Tuesday, June 27, 2006

my rest day!

so freaking tired! haha... talked to Ker Ker for 4 hours and slept at about 3.30am. madness! but sometimes it's nice to talk to him coz' i'll get the juiciest update about his life.... kekekeke...

anyway, nothing much to rant today though. slept till 1.30pm and i've got a great book to indulge in later. if only it's raining. coz' i'll be able to make myself a hot chocolate and snuggle in bed with a great book of mysteries by Dan Brown. and ya, i've bought story books again. hee... thought i needed to do some polishing in my language and the easiest way i could do that would be reading. since i didn't really like borrowing books nowadays, so i buy them.

later i should be travelling down to People's Park and pay the rest of the trip to Hong Kong. yup! after much struggling, we decided to go Hong Kong despite we're bearing the risk of facing language barrier. but well, English is a universal language, so we'll just go for it. ha! if they couldn't really understand, throw in Chinese as well. next, i would have to present my barely-make-it cantonese which i doubt the Hong Kongers would even get a grip what i'm saying.

anything you need me to get there? to begin with, Ker Ker has named his request. so for the rest, i'll doubt you'd be shy... hahaha...

Saturday, June 24, 2006

you think Singaporeans are cheapos? think again.

when you're thinking that Singaporeans have bad manners, i can tell you otherwise. having to work in one of tourist's popular hangouts like Bugis (other than Orchard), i believe i have seen quite a great deal but more to come!

tourists from countries like China, Vietnam, Indonesia and maybe Philippines, they harbour horrible tourists ethics. not only they made me changed my mind about Singapore's infamous kiasuism, i basically HATED to service them.

maybe they have different cultures, and also there's a huge language barrier, they refuses to communicate with us even if English is supposedly to be a universal language. like today, theVietnamese seriously put me off totally.

you think only Singaporeans are kiasu?? man! these Vietnamese can prove otherwise! perhaps Gior in Vietnam and/or Philippines were priced like Levi's (that's what i've heard), so when they come here, it would be like Levi's on a closing-down sale. but then again, they don't seem to buy anything that don't have sale here! they'll mostly grabbed the cheapest item in store - S$5 Crew Neck Tees. and to them it's really CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP! i mean in Singapore-style, "wah lau, branded Giordano Tees eh! S$5 only! plus the brand name on the sleeve, EVERYBODY can tell it's branded!! good buy, must buy!" in addition, when they purchased 10 Crew Neck Tees, they'll request for medium-sized bags and 10 other smaller bags. and if they happen to know we give free gift boxes, they would request as many as the items as well. "pack separately! for our friends!" they would exclaimed.

worse still, they would LITERALLY messed up your whole collections of tops, totally determined to search for the size they wanted. they don't care if it would probably make their search tougher if the place is not neat, they seemed to enjoy "digging". even if we request to help them source for the size they wanted, they don't wish to acknowledge our presence. in fact, they would happily continue their "treasure hunt" and talked loudly to their friends, as if they entered a disco pub.

at least Filipinas and Indonesians are much nicer crowd. we can communicate even though we do meet some who also enjoys treasure-hunting. but still, i do feel that it would be best to sometimes leave them alone rather than serve them coz', they don't really mind even if there's no service.

so seriously, why only condemned our own Singaporeans when everyone in the world react the same way to "SALEs"? as long as the item is of a good deal, the price is reasonably cheaper, grab lah! then buy them at original prices meh? c'mon, no one, not even the ang mohs, are that dumb to only buy stuff at usual prices.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

i'm tolerating their nonsense - long ranting entry ahead!

sometimes i wonder how do the in-charges become in-charges. is it due to their loyalty with the company? experience? or basically just some empathy rewards for not being able to progress elsewhere after many years? i just don't get it.

i'm being humiliated for one of the rare times (and it may be getting frequent) today. Lis* was having her break and the POS system was a little cranky. also, i had 3 customers in queue waiting for payment. i was handling one of Gio's worse item - Crew Necks. they're basically basic round neck shirts which were presently very cheap. due to the rush in this ongoing promotion for 3 for S$15 (U.P. S$9 ea), the Management told the suppliers to forgo the price tags as it might be too tedious and may not be up for the promo in time. so the Management tried to damage control by sending us some of the color palettes (which is of little or no use as they're not accurate), nonchalently thinking it would be equally useful. so when there's no tags, cashiers like me can't scan and would have to key in manually. apparently, we cashiers had to tikam every color that was thrown to us for payment.

then, i was thrown this blue shaded tee which i couldn't really confirm the color code, plus the stupid system refuses to acknowledge the code i've typed in, naturally, i'll asked to confirm. and guess what? Lis could actually turned away and said, "pretend i'm not here". to make matters worse, she told one of my juniors whom she could click with that she claimed i'm dependent on her. it's not exactly word for word but that "dependent" got seriously sensitive.

i felt so fucked.

other than bearing the embarassment of figuring out the code myself, i had to make the other customers wait till the current payment had been settled.

now, do these in-charges possesses ZERO EQ?? does it even hurt to answer a question deemed stupid? why do they ALWAYS expect their "supporting seniors" to be all-knowing and constantly have information at their fingertips? seriously, if i'm that good and all-knowing, Lis should be out of job.

also, do the rest of the team have to tolerate mood swings of their leader? c'mon man! where's your professionalism?? or do they even know such word existed?

in my opinion, most in-charges in general sincerely sucks at leading. they seriously know nuts about being a leader. for Lis, she somehow dislikes me to ask. to her, my questions are a waste of her seconds and would be counter attacked by "what do you think?". and today, she would even retort me "Elina, if you everything also keep asking me, i'll be very busy eh!" all i was asking was about a customer reservations with informal slips of customer's contact with a reserved item, enquiring if this case was handled by her or she knew anything about this customer's reservation.

other than that, they enjoy saying things like "you're my supporting senior y'know, you have to know this! blah blah blah...." or "you're a supporting senior, you can't make these kind of mistakes!" i felt like rebutting, "eh, you're not perfect yourself, why want me to be perfect?" but yet sometimes they DO feel that they got abit too demanding, they would try to rephrase their sentence by saying, "i know we're all not perfect, but...." snort. so i'm suppose to be grateful for them trying to soften their intentions? well, good effort!

perhaps that's why i refuses to stoop to their level of thinking or to put it flatly, i don't understand their level of thinking. is it too profound for me, or it is just too out of my league of thinking? basically, they're a bunch of people who think they're some big fuck among the rest of the greenhorns. and to some, they're just not FIT to be in power.


i feel so much better... =)


*names changed to protect MY privacy

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Enrolled!

YM was affected by the happy charms i'm unconciously giving out when i completed the whole enrolment process, stepping out of the school beaming away. OF COZ! my long awaited studies are about to continue! right now, i'm waiting anxiously for the Letter of Offer from Curtin, which MIS would forward it to me and it'll take about 2 weeks. wow....

alright! there's more to come: stresses from work and school, financial matters, my parents' finale in court and definitely time management. i wouldn't say i'm all ready and set for those but just gotta take things as it comes... and i don't think i'm hasty in signing up my course, right?

anyway, despite my dad was being supportive of me continuing studies, he actually told me he would be borrowing from my 4th auntie, aka dad's youngest sister, to pay for my 1st sem's fees. i can't help feeling pathetic. and it nearly made me wanting to take a full loan instead. however, YM thought to just take the money 1st and repay her via instalments coz' i need not to pay any interest after all, which is not totally senseless. so ya, i still go ahead what i've planned. now i'm hoping that my 1st sem's fees would not be so heavy so as i would be able to go easy on my auntie... i mean, it's kinda embarassed for me to borrow from extended relatives.

also, due to some money matters as well, YM and i have decided to skip the whole Ozie trip. sorry girls, i really wanted to but just can't fork out that much dollars y'know. of coz, i'm as disappointed as you girls. after all, i've wanted to go over Ozie and NZ for a good long while. so, for a more affordable trip, i gotta choose the Asian countries. at the moment, it's either HK or Taiwan (again....). i went to both places already but for the sake of a nice getaway, i don't really mind either countries. but i still wanna go to Ozie... Or NZ...

went to Sentosa this morning and i'm abit tan now. it's such a nice weather this morning - cloudy and slightly breezy. =D if only everyday would possessed such nice weather...

i'm tired. good nitez all...

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

我要去读书了!

YES YES!! i AM going studies!!! woo hoo!!

do you know it still feels unbelieveable that i'm finally reliving my dream? my ultimate goal in life?? and it feels so exciting, so looking forward to it!

i mean, i've stop studying for a good long while and i couldn't think but except hope that i would complete my degree, given the situation at home and plus it's so not a good time asking my dad.

so i'll be enrolling by this Thursday, which happened to be the day that i've requested off. i need to bring my O'level cert (provided i still remember where i've chucked it), my Poly cert and transcripts. given on the exemptions, i might only require 18 months to complete my degree. good for me! and save more... haa! but then again, i still have to wait for my acceptance letter from Curtin...

i'll be studying!
i'll be studying!
i'll be studying!
i'll be studying!
i'll be studying!
i'll be studying!
i'll be studying!
i'll be studying!
i'll be studying!
i'll be studying!

i guess, no sane person would feel the way i feel about going to studies... wahahahaha!

Monday, June 12, 2006

a week breezed on by..

i requested Thursday off and i got it. in addition, they gave me a Monday off as well. =) but then again, the roster came abit too late that YM's not able to apply off. oh well, i guess it would prolly be ultimate nuahing at home.

for the Melb-Perth trip, we're still in the midst of dillemma to proceed or not. at this moment, this trip might be overbudget if we're to add in Perth. i mean, considering the lodging, air tix, taxes and expenses for both states, it might be quite overbearing. however, i didn't like to go over melbourne only for like 5 days as i thought it's quite short for a getaway. and also, it's abit pointless to extend more than a week just at Melb coz' it's a city after all.

i wanted to go Ozie was purely coz' i don't wish to go ANYWHERE which is going through summer at the moment. SG is already quite warm on most days, no point going over to another country and sweat our way through. after all, it supposed to be chill out and not sweat out.

but then again, if we're to wait till the end of the year, it would be summer @ Ozie. worse still, if we're to wait for the next Winter there, there won't be any "tour guide" for us then, as Bellie and Ra will be back in SG.

so now, we're finding an alternative. it's either go Melb alone (which is quite stupid as i've realised that there isn't too big difference if we're to opt for Perth & MElb) or skip the whole Ozie affair and go somewhere else.

also, there would be an alternative where we wait for a while longer, when we're not so tight then. that will prolly be during Aug or Sept. after all, we're quite rush when we wanted to go Ozie. but till then, i'm afraid that YM might not be able to apply for leave as he would be under probation if he signed on Air Force.

so many factors right??

anyways, roster below:

Mon - OFF
Tues - Full
Wed - Full
Thurs - OFF
Fri - Full
Sat - Afternoon @ BJ (bleah!)
Sun - Morning @ BJ

AND i finally talked to my dad about my studies!! at first he was telling me that he's not sure if he has the money to give me coz' of the divorce dispute over his assets. but at least he asked me the details like how much to pay for the 1st semester, the length of studies and also the total cost.

i was sincerely hoping he would help me for the 1st sem. then the remaining sems, i would take up a loan. 1stly, it's abit too last minute to apply a loan now especially when the closing date is so near; 2ndly, even with the slightest assistance from my Dad would ease the loan altogether; 3rdly, i only took up a small part of his savings and the remaining sum, he would still be able to handle my mum.

sometimes, i can't help feeling so trapped between being filial and a blood-sucking kid who always spend parent's hard-earned cash on the most basic and valid reason - studies.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

i'm feeling contented for having a good night's rest. i came home about 11.30pm yesterday and slept at about 12.30am. i had an undisturbed sleep throughout, plus it was raining to make the sleep much more comfortable. ahhh....

anyway, i think i have to hold back studies for a while. maybe i'll join the intake at the end of the year. despite how much reluctance i have, but it would be for the better. i'm intending to get my dad to help me, since he said he has a sum of money for my 2nd bro and me to study Uni, but apparently, i feel that he needed that 30 odd thou for his divorce case he's fighting with my mum than my studies at the moment. after all, that's what my mum has been fighting about - my dad's mini fortune.

i hope i get to talk to him soon and see what would be his plans. and i don't have much time left for me to enrol. the closing date would be 15 Jun, and class commences on 15 Jul. if anybody has advices for me, don't bother to hold back aye?

i love you guyz...

Sunday, June 04, 2006

just got home...

i'm getting sleepy, alright. getting not used to the shifts @ BJ. having to work Afternoon shift is as good as completing a Full shift in RP. the worse part is that time somehow seemed to pass REAL slow in the evening, after 7pm. maybe we're not too busy and had some time on hand to chit chat abit... but after 7pm for me in RP, it's as good as looking forward to closing time in about an hrs time.

roster is out! and it kind of sucks la... furthermore, there's Midnight Sales going on in Bugis this week, running in conjunction with the Great Singapore Sale. there'll be a STOREWIDE 20% OFF. shit lor... actually, not only Giordano is involved. the whole Parco is participating as it's organized by Capitaland.

Monday - Full
Tuesday - Full
Wednesday - RD
Thursday - 12 to Close
Friday - 12 to Close
Saturday - 1/2 Morning @ RP (it's as good as working full that day coz' RP operates on half day)
Sunday - Afternoon (Midnight Sales till 12am)

if only i requested for OFF on Saturday and Sunday.... well, never mind. i'll survive, i believe.

suddenly, i sincerely disliked GSS. perhaps if i'm not working, i would love the discounts and stuff but definitely not when i'm INVOLVED in it. haa... plus the freaking ridiculous targets to hit for the month. sigh... i'm getting exhausted.



and if YOU wanna meet me, since you know my Rest Day liao, let me know in advance k? i'll be waiting...

Saturday, June 03, 2006

have plans...

i just got home not too long ago, now feeling slightly tired. woke up this morning with a bad shoulder ache which slowly lead to a stiff neck. bleah. hope it'll go by tomorrow.

the thought of me having to work an Afternoon shift tomorrow ain't too inviting. but there's nothing much i can do lah. unless i'm to take an MC... hmm...

i'm not sure of my schedule next week. since i'm posted to RP, most likely every shift i would to work FULL, unless there're lotsa OTs for me to clear. and apparently it does seems like there's quite a handful of OTs i've accumulated. and i sincerely hope and pray it'll be as relax as this week's schedule... work 2 days, rest 1 day. haaa!

anyway, i'm gonna share with you this and i believe some of you would be exhilarated. kekeke...


I'M GOING TO AUSTRALIA!!

i'm not going alone. will be with YM la. it's a vacation for both of us. and we're trying to plan a SIN-MELB-PERTH-SIN. in simpler terms, we might be arranging to go Melb and then Perth. i've gotten the breakdown and all that but are planning the best outcome of it. i must say 1st: our main focus is to go Melb, mainly coz' i've never been there before. and i'm really trying my best to arrange to go Perth as well... and the reason behind it is pretty clear! =D

well, i'm preparing a big sum la. hope i'll manage to cough up the figure to go over. i need a good break, but also not come back with tighter belt. then again, i'm trying to make it work.


for my Junior, Sharon:

think you'll be reading this. i wanna apologize for not replying your last friendster message to me. i didn't go online for a while and didn't realise that you've replied. so perhaps that's why i was deemed as "MIA", and may appeared rude to not acknowledge your invitations. so sorry ah!


and for the girl whom i'm worried about...

sorry that i decided not to go clubbing with you coz' i was really exhausted after work that day. also, i didn't realise that PX decided to stay home as well. i felt bad about having you to go to Thumpers alone with him. despite that i know he wouldn't do anything and believed that he would take care of you, i still didn't really feel safe.
i feel that something's amiss at the moment, so i hope you would date me out when i've posted my rest day.

@ the meantime, i still love u... *muacks*