About work...

It is simply astonishing to me how time has managed to pass by so quickly without anyone truly realising it.

Imagine! I am already in my 5th week of internship!! I actually managed to survive 5 weeks of "work"!! *amazed*

You must be wondering what kind of work i am exposed to as an intern. Allow me to share a simplified version of the things i do:

It is almost, if not exactly, like IMC.

For the non-business students or those who do not know, the department i am working for plans and organises for their clients schedules to advertise on any media type suitable for the client. :D

Yeah, we deal with timetabling, calculating costs, editing certain ads and negotiating T&Cs between client and media owners.

Basically being the middle man.

Being an intern, i am given the simpliest work possible but at the same time, they try to teach me (as much as they can) of the work that they do. Unfortunately, they work directly with their clients through the phone so i don't get the chance to go to client's offices to pay visits and explore. :(

Despite that, thankfully, i get the chance to be exposed to various programs (very powerful ones too) that they utilise to complete their researches. Once in awhile, they would make sure I am in the loop and try to make me understand their scope of work.

Which is all very sweet and kind to me. :)

I know i complain quite a fair bit on my boredom in work and i am not lying nor exaggerating.

I.AM.BORED.

Which is why i am now updating my blog. -.-

But despite the extreme boredom, i am surrounded by really friendly and kind colleagues who make sure my transition into the office as an intern is as smooth as it can ever be. :) Whilst they are not the type who are all hyped and crazy fun, they have their fair share of entertaining and amusing moments. :)

Unfortunately, i am not so close to them nor extrovert enough to lug my faithful camera and snap pics of my colleagues to show you. BUT i can write up some simple descriptions of them to you :)  (NOTE: all their names are altered to protect their identities. Any names that may coincidentally be their real names are completely unintentional.)

Marky (Monash Uni Student/Intern)
Yeah. Found out in my second week that some new intern was coming along. Little did i know that he was from Monash and a classmate of mine!! xD

He is really cute! In a little boy way. xD Especially when he laughs!! It's completely contagious! :D I was quite sad to hear that he would be leaving to Australia next year. :( Just when i was gaining a new friend to hang around with in uni! :( Since orientation in Australia is around February, he's only interning for two months so it's going to be a little quiet without him around. :(

Rachly (Staff)
Her boyfriend is a chef. Or was. Now he is a manager of some restaurant. Fancy that! She was telling us the other day how he would cook Risotto for her for breakfast. So often was it that she eventually got sick of it. xD Poor girl.

But despite that, she is skinny as a stick! Slouches badly and hardly has pimples. How is that possible when you live in with a boyfriend that cooks DELICIOUS food EVERY meal??! I am often reminded of unfairness in life when i see people like that. Humpf!

Despite that though, she is quite cute! And funny too! xD

Arin (New Staff)
Just into her second week and she has managed to blend in pretty well. A really cute and funny girl. Honest! She is the kind that tells people to not laugh at her cuz she is feeling so embarrassed in that reallly adorable and funny way. xDD Here was what happened:

It was the day before Christmas eve and after several days of our colleagues giving us little Christmas gifts, the newbies (me, Marky and Arin) decided to buy some sweets/chocolates to give something in return. During lunch time, Arin decided to drop by a grocery shop and bought bags (yes...BAGS) full of sweets! It was somehow hilarious to me and Marky 'cause we kept laughing at the amount she bought! She saw us laughing and shyly laughed and said:"Eh...don't laugh laa! It's so embarrassing to lug around this bag of sweets as it is!" Which only made us laugh harder.

Later on, when we joined forces to give away our gifts (we were extremely nervous btw. Don't ask why), she showed us how she opened all the bags of sweets to mix different flavours together and told us she would give away a handful of sweets. And somehow, we laughed when she compared how Marky should not do it since he has a bigger hand and would give most away! xD

I like her. xD

Joey (Small Boss #1/Drama Queen #1)
To inform you, my office is pretty quiet most of time when all are busy working. So quiet that the saying "You can hear the pin drop" is appropriate in such environment. When she comes in though, and when she chooses to, she can speak so uber loud that the entire office HAS to hear her two cents worth of comments and phone conversations. Which is most of the time. 

She sighs loudly and dramatically. She exclaims exaggeratedly like she is on theater. Always says something to announce her presence. Yet, it's amazing how soft she can be when she is discussing something urgent with Big Boss.

But i have to say this: She has AMAZING fashion sense. She is tall, slim without being anorexically thin, beautiful skin and can actually pass off as being rather attractive as well as having AWESOME looooooong wavy thick hair that i am totally envious of!! She comes to work everyday with a different outfit and rocks every do! I always secretly wish i can be like her too! Fashion-wise of course. Me like. :D

Despite her dramatic ways, she is rather nice. At least she smiles when she sees me. :)

Clarry (Small Boss #2/ Drama Queen #2)
She is the one with Lily Allen's F*** You ring tone. Shocked me the first time and still do. 

She is Drama Queen #2's best friend. It's havoc when the two of them are around. It's chaotic when they try to be funny and exclaim loudly to other Small Bosses. Actually, it is rather funny when Drama Queen #2 tries so hard to be like Drama Queen #1. She literally echoes the words DQ#1 says and thinks she is being funny that if i were at a distance, i would burst out laughing! 


However, her temper is not something to joke about. In fact, it's so scary it's not even funny. She openly curses and swears and slam phones down on people when they piss her off. I suppose one of the dead giveaways of her sort of character is in her ring tone itself. Freaky.

She once told me when i was telling her about how Leo Club helped Madam Kang and her dogs that she would rather give charity to people than animals in a very stand-offish manner. Made me shut up and refrain from talking too much in front of her.

Despite it all, she can also be kind. She complimented me on my handwriting too and to all who know me well, i take extreme pride in my good handwriting. :) She is also the sort of friend you would want by your side when there is crappy service at some restaurant and you want to tell them off. xD Though, be mindful to make sure she speaks AFTER they're done serving food.

Cassie (Staff)
She looks very much like a Korean. Really.

She is blunt yet friendly and is quite talkative too. :) Quite a bubbly person and knowledgeable. :) She often hangs around with the bosses without seemingly trying to kiss asses and all seem to like her very much. :D She has a particular liking for a bunch of hair bows she bought from Korea. xD I think she would fit perfectly in Korea. xD

Chrissy (My direct Small Boss)
I hear she is from my alma mater (of high school years). Speaks with an accent and seems rather nice. I hardly spend time with her so i don't really know. But from what i observe, she is very encouraging, patient and seems to me, the best of all the small bosses and big bosses in the company. Compared to many of small bosses and big boss in the company, she is by far, the only one who i do not hear raising her voice to prove a point. If i had to choose who i wanted to really work with, she would be my first pick of the lot. :)

Since i am sort of under her, i am really lucky. :D

Bella & Thay (My 'supervisors'/mentors)
I really do think that i work with both of the best mentors ever.They are extremely patient, sweet, funny and friendly to me. :) They make sure they include me in their lunches and introduce me to other colleagues from different floors too. :) I really could not ask for better mentors than the two of them combined. :)

Buyers Section (Different section)
5 of them work under Boss S who can be really nice but very fierce when you get slow and make silly mistakes. Then again, who doesn't?

She has two staff members who can be a little unhelpful and i've heard her scold them rather loudly. Quite scary woman. Do NOT make her angry.

In this section, there are two young mothers who are very cute and funny when they try to collect adorable stuff for their young kids. xD One guy C who is...well, one of those who gets scolding. Though on a separate note, he recently bought his gf a Thomas Sabo pendant/charm! o.O There is another staff, P, who unfortunately, not many people like and is also the other who gets scolding.

To me, P is the sort who can be annoying yet totally sweet and friendly. There was a time when she actually gave me a back rub 'cause she wanted to do so. xD It was painful but i just let her have her way since she was trying to be nice. :P

BIG Boss
Her favourite word is: "STUPID!" Or the Malay equivalent: "BODOH".

Hahaha! But she says it in the funniest way that it doesn't seem too much of threat, to be honest. xD She is very nice and can be quite a joker too! She talks pretty loudly as well but somehow, perhaps she makes sense or the fact she is big boss that it doesn't seem annoying. xD

*****

So that is pretty much the most of my colleagues. :D From what i observe, to survive in the real working life, a little more extrovert personality can bring you far and beyond where your degree can lead you. And honestly, being street smart is far better than being book smart. :) 

Well anyway, i guess i'll update more when i have nothing much to do. :D

Till then! ;)

p.s.: to my colleagues who, in the future or presently, come across this and read, please do not feel offended! This is merely my observation and not something to be taken personally! :P