered something recently, and it arrived the day after, so thanks Royal mail, you've redeemed yourselves ever so slightly in my eyes! 

Thanks for reading!

Alie :) x

Is ignorance really bliss?

The saying goes "ignorance is bliss" but is it really?

When I think about it, although the truth may not be what we want to hear,a lot of people would rather not live a lie. I know that some will say "Well, if you don't know something is a lie, then it can't hurt you, ignorance is bliss you know.." but honestly, can you imagine living a lie, and having everyone around you know what's really going on? Would ignorance really be bliss then? I don't think it would.

Another scenario might be, and in most cases is the common scenario people use, what if you were in a relationship and your partner was cheating? Would you really feel like ignorance is bliss then? Once again, you wouldn't know, so it wouldn't hurt you, but these things have a way of getting back. Eventually, you'd find out, and you'd feel a fool for not noticing all along.

To be honest, a lot of the time, we all think "I'd rather not know, i'd rather just think my own thing and get on with it." but sometimes we have to ask ourselves, would we really rather not know? Just think about all the things that could change if we did know the things we'd rather not, what differences we could make.

On the other hand, it may actually be better to live in ignorance of the things that can hurt us. We'd all be saved a lot of heart ache and pain and we could just get on and live in our own happy little bubbles, but still, thinking about all that could be happening behind the closed doors of our happy bubbles really freaks me out.

I'm all for living in ignorance of what could hurt me, but when I think about the reality of life, I realise that although it's a nice concept, none of us really can live in ignorance because one way or another, we will always find out the things we've been trying so hard not to learn.

For my final note on this matter, I'd like to link to an absolutely amazing song by one of my favourite bands, Ignorance is bliss, by Room 94, it's such an emotional and heart felt song. Everyone and anyone can relate to it in one way or another and I think it's actually one of my favourite songs to be honest. On a personal level, I can relate to the lyrics entirely and the whole song sends blissful shivers up my spine. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRw-5pvMRT0&feature=plcp)

So how do you feel about the saying? Leave a comment if you want:)

Thanks for reading!

Alie :) x

Cheaters, Liars and other annoying types.

+Cheaters:
I really can't stand cheaters, whether it's in a relationship, and exam or a board game. Cheaters really grate on me.

My first question to cheaters is; how do you do it? Because quite frankly, whenever I think about how many people get hurt by cheaters, I wonder how you can seriously justify doing that to someone.
My second question, is; why do you do it? Surely if you're not happy with someone, you break up with them or talk to them about it. You might hurt them in the sort term, but in the long run, they'll much prefer that to being cheated on.

There's much more I could say about cheaters, but I won't waste any more time on them.

+Liars:
Really, what is the point? After spinning webs of lies, how do you remeber all the things you've said? More importantly, why do you feel the need to lie in the first place? Why not just stick to the truth? You have a far lot less to remember, and people see you in a much better light. I just personally don't see the appeal in lying to your friends when eventually it will come back to bite you.

+Copy cats:
Why do people feel the need to copy others? Seriously. I know people say it's a form of flattery, but I for one, do not understand why anyone would want to be anything other than themselves. Honestly, it annoys me if/when a friend turns up in the same item of clothing I bought a week before, or starts doing something that i've been doing when I know they don't really enjoy it. It's not just when it happens to me that it annoys me, but when it happens to other people too.

+Rude people:
People that feel the need to be rude really nark me. Really, why does anyone need to spit at another person in town, or push people about. I really don't see the point. Is it really so hard to say "excuse me?" once in a while, or hold a door open for an elderly person? I don't think it is.

+Girls that don't honour the girl code:
Seriously, is it so hard not to scam over a friends ex or even ex interest. I don't see how some girls don't see the problem with getting together (or planning to get together) with a friends ex or someone that a friend has been involved with. It's so wrong. Also, flirting with someone they know their friend likes is also something I don't get. Surely you'd want to help your friend instead of put obstacles in their way? Don't be a bad friend.

Thanks for reading the ramble!

Feel free to comment your own opinions on the above subjects :)

Thanks again!

Alie :) x

On a happier note..

Hey!

I decided I'd write a blog that's not a rant for once.

I realized today that I've never actually written much about myself or my life on here. It was never my plan to be an enigma, so I hope this blog clears a few things up.. :)

My name's Aliesha, but everyone calls me Alie. It's not like I don't like my name, because I do, but somewhere along the line, someone started calling me 'Alie' and it just stuck. I hate it when people spell my name wrong.. not so much when they don't know me that well, but people like teachers who could easily look up my name to see how to spell it correctly. I'm seventeen years old and study music technology at college. I absolutely love the subject and although my grandparents don't really approve, I know that if i work hard enough, I could earn a solid and enjoyable career out of it.

Music is pretty much my favourite thing in the universe. I honestly believe that my life would be nothing without music because everything I do is pretty much based around it. I also love reading, drawing, painting (acrylic mainly), writing, singing and gaming (I know, nerd xD).

I love writing lyrics and poetry, but more than anything, I love writing fiction. I currently have two stories and a book of poems up on Wattpad (http://www.wattpad.com/user/StarGirlLou95) and am working on two (okay, three, but don't tell anyone ;)) more stories.

I have something called Hyper Mobility Syndrome (or HMS) but I really prefer not to talk about it. It's pretty rare and up until  three years ago, I didn't even know I had it, even though its a from-birth thing. When I was finally diagnosed, i think I was more relieved than anything else, because finally there was a reason i've had so many problems in life.

I love music, as i've said, and some of my top favourite bands are:

+Simple Plan
+Room 94
+Show it off
+Beyond Recall
+Altered Sky
+The famous class
+Burn so bright
+Disclosure
+McFly
+You me at six
+Paramore
+All time low

& about six million and twelve others..

I hope that gives you a bit of insight as to what i'm like as a person, and highlights that I don't just constantly moan and rant (although I do that a lot ;))

Thanks for reading& feel free to comment with your own favourite bands so I can have a listen! ;)

Alie :') x

JOBS.

Something that hacks me off a lot, is that there are so many shops/companies in need of staff, yet they refuse to hire perfectly fine teenage applicants because they've had no previous experience. I know everyone says this, but how is anyone ever supposed to gain any experience if no one will give them it?

I feel like I'm constantly banging my head against a brick wall when I'm applying for jobs because no where will take anyone with minimal or no experience. My friends have the same problem, but really, how hard is it to spare one member of staff to train someone new who would benefit your workplace? Plenty of places tell people that their applications were perfect apart from their lack of experience, but surely it is better to hire someone who is perfect for the job and train/ prepare them for the job, than to hire someone who has experience but will take much longer to train because they know nothing about the subject at hand. I just don't see how companies and businesses think it is easier to do this.

Thanks for reading,

Alie :) x

Royal Mail.....

Hey, okay, someone reccomended I blog about the royal mail.. I liked this suggestion because I have quite a bit to say on the matter.

In May this year, I sent a package to my friend who lives far away. She wasn't in to recieve the package on the day it arrived, so it went back to her post office. A few days later, she was available to pick it up, but when she arrived at her post office, she was informed that the package had been sent off to the "main office" in belfast and that the person who sent the package would have to fill in a form to get the package back before it was incinerated. We both checked out the rules for keeping a package and found out that a post office have to keep a package for eighteen days before it is sent off for incineration. I sent off the form to get the package back, and also complained on the Royal mail website, but did not get a reply from either. Four months on, I've heard nothing back, and by november, the package will be incinerated.. So that's my first gripe.

My second, is that whenever I got to pick up a package from the post office, who ever is manning the desk is always extremely rude. I don't think i've ever once politely been asked to give the person on desk my delivery card, and my packages are almost always practically thrown at me.

Thirdly, I can't tell you the amount of times my post has arrived at 7/8 o'clock in the evening. I'm pretty sure this isn't normal and that my postman is either nocturnal or just doesn't own a watch.. or maybe has no sense of time, or light, i don't know. Either way, post at eight o'clock in the evening is ridiculous.

Okay, I think i'm done with the ranting for now..

Sorry..

Thanks for reading!

Alie :) x

People these days.

Okay, so I felt like a new post and a little rant was a bit overdue. 

To be honest, I'm just absoloutely sick of some types of people in this world.

I had a situation a little while ago, where I was faced with a huge amount of hostillity from a follower on twitter. I'm not usually the sort of person to be bothered by this, but the person that 'attacked' me, never gave a reason as to why she was 'attacking' me. I tried to ask what i'd done, but she told me it 'didn't matter' and carried on ranting. She even went as far as to bring someone i'm very fond of into the conversation, telling me she would get him involved. That matter is over now, I never did find out why she wanted to attack me, but I unfollowed her and went about my life.

That situation no longer matters, I actually started writing this in may this year, but have since re-written it a few times. I'd like to move on now, to another thing that bothers me about people these days.

I may sound like an old lady or something right now, but would it kill people to be polite?
I was out with my Nan the other day, and I was shocked by how rudely people treated us. While we were in a shop, I won't name fingers and point names, a member of staff pushed my nan out of the way to reach the counter instead of politely asking her to "excuse" her. The same staff member did the same on their way back out of the counter and proceeded to smile when I said "excuse you". Later, when we were leaving the shop, I held the door for my nan and the woman behind her, when five people walked into the shop without even nodding at me for holding the door. Is it wrong to ask for a little acknowlegement for being polite, really?

Lastly for todays rant, why do people feel the need to brag and boast about every little thing? Just because some of us don't choose to shout about our fortunate moments to the rest of the world, doesn't mean we don't experience them. I guess what I'm trying to put across, is that I don't mind hearing about the amazing things that happen to people, in fact, I find it lovely to hear the nice things that happen to people, but i do not enjoy listening to people constantly sneer and brag about their fortunes.

Thanks for reading, I hope some of you can relate to this..

Alie :) x