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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Last day (in a way)
Well, like Joel's L.A. trip, my working journey has about to come to the countdown stage. A few more days and I'm back to school already. Kind of sad though. humans nature- only come to realization of the preciousness when something is coming to an end. Past many many posts, I've complained about the work, but today, I've been singing praises for it. It's the job that has allowed me to open up, to really talk and talk. People who saw me today would have noticed the difference- I'm more chatty now. It's a good thing I thought, at least it's a communication skill improved. Sometimes unreasonable customers or tiring shifts might torment us to the extent that we might grumble a lot, but now, it's a totally different thing. Perhaps the sense of belonging is there at shop1. I mean the experience is really something you don't get to acquire through anywhere else. It's something I thought I would be proud to dictate to my grandchildren in my old age to tell them that, " heys, I was working in that shop many decades back, wearing that uniform to serve customers like who who're now. Young man, work hard to break the sales record! It's the contentment that will last you through the working hours, not the monthly salary."
So, tomorrow will be the long awaited break for me, and I will be having a long awaited soccer match. So, to boost a bit of the morale, I shall leave every bad experiences of mine aside first while recording the good ones.
This morning I was really Santa Claus. I went around delivering presents, first to meet Sze Ling up at the bus terminal, then to Weixin's block to pass her her share, then back to bus terminal to pass Grace hers.
The second one was a bumpy journey. I lost my way there! I've once been to below Weixin's block and I thought I would be able to figure the way there, myself, but...
"Weixin, I might need a compass and a map now..."
Weixin: "Orhs, where're you, I go pass it to you now."
"Er... The blue building with the fairprice and the food palace. I think it's the community centre."
Weixin: "Why are you there. Kk, I go there now."
So, she came, and I followed her to her block. So, that's the one which I've passed by much earlier on. Muddle me... After that, I realise I've given her the wrong card which was meant for Siying instead. Hence, I met up with her again. She said I was far though I don't really think so. But, who cares=P.
Because of that, I was late for the Grace's meet-up. I treated her a cup of ice milo as compensation though. Then begun my story telling, and I doubt I stopped for more than a minute because throughout the return journey, I was the one doing most talking, and she, the listener. The new chatty me=P
Today was a rainy day, and when I was about to go for work at 4+++, the rain poured more heavily. Thus, I took out the big thick Billabong jacket which I haven't been wearing for months owing to Singapore's hot weather. Then, work as usual. Today's encounter wasn't as fun, except that I treated a few little toddlers Jelly Bellies. They're so cute!!! I'm becoming a pedophile already, influenced by Joel=P
Another funny encounter was this competition between shop1 and shop2. The one was doing closing at shop2 while I did at shop1, with Shila and Jenny respectively. Then, the sales there was ahead of us at first, until the sudden gush of many big fish that we overtook them and took the lead. Until the end of the day, that side actually called to check the sales and we were still ahead. In the phone, I actually heard the one's greeting to some customer. Her famous "hi, welcome." My inference? She doesn't allow shila to do the closing despite it being already 11.30. She doesn't want to lose us I supposed. Poor Shila, the sacrificed one in the war between me and her. Results: tiongwei's young force won.=)
I'm gonna miss them so much when I leave...
Labels: 8 more days
Posted by Judah at 12/22/2007 10:52:00 AM
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