The Second Begining!

Hi Everyone,

This is my own personal blog, I'm not new too blogging I have been creating them for work and for UNISON and thought it was about time to have my own. So while I have been moving all my social network services from my work e-mail address to my personal one I though it would be a great time to start.

I have no idea where this is going to take me just like my Facebook (Ray.Burns77) and Twitter (Pittwall77).
You are all more than welcome to help me trawl through my mind (what a scary thought) and adventure on my second journey.

A little about my self:

I was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, UK back in 1977 and I have lived here most of my life but I am well travelled but not as much as I would like. I have lived away from home but have always returned, We don't intend to stay here (by we I mean Claire and I) have plans to move to New Zealand or Canada in the future.

We met five years ago this January coming, I don't know what I would have done without her she has been with me through some of the most difficult and rough times of my life so far and she has been the single thought of hope & joy that has pulled me through. We now live in our new house together & I thank her with all my love everyday. We met at University she was studying Forensic Sceince I was working.

My Education:

It started in Holy Name Infant & Juniors in Fazakerley, Then I left the fold and moved to Cardinal Heenan High School (formally know as Cardinal Heenan Grammar School) in West Derby. Once again I broke the norm and went to Riverside Community College in Aigburth then after looking at lots of Universities chose Liverpool John Moores University.

This year I graduated with BSc with Honours in Computing its been a long road with many diversions but I now have most of the qualifications I set out to obtain the only one left I really want is my PGCE, so I can go back to secondary school & collage and teach people who want to learn. We went for a few drinks on diffrent occasions then under the nights sky with the moon shining bright on a walk along the Albert Docks I asked her if she would make me happy and agree to go out with me. Everyear we try and go abck to the Albert Dock on the same night and then go for a few drinks in our pub Ye Old Crack.

My Work:

I have had many appointments since I was 16 and I have turned many opportunities down in the past as I thought my education was more valuable to me.

I started out In KwikSave as an assistant then moved to floor manager, then I left to pursue my Education. Then I held down a term time job as a WIDGIT it's an I.T. helper for the University Learning Resource Centers helping staff and students at the same time I worked nights in Uncle Sams Restaurant as a kitchen washer, I never did pick up the wages from my last weeks shift their. Over the summer I have worked in various pubs as bar staff as well at the Universities Finance Department in Income & Expenditure apart from a stern office boss this was fun even though I had to wear a shirt and tie everyday.

I'll never get that about this place all back office jobs I have done you have to be dressed smart all out and about dealing with people you can wear your own clothes crazy!

Now after many times of moving around changing job and position from assistant to manager to supervisor I have settled in the assistants role at the Avril Robarts L.R.C. you can't miss it if you every come to Liverpool their is a Giant Yellow Lamb Banana on our door step.


Activities:

I have worked as part of UNISON for the past six years and I have worked locally at LJMU as a Steward, H&S Steward, Communications Officer, Regionally I have been on the N.W.H.E.Committee and Nationally I have been the Chair of the H.E.Standing Orders Committee to H.E. Conference. I have put alot into these roles and have had to leave home  on many occasions and be away from Claire and this is one of the reasons why I am standing down after the next conference in February. http://sites.google.com/site/unisonljmu/

I also try to play on the Xbox or PS3 as much as possible battling it out on and off line. I can be found on either system as Pittwall. I invite Friends back for a beer and games night and we play online and against each other through the night or until we fall asleep from tiredness or beer that's up to you to decide.

Well that's the second start of my blogging I hope your not asleep and that you will keep coming back and also let me read your blogs.

TTFN Ray