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The year is coming to an end. This had been a tough year having A levels and all but its also one of the more happening years in my life. Being involved in some voluntary work with MDAS and IRAS, met many new people, many concerts and competitions, many tests and exams, a new job, drinking alcohol.
I realise that school is a very much protected place, you make mistakes, no worries, just pick it up from there and learn. In the real world you make mistakes, you bear the consequences, you learn as well but the mental stress is there. I kind of understand how people in office work now.. its kind of funny.. By 12 most of them would be in the lobby gathering for lunch and by 6 most start to evacuate.. they're really on the dot. There are a few tea breaks here and there and they sit for 8 hours.
I'm so bored on weekends.. trying to look for weekend jobs so if anyone has anything please intro the job to me thanks! Thinking of going for driving lessons, already registered for basic theory but under private its like in March which is so long, might be converting to school, its much faster and it complements with my timetable since i'm working part time after jan 10..
Now, my new year resolutions:
1. I want to get into Business.
2. I want to take up Japanese and Korean.
3. I must be more decisive.
4. I must not allow my emotions to manipulate me. eh heh.gd one.
Yuanjing on 7:32 PM
Life has become more of a routine lately, going to work, watch tv, come online.. Now, being in a frontline job is definitely not easy.. especially when the cust service hotline is down and customers start calling up to complain, really had a hard time pacifying them. Now i'm looking forward to all the weekends and PH.. but well, the people there are generally nice so its not so bad afterall.
I was lucky to be able to attend the Employee Appreciation Night at Swisshotel, had a feast and the program was okay.. It was a good experience to be able to attend a company's function i guess..
Yuanjing on 7:25 AM
I've started working and this job is really stressful. Being a receptionist is really not easy, though the job scope is what i used to want. I guess i'm not ready to handle a tough one as my first job. Since yesterday morning i was alone handling all the calls and walk-ins, not easy and i can only pray tthat i meet no nasty customers. There are difficult ones but yup i'm still learning. It feels kind of good, greeting the employees when they come in and keep smiling like no one's business, all the 'thank yous' and 'sorrys'.. its the experience i want and maybe a step towards SQ hopefully. Anyway people there are nice and so coincidently my sec sch classmate is working there as well in marketing dept. The security guards are really nice and funny people.. really crap a lot but they keep a lookout for me when i'm alone.. very nice of them.. well, i hope there'll be peace man..
Yuanjing on 7:21 AM
The walk.
Okay, i definitely must blog today. Finally I went for the SIA walk-in today. I reached there at about 9.45, and was in group 39. It was a long wait to the first round, about 4 hours. Very surprisingly, I managed to pass the first round. It was a group of ten interview and we had to stand up one by one to self intro and to say why we want to be a stewardess. i was really nervous i didn't even know what i was talking, but i did get some words out quite clearly. I guess they're looking for cheerful disposition and willing to work hard attitude. 5/10 of us got through, was really really happy to get through in my first attempt.
Then, was qualifications check which was strict, one girl was told to go cause she didn't have enough credits, very sad. Then waited for about half an hour for round 2. They took our height and weight and we were told to change into kebaya in five minutes. This round was disastrous. I was really blur and we had to choose a kebaya which we think fits by a very rough gauge. There wasn't any changing room just a board behind which all the girls changed. We were told to bun our hair as well. Then we were told to walk towards the interviewer. This is where i died. i can't believe i failed the walk. Is it my posture or the way i walk? I asked the girl behind me, she thought i was okay. I think i wasn't conscious of my walk and i didn't smile enough and look confident enough. After that she just said, you may change out of your kebaya. That was really a hit. I was shocked and i just said thank you and left. Oh man.. 8/10 passed, one of the easiest round and yet i didn't manage. I wasn't even allowed to go for the skin check. I felt really lousy that i managed to pass the first round which eliminated hundreds of applicants and i can't even pass the walk?! I'm going to practise hard and try again, i don't believe i can't walk properly! At least i won't mind as much if i fail the skin check.. but the walk.. HAIZ.
Today's passing rate was high.. it was a good chance to pass the interviews but i didn't make it. Some of the days the rate can be really low..There are about 800+ applicants today.. hope i would be lucky the next time. Though i really want my degree as well, it just didn't feel good to be eliminated. i guess being nervous really killed me, but its really beyond my control, i guess i'll do better next time!
Its truly a great experience. They replayed a cabin crew video like how many hundred times and it ended with Have you got what it takes to be a cabin crew? Sure its not easy, but i guess passion and determination can bring you a long way. its a lot of hard work behind the scenes and the girls i met there were helpful and friendly. I'm glad they're nice people. Ganbatte ne. I can do it someday =)
Yuanjing on 8:01 AM