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Monday, July 13, 2009

I'm home.

So yesterday I officially moved in to my new apartment. I started my new job today too. And now I'm back in Kepong. :P

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know what you're thinking. Shut it. I have my reasons.

There is no internet at the apartment and I need it for my job. I'll be undergoing 2 weeks of training starting tomorrow and my work hours will be from 3pm to 12am. I know it looks horrible but I think it suits me just fine. :D Who knew that my crazy sleeping habits will serve a purpose one day. :D

So, first day on my first proper job. The induction was long and boring but that is to be expected. There are 12 people in the new intake, and well...let's say that they're not a chatty bunch....which is kind of weird since this is no longer school and people should open up more and build contacts when they're in the working world (especially if we're going to be colleagues). There were lots of awkward silences, most weren't very receptive even though I went out of my way to break the ice by throwing random questions and just babbling my head off....which is a feat for me because I haven't done that in awhile. But I did meet some really friendly people. One girl even offered me to stay at her place but it's a tad far from Kepong so although I'm keen, I'm also a wee bit reluctant about the distance. We will see how that one unfolds.

This may be too early to say but so far the overall impression I got from the company today was pretty good. I liked that this is a really global company with global staffs. I got a kick out of hearing a few different accents all in one day. :D Irish, German, French, British and of course, Malaysian. It was interesting to hear English spoken in so many different ways though I wanted to burst out laughing when the Head of Department who's French spoke, because when I zoned out and stopped trying to make out his English, it sounded so much like French gibberish. :D
Another thing that I liked was the pantry because there's a plasma TV, a vending machine for junk food, a fridge filled with endless supplies of cold drinks (100plus, Coke, Just Tea, and Ribena!! Woot!!), and a coffee machine that makes not only plain coffee but cafe machiatto, cafe au lait, cafe mocha and even teh tarik. :D Sure they don't have a foosball table like in HSBC but I can live with that. Downside is that they blocked access to Gmail, Facebook and possibly every site that's not work related. So yeah, no internet at the apartment AND at work. Boooo. They do have an internet kiosk but I guess I'll only be able to access it during my 1 hour break which might be split into a few short breaks because of the nature of my job. Double boooo.

And as for the apartment, I don't think I've ever mopped or swept the floor so many times before. It's so dirty and I have no idea how my housemates can stand it. I wouldn't mind the floor so much if it doesn't have a direct impact on the state of my bathroom. Dirty floor = Dirty feet = Black feet stains on wet toilet floor. If there is ONE thing I cannot stand it is wet toilet floors. Now, not only my toilet floor is perpetually wet because it's so small and there's no shower curtain, it has black stains all over it. Like a typical Malaysian public toilet. BWARGH. Yesterday, I washed the toilet floor like a crazy woman and it was so clean and to my horror, I came home to a toilet floor marked with black feet stains today. *tears hair out* :( And you know what? I HATE cleaning, which is why I barely do any of it at home. And now I'm mopping floors and washing toilets two days in a row. I am NOT looking forward to it. I just hope that after talking to my housemates, they'll be more considerate and make the place more liveable or I'm out of there.

So yeap, that sums up my new life so far. Bittersweet.

Right now I'm looking for Streamyx package deals so that I can get the internet up and running at my place because I will need it for work.

I hope I'll survive these internet-less days ahead. It absolutely sucks when there is absolutely nothing to do at the apartment. :(

The next time I blog, it'll be from my new place. :D Don't miss me people. Tata!

melia signed out with love @ 9:19 PM (1) earthling(s) farted

Comments:

Chin up! Things will work out!
Can't believe I'm dropping msgs on your blog...
Seems like we've jumped back a few years this way.
And I like it.
Certain things shouldn't be swallowed up by time.
Like my love for my besties. :)

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puiyee : 7:58 AM

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I'm 40% mature, 30% child-like
10% fashionista, 8% dork
6% klutzy, 3% dreamer
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I also want to marry John Mayer
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