I was back in reality... on 16 April 2006 at 9.05 pm.
Malaysia & Singapore customs was a smooth ride... no jam no spot checks... juz the regular questions n checking of the boot.
Whole body aching still... frm the 'slamming' session I had on 14 April (Thursday). Skin all burnt (chao ta)...
Will blog later n post the pics taken... me nw nd to work work work... prepare for counter duty at 1pm.
*yawn*
Perhentian rating : 2 out of 5 stars **
Sigh... seemed like recently I've been blogging or faithfully reading all my emails n be on MSN... (all these while @ work)
haha
ask me why & e only thing i can tell u is - i'm going through the period when I 1st joined the company... rot, rotting, rotten...
jus in the beginning of the yr... i was packed wif stuff n loads of projects to do.. and nw we are starting a new FY {financial year} thus, management is trying to re-organise and place ppl in new / existing groups and assigning jobs / responsibility...
while catching up with the kid from Deyi n classmate from WSS n colleague from ex-Workplace... maybe go find another few photos to upload...
hahaha... me getting more n more zi lian le... !!! this sat gonna go swim n train up my abs for the perhentian trip... (as if it will work in 1 day) den nxt tues gonna make use of the gym tat's set up for staff at my office....
tata for now... hmm... plain text... gonna 'brighten' up things a little....
My 3 sweeties... :>
taken on the train as we returned from Sentosa... on... hmm... Feb 2006 ?
It was a fun-filled day, and the first time, in fact, that I went to see the pink dolphins....
Can't wait... finally settled everything there is for the trip accomodations... and transport...
the 3 gentlemen kindly offered their services to drive up to trengganu :> coz it was pretty hard to find coaches and I got a lobang for car rental to malaysia at an affordable price (cheaper than taking coach to Merang !!)
guess I'll be the navigator den... hopfully i can manage... with my 'no sense of direction'
coming soon - the photos :> [gonna make wen han bring his new camera]
I saw the Queen !! X 3 I saw her.... !!!
She looked so young... so pretty....
will blog the rest later... now bz looking for info and booking of resort to perhentian nxt mth... sweat.....
:> chaoz
Hiya... wonder if anyone still reads my blog... haha
it's been 4mths since I last blog... was getting 'comfortable' and finding my own 'space' at the new environment...
did blog a little through friendster... but... what the he*k... think I still prefer it here...
anyway... New Year started slowly with me having to work on the 2nd day of 2006 !!! shucks...
Yes, for many of u out there... my organisation have decided to open on substituted holidays in order to cater to families wanting to bring their children to visit / to look at the collection available.
So, feel free to drop by as and when you like... :>
hmm... wat else...
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CNY - this year spent it in our sunny little island... 1st CNY in Singapore after more than 5 years of 'running away' to other countries??? ekek...
1. mom n dad not working, thus got other opportunities to go tour at least peak time.
2. Koibitoh no car to return to Malaysia..
Valentine's Day - dearie got me a beautiful necklace from SK... (btw, any one can tell me the diff. btwn SK n Soo Kee???) and me got him a organiser which he can't bear to use... :(
Last 2 weeks of Feb - wonderful experience !! will blog another day solely for this... muz work out how to use D500 to send photos to email... *pending* smething not to be missed...
Comes Mar... trying to complete my review and report to see what I have done so far in my new company...
April... got plan to go perhentian, malaysia... any takers to join in? and KL to attend koibitoh's cousin's wedding...
tat's all for nw... still working n it's break time for night shift staff... ppl are walking ard...
tata
Current time @ wrk : 5:20 pm
*nod.... nod* another 10 mins to survive b4 i can punch card n leave... still gonna go wheelock place to collect my koibitoh's HP batt.... blur kuku queen lor... the other day when I went to go collect.. in a rush, forgot to chk wat's included in the collection. after weeks den come searchin high n low for it... luckily they admitted n found it wif them....
last 2 days oso... thought lost my thumbdrive.... kept searchin high n low at my workdesk, called e counter, chked @ counter, called my dearie at hm to chk for mi... DUN Haf.... kept thinkin cant b i left in my uniform coz i took out everything le ah.... went to e loo.... thinkin aiyah try try c uniform haf anything...
in d end.....left my thumbdrive in my uniform's pocket 0-_-"
si ji juz called... he's here !! waitin for mi to knock off.... yeah !!!!!
buai for nw
MoRe Pho+os 2 Vi3w....
This is taken frm LKCRL(Lee Kong Chian Reference Library) Level 11 Public Access Area....
hiya hiya...
as wat my dear dear said... mi so 'ai mei' (vain) tat i took pics of myself recently... though nt so pretty but i think i looked beta den b4 (except 4 my 2nd chin).... ekek... anyway... here's e photo...
E rest of sum recent photos of mi, my dearie n frens...
First Sat ever... working.... sian... though nt really 1st time lah.... (previously with OLP - Sat & Sun classes..., wif my uncle - all day @ shop...) but den... still it's my 1st ever sat 4 a full-time job.... thank god it's alt sat lor... if nt... omg...
juz read my email n guess got things to start doing le... but being a sat, seriously got no mood to do it lor... later lah... nw do lame lame thingy n enjoy e use of my thumbdrive... proudly sponsored by Wen Hun (applause!!) ekek... my birthday presie lah... den last nite transferred songs into it so can listen to sum music @ wrk lor...
how m i feeling = SIAN !
where m i = in e office starin @ my PC lah !!
wat is my wrkin hrs = today no counter so 8.30 - 12.30pm..
when is my 1st sat counter duty = 15 Oct (rpt time 9am) 10am - 3pm
This was me a few days ago...
ping gui... noticed e pix in my PC.... familiar?? ekek... c mommie how concern abt u...
so long 4 nw.. library gonna open... n think it's time i go do my stuff.... cherios
8th day @ work... still dunno wat's going on ard mi...
guess until i meet my reportin officer (RO) tmr mornin... den maybe will haf a clearer pic of wat's expected of mi to do lor.... juz received an email frm RO statin wat section i'm in charge of... think workload will come in after tis bah... looks kinda easy to handle but who noes wat goes on outside of the 4 walls nw...
FYI, i'm nt a pathetic gal who sits by e counter... dey R actually TRAINED PROFESSIONALS who answers enquiries and does research work for lecturers, writers, uni students... etc....
where i come under? after the librarians who SITS @ the counter lor... i do get roster to the counter too... but nt so often lah... maybe once a week bah.. at times nite shift too.
wat do i do after counter den... balek kapomg?? u WAIT long long ah.... when i'm nt at counter... usually i'll b hiding behind the main library compound (pssh, e glass doors tat state STAFF ONLY) yeh... i might be replyin to enquiries tat i've nt completed at counter or follow up wif phone calls... ah boh... sortin out my collection of materials n cataloguing the serials lor...
so nw u noe ah... dun go messing ard wif e COLLECTION at Lvl 11 of Lee Kong Chian Ref Lib... I'm in charge here....
ekek... hmm wonder if i'm revealing any confidential info by statin wat i'm doin leh... beta nt say too much den.... mi signed papers to 'SEAL' my mouth tight de.... dun wanna get myself involved in any lawsuit.... hahahaha
tat's all for nw bah... later will post a few pic of mi at my desk... ekek... no one ard... den waitin for time to pass so can go watch QUIDAM... yeah.... so snap snap here & dere....
Juz attended my sec sch classmate's ROM on 8 sept 2005. 2nd ROM tat i've attended so far. But things ain as smooth flowing as it looked on e 1st tat i went for.
Let's juz say, it was a long long wait juz for a few moment of quiet time and blessings for the couple. Minutes after we entered JOY room, justice of peace spoke and made the couple exchange their rings and said their vows. We were 'rushed' out of the room, without any other photos being able to be taken in the room with the newly-wed nor the justice. sian....
but still we managed to get a few other pics taken while we were waiting to enter the ROM and also later at lunch at e Mansonic restaurant which is juz a walk away and served nice lunch buffet... *droolin*
When we all reached ROM to meet the bride and groom...Ladies, frm the bride's side
And we waited... to enter the JOY room. where 2 people who were singles when entering, will be officially bond together and exit as Mr n Mrs Loo... *hey, i'm nt jokin but groom's surname is really LOO*
Lunch time !! Blessings from everyone who attended the ROM...
LaSt FriDaY... dAm BoRiNg @ Hm... ThUs DeCiDeD 2 gO tOuCh-Up My EyE-bRoW cOz It'S bEEn 3 MtHs SinCe I dId It.
KrIsTy - E gIrL wHo DiD iT 4 mI wAs @ RoAd ShOw ThUs Nt AvAiLaBlE. dEn I tHoUgHt, ToUcH-uP oNi, CaN gEt SoMe1 ElSe Do. So WeNt AhEaD 2 mAkE aPPt WiF aNoThEr GaL @ fAr EaSt OuTlEt.
after 1 hr plus of ordeal... it was done.. it didnt look quite rite, but thinking it'll peel off n be more natural so i let it be. Feeling tired n a little itchy @ the new wound...i decided to go hm...
OMG !!! i was screamin at myself when i 1st looked into the mirror n terrified at the look of my face... my left brow was arched n higher den my rite brow...!!!!!! din noticed tat at e salon wif tat tiny mirror of theirs. but nw, standing in front of my full length mirror, i cld see very obviously tat both brows r different !!!! gosh !!! i freaked out... n started msgin ppl n complaining.... tryin to work out a way to get it resolved... coz i've got a fren's ROM to attend n dearie's fren 21st b'dae party to go... i cant go in tis state... NO WaY!!!
ThUs SatuRdaY, sinCe I'vE got No DanCing LessOn, I went to get My HaIrCut n TreaTment. PreParinG mySelf for tHe upComInG fUnCtIoNs.... my hair stylist was stunned too... to c 1. mi hair so messed up n 2. mi eyebrow - unskilled done....
sad...
thus she suggested tat i do away wif all those coloured hair.. tryin to keep my length but @ e same time trim away all those by e sides... those tat makes my face n hair looked 'heavy'. Noeing my brows are terrible (at e moment)... she thought she cld help mi by covering it up wif tonnes of fringe
wah lah... nw got tis kawaii look tat even my dad cant recognise me... even praised tat i look gd.... (pssh... it's a rare rare thingie tat my dad praises anyone... tis being e 2nd time he commented on my hair)
will try posting the photo of e new me, later... :)
dun wanna maximise my new monitor tat i bought ytd at COMEX... ekek....
Gee... was happily chattin on the phone wif my dearie... and a second line beeped thru... unfamiliar no. but was wondering if it might be important, thus got off wif him n retrieved the second call.
"Hello. I'm Sandy from NLB..."
NLB...!!! NLB... = National Library Board
I was juz abt to get all worried and yet excited as today was the dateline of the 2 weeks tat Sandy had earlier spoke of. I had an interview on Monday, 8 Aug and she did mentioned I should get a call from her w/i the nxt 2 weeks if nt I'll b gettin a letter to state tat my interview and application was unsuccessful.
Worried as it's gonna be another journey of job hunting... which I have been embarking on. Plus if it's gonna be as preferred by the head of panel of interviewers tat day. They gonna place me in the New Reference Library @ Bugis, which means I'm gonna have to work on Saturdays n Sundays = no time to spend with my DEARIE.... omg....
Excited as it's gonna mark the end of my no $$ to spend days....
"I'm calling to see if you're still interested in the opening of the Library Officer." said Sandy
She called to tell me that the panel has come to a decision and is interested in roping me in as a Library Officer for the New Reference Library.
aiyah... mind confused... dunno wat to write... spoke to Serene and Ian. They're both happi for mi as I've found a job... but y m I still frowning as I'm writing tis... sigh.... guess u might guess it n they both knew.... no mood to continue nw... gonna go out for appt soon.... maybe come bk refreshed will continue with the phone conversation n the part which made it difficult to make my decision...
over n out
Haiz... been looking 4 a job since Aug 1... nw oni NLB got back n asked mi to go for interview on Monday, 15 Aug.
my 'Sa Gua', heard tat if I really joined NLB and being posted to community libraries, i gonna haf to work on Sats n Suns... he painicked... ekek... at first still very supportive... say wat... "go lah, y dun join NLB, u sure can get in wan rite? den no nd to fred over jobless lor..."
Nw I confirm go try my luck, told him of my 'workin schedule' den guess wat he say... "beta go find those admin jobs u were lookin at"... ekek....
seriously, at times... i was wondering if i did the right move. by leaving DYSS so hasely or was it not a carefully thought thru decision tat i've made since june... for almost 2 weeks nw... i've been doin nothin except lookin for jobs online and surfin my emails n chattin occassionally and keepin my dearie company...
as i'm typin these... he lays dere, slpin like a baby.... totally different from the guy i saw tis mornin whom juz returned from a night of work and toil... it's been two full nites of work and today i can really see he's exhausted from it... poor boy... workin so hard to gain recognition and to earn more $$ to form his rugby team.... hehee...
no worries, we'll work hard together and get thru tis... rugby team.... maybe lah... ekek...
Refer to this web article published by Reuters.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6448213/did/8888579/
blues... it's been one week and i've yet to hear from the company... geez... guess i must have fallen behind and lost the job... surely it must have been that analysis form tat i filled up earlier and made mistakes later on... sad....
any job offerings anyone...? sigh... i've still got bills to pay... classes to attend soon... sad.....
I was being interviewed by 3 ppl today. first was the manager whom i spoke to on wed, followed by 2 team leaders - one in charge of asia-pac: japan, taiwan and china? and the other asia-pac: australia and new zealand.
They looked really nice ppl, but I was really taken aback by the qns that they were asking...
"if i were to call your current empolyer, what would be the weaknesses that they might point out about you?"
"how would you see yourself delegating work to other?"
"how does your family and friends comment / look at you as?"
"did you encounter inter-conflicts with your colleagues, how did you deal with it?'
"what is your thoughts abt stress, how do you cope with stress?"
gosh, i never thought going through an interview with an international company would be that major. Really opened my eyes to a whole world...
geesh was i kinda put thru 'hell' within tat timeframe of 20mins !! can u imagine? juz 20mins and it felt like ages... previously that hour long conversation with the manager alone, wasnt tat bad.. or maybe as wat she said, it's early in the mornin and maybe the slpbug was still loiterin in her head...
confidence level - downscaled to 55%?? dunno... manager looked impress but haf to win over the other 2 leaders too...
pray hard n counting down to Monday... 3 days to go...
