I raced against time... but I lost.

Quote of the Day

"Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace."
Amelia Earhart (1897 - 1937), Courage, 1927

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Yesterday was A & F Orientation Day. It was a typical one except you see transition of people participating in this event. This year, I have 2 from my secondary school joining my course. I do not see much differences upgrading from a freshman to a junior physically except the mental stress accumulated within. The question of surviving by managing the schedule well still remains a question mark in my mind. Although I still have not managed to get a chance to interact with some of my new classmates this semester, hopefully they will be nice people to work with.

Last week, I got the chance to catch up with old pal, Candice, and went for movie with close pal, Quanxin. Unexpectedly, Quanxin called me the very evening asking me to come back to Carrefour to work for 3 days. With not much hesitation, I agreed without a second thought. The working pace there has not changed, still as hectic as before. Familiar people would occasionally ask me in doubt how come I was doing packing work instead of cashiering. It has been glad to have Eilin around for these 3 days. The supervisors were nice enough to give us to go for break together. Like the other times when I came back to work during the long school term break, new faces could be easily identified in presence. Although the wage rate there is pretty high and attractive for many, I am sure not many would like to stay in the same company servicing for ages. There are countless pros and cons for staying and leaving. I would not want to spell out everything too clearly...

Before the overwhelming project dues start to torture us, I do really like to go for a movie or two. Madagascar is in the top of my list. I have not decided upon whom to watch with.

I had something for readers to try this round. If you have three minutes to spare, click this link. http://www.typequick.com.au/ttest/testyourskills.html

Have fun.

Good day!

gamegirl at 2:23 PM

Saturday, May 14, 2005

Quote of the Day

"You may delay, but time will not."
-Benjamin Franklin-

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Friday was my last day of service at work. Time flies. One month has passed and about a week to school reopening day. This one month of work is well-spent and meaningful. I truly benefited from the tons of new things I have learnt and also met a handful of nice people there. The very first person I met on my first day of work is Jocelyn and she is from SP. We clicked on instantly as we are of same age. But a pity, she is assigned to another team yet the same branch. Then after that, I met many others from my team. The first week, I was totally unfamiliar with the work, therefore asked a lot of questions. But slow and steadily I gradually became more efficient. Really have to thank Normah (mama) and Chwee Sian (auntie). I was rather dependent on them for help all the while. Especially the latter, she worked there for almost 20 years I suppose. I must say that even the supervisor and my aunt respect her for her seriousness and experience at work. Contrastingly, she can also be humorous too. The words she said can sometimes make the both of us laugh heartily. Normah is also another nice teacher. From the first day I arrived, I was made to sit just behind her. Her other close malay colleagues would occasionally asked me in a joking manner, "Where is your mama?", when she was not around at her desk. Well, there are also two other temporary staff, Shu Fang and Nerissa. They are much more experienced than me especially Shu Fang who worked for almost half a year there. Both are waiting for entry to university. Unnoticeably, I have somehow inculcated a habit to wake up as early as 6:30 in the morning and sleeping the latest at 11 pm. It was a little like going back to the secondary school days. Also, roughly only one hour a day during the weekday is spent on playing the computer. All of the above I have mentioned was the nice things. Aside from them, one thing I loathe the most is the MRT trips to and fro work. The stiffness of the air and the inconsiderate passengers can sometimes make you feel bad for a start of a brand new day. But worst of all, the common injuries you get from sitting in front of a computer for too long are really BAD neck aches and eyestrains. The best remedies would be YOKO YOKO and ample of sleep if possible. Nonetheless to say, I have eventually overcome them. For now, let's look forward for the next long holiday. I hope I am not thinking too far ahead.

For the minds who are already drifting from the screen, here is a link you may want to try: http://www.mindmedia.com/brainworks/profilerto find out whether you are left or right brain dominant. Some side notes before you start the test: Our left brain deals with logic, maths, rational thinking, linearity, language, sequence, facts and etc whereas our right brain takes cares of rhythm, creatively, lateral thinking, imagination, holism, colours and feelings.

Here is my brain test result:

Your Brain Usage Profile:

Auditory : 41%
Visual : 58%
Left : 47%
Right : 52%

As most of us know that the left side of our brain controls the right side of our body and vice versus, many people has think or assume that right-hander is usually more left brain dominant and vice versus. All I know is, it is not 100% true.
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Ok, enough of blogging for the day.
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Till next time! :o)

gamegirl at 9:43 PM