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Haha thanks kwa for associating me with such pretty flowers!! I'm super honoured..:) i havent blogged for more than 3/4 of a year i think..somehow i find myself at a loss for words! looking at kwa's post i cant help feeling that my time this year hasn't really been spent that meaningfully thus far..it's good to have some form of working experience of cos, but my work sometimes really borders on the most mindless and repetitive of tasks..still, each day brings sth new becos theres no knowing what my colleagues or bosses will ask me to do..as you all know by now, my work has ranged from tasks that are menial (cleaning/dusting/packing/making tea/folding shirts) to repetitive (fotocopying an entire book/sticking stickers/writing cards/searching for tel numbers) to physically draining (climbing up a hill to deliver stuff/delivering mail/retrieving stuff from storerooms) to totally random (searching for old invoices/checking stuff)..the most challenging tasks ive handled that remotely requires more brain work are some very basic accounts n drafting of an email..thankfully, im beginning to appreciate the few colleagues I have more with the passing of time (as opposed to the first day when i came back disheartened and sickened)..ive got used to their brand of humour, their way of talking and i no longer dislike some while i genuinely like some a lot.. and im quite thankful in the sense that they've been quite forgiving of my never ending list of blunders thus far (though i m a little irked when one of them always laughs at my stupidity, its a little patronising the way she does it!) though they arent passionate abt their work (theres hardly a day without someone on leave; makes me wonder how many days of leave they can take) they certainly adhere to high standards of perfection in their work and are amazingly meticulous..and the other temp's nice too..we started communicating by msn at work today..quite funny cos we can hear each other's typing when we chat..
still i cant help feeling that i havent exactly learnt much from my work..yes thats always that intangible "experience" everyone speaks so highly of, but when I think about it i havent improved much essentially in the way i deal with things..ive realised to my horror that i'm not the most meticulous and careful of pple and i can be HIGHLY inefficient..its alright when i only have one task on hand but on days when different pple pile me with work i flounder-and cant decide whose to priortise esp when everyone tells me theirs is urgent ..i have so much more to learn-and i want to change-but i dont quite know how..
call me mercenary but the best part of work i think is the pay..getting the payslip thru mail is one of the most exciting experiences..tho i din manage to hit a thousand for the first month cos of 2 days of leave (and it will be even worse with CNY and results coming out) its nice to tell my mum I help u pay for this la! when shes hesitating over sth to buy though in the end she always pays..fillial me has given a treat to my parents though muahaha.. anyway i dont know if its foolish, but ive started recording my daily expenses from my very expensive transport fare to the occasional Hello panda and eight days i splurge on..ive become quite money conscious in a sense..esp when i think of the future..i already noe what the proverbial rainy day will be for me..or for my family rather.
speaking of the future all of u have already made up your minds on what to do! or at least partially in the case of bin..im the only one..i cant believe it..the future is like some vague misty distance that i just avoid thinking of..all i noe is that i want a good income:( i feel depressed and lousy just talking about it..and i dont even feel the urge to do some research on the future possiblities..one problem with working is that i lapse and slump into a total state of bonelessness the moment i reach home..i feel no incentive to do any of the meaningful things i resolved to do earlier-and i just slack away with the justification that ive been slogging at work earninng my meagre income:(:(
haiz..how have ur cny hols been? as always i loved mine..looking forward to seeing u all soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tmr to be exact!! happy cny nway!
posted by the best friends for life.. @ 9:48 PM
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