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anyway, the bad news is, i gotta take the SAMC sup paper, otherwise i will only be graduating with an ordinary degree even if my aggregate is second lower.
shucks.
luckily mon's friend is in the current batch, and so i got the notes and all to prepare for the july paper. i have no confidence at all coz the exam format n the practice questions are totally different!
im still not decided if i should go for the tutorial class coz i think i need to go all the way down to unicampus or dhoby ghaut to pay $50+ for the tutorial class.. perhaps i can find other ways.. like ask some of my friends who are currently studying at mdis to help me..
ah well.. even if i fail, i have to make sure i get the minimum 25 marks to avoid remodule. :\
on a happier note, my manager wants to convert me to perm. yippie!
another colleague has been transferred from facilities to my dept, meaning, my partner! so these few days was quite busy as she is new to hr, and so am i, we were having several meetings with jayce and my manager to guide us through the processes and stuff. besides that, i also have to run through some of the processes with her as well.
plus my manager will be on a business trip, so she pass along several stuff for us to do.. which leads to our drawers being overloaded with overdue stuff and new stuff. haha. gotta spend some time to clear them.
anyway, just as we finished one of our meetings, my manager ask me back into the meeting room again. she say she wants to speak to me.
i was a little puzzled as i went in n waited for her.
she: jerlyn, i want to speak to you about something.
me: yep
she: u are having a little too many personal calls. how? minus points already
me: har? really ah
she: yalor. so what are you planning to do about that?
me: hmm.. cut down lor.
she: no lah. seriously, i have observed you, and felt that you are quite a fast learner and all. I have also seek the others' opinions like jayce n all. and they quite like your attitude. so i want to tell you that i plan to convert you to perm, since i got the headcount n budget. there will also be an increment of $200 in your salary.
me: *still in shock*
she: how? why u dun look very happy or something?
me: my heart beating very fast.. hahaha
she: haha. anyway, i have already spoke to my boss and he said if i think you are the right candidate for this job, and since i got the budget and headcount, i can go ahead.
me: *still smiling*
she: but of coz, do you like this job and wishes to go further? afterall, its data entry and filing, and you have only been doing this for a short time, so in time to come, you might be bored with all these.
me: i am sure in future there will be more to learn and more to do.
she: yes, most probably there will be changes but we cant foresee the future. of coz probably 2-3 years down the road, we might be doing more things and whether are you still with us, or you seek your career elsewhere, it is entirely up to you.
me: yes.. ok.. i understand.
she: so any question?
me: oh.. erm.. can i know why the intention to convert? because the contract is actually for 6 months, and i have only been here for like a month..
she: im not sure if jayce has mentioned to you about the previous temp.
me: oh, a little.
she: ya. when she was with us for the 3 weeks+, she took alot of leaves, have alot of calls and all. she do her work half-heartedly, and she leave at 6 on the dot. so we decided to terminate her. as for you, i can see the passion, i also can see that you are willing to learn and also willing to stay back just to learn some of the processes unlike the previous temp. at the same time, you also get along very well with the others. so i hope i am not wrong in converting you. me: of coz.
she: anyway, i have already asked esther to contact the agency regarding the money issue like you are contracted so we need to know how to take you away from there n stuff. so as i will be on business trip, they will keep me updated and hopefully, i can convert you by 1st July. me: ok no problem.
she: so, anything else you wish to know or ask?
me: erm.. am i really having too many calls?
she: no lah! im ok.
me: hmm.. so is there anything like you want me to improve on or take note of?
she: ermmmm. basically nothing much. like what i said, you are quite a fast learner, get along well with others, positive attitude n all. so, i hope you will carry on with the good work and i am right to convert you.
me: of coz. thank you very much.
she: so, ur turn to treat lunch har.. got $200+ bonus and additional $200 increment in your pay.
me: no problem! thanks!!!
yep thats about the conversation and the great news. lol
im really happy coz i've only been there for around a month, and manager is willing to give me the bonus and to convert me to perm.
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went celebrating abby's birthday on tues at dempsey long beach. now this is really what i call an inhumane location (as unagigi mikael is so fond of saying). the place is easy to find, but the parking there is horrible! small carpark plus we have to walk along the grass, climb the stairs n all just to get to the restaurant!
like what ryan says, its as if he's going for an outfield. lol!
the food is just so-so, and terribly expensive, and the service is really horrible!
im certainly not going there to eat again!
anyway, we got a gucci keychain for her, along with the gucci envy me perfume and a hello kitty bracelet as we got a budget of $300+ and with the twin gucci gifts, its barely $200++.
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on friday, i went st james (movida) with my manager and other colleagues. quite a fun group, but the place is a bore! the band's singing isnt fantastic to begin with, and they were singing in latin, spanish n all. we nearly fell asleep until we decided to go recce around. so, we went dragonfly and found that the place is alot better - at least the band there is much better and they sing mandarin songs! though i dun think the lady was being very professional.. she was like demanding to know whos the person who sent her sms n disrupt her singing n all when its she herself whos asking through the mic while the band is playing the song in the background.
anyway, back to movida. i was happily drinking my mixer (coke) until another colleague (i have never seen him before anyway), he sneakily pour the alcohol into my glass. -.-
as i was finishing that glass, he poured me another glass again and say, jerlyn, drink at least half a glass to welcome you to symantec!
so no choice, i got to drink. :\
so he said, dun worry about your manager or getting drunk. we all take care of each other here.
me: oh no, i wasnt worried about that. just that i dun really drink. and i will be catching a movie later.
he: are you sure? i dun believe you.
me: why? really. i dun drink much
he: but u dun look like one.
me: har? then i look like what?
he: u look like someone who can drink very well.
me: oh no lah. i dun drink much.
anyway, though its a VERY boring place, we still got some entertainers of those jokers dancing very funnily and sent all of us laughing helplessly. haha
so i got kel to come to vivo earlier to save me from that boring place. haha. waited for roy n abby and dear, we went to watch zohan. quite funny, but i think its abit too exaggerating and boring for certain scenes. still, i gave it around 3.5/5 or so.
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celebrated levyne's birthday yesterday and its supposed to be a surprise dinner.
she suspected something is wrong of coz, since some ppl who couldnt make it has already wished her happy birthday and while she was coming in, she saw scan's car. haha.
anyway, i think she was rather shocked to see us waiting inside the steamboat.
after dinner, we went arab st n its my first time smoking sishay or whatever the spelling is. dun like it, cant stand the smell. :\
we had lotsa fun there, talking crap cracking jokes n all.
had a great time, i have not seen them for sometime already.. n of coz, i also hope levyne really enjoyed herself that day.
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and oh, i went shopping with dear and managed to buy some cheap stuff! din have time to take pictures but once i feel hardworking enough to take them, i will be posting them up.
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