A Short Update

Not really sure how to start nor write this entry...too many things to write abt.

Itz been ages since i last blogged about my personal life. Work really takes a toll on my energy. I really wanna blog so much...there's so much to say BUT coming home after 8pm on average, I feel so so tired that I cld hardly go on MSN let alone blog. (but i make it a point to have a post at least once a week)

So tonight I thot I just write abt watever comes to my mind and not care too much abt my english, grammar, spelling, vocab, etc

I want to blog abt my birthday...put up the pictures, talk abt my new job at Alexandra Hospital.

In short, I will blog later and more abt my birthday week, and my new work life.

I had thot tt my birthday this year wld be relatively quiet but thanks to many frenz, I enjoyed myself and din feel lonely. e.g. Yellow was very sweet to pei me for my birthday dinner. And mummy and shan ordered a nice cake for me despite them being in Adelaide. (So surprised and touched). Thanks to my sis, I had a life changing experience by going thru LASIK.

Actually before my birthday, i was rather depressed with the things my life was...but God is gracious and even when u forget Him at times, He never forgets you.

Then after bd week, LASIK, then a job interview and an offer. The rest, as they say is history (ok ok...not exactly history...)
I enjoy my work at AH, being able to do what I want to do and more. I love giving talks to the schools. It is very fulfilling and I dun dread it. I try to practise Kaizen (continuous improvement) in my talks so as to improve myself with each talk. Plus the kids are rather adorable and endearing.

The colleagues at work are nice. Boss is understanding enuff (but i still waiting for my first BIG scolding...everyone gets it so i'm just hoping to get mine over and done with)
Plus many many other perks in this job! I'm lovin' it!

So much I dun mind a bit of OT and going back to work on Saturdays!
in fact...another few hours and I'll be back in the office!

Well, hope this is a good enuff update my dear frenz...
cheerios! more details coming soon...stay tuned...

STOP Whinge-ing Jzin!

Note: A delayed post

I had a really bad time the past few days...

(WARNING: long post)

My colleague sorta got fired; on that note...I feel that his termination was rather unjustified.
Firstly, let me give u a background on things...whilst looking for a full time job, I am a currently working (temp) for a company that has the distributor rights to a few watch brands on the market (I can only say that one of the brands is an American sports watch company, another brand whose designer is actually more known for his shoe designs and has since now expanded to many fashion items like clothes and recently perfumes, another Italian brand more known for sunnies whose ads included a certain famous soccer player...)
Due to poor sales performance, my colleague (letz just call him Cam) was terminated. AND the farnee thing was he was NEVER told that he was being let go...it was implied/hinted! What kind of BS is that?! Its soooooo dodgy.
Anyway, I would not say that the entire thing (poor sales) is his fault entirely; personally, i think some of the brands are great. Just not every single model. AND the wisdom that is the company's sales exec chooses to bring in certain models that only, erm...a few percentage of the Singapore population would like (maybe the aunties and ah peks, or simply pple with hmm...letz just say they got very unique tastes). The thing is, the target population of the product is the masses, u DO NOT position your product to a select few!

I remember the four Ps of marketing (did one module during my undergrad days)

1. Product
2. Price
3. Place
4. Promotion

But i think i another 'P' is impt. The People...your target grp

Product to match the People no?

'nuff said!

Anyways, back to the topic, I felt really unjustified for Cam; I worked with him and besides the occasional lateness, he is a good worker. He did lots and corrected many mistakes that the company did.
Then I wondered abt my own efforts done for the company. I used to think that my colleagues were nice people. But apparently when stressful situation comes up and their asses are on the line...the halos disappear and little devil horns come out of their heads and they take out their knives and start aiming for backs of their so-called teammates.

I thought long and hard, and during work the past few days, I felt so listless and wary that I might be given the boot soon. Hence, I am going to say bye bye to that company real soon and proli never EVER buying their products again. Besides, one of the watches I bot from them like broke in a matter of three months! The blind faith I placed on them!

Sooo..yesterday, a fren came to have lunch with me and I was like whining the WHOLE time. "Sucks", "sucky", "it sucks" were my basic vocab the whole time. But she was patient and nice enuff to listen, and encourage me dispite her own dire situation. She herself had been sorta persuaded to resign which I feel was another case of unjustified 'termination'. And also having other problems in her life.

Soon, other frenz also started to encourage me, for which I am thankful. Things are alwis not as bad as it seemed. In fact, it could be worse.

I should count my blessings and instead of whinge-ing, channel that energy into something constructive instead. Like blogging about the injustice suffered by frenz, updating a bit on my life, and hopefully, encouraging someone along the way.

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Dedicated to all my deskbound working frenz

I believe this is wat we all need when we are at work. This is proli the one single useful program we all wanna have!

No title...too tired

how do pple do it? Blogging almost everyday! I do not have a full time job yet fer the past few days I've been so so very tired to blog. Sigh...lack of discipline perhaps?



Letz see, last week I met Yvie and watched Spiderman 3 with her, Wed was work and Phantom evening, Thurs was karaoke and Wala Wala. Fri and Sat was work. Then mother's day. Work today (mon) (and tmr! @ Tampines!!! far sia...). Ok, I shld be more forgiving towards myself since I have been pretty busy the past week!



OH, I am soooo broke too! Paid debts to Starhub, Singnet, and AIA. Bought myself some gym clothes (to push myself more into exercising). Thatz it! And I am pretty much broke for this month...sigh...thus need to work more. Sigh...WHEN will HPB hire me???

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Update on the job front

Yayy!

Now I am not a part-time slacker/part-time job-hunter anymore

Add part-time watch promoter!

yep! I'm now doing part-time t-r-y-ing to promote the sales of Kenneth Cole and Timex watches at CK Tangs. So now's your chance to make me serve you and get abused at...

Catch me every week on Fridays and Saturdays!

Working wif kids

Thanks Shan fer the lobang!

Today, thks to shan, my sis and I got some work to do (rather than 'rot' at home the whole day doing meaningless starings at our computer screens)

The mission: Entertain kids and help them with their art and crafts
The place: Courts Megamall (@Tampines)

My sis and I spent the whole day trying to kids to join us in our art and crafts sessions. We did stained glass stickers, making greeting cards, and pencil holders (we also attempted at air tattoo but could not figure out how the darn airbrush contraception works!?)

Those kids were aw-so-cuuute! They were sooo adorable I wish I could bring them home!

I took some pictures too (unfortunately their faces couldn't be seen clearly)