.::Sunday, October 28, 2007::.
i have been lazy, i admit. and i no longer feel a need to pour out whatever im feeling in a blog. but i promise not to shut down this baby, since it's been with me since 29 dec 2003! =)
work's been great! better than what i expected working for the gah-men...come to think of it, i never thought i'd even apply for a job related to the gah-men...amazing how things turn out the way you least expect it...
my office environment
it's a fun-loving place where u really get a balance of work an play....we have office-wide division challenges, parties, i got to go for the company family day in bintan, not to mention chat sessions with top mgmt to share how we're coping...
i like that the company offers newbies like me lots of training opportunities, cos it's a great time to brush up on skills relevant to the job...
BUT...it is also VERY gossipy, cos news travels incredibly fast in the office...
my work
i work in events management, so basically what we do is manage the events the different divisions within the company organise. mainly business stuff, like conferences, business matching, talks, seminars, networking lunches...though i've been doing some form of events planning all my life, this is quite different. the scale is much bigger, as is the responsibility of making it work. i also get to meet many different types of people, from hotel vendors to budding entrepreneurs, to top level execs to ministers...while i find the whole networking process really tiring, it's a unique experience that really exposes me to the business environment out there. one can really see how communication skills are so important, especially in this increasingly globalised and interconnected community.
my division and my colleagues
compared to my peers who work in front line, "revenue generating" divisions (mine's considered a support function), my division has a greater variety of people of different age groups with different backgrounds. there arent any scholars nor "high-flyers", but this makes it less competitive within the division. it's a more care-free kinda lifestyle and less stressful on a whole.
my colleagues dote on me as the youngest in the division, and my seniors are always helpful in sharing with me the tricks of the trade. and cos they are so much older, i feel like there's always something to learn, especially with the way they manage and handle people.
but sometimes, i do feel a litle lonely, cos my colleagues arent of my age-grp, so sometimes they think on a different wavelength...but thank goodness for all the other pple i got to know in the office...all those fresh-grad-ers like me...we have group lunches and stuff pretty often, and that breaks the monotony of juz knowing pple fr ur division...
my boss
i dun really know what to make of my boss...it's a bit of a love-hate relationship at the moment. haha...why so? hmmm...cos he's new to the division, like i am, but i somehow feel that he cares less for my division than his other division (he's double-hatting)...it's like he doesnt "protect" the division from "external forces", so sometimes w/o a strong backing, our division suffers a bit...also he's very "gah-men trained", in that he's so procedural and follow-the-rules type of guy...
but having said that, im super impressed with his writing abilities. his can make reports sound so damn good after vetting them. it probably comes from all the report writing he had to go thru to get to where he is today...also, he's open to change, so that makes it easier for a newbie like me to make suggestions or offer my opinions...
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up to this point, i think this post has been a real bore to read..if u even got to this line, u must really be a big fan.. =P
some other intersting news: ive completed watching 81 episodes of jumong!! whee!! jumong's this korean epic drama thingy...about a conquerer who founded some part of korea....though it's showing on cable, i couldnt wait, and bought the DVD a couple of weekends ago...after 1+ weeks of watching disc after disc after disc every evening and on weekends, i completed the whole series!!! =) now im suffering from withdrawal syndrome...nothing to look forward to when i get home every evening...nothing to keep me occupied on weekends...
another thing...working juz makes me so tired, though i cant phantom why...u basically juz sit in front of the computer screen for 8.5 hrs a day...but u're juz sooo damn exhausted...can someone pls explain this phenomenon?
as a result, im a SLOTH on weekends...i like rotting at home, watching tv or reading (i finished the harry potter book series too!!) going out juz doesn have its appeal anymore...ok, it does, when u have a reason to be out, like meeting people or shopping or catching a good movie (why arent there good movies anymore?)...but roaming idly is juz no fun...would someone pls recommend something to keep me occupied?
on the bright side of things...my birthday is coming!! whee!! hint to all out there... ms angry needs a haircut, a manicure/pedicure, a few good meals, and lots of clothes and shoes...hahahahhaha....
.: ru rambled on 10/28/2007 04:47:00 PM:.
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