Friday, March 19, 2010
job+college=total chaos 
psst, here's a lil secret that i would like to spill.
(i wouldn't if there's no pictures, which is definitely not likely to happen)
well.. here's the thing. i've been trying my luck on a couple of part-time jobs! some of you may be probably wondering why in the world would i wanna waste my time on unnecessary things such as taking up a job when i should focus completely on my studies, but hey, if you've noticed, most of the people around me does that too. &it isn't such an unavailing task!
so, here's why.
1. (i believe this reason can solely be applied on me) i am pursuing communication as one of my majors. abundance of writing &verbal contact where the interchange of ideas and information is of essence. so, taking up a job may seem more like an internship to me (muahahaha, i rock at giving excuses)
2. i'm rotting in here. i seriously need a life.
3. it's pretty boring....
4. did i mention how boring it really is staying and rotting in the room all day long?
5. refer to No. 1 to No. 4.
pretty convincing, huh? okay, maybe not. but boredom has indubitably kicked in ever since college started. boredom, people, is what moi define as a remorseless twinge on the rind of time. &whenever i'm bored, i get all sulky &morose (trust me, cos i don't fabricate bullshits that often anyway)
curious on what kinda job a girl like ME would be engaged with? well, be ready to be surprised. (i am taken aback by my own choice too now that i recollect )
the first &probably the dumbest too..
SERAMBI
a newly opened cafe at cova square. it all started when py informed me that hema &her went for an interview there &got the job almost instantaneously. sounded pretty inducing to me. afterall, i have not experienced any sort of employment before. let it be working in a restaurant. so that very morning, i headed straight to serambi to ask for the job. &holy flying buttmonkeys, i got the job! w/o any perceptible delay or any sort of interview or scanning! i just got it! needless to say, i was happy. dude, this was my first employment, remember?
the "training"....
but hey, come to think about it, i did not received my wage (we resigned even before the shop started operating, wait wait, more on this later, don't let your mind wander any further =D ), but at least we got free syrup! kns....
my darling hema &me.
everyone :)
the others are all nursing students, from segi, yeah. &the ones in black are obviously the tauke.
you're probably wondering where's inch and py.. but oh, it's a long story.
:)
our reasons for leaving?
friggin low pay. the shop is not opened yet! waterpark! being a waitress... hmm.. i'll pass. (i know, i should have thought of this the moment i signed up for it. oh, what to do, my brain does not function that well, thus the 8A's :] )BUT..
the most important reason is undoubtedly because...
WE HAVE TO FRIGGIN REMOVE OUR NAIL POLISH.
that's like, the biggest sacrifice ever!
omg do i sound bimbotic?
so yeah, this concludes my first job ever :)
verdict : it was a happy ending.
ELLE 
you're possibly going all "ooooo, ahhhhhh" now.
peeps, *drum roll*.... i'm more than proud to announce that for the first time in my life (serambi definitely not included), i've worked (and stood like an idiot) for 5 friggin hours!
FIVE!
PROUD OF ME OR NOT?!!!
i've even ran through the storeroom (phew, exhausting much) to bring clothings/shoes/bags for the customers to try on. i've tried bringing items to the counter to be scanned. i've tried folding messed up clothes (damn those customers), i've tried arranging clothings...
i've done it all! &omg, i'm so proud of myself!
but there's something that got under my skin so much. rather than concentrating on serving the customers, i keep looking at what i wanna buy from that shop!
damn.. i've spotted a handbag and a purse that i'd die to possess. and i'm gonna get them real soon =P
see! it's a grave mistake letting a shopaholic work in a branded shop like this. but even if i were to work in a night market, i bet there's something that i would wanna buy.
anyway...
we were asked to wear black top and black pants. oh, &black shoes too. waterpark. hema worked in elle too but she was assigned to work at the old wing.
regardless of how happy i felt working for the first time in my life, i have to finally surmise that working while juggling with studies is no easy task. especially if it's as mundane as taking stocks off the rack for the entire day. at the end of the day, i was tired, i was worn out. i could barely even walk. &i've only worked for 5 hours. that's how piggish i could get at times.
to compensate my hard work, i rewarded myself with extra curry. you don't even know how much i love curry. for me, curry do not just act as a condiment or just to complement any food, it's my drink. yes, i literally drink curry :)
anyway, due to our final exams and the lack of time (we're indeed leading a hectic life. it's a race against time!), we finally gave up our work at elle despite the reasonable pay and no-stress working environment. besides, hema and i was not feeling well. both of us were down with flu. (&after standing &walking for 5 hours, my feet were bestowed with friggin blisters and even more scars. told ya i could barely walk!)
&oh, did i mention, i woke up at noon the next morning? talk about extreme fatigue!
CAMP 5 &hopefully the last for now.
all thanks to py and inch! (yes, again!)
hema &i went for the interview just 2 days ago. &no, i did not purposely dress up for the interview. i was just hoping to do some shopping.
who would have realized that this place existed on the top on 1u?
they serve yummy food there too :)
we will know whether or not we will be hired within 2 week's time, so fingers crossed! in the mean time, good luck to py and inch for their interview at cotton on at pavilion tomorrow. jjiayou jiayou :)
after the interview...
wh.
mcd.
till then,
xoxo.
ps. i uber hate it when even after i told you to stop doing something, you still insist on repeating it.
sui pegi, camera mali. gonna get myself a new camera real soon!
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