Gone till January!!!

Remember in one of my earlier posts, I mentioned how civil servants and customer service workers are the rudest in Nigeria? Your damn right I know what I'm talking about.
Also, remember in my last post about the CDS and how I got posted to environmental because the lady was being an asshole and I said I would confront her? Well, I did.

When I called my parents last night to gist them about my day, I had mentioned the situation about the lady. Because they are trying to help me enjoy my service year as much as possible, they were a little tipped off at the fact that I could join something relevant to my discipline and some lady ruined it. They made a few calls and directed me to someone at the LG.

Coincidentally, the person I was to ask for happened to be the same lady. So I made sure I told her what she did yesterday. She tried to justify her actions by saying that "you had everything wrong. I don't hate you." I replied by saying "I know you don't hate me. You can't hate me because you don't even know me. I understand you were cranky yesterday because you were sneezing, definitely tired plus it was almost closing time and i'm not mad at you but I just wanted to call your attention to your actions." She actually apologized, asked what CDS group I wanted and I said EFCC and she said it was cool. I made sure I found her to say bye and thank you ma (again) before I left. So now, that's one friend I've made at the LG. it will definitely work to my advantage.

Many schools have released their Corpers till January 7th, 2013 but the principal at my school has asked us to stay and work from now till December 14th. I went to her, she remembered my name out of everyone she saw the day before(I guess because we had a small conversation). I pleaded with her to let me go home because I couldn't keep paying hotel bills and I told her I've been sick and (I feel guilty for this but) I emphasized my being from outta the country and my struggles of surviving and adjusting to camp and a place like Osogbo. She totally understood and is even gonna help me find a proper apartment to ease my stress. So, in other words, I am going home tomorrow and she might even give me my January clearance from now, which we were supposed to receive on the 14th of December. If she doesn't give it to me tomorrow, she would make adequate preparations for me to receive it when I return on the 3rd of January. IF I return.
I definitely owe her a Christmas gift. I have to pal her up proper because she will be valuable to me if I have to stay in Osogbo.

The next person for me to friend up is my CDS leader or whatever they are called so that I won't have to attend every week unless I really want to. I'm hoping I will enjoy because it will be on EFCC stuff and that's an organization I actually wanted to serve (and possibly work) with initially until president Goodluck changed the rules of NYSC.

Survival is all about networking and making connects especially in this part of the world. Thank God I'm so charming without having to try (self praise is definitely needed, pardon me).

~kdamsel~