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Monday, April 28, 2008

While some of you are preparing to turn in at 3am or perhaps are in slumberland already, I had to get up to shower and prepare for work =(

First time working at 5am this morning. Transport came to fetch me at 410am, darn tired, only had 4 hrs of sleep. Reached home at 4pm but couldn't take a nap in the fear of having difficulty to fall asleep tonight. Tml working at 7am, still not that bad.

Wanted to blog these days but I'm simply too exhausted to.

Just now while Mum and I were watching TV in the living room, a bird flew in and landed behind the buddha statues on the altar. Its mate flew outside our home and tried to look for its spouse before flying off again. We shouted for Dad who climbed up a chair to "save" the bird. All of a sudden, the bird struggled out of his hand, flew to the ceiling and got hit by the moving ceiling fan. It landed onto the ground and Dad tried to pick it up again. When Dad was going to inspect whether there were any injuries on its lil' body, it managed to escaped from his hand once more and flew out. All the while, I was screaming and screaming cuz I was so afraid that the bird would crash onto me that I squatted down and dared not look up when it was flying in the home. Soo.. weird that it managed to fly in.

Reminded me of a recent incident whereby an enormous moth tried to barge into my home one night. It was darn huge man! Machaim a bird and it was banging itself onto our window panes which were tightly closed. And during the whole commotion, I was screaming my lungs out again, hehe. I wanted to see but yet was frightened at the same time. Wonder any significance of why these two creatures tried to enter my home. Mum said maybe they're going to strike lottery soon lah. Muahaha.

Attended the training of the launch of Burberry new perfume *The Beat* some time ago and those who attended the talk were each given a 30ml miniature of it. Finally got mine today and it looked so adorable. Smelt quite nice too!

Met 2 Alicias yesterday to celebrate Big A's belated birthday. I really don't have time to go search for a nice pressie and finally heeded Small A's suggestion and got a perfume set from my work place. I bought a Bvlgari Eau de toilette that comes with a nice violet pouch. Big A said it would come in handy cuz she can used it to keep her hp. Good thing about my workplace is that we have limited edition packages that can be found only at the airport and not in major departmental stores outside.

Always met different types of customers at the airport. Quite interesting at times. There's even an ang moh who's keen to befriend me last week *Faint*

Initially I was walking towards the office when I whizzed past him. He looked at me and praised that I looked pretty. I blushed, thanked him and walked hurriedly to the office to settle something. When I came out, I realised that no staff was tending to him thus I approached him and started to assist him. Introduced few perfumes to him and all the while, he was flirting with me lor. At a point, I passed him a blotter with a perfume scent on it but he was too busy trying to chat me up. I hastily asked him how's the scent before he gave a loud "Oh!" as if finally remembered that his attention should be the perfume and not me -__-"

I recommended Bvlgari newly launced Aqua Marine to him as it smelt light and refreshing. He popped a question to me, asking whether I'll consider going out with a guy who's wearing that particular scent. I was trying to close the deal with him thus obviously I said, "Maybe..." shyly lah! He did buy from me sia.... Then we exchanged our names and he said he will return the following night as he's going to Jakarta on a one day business trip and asked whether I'll be working. He wanted to come say hi to me.....

The next day, he really did drop by just to see me! He hoped that I would give him my contact lah so that we could meet up outside at times. I did not give him but decline in a nice way that I'll see him again in about 2 weeks' time at my workplace when he's going on another business trip again. Errm, most ang mohs are flirtatious and I don't even know anything about this man. Perhaps he's married or attached le? He's tall and good-looking wor but I tend to be very shy lah if someone just approach me out of the blue, flirted madly at me and kept praising on how cute/pretty I look.

He's not the first to commend on my looks. There's another ang moh who kept bio me, smiled at me and even told me that I looked pretty with his gf/wife just in front of him!! Wah lao, I'm not really use to all the flirtings that arise at my workplace yet!

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Written @ 5:56 PM

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Simply did not feel like stepping out of the house today. Feel so tired recently and finally I am able to have more rest. Will be working morning shift for the next few days so I have to turn in early these nights too.

Washed my dirty clothes just now when the sun is finally up and shining brightly. Been raining everyday too. Got my uniform yesterday and they're green in color. Suppose to wear them from 1st May onwards so I still have to wear my own for the time being.

My uniforms are inside.

I'm still coping with the life at the airport. A little used to everything now though there are still lots of stuff to learn and remember. Am getting along well with few of the colleagus there but I'm worried that cuz I'll be transferring out of this team soon and dunno how the others at the next team will be. There are a total of 3 teams and I've sort of seen the other two. They dun seem that friendly =(

After the La Mer training ended yest, me and the other girl Celia were given a miniature La Mer set each. They were an exact replica of the ones we're selling but sooo tiny, sooo cute!!!

Being a newbie, my Estee Lauder's in-charge promised to give us a big surprise after we work for 3 months. By that time, we will also be given a $400 product allowance to choose what we wanna get. Can be from La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Origins etc, brands that are under Estee. We get the allowance once every 3 mths, shiok hor?

Talked to May who finally came back from her leave about me having second thoughts in the job. She encouraged me to stay for a few more months first before making a decision cuz our commission there is definitely the highest compared to other sales in town. "Think of the money you will get back after that!" she said to me. Ya lah, but that is provided I hit the target lor. Some of them who worked there for quite some time also can't hit leh, stress.... Anyway, I'll give it another chance, maybe stay for a month or so before coming to a decision of whether to switch job or not.

Some of you were wondering, I went for my La Mer training yest but how did I end up working at the airport? Cuz my training ended before 12pm thus I took cab down to work lor.

Was serving a male customer and he bought 2 pefumes. He passed me his items and said to me, "You will need these items, my passport with boarding pass and my credit card."

I added on jokingly, "And I still need your signature!"

He laughed and praised that I have a sense of humour and asked if I'm local. He seemed rather impressed of my attitude towards him. After payment, he passed me his namecard that made my eyes wide open. He's the director of PriceWaterHouseCoopers in Thailand!! It's one of the BIG 4s in the accountancy industry man.

Then I served another ang moh grandpa and realised that he's waiting for his wife who's shopping for some items there. Even though I can't earn any commission from him, still I chatted with him. He looked so kind and benevolent. Then he commended that I looked so pretty and could he keep me in his pocket and take me home with him!! Wahaha, I said of cuz not! He said he wanted to... Then I replied smilingly that I'm not that tiny and he must find a bigger pocket!! LoL. Such nice customers made my day.

Switched my FANCL cleansing oil to LANCOME cleansing milk cuz I dun have time to get FANCL and I got staff purchase for LANCOME. A big bottle only cost me $30+.

Introducing a new member in my family. My "Xiao wu gui" aka Lil' tortoise.

It is sitting comfortably in my lil' transparent GUESS bag whenever I go to work. I will be getting him a companion soon. Remember my cutesie Octopuz? It's a miniature version of her. So next time, my Xiao Wu Gui and Xiao Sotong will follow me to work everyday, hehe.

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Written @ 3:41 PM

Thursday, April 10, 2008

I was so deprived of sufficient sleep and rest that yesterday at work, I was a walking zombie the whole day. I did not have any energy nor the mood to serve customers and was darn seh. Needless to say, I've got the worst sales ever. Only hit 1K+.

Thought could finally head home to rest when 4pm was approaching, plus the fact that I took out my contact lens cuz they're causing my eyes much discomfort and I only wore them for a week!! I was totally sian when supervisor Lucy told me to attend a training from 4-5pm. Told her I couldn't see clearly without my lens but she insisted that I must go. Fcuk.

It was a Burberry new perfume *The Beat* briefing. There were delicious cupcakes served and everyone had a second helping to it. Drinks from CoffeeBean was also served to us. I thought Vanilla was purely Vanilla drink. Turned out to be coffee with Vanilla. I don't drink coffee and was grossed out when I took a few sips of it.

The lady instructor posed a few questions to us. When she called out my name, I told her to repeat the question cuz I couldn't see the notes on the slide. After the training ended, I still must take a skytrain back to Terminal 1 to return the pass and took a skytrain back to Terminal 2 to take MRT train back. Soo fcuking troublesome.

There are few factors why I am beginning to dislike my job. Besides tailing the customers like a ghost.

I told my supervisor last week that I'm going for a holiday in Oct for a week. I got a nasty shock when I was told that the employees can only apply for leave ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE. That means I can only apply in Sept.. And my leave might not be approved too! Will only know whether I've got the leave when OCt's schedule is out and that's in Oct itself already!!! Told Supervisor that I already booked and paid for my air tickets but she said it's useless. If the company did not approve, I would not be able to go after all. Cheebye where got liddat one!! Annual leave is our entitlement what! And I've informed them so early in advance also cannot! Fcuk!

Then comes our public holiday leave. For instance, Good Friday that has passed last month. We MUST apply our PH leave within a month's time, can't accumulate at all. And using PH, our sales target should be pro rated accordingly but it's not!! It just ain't fair at all!!!

Everyone is expected to work OT every month as and when we like but each time is a min of 2 hours. It's already damn tiring to stand during work, plus our either damn early shift work from 5/6/7am to late shift that starts from 3pm to 12am, where got the energy to work extra 2 more hours for them??

I've been working there for 3 weeks only and I was told off by a stupid Malay cashier 2 days ago. A customer was buying Issey Miyaki perfumes and when I brought her items and the cutomer to the cashier, the Malay bitch said rudely to me that we have the promo set and is much worth it and I should get them instead since the price is the same. But there's sooo many stuff there, how would I know every item so well right?! In the end, this bitch went to help me get the promo set and then returned to the cashier counter and scolded me in front of the customer. She said angrily that I'VE BEEN THERE FOR SOOOO LONG STILL DUNNO?!! And then she shook her head in displeasure. I could only keep quiet cuz the customer was there but deep inside I'm exploding already. She's just a fcuking cashier and has no right to tell me off at all. And I'm there for barely a month, not long at all what!!! KNN, if that's long, then she's a dinosaur already ahh?! Chee Bye I hate her!!!

And many a times, when I'm standing near the entrance of the outlet, other staff will purposely stand in front of me so that they will get the customers first.

Otherwise when some customers entered the outlet and I'm right in front of them, some idiotic staff will again purposely greet them loudly first from behind me so that the customers become theirs. Where got liddat one?! I was so pissed off when it happened lots of times. Especially yesterday when I was already so weary and they kept doing it to me that I simply refused to serve any customers and started to clean my counter instead. They want to serve let them. I couldn't be bothered already.

Almost everyday, I can hear one bad mouthing about another to me. Hey, I'm really not interested to know all these at all okay! So long as that person did nothing to me, I'm okay with her. Don't try to influence me to hate them like you do just because there's conflicts between you guys alright!!

Tsk. How to survive in such environment lah, you tell me. Everyone there is so hypocrites and will do anything for sales and to their advantage. I really don't like working in such tense and unhappy place. Minor issue I will still give in to them, I'm still new after all. Push me to my limits and I'll explode one day, just like what happened between Aunt D and me. RoAr~!!!

And oh! I also realised one thing. One of my naughtiest student back in the tuition centre named Raynard..... his mum turned out to be my colleague now!! Sibeh malu okie!!! Hope they don't go around spreading to the others at the centre about me. Siao liao lah!!!!

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Written @ 2:05 PM

Monday, April 07, 2008

At the cashier today, 2 Chinese young girls were queuing to make their payment when they beckoned me to them and asked whether there's any SingPost in the departure hall. I asked my colleague and was told that SingPost is at other Terminal. After I informed the girls, I realised that one of them had forgotten to mail out several letters and she asked very nicely whether I could help her to mail them later. Without hesitation, I agreed to do the favour and promised that I'll definitely remember to mail them out. She was very grateful to me and thanked me profusely. Then I took her letters and went to the locker room immediately and kept them in my bag.

When I came out, they waved to me and asked me to go over again. This time round, like the lady I've mentioned in the previous entry, they insisted to change the commission to mine! Pengz! I kept turning them down, saying that I can't since another colleague had given them her code already. Then the girls said the same thing like the previous lady too! They commented that the other staff did not assist them at all and only passed the blotter with her code on it to them when they wanted to make payment. One of the girls said she could pretend that they had "accidentally" dropped the strip of paper and she hid it in her hand... Wahaha, they're so cute lah. AGAIN I had no other choice but to agree to change to my code instead.

Last week, a male colleague, Elson was serving a couple. The lady went around on her own to look at the stuff in the outlet while the male chatted with Elson. Then they started to get me involved in their conversation on a certain topic when suddenly, the man gave me a hug and I was stunned for a while. Later when the man left to look for the lady, Elson said there's something not right of the guy. Initially he told Elson the lady was his gf, later on he said she's his sister. Now he hugged me for no reason, he warned me that the man might wanna eat my tofu. LoL. Luckily it was just a quick hug, nothing more. I stayed far far away from him after that.

Today I was serving 2 male Ang Mohs. Both were buying female perfumes, one for his gf/wife, the other for his young daughter. I took them around and showed them several perfumes, spraying the scent on blotters and passing it to them. At one point, I was introducing Vera Wang Princess perfume to them and putting the blotter near the nose of one of the Ang Moh. Without any warning, the man smelt the blotter AND PULLED MY HAND AND SMELLED IT!!!! I was shocked and could only muster an awkward laugh lor. Are they just being over-friendly, trying to tease me or attempting to eat my tofu huh... *faint*

Sales today was not bad, managed to hit 3k. Other days, I can only hit about 2k. La Mer and Kenzo training approaching soon. Heard will get free samples of the products after every training =D

Gotta get my FANCL cleansing oil cuz it's running out!! Oh, and why is my allowance not credited to me yet... Hehe. WORK HARD TO SUPPORT ME AHHH!!!

This pic is totally irrelevant. But don't you think they're soooo adorable??

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Written @ 8:46 PM

Sunday, April 06, 2008

A male customer came up to me one day and said, "I want Baby Born". I thought I heard him wrongly and said, "Huh? Baby Born?" He nodded his head and repeated the words again. Is it cosmetics... I asked. He said yes......

While I was still thinking hard whether there's such a brand, he took out his phone and went to search for the name to show it to me.

I took a look and wanted so much to laugh out very loud. In his phone, I saw....

BOBBI BROWN....

-__-""

Told May and she broke out into laughter. Baby Born. Bobbi Brown. Where got same??

At work, I often see male customers purchasing cosmetics for their wives or gfs. It's heart warming that these male species will really make the effort to choose the correct lipstick colour or the perfect scent of perfume for their spouses. Hopefully next time my other half will be that good to me too, hehe.

Then there's another female Chinese customer whom I was serving. Halfway through, another customer beckoned me to assist her. There's no other staff who's available so I gotta abandon my current customer to help the other lady. After a while, I brought the 2nd lady to the cashier to make her payment and saw the Chinese lady who's going to make payment too. She saw me and came up to me, asking whether the strip of paper with numbers written on it meant our commission. I admitted to her and she insisted to change it to my commission!

Actually I'm not supposed to do that one and I turned her good intention down. But she claimed that I'm the one who attended to her and my colleague did not help her at all. She refused to give the commission to my colleague and secretly kept the strip of paper. Bo bian, I finally agreed to change to my code instead and she's happy too that I got to earn her commission. Hehe. Such a nice lady.

Working morning shift for the next 3 days and gotta wake up at 3-4am again. I hate waking so early!!

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Written @ 5:40 PM

Saturday, April 05, 2008

I'm hesitating whether to start hunting for a new job soon. Having second thoughts to stay any longer in my current one. The reason is simple.

As a consumer, I hate it when the staff starts following me around like a ghost, machiam I wanna steal their stuff liddat. So why am I being a ghost myself right now??!!

Not to forget the fierce competition from the aggressive colleagues. You can hear/see one bad mouthing another almost everyday. I don't like such environment. One whereby conflicts arise so easily.

What to do? Everyone kept telling me that's how it is being in an all female environment.

And at times when your customers got snatched away by others and you can do nothing about it but to zip your mouth and walk away with all your effort and time wasted.

Already told a few souls I might not be suitable for this type of environment. I do like selling the stuff there but I do not like tailing others around. It's unlike those downtown beauty counters where the staff just tend to the customers who walked to them themselves. At the airport, once a customer set foot in our outlet, our staff will flock to them like the speed of lightning and started following them around. We are the predator and they are our prey. Sounds scary isn't it? It is!!!

And I used to think the service there will be so much better compared to other town area's cuz it's the prestigious airport we are talking about here. Sadly again, it's not. I can grade myself 9/10, 1 point lost cuz of my insufficient knowledge of the wide variety of products we have there thus I might not be able to assist my customers well but in terms of service, I am THAT GOOD! Someone should award me with the best service award man, hehe.

I treat others the way I would like to be treated back =)

So I am starting to look for a new job again lor =((

Haizzz........

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Written @ 1:36 PM

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Started my first day of work on the 17th. Was informed that we will get our pay on the second last day of every month. I was counting down to pay day when it's coming to the end of March. Siti, a young Malay colleague who started working with me together was counting down too.

Unfortunately, when everyone else around got theirs and happily concluded that their pay were credited into their accounts already, Siti and my account were still hungrily waiting for the money to be cashed in.

I need the money badly to at least cover my saving and insurance plans.

Told May about my condition and she urged me to ask supervisor first before contacting the HR.

Super said dun have, will get the pro-rated pay for March in April.

Happened to see one of our company's manager in the outlet and May introduced me to him and told him to help me check out my pay.

Called the HR during lunch break only to realise that the cut-off date is on the 15th. Will only get everything in April's salary.

Manager came back and informed me about it too. He said jokingly that I should have started work before the 15th so that it's in time for the pay.

As if I can choose to start earlier lorrr -__-

I darn sad leh. Did not get a single penny after all. I already don't have money left le. How to survive at all? I still got to account for my credit card bill that reached 500 already.

Was climbing up the stairs of my blk after work when I saw Sis climbing down. Told her solemnly to withdraw some money from my saving account again to help me tide over this crisis. Received a sms from her at night that she will loan me another 1k for my expenses and everything in April and will loan me some more if I still don't have enough. She doesn't want to touch my savings account. Haizz. I'm owing her 2k already.. Sob.... Really dun wish to get anymore money from her cuz she's so thrifty and now must loan me so much money. Now that she's married, she has her own burden too.

Mum said to borrow from her if I really have financial problem. But Mum's biz just started and she ain't earning much herself. Already did not give her allowance how can I have the heart to take money from her? Haizz. All these just made me sad. I won't take a cent from her.

I must wait for friend to work hard and support me instead le.

I slept at 8 plus just now and was awoke at 1 plus by 3 incoming smses. So now I'm online blogging. It's 1st April, April Fool day. Someone tried to crack a joke on me, saying he's at my blk and wanted me to go down. Haha, I did not fall for it lah. So silly him!

Might be going for movie tml night. Friend said will treat me watch. I'm craving for Nachos too. GV's cheese for Nachos is really yummilicious! Pls treat me to Nachos as well ya! =P

Everyone at workplace were saying how come I'm still single despite the fact that I'm so pretty? Wahaha. Pretty is only after all the tonnes and tonnes of make-up slapped on my face lah. But I consider myself average looking with make-up on and totally fugly if without.

Am getting along well with my colleagues but we have 3 teams and I know that I might be transferred to other team soon, after I learn the ropes from May. Very sad cuz I did work with another team on my first day of work and people there are more unfriendly and aggressive. Sharon, Dior girl told me that with these people around, it's pretty hard to get sales easily. Darn worried. =(

May really looks after me well. She will be on an almost 2 weeks leave cuz her house is under renovation. But today before she went back, she went around to tell everyone there to help me if I need help. Am so grateful to her. We exchanged contact numbers in case I need to look for her. Blur me forgot my number in that instant can! I said loudly, "9......" And smiled at her, saying I can't remember my own number. Took me almost 1 min to recall. I'm really getting old!!!

Having skin allergy again. My legs are badly scarred with red marks all over now and they looked gross. Can't wear short skirt/shorts already. Must wear leggings to cover them up, haizz.

My body got so many problems. Skin super sensitive and gets red easily at times without a reason. If you see a red patch on my neck, dun worry, I also dunno why but it will go away as soon as it suddenly appears. My skin itch and red spots appear very often nowadays. Guess it's due to the dust around. Nose always get blocked and runny. Dust problem again bah. Gastric does give me problem once a while. Sian. Why can't I be healthier?

Gave up my seat in bus to an ah pek when I was on my way home despite I'm super weary. Makes me feel good and happy to give up seats to the elderly and needies. I have a heart of gold you know! =P

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Written @ 2:47 AM