STORIES...
Saturday, February 17, 2007
I seriously don't know what's wrong.
I don't know what's wrong with me either.
Nothing really makes me happy these days. The slightest thing just brings tears to my eyes. I don't seem to remember what had happened the past few days already...
Maybe I'm getting old. Like my grandma, I want to talk to someone and have someone to listen to me. Although the other party is not really listening, I'm also satisfied because I know at least there is someone there.
But how should I start a conversation when I don't know what to talk about?
Maybe I know what's wrong but I don't want to talk about it?
I don't know the answer.
Reminiscing stops at |1:34:00 am|
Thursday, February 08, 2007
I've signed up for a Bachelor course last year. School started in Sept '06. They moved from International Plaza to Starhub Centre at the end of year 2006. If they had planned to move, why didn't they tell us about it when we're enrolling?? I don't think the school found a new place and decided to move only a few weeks before. Did they merely forget about informing any of us when we're signing up? Or did they leave this piece of information out on purpose?
A 16 months Bachelor course I took up became a 20 months course without us knowing. We weren't warned of the numbers of bridging modules we may have to take. A few modules could actually sum up to 10 or more. For me, I wasn't even told that I may need to take up any bridging modules. Each bridging modules was $400 plus. Imagine the amount of extra money we had to pay the school in order to get the paper - the cert.
Our programe manager asked us to sign a form of petition stating whether we want to take our bridging modules concurrently with our core modules or spend a semester solely for bridging modules. 99.9% of us chose the former. However, in the end, the petition was just a waste of time. We had to spend a semester to complete our bridging modules. I had to spend 4 months to complete ONE bridging module. When we asked why it was so, the school only gave us the answer, 'it was the uni's decision'.
Throughout, that was their only answer when they were questioned. They didn't give us any proof. Months had passed, the proof from the uni that was promised to show us wasn't given to us.
For the new trimester, they had changed the timing of classes again without consent. Lessons started at 6:30pm instead of 7:00pm. We were told that the lecturer would only start when majority of the class are present. Previously, although lessons starts at 7, many only reached about 15mins passed 7pm. When they changed the timing, we're actually wasting our money waiting for the latecomers. Instead of waiting for 15mins, we had to wait for about 30mins! Lessons can't be dragged too late as most of us would become restless.
2 semesters have passed. I've yet to receive my results for the FIRST semester. From the website of Murdoch, I was withdrawn from the course! Confused and frustrated, I complained about my status. Their reply was the uni's mistake. My name, Ng Siok Zhi, is so different from my other classmates' names. I/C numbers are unique. Not many of my classmates are from the year 1986. If they have checked or given the right information to the uni, will they even make the same mistake??? How could such a mistake happen?
Now, there's another issue..
On Monday, 5th Feb, I've received an email that we're able to collect our notes starting from 8th Feb during weekdays. Yesterday, I've received another email stating that the new semester starts this Sat, 10th Feb!! We're only given 2 days to collect our notes!
On Sat, I planned to go out with Nini to do something with our hair... Now, it has to be cancelled because of the short notice. Luckily I didn't request to work on that day. If not, I'll either have to miss 1 hour plus of work or 2 hours of classes.
The morale of this story... Even if it's the last school in this universe, think twice before enrolling. I think twice is not enough... Think again and again if you want to experience the same thing as me.
Reminiscing stops at |10:01:00 pm|
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Yesterday... Work was so boring.
Being the only person in my area = boring.
Being the only person in my area + Nothing to do = Worst!
There wasn't any plans for me to buy. I was feeling very sleepy... When I couldn't take it anymore, I went to the toilet to sleep.. =P
Today...
On the train... Suddenly, breathing was a chore for me. I wanted to get myself a seat but there isn't any for me. Although I saw a seat when the train was at Dhoby Ghaut, I didn't go for it because I knew before I could get to it, it will be taken by another person. So, I stood where I was, near the door, holding on tightly to the pole with one hand and my bag with my other hand. I was thinking of alighting at Clarke Quay to sit down for a while until I could 'breathe freely'.
However, I didn't have the chance to do it...
When the train arrived at Clarke Quay, the door opened and closed. I could only hear the announcement. All I could see was like what you see when you close your eyes - nothing. I didn't dare to move. All I could think of was to hold on to the pole as tighly as I could. When the train arrived at Chinatown, I was feeling a bit better and got a seat to 'catch my breath'. When I've finally arrived at Outram, I decided not to squeeze with people at the escalator. Instead, I sat down to rest for a while and got up just before the next train arrived.
I don't dare to tell my mom about what I've experienced today... =P
During lunch today, Felicia, Michelle and I went to Concourse to buy flowers. =D It's for the conference room. We spent a long time there. In the end, we didn't have time for lunch so we have to TaBao back. Lunch for today is 2 hours!!!
Reminiscing stops at |10:36:00 pm|
Sunday, February 04, 2007
I must be crazy... But... I've got a job! It's at Jurong East! Imagine me waking up unwillingly every morning just to get to work from Hougang, my home. I've been doing this for the past week! =P
Anyways... The job scope is kinda interesting but yet boring. There's always work to do. You can't complain that you don't have anything to do. For me, besides activitating plans and creating accounts for the sales staff, I've admin n HR to do too. Activating and going through resumes, staff's leave and MC, taking care of the pantry and the rooms at my level are also part of my job. Besides those, there's still some things in my job scope and I've not learned.
Within my first week, I've already signed 3 credit notes because I've activated the wrong plan. April said it's normal but somehow I felt guilty. Credit notes are somehow considered a taboo in my company.
My office has 2 storey. My level is super quiet, especially my area. I'm the only admin for the area with the sales staff, finance and another dept behind me. I'm sitting in front of my manager's door! Stress... The other side of the office is another dept. They are a little noisier.
During my first few days of work, I had my training at the other level. There're another 3 admin suport there. Somehow, I prefer being there. The atmosphere is not as stress as mine.
Whenever I've nothing better to do, I'll walk around. I'll walk to the pantry to have a look and get a drink or walk to the meeting room or conference room to look around. Most of the time, I'll take the lift down to the other level.
Since I'm new, there's lots of things I'm not sure of. So, I kept calling Jam, my senior, to confirm with her. I wonder if she find me irritating because I'm irritated with myself. =P
Saturday night, I went back to work at Tiong. Before work, I had lunch with Hidayah.
During work, WeiPing's counter was beside mine. So, we kept talking to each other. I don't know why but I felt that Hidayah wasn't in a good mood.
Suzana and Siti helped me to pin my fringe up when I started work. When WeiPing came, he kept messing my hair! Suzana scolded WeiPing and helped me to pin it again.. Hee...
When it was near closing, we tried to hide a packet of popcorn for Siti. After finding a safe place for it, I went back to Candy Bar. When I push the standee to make way for myself to enter, I heard "AH ZHI"!!! It was so sudden and so loud that I screamed! It was Sharmaine!!! I was so shocked by her that I squat down and couldn't stand up! -.-"
Before WeiPing closed his counter, Suzana and I decided to play a trick on him. We took a $50 note from his drawer and put it under the credit card machine. When he closed his counter, he came in and said he's short of money. After checking his area, he went back to the staff room. I went to check if the note is still there. Charissa and Jason joined in the fun. One of them took the note and passed it to Doreen, our manager, secretly. Doreen was a good actress too! WeiPing was very cool about the shortage. She kept asking WeiPing how and said it's a big sum of money.
At the end of the day, I was tired and feeling terrible. The journey home was a long one because I had to send 2 person home before it's my turn to get home. The long journey + something I ate or drank made me nauseous. The stairs that leads to my bedroom seems steeper that before.
Reminiscing stops at |11:04:00 pm|
