Weddings... joy, love, romance and stress. All these adjectives rolled together make for a day that takes a year and a half to create. I had the blessing of being in Pierre and Natasha's wedding last Saturday, and it was beautiful! It was great to see friends that I hadn't seen for a while and be able to share in their day with them.
To be honest, I've never been on that side of a wedding. I've never seen the "behind the scenes" exhaustion and stress. And it was an eye-opener. I never gave a second-though to allllll the planning that goes into a wedding. Now, I'm aware and kinda scared. Lol.
Seeing the happiness beaming from Pierre & Nat on Saturday, I can imagine that every late night and stressful moment was absolutely worth it.
Okay to be honest, it doesn't scare me that much because of the overflow of happiness that comes after... or at least the fairytale image I have of it now. Shhh... don't burst my bubble.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sun!
I've been blogging a lot more in the past couple of days. That's because it's been slow at work, so I've had time to sit at my desk and blog.
So, I posted the nee Quebec flag, but now, at this very moment, it's sunny in Montreal! Woohoo! Blue skies, sunshine and people walking - and no longer running - outside! It doesn't take Montrealers long to go outside. As soon as there is one ray of sunshine, Mount Royal is speckled with people laying down on tarps, garbage bags or whatever. Terrasses pull back their roofs and people flood to enjoy dining outside. And the cherry on top: NO ONE IS USING AN UMBRELLA!!!!
I loathe 3 things: Mirrors, electric can openers and (perhaps it's a new one...) umbrellas. Oh how I don't like them. They take up 4x the room as one person would, everyone holds them at eye-level and the person carrying them also has zero consideration there is anyone else on the sidewalk. Upon entering the bus, they shake them off and the droplets spray over everyone.
Okay, it's sunny... so I won't complain about umbrellas any further.
One bonus about working on the 15th floor facing west, we always have an amazing sunset!! The skies are pink & orange... Wow...
So, I posted the nee Quebec flag, but now, at this very moment, it's sunny in Montreal! Woohoo! Blue skies, sunshine and people walking - and no longer running - outside! It doesn't take Montrealers long to go outside. As soon as there is one ray of sunshine, Mount Royal is speckled with people laying down on tarps, garbage bags or whatever. Terrasses pull back their roofs and people flood to enjoy dining outside. And the cherry on top: NO ONE IS USING AN UMBRELLA!!!!
I loathe 3 things: Mirrors, electric can openers and (perhaps it's a new one...) umbrellas. Oh how I don't like them. They take up 4x the room as one person would, everyone holds them at eye-level and the person carrying them also has zero consideration there is anyone else on the sidewalk. Upon entering the bus, they shake them off and the droplets spray over everyone.
Okay, it's sunny... so I won't complain about umbrellas any further.
One bonus about working on the 15th floor facing west, we always have an amazing sunset!! The skies are pink & orange... Wow...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Travel Insurance
Let's look at this logically for a minute...At work, I pass amounts of about $2500, $900, $800 etc on people's credit cards for flights. Before processing payment, I always tell people the flight is non-refundable and recommend they take a travel insurance to cover their investment. 98% of people decline the insurance. About 25% of those people call back and ask if they can 1)change their flight or 2) get reimbursed because they can no longer travel.
To avoid paying an extra $200 up front, these people are CHOOSING to forfeit in some cases up to $2300 (or more!!!) if they cannot make their flight.
A couple of months ago, I asked you to please say "Hi!" and be nice to your Tim Horton's employees... now I'm asking you to take a travel insurance when you travel!!!
Because insurance is for the unforseen: News flash. I know. But you don't know how many people per day I recommend it to and their response is usually "no, I never get sick"... Or the worst: "my 86 year-old mum has been pretty stable for the past month or so"...
My rant is done.
To avoid paying an extra $200 up front, these people are CHOOSING to forfeit in some cases up to $2300 (or more!!!) if they cannot make their flight.
A couple of months ago, I asked you to please say "Hi!" and be nice to your Tim Horton's employees... now I'm asking you to take a travel insurance when you travel!!!
Because insurance is for the unforseen: News flash. I know. But you don't know how many people per day I recommend it to and their response is usually "no, I never get sick"... Or the worst: "my 86 year-old mum has been pretty stable for the past month or so"...
My rant is done.
Monday, May 16, 2011
New Quebec Flag
My weekend supervisor forwarded me this email after seeing me arrive at work in my super attractive bright yellow rubber boots... Friday, May 13, 2011
Ring-ring
The sweet smell of vanilla rooibos tea fills my cubicle as I stare out upon the lights of Montreal and Mount Royal. Listening to the chatter of my collegues and the dull ringing of operator phones, perusing through wheat/gluten-free websites, I forget that I'm at work.
Then my phone rings. The shrill sound makes me jump, and I hope that no one saw my reaction... Reality sets back in.
"Thank you for calling Canadian Affair, my name is Stephanie, how may I help you?"
Expecting a warm British accent awaiting me on the other side of the line, I take a breath. However, it's an angry Scotsman. Crap. They're never pleasent. I help him fix his problem, or tell him that I can't do anything for him. We end our call and I take another sip of tea, waiting for the next shrill sound of the phone.
Hours pass, bookings are made, clients are occasionally happy. A day in the life of a reservations agent at Canadian Affair. *sigh*
Then my phone rings. The shrill sound makes me jump, and I hope that no one saw my reaction... Reality sets back in.
"Thank you for calling Canadian Affair, my name is Stephanie, how may I help you?"
Expecting a warm British accent awaiting me on the other side of the line, I take a breath. However, it's an angry Scotsman. Crap. They're never pleasent. I help him fix his problem, or tell him that I can't do anything for him. We end our call and I take another sip of tea, waiting for the next shrill sound of the phone.
Hours pass, bookings are made, clients are occasionally happy. A day in the life of a reservations agent at Canadian Affair. *sigh*
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