arrrgghh... first mistake already..

I haven't started working at the new place, yet I have already made a stupid mistake. *sigh* During the interview, my boss said that he wanted me to come in next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night to finish my training. I thought, okay, that can be arranged. I honestly forgot that I have an exam on the Saturday morning until the night after the interview, so I obviously cannot work on Friday night. I was panicking pretty bad because the boss, according to my best friend, is known to be really strict. He's very nice and all, but very strict when you make mistakes. It makes sense though because all of his employees are young adults, and if he isn't strict enough that the employees will most likely take advantage of him. Typical young people nowadays. =p

Anyway, I tried to calm myself down and said that I will give him a call first thing tomorrow morning and apologize. He did say that if I cannot come in to work I have to let him now before Friday, because that's when he makes the schedule. It was only Wednesday, so I thought, "Okay.. He shouldn't be mad because it's not even close to Friday.." But in fact, I was scared because he might think that I lied to him so that I can get the job. I mean, who would forget about their exam schedules?? Except me, of course!

But, yea, whatever. I decided to just put things on the table, and if he likes it then he can accept it, if he doesn't then tough luck. So, I picked up the phone and gave him a call to apologize and pointed out my unavailability to work on Friday night. Surprisingly, he was cool about it and said that it was fine and told me not to worry about it. *phew*

So, lesson learned from this experience is to face your problems and just put out everything in the open. You never know that the person you are so afraid of might even accept it. Besides, you cannot please everybody. So, just do what you think is right and what you think is best for the specific situation.

One more thing to share before I go and study. I was reading Science Daily (www.sciencedaily.com) this morning when I woke up, and I read about an interesting study. Researchers found out that when kids are jumping up down and running here and there, they aren't just having fun. On top of being excited, they're increasing bone size and mass, so in the end they have stronger bones. Bone size can only increase during development years, so maybe exercising up until kids reach puberty is crucial to prevent osteoporosis (bone fracture) when they get old.

When people get older, their bones start to degrade from the inside outward. By having bigger bone size, the bones have extra layers on the outside. So, yes the bone will still degrade as people age. But if your bones have many extra layers, then it will take your bones longer to fracture, which hopefully is enough layers before you pass away.

However, for the adults that read this, do not frown. You may still reduce the risk of bone fracture by exercising regularly. The article said that maintaining aerobic fitness is important to maintain bone mass and density, which in the end reduces fractures.

G'day everyone!