A Haircut Day And Keith’s Mum Wins Big (Part 1)

Officially Employed

It’s official, I now have myself a full-time job and a chance to redeem my pride and regain my riches. So far there are no hang-ups about my job and I’m not anxious one bit. Rather, it should be a job that delivers plenty of work, mixed with some relaxation and a bonus of a neat amount of money.

My forty odd hours of work is commensurate to $20209 a year, which adds up to $388 weekly. Breaking that down some more, I should be getting around $310 a week, the same wage I received whence I quit Martinson Engineering. So there you go, even though it is just above award, the award pay has definitely hiked itself up in the last year or two.

Odette Rings Twice

Starting forthwith on my chronology for Tuesday, let us begin with my awakenings. The time was 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning when first I did receive my awaited call. Odette again was the recipient on the other end as she dealt me some information about the position. Basically, Odette was going to speak with the boss at that company in which she would call me back later in the day and arrange an interview for me. Time endured as I slept some more in my temperate bed and at 10:00 a.m. the phone did again ring.

This time around Odette was again on the phone but she had a little surprise for me. “I have Jana on the phone from H.I.H. she just wants to speak to you for a second on call conference” she asserted. Being no skin off my back I awaited in a small anxious sweat for a harsh sounding lady. Instead, when Jana did jump on the phone all she asked was “Will you be available for an interview today at 4:30 p.m.” and agreeing to that time whole-heartedly I finished off my conversation with Odette and that was it.

Borrowing For A Haircut

Taking a look at myself in the mirror as I jumped out of bed I knew that I stood along the same obstacles that I had when last I received work. My undercut had grown long and I knew I had to get it shaved so now the only problem was borrowing money. Heading upstairs with my fingers crossed I knew that my parents would always come through for me but I was a little hesitant when walking up the stairs.

When walking into the kitchen I noticed my mum lying at the window, soaking some sun and my dad, he was watching television. Opening my hand to my mum and explaining the dilemma she didn’t have any money but as usual, dad came to save me. Now I had the problem to only ask for ten dollars, which was two thirds of what I should have asked for.

Nevertheless, it was enough for a haircut but with that money hopefully still dawdling in my Credit Card, I wanted to add another $5 to my account so I can take out the lot the next day. However, as I realized later in the day, the money had gone through the night before so for money I was buggered. While dad handed me my money I made a call to Keith to see if he wanted to help me out for the day. Explaining my little quandary he decided to help me out and with that was on his way to my house.

Hunting For A Hairdresser

When Keith arrived at my house (I’m not sure of the time or duration but I think he dawdled) I put some clothes on and then we headed out. Our first stop was at Campbelltown Mall where I thought to head to my usual hairdresser. Jumping out of the car and heading through the mall we perused for a little while and then headed down to my hairdresser. At first glance I could see that there were three ladies getting their hair done and only one hairdresser so I figured it would take too long and headed back out to the car.

The way I figured, I needed $6 for my Credit Card, $2 for train fare and the rest, which was $7 could be spent to get my haircut. I also asked Keith if he could lend me five dollars so I could use that for my Credit Card and although he didn’t have it on him, he was going to ask his mum who was playing the pokies at the Golf Club.

Keith Shows Off His Car

Heading back to Keith’s car we noticed two kids around my age curiously peeking into his car from the window. “Watch me scare them” Keith boasted as he turned off his alarm and the car beeped twice. Inevitably that made the two kids jump back and look around for a second or two until they noticed us. From there one of them noted that he also had an Accordia and wanted to make his car up just like Keith’s.

“You’re not selling any parts from this are you” he queried but despite Keith’s knack for driving a hard bargain in his favor, he didn’t have anything to offer. Jumping in the car Keith gave the gas a little and I knew he was only doing that to show off his Turbo and the low hum of his car to the two dudes. Keith almost stalled the car on the way out because he had bought some bad petrol from a petrol station in which it was causing the car to buckle under its revving.

A Haircut At Macarthur Square

Macarthur Square was our next place to visit as I thought I could definitely find a hairdresser up there and on top of that, Keith had to meet up with his mum for lunch. The time was around midday and I knew that if I had any chance of making it to my interview I had to leave for my house at 2:00 p.m. which was plenty of time.

The first thing on our agenda was to get my haircut and thinking that Ralf had such a treatment when he visited the hairdressers to the side of the middle of Macarthur Square and on the bottom. Knowing that there was an array of beautiful girls working there I pumped that thought into Keith’s mind and we embarked upon our small journey. When there I only noticed one lady and since it wasn’t too busy a day I wasn’t too taken by it.

The lady was tall, Phoenix type blonde and had some of her features. Just to get my undercut shaved off would cost me $10 but since I had rocked up I decided to get it done regardless. Being in her seat for only a couple of minutes as she shaved my undercut, I tried digress my thoughts to her body as much as I could, I had to keep entertained somehow. There wasn’t much chit-chat between us and when my hair was done I paid and was on my way.

Sneaking Into A Movie

Having half an hour to spare before Keith had to meet his mum at 1:00 p.m. we decided to head to the cinemas where we would sneak in and watch something. Keith argued that it would be best to see something not yet seen but I argued to watch a movie that we normally wouldn’t end up watching so we wouldn’t miss out on too much. My vote won the day as we headed into a movie of which I can’t remember the name but it had Sandra Bullock in it, something like ‘Accidental Occurrences’.

When stepping into the Cinema I feel that the movie had been going for at least half an hour because we were into the thick of it. The Cinema was almost full so Keith and I had to find seats on the side wall of the stairs which wasn’t too bad a view. While watching the movie and trying to begin our laughter midst the plot that everyone knew, Keith was called by his mum. The call I didn’t hear but I’m sure it was just to confirm that she will be meeting with Keith for lunch.

Looking For Keith’s Mum

When the time reached 1:00 p.m. we jumped up and headed to the food-court where we were supposedly meeting with his mum. However, he had a hunch that she would still be on the pokies gambling. “She’s a bad gambler” he noted, “She never wins on the pokies because she bets stupid, she only bets one line at a time instead of all possibilities”. With this image in my mind we looked around for her but after a little while we walked into Harris Scarf.

This would be a good time to mention that there was a great mixture of beautiful women and adoring women in Macarthur Square on Tuesday. They all got betrothing looks from me but I also got a look or two from a bunch of them because I was wearing a bit better than I usually do, namely, my black Hound Dog shirt. Anyway, being in Harris Scarf for a little while I sprayed on some cologne called ‘Chrome’.

This cologne smells beautiful and lasts an extremely long time with a great smell. Ages ago I got Keith hooked to this smell because I pointed it out, he sprayed it on and the rest is history. Now, with this new job at hand, it is time for me to get me some ‘Chrome’ cologne as ‘Cool Water’ is too shallow a scent that within half an hour, the fragrance has disappeared.

Pokies At The Golf Club

Knowing that Keith’s mum hadn’t turned up for lunch we figured she was still intensely playing the pokies so we headed up to the Golf Course up near Jett’s old house to check if she was there. Whilst driving there we listened to ‘No Scrub’ from ‘TLC’ my newest groove and latest tune that I dig. These thoughts of owning alternative music to what I normally listen to and heaps more CDs, it’s not too far off.

Reaching the carpark of the Golf Course we parked right next to his mum’s car and made our way into the complex. Having the same sort of atmosphere as the Catholic Club, we noticed Keith’s mum on the pokies, mainly because she was the only one there. Keith advised me beforehand how his mum spent most of her money on the pokies and she never won. Making our way to her Keith borrowed some money so he could buy himself some food and out of that money he handed me the $5 that I needed for the transaction.

Keith’s mum had an aim to her playing the pokies. There was a jackpot that was slowly creeping up to $500 and around that mark it went off. The more money put into the pokies the more someone has a chance to win it. Because Keith’s mum was the only one there she stood the chance of winning the jackpot so she encouraged Keith to join in. Whilst Keith was trying his hand we found we were having a great effect to the machine.

Playing a couple of machines, Keith just kept winning on double ups and by the end of the day he was $20 richer than what he had placed in the machine. Gloating about his earnings to his mum he tried to help her out with her game but she was too haughty in her bid to win. In the end, Keith’s mum won the jackpot of $500 long before we left because she was still the only one there.