Finally I can declare that I am changing jobs for sure. Before the appointment letter was signed, everything was still uncertain but now it has become a fact! :)
Yup I am going back to my old workplace! Sometimes things works in strange ways and opportunity do not come knocking all the time. I'm glad this time everything has gone well. I was so afraid that I wouldn't get the job but now no need to worry anymore. :)
Friday, December 28, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Faith misplaced
I really must get this off my chest. It's killing me. My boss is a b*tch!! I wonder, really, what kind of boss is she?
I literally risked my life when I was administering the short term scholarships. I was on 6 days mc, risking a lung infection, taking a $6 per pill medicine which was prescribed for patients during the SARS period and was not being reimbursed fully for medical fees AND at the same time, working from home.
When she asked me to stay for 2 more weeks because my other colleague will be away for Haj and they need manpower to generate report for an important meeting, I agreed to her request out of goodwill. Recently I just found out that the meeting will be postponed. So does that mean I can actually leave earlier than my stated last day???
And all this work and goodwill did not cross her mind when she REFUSED to do the reference check carried out by my prospective employer. What does it mean when she told them that I wasn't with them long enough to make comments about me? It is true I wasn't with them for a long time but I'm sure I definitely went beyond and over in certain aspects of my job during my stint there and as my boss she IS fully aware of it since she always want to be included in the cc loop.
Luckily I'm going in highly recommended by people who can testify for my working attitude and on top of it I found someone to replace her as my referee. Anyway the guy who replaced her as referee was damn cute la. He forwarded me the HR email and asked me to fill in the answers myself and send it back to him so he can send it back to them.
I hope she gets it right, that it doesn't mean she bad mouth me, I will still stay back. I was going to quit whether I found a job or not and this incident just shows that my judgment was correct. How can one work in such a terrible place?!!?! ARRGGHHH
There... I think I feel better already.
I literally risked my life when I was administering the short term scholarships. I was on 6 days mc, risking a lung infection, taking a $6 per pill medicine which was prescribed for patients during the SARS period and was not being reimbursed fully for medical fees AND at the same time, working from home.
When she asked me to stay for 2 more weeks because my other colleague will be away for Haj and they need manpower to generate report for an important meeting, I agreed to her request out of goodwill. Recently I just found out that the meeting will be postponed. So does that mean I can actually leave earlier than my stated last day???
And all this work and goodwill did not cross her mind when she REFUSED to do the reference check carried out by my prospective employer. What does it mean when she told them that I wasn't with them long enough to make comments about me? It is true I wasn't with them for a long time but I'm sure I definitely went beyond and over in certain aspects of my job during my stint there and as my boss she IS fully aware of it since she always want to be included in the cc loop.
Luckily I'm going in highly recommended by people who can testify for my working attitude and on top of it I found someone to replace her as my referee. Anyway the guy who replaced her as referee was damn cute la. He forwarded me the HR email and asked me to fill in the answers myself and send it back to him so he can send it back to them.
I hope she gets it right, that it doesn't mean she bad mouth me, I will still stay back. I was going to quit whether I found a job or not and this incident just shows that my judgment was correct. How can one work in such a terrible place?!!?! ARRGGHHH
There... I think I feel better already.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Lessons learnt
1. To relax and prepare everything beforehand so as not to turn into bridezilla!
2. Friends are forever and boys are whatever. :P
2. Friends are forever and boys are whatever. :P
Monday, December 17, 2007
The ring pillow saga continues.....
Making ring pillow for close friends is a really satisfying experience, especially when they appreciate it so much and everyone says it's pretty. The greatest flattery was when my very first ring pillow had its photo taken and incorporated into part of my friend's invitation card to her ROM. Anyway here's 2 more that I have made for friends who got married this month.
I like this one because I love the beading, beading is very fun. And especially the centre ball of beads, I learnt it off the internet. That's when I realise that the internet is a really amazing tool, anything that I don't know, the answers can be found online somewhere. I love learning new stuff like this. Besides the bead ball, I learnt to make a star out of beads too, may use it in future projects. :)
I made this for my best friend's wedding because her theme for her wedding is yellow, orange and brown. We incidentally met a common friend with her boyfriend when I passed my best friend the ring pillow and it turned out that the guy's a jewellery designer. He's looking for a shop to set up his own business. He's impressed with my work hahahaha. He asked if I do this for a living, I say I just do this for a hobby. He say that it may complement his work and ask if I'm interested to do this on a freelance basis. Oh my, he must be kidding! I must admit that this pillow is not very well made because I had to sew the pillow together as I couldn't find a sewing machine to use and I was getting desperate. So actually the seams were not very good if you take a close look at it and the corners are not really sharp compared to those that came out from the sewing machine. But nonetheless, I'm proud to say that I sew this from scratch! I like the feel that the yellow bunch of flowers bring out, really look very real. Spotlight has good stuff like this! :) I intend to tie the rings such that they sit on top of the flowers, I think that should be very nice.
I like this one because I love the beading, beading is very fun. And especially the centre ball of beads, I learnt it off the internet. That's when I realise that the internet is a really amazing tool, anything that I don't know, the answers can be found online somewhere. I love learning new stuff like this. Besides the bead ball, I learnt to make a star out of beads too, may use it in future projects. :)
I made this for my best friend's wedding because her theme for her wedding is yellow, orange and brown. We incidentally met a common friend with her boyfriend when I passed my best friend the ring pillow and it turned out that the guy's a jewellery designer. He's looking for a shop to set up his own business. He's impressed with my work hahahaha. He asked if I do this for a living, I say I just do this for a hobby. He say that it may complement his work and ask if I'm interested to do this on a freelance basis. Oh my, he must be kidding! I must admit that this pillow is not very well made because I had to sew the pillow together as I couldn't find a sewing machine to use and I was getting desperate. So actually the seams were not very good if you take a close look at it and the corners are not really sharp compared to those that came out from the sewing machine. But nonetheless, I'm proud to say that I sew this from scratch! I like the feel that the yellow bunch of flowers bring out, really look very real. Spotlight has good stuff like this! :) I intend to tie the rings such that they sit on top of the flowers, I think that should be very nice.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Wedding singers
It is confirmed! We will be getting a band of wedding singers for our wedding. :) I'm glad we caught them in the act at my friend's wedding last Sunday. It's simply a wonderful experience! Hope this will make the wedding more memorable.
This reminds me of the movie The Wedding Singer by Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, two of my favourite actors and this is one of my favourite movie of all time. Of course, at the wedding there will not be any Adam Sandler or Drew Barrymore.
Great, wedding plans are getting more exciting by the minute. :)
This reminds me of the movie The Wedding Singer by Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, two of my favourite actors and this is one of my favourite movie of all time. Of course, at the wedding there will not be any Adam Sandler or Drew Barrymore.
Great, wedding plans are getting more exciting by the minute. :)
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Astrology prediction for the week
You may wish you were invisible this week or stowed away on your own island without any stress or distraction to keep you from your own private thoughts. You will have a strong desire to seek solitude and have the space to deal with your own issues, due to the fact that on Wednesday your ruling planet Venus enters privacy-loving Scorpio. You may shy away from interactions with others and seek out your own little corner of the universe for a while. On Friday you may go over your wish list and seriously upgrade it, or at least revise it considerably. The Sun in Sagittarius squares Uranus in your sector of hopes and wishes, and you might not be happy with your current agenda. You have a lot of quiet determination, endless patience, and you usually don't like change, but you don't like to get stuck in a rut, either. You may feel you've gotten too laid back in how you live your life, or that you're simply not experiencing all that life has to offer. The New Moon in Sagittarius on Sunday will help you revitalize your idealistic hopes and dreams.