driving yesterday and today!
haha, it was fun as usual. the instructor keep saying some lame things like " u know why the bus stopped in front of the traffic light? " i said " because it is red light. " he said " because they have to reach the interchange within a situated timing. " wah. sian face.
then he said he used to be a taxi-driver too, said he can predict how long and how much is the trip to a place when a passenger asked him. and he was right. accurate. but i guess its heng only la. haha.
he also asked me a riddle. "a plane flight to KL took 1 hour. why does the flight back took 2hours 30 mins? " i was lazy to think because have to concentrate on driving so i just asked him the answer. haha. quite lame also la.
he also said he passed the driving test the first time and his instructor look at him throughout the test la, so scary. really look at you de.
anyway, learnt left turns, lane change, follow traffic rules, blind spots, pedestrains crossing the road... i didn't look at the blind spots most of the time and forgot to look at mirrors. sian. must change this bad habit.
just now also nearly hit a kerb and the instructor was very kan jiong(in a good way) , he quickly helped me to turn the steering wheel back. wah. scared he angry. his car is quite new, around 6 months old only. heng la.
took me to one test route today... quite a lot of L drivers there.
must keep up on my driving and read up on the book!
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10:20 AM
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
my company extend me for another 1 more month... till end may. it is good news - 1. i don't need to find another job and go for interviews all that. 2. i can earn another 1 more month of salary. 3. i won't waste my time.
but...
i feel quite sick of working there already. all i did was just matching of invoices, data entry, payment vouchers, cheques... very bored of all these. i am not learning any new things like coding.
just like today, i did matching and writing pv numbers all day... super sian. and the matching got a lot of problems, no d.o, no p.o... i rather do the matching of another company... sian. somemore i will get the chance to stay OT if i help the other company. argh. shouldn't they ask me what i want to do or help which company? well, that is the bad thing about being a temp.
i want to stay OT!!! i want to learn coding!!! most companies won't teach temp a lot of stuff... i know that. haiz. but since i am staying, teach me some new things? or my life at work will be very mundane.
argh. i am not sure why i still feels unhappy despite the extension... maybe i want a new environment. but finding a job is tough. i am lazy. sian. and i still hates my boss. =.=
i realised that i can't do accountancy. i had only been working in an accounts department for 4 months and i am already sick of it. perhaps a temp accounts assistant is a tough job. maybe higher rank people had it easier and it is more interesting. but somehow, my colleagues(some of them quite high rank) told me never to take up accountancy. why? and the interviewers at smu told me higher rank accountants is much better.
wah. 2 different opinions.
but all these are not as important now. i must get an offer first.
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8:38 PM
driving just now!!!
it was fun as usual. funny too.
did stage 1.10 and 1.11 . hehe. did the blind spots and signals, change gears, look at the mirrors, moving off and stopping at kerbs...
when we stopped at a kerb, my instructor saw a 5cent coin and he picked up. then he say must buy 4D, very lucky to see $ when we stopped randomly... haha. he also said if he win, he will treat me...
went on a different route this time. was still a bit nervous, don't really know need to change down when turning. need to change according to road conditions... hmm. more practice.
next lesson is on next sat... waiting. haha.
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9:26 PM
was very angry with my boss yesterday...
my boss told me on wednesday that i can't help out with the work of one small company. i must do the work for the big company first, then if the small company need help, MAYBE i can go help them. then, yesterday, the new staff from the small company asked me to help her to do matching of invoices. i helped a little and then helped the big company when the people gave me work to do. at around 5.10pm when it is going to go home, i was doing work for the big company and so i asked the other temp staff to help me carry the invoices for the small company to the person in-charge. and the temp told my boss that i helped the small company. =.= well, then my boss asked me to go see her. she said " what are you doing just now? helping the small company? i told you not to help the small company. i deduct your salary ah. " smth like that... i was stunned, not sure what to say. then the temp said " she just helped to arrange the invoices, didn't do matching. " i said " ya, ya, i just arranged the invoices from A to Z "(but of course, i also helped matching too)... then my boss said that i cannot do that again, if the small company need help, the person will ask her first then i can help her.
WAH! IDIOTIC! really angry with my boss. the temp too. not sure why she told my boss. for what reason???
but my boss is also very... ... is like they want to see how the new person can cope with the workload. but in the end, the small company still have to do the closing for the month. and i will need to stay OT (which is a good thing to me, ONLY) to help clear the matching and keying. the new person had only came for work for only 3 weeks plus? and you EXPECT her to know EVERYTHING? who do you think she are? genius? put yourself in other people's shoes, RIGHT? imagine you are the new-comer, and your boss expect you to know everything. how would you feel? what's more is the boss complain that you can't finish. its a new environment afterall. and it is not even a month into the new job. PLEASE!
really don't understand what they are thinking. DON'T KNOW HOW TO ALLOCATE WORK PROPERLY, DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE HUMAN RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY. no wonder say need cut costs, when you are still buying some computer stuff... CONTRADICTION!
super angry with them... still think they are right. HUH!
what a JOKE!!!
well...anyway, done with the complaining...
now to the happy stuff.
went DRIVING today for 2 lessons!!! YEAH! nice! fun!
i went at 0800 and 1220. i learnt the changing of gears till the 4th one, according to the road conditions... MAIN ROAD! haha, but we just went nearby, like the bukit batok polyclinic... nice nice. but i think i start the car too late and someone HORN at me! wah. was shocked. i thought they would be more tolerant towards learners. i also stalled ONCE when the traffic light turns green. luckily, the car behind us was from the same family. at least only ONCE. :) the instructor talked some crap stuff like when we past by a banner that says $2 chicken rice, he said you eat chicken rice? very cheap la... something like that la. then look out for the dogs and birds on the roads... wah lau eh. he also said that instructors should talk more, to communicate with the learner, so the relationship will be better and easier to teach...
but i am not sure when to change up, i always need to look at the speedometer. and my instructor was a little little bit frustrated because he always have to say "huan gia" ( in hokkien i think ) or move his hands upwards. haha.
second lesson i learnt intermittent braking and negotiating sharp turns... was okay except that i hit the kerb! wah. during test i think its immediate failure. doing the half-clutch and 1.5 acceleration thing. quite interesting. but my braking improve! ( i feel ) haha. excited for tomorrow's lesson. stage 1.10 bah.
hehe.
there is one thing my instructor say... my surname is NG. then he said NG = not good. wah sian. but he is joking la. haha. quite funny. i didn't know that till he said la. haha. but i will prove to him that NG = good.
driving is fun. except for the $ only.
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9:26 PM
went for practice for ftt and evaluation yesterday.
took the CCK bus from the office. haha. actually don't really want to take but nvm. didn't regret taking. the colleague who i think don't really like me and is quite scary asked me to sit at the seat in front and she sat with me. i was super shocked. and she started to chat with me! wah. asked me questions like when school start, what i want to study, talked about extending my contract matter, new staff coming... ... i kind of changed my opinion of her. she is not bad la. but after talking for a while ( like 10mins ), we didn't talked because i don't have anything to ask her or chat with her. (i was quite afraid of her from when i started working in this company till now) so there was silence till she alighted. and she said BYE to me. woah. another shocking matter. i was shocked and i don't know what to say at the moment. i said '' oh. okay. " then i quickly said BYE before she alighted. don't know if she heard it. hopefully la, or she will think i am rude or whatever. haha. anyway, it was a good experience.
i found out that this colleague is quite friendly and nice afterall. during lunchtime these few days, she also talked to me. not bad la.
during lunchtime today, we talked about some scary shows and then she suddenly said " don't talk about this la, later xiao mei (me) got nightmares ". wah. surprised. haha. not bad. but the only pity thing is that i get to talk more with my colleagues only when i have only 2 weeks or less left with the company. it is really a pity. i enjoy talking with my colleagues during lunchtime. it is the only time when we can get together and talk. i feel that colleagues should be like this. chat with each other and not just do the work all the time. can't even eat in peace, after eating have to get back to work IMMEDIATELY. NO LIFE AT ALL! only work work work. super sian. don't u feel that ur life is just only about working? aiyo. haiz...
well, nvm. i can't care about what others like to do. but i hope i can talk with my colleagues during lunchtime for the next 10+ days. very nice.
anyway, back to driving matters.
i reached CCK at around 5.50pm. the journey was quite fast. perhaps its a small van, so it moves faster. i didn't know the place well so i just walked into the shopping centre, looking for the mrt. wanted to walk around at first, but feet were full of blisters. very pain. then i saw ceo. he saw me first and i was surprised. he was with somebody. well, then i continue to walk to the mrt. was deciding to take 188 or the mrt, decided on the mrt as i thought it would be cheaper. i was wrong. the journey from CCK to bukit gombak is the same as from JE to clementi. 80cents. sian. then i found out that taking 188 only costs 69cents. haiz. anyway, i ate the $1.80 chicken rice at the mrt station. not bad, enough rice, enough chicken. worth it.
started to walk to BBDC, then saw pasa malam, walked around for a while. was quite tempted to buy some foodstuff to munch on but ate the chicken rice already. haiz. walked to BBDC and then saw the BBDC bus, i wanted to board it but was sian to walk back to the mrt. wrong to make the decision, because my feet hurt a lot while walking. argh. at least i can digest the chicken rice i ate.
reached BBDC at 6.40pm then went to use the computer to see the slots... wanted to have the last slot for driving. only $48.48 i think. cheaper than other slots. but is not my instructor...
then went up to room 7 on level 3... waited for a while then i saw the theory instructor that is quite handsome la. nice. was hoping he will stay for the next session which is my evaluation. and he did. :) haha. passed my evaluation but only got 49/50. NEVER got full marks for once even for practice!!! sian. don't know why. SIAN.
anyway, driving is FUN! change gears, clutch... i am learning how to do the biting point already... hehe. :)
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7:20 PM
interview at SMU accountancy...
took a cab there as i scared i will be late but in the end, the interview started late... wah. my $21.40. ERP, Peak Hour surcharge... well. nvm. its okay.
then the interview started. asked me some questions. i was stumped. don't really know how to answer. then after some talk, asked me about whether accountancy is my first choice. an honest answer: no.
then i think one of the people was quite sian after hearing my answer. it is human nature, so i don't blame. because that is really my honest answer. well. then they were telling me that i should give it a second thought, a serious one, whether accountancy is for me, whether it is worth it to study something that you don't really like for 4 years. i think what they say is quite true, but first, they have to give me the chance to give it a serious thought. give me a chance.
overall, the interview was quite bad. broken english, stammer, no answers... wah. small chance.
anyway, after that, went ps for a while then went home... changed and then set off to practice for ftt and practical lesson. was super tired and sian at the practice... keep yawning. i think 2 practices at a time is quite a lot, especially you are very tired. luckily, the driving lesson is okay. learnt how to brake properly, change from 2nd to 3rd, then 3rd to 2nd gear, left turns, change gear during turning ( learnt this before but now is 2nd to 3rd i think ). haven't got the chance to get out of the circuit! next lesson... haha. but i think the instructor still feels i am not up to it yet, so maybe 30 mins for the next lesson in circuit then the next in main road! quite excited. my instructor is not bad... hehe. said some funny things. but half of the time, it was silence. don't really know what to talk about. actually wanted to say about my interview, but felt it was inappropriate.
anyway, it only gets better!
really.
practice really makes perfect.
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6:21 PM
long holiday... really. i woke up these 2 days, thinking that it was sunday and have to go work the next day... and it is really sunday today. haha. sadly, work tomorrow...
quite sian of work because it is the same thing over and over again.
well.
anyway, went bugis yesterday with jl and hy! had fun! we went to have lunch at one hongkong cafe... but it is not very nice. after that, we embarked on our shopping spree! i bought a top and a cardigan. :) actually wanted to buy a covered shoe. but it is not suitable although it is quite nice to me. some new shops at bugis street! not bad. sales!!! we had bought what we intend to buy, i think... haha. but, there will be a next time for us to continue our shopping!
regretted a bit for not buying the pink tank top to wear with the top i bought... hmm. next time bah!
some sad news... i have no tuition anymore. but somehow felt relieved too. just that lesser $.
i have to find job soon... not sure when is my last day of work.
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2:04 PM
went class outing yesterday... actually wanted to go sentosa with them but was quite tired. heard from them that it rained and they played for only around 1 hour. anyway, meet up with them at 7pm at marche. the queue was quite long and we waited for around 20mins i think. chatted and have lots of laughter. haha. talked about uni stuff, work, army and others. it is quite good to have a gathering once in a while... like a get-together. not bad.
after marche, we went to one restaurant under the singapore flyer to get free drinks... haha. i think the waitress there was quite bu shuang, because we only ordered 3 pancakes and just get free drinks. and the whole restaurant was very empty. so we sort of 'booked' the whole restaurant. haha.
we sat there till it closed, at around 11pm. then we walked back to city hall mrt. yeah, got transport back to je mrt from xf's mother. :) thanks!
hmm.
later going bugis with jl and hy! yeah. feel like buying some things... must shop to the fullest!
actually there is a driving slot at 12.20pm later, and i wanted to take it, but think about it, i booked quite a lot of slots before my FTT, so well, i didn't booked. anyway, don't really feel like going driving later, because i didn't read up on the next stage. nvm, next lesson is on next tuesday, after my interview... having practice first before practical.
hopefully, my interview will be smooth-sailing because i haven't really thought of what i really want to do yet.
chem or accountancy?
well. now just have to wait for the news from nus.
good luck!
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11:16 AM
did OT today! yeah. it was a very last minute thing. i had packed my bag and was ready to go, but my colleague ask me to wait for me so i waited in the office for a while. then i went to talk with another colleague and she asked me if i am staying back. i said no one asked me to stay and i asked her if she need me to stay back. then she called my boss and i can stay! haha. was quite happy because i really feel like staying back. more $. :)
so today's OT cover my expenses for yesterday and tomorrow...
went to celebrate jl's birthday yesterday at nyny at jp... HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIALU! :) had lots of laughter and fun... really laughed a lot. played some games (truth or dare)... some exciting stories. hmm. still thinking whether to... haha. anyway, drank a bottle of beer too. haha, spent close to $30 yesterday just for dinner. quite heart-ached. so was happy when i got the chance for OT.
so, for OT, had KFC for dinner. my boss is really a stingy person, or should i say know how to keep costs low. well, at first, my colleague who asked me to stay back told me to photocopy some documents first, and my boss heard our conversation. then she say "huh? u asked her to stay back just to photocopy?" then i heard something like its not worth or what. and my colleague said later asking me to do something else... wah. really. well. so i did some photocopying and keying in some data. then it was dinner time. i ate for about 1 hour. HAHA. because i had nothing to do after eating, so i eat more and chat with my colleagues. one of my colleague know how to speak cantonese, so tried to learn some, but to no avail. learnt some hokkien too, but also not very good. then my boss again. she said in cantonese, don't learn now, its working time now. wah. really very... ... haiz. hmm. it was 7.30pm then. and i heard my boss asking me something like u want to go home now? i didn't answer then i went around asking people to let me do something. did some slack work like filing, photocopying, writing some stuff. really nice doing OT.
but i think i ate KFC like 3 out of the 5 times i stayed back. ate mac and pizza the other 2 times. wah. so fattening. but today, i ate the chicken, felt quite shiok and blessed that i can eat. haha. don't know why i felt this way but its a good thing anyway. maybe it was a very long time since i had ate the chicken.
going vivo tomorrow... not sure whether want to go sentosa. see how it goes tomorrow first.
my OT pay will be useful... :)
love OT!!!
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10:06 PM
received a call from NTU saying i had got into a course...
i was quite happy at that time. but to my dismay, i asked my brother and he said the other course is better. and actually i put the other course for my first choice, but due to some reasons, i changed and i put the course that i got in as my first choice. aww... felt very sad now.
i will read more about the course i got in and determine whether it is really for me before i try to appeal during the appeal period...
hopefully, NUS will give me a better option...
waiting...
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7:24 PM
2nd practical lesson!!!
haha. i realised my instrcutor is not bad. he say learn slowly, one at a time... then won't pick up all those bad habits. the foundation must be good...
he gave me sweets too. not bad la. just that nothing much to talk about.
i only learned stopping and moving off, change gears during right turns... did right turns throughout the lesson. quite fun. hopefully, next lesson i will be doing left turns and then go out on the roads!!!
my next lesson is 9 days later, i scared i will forget...
haha. quite excited la.
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12:21 PM
i just read a blog and found the entries quite meaningful...the person knows what she wants to do and her goal is clear. hmm. then i thought of myself. do i really want this? will i be happy?well, SMU called me for an interview for the school of accountancy. do i really want to get into accountancy? my current job is related to accounts and somehow, i don't really have the interest although i think it is quite interesting to know about the company's financial status. those accounts stuff. taxes, gst, reports... when my colleague is teaching me how to do something then they explain why are they doing this, i am not really listening. i just want to get it done without understanding what it is for. sometimes, not all the times. hmm. i am still unsure of what i really want to do, although i had a vague idea of my interest.well, hopefully i will get into the course i want and not regret.
anyway, good luck for my interview at SMU on the 14th april, 9.30am.
i am keeping my choices open for the moment.
good luck then!
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3:48 PM
1st practical lesson!!!
was quite excited and nervous.
my group only had one instructor. car 168. yi lu fa!!! :)
he said people in his group very lucky because he is the instructor... haha. quite funny la.
but, nothing much to say too.
well, so we checked the car, he showed me how to change tyres, checked the lights, wiper, engine, battery level, radiator, all those...
then test the 3 pedals, accelerate, brake, clutch. clutch was difficult, had to release to biting point... quite tired. at first i can do it, then the next minute i cannot do it. sian. but in the beginning, he said ''are you sure you didn't learn driving before?'' haha. but after he said that, i made a lot of mistakes... haiz. cannot be overly confident. after that, learnt to accelerate, reverse. then did right turns. always forgot to change gears to neutral after the brake. aww. quite paiseh also...
hopefully, subsequent lessons will be more fun and i will improve.
anyway, stayed back for 2 times this week... actually can stay back for the third time but due to some matters, i didn't. was very tired too. can't really open my eyes at around 8plus last night. so it is good that i didn't stayed. earned quite a bit for the 2 OTs... :) hehe. not bad. think that time will be the last time i stayed back... 2 more weeks to go. and i have to find another job. well. i want to stay back for the last time! i want to eat sakae sushi!!! haha. must try those food that i don't usually eat when i got the chance to stay again! yeah!
tuition is a frustration once again... the mother didn't tell me when is the next lesson. i must always sms her first and give in to her. actually, the reason why i give in is because i don't want to lose this tuition... sian. i have thought to give up tuition and just keep to my 5-day work week. 2 days rest. the $ is the only push to keep me going for the tuition. it is not much though, but it can help to pay my handphone bills, transportation, and perhaps my lunch for 1 month.
i will think about it again.
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11:46 AM
