Aaron Vocals

Hi folks, I am no longer blogging with this site.

 Please click HERE for my brand new blog site!

Ok ok ok ok ok ..... so I know its been a while......but here's something to make peace with you all 

http://onemorelevel.com/games3/double-wires.swf

I know I said I would blog about my first day, but I have been so hectically busy since starting that I haven't had time to blog about anything!  "What's new?" I hear you say!  Well better late than never.  I have now been at HSBC for almost 3 months.  This is a picture of the building I work in.  Its the only building in Canary Wharf which is occupied 100% by one company.  Its rather tall, about 42 floors I think.  I work on the 30th floor - on a sunny day there are some great views of London.  There is a full gym on the 5th floor which is better than most big gyms in London!  They also have a subsidised canteen where the food is really nice, and so much choice.  I was given a tour of the building on my induction day.  We started by watching a health and safety video and after about 5 minutes, the projector blew-up!  HEALTH & SAFETY????  We all had a good laugh about that but that poor guy doing the presentation was slightly embarrassed to say the least.  We then went on the tour.

Its all going well and I'm all settled in now, joining in the office banter etc.  My department is great to work in and I'm finding my role is very manageable.  I'm working as PA to about 3 Directors and their teams.  Canary Wharf is strange because its like a little City (or Country if you like) in itself.  Its very self-contained and you have everything there, and there's always more shops opening.  But there are people who live just across the road from their work!  Yes, must be a dream to just walk across to work but frankly I would hate it, because your life would just become all about work!  I think that's a sad thing.

After much deliberation I have decided to head back to the world of 9-5 work for the time-being.  I contacted a few temping agencies and had a really good response from most.  For those of you that don't know, I'm qualified as a PA which is a great asset to have to fall back on when the world of music is not generating much of a steady income.

After a couple of unsuccessful interviews, one agency phoned me about a position at the HSBC Headquarters in Canary Wharf (the financial district in London).  They sent me for an interview which went really well.  I was confident and the agency phoned me the next day and said that HSBC were very impressed with me and would like to offer me the position.  Its an ongoing temp position which means I'm paid by the hour, but it may turn into a permanent position in the future.  I will be PA to 4 Managers (as far as I know) and I start this Wednesday.  I will no doubt post about my first day so keep watching.

A friend showed me this clip yesterday.  I laughed so much that I just had to include it on here.  Its a preacher who's on TV in America and someone has taken clips from his broadcasts and has overdubbed with an interesting sound at just the right moments!  Enjoy and let me know what you think!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=423412654049302774