The death list was eventually ‘published’ on 29th April. The Boy got one of the 4 cherished spots. One of them was taken up by a girl who is transferring to Frankfurt to be with her boyfriend (how selfish!). And the remaining two redundancies were two guys who were really pretty bad basket cases. I didn’t get a spot. Boo.

But, on the upside, remaining employed surely didn’t hurt my application for Indefinite Leave to Remain, which I was granted today! Hurrayyyy!!!!!! I’m now free! I can quit if I want to (but won’t for now, not until I get my passport)… I can walk out any time and get a job anywhere – even flipping burgers at Mac Donald’s if they piss me off. With no need to worry about work permit restrictions etc. I am that much closer to being a Brit (haha..). 🙂

I had to spend about 4 boring hours in Croydon to get my ILR. But it was worth it – this was a long-awaited historic day for me. I spent the day out of the office, chilling out in town, just to celebrate my freedom. Although I do have to work this weekend, *sigh*.