I am now working part-time at a retail shop in taka. This job is introduced to me by my new friend whom I got to know during the one-day job mentioned in the previous post. Thus, we are now colleagues, as he's working at the same place too, and also friends, I guess. Lol. The job is tiring at first as I wasn't used to standing for long hours. But now I am totally fine with standing. I think either my legs have accustomed to it or they are numb and I can't feel anything. I could even stand for 8 hours straight without sitting down once! I thought that's a feat :p And I get to eat free candies and chocolates which are really awesome!!! Butler's, Hershey's, Lindt etc. Especially I'm a chocoholic!!! Perhaps, no...I 'm sure it's the chocolates that give me the energy and spirit to last me the day.
Talking about this new friend of mine, I am wondering if our friendship would last long. He has had worked for 8 months before returning to the shop again to continue working, hence he knew the system the company adopts and some of the people who are working there. So it gets awkward when I approach him wanting to talk to him since he might rather have the rest to interact with him, not to mention that I only joined the company recently. Moreover, he's an easy-going and funny lad. Unsurprisingly, he's popular. At the moment, the decision I made is not to expect much. I will not create unnecessary interaction lest I might've to face the undesirable disappointment eventually, an experience I wouldn't want to go through again. In such a situation, prevention is better than adjustment of one's mood later. I guess watching One Piece really makes me wanna find my nakama...
I shall focus on earning cash and then spend some on my Wants list, including New Era caps, formal shoes, skinny/ super skinny jeans, Samsung Galaxy SIII / new iPhone. My Wants KIV list includes shoes, ear/headphones, Eastpak bag, spectacles.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Friday, July 06, 2012
Resolution
Went to work for a day yesterday at a retail store. 10 hours of standing, almost doing nothing, earning $8/h. I must say this is the easiest job ever to earning such relatively high wage. Perhaps the only issue is having to stand at all times. But hey, it's only 1 day! :D
Let me talk about my 2-week job experience at expo. The job is easy, just that the hall is big. Hence I had to walk around 10 minutes to collect all unwanted items from customers before returning to the main storeroom to categorize them and return to the promoters. On weekdays, the crowd is small so we have the luxury of time to slack around. It is one of the evenings while I was browsing some books on sale when a promoter approached me and talk to me, because he was bored too. We started talking and in a blink of an eye, hours flew past and it's almost time to knock off. Thereafter, we talked and time passed faster. As we clicked rather well, it became a motivation for me to coming to work the next day. I was glad that this new friend of mine confided some of his personal matters to me as this would show that he trusts me, after only knowing each other for a total of less than 12 hours in the span of 3 days or so. It is then I realized that working is not only about the money; if you are lucky, you'd meet a fellow friend whom you could click well with and become someone whom you could confide in. And the latter certainly makes you like working more, however dull it may be, because you didn't just gain money; you gain friendship(s). :)
And yesterday, lucky me met a friend with whom I can click well! I really didn't expect this since it's only a one-day job and I wasn't expecting or intending to make any new friend there. After all, we might not meet anymore when the shop closed. It is quite a coincidental one. I was shifted to another location to cover another person who's going to have his break. At first, it was rather awkward since I was a new face there and had to adjust myself to the new environment which, of course, requires some time. There was this promoter standing less that 3 meters away from me as he was manning his stall. So this time round, I approached him and tried to break the ice. In my mind, I was prepared for anything like him not keen to talk to me, as I reminded myself I am going to work for only 1 day. It doesn't matter whether thing turns bad. After introducing ourselves, he shared with me his unforgettable experience in school laboratory lesson in which he cried as he made a serious safety breach. I think one wouldn't reveal his moments of weaknesses easily to another person, especially after 15 minutes only. Luckily for me, I managed to make a friend whom I can click well with in my second job. :)
One thing about me is that I don't feel comfortable asking for exchange for contacts. In both encounters, it is always the other party who initiate the exchange. And I am glad and thankful for that. Haha...
Let me talk about my 2-week job experience at expo. The job is easy, just that the hall is big. Hence I had to walk around 10 minutes to collect all unwanted items from customers before returning to the main storeroom to categorize them and return to the promoters. On weekdays, the crowd is small so we have the luxury of time to slack around. It is one of the evenings while I was browsing some books on sale when a promoter approached me and talk to me, because he was bored too. We started talking and in a blink of an eye, hours flew past and it's almost time to knock off. Thereafter, we talked and time passed faster. As we clicked rather well, it became a motivation for me to coming to work the next day. I was glad that this new friend of mine confided some of his personal matters to me as this would show that he trusts me, after only knowing each other for a total of less than 12 hours in the span of 3 days or so. It is then I realized that working is not only about the money; if you are lucky, you'd meet a fellow friend whom you could click well with and become someone whom you could confide in. And the latter certainly makes you like working more, however dull it may be, because you didn't just gain money; you gain friendship(s). :)
And yesterday, lucky me met a friend with whom I can click well! I really didn't expect this since it's only a one-day job and I wasn't expecting or intending to make any new friend there. After all, we might not meet anymore when the shop closed. It is quite a coincidental one. I was shifted to another location to cover another person who's going to have his break. At first, it was rather awkward since I was a new face there and had to adjust myself to the new environment which, of course, requires some time. There was this promoter standing less that 3 meters away from me as he was manning his stall. So this time round, I approached him and tried to break the ice. In my mind, I was prepared for anything like him not keen to talk to me, as I reminded myself I am going to work for only 1 day. It doesn't matter whether thing turns bad. After introducing ourselves, he shared with me his unforgettable experience in school laboratory lesson in which he cried as he made a serious safety breach. I think one wouldn't reveal his moments of weaknesses easily to another person, especially after 15 minutes only. Luckily for me, I managed to make a friend whom I can click well with in my second job. :)
One thing about me is that I don't feel comfortable asking for exchange for contacts. In both encounters, it is always the other party who initiate the exchange. And I am glad and thankful for that. Haha...
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