wah i have the best colleagues ever. it's only been like what, 2 months with the team but of course 5 months altogether in the company, and it almost seems as though everyone treats me like a full timer (a kid who's a full timer that is), with gifts and dinners and all since this wk was supposedly my last working wk (going back a few times next wk cos have to finish up the KrisFlyer Competitive Review for them). i reckon i'm the luckiest intern ever (minus the pay) so seeing how much fun i have working (it doesnt even feel like work, sometimes it feels alot like school w them suaning me and all abt how im making insinuations that there's an age gap blah (hur whats new), playing lame games like who's the best/worst looking in the agency (lol damn mean) and shoot shag marry (they call it something else but i shant say it here cos it sounds wrong), I DONT'T WANT TO LEAVE, and I CAN'T BEAR TO QUIT! but of course i know its just a temp job in the end like any other and i have to go back to school and all good things have to come to an end............
hmm but what struck me was the sense of attachment i got from just 5 months of working here. i mean, i cant imagine being a full timer and having to leave one company for another after 2-3 years of working there (especially in the advertising industry where the turnover rate is super high)? I guess everyone like familiarity, so much so that we are afraid to step outside our comfort zones, but sometimes, perhaps that's the only way to move forward and not remain stagnant at where we are. hmmmm i think i learnt quite alot.
oh why oh why didnt i listen to my maid when she told me to bring the umbrella out with me this morning? :(
I want God to play in my bloodstream the way sunlight amuses itself on the water.
- Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
(thanks chu for inspired entry, thanks nat for book,
thanks Oprah for recommendation. heh)
"Thou has made us for Thyself,
and weary we will be,
until we find ourselves in Thee"
if there's anything i learnt from this whole work experience, is that work is not as easy as i thought it was. i used to thinking working was much more fun than having to study for exams, but now maybe i'm starting to take back those words.
firstly, you have to get a job you REALLY like if not you'll be miserable. not just the work per se (and the pay of course), but i guess you have to find some way to like the environment u're in, be happy with the people you're with cos i realise the happiest people in the agency are those who have honest friendships in the company and not just superficial working relationships.
secondly, it's not the working 9-5 part that's difficult, but the part about having to respect whoever's above you no matter what, the part where you have to ALMOST ALWAYS be careful not to screw up in whatever you do/say whether at work or out of work, the part where because the industry is so small and the turnover rate is very high, your reputation follows you through whether positively or negatively.
wah i have alot of things to take note of when i go into the workforce for real next time, esp the part about being cautious with my words/actions.
but right now, at least im glad in in the SCB team of TBWA (pity i couldnt make the team rooftop BBQ last fri cos of St Regis), and work is feeling a whole lot like school now (minus the homework and much much more gossip hence the revelations above). even if they make me do boring stuff like competitor review and media monitoring (tearsheets) but still it beats the previous dept i was in 1000x. cos the team's really bonded (haha we're having a F21 and VS spree btw) and they're a nice bunch whom i'll be sad to leave when the time comes. which is really soon by the way, 11th July Friday Confirmed. i decided to scrap the BKK with ys idea and save the $$ for an Aug dive trip with the colleagues.
that's hopefully SMU hasn't swamped me with things then and even if they have, i will DEFINITELY find some way to make time to get my open waters cert in Tioman.
Overdue pictures from Cebu, Philippines (3)
Highlight of our trip! Off to Tambuli Beach Resort where we had a seafood lunch, then rented a boat (all to ourselves!) and off to snorkel at one of the islands off Cebu....
our boat! we are Deep sea divers.... hahaha
Blue starfish! How cool is this! We didnt paint it but this is its original form, its still alive by the way, so we had to throw it back into the sea
more underwater treasures
somehow the sky looked different and still as awesome every 1 second....
low tide..
crew on the boat. guy on the extreme top left looks strangely like eric.....
Overdue pictures from Cebu, Philippines (2)
some famous historical catholic church in Cebu city.
more pictures on the streets of Cebu. the streets are really old and dirty, and the weather was damn hot. i kinda felt like a missionary though, cos the people are really under privileged. so you could see child labour, the homeless.... and we took pity and gave out US$1 bills to those kids who crossed our paths.
Overdue pictures from Cebu, Philippines (1)
pretty flowers on the rooftop garden of Changi Airport
view from the plane. i love how blue the sky is!
the streets of Philippines
this is their public transportation, equivalent to our SBS buses. each Jeepney is so small with damn alot of ppl crammed into one. and when there is no space, and you're in a rush and desperate to go to your destination, you cling onto the bus! I wanted to try but my mum didnt allow me to...... :(
Desert crepes. I can't remember the name of the chain but it's not in Singapore yet. they make it on the spot and serve you, and there are damn alot of flavours. wah someone should bring it to Singapore, sure make alot of money. like the whole doughnut craze.
Fort San Pedro- some historical site
wishing/pretending we own a Canon Digital SLR. though you gotta admit the Macro function is pretty cool too