5th Day on Temp Job

Decided to log on to post before lunch today as I am not so busy now as manager one still did not volunteer to teach me new staff. (I use manager one as she is not my direct boss). I have many new ideas on this job to implement which keeps me excited. I would like a good workflow and a professional email to be sent out to obtain documents for payment process on a new project (cannot disclose as it is P&C).

I feel that I have much to share but on the other hand, I feel sad cos I will still be a contract staff. I admit I am still hoping to have a perm job here :) Let's see when my wish will come true or I give up that hope..haha...Got to know that someone resigned earlier, but it is not a position that suits me. On the other hand, if timing is not right, I suppose they will not offer me since I am still having this role.

4th day at new temp job

It is coming to the end of the fourth day of my new temp job. I noticed the followings:

1) No aircon vent above (HOT!!!!)

2) 2 big window behind me with nice shade (better than AMD chai chee office which is dark and dull)

3) No radio around everyone's desk (no one listen to radio here, can hear pin drop, phone rings, conversation or complete silence, on and off printing sound...BORING office)

4) No internal communicator (everything must send through email or walk over to the desk) - once I walk over and talk to someone, I will be the centre of attraction!! (Ok!! I know I am definitely adorable and cute..."Puke")

5) No teabreak kakis (ok, I miss JM definitely whom will always go chill out with me at the noisy canteen at level 7. Why no CJ?? Cos he is irritating)

6) No pretty gals here in NTU (I swear as at now cos never see anyone yet. JM say I dun look at gals..faint...I very selective hor...SCB of cos I dun see lah...)

I am learning pretty fast and my direct manager is happy and wanted me to proceed to learn from another manager whom will teach me different thing. But kind of rejected cos the director wants me to take this week to be familiar with things first (original plan is to learn from another manager this week)

Anyway, both my boss and myself feel that I should not waste time as I definitely can take this time to learn other stuff. If knowledge mixed up, then I will ask questions to clarify. This should be the learning process.

In short, I am not so impressed with another manager cos just now I took one of the claim from her girl, I have question and I go to her. She guide me like an infant and ask me to go to her girl to clear my doubt....when I got the answer...but on the claim form, there is no note in ink to indicate that someone had verified on the "doubt". I raise up the issue, she replied "oh...officer got alot of things to do, so I will not enforce this rule to write it down on claim form since it is verified". To me, verified with just "signature" and no statement is useless cos 2 weeks down the road, who will remember why 2 airfares paid while the conference is at another place?? sighs...anyway..not my department..lolz...

I learnt a new word "Sabbatical" today...sometimes it is interesting to look at professors reply email....but on the other hand, the officers here do not have good command of communication skills. I hope that I can teach the guy whom is in my team, for grandma..sorry...I think you are too stubborn to learn :P

New Temp Job (Till June 30, 2010)

Finally, I am logging on to my own blog to update something :P I seriously nearly forget about my own blog's address (I think it is some 老人痴呆症 or some unhappy episode after the first Quarter of the year?)

Maybe I did not mention about the organization restructing, aka retrenchment, aka lay off etc on April 15, 2009. My nearly 3 years of service with AMD ended and I was jobless (Ok...I admit I did not go find a job actively) for coming 3 months.

On July 7, I was back to AMD on contract basis taking over my colleague as Finance Analyst. It was a tough and rough 2 weeks of training which I seriously nearly quitted as working as individual (in seperate department is so different from working/taking over the job). Nevertheless, that was a past and I left AMD again (swearing that I will not want to join AMD again due to the disappointment of the management). To summarize, I was offered as a Team Leader for my previous position as Disti Ops Analyst (Asia Pac)with approval to work as contract staff but later after a month, without any form of signal, the "blame" was pushed to HR saying that they do not want to take me back...Anyway, later part of the story is that HR only question if the management made the wrong decision to terminate my service in early April 2009, if yes, what is to be done as I took the "package".

Anyway, it is very typical of some stupid management whom will not want to admit the mistake as the whole motive is to move operation to Penang so that they will be "more powerful" and become the "untouchable" in the organization, decided to shut me out from the position totally....Well, I would say it is a big knowledge loss on the organization part and I can proudly say it is a lost of TALENT also...(ahem....talent is me lah...dun faint hor...)

Ok, back to this contract job I am taking...It is in NTU, I am a finance officer whom will oversee 3 staff relating to payment on claims (overseas conferences and trip). I got a big working cubicle which I am surprised as the rest of the officer/manager's cubicle is quite decent only.

My immediate superior is a lady whom is very clear on what she wants and I can feel that she is grooming me as I think she see the potential in me. She even asked me to learn proactively on taxes for NRP (Non Resident Profession) so that my resume will look more impressive. OH!! She is one of the 3 interviewers whom commented that I had lot of experiences despite I am not a degree holder.

I am working late today as I got to make sure one of the staff finishes his backlog and I have to check his work before I pass to my boss to approve (This is just temporary as I am on OJT).

Out of the 3 staff, 2 of them are quite old. One aunt, more than 15 years of service at least...she is like grandma type. One malay man, 12 years of service, another younger lady is about 7 years....so all quite "old bird" liao...Grandma more difficult to handle....their mindset is kind of "old fashion". Response quite slow...

Oh!! I am working on XP hor...very slow system...hahaha...and I got to wait for a few mins before I can open, click "reply" on the outlook....my typing is faster than what the system can reflect...It is a totally different environment...Hope I get a perm position here before the contract ends...

江美琪 愛哭鬼

我要哭掉对你的思念
看著镜子里面没志气的脸
然后越哭越后悔我是爱哭鬼
我要哭掉对你的依恋
我也知道自己这样子不对
却还越哭越认真的为谁~`
我是爱哭鬼
我要哭掉对你的思念
看著镜子里面没志气的脸
然后越哭越后悔我是爱哭鬼
我要哭掉对你的依恋
我也知道自己这样子不对
却还越哭越认真的可悲~`

孫燕姿 -我的愛

绕着山路走得累了
去留片刻要如何取舍
去年捡的美丽贝壳
心不透彻不会懂多难得
以为只要简单的生活
就能平息了脉搏
却忘了在逃什么

我的爱明明还在
转身了才明白
该把幸福找回来
而不是各自缅怀
我会在沿海地带
等着潮汐更改送你回来

你走路姿态微笑的神态
潜意识曾错过了真爱

以为只要简单的生活
就能平息了脉搏
却忘了在逃什么

我的爱明明还在
转身了才明白
该把幸福找回来
而不是各自缅怀
我会在沿海地带
等着潮汐更改送你回来
你走路姿态微笑的神态
潜意识曾错过了真爱

莫非这是上天善意的按排
好让心更坚定彼此更接近....真爱

我的爱明明还在
转身才明白
该把幸福找回来
而不是各自缅怀
我会在沿海地带
等着潮汐更改试着忍耐
不再怕伤害不再怕期待
潜意识那才是我真爱
你走路姿态微笑的神态
潜意识那才是我真爱....

楊丞琳 - 過敏

你消失的一百天
我没了笑脸怕别人看见
我敏感的神经线
一点一点没知觉

泛红双眼不成眠
它跟着我一整夜
麻痹的脸特效药也无解
才发现我正搁浅在爱情过敏的季节

oh过敏源是对你的思念
我想我才了解
我正停格在爱情过敏的季节
季节没改变是想念没断线

我想我才发现
感情尘蹒已布满了我的世界
oh过敏源是为你流的泪
我想我才了解
就算用尽了力气也未必如愿
季节没改变是眼泪弄湿脸

季节一直变
但我的心没有变

你消失的一百天
我没了笑脸没知觉

祝我生日快乐

我知道伤心不能改变什么
那么~让我诚实一点
诚实~难免有不能控制的宣泄
只有关上了门不必理谁
一个人坐在空荡包厢里面
手机~让它休息一夜
难~想切歌切掉回忆的画面
眼泪不能流过十二点
生日快乐～
我对自己说
蜡烛点了寂寞亮了
生日快乐泪也溶了
我要谢谢你给的你拿走的一切
还爱你~带一点恨
还要时间才能平衡
热恋伤痕画面重生
祝我生日~快乐