It's a week since I started work at my current location, and it don't seems like I have accomplished anything.
In the first three days, I was there to learn the ropes. After that, I'm thrown with tonnes of work. A whole table of filing to do, and more to come after i print them out. All these could already keep me busy everyday for my 1 month of employment at this company.
What more do I have to do? Indent stationery, zap papers, prepare for some meeting this week and training next week and this list can just go on and on.. Sort of like the life I had during NS, but more hectic, and a higher pay.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
An un-Exciting new start
Just after receiving a call from the agency yesterday morning, I've started work today...
The journey starts off today with meeting my upper-study, Kathrine (the one that I'm replacing), at cck mrt. From there she brougth me to work. The trip took slightly longer than 30mins. She showed me the daily routine for the morning and it really feels like what we used to do in camp, open cupboards, cabinets and rooms.
Slowly, bit by bit, the rest of the department starts to report for work. They were all elated to find that I'm an undergrad at the SOC in NUS -- IT guy, computer whiz.. God, give me strength..
Lunch was provided in their canteen and I ate with 3 other colleagues. The first question directed at me is "Have you completed NS?". A common question in my FAQ.
The journey starts off today with meeting my upper-study, Kathrine (the one that I'm replacing), at cck mrt. From there she brougth me to work. The trip took slightly longer than 30mins. She showed me the daily routine for the morning and it really feels like what we used to do in camp, open cupboards, cabinets and rooms.
Slowly, bit by bit, the rest of the department starts to report for work. They were all elated to find that I'm an undergrad at the SOC in NUS -- IT guy, computer whiz.. God, give me strength..
Lunch was provided in their canteen and I ate with 3 other colleagues. The first question directed at me is "Have you completed NS?". A common question in my FAQ.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Serenity gone forever!
Hooray, the Brickland Road extention is finally opened on Sunday, 10th June 2007. After the construction commenced more than a year ago, it's finally done! It cuts short travelling time from my house to Bukit Batok area by a lot since it's a straight route with no traffic lights apart from the lights at either ends of the extention.
Yesterday I went for a run for the first time on this new road, from one end to another and back. It is a real good place for running and cycling with not many people on the footpath. The road as reported on the news is approximately 2km, means that I ran about 4km(worst case scenario 3km). Think i ought to buy a bicycle soon.
Great, but everything comes with a price. It disconcerted the serenity that had always been around since I moved in when I was sec 1. The road sits on the outskirt of the forest just outside of my room's window. When I first moved in, it was quite scary to see the forest and listen to the howling winds in the night, especially after 'lights off', but soon I became used to it, and enjoyed the serenity. Now it's time to get used to the new environment.
Yesterday I went for a run for the first time on this new road, from one end to another and back. It is a real good place for running and cycling with not many people on the footpath. The road as reported on the news is approximately 2km, means that I ran about 4km(worst case scenario 3km). Think i ought to buy a bicycle soon.
Great, but everything comes with a price. It disconcerted the serenity that had always been around since I moved in when I was sec 1. The road sits on the outskirt of the forest just outside of my room's window. When I first moved in, it was quite scary to see the forest and listen to the howling winds in the night, especially after 'lights off', but soon I became used to it, and enjoyed the serenity. Now it's time to get used to the new environment.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
the Interview
The one week camping trip is finally over, this means that I have to start finding a job for the rest of the 2 months of vacation, unless I intend to rot away without doing anything this summer.
I went to a particular hotel for an interview on monday(4/6), along with chubbs, kai, and howard, and the intended job was supposed to be helping out in their recreation department @ $6/hr. However, for some reasons, we were told by the manager that the recreation department did not require so many labourers and told us if we mind going to other departments. We were fine with that, but since it was around lunch time, we were told to come back after lunch so that they can make the necessary arrangements.
It was slightly before 12pm when we left and were told to return at 2pm!! And I thought we were the only ones to have lunch breaks from 1130-1400. Anyway, when we returned, we were assigned to the housekeeping department. Kai and Howard were selected by the manager of the HR department to be bellhop, while chubbs and I were to be runners (bring things up to customers when they call).
We were then briefed by the manager of the housekeeping department about the job scope, work hours and pay. We were expected to work in shift and on alternate 5 and 6 days-week, and the pay was a meagre $950/month(+ whatever tips you get). Perhaps because they wanted to save up on the cpf contribution part.
On our way home, Howard was the first to voice out his reluctance to work and soon it triggered a chain reaction with Kai saying "if howard not going to work, then I will also quit", then chubbs says "if Kai is not working, then I also dowan.". This leaves me, and the outcome is pretty obvious, none of us accepted the job in the end.
It's back to the seas then, while I wait for confirmation from a job agency which DY RSM had introduced to me. The grass should be greener there.
I went to a particular hotel for an interview on monday(4/6), along with chubbs, kai, and howard, and the intended job was supposed to be helping out in their recreation department @ $6/hr. However, for some reasons, we were told by the manager that the recreation department did not require so many labourers and told us if we mind going to other departments. We were fine with that, but since it was around lunch time, we were told to come back after lunch so that they can make the necessary arrangements.
It was slightly before 12pm when we left and were told to return at 2pm!! And I thought we were the only ones to have lunch breaks from 1130-1400. Anyway, when we returned, we were assigned to the housekeeping department. Kai and Howard were selected by the manager of the HR department to be bellhop, while chubbs and I were to be runners (bring things up to customers when they call).
We were then briefed by the manager of the housekeeping department about the job scope, work hours and pay. We were expected to work in shift and on alternate 5 and 6 days-week, and the pay was a meagre $950/month(+ whatever tips you get). Perhaps because they wanted to save up on the cpf contribution part.
On our way home, Howard was the first to voice out his reluctance to work and soon it triggered a chain reaction with Kai saying "if howard not going to work, then I will also quit", then chubbs says "if Kai is not working, then I also dowan.". This leaves me, and the outcome is pretty obvious, none of us accepted the job in the end.
It's back to the seas then, while I wait for confirmation from a job agency which DY RSM had introduced to me. The grass should be greener there.
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