I went Penang last week to visit my PIL and also ate the must-haves delicacy of Penang, namely duck egg char kuey teow （鸭蛋炒果条）, Rojak and Penang Laksa. =)
Returned on Friday afternoon just in time to rest a bit and then head for Gina's wedding dinner at goodwood park hotel. It was a nice dinner except that I had indigestion after that and kept puking for the rest of the night as well as the following day. Probably I ate too much! Haha, such a waste! Right now, I'm back to the healthy me and I'm planning on the meals to cook for the rest this week.
Yesterday I visited Bro's new DBSS flat at Ang Mo Kio Park Central. The environment and location are very nice, just that the flat is a tad too small. Can you actually believe that the toilet is bigger than the kitchen? To see is to believe, and yes, it is true! I think I wont have the mood to cook if my kitchen is that small. The bay windows and 2 balconies are a waste of space... BUT if everything is a little bigger, it would have be a perfect home, a condo-design flat.
Anyway, to sum up this post, this week will be the start of me being a full time housewife. Going marketing later. Aiyo, so embarrassing! hahaaha! Cheerios!
26 September 2011
16 September 2011
Lazy week
The fourth day of laziness. I became a part time assistant caretaker for little yiting. I had the chance to clear her shit n bath her, when my mum went marketing. It was tough! It was smelly! But it was a great and fun experience. :)
I'm counting down to the day when dear returns, to discuss about my/our future plans, to fix the date of going Penang and clear some of the checklist of "things to do together" since I'm not working at the moment. Really looking forward to that!
Also, I'm in saving mode, a bit stingy to myself now.. Everything that i buy, i will have to consider for a long time. Like, i was whatsapping my dear about having the cuppacino craving for days coz its expensive coffee... Til I finally succumb to it and drank it with mum today at macdonalds. :)
I'm counting down to the day when dear returns, to discuss about my/our future plans, to fix the date of going Penang and clear some of the checklist of "things to do together" since I'm not working at the moment. Really looking forward to that!
Also, I'm in saving mode, a bit stingy to myself now.. Everything that i buy, i will have to consider for a long time. Like, i was whatsapping my dear about having the cuppacino craving for days coz its expensive coffee... Til I finally succumb to it and drank it with mum today at macdonalds. :)
12 September 2011
Liberated
I resigned today. I heaved a sigh of relief when my manager walked me out of the office.
Early in the morning I talked to my manager and she sort of expected it. She was not disappointed but just felt a bit wasted coz she felt I didn't try hard enough. My boss also said about the same thing and he ask me to maintain contact with him, drop him a line when I get a new job.
I didnt have to serve any notice. I cleared my desk n email and i was free to go. Not to forget, I still got my pro rated pay. Not bad eh.
Right now, I'm out of job. Though I still have my reserves, I do need to spend a little lesser. That means dear will have a heavier burden now. Once again, I appreciate what he did for me and how he supported me on the past few days. He should be landing in London in a few hours time. I'm missing him already!
Of course, right now without a job, I can meet up my friends for lunch!
Early in the morning I talked to my manager and she sort of expected it. She was not disappointed but just felt a bit wasted coz she felt I didn't try hard enough. My boss also said about the same thing and he ask me to maintain contact with him, drop him a line when I get a new job.
I didnt have to serve any notice. I cleared my desk n email and i was free to go. Not to forget, I still got my pro rated pay. Not bad eh.
Right now, I'm out of job. Though I still have my reserves, I do need to spend a little lesser. That means dear will have a heavier burden now. Once again, I appreciate what he did for me and how he supported me on the past few days. He should be landing in London in a few hours time. I'm missing him already!
Of course, right now without a job, I can meet up my friends for lunch!
10 September 2011
7th day of work
The working week seems draggy. As days passed, I realized I was mentally drained every single day. I was no longer happy and chirpy. I stopped cooking since i knocked off slightly later due to unfinished emails n quotations.
Dear was very supportive every single day. He gave me advices, shared with me his experiences etc, but I always ended up sobbing in tears. I was in intense stress. I dont like this. I realized that this may not work out for me. It's only been a week of work. I havent been eating much during lunch. I skipped meals and felt like puking. Maybe partly was due to my menses. But in only a week I became a completely different person.
I broke down on Thursday night. I couldn't take the stress anymore. I teared everytime I touch on my jobs problem. I told my dear ex colleagues my feelings. They encouraged me.
The next day, I went to office to give the job another try. I talked to my manager and my boss, but I dun have any outcome. I guess it was because back in my mind, I've decided. I gave up. I want to resign. I want myself to be happy. I admit mistake that I made the wrong move. I assumed I could do it, but I realize I couldn't.
Today I typed out my resignation letter. I initially minded what others feel and think about me. But dear said, as long as I'm happy and back to my normal self, my dear friends will understand. Dear supported me too. He just wanted me to be happy. I was so glad that he is with me right now, but he is flying again on Monday.
I will tender my resignation on Monday morning. Under probation period, it will be one day notice. I discussed with my hubby, I will take a break to recover my mental mind before deciding what step to take next. So, I will be a temporary tai tai! Haha!
Dear was very supportive every single day. He gave me advices, shared with me his experiences etc, but I always ended up sobbing in tears. I was in intense stress. I dont like this. I realized that this may not work out for me. It's only been a week of work. I havent been eating much during lunch. I skipped meals and felt like puking. Maybe partly was due to my menses. But in only a week I became a completely different person.
I broke down on Thursday night. I couldn't take the stress anymore. I teared everytime I touch on my jobs problem. I told my dear ex colleagues my feelings. They encouraged me.
The next day, I went to office to give the job another try. I talked to my manager and my boss, but I dun have any outcome. I guess it was because back in my mind, I've decided. I gave up. I want to resign. I want myself to be happy. I admit mistake that I made the wrong move. I assumed I could do it, but I realize I couldn't.
Today I typed out my resignation letter. I initially minded what others feel and think about me. But dear said, as long as I'm happy and back to my normal self, my dear friends will understand. Dear supported me too. He just wanted me to be happy. I was so glad that he is with me right now, but he is flying again on Monday.
I will tender my resignation on Monday morning. Under probation period, it will be one day notice. I discussed with my hubby, I will take a break to recover my mental mind before deciding what step to take next. So, I will be a temporary tai tai! Haha!
06 September 2011
4th day at new job
I had sent out dozens of emails today to inform my customers I will be taking care of their accounts. My manager wants me to meet them and go outfield as soon as possible. Some of them replied almost immediately, which I'm glad they did. I had arranged the meet ups to be from next week onwards. I wonder if I will be going to meet them alone or with my manager.. but i guess i will be alone.
I had scheduled 2 meet ups tmr and my manager is going with me. I hope my first meet up will be enjoyable!
I had scheduled 2 meet ups tmr and my manager is going with me. I hope my first meet up will be enjoyable!
04 September 2011
Adjusting to new environment
A fresh start tmr. I hope that I will not have any monday
blues. It was a right decision to start my first working day on a Thurs
(as it falls on the 1st). I just had to work 2 days and I have time to
digest the information i gained over the weekend.
The first day was scary. I had a talk with my boss and it seems like there are a lot of things that I need to learn. He seems like a nice man who has high hopes for me (or maybe simply for the benefit to his own company). He wanted me to get use to the new work, especially getting myself prepared emotionally, as he knew that the transition from doing lab work all these years to a sales job is not an easy task. He had been through it and he knew. Despite saying that, he still stressed me up by saying that he wants to me be involved in product training, and probably some contract stuff with CROs in future. Too early to say that to me. I was overwhelmed.
I then discovered that I am the only sales person who has a strong science background. My manager herself was a business grad. That was part of the reason they chose me (the other reason was a feeling - they sensed my sincerity. haha!). Up till now, all experiments were run by my boss himself and the workload seems to be increasing. So I need to run experiments next time, when there's a need. Great! That means I wont have to forget my lab skills entirely! On the other hand, with the strong science background, training was done in a fast and furious mode. They already expect me to know quite a lot of things. Crash course.
I got a tortoise lappy which seems like taking forever to start up and shut down.. that will be mine throughout my stay and I can bring that back home anytime I want to (which I don't feel like it coz its a heavy tortoise)! I was also given a workphone, an iphone 3GS. -_- with that phone on hand, I knew how to treasure my iphone 4. hahaa~!! oh ya! I was also being told that I need to be in focus for the full 8 hours at work... not to be distracted by chats and smses unless its something life and death. I did for the first 2 days and I can assure you, I was having mobile withdrawal at the end of the day and I was spamming my group whatsapp after that.
First day was over fast and after all those training and big talks, I was mentally drained. I was having fear that I couldnt catch up. I feared a lot of things and kept having my thoughts strayed. Dear was not with me for the first 2 days of work and I had no one to turned to. I felt like crying. Too stressed up I think.Luckily, 2nd day felt better. Probably it was a friday. Took home 2 impt catalogs and wanted to study them over the weekend. But as I am typing this post, the catalogues had been left untouched ever since I placed them on my study table. opps!!
Alright! Time to get ready for tmr! Jia you bluesky~!!
The first day was scary. I had a talk with my boss and it seems like there are a lot of things that I need to learn. He seems like a nice man who has high hopes for me (or maybe simply for the benefit to his own company). He wanted me to get use to the new work, especially getting myself prepared emotionally, as he knew that the transition from doing lab work all these years to a sales job is not an easy task. He had been through it and he knew. Despite saying that, he still stressed me up by saying that he wants to me be involved in product training, and probably some contract stuff with CROs in future. Too early to say that to me. I was overwhelmed.
I then discovered that I am the only sales person who has a strong science background. My manager herself was a business grad. That was part of the reason they chose me (the other reason was a feeling - they sensed my sincerity. haha!). Up till now, all experiments were run by my boss himself and the workload seems to be increasing. So I need to run experiments next time, when there's a need. Great! That means I wont have to forget my lab skills entirely! On the other hand, with the strong science background, training was done in a fast and furious mode. They already expect me to know quite a lot of things. Crash course.
I got a tortoise lappy which seems like taking forever to start up and shut down.. that will be mine throughout my stay and I can bring that back home anytime I want to (which I don't feel like it coz its a heavy tortoise)! I was also given a workphone, an iphone 3GS. -_- with that phone on hand, I knew how to treasure my iphone 4. hahaa~!! oh ya! I was also being told that I need to be in focus for the full 8 hours at work... not to be distracted by chats and smses unless its something life and death. I did for the first 2 days and I can assure you, I was having mobile withdrawal at the end of the day and I was spamming my group whatsapp after that.
First day was over fast and after all those training and big talks, I was mentally drained. I was having fear that I couldnt catch up. I feared a lot of things and kept having my thoughts strayed. Dear was not with me for the first 2 days of work and I had no one to turned to. I felt like crying. Too stressed up I think.Luckily, 2nd day felt better. Probably it was a friday. Took home 2 impt catalogs and wanted to study them over the weekend. But as I am typing this post, the catalogues had been left untouched ever since I placed them on my study table. opps!!
Alright! Time to get ready for tmr! Jia you bluesky~!!