January 2007
Monthly Archive
January 27, 2007
After a long week at work, nothing beats crooning at the microphone with my friends at K-box!
With Hanjoo’s KTV Challenge Manual (which is, technically speaking, a piece of A4 size paper) handy, we spent the next 5 hours or so singing songs from different categories. And I simply love the way she called the challenge, KTV 歌曲挑战大全 (or something similar). Makes it sound like some martial art thingy.
Apart from K-box trying to rob us of at least another hour of fun, I must say that I had a lot of fun. Including watching Sharon and Hanjoo reasoning with the K-box manager to rightly give us what we paid for.
Another day of fun before going back to work.
Bleah.
I want to play play play!
January 20, 2007
21 weeks left in the internship and a lot of people has been asking me what I make of the past 3 weeks. I can only say:
So far, so good
That would be met with curious stares and some have even probe further and asked
“What is so good?”
Honestly?
Every single thing. Every little thing.
From photocopying to doing research on feng shui on the net, from shopping for gifts for people in the office to calling corporate gift companies for their catalogues, and even learning to use the Bloomberg terminal makes me happy.
I guess you can say that I am one of those who always adopt a “half full” spirit.
It is also amazing how time flies each day. Perhaps it is the daily morning rush doing media monitoring which helps or just because I try to see things from a positive angle. Any how, I am glad that I haven’t screw up on anything yet. And I hope I’ll never, in the next 21 weeks.
Speaking of media monitoring, I am pretty happy about my progress. After 3 weeks, I am now able to recognise the technical terms, the names of major companies and competitors for the particular industry. At least I need minimal help when categorising the clippings. And boy, am I happy. I just hope that they are sorted in the perfect order though. Otherwise I would have a senior executive (which I try to keep my distance from) and a vice president (who is nice and very detailed) as well as the COO (or some senior mgt or something -_-”’) running after me. But (as I would say again and again) so far so good.
But most importantly, the people in the office are generally nice and warm most of the time. So it helps a lot. Of course there are occasions where people would be shouting or reprimanding others, but still, it is just part and parcel of working together.
So for the rest of the 21 weeks, my motto would be to
“do everything to the best of my abilities, smile more often, and as much as possible, stay out of trouble”
January 10, 2007
So… Today is the 6th day of my internship.
I have seen and heard a lot of things that I would rather I had not. But I guess when you are working in a huge organisation, in this case, an MNC, it is inevitable that such issues do arise. My motto now is to do my work to the best of my ability, mind my own business and spend the next 23 weeks learning as much as they would allow me to.
The only thing I want to complain is that I do not have enough sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am thankful for the evenings after work hanging out with my friends and talking about everything under the sun. It keeps me sane. Only 6 days and I’m so depressed. Haha… Imagine 6 months later.
Here’s another picture I took with my phone camera from my kitchen window at sunset. I think the color of the sky is just fantastic. The bottom part is too dark though. But anyways…
Eh. The building that is under construction in the background looks suspiciously like quay cranes (equipment to move containers) that you find at the ports.
Ah!!!!!!! Too much of work!
Will whine again soon.
Out.
January 6, 2007
Since I have changed my mobile to the K800i model, I have become quite the photo snapper. I see what I like, I will take a picture. The other day I was walking around Toa Payoh central and decided to take some shots. Haha.. My dear photography savvy friends, please spare my amateurish attempts. =P
January 6, 2007
And so, 2007 has arrived. 2007 also marks the start of my 24 weeks internship.
Is it the mission of every single internship to induce a sense of incompetency in us?
Photocopying for example. I have photocopied tons of stuff at Heartware and never once dropped even a single piece of paper. Now, it’s a different story. It is not a pleasant sight when papers fall. Especially when it is at least 500 pieces at one go. (*frustrated screams*)
Hopefully things will be better. And hopefully pleasant things would happen.
And better better come sooner.
Happy New Year!
