wednesday 4th february / verity here…
contact made and skills identified in the market place so far:
1: kamal / chemist worker
dreamt of becoming a doctor
he feels he has no unused skills (i don’t believe him)
2: ca / cleaning product stall
dreamt of becoming a businessman
started off on fruit and veg stall further up and now has his own stall
no skills as he left school early (i don’t believe him either)
3: mr ahmad / clocks and bric a brac stall
dreamt of being a successful businessman
no skills again
4: shabaz / phone credit and unlocking stall
dreamt of being in the army in pakistan
skills: football, cricket (man of the match at college) and writing books
5: abdul / scarf stall
dreamt of being a doctor
skills: businessman
6: mr singh / ladies and gents clothing stall
dreamt of becoming a tailor
skills: mens tailoring, ladies tailoring, pattern cutting
7: ali / scarf stall
dreamt of becoming a doctor
skills: studying, comparison of christianity and muslim faiths
8: stoica eduard / jewellery stall
dreamt of becoming the jewellery man
skills: singing, english
9: bugori nicolae (stoica’s father)
dreamt of being a jeweller
skills: singing
10: zamfir vasivile marlan / builder, part time jewellery stall worker
dreamt of being a successful businessman
skills: making, building, singing
11: heacsu dexiisa / resident, friend of jewellers
dreamt of being a police officer
skills: singing, dancing
12: ali / fabric stall
dreamt of being a mechanic but was advised against it as it’s a dirty job
skills: metal fabricating, plumbing, carpentry
13: izi rubin / clothes stall
dreamt of being a footballer
skills: painting and decorating, cards (poker)
14: dudley / cleaner at the hospital
had no dreams, was too busy relaxing
skills: talking, cleaning
so after an exciting first day, i have a few ideas up my sleeves. the romanian jewellers are going to come and do some singing with me (i’ll post times when they are confirmed), mr singh would like to come and do some tailoring (time dependent, will work on this), ali is keen to teach me how to do kick ups, i think i’ll get all the other aspiring footballers along to this as well and shabaz is coming to do some writing.
a brilliant start, i’m really excited.
also have acquired my first swaps and gifts for my stall in the shop, they are:
a red market bag, which i have made my offsite onsite sign from as well as text for my bunting. this was given to me by the market goods wholesaler on commercial road, when we were talking about my project “here you go darli’, why don’t you have this to get you started”
a rather lovely bangladeshi scarf as a present to thank me for taking the time to talk to him from abdul.
a spectacular set of sequinned short pyjamas in return for ten minutes of my time on his stall from izi.
a distinct lack of women, i’ll go on the prowl tomorrow.
what’s interesting is how much people value time as a commodity