Thursday, June 23, 2005
It's been a long time since I've updated and I know you guys miss me! Hello! Have been real busy with my camps and I went to Malaysia with Richard and his family. It was a great trip just that I missed my Father's day celebration with my family.
Anyway, I wanna unleashed this suppression in me that I have wanted to do so for a long time but have been too lazy to blog.
There's this local cafe that really irks me alot. I worked there for 1 and half months but I only got my full pay 1 and half months later after I quit. Cof*ee Cl*b at Mar*na Squ*re has such a stinky manager. He disgusts me. Big time.
When the manager interviewed me, I had a really good impression of him and he, of me. Once I started working, he was still nice until the slow progress that I was making. I dreaded going to work. I hated waitressing and I was only working once a week, earning a meagre pay of $5 an hour and I had to take lots of shit. I didn't have any friends there, my colleagues knew one another and I could never fit into their cliques. It was really depressing for me. I wanted to quit my job as soon as possible after finding a new job.
Alas, God is kind and he gave me a new job. I was so happy to resign. I was told to return my uniform and card but not my name tag. Worst still, they did not even inform me on the date to collect my pay. I called and ask but I was told that I could only collect it at a later date cause they had already issued out everything. Lucky for me, I had a dad to call my manager up for me to talk to him. Of course, he was nice to my dad and assured that I'd get my pay soon.
When I took my pay, I realised that I did not get my full pay and I was shocked. He did not bother explaining anything to me until I called him only to realised that I had to wait for the rest of my pay for another month. It was absurd. They took 1 and half months to pay me $100. Nevermind.
I went down personally to collect my overdued pay. I even smsed my manager to tell him that I was coming. The greetings that they gave me when I got there was definitely hostile. Not like what a service line should be. SERVICE. Where was that? The first thing that they asked me was, "Have you returned your uniform? Where's your name tag?" I didn't even know I had to return that! Then the sickening manager replied this, "You want your name tag for what? So that your mum can call you? So that you can frame it up BIG BIG?" What kind of attitude was that?
Anger was boiling within me. Luckily, Richard was there with me. Amazingly, I managed to remain clm, composed and poised. I did not want to stoop to their level of rudeness. I was polite, took my pay, said "Thanks" and left. (They slammed my check on the table.)
Once I got out of that stinky place, I immediately called my dad to complain. I just couldn't take it and I needed him to call the HR. I didn't give a shit about them anymore. I was so angry that I didn't want to have anymore to do with them so I went down personally to return the name tag. Lucky for Cof*ee Cl*b, the HR people was smart enough to get the GM to talk to the stinky manager and he called my dad to apologise.
Who cares if you're having a bad day? Still, you shouldn't give me that kind of service. Rude, nasty and sarcastic. If you're in the SERVICE line, prepare to SERVE with all your heart even if the customer is bad. You can't afford to lose them as they are your source of income.
Alright, I finally got it off my chest!
Just came back from my last camp. It was an interesting one. Mixing and handling kids with down syndrome is a challenge and an eye-opener. I enjoyed it though it was tough. Managed to do some bible reading after my bath in the toilet. Dear Father Lord, I just wanna thank you for guiding me through this camp. I wouldn't have been able to do it if you weren't around. Amen.
My patience level have definitely risen after working with those kids. Yay! Gonna be gone from this place again till I return from my camps. Till then, take care folks! I love you! Missing my 2 precious gfs! Let's go for sticky date pudding again!! Jilly, I'll call you out soon when I have no camps! Miss ya babes!
Last but not least, I miss you so much when I was in camp, dear honn. So glad to see you again! I love you and I'm grateful to God that you're in my life.
[ I miss you.. ]
at 3:31 AM
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Here I am in my room once again with my thoughts wandering off in different directions...
I wonder what if I had chosen a different path back then, where would I be now? How would my life be like? Did I make the right choices so far? I realised that I have no idea. God led me to this path that I am taking now. He is planning everything for me and I know that I am in good hands.
Yet, I wonder again. What if ...
WHAT IF.
These two words should appear in everybody's mind at least once for sure. If we harp too much on these two words, life would be miserable. The key to lead a happier life is acceptance and trusting God. Accepting what He gave us. Before I knew Him, my life was definitely much more free and easy. I admit it's hard living a Christ-like life. But after know Him, it was then that I realised how much I needed Him. Without him, my life would be a complete mess like how it was in the past. Real horrible. I was in such a depressed state that I did so many stupid things. I had nobody to rely on. I was crying to myself every night. I did not know who to turn to. It's different now. I know I'll always have God by my side and he will never forsake him. I love you God. Though I may not be so active in church and all but I'm learning and I'll need your guidence always. Thank you for coming into my life.
Feeling all emotional now. I need to practise my drums. I think they sound horrible and I don't dare to try to even play them in church cause I think that the rythm would not sound like a rythm at all. I need to work. I need cash to buy some stuff. Please give me more camps! Can only do them for another month. I'll sure miss all my fellow trainers. They are such a cool bunch and so daring. I love you guys!
[ I miss you.. ]
at 11:55 PM
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Guess who's back? Back again. I'm back after disappearing for so long. I have been busy for the past month with all the camps and Bali. Attachment from 16-18th May. Back to back camps from 25-30th May. Really tiring. There was another on 1st June which required me to hike for 12+km at MacRitchie. My letter from MOE finally came. After all the tiring stuff, went to Bali for holiday. Super cool one. I did parasailing, scuba diving, surfing and shopping! Now, I'm free till my next camp. Too lazy to continue blogging.
[ I miss you.. ]
at 2:48 PM
