It has been one month I've been in this company, and finally today I got to know my sub-division. I've known which division I'm in since day 1 at this company, but I have not been assigned a sub-division, which left me wondering everyday...will I work in Inventory or Pricing?
Today I got the answer.
And the answer is NEITHER.
I'll be working in SYSTEMS.
Oh.My.God.
When I told Fiza that I'll be working in Systems, she frowned. She's in HR and she had worked in HR Systems before and it's hell. I am not in HR, but in this company, every department has a Systems sub-division. And if you get Systems, it's like getting a death sentence or something.
One thing you have to know about me is that I am not IT savvy. My IT skills are limited to:
a) Windows OS (who on Earth doesn't know Windows???)
b) E-mailing
c) Social networking (Facebook, Twitter).
Thats. It.
So this morning I was called in by the GM.
"Tell me what's your Statistics background is like."
"Well, I know the basics like mean, mode, median, standard deviation and variance. I also know some additional things like binomial formula, Poisson distribution bla bla bla..." <-- I was selling myself.
GM nodded her head. "What about programming?"
Err...OK, I didn't like where the conversation was heading to.
"Ermm...I learnt programming in my first semester."
What I didn't tell her was that I hated C programming with all my heart, I skipped class and went to the foodcourt and read Harian Metro instead and I hired a tutor to do my programming assignments.
"OK, I'm going to put you in Systems. You'll be dealing with a lot of statistics."
My heart sank. Memories of doing Statistics a few months back came flooding back. Probability of finding insect fragments in a chocolate bar is bla bla bla, you ate bla bla bla grams of chocolate, whats the probability that you swallowed 10 disgusting insect fragments?
My boss said that I was selected for this job because it really suits my engineering background and I'm supposed to be a 'specialist' in all of the systems that the company used. The sad thing is, I've only tried using one of the systems, and I am not very competent at it. Now I have to be a 'specialist' at it, and when other people have problems with the system, I should be able to help. How am I going to help the poeople who know more about the systems that I do???
I feel like I'm working in IT technical support.
Right now I'm praying hard that I can perform in this job.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
A note to all boyfriends out there
Whatever you do, don't say these things to your girlfriends:
*Pointing to another girl*
"Look at her. She's so skinny. Why can't you diet and be like her?"
*At the cinema, staring open-mouthed at the actress on screen*
"She's gorgeous. Why don't you do your makeup like her?"
*Pointing to a poster*
"Look at that chick. You should do your hair like her."
Seriously, guys, if these statements had escaped from your mouth, stop it. Girls (well, most girls) hate it. We hate being compared, we hate knowing that we are not hot enough compared to other girls and we hate feeling not good enough for you.
I think guys should look at themselves in the mirrors first before commenting on their girlfriends. Some guys are not even handsome but they have the guts to make nasty comments to their girlfriends. I think it's really mean.
*Pointing to another girl*
"Look at her. She's so skinny. Why can't you diet and be like her?"
*At the cinema, staring open-mouthed at the actress on screen*
"She's gorgeous. Why don't you do your makeup like her?"
*Pointing to a poster*
"Look at that chick. You should do your hair like her."
Seriously, guys, if these statements had escaped from your mouth, stop it. Girls (well, most girls) hate it. We hate being compared, we hate knowing that we are not hot enough compared to other girls and we hate feeling not good enough for you.
I think guys should look at themselves in the mirrors first before commenting on their girlfriends. Some guys are not even handsome but they have the guts to make nasty comments to their girlfriends. I think it's really mean.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Day 14: Fun Friday!
Yesterday Fiza and I had lunch at the cafe at our office. We ordered this kuey teow goreng basah and it was sooo good. However, the portion was very small and we were still hungry after eating it. Today we decided to eat it again. My (brilliant) idea was to order THREE plates of kuey teow goreng, two for each of us, and the other one was meant for sharing (split into two).
Guess what? Today the kuey teow goreng came in big portions. All three plates, big portion. AND it tasted AWLFUL. We couldn't finish it. What a waste.
Today my job was to calculate the fares for these routes:
-Kuala Lumpur to Sydney
-Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne
-Kuala Lumpur to Perth
At first, my colleague taught me how to calculate the fares. Then I did it on my own. After I've finished doing it, I will forward the spreadsheet to him and he will check my calculations. Everytime he's checking my work, I prayed silently "God, please please please don't let there be any mistake." Fyi, in the job I'm doing, you can't afford to be careless and make mistakes. You have to be careful, analytical and has attention to detail. So far, I've never made any mistakes, and this colleague of mine, he will always try to find my fault. Usually, he will make comments that are not related to my work, such as commenting about my e-mailing style. I think he doesn't want me to be pleased with where I'm at and wants me to keep improving myself.
Anyway, after he finished checking my spreadsheet (no mistakes, by the way), I opened the department's e-mail (I'm responsible for handling the department's e-mails). I saw an e-mail from that particular colleague of mine. He sent the e-mail to the travel agent requesting for all those fares to Australia and he cc the e-mail to my personal e-mail, with a note "Thanks Liyana."
He used my spreadsheet and sent it to the travel agent! And he acknowledged my work! I was so proud of myself. This is a historical day in my career. It's the first time I calculated fares AND my fare proposal was being submitted to a travel agent. They are going to pay the amount of money which I have decided. Wow. Big deal.
Guess what? Today the kuey teow goreng came in big portions. All three plates, big portion. AND it tasted AWLFUL. We couldn't finish it. What a waste.
Today my job was to calculate the fares for these routes:
-Kuala Lumpur to Sydney
-Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne
-Kuala Lumpur to Perth
At first, my colleague taught me how to calculate the fares. Then I did it on my own. After I've finished doing it, I will forward the spreadsheet to him and he will check my calculations. Everytime he's checking my work, I prayed silently "God, please please please don't let there be any mistake." Fyi, in the job I'm doing, you can't afford to be careless and make mistakes. You have to be careful, analytical and has attention to detail. So far, I've never made any mistakes, and this colleague of mine, he will always try to find my fault. Usually, he will make comments that are not related to my work, such as commenting about my e-mailing style. I think he doesn't want me to be pleased with where I'm at and wants me to keep improving myself.
Anyway, after he finished checking my spreadsheet (no mistakes, by the way), I opened the department's e-mail (I'm responsible for handling the department's e-mails). I saw an e-mail from that particular colleague of mine. He sent the e-mail to the travel agent requesting for all those fares to Australia and he cc the e-mail to my personal e-mail, with a note "Thanks Liyana."
He used my spreadsheet and sent it to the travel agent! And he acknowledged my work! I was so proud of myself. This is a historical day in my career. It's the first time I calculated fares AND my fare proposal was being submitted to a travel agent. They are going to pay the amount of money which I have decided. Wow. Big deal.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Day 13: Medical book and self-help books
Got my medical book already! Yay! Dah boleh demam dah. Bila la nak demam ni?
Today I learned how to derive the fuel surcharge. And I had a bunch of other jobs which I don't feel like writing about in this blog because I don't wanna bore you guys.
When I got home, I found these 2 books:
1) 151 Quick Ideas To Improve Your People Skills
2) How To Deal With People Problem and Problem People
My mum bought them for me. Err...okay. Thanks?
My friend in HR told me that I won't be getting full salary because I start on the 3rd May. The company starts calculating salary on the 25th of every month. I think I will be getting around RM1800. Or maybe less. :-(
Today I learned how to derive the fuel surcharge. And I had a bunch of other jobs which I don't feel like writing about in this blog because I don't wanna bore you guys.
When I got home, I found these 2 books:
1) 151 Quick Ideas To Improve Your People Skills
2) How To Deal With People Problem and Problem People
My mum bought them for me. Err...okay. Thanks?
My friend in HR told me that I won't be getting full salary because I start on the 3rd May. The company starts calculating salary on the 25th of every month. I think I will be getting around RM1800. Or maybe less. :-(
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Day 12: An extremely busy day
Today I came home at night because I revised fares for all these routes.
From KL to:
1) Cape Town
2) Johannesburg
3) Buenos Aires
4) Beirut
5) Dubai
6) Istanbul
7) Jeddah
8) Shanghai
9) Guangzhou
10)Xiamen
11)Kunming
12)Hong Kong
13)Seoul
14)Osaka
15)Tokyo
16)Taiwan
17)Taipei
18)Delhi
19)Hyderabad
20)Bombay
21)Bangalore
22)Madras
23)Karachi
24)Colombo
25)Male
26)Los Angeles
...and from Kota Kinabalu to:
27)Seoul
28)Tokyo
29)Taiwan
30)Taipei
31 routes!
I almost fell asleep at the wheel on my way home.
From KL to:
1) Cape Town
2) Johannesburg
3) Buenos Aires
4) Beirut
5) Dubai
6) Istanbul
7) Jeddah
8) Shanghai
9) Guangzhou
10)Xiamen
11)Kunming
12)Hong Kong
13)Seoul
14)Osaka
15)Tokyo
16)Taiwan
17)Taipei
18)Delhi
19)Hyderabad
20)Bombay
21)Bangalore
22)Madras
23)Karachi
24)Colombo
25)Male
26)Los Angeles
...and from Kota Kinabalu to:
27)Seoul
28)Tokyo
29)Taiwan
30)Taipei
31 routes!
I almost fell asleep at the wheel on my way home.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Day 11: Rainy day (edited)
If you read my earlier post (Day 6), I mentioned that I will never want to use the NKVE when it rains. So today I went home using NPE. Guess what? The travel time is almost the same. I spent 2 hours on the road. BUT using NPE is worse. It involves a lot of tricky lane changes, and when I arrived at Sg. Besi, I immediately headed towards the Smart tunnel, only to find that it's CLOSED. They should have put a warning in RED letters, instead of those misleading orange letters. Whenever they wanna wish you Selamat Hari Raya --> orange letters. Selamat Hari Kemerdekaan --> orange letters. They should put it in RED, blinking letters. OK, I admit, I'm myophic, but I seriously doubt other people can read it in the heavy rain. Anyway, thanks to my superior driving skill *clears throat*, I managed to maneuver the car back to Sg. Besi. If I missed that small exit I would have gotten lost in Cheras!
Next time, I'm using the NKVE. It takes ages to get home, but at least the roads are simple and I don't have to do a lot of tricky maneuvers.
Anyway, today I wore the new clothes that I bought the other day. And the grey pants I talked about? Well, I tried it on in the fitting room, and the considering that it's only RM30 (after 60% discount), I bought it without thinking. I didn't even try to walk in them.
Today I wore it...and...it was a complete torture. It was sooo tight. I walked like how Japanese women walked in their kimonos. Sitting down is uncomfortable. Praying is even harder (I was worried my pants might get torn when I sujud!). My movement was totally restricted! I had a big lunch and after I ate, my stomach felt like it was going to burst. Not only that, when I was walking, I was extremely concious of visible panty line (a big fashion no-no!) since the pants was so tight.
I think I'm gonna burn the pants and never wear it again.
Next time, I'm using the NKVE. It takes ages to get home, but at least the roads are simple and I don't have to do a lot of tricky maneuvers.
Anyway, today I wore the new clothes that I bought the other day. And the grey pants I talked about? Well, I tried it on in the fitting room, and the considering that it's only RM30 (after 60% discount), I bought it without thinking. I didn't even try to walk in them.
Today I wore it...and...it was a complete torture. It was sooo tight. I walked like how Japanese women walked in their kimonos. Sitting down is uncomfortable. Praying is even harder (I was worried my pants might get torn when I sujud!). My movement was totally restricted! I had a big lunch and after I ate, my stomach felt like it was going to burst. Not only that, when I was walking, I was extremely concious of visible panty line (a big fashion no-no!) since the pants was so tight.
I think I'm gonna burn the pants and never wear it again.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Day 10: Boring Monday
Drive the Honda to work again.
I'm not that busy at work today. But I still don't know my department yet. And that worries me. I've spent 2 weeks doing nothing but dealing with e-mails. How can I get satisfactory ratings during my performance review in June???
A colleague showed me how to calculate the fares. It's quite easy, but I've only learned the basics.
Came home, tired, and my mum mengada suruh ajar guna Internet for the billionth time. Then when she saw my lack of enthusiasm to teach her, she sulked like a 5-year-old and told me she's "not in the mood" to learn pulak. I don't know for how much longer I can stay sane.
I'm not that busy at work today. But I still don't know my department yet. And that worries me. I've spent 2 weeks doing nothing but dealing with e-mails. How can I get satisfactory ratings during my performance review in June???
A colleague showed me how to calculate the fares. It's quite easy, but I've only learned the basics.
Came home, tired, and my mum mengada suruh ajar guna Internet for the billionth time. Then when she saw my lack of enthusiasm to teach her, she sulked like a 5-year-old and told me she's "not in the mood" to learn pulak. I don't know for how much longer I can stay sane.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Day 9: Shopping at KLCC
Went to KLCC with my parents. It was my mum's idea. She dragged me to Kinokuniya to find a book on dealing with difficult people. Not for her, for me. Yup, she thinks I need a self-help book to adjust with my new working life. We couldn't find the right book, and she insisted on checking with the guy at the counter for reccomendations. At that point I had grown super-irritated and I told her that shopping for a self-help book that dictates how I should mingle around with people makes me feel like a total loser. So we left Kinokuniya without buying anything.
To cheer me up, and to 'congratulate' me on my final semester exam result, my parents decided to buy something for me. I've been struggling for 4 years to get the kind of result I got, you'd think they give me a camera or something. Nope. "Find anything you like in Accessorize, below RM200."
So I picked a necklace with spoon,teacup and ribbon pendants, a set of earrings (1 has a leopard print, another 1 is heart-shaped and matched my bronze heart-shaped pendant), an owl purse and a beach bag.
The tea time pendant. My mum thinks it's cute, that's why I bought it.
To cheer me up, and to 'congratulate' me on my final semester exam result, my parents decided to buy something for me. I've been struggling for 4 years to get the kind of result I got, you'd think they give me a camera or something. Nope. "Find anything you like in Accessorize, below RM200."
So I picked a necklace with spoon,teacup and ribbon pendants, a set of earrings (1 has a leopard print, another 1 is heart-shaped and matched my bronze heart-shaped pendant), an owl purse and a beach bag.
The tea time pendant. My mum thinks it's cute, that's why I bought it.
Dear readers, please pray for me that this week will not suck like last week. Thank you.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Discovery
I've just realized that my touchscreen phone comes with a pen stylus.
What is that thing sticking out from the phone???
At first I thought it's a toothpick. I'm not very smart, despite having an engineering degree.
What is that thing sticking out from the phone???
At first I thought it's a toothpick. I'm not very smart, despite having an engineering degree.Day 8: My phone is functioning as normal!
Went to Sg. Wang with my parents to repair my phone. The dude said that it's a memory card problem, not a phone problem. He told me to format the memory card. So I bought a card reader and format the memory card at home, and my phone is OK now. Yay!
Had lunch at Nandos. I'm sick of Nandos. Couldn't finish my food. But the peri wedges was still yummy though.
Went to ISetan. Bought a maroon-coloured shirt to wear to work, and a pair of grey pants. My mum used to complain about the fact that I always wear jeans to work. I didn't exactly wear jeans. The design of the pants was like a jeans (with the label at the waistband and all that) but the fabric isn't denim. It's curduroy (do I spell it right?). But whatever, it's pointless arguing with my mum about fashion so I bought a pair of formal workwear pants just to satisfy her.
I've found some ways on how to motivate myself to enjoy my job. Whenever I'm facing an obstacle, I will just remind myself of:
1) The pay... Always remember that you get paid five times more that what your father used to give you!!!
2) Free flight tickets
3) Free medical plus insurance
4) Free dental
5) The job market is highly competitve nowadays, so you can't quit! Else you will tanam anggur for the rest of your life!
6) There's always weekends to look forward to! And dates with my bf.
7) ...and public holidays.
8) I have my annual leave...plus that in-lieu leave thingy.
Honestly, I don't know for how long money and benefits can motivate me. People say in the long run these things won't matter anymore.
Had lunch at Nandos. I'm sick of Nandos. Couldn't finish my food. But the peri wedges was still yummy though.
Went to ISetan. Bought a maroon-coloured shirt to wear to work, and a pair of grey pants. My mum used to complain about the fact that I always wear jeans to work. I didn't exactly wear jeans. The design of the pants was like a jeans (with the label at the waistband and all that) but the fabric isn't denim. It's curduroy (do I spell it right?). But whatever, it's pointless arguing with my mum about fashion so I bought a pair of formal workwear pants just to satisfy her.
I've found some ways on how to motivate myself to enjoy my job. Whenever I'm facing an obstacle, I will just remind myself of:
1) The pay... Always remember that you get paid five times more that what your father used to give you!!!
2) Free flight tickets
3) Free medical plus insurance
4) Free dental
5) The job market is highly competitve nowadays, so you can't quit! Else you will tanam anggur for the rest of your life!
6) There's always weekends to look forward to! And dates with my bf.
7) ...and public holidays.
8) I have my annual leave...plus that in-lieu leave thingy.
Honestly, I don't know for how long money and benefits can motivate me. People say in the long run these things won't matter anymore.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Day 7: A not-so-happy Friday
It's quite a stressful day (even though it's Friday). E-mails came in nonstop, and to make things worse, the Internet at the office was superslow. It took me ages to deal with those mails.
Had lunch with Fiza at Skypark. We ate at this kopitiam and we got 10% discount. We talked for 2 hours, and then it started raining and we were stranded.
I made it back to the office at 2.45pm, and there were billions of e-mails in the inbox. *Sigh*
Today, the whole department knew that my father works in the same company. I'm worried that they might think I managed to get into the company because of family connection. But the truth is, I met the CGPA requirement, I passed all the aptitude tests and I performed well during the interview. But of course, I can't tell people all these things can't I?
Now I'm feeling paranoid all of sudden. My dad told me not to worry so much about this, as sooner or later, they're going to find out anyway. I guess he's right.
I just hope that I can get along well with everyone in the department and can perform well in my job. Amin.
***EDITED***
Finally, something good happened. I got A for my final year project. But my CGPA is not updated yet. So can I grad with first class honours? :-/
Had lunch with Fiza at Skypark. We ate at this kopitiam and we got 10% discount. We talked for 2 hours, and then it started raining and we were stranded.
I made it back to the office at 2.45pm, and there were billions of e-mails in the inbox. *Sigh*
Today, the whole department knew that my father works in the same company. I'm worried that they might think I managed to get into the company because of family connection. But the truth is, I met the CGPA requirement, I passed all the aptitude tests and I performed well during the interview. But of course, I can't tell people all these things can't I?
Now I'm feeling paranoid all of sudden. My dad told me not to worry so much about this, as sooner or later, they're going to find out anyway. I guess he's right.
I just hope that I can get along well with everyone in the department and can perform well in my job. Amin.
***EDITED***
Finally, something good happened. I got A for my final year project. But my CGPA is not updated yet. So can I grad with first class honours? :-/
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Day 6: Bad day
-Today I learned how to fix a jammed printer.
-Most important lesson learned today: Never use NKVE when it's raining. The jam was terrible.
-Most important lesson learned today: Never use NKVE when it's raining. The jam was terrible.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Day 5: My handphone rosak!
I think it's ironic how I used to be really bad at geography when I was in school but I ended up working in the airlines industry. I process e-mails from travel agents daily but I don't even know where the hell is Saigon or Male. Haha.
Anyway, today everything was OK at work. Less e-mails came in. But what happened AFTER work wasn't OK.
In the morning, when I first arrived at the office, I checked my handphone. Surprisingly it was off. I tried switching it on but I couldn't. Which was weird, because I already charged the phone the last night, no way the battery was low.
When I got home, I charged it and tried switching it on. The "Nokia" screen appeared and then nothing. I tried switching it on many times, unsuccessfully. So now I'm using my mum's old phone. No 3G Internet. Not even a camera.
Another bad thing that happened is, I was waiting at a traffic light on my way home. A car on the opposite side was going too fast and hit my side mirror!Luckily nothing serious happened, there wasn't even a scratch.
Anyway, today everything was OK at work. Less e-mails came in. But what happened AFTER work wasn't OK.
In the morning, when I first arrived at the office, I checked my handphone. Surprisingly it was off. I tried switching it on but I couldn't. Which was weird, because I already charged the phone the last night, no way the battery was low.
When I got home, I charged it and tried switching it on. The "Nokia" screen appeared and then nothing. I tried switching it on many times, unsuccessfully. So now I'm using my mum's old phone. No 3G Internet. Not even a camera.
Another bad thing that happened is, I was waiting at a traffic light on my way home. A car on the opposite side was going too fast and hit my side mirror!Luckily nothing serious happened, there wasn't even a scratch.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Day 4: Farewell party for our General Manager
Omg, it's only day 4!!! What a torture.
I still drove the Honda to work. My driving with the car has improved.
Koko is being nice to me lately. Every morning before I go to work (and every evening after I have arrived home) she would roll on the floor in front of me, expecting to be cuddled. I think she's being nice to me because after this I'll be the one supporting her once I have my salary. Her food, her litter, everything is going to be paid by yours truly.
Today, I got a bit better at work. I know who's who in the department, hence making my email-sorting work easier. I know which e-mail to print, not to print, or delete. Travel agents are still keep resending e-mails, I wish I could e-mail them back, telling them it's pointless if they keep e-mailing the same thing. Because I'm just gonna delete all those unneccessary e-mails from them :-)
Today we had a farewell lunch for our GM and SGM. It was supposed to start at 12.30 pm, but it started around 1.30pm. By that time, I was so hungry that I ended up eating FIVE courses of meals. I had fried bihun for the first round, spaghetti for the second round, then followed by roti jala, sandwich and fruits for dessert. Then I ate Ferrero Rocher.
That's all about my boring life. More updates tomorrow.
I still drove the Honda to work. My driving with the car has improved.
Koko is being nice to me lately. Every morning before I go to work (and every evening after I have arrived home) she would roll on the floor in front of me, expecting to be cuddled. I think she's being nice to me because after this I'll be the one supporting her once I have my salary. Her food, her litter, everything is going to be paid by yours truly.
Today, I got a bit better at work. I know who's who in the department, hence making my email-sorting work easier. I know which e-mail to print, not to print, or delete. Travel agents are still keep resending e-mails, I wish I could e-mail them back, telling them it's pointless if they keep e-mailing the same thing. Because I'm just gonna delete all those unneccessary e-mails from them :-)
Today we had a farewell lunch for our GM and SGM. It was supposed to start at 12.30 pm, but it started around 1.30pm. By that time, I was so hungry that I ended up eating FIVE courses of meals. I had fried bihun for the first round, spaghetti for the second round, then followed by roti jala, sandwich and fruits for dessert. Then I ate Ferrero Rocher.
That's all about my boring life. More updates tomorrow.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Day 3 : Monday blues
Hello people. How's your day? Mine sucked.
I drove my dad's Honda to work today, because my car is still at the service centre (tyre alignment problem or something). I'm so used to drive a small car, when I drive the Honda, it feels like I'm driving a lorry or something.
I deal with e-mails again today. It's really annoying when travel agents are impatient and resend the same e-mail several times. We got your e-mail ok!!! It's just that the staff who is supposed to reply to you is on a sick leave. You don't have to resend the e-mail, with additional messages telling us to hurry up. When this happens, I got confused and printed the same e-mail twice and you know what happens next...
I feel like typing my usual "impatience-is-a-disease" advice in the e-mail and click send. But of course, I can't do that.
I went home at 6pm. Thank God my father was driving. With the jam and all that, I think I would have fainted at the wheel.
I drove my dad's Honda to work today, because my car is still at the service centre (tyre alignment problem or something). I'm so used to drive a small car, when I drive the Honda, it feels like I'm driving a lorry or something.
I deal with e-mails again today. It's really annoying when travel agents are impatient and resend the same e-mail several times. We got your e-mail ok!!! It's just that the staff who is supposed to reply to you is on a sick leave. You don't have to resend the e-mail, with additional messages telling us to hurry up. When this happens, I got confused and printed the same e-mail twice and you know what happens next...
I feel like typing my usual "impatience-is-a-disease" advice in the e-mail and click send. But of course, I can't do that.
I went home at 6pm. Thank God my father was driving. With the jam and all that, I think I would have fainted at the wheel.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Day 2 : It's Mother's Day
Hello people! It's Mother's Day! Have you hug and kiss your mum and tell her how much you love her??? I haven't. But I did gave her an amazing pair of earrings yesterday.
Second day with no communication with my bf, I feel terribly depressed. I feel like I'm back to my schooldays when I was single. I only use my phone for mp3. My phone doesn't ring at all today. Number of text messages sent = zero. Well, I'll try to look at it on the bright side: cheaper phone bill this month. =)
Today I visited a sick relative at KPJ Selangor hospital in Shah Alam. And then I went to a wedding. The food was superb. They served ikan keli, grilled chicken, daging salai masak lemak, ulam and there were 2 choices of rice: plain white rice or nasi minyak. The daging salai masak lemak was sooo yummy! I wish I could take away. Haha. They served bubur kacang for dessert. My dad had 2 helpings.
In the evening, I finished reading The Lovely Bones. And then I watched the movie on DVD.
Second day with no communication with my bf, I feel terribly depressed. I feel like I'm back to my schooldays when I was single. I only use my phone for mp3. My phone doesn't ring at all today. Number of text messages sent = zero. Well, I'll try to look at it on the bright side: cheaper phone bill this month. =)
Today I visited a sick relative at KPJ Selangor hospital in Shah Alam. And then I went to a wedding. The food was superb. They served ikan keli, grilled chicken, daging salai masak lemak, ulam and there were 2 choices of rice: plain white rice or nasi minyak. The daging salai masak lemak was sooo yummy! I wish I could take away. Haha. They served bubur kacang for dessert. My dad had 2 helpings.
In the evening, I finished reading The Lovely Bones. And then I watched the movie on DVD.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Day 1 without my bf
From today until 22nd May, I will be updating this blog DAILY. My bf is in outbound school in Lumut, Perak and handphones are confiscated. So when he comes back, he can just read my blog and find out what I've been up to while he's gone.
By the way, I've just learned something. If you get something you want, it doesn't mean you'll be happy with it. Yasser and I had always dreamt about working in our current jobs. In other words, our dreams had came true. He got the job that he like, and I got the job that I like. But things don't always work out the way we want. Yasser was transfered to Kluang (I'm a Johorean and I've never even been to Kluang! I don't even know where it is on the map!). He cannot request for tranfer to KL for 2 freaking years! The thought of being in a long-distance relationship worries me because we've always been so close. Well, not that close, but from his house to my house takes about 40 minutes using the NPE. While I, on the other hand, I like my job, but I'm still in a depressed and confused state. My friend Fiza said she felt that way too in her first few weeks at the company. I feel lonely and lost.
OK, enough complaining. I'm gonna blog about what I'm doing today. When I woke up, I texted Yasser until about 12pm, and then I never heard from him again (i.e. his handphone had been confiscated) :-(
I went to KLCC with my mum. Checked my bank balance. I only have RM131 in my account. Hence, I am very very looking forward to payday :-)
Went to Accessorize. I bought a silver heart-shaped pendants (I have a thing for heart-shaped jewelleries) and my mum wanted this diamond stud earrings (fake, of course) so I bought it for her as Mother's Day present. At the cashier counter, we both fell in love with a solitaire fake-diamond ring (gee, I'm really bad at describing jewellery. What do you call something that looks like a diamond but is actually made of plastic?). So we both bought the ring. The ring looks like an engagement ring.
We packed our lunch. I had paprik fried rice. I had sudden craving for white chocolate (it's that time of the month) so I bought Cadbury Dream at the Choc Boutique. I swallowed all the white chocolates, and when I got home, I weighed myself, I had gained 1kg. Nice.
And I also ordered Mango Passion at Juice Works. Simply yummy.
Went home, read The Lovely Bones. Sleep. That's all.
By the way, I've just learned something. If you get something you want, it doesn't mean you'll be happy with it. Yasser and I had always dreamt about working in our current jobs. In other words, our dreams had came true. He got the job that he like, and I got the job that I like. But things don't always work out the way we want. Yasser was transfered to Kluang (I'm a Johorean and I've never even been to Kluang! I don't even know where it is on the map!). He cannot request for tranfer to KL for 2 freaking years! The thought of being in a long-distance relationship worries me because we've always been so close. Well, not that close, but from his house to my house takes about 40 minutes using the NPE. While I, on the other hand, I like my job, but I'm still in a depressed and confused state. My friend Fiza said she felt that way too in her first few weeks at the company. I feel lonely and lost.
OK, enough complaining. I'm gonna blog about what I'm doing today. When I woke up, I texted Yasser until about 12pm, and then I never heard from him again (i.e. his handphone had been confiscated) :-(
I went to KLCC with my mum. Checked my bank balance. I only have RM131 in my account. Hence, I am very very looking forward to payday :-)
Went to Accessorize. I bought a silver heart-shaped pendants (I have a thing for heart-shaped jewelleries) and my mum wanted this diamond stud earrings (fake, of course) so I bought it for her as Mother's Day present. At the cashier counter, we both fell in love with a solitaire fake-diamond ring (gee, I'm really bad at describing jewellery. What do you call something that looks like a diamond but is actually made of plastic?). So we both bought the ring. The ring looks like an engagement ring.
We packed our lunch. I had paprik fried rice. I had sudden craving for white chocolate (it's that time of the month) so I bought Cadbury Dream at the Choc Boutique. I swallowed all the white chocolates, and when I got home, I weighed myself, I had gained 1kg. Nice.
And I also ordered Mango Passion at Juice Works. Simply yummy.
Went home, read The Lovely Bones. Sleep. That's all.
My Work
I apologize for the lack of updates lately. I know I should be blogging more about my work, especially my first day. I mean, the first of day of my first real job!!! And I didn't blog about it. So now I'm gonna make it up to you by making a summary of my first week.
Monday
Report duty. Had to fill up millions of forms. Then I was assigned to my department. This was the most boring day in my entire life. I happened to bring my laptop and a letter-writing book with me. So the whole day I browsed through my laptop, deleting some old files etc etc. And read the letter-writing book. I read the company's magazines, codes of ethics, some brochures on performance management system bla bla bla. Boooring. Had lunch with another trainee who is in the same batch as me, Kak Ayu. We ate at the cafe which is in the same building as my office. I had rice with asam pedas and chicken. At 5.30pm sharp, I packed up my things and cabut lari balik rumah. Kena perli by one of the staffs, "Awalnye balik." Lucky me, I joined the busiest department in the company. Everyone goes home at 8pm (average time).
Tuesday
First thing in the morning, I asked the lady sitting in the cubicle behind mine, if she has any reading materials. She gave me some notes that she got during her training in the company. So I read all the presentation slides on management, pricing, forecasting, demand etc etc. And on this day, I had my first task. The most common task to newcomers at any workplace--filing! I was given a high stack of papers, and I had to sort them out according to the reference numbers. FYI, the numbers range reached up to 3000 plus! When I finished sorting my first batch of papers, I was given the next stack and I worked past office hour (until around 6.30pm, since yesterday I kena perli balik awal). Had lunch with another trainee in my department. She joined the company in December 2009. She introduced me to her friends. We ate at a cafe across the road. I had rice with fried fish fillet, lauk lemak and stir-fried vegetables. I didn't like it. Still haven't got my ID. Had to walk around wearing this ugly, yellow visitor's pass. I felt like I didn't belong. Another hassle I have to go through is surrending my driving license every morning and returning them when I go home to get the visitor's pass. This was my unlucky day. At 6.30pm, there was a heavy downpour and there was an accident. It took me 1 hour 30 minutes to arrive home due to the jam. I followed the NPE highway.
Wednesday
Still doing filing. By the end of the office hour, I felt that if I have to look at any more numbers, I'd scream. I used the NKVE highway to go home this time. Took me 45 minutes to arrive home. Still having lunch with the same group of people, at the same place. I ate chicken rice. Not bad. But I spilled the soy sauce on my purse when I was about to pay. What a klutz. And...I got my ID and staff number!!! When the general manager's secretary gave me my completed security application form, I was ecstatic. I crossed the bridge to go to the security office across the road. My picture was taken there and then, and I didn't bring my makeup bag and comb with me. My picture was awful. When one of my colleagues saw my ID, she said "Laa...sikat la rambut!" I used the NKVE highway to go home. More peace of mind.
My messy hair. My face had to be censored because it looks even worse than my hair. Haha.
Monday
Report duty. Had to fill up millions of forms. Then I was assigned to my department. This was the most boring day in my entire life. I happened to bring my laptop and a letter-writing book with me. So the whole day I browsed through my laptop, deleting some old files etc etc. And read the letter-writing book. I read the company's magazines, codes of ethics, some brochures on performance management system bla bla bla. Boooring. Had lunch with another trainee who is in the same batch as me, Kak Ayu. We ate at the cafe which is in the same building as my office. I had rice with asam pedas and chicken. At 5.30pm sharp, I packed up my things and cabut lari balik rumah. Kena perli by one of the staffs, "Awalnye balik." Lucky me, I joined the busiest department in the company. Everyone goes home at 8pm (average time).
Tuesday
First thing in the morning, I asked the lady sitting in the cubicle behind mine, if she has any reading materials. She gave me some notes that she got during her training in the company. So I read all the presentation slides on management, pricing, forecasting, demand etc etc. And on this day, I had my first task. The most common task to newcomers at any workplace--filing! I was given a high stack of papers, and I had to sort them out according to the reference numbers. FYI, the numbers range reached up to 3000 plus! When I finished sorting my first batch of papers, I was given the next stack and I worked past office hour (until around 6.30pm, since yesterday I kena perli balik awal). Had lunch with another trainee in my department. She joined the company in December 2009. She introduced me to her friends. We ate at a cafe across the road. I had rice with fried fish fillet, lauk lemak and stir-fried vegetables. I didn't like it. Still haven't got my ID. Had to walk around wearing this ugly, yellow visitor's pass. I felt like I didn't belong. Another hassle I have to go through is surrending my driving license every morning and returning them when I go home to get the visitor's pass. This was my unlucky day. At 6.30pm, there was a heavy downpour and there was an accident. It took me 1 hour 30 minutes to arrive home due to the jam. I followed the NPE highway.
Wednesday
Still doing filing. By the end of the office hour, I felt that if I have to look at any more numbers, I'd scream. I used the NKVE highway to go home this time. Took me 45 minutes to arrive home. Still having lunch with the same group of people, at the same place. I ate chicken rice. Not bad. But I spilled the soy sauce on my purse when I was about to pay. What a klutz. And...I got my ID and staff number!!! When the general manager's secretary gave me my completed security application form, I was ecstatic. I crossed the bridge to go to the security office across the road. My picture was taken there and then, and I didn't bring my makeup bag and comb with me. My picture was awful. When one of my colleagues saw my ID, she said "Laa...sikat la rambut!" I used the NKVE highway to go home. More peace of mind.
My messy hair. My face had to be censored because it looks even worse than my hair. Haha.Thursday
Took time off in the morning. Went to EPF to create an account. I went through all the jam and when I arrived at EPF, I realized that I forgot my IC. Had to go home, went through all the jam again, to get my IC. Arrived at the office, I had to do filing again. But this time, I didn't have to sort according to reference numbers, only by dates. A colleague gave me a reference manual on how to use Sita, a computing system for flight reservation or something. It's like C programming, with all the coding and whatnot. Since I already had my staff number and e-mail address, I could access the department's e-mail. My job was to print e-mails. The e-mails are from travel agents and tour groups, and I had to sort them according to the destinations. E-mails requesting for tour codes and bookings that have been confirmed go to one of the exec, and bookings that are on waiting list will have to be forwarded to the managers. This might sound simple but it's confusing to me. I had a hard time remembering who's in charge of which region. Had lunch with at the same cafe, but this time I order kampung fried rice. Still using NKVE to go home.
Friday
Still sorting out e-mails. I memorized airport and city codes. Had lunch at McDonalds Skypark with an ex-schoolmate at SAB, Afizah, who is also working in the same company, but different division. A regular double cheeseburger McValue meal cost me RM8 only. I got discount when I show my ID. I have no work but I felt guilty about going back at 5.30pm sharp. So I lingered around for a few minutes, printing more e-mails. One of the staff told me not to work too hard coz it scares her and she told me to go home. So I'm still clueless, should I go home early or late? I'll never know!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Time flies
14th April 2010 : Submitted my thesis.
19th April 2010: Job interview.
20th April 2010: Got a call from the company to do medical check up. In other words, I was accepted, but subject to medical check up and reference checks.
22nd April 2010: Medical check up.
29th April 2010: Was informed that the result of medical check up had came out and I had to report duty on 3rd May 2010.
3rd May 2010: My first day at work.
Maybe I should construct a Gantt chart so you can visualize this better. Ahh nevermind. But the point is, I finished my final semester on 14th April. 5 days later I got a job interview. A day after the job interview, the HR called me to do medical check up. Two days after the call is my medical check up. And a week later, I got the job offer. And I will be starting my work 3 days after the day I got the offer. Hence, I was unemployed for about 3 weeks only. Things happened so fast! I don't have my transcript yet, and I don't even know the grade of my final year project. But anyway, Alhamdulillah, I'm very very grateful to Allah, that I got the job that I wanted. I just hope I'll be able to cope.
Tomorrow is my first day at work. Oh. My. God.
So many worries on my mind. Will I be able to do the job? Will I be able to perform? What kind of people will I meet?
Mr. Y will also start work tomorrow. Same day as me. He has to undergo 1 week of some sort of orientation, then 2 weeks at outbound school. Which means I won't be seeing him for 3 weeks! Argh I'm gonna put a ticker on my blog and count down the days until we can see each other again.
All these feel so UNREAL to me. I can't believe I'm already working.
19th April 2010: Job interview.
20th April 2010: Got a call from the company to do medical check up. In other words, I was accepted, but subject to medical check up and reference checks.
22nd April 2010: Medical check up.
29th April 2010: Was informed that the result of medical check up had came out and I had to report duty on 3rd May 2010.
3rd May 2010: My first day at work.
Maybe I should construct a Gantt chart so you can visualize this better. Ahh nevermind. But the point is, I finished my final semester on 14th April. 5 days later I got a job interview. A day after the job interview, the HR called me to do medical check up. Two days after the call is my medical check up. And a week later, I got the job offer. And I will be starting my work 3 days after the day I got the offer. Hence, I was unemployed for about 3 weeks only. Things happened so fast! I don't have my transcript yet, and I don't even know the grade of my final year project. But anyway, Alhamdulillah, I'm very very grateful to Allah, that I got the job that I wanted. I just hope I'll be able to cope.
Tomorrow is my first day at work. Oh. My. God.
So many worries on my mind. Will I be able to do the job? Will I be able to perform? What kind of people will I meet?
Mr. Y will also start work tomorrow. Same day as me. He has to undergo 1 week of some sort of orientation, then 2 weeks at outbound school. Which means I won't be seeing him for 3 weeks! Argh I'm gonna put a ticker on my blog and count down the days until we can see each other again.
All these feel so UNREAL to me. I can't believe I'm already working.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Presents from Mak Long
I got a surprise from Mak Long (my aunt, Dad's elder sister).
What a cute packaging!
She gave me a set of pantyhose, a red lipliner, an eyebrow pencil, Maybelline eyeshadow and Maybelline lipstick.
CONGRATULATIONS! Just to let you know that I love you and care for you. It gives me great pleasure to see that you're getting on well in your life. Herewith is a small token for you to 'kickstart' your career life. Good luck & God Bless.
Love,
Mak Long
That's so nice of her! Even though, the thing is, I'm not planning to wear skirts to work so I don't need those pantyhose. But then, maybe I'll consider wearing skirts. I don't use lip liners, or any lip products in RED. I don't use eyebrow pencils either, but maybe I'll use that as an eyeliner. I don't like Maybelline eyeshadows coz they don't have rich color pigments. And the lipstick is a shade too dark for me. Arghhh so many complaints. What an ungrateful, spoilt brat I am! I will try to make full use of these gifts though. I really really appreciate it.
I'm sure some of you will wonder whether I've gotten myself a job, since I'm getting these congratulatory presents. My answer is yes. But I will not tell you about it in details yet as I'm not so sure about this job offer.
Anyway, Mak Long will definitely be getting some cash once I get my first salary!
What a cute packaging!
She gave me a set of pantyhose, a red lipliner, an eyebrow pencil, Maybelline eyeshadow and Maybelline lipstick.With a note that says:
Ms. Liyana,
CONGRATULATIONS! Just to let you know that I love you and care for you. It gives me great pleasure to see that you're getting on well in your life. Herewith is a small token for you to 'kickstart' your career life. Good luck & God Bless.
Love,
Mak Long
That's so nice of her! Even though, the thing is, I'm not planning to wear skirts to work so I don't need those pantyhose. But then, maybe I'll consider wearing skirts. I don't use lip liners, or any lip products in RED. I don't use eyebrow pencils either, but maybe I'll use that as an eyeliner. I don't like Maybelline eyeshadows coz they don't have rich color pigments. And the lipstick is a shade too dark for me. Arghhh so many complaints. What an ungrateful, spoilt brat I am! I will try to make full use of these gifts though. I really really appreciate it.
I'm sure some of you will wonder whether I've gotten myself a job, since I'm getting these congratulatory presents. My answer is yes. But I will not tell you about it in details yet as I'm not so sure about this job offer.
Anyway, Mak Long will definitely be getting some cash once I get my first salary!
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