Working In KL

Listening to : David Cook's rendition of Hello (hurray for zee American Idol 7 winner!)

As promised me is gonna tell a lil bit about work here, as loadsie frens have asked and all…However, due to professional and privacy reasons, some things are gonna remain vague and general, aight?

I am currently doing my internship in a company (though I wonder if it should be called firm hmmm). I was actually offered a permanent position, but I asked for interns coz initial plan was that I renew my overseas visa, so that after this 2 months' internship, I would return to London, England to look for job/further studies.

Given much thought and lots of lecture from friends, from young to old, I decided not to renew my visa, and head home for this intern and then prolly start permanent job after 2 months.

So here I am, a trainee in a company in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. Earning like 1/3 of fresh graduates pay ie very little ie I am struggling to survive LOL. But I'll hang on there coz God always provides.

Work is great, I am currently in an assignment and my team members are fun people. Although they joke around and are often bubbly, when it comes to work, they are really competent and intelligent… the way they click this-that functions in the computer, the way they state their facts and all those terms...whoa just blows me off. From time to time I somehow feel inferior and small but hey u start from scratch so I'll just try my best I guess.

Don't worry nobody at work knows about my blog so I am not trying to apple polish whatsoever. {Grins}

Often I was shown steps once and was expected to master it. Well this happens often when u start working, it's not like school, college and uni where u get guidance step by step etc. Mistakes was tolerable at school, wasn't it? Exams – if u get 50% wrong u could still pass. But at work, it's do and hit it right. Or face the music. And at work, u cant check personal mails, play games, chat online etc. At least not in my workplace. LOL

Wow I know I am starting to sound super monotonous. This is prolly the boring-est blog ever. Wait it gets better.

I sleep at 10ish pm every night. WOW Lame. Wait wait it gets even better. I wake up at 6am, get ready for work, and then walk to the main road (munching my breakfast on the way), catch a bus at 7am or wait another 15-20 mins if u miss it, which drops me off opposite the LRT station (Light Railway Transit which is sort of like DLR in London) . Wait for LRT 5-15 mins depending on human traffic, travel for 40 mins, walk another 15 mins to work. Start work at 8.30 am. Work work work and then I get off at 6ish pm, the whole travelling cycle repeats vice versa, so i reach home almost 8pm. Shower, eat and prolly check couple of mails, and then sleep. And next day it starts again.

I have no life seriously. What about weekends? Oh weekends is for study. Righttt.

I cant wait for exams to be over. At lease I can have my weekends back. Unless work requires me to labour on Saturdays… Noooo

We'll see. Hey u all students out there. Enjoy this moment as much as u can. Working life is tough no joke about it. Look at me. =(

Still Alive

Yeah baby.. Charm's still alive and kicking. Once again sorry for being MIA for decades. Too many stuff, too little time…lalala all that la.. u know la.. ya la.. (wow feels so good to use 'lah' again!)

First up, I'm back in Malaysia. YEAHHH BABYYY ! Charmster's back in town. Erm not quite actually. I mean… I'm in Kuala Lumpur (KL) at the mo. Not Penang - Our beautiful island where the fun never ceases… {Big grin}

Whoa let's do a retrospective timeline on updates. Can meh so long wo. Can laaa. Inikan Charmine Tung. {Bigger grin}

Ok since last post. Well I've been here and there in London hanging out and stuff, going out with friends for farewell lunches/dinners/outings/overnight-stays. Sighhhhhh I miss you all in London so so much weiiiii…. And a year ago I was like in this pathetic state of mind (which I can be at times) where I was feeling miserable being in cold gloomy London studying last minute (as usual) for my exams. Actually there was a valid reason for being miserable as some of you might know. (Well we wouldn't go into that area now, would we?) And now one year later I cant let go of London. I'm actually getting used to living there and thinking of getting a UK PR. As in Permanent Resident holder. {Wide-tooth-grin}

Anyways I wanted to make this a special "I-Miss-London-So-GD-Much" post where I'm gonna mention some of those special friends here that make my life so colourful in gray London. But I have a strict military style timeline (yeah right) and so I would reschedule that special post ya. {winkx}

As I was saying, everything was in a rush as I tried to accommodate everyone and tried to settle my stuff as well yada yada. My luggage was 30 over kg (note we can only have a limit of 20-25kg) and the lady at the counter wouldn't let me in unless I pay the penalty for excess weight. I forgot how much it was but I think it's sumtin like £20 per kilo? Die man I started chucking stuff out and was left with urgent stuff that I really need home pronto. The rest would be shipped back home together with my other belongings. After showing some college letter and some persuasion, I was let in.

I cried like crap at the airport coz I cant let go of this place which brings so much fond memories. After all the hugging and goodbyes I am on zee plane…

Airbus mind you. {Grins} It's really comfortable and I had 1 whole row to myself so I could lie down straight yayy…

{ok now back to solemn tone}

I'm leaving on a jet plane… Don't know when I'll be back again… Oh babe I hate to go…ohhhh

Flight was miserable. Memories kept flooding in. I read everyone's farewell card and couldn't stop having tears. Especially Amman's where he wrote part 2 of the crystal forest story. =( Well I guess life goes on. Or does it?

……….

Anyway flight reached Singapore safely where I was picked up by good ol' Charles. He got everything sorted out for me there and I was grateful for having him around. Showed me round Singapore before dropping me at the coach station where I board the Bus to Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia (Malaysia is sort of between Thailand and Singapore). Reason why my journey's like this is because it's cheaper this way and I'm sure you all know how tight my budget is right? So yea.

Reach KL safely after 5 hours, was picked up by Jeremy, Winda and Lydia. And so I am staying with them, along with Timmy and Shafiq, the other 2 dudes in the condo. Ok it sounds bombastic and all, me staying in a condominium but it's actually pretty dodgy with weird pervert-looking guys around.

I got followed last Thu night as I was coming home from a birthday party. I freaked out like crap and kept praying for protection the whole time. I mean, anytime that fella could've pointed out a knife at me at the lift and there wouldn't be anything I could do about it. I got home safe and texted to my family n some Christian brothers and sisters for prayer requests. Thanks for the prayers Amos, Daniel, Sam, Jo and Ling.

My parents gave me the ultimatum.

DO NOT GO OUT ANYMORE UNLESS PROPER FRIENDS DROP U ON YOUR DOORSTEP.

NO GOING OUT AT ALL TILL AFTER YOUR EXAMS.

Hmmm. No comments. Coz it's all justified. So yea..

Anywaysss more stuff about work would be in next blog. Righttt up yippppieeee