Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Finally, my first off-day.
I feel like I've waited my whole life for it.
And as much as I'm very lazy to be here typing,
I know I need to...
first of all,
miss me?
muahaha...
i know i miss everyone in my life.
i feel like a bloody no-lifer.
afternoon shift is stupid.
i wake up in time to go to work, end work and go back home to sleep.
the cycle repeats itself the next day.
over and over again.
i can't wait for morning shift.
though it means i have to wake up early,
i think i rather have most of the day to myself than to let the days roll by meaninglessly.
anyway,
work is.... indescribable.
first few days, it sucked like hell.
i hated the feeling of inadequacy in the face of the experienced 'seniors' there.
especially when i realised most of the job encompasses the need to know most of the tenants well enough to know their daily routine, their apartment number off-hand, their habits, their pet-peeves, their children and etc...
it was so intimidating.
so i dreaded going to work.
and becasue we were trainees there,
we were given rubbish jobs to do...
deliver mails to apartments, deliver faxes, send up parcels and packages, call for taxis, arrange for wake-up calls and newspaper delivery, count stamps, and crap like that.
i understand that it is part and parcel of the job...
but it's like.... crazy... we're in heels and constipating courtshoes. and we have to walk round and round the estate.
mind you, it's not like a hotel where it's high-rised but within a small area.
220 APARTMENTS. spread over 4 floors only.
imagine the area we need to cover.
grrr...
and no staff meals provided means dinner consists of usually oreo cookies and cup noodles.
yay. super 'healthy' eh?
oh well.
but as the week passed by,
i've picked up a hell lot.
and today, i can safely say that i am familiar with some of the guests we have in-house.
the nice ones, the handsome ones, the pretty ones, the nasty ones, the crazy ones, the ones with the really cute and adorable children.
and i've got the hang of the way things work around there.
i believe i'm progresing fast enough and i hope that manager will trust me with a password to the PMS soon...
then i can be of some help to my over-worked colleagues.
the atmosphere there is very friendly and comfortable...
and i guess it's good...
not much politics... i hope it remains that way.
but i hope i get to try out other aspects of the business there soon...
i dont wanna be stuck in guest services for the entire period.
hmmm...
well,
today's off-day was ok...
not entirely relaxing cos i went out to meet my boyfriend...
happy to see him after so many days...
we went shopping for his sandals and he ended up with crocs.
grrr... i still hate crocs.
sorry... biased...
then got birthday gifts for mum and dad.
mum's bday is this saturday and dad's will be next thursday....
i'll reveal the gifts on saturday...
but i'm so happy that i got what i got...
i'm so excited about giving them to mummy and daddy...
hope they wont find it too cheap...
*prays fervently*
while waiting for the gifts to be ready,
we went to have haagen-dazs....
finally satisfied my craving!
yum...
thanks dear...
for everything...
was supposed to go to dear's house to chill but i wasnt feeling very well...
giddy... so to prevent embarassing fainting spells that i'm prone to, i decided to head home...
anyway, my grandma was so happy to see me home for dinner...
then it occurred to me that this is the first time in more than 1 week that i'm having her cooking for dinner...
i'm glad i'm home...
sorry dear...
i know you were disappointed that i couldnt go to your place...
cant help it...
it was like home was calling out to me...
and i miss dinner with my family too...
hope you understand...
i'll cya another day ah...
i promise i'll make an effort...
i'm like so super shagged out every single day...
and for what i wonder?
$500 bucks?
that's pathetic...
i want january to come faster...
i wanna get outta there...
i have to keep considering my part-time job possibility...
sigh...
i already have solid plans for next year... once i graduate from TP.
i cant wait to put those plans into action...
i really cant wait...
i want february to come quickly...
i'm glad i always have solid plans for the next step to take in life.
it's a pleasure and a relief to have such plans.
do you?
till next time... take care dear friends...
'fallen_angel'
7:14 PM