Finally had a try at staying alone in the hostel. Thanks to all the ghost stories in that very unit, everything seemed spooky. The first thing I did was to switch on every available light in the house. Kept having the feeling of being watched and the sound of dripping water sounded damn loud. Had a quick shower and went to the room. Watched Gundam Seed with maximum volume till I was all drowsy and tired. Ended up sleeping with the lights on and it wasnt a very pleasant sleep. Woke up a couple of times through the night at the slightest sound of the air con.
Never had I been so glad to see daylight again.
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Farewell my friends
Finally, the guy whom I am supposed to replace left. Had some farewell party or gathering last night.
Went to this place for some seafood. The place was in some salt-water fishing pay pond. Had some 8 course meal which isnt something to brag about. Kinda sucky I dare say but then it was kinda cheap and paid for by my friend, so what's there to complain.
Today, the colleague who had been going for interviews got confirmed in another company. The place is gonna be understaffed soon. So anyone interested in working here can contact me. haha
Might be working night shift next month and those bastards had to start a ghost story telling session. Argh! Why must have such a weak heart! Haha
Went to this place for some seafood. The place was in some salt-water fishing pay pond. Had some 8 course meal which isnt something to brag about. Kinda sucky I dare say but then it was kinda cheap and paid for by my friend, so what's there to complain.
Today, the colleague who had been going for interviews got confirmed in another company. The place is gonna be understaffed soon. So anyone interested in working here can contact me. haha
Might be working night shift next month and those bastards had to start a ghost story telling session. Argh! Why must have such a weak heart! Haha
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
High turnover
Basically everyone in my office surfs jobstreet.com. One of them had been going for interviews non stop and cant wait to leave this dreaded place. They keep telling me that the management here sucks and they hate the boss. One complains of the lack of entertainment in the place and it is just lifeless.
From my point of view, it isnt that bad i guess. Heck, I ve only been here for 6 days, so maybe i havent seen the clear picture. And I havent tried working on shift yet. If I were to work on shift, basically I wont have any weekend anymore. And it would be an upside down life. Working through the night and sleeping through the day. Basically, the guys here who work shift tell me that there arent any work at all during the night. So, maybe if i get the shift, it is time for me to catch up on animes and movies. Better start stocking up.
For now, the normal shift doesnt seem as hard, and going out to fix stuff make time flies. There is no jam on the way to work, we have our breakfast during work hours for maybe an hour, a few tea breaks, we can surf during free time, watch movies, basically do anything you want. And the good thing, the guys here manipulate the system and can claim OT without actually doing OT. Good place to earn petty cash I guess.
I guess I stick here for a while and decide what I really want to do for the long term.
From my point of view, it isnt that bad i guess. Heck, I ve only been here for 6 days, so maybe i havent seen the clear picture. And I havent tried working on shift yet. If I were to work on shift, basically I wont have any weekend anymore. And it would be an upside down life. Working through the night and sleeping through the day. Basically, the guys here who work shift tell me that there arent any work at all during the night. So, maybe if i get the shift, it is time for me to catch up on animes and movies. Better start stocking up.
For now, the normal shift doesnt seem as hard, and going out to fix stuff make time flies. There is no jam on the way to work, we have our breakfast during work hours for maybe an hour, a few tea breaks, we can surf during free time, watch movies, basically do anything you want. And the good thing, the guys here manipulate the system and can claim OT without actually doing OT. Good place to earn petty cash I guess.
I guess I stick here for a while and decide what I really want to do for the long term.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
da hostel...
There is this room which has a yellow chinese 'fu' sticked on one of the doors of my hostel. Marv and I just laughed it off the other day saying that the house was rearing some chinese vampires there.
Anyway, yesterday my roomy told me that two previous colleagues who stayed in that unit of mine experienced something before. One of them saw the thing in his room. He sraight away fell sick for 3 days and moved out of the hostel. He is still working here and he now travels all the way from PJ. Another guy felt something touching and pressing him during his sleep.
Now, thanks to that, I always feel that something is watching me from the broken ceilings above when I am having my bath. Had always been freaked out by ghost stories and stuff. Haha How I wish I didnt know about it. Ignorance is really bliss.
Anyway, yesterday my roomy told me that two previous colleagues who stayed in that unit of mine experienced something before. One of them saw the thing in his room. He sraight away fell sick for 3 days and moved out of the hostel. He is still working here and he now travels all the way from PJ. Another guy felt something touching and pressing him during his sleep.
Now, thanks to that, I always feel that something is watching me from the broken ceilings above when I am having my bath. Had always been freaked out by ghost stories and stuff. Haha How I wish I didnt know about it. Ignorance is really bliss.
Monday, August 22, 2005
Never trust Magazine's competition
At least from my ex company's magazine...Parenthink!, Ibu Ayah and the chinese version. Man, I am in the mood for complaining.
Well, first of all, i sincerely doubt that the magazine sells well. Its obvious from the tonnes of leftover magazines stacked in the office. Anyway, back to the topic, the magazine organizes contests in every issue. The number of contestants are limited. The number cant even fill in all the position for prizes. Remember the rule that no family member of a staff in the company can participate? Well, for my company, 6/10 entries are from the boss's kids.
And there are more. The ones in charge of choosing the winners have the cheek to say that an entry is not up to standard and would be disqualified. And all the leftover prizes would be kept for themselves. And to think that it is a parenting magazine. I even saw them choosing what prizes they wanted for themselves before the contest was launched.
But I have to add that not everyone is like that. There is one who is really fair and honest when it comes to these contests and stuff. I guess wherever you go, there would be the good guys and the bad asses.
Well, first of all, i sincerely doubt that the magazine sells well. Its obvious from the tonnes of leftover magazines stacked in the office. Anyway, back to the topic, the magazine organizes contests in every issue. The number of contestants are limited. The number cant even fill in all the position for prizes. Remember the rule that no family member of a staff in the company can participate? Well, for my company, 6/10 entries are from the boss's kids.
And there are more. The ones in charge of choosing the winners have the cheek to say that an entry is not up to standard and would be disqualified. And all the leftover prizes would be kept for themselves. And to think that it is a parenting magazine. I even saw them choosing what prizes they wanted for themselves before the contest was launched.
But I have to add that not everyone is like that. There is one who is really fair and honest when it comes to these contests and stuff. I guess wherever you go, there would be the good guys and the bad asses.
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