At last, i tuo li ku hai, literally translated to left bitter sea, but actually means leaving something tt's suffering. Final verdict of CP after farewell lunch, pple there can be a fun bunch, but just dun work with them cos my working style clashes with theirs. Given a chance, i'll not wana go back there unless its a high paying, high flying perm position... kakaka...
At last, i feel "safe" enough to offically "announce" that i'm working at HMV. For those who do not know yet, i'm been there for a month already. Although it can get very bz at times, but at least i dun get bored. Listening and singing along to the airplay can be quite shiok at times when the sales floor gets a bit quiet...
Now that school's gonna start on the 8th and still part-timing at HMV, i can start to plan a bit on my driving lessons and plans to start volunteering for CCF. Decided not to donate money to them yet cos of one very selfish reason, LV... With the progress package money and my pay and another plus factor that Ange's gog to France, my moolah will be allocated to LV for the time being... I will donate to them next month... hehe...
Haven't been updating for some time... tired lah. Working at HMV in the evenings aft work at CP... then on my off days from HMV, i sleep early to catch up on sleep. Been almost a month i havent been able to sit n slack at the comp, surfing net n blogging already... Took half day leave from CP cos went to see Dr Hwang just now. now at Cineleisure slacking, coming online with Dear beside me playing dota n CS... haha...
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Friday, April 28, 2006
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
The Big Countdown
3 more days.... muuuuaaahahahahahahahaha!!!
Monday, April 10, 2006
Keeping It Up
So far so good. Whenever i dun need to work at nite or during the weekends, i sleep a lot... to catch up on my sleep... haha... i'm such a piggie!
I'm starting to count down the number of days left at CP. this friday's Good Friday, no need to work there, one day less. I cant wait to get outta there!
Managed to get my course consultant at MDIS to email me the schedule just now. Due to start class on the 8th. All geared up and excited abt it.
Got 800 bucks for the progress package thingy. missed out by working one month less last year to qualify for the workforce package thingy cos contract was stopped in May. Still thinking how much to donate to Children Cancer Foundation... Even if i donate the full sum of 800, its still not enough for one chemo or radiotherapy session... I still have yet to sign up as a volunteer for them. Want to do something for these children cos they are walking the path I've walked. Besides that, they have a long long way ahead of them and they have all the right to survive and fight and win this battle.
I'm starting to count down the number of days left at CP. this friday's Good Friday, no need to work there, one day less. I cant wait to get outta there!
Managed to get my course consultant at MDIS to email me the schedule just now. Due to start class on the 8th. All geared up and excited abt it.
Got 800 bucks for the progress package thingy. missed out by working one month less last year to qualify for the workforce package thingy cos contract was stopped in May. Still thinking how much to donate to Children Cancer Foundation... Even if i donate the full sum of 800, its still not enough for one chemo or radiotherapy session... I still have yet to sign up as a volunteer for them. Want to do something for these children cos they are walking the path I've walked. Besides that, they have a long long way ahead of them and they have all the right to survive and fight and win this battle.
Monday, April 03, 2006
I'm Loving It... At The Record Store
One week at the record store already, although i dun work everyday, its damn fun. found out that my poly coursemate also works there, but at a different dept.
i and another few colleagues came up with a reason and agreeded on how come singapore's customer service is considered "bad" n why singapore is not really a shopping paradise... just look at the locals... at our store, we serve 3 distinctive different types of pple.
the 1st type: friendly, acknowledges your thank yous, thank you back. says welcome when you say thank you. not demanding.
the 2nd type: very polite. know what they want. actually know their stuff n sometimes know more then you... they even make sure they have the correct album names n titles b4 approaching you. if not they will say, "i'm not so sure if it's spelt like that".
the 3rd type: ask stupid questions like "wht is a mv vcd". they think you r a walking encylopedia when they ask you "abc song sing by who", they even have an instrumental version on their hp n play it to you. thy also have a list of songs n ask you to give them the cds with the songs in it. as if as the cds have no track listings, they ask you blindly, wht is the difference between 2 cds. as if they are rushing for time, thy walk into the store, dun walk ard, ask you whr is that n this cd, then after when u get it for them, they start walking ard as if they are not in the rush anymore. in short blardi lazy to even research or ask their friends abt it b4 approaching the store.
whn they ask you where are the dvds n u ask them wht type, thy reply u "movies" n then we have to ask again, wht type, english or chinese, b4 we can finish asking they say "movies movies", so we have to ask again, enlish or chinese b4 we can finally direct them.
my floor has the asian pop, dance room n classical room. when someone looks for jazz or country music, they are directed to us at the 3rd floor. the moment thy see us, they ask whr to find jazz or country. when we tell them classical room, they EXCLAIM "jazz/ country leh". so we say yep, in the classical room, they EXCLAIM AGAIN "sure?!". kaoz, as if as we will tell lies direct them wrongly n let them file a complain. not only that, when we direct them correctly, instead or saying thanks, they sigh n shake their heads...
they come to the counter with the cd n dun bother to tell you if they paying or testing. whn u ask them, they give you a very pek chek n fustrated voice n sometimes shake their heads with their answers.
japanese pressed cds for japanese artistes, ditto for korean, are usually collectors' edition n items for fans overseas cos its harder to get n its more expensive due to the import pricing. n when these fans buy the cds, they actually already know the music n songs inside the cd n dun need to test the cd to hear wht tracks are inside cos they know their stuff. but they are still some posers who wana try these cds although there is a locally pressed, taiwan pressed or hong kong pressed edition on the shelves.
last but not least, when u collect payment from them, its like as if as we are begging money from them. you should look at the arrogant, want-to-throw-money-into-your-face look. they dun say thank you, nor do they nod or smile when you say thank you after payment. instead, they give you a face as if as they have been robbed of 20 dollars for that cd.
so who r they? the 1st type, the ang mohs, japs n expats. the 2nd, tourists. the 3rd, if u have not guessed it by now, are the locals...
not that i wana slam my fellow countrymates, but i'm actually glad most of the pple ard me dun behave like that. mostly the locals are trying to be difficult customers n are demanding for "customer service" bullshit. service staff are not your slaves or maids, they are humans n need to be treated with respect too! if your speak nicely to us, we will definately speak nicely if not, even in a nicer tone back to you. but however, sadly, most speak to us as if as we owe them money. sometimes u might meet a staff with a "bad customer service" but think, it might be a fellow countrymate who had already made her pek chek beforehand, n he/she is still trying to calm down his/her nerves.
customer service? pui...
gracious society? i give up...
i and another few colleagues came up with a reason and agreeded on how come singapore's customer service is considered "bad" n why singapore is not really a shopping paradise... just look at the locals... at our store, we serve 3 distinctive different types of pple.
the 1st type: friendly, acknowledges your thank yous, thank you back. says welcome when you say thank you. not demanding.
the 2nd type: very polite. know what they want. actually know their stuff n sometimes know more then you... they even make sure they have the correct album names n titles b4 approaching you. if not they will say, "i'm not so sure if it's spelt like that".
the 3rd type: ask stupid questions like "wht is a mv vcd". they think you r a walking encylopedia when they ask you "abc song sing by who", they even have an instrumental version on their hp n play it to you. thy also have a list of songs n ask you to give them the cds with the songs in it. as if as the cds have no track listings, they ask you blindly, wht is the difference between 2 cds. as if they are rushing for time, thy walk into the store, dun walk ard, ask you whr is that n this cd, then after when u get it for them, they start walking ard as if they are not in the rush anymore. in short blardi lazy to even research or ask their friends abt it b4 approaching the store.
whn they ask you where are the dvds n u ask them wht type, thy reply u "movies" n then we have to ask again, wht type, english or chinese, b4 we can finish asking they say "movies movies", so we have to ask again, enlish or chinese b4 we can finally direct them.
my floor has the asian pop, dance room n classical room. when someone looks for jazz or country music, they are directed to us at the 3rd floor. the moment thy see us, they ask whr to find jazz or country. when we tell them classical room, they EXCLAIM "jazz/ country leh". so we say yep, in the classical room, they EXCLAIM AGAIN "sure?!". kaoz, as if as we will tell lies direct them wrongly n let them file a complain. not only that, when we direct them correctly, instead or saying thanks, they sigh n shake their heads...
they come to the counter with the cd n dun bother to tell you if they paying or testing. whn u ask them, they give you a very pek chek n fustrated voice n sometimes shake their heads with their answers.
japanese pressed cds for japanese artistes, ditto for korean, are usually collectors' edition n items for fans overseas cos its harder to get n its more expensive due to the import pricing. n when these fans buy the cds, they actually already know the music n songs inside the cd n dun need to test the cd to hear wht tracks are inside cos they know their stuff. but they are still some posers who wana try these cds although there is a locally pressed, taiwan pressed or hong kong pressed edition on the shelves.
last but not least, when u collect payment from them, its like as if as we are begging money from them. you should look at the arrogant, want-to-throw-money-into-your-face look. they dun say thank you, nor do they nod or smile when you say thank you after payment. instead, they give you a face as if as they have been robbed of 20 dollars for that cd.
so who r they? the 1st type, the ang mohs, japs n expats. the 2nd, tourists. the 3rd, if u have not guessed it by now, are the locals...
not that i wana slam my fellow countrymates, but i'm actually glad most of the pple ard me dun behave like that. mostly the locals are trying to be difficult customers n are demanding for "customer service" bullshit. service staff are not your slaves or maids, they are humans n need to be treated with respect too! if your speak nicely to us, we will definately speak nicely if not, even in a nicer tone back to you. but however, sadly, most speak to us as if as we owe them money. sometimes u might meet a staff with a "bad customer service" but think, it might be a fellow countrymate who had already made her pek chek beforehand, n he/she is still trying to calm down his/her nerves.
customer service? pui...
gracious society? i give up...
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