Sanny's Scribbles

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Reflections

I began the year sad, lost and afraid. And, now here I am 12 months later smiling, excited and pensive.

I am thankful for the new friends I made this year. The old friends I left behind. Old friendships that have become stronger during testing times. Not everything is perfect, not everything goes the way we would wish it too, but today I only have time to be thankful. I've made my choice, I chose to be happy.

2011 was a year of lessons. Difficult, but valuable, for me at least.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Hardest Hit Campaign

There was a march organised yesterday by the ‘Hardest Hit’ Campaign. The march focused on the cuts that the government is planning to male to services and benefits that people with disabilities and their families access and are in need off.

If like myself you were not able to attend but you want to offer your support then you can visit this website and join their online campaign. One of the options available is to write to your local MP and/or to send a testimony to the campaign so that experiences, concerns and questions can be gathered and presented to the government. Take a moment if you can to read some of the testimonies yourself, and see how these cut's impact upon people's lives and what it means to them.

A disability does not have to be physical which brings me on to the new work capability assessment. Having a private company like ATOS carry out assessments, mostly physical will lead to the dismissal of numerous genuine claimants. Will those examining the claimants have the medical experience to recognise the multifaceted problems and needs of those who are mentally ill, or those who have communicative conditions. Our government are pretty keen to hand over responsibilities to the GP's as they know their communities best yet they don't trust them enough to get them to assess if their patient has the ability to work or not.

Sickness and disability does not come with a timeline, for all those who think this system and DLA is for scroungers think again. Read for yourselves how these cuts affect those in need of the services and benefits. For me this campaign is about building promoting social justice and helping to live in a fairer society and that is why I've joined the profession.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Gurdas Maan: LG Arena

A perfect way to kick off my long weekend. Oh yes, I got to see the legendry Gurdas Maan perform live and it was a truly amazing experience. The guy is an absolute legend who spreads so much love through his songs and messages. He didn't just talk or preach to his audience, he used poetry to spread the word of peace and his words were really touching.

He continued what was supposed to be a 3 hour concert into almost 4 hours, and still we didn't want him to leave the stage.

He perfomed non-stop singing and dancing and interacting with his audience. Loved it.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Semester 2 - Delayed

No placement this term meant reassessing my whole situation. Did I really want to wait another year just to do a 70 day placement, should I call it a day and just continue working in the field unqualified and if I chose to wait what will I do in the mean time. These were just some of the questions I was forced to address when I was notified that I would have to wait until next January to sit my placement. I was hugely disappointed but it's pointless putting the blame on departments or individuals. What's happened has happened, how it happened is now so irrelevant. The one thing I'm certain about is I will qualify and I will work to make this a better profession.

Friday, January 07, 2011

Friday

It's such a sceneic Friday morning - it's snowing where I am. Makes driving conditions painful though.

It's also the first Friday of the year. Wow, just taking that in, leaves me breathless. Soon, it will be the end of the month. Time goes by too fast.

Friday, December 31, 2010

2010

Blog, I want to tell you how I ended 2010, because someday I will look back and remember how I felt and perhaps, it shall continue to fill me with hope.

The year was difficult but fulfilling; I have gained many more memories that in time will turn into blurred visions. I tasted success, which excited me, I embraced bitterness which angered me and I learnt to lie through a smile.

2010, I have much to be thankful for. Things will never be perfect but I am grateful to be alive and I choose to be happy, because I have that choice.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Music

There is in fact two songs that I quite like at the moment. The first is Sheela ki Jawani from Tees Maar Khan and then Ainvayi Ainvayi from Band Baaja Baaraat. Both are upbeat numbers that have me jumping up and down in my car seat.

Kat looks amazing in her item number and teh new guy in Band Baaja Baaraat has some excellent dance moves.