Are things on the up

So i was applying for a visa with my company, Webster Signs...when they were absorbed by the sales part of the company OAMM, after the South African investors brought the rest of the business (that is the simple way of explaining it). And my application was rejected because the financial information supplied did look good...basically the part of the company i worked for paid all the bills and the wages and the other two parts made the profit. Anyway the visa officer thought he smelt something fishy and rejected me.
So i had about 2 weeks to do all the paperwork again and reapply under the new company name, submitting the figures for OAMM which show sound financial status and low and behold. My visa was submitted last Thursday (the day my visa ran out) and was granted the following Tuesday. HOORAHHH!

Now the lawyer who was dealing with it, and charged the company again to resupply the application ($6 grand a time, when it costs $1200 to actually lodge it) is beating his chest about the record turnaround (other friends say it should take a week, so this shows he is not used to such successful turnarounds)...He is asking me to fill out a feedback questionnaire so he can put it in the feedback folder in his reception and it will look good. Funnily enough i did not get asked to fill one of these out when my application was rejected! At least i have it now and im safe for 4 more years.

Also our lease is up at the end of the month and finally going to move somewhere cheaper. Yes our place is nice but they are trying to raise the rent again, they did not actually change the direct debit last time, so they think they are only raising it $30 per week, but it would actually be nearer $60, so f*ck that. Have seen places with an extra bedroom for 30% cheaper. Thats what im talking about.

I have been working averagely 12 hour days for the last month now, getting loads of stuff done for the Rugby League World Cup (which about 200 people know is going on i think) whenever i think im nearly done something else always comes up. I did have Mon & Tues off this week, but i have then come back in 8am Wed to a broken printer which was fixed by lunchtime and it is now 6am Thursday and hopefully i will be done by about 8am, nice 24 hour shift to come back to. I do not mind doing it cause work have been great with my visa...and basically it needs doing!

So i can now book a holiday back to England as i know i can get back in the country. Loads of other stuff been happening, went on our footy end of season trip. We went up the coast to Port Stephens, and got on the beer at 9am Fri morning and stopped sometime on Sunday with literally 6 hours stopped inbetween (3 hours per night) really good laugh and taking the p!ss out of each other. Had a couple of friends 30th's in the last few weeks too...so lots of BBQ's & nights out & Phil had a surprise boat party....which i turned into the drunkest man on the planet at:
Fell over on a balcony, don't remember meeting people, wasn't allowed in the pub (and completely agreed with the doormen), was home in bed by 10pm and woke up fresh as a daisy at 9am. Oh yes i did have Mon & Tues off...but i did have to drive for 4 hours on Sunday taking some stuff to Newcastle which had been lost.

Things have got to be on the up....