Update on Eli's work at Azrieli

I'm still not happy about Eli's security job. But he seems to be enjoying it. I went to the Azrielli building yesterday (which is right across the road from the visa office, where I have spent my week going back and forth) and it was the first time I saw Eli doing his security thing. I understand now, it's a very big power trip. It's nothing like the security guard jobs back in Oz.

First of all, he doesn't look like a thug. None of the guards do. He looks very authoritative and respectable. He wears a full-on policeman uniform and bulletproof vest thing and has a gun and looks.. well.. kinda threatening. His job is to make sure EVERYTHING runs smoothly outside Azrieli. At any one time, there are 4 of these security guards patrolling the building.. any problems and the nearest guard to the action runs to attend to it. Eli runs after people who don't cooperate and grabs them by the shirt. Who would've thought? If he suspects ANYONE for whatever reason, he approaches them and says 'boker tov' (good morning) and listens out for their accent. He has about 7 staff under him, they're the ones checking bags and scanning and letting delivery cars in etc... he is their commander, so if there's any shit or if anyone's rude to "his staff" (and Israelis are a very rude nation, everyone reckons they're deserving of special treatment for whatever reason) the staff will call out "Guard!" and Eli goes after people who are not playing by the rules and demands respect from them and tells them not to be rude to his staff or next time they're not going in... he tells everyone the same thing "listen- my staff are doing their job and we're doing our job for you, don't make life difficult for them or I'll make life difficult for you. Now listen to me and shut up. Open your [bags/boot/whatever] Now!"

In the last 2 days he's come home with so many crazy stories, I cant believe he has this job. He almost gets into fights every day. I can't believe they're his stories he tells me, it's so full on... This is my Eli we're speaking about!

Anyway. He told me on his first day he was being watched and he got told off for having his hands in his pocket and not ready on his gun, and he was told off for speaking with people- even people who ask him for diections.. he's not allowed to be distracted. He has to be on alert at all times. He can't even turn his back on the building. So I was too scared to even talk to him when I came, but he was talking to me without looking me in the eyes for too long. He then called out to one of his staff that I was his girrlfriend and he made sure I got in without lining up or getting checked. Later we had lunch together on his break, and because of his uniform we got a special discount. As he was leaving, I stayed in the cafe and he was going down the escalator and blowing me kisses, so the whole shopping centre in between us saw and I couldn't stop blushing- especially when he yelled out " bye shnook, mwa!" and then he bumped into someone. It looked so unprofessional!

Anyway, he likes to think that when I'm working inside Azrieli, his job is made more worthwhile because he's protecting me. Or some crap like that. I think he just likes the gun and the uniform and the people watching.