i haven been updating my blog for like 2 weeks already....well all i can say is every single day is always my tiring days cause of work...no entertainment besides watching my downloaded movies....everytime i'm home i take my shower, had my dinner and watch one episode of my tv series or japanese animes...it's like a cycle....alarm 7.30a.m suppose to wake up already but i press snooze when it rang so i always wake up at 7.39a.m but still feel very lazy....then face my laptop for 10 minutes....facebooking..checking emails...check any new episodes to download....but usually its more than 10 minutes....so at 8.05 or 8.10 i will start brushing my teeth, wash my face, morning shower, get dress, went downstairs to take my water bottle, my morning breakfast (which is done from my mum), pray god that everything goes well, locked the door, hit in the car, start the engine, drive 100 km/h, pay tol, stuck in the jam, find parking,reach office about 9.10...sometimes i reach half past nine....what can i do....traffic is unpredictable...today heavy traffic, tomorrow moderate traffic the next day smooth traffic....kinda sick of it especially drivers....finish work at 6, go gym (wed, thurs fri or sat only), reach home take my shower, dinner and watch one episode of my tv series or japanese animes*sorry i have to repeat it again*.....so its like the same routine every single day....that's why i don't have the time to update my blog...sigh...u guys realise i don have any entertainment inside my cycle....because i don't know where to go or what to do or who to call...well i have friends to call but i just don't know what to do....everyone stay in different places and honestly the one staying far apart from others is ME....damn....so inconvenient for me...i wish to move out but i think now is not the right time yet....have to save damn whole lot of money if i wanna do that.... i have this feeling after work i don wanna go home....i wanna hang out with friends, clubbing, drinking u know like try to entertain myself after all this stupid work stuff thingy...tho it makes me busy but its different....
this whole week has been a piss week because of my sister...why can't she understand what i'm trying to do, help her to choose the right way....whenever i say something to her my parents will ask me to shut up especially my mum...LET HER DECIDE WHAT SHE WANTS.....damn....i wish u would say that to me....because i want to decide what i want to do....my sister had failed to do it and im trying to fix it for her...the worst thing is my parents actually approved what shes doing now and reject mine...how weird is that...they think shes right and im wrong....so dissapointed....now she has this THIRD chance to study better....at my time when i did my SECOND time they scold me like hell....but not to my sis.....feeel the unfairness....
my dad expects us to do this and that....well im trying too and at the same time im helping my sis too but looks like they look it in a different way.... last night i realise something...what ever i do i can't feel the appreciation from my parents...on my time they say i waste thier money and time studying....when i fail they yelled at me....when i passed they kept quiet....tho i know that they are happy....yes i can see they love me very much but whats the point of me telling them what i thnk is right and they think is so very wrong....like my best friend say my perception and thiers are totally different so its a little bit hard to communicate....she asked me to put effort on it but i cant do it....i like my own way of doing things but they just keep me from doing it....i'm so tired of all this things....during my studies in Perth i was so worry that i would failed because they pay so much money for me and i appreciate that....welll i done it....pass with good results and graduate there...i wanted to study for another year and due to financial problems whcih i think its not really the main issue my parents just wants me to come back so badly....now that sucks so much....i haven been talking much to my family lately because all of the sudden i feel im an outsider...before i went to Perth i always talk alot, play jokes and spent most of my time with them....but right now i talk less, sometimes i feel they are very noisy and seldom go out with them....people changed you see....some people likes to spend time with family but for me i prefer to make it balance....i seldom hang out with friends because all my time is spent with my family....going out with family or friends is totally a different thing...... now they make me feel that whatever my sis wants to do it they will just let her....so different from my time..i see some of my friends they share thier problems with parents...ha-ha i wish that would happen to me but looks like i can't because i don feel like it and all the things i done they will definitely piss off and worst come to worst they will control me very badly....or maybe ground me....who knows....so they hardly know all my problems....
Honestly the house im staying now is just like a bird cage....like an hour ago...my parents didnt manage to come back home in time to pick my brother for taekwando clasees....so i was told to pick him....and it was raining sunday which is famous of traffic jam thanks to the new flyover they are bulding now here....so it took me almost half and hour to get home plus his taekwando class is at the other town....let me put it this way from my house to that place is like north to south....on the way back it was so freaking jam....when i got home....my dad asked me *angry tone* what took u so long to come back...where did you go....i was like waht the fuk...i answered its because of the traffic jam...i was thinking might as well ask mum to pick him then cause im sure u wont question here why so late....damn it...and if u don like talking to me then don talk....im fine with that...
i was wondering when will my life change.....its getting worst day by day....
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Guys!!!!
guys guys~~~~ sigh....every time i see couples around holding hands, hugging and kissing i will feel this loneliness....and jealous....thinking when will i get a guy who loves me more than i love him.....I'm happy to see my three best friends finally got their Mr. Right but at the same time im envy too....one married, one getting married next year and one engaged....looks like they are settling down already....i don't know when will it be my turn....being single is fun but i will still feel lonely...
nowadays even a thirteen year old girl also start to have boyfriend....i was like whoa~~~ this can't be happening... and kept asking myself..swt why she can start in such a young age.....me?? 20 years old only start to feel the real love life....well....i still remember during secondary school...i wrote a love letter to a guy....ha-ha...in the end it didn't work out....my friend told me do you know that he likes you and u didn't notice at all?? i was like oh really...anyway its about two guys....ha-ha i lazy to type the whole story...i will just jump to the conclusion which is i didn't accept anyone because i think he don't match me..ha-ha....so i have been single for like six... seven years starting from age thirteen....exclude my younger age....then on the age 20 finally i found one....and hes my first love which it did went well for the first two years but after i went to Perth...everything start to change...everyone says that long distance relationship will never have happy ending..well... i would say it's true......but it depends on the strong trust between them...for me it was not strong enough...so i thought i might find someone in Perth and stay there...but it didnt go well too...because i'm going back to Malaysia....that sucks.....i just don't understand why all my good things always comes to an end....i think i will be having a hard time looking for a boyfriend..
nowadays even a thirteen year old girl also start to have boyfriend....i was like whoa~~~ this can't be happening... and kept asking myself..swt why she can start in such a young age.....me?? 20 years old only start to feel the real love life....well....i still remember during secondary school...i wrote a love letter to a guy....ha-ha...in the end it didn't work out....my friend told me do you know that he likes you and u didn't notice at all?? i was like oh really...anyway its about two guys....ha-ha i lazy to type the whole story...i will just jump to the conclusion which is i didn't accept anyone because i think he don't match me..ha-ha....so i have been single for like six... seven years starting from age thirteen....exclude my younger age....then on the age 20 finally i found one....and hes my first love which it did went well for the first two years but after i went to Perth...everything start to change...everyone says that long distance relationship will never have happy ending..well... i would say it's true......but it depends on the strong trust between them...for me it was not strong enough...so i thought i might find someone in Perth and stay there...but it didnt go well too...because i'm going back to Malaysia....that sucks.....i just don't understand why all my good things always comes to an end....i think i will be having a hard time looking for a boyfriend..
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Pasta Zanmai (Japanese Restaurant)
taSorry for the very late post...cause i was trying to get the photos from my colleague...Finally i got it and try the food too...i always wanted to try because from the picture it looks very good and nice...welll i can tell u guys that it's true....the food is good....everyday i will pass by the shop and keep telling my colleagues....wei....we must try pasta zanmai one day...since my company offfice is located at KPMG tower which links to ONE world hotel and ONe Utama so i applied ONE CARD to get the free vouchers and magazine, bottle of water and an evironmental friendly bag.....i had two pasta zanmai voucher but one of it is expiring pretty soon which is end of May...so i decided to use together with my colleagues voucher total is RM10voucher (RM5 each)...
These are the pictures of the food...i couldn't put another one but i don't think u guys will order which is vegetable pasta...welll...the food is also goood...we have to order one vegetarian meal because one of our colleague is vegetarian....so yeah....
Braised Beef Spaghetti
Wafu Unagi (this is good)
Chicken Pizza (this i would give two thumbs up...Damn good)
Chicken and Mushroom Spaghetti (looks like Cabonara)
Green Tea Ice cream
(if you are reading my blog i hope u don't mind i copy this photo =D )
We order three main course comes with miso soup and salad, two desert, extra one dish because we think it's not enough and three green tea (if our senior told us its called ocha or something something i forgot what it's call...then they wouldn't had charge us for the extra three green tea..oh well)...the total for the whole thing is RM159.85 for six person....minus RM10 voucher...so it's RM149.85...i think its worth it....my senior says it's quite a big portion....but from the looks at it i think i can finish everything.... *Grace is a big eater but need to start eating lesser and shes going gym too*.....he-he...
I recommend you guys go give it a try.....
Pasta Zanmai (beside Carl's Junior)
G210B, Ground Floor Promenade,
1 Utama shopping Centre,
1 lebuh Bandar Utama,
Bandar uTama Damansara,
47600 Petaling Jaya....
These are the pictures of the food...i couldn't put another one but i don't think u guys will order which is vegetable pasta...welll...the food is also goood...we have to order one vegetarian meal because one of our colleague is vegetarian....so yeah....
Braised Beef Spaghetti
Wafu Unagi (this is good)
Chicken Pizza (this i would give two thumbs up...Damn good)
Chicken and Mushroom Spaghetti (looks like Cabonara)
Green Tea Ice cream(if you are reading my blog i hope u don't mind i copy this photo =D )
Suppose to be two desert but my colleague forgot to take a photo..it looks like mini waffle with ice cream inside...
We order three main course comes with miso soup and salad, two desert, extra one dish because we think it's not enough and three green tea (if our senior told us its called ocha or something something i forgot what it's call...then they wouldn't had charge us for the extra three green tea..oh well)...the total for the whole thing is RM159.85 for six person....minus RM10 voucher...so it's RM149.85...i think its worth it....my senior says it's quite a big portion....but from the looks at it i think i can finish everything.... *Grace is a big eater but need to start eating lesser and shes going gym too*.....he-he...
I recommend you guys go give it a try.....
Pasta Zanmai (beside Carl's Junior)
G210B, Ground Floor Promenade,
1 Utama shopping Centre,
1 lebuh Bandar Utama,
Bandar uTama Damansara,
47600 Petaling Jaya....
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Celebrity Fitness Membership
Grace Tan is officially a celebrity fitness member now in 1 Utama…ha-ha… finally….I have wanted to join gym for a very long time ago… is just that things were keeping me from doing it…so when did I apply for a membership?? It was Last Tuesday 20/05/2008 after my work…. Left office about half past seven… searching where celebrity fitness is…. Though I know it's a second floor… when I found it I saw few fellas standing outside…so without hesitation I just walk to one of the consultant and ask how much does it cost for joining celebrity fitness… he was like well it depends on your budget and we can find the best ways to your requirements…. I told him my budget was around RM150 - RM200…. Before he gave me further information about pricing he gave a tour inside….showing this is studio one which we have several of dancing classes and you can check the timetable I gave…. They also have a studio mainly for cycling and studio 2 for yoga…. lastly he showed me the 'machines' saying this is good for your triceps bla blab la….good for abdomen bla bla bla… and many more…. Ask me to have a look at female locker room…telling me you can spend sometime in the spa… so after the little touring around…. It was time for consultancy…. Measure my weight, height and body fat…. When he tell me about my body fats I was surprise… ha-ha I will not go so in detail about it…keep it for myself… *wink wink* he suggested to come three times a week and I'm still young plus you will meet your target….and yes I want to get back my actual weight…. *fingers crossed* …. After the entire long lecture we have finally reach the pricing topic…. And again I was shock to hear the pricing…. But I manage to get cheaper…. This is how it happened… before the little touring he told me we have direct debit accounts from Maybank, EON bank and few more I can't remember what is it…. And I asked him do you have CIMB then…he say no but I will try to work it out for you….so yeah back to pricing topic… this is what he say…Joining fees = RM298
Processing Fees = RM99
First and Last Month Dues = RM 298 (each month RM149)
Whoa….. That is so much to pay for my first day visit…. I know the joining and processing fees just pay for once and that's it…but it's too much for me…I don't think I can afford at all… I told him and since your celebrity fitness does not accept CIMB because it's not in one of your payment list…. He saw my response and asks me to wait for awhile…. Saw him talking to the manager… in the end his manager came talking to me…. I would say it's a good marketing strategy…. guess what… the manager say…why don't I give your which is the first visit incentives…. Your joining fees will be RM53… *WOOT* and do you have a student card…well I'm no longer a student but I have this INTERNATIONAL YOUTH TRAVEL CARD…. He ask what's that…I say it's for those whose below 26 years old card from STA Travel and so called a student card..Have you heard of it…the manager says no but it's all right and since you have this card you don't have to pay the processing fee RM99….. *DOUBLE WOOT* so are you interested?? I was like that is very fast decision for me to make… so after few minutes of thinking I decided to applied since they gave me 'good' price… I shouldn't have said I've got Citibank credit card…they keep insists on me using Citibank which I keep saying no no… I just want to use my CIMB bank account…easily just direct debit from my account... finally they 'gave up' and ask me to print out my bank statement… ha-ha…I'm so stubborn… that's me… so the total amount I paid is RM351…thanks to the minus-ing price…. I would say I save a lot…. They are not charging me for this week and next week but starting from next month….fair enough….
This is the receipt for the whole amount....After the whole long process thingy I thought it's done and I get to leave because I never expect that it will take a long time…. I was there for an hour plus.... then the lady explains the terms and conditions…just took few minutes…*about to leave*….suddenly the consultant introduces their one of personal trainer to me…. I was like…*you cannot be serious….I really want to go home already….enough of consultancy*… personal trainer gave me another long lecture which after 10 minutes I didn't pay attention ….start acting I'm rushing…looking at my mobile phone….and I told him like 4 times saying I'm rushing actually…do you still have more to say?? He like don't care….keep lecturing…. In the end I just tell him straight away…actually I'm really rushing to pick my sister from college...she has been bugging me on the phone…and I don't want to make such a rush decision so is it possible you tell him to 'hold' this for me and I will get back to him tomorrow night….. He says oh okay…I will tell him…u wait for awhile….. finally he say…grace I heard from NUR (The personal trainer) that u are in a rush…It's all right…anyway this is your receipt and gift (celebrity fitness Bag) and my number just call me what time u are coming tomorrow….. I leave celebrity fitness about half past 9…. Ahhh… from half past 7 I have been lecturing till half past 9…. Anyway the next day they call asking what time I'm coming…I say probably seven or eight….but I didn't turn up because I've got doctor appointment… oh ya by the way the guy who consult me is Azlan....so I called him that I can't come and about the personal trainer…I decided not to and go on my own….. The course is RM90 per month (first visit incentive) actual price is RM150 per month….. and Azlan ask me another question when are you coming for workout…well it's either on Friday or Saturday…. So yeah this is the whole story…
P.S: I hope I can meet my target within three months according to Azlan…
Going gym this coming Saturday….
Pole Dancing is coming soon…. Cool…
Have to wait for a week to get my membership card….
cheers....
P.S: I hope I can meet my target within three months according to Azlan…
Going gym this coming Saturday….
Pole Dancing is coming soon…. Cool…
Have to wait for a week to get my membership card….
cheers....
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Still Stuck
ever since i came back from Perth i'm not very happy because i knew that once i'm back home i will get back to my old life (a bird who spread its wings for sometime all of the sudden it had to go back to its cage again)...so all the fun i had is just for one year and definitely not enough for me...I'm that type of person that hates to stay at home.....love to hang out with friends, clubbing, drinking...ahhhhhh........why can't i enjoy all this here.....i thought when i start working...everything will slowly change....hell no.....after working hours start calling ask where am i....what time coming back....what the fuck is this...hello....my work life just begin....this is not study life anymore....why cant thy look in a different angle....i don't mind if thy call saying go get your own dinner.....but this is too much.....fucking over the limit of protection level....my best friends ask me to be patient....arghhhhh....i had enough....I'm turning 23 on August....and if this continues i will go crazy.....freaking ridiculous....don't tell me once i'm married they will let me go....fuck it...that aint gonna happen....i want to enjoy before that....i want my own social life....i want to do whatever i want....once married all this enjoyment is gone....i've wasted my teenager life already and i'm upset about it...my friends say i'm lucky cause of this and that....i was like....what's the point.....yeah they will buy whatever i ask but right now its different...what i want is more than that...and whether they like it or not they still gotta let go...my best friend say who knows maybe they will get u a boyfriend....oh fuck....if this happen from my crazy mode to insane....the world is changing....not traditional type anymore..its modern world....for goodness sake...
i told myself stop lying to my parents but looks like i have to continue telling them lies...totally no freedom at all...cant enjoy anything....they really make my life meaningless.....working from Monday to Friday...Saturday and Sunday stay home do nothing...yeah Sunday is a family shopping day....but sometimes i feel bored too....one thing i hate is when they call me while im having dinner with my colleagues or have a drink with friends...i feel embarrassing when i talk to them on the phone because i don want my friends to know....and i will get piss off when they say stupid things for me to hear...and i will lose my patience shouting back to them....i don't understand aren't they tired and just let it be...because for me i'm totally tired of it....so when ever they called what i do is i just let them shout, scold, swear or what so ever...once thy are done i will just answer one word...OH....and they hung up....thats it....cause no point for me arguing with them....waste my time....
all my friends say i'm lucky because of this and that....you haven face the real working life...the feeling of earning money...yaya....from outside you see i'm lucky but u you guys don't know what happen inside...even my closest friends said the same thing....but if you guys were me....i'm sure u will runaway from home or quarrel with them everyday or something else which i myself don't even know what it iis...
the most weirdest thing is...when i tried to be a good girl stay at home for like almost a week and all of the sudden i say wanna go out shopping or a drink with my friends they will say this....why you like to go out everyday...its like a trend....and i hate it when they say that...because its not logical at all....and another trend is before i step out from the house...they will start scolding and swearing and say stupid stuff...meaning...when i say im going out with friends there is always no peace between me and my parents...i must quarrel with them before i go out...and sometimes i always have a bad feeling about it....afraid something bad might happen to me...yea yea i know it sounds superstitious but u will never know what happen next....
i just feel that my life is meaningless...feeling lonely...and because of them my gap between all my friends is getting bigger....no social life at all....can't meet new friends....easily get bully....my parents is totally over protective till i cant learn to be independent....no exposure...totally don't know about the outside business world...i can just say this...totally don't know anything at all....i'm jealous of my cousins...stay overseas...their parents are not as strict like mine...they know more things than me....get to enjoy thier teenager lifes....and me just a freaking lousy bird whose in the cage for so many years...don't know everything....don't get to enjoy...
so yeah...that's my life here....all my friends say i keep wanting to go back Perth is because of him...yaya....you guys don't understand how i feel......he is not my main reason...its freedom....to be honest i really enjoy my life back there...thats the life i want.....
i told myself stop lying to my parents but looks like i have to continue telling them lies...totally no freedom at all...cant enjoy anything....they really make my life meaningless.....working from Monday to Friday...Saturday and Sunday stay home do nothing...yeah Sunday is a family shopping day....but sometimes i feel bored too....one thing i hate is when they call me while im having dinner with my colleagues or have a drink with friends...i feel embarrassing when i talk to them on the phone because i don want my friends to know....and i will get piss off when they say stupid things for me to hear...and i will lose my patience shouting back to them....i don't understand aren't they tired and just let it be...because for me i'm totally tired of it....so when ever they called what i do is i just let them shout, scold, swear or what so ever...once thy are done i will just answer one word...OH....and they hung up....thats it....cause no point for me arguing with them....waste my time....
all my friends say i'm lucky because of this and that....you haven face the real working life...the feeling of earning money...yaya....from outside you see i'm lucky but u you guys don't know what happen inside...even my closest friends said the same thing....but if you guys were me....i'm sure u will runaway from home or quarrel with them everyday or something else which i myself don't even know what it iis...
the most weirdest thing is...when i tried to be a good girl stay at home for like almost a week and all of the sudden i say wanna go out shopping or a drink with my friends they will say this....why you like to go out everyday...its like a trend....and i hate it when they say that...because its not logical at all....and another trend is before i step out from the house...they will start scolding and swearing and say stupid stuff...meaning...when i say im going out with friends there is always no peace between me and my parents...i must quarrel with them before i go out...and sometimes i always have a bad feeling about it....afraid something bad might happen to me...yea yea i know it sounds superstitious but u will never know what happen next....
i just feel that my life is meaningless...feeling lonely...and because of them my gap between all my friends is getting bigger....no social life at all....can't meet new friends....easily get bully....my parents is totally over protective till i cant learn to be independent....no exposure...totally don't know about the outside business world...i can just say this...totally don't know anything at all....i'm jealous of my cousins...stay overseas...their parents are not as strict like mine...they know more things than me....get to enjoy thier teenager lifes....and me just a freaking lousy bird whose in the cage for so many years...don't know everything....don't get to enjoy...
so yeah...that's my life here....all my friends say i keep wanting to go back Perth is because of him...yaya....you guys don't understand how i feel......he is not my main reason...its freedom....to be honest i really enjoy my life back there...thats the life i want.....
Monday, May 5, 2008
Training Day
Wednesday 30th April is my official training day....
9.30a.m - Retail Consultancy Role in Brief
10.30a.m - Pre Marketing & Marketing
2.30p.m - Pre Fitout and Fitout
3.30p.m- Post Marketing, Reporting and Recording Format
My training schedule was not according to what it was given.....because it clash to our project manager's appointment...so we started with Pre Marketing & Marketing at 10 plus instead of knowing our role first.....supposed to be two hours but it took more than that....finished during our lunch time...me and my other two colleagues almost 'died'....cause we were hungry and cold..damn the air conditioning...its so freaking cold especially in the meeting room...still feel cold even i wear my jacket....anyway....it was about understanding the steps of retail planning.....too lazy to list out the fifteen steps and some of the steps are divided to another few more steps... too much things to understand and remember....
Calculations~~~~sigh....i dislikes numbers....because i'm not good....i have to calculate the gross yield, summary of projection rent, household income, how many square feet, retail expenditure....and more....1 meter equals to 3.28 square feet....i must remember this in mind....still got few more formulas...oh well...no choice lah...i have to learn all this because its part of my job.....i was all right with the theories like the marketing research we must know the demographic, psychograpic, household survey, shopper survey, shopper & resident expectation, competitor info and other relevant info....well.....we get this information from the marketing research company....so yeah...we have to know all this to convince the tenants why, how, what, when and which...
we manage to cover one topic for the whole Wednesday....the others were postponed to Friday because Thursday is a public holiday....Friday was the worst day just for me....because whole day sitting in meeting room listen to what our project manager presenting about Pre Fitout and Fitout and Post Marketing....later on it was project brief about the shopping malls they are currently doing...when i look at my watch i was so surprise to see its SIX p.m already.....and i thought since working hours is over i can go back home...in the end no....my project manager ask me to stay back because we will be having a meeting....i was like give me a break.... but i didn't manage to rest because the meeting started right after my training finish....can't help it because our team is currently doing a very big project so a lot of work must be done....during the meeting, i learn a lot...understand the tenant mix... have to balance everything.....can't put too many F&B on the concourse floor because it will affect other floors...cut the lots because it's blocking the other lots and customer can't see it's there...and many more....oh well....the design layout has been changed many times....because we want it to be perfect and balance..suddenly my boss asked me a question and he say the answer i gave is a very safe statement... oh well....i deserved it....because during the training i did not pay attention...the worse thing was its our project and i can't remember the population percentage...it's all inside the marketing kit...i read but i kinda forgot...he-he...anyway finally i understand why he asked me that question and why we should put the tenant inside....another thing...we didn't manage to catch up the pre fitout and fit out talk because the fella was rushing for his next appointment....till the three of us was blur about the mechanical and engineering thingy....
Saturday is also a training day....we are assigned to go for shopping malls visits.... as usual see the tenant mix, the lightning, why this lot is so different from others, the ambience, the flooring, the colour of the pipes...which represent which....and many more...like i said....TOO MUCH TO LEARN......all the mechanical & engineering thingy...not easy to remember...well we had our lunch at desa park city....RAKUZEN is a japanese restaurant...i forgot the name of the meal i ordered...the food was not too bad...but my desert has a HAIR inside...great....first impression of RAKUZEN....the waitress ask if i want a new one...i said nope because i was very full.....the meal cost me RM22.00.... expensive....
Basically thats my training for the three days....and today which is Monday....the training continues....started with reporting and recording format which is the financial part....well i manage to understand the so called accounting part which everyone has to know....the final talk was RETAIL CONSULTANCY ROLE IN BRIEF....ha-ha..I was thinking might as well don't present because we roughly know what are we doing already....so we just listen...*almost fall asleep*.....the following days will be shopping malls visits again....have to cover three shopping mall in one day...ha-ha i was wondering can we do it?? shall see tomorrow....
I know today's blog looks a bit messy...ha-ha...too much to write you see....so i made it as brief as possible...hopefully you guys understand... =D
P.S: I will try to update my blog at least twice or thrice a week...
9.30a.m - Retail Consultancy Role in Brief
10.30a.m - Pre Marketing & Marketing
2.30p.m - Pre Fitout and Fitout
3.30p.m- Post Marketing, Reporting and Recording Format
My training schedule was not according to what it was given.....because it clash to our project manager's appointment...so we started with Pre Marketing & Marketing at 10 plus instead of knowing our role first.....supposed to be two hours but it took more than that....finished during our lunch time...me and my other two colleagues almost 'died'....cause we were hungry and cold..damn the air conditioning...its so freaking cold especially in the meeting room...still feel cold even i wear my jacket....anyway....it was about understanding the steps of retail planning.....too lazy to list out the fifteen steps and some of the steps are divided to another few more steps... too much things to understand and remember....
Calculations~~~~sigh....i dislikes numbers....because i'm not good....i have to calculate the gross yield, summary of projection rent, household income, how many square feet, retail expenditure....and more....1 meter equals to 3.28 square feet....i must remember this in mind....still got few more formulas...oh well...no choice lah...i have to learn all this because its part of my job.....i was all right with the theories like the marketing research we must know the demographic, psychograpic, household survey, shopper survey, shopper & resident expectation, competitor info and other relevant info....well.....we get this information from the marketing research company....so yeah...we have to know all this to convince the tenants why, how, what, when and which...
we manage to cover one topic for the whole Wednesday....the others were postponed to Friday because Thursday is a public holiday....Friday was the worst day just for me....because whole day sitting in meeting room listen to what our project manager presenting about Pre Fitout and Fitout and Post Marketing....later on it was project brief about the shopping malls they are currently doing...when i look at my watch i was so surprise to see its SIX p.m already.....and i thought since working hours is over i can go back home...in the end no....my project manager ask me to stay back because we will be having a meeting....i was like give me a break.... but i didn't manage to rest because the meeting started right after my training finish....can't help it because our team is currently doing a very big project so a lot of work must be done....during the meeting, i learn a lot...understand the tenant mix... have to balance everything.....can't put too many F&B on the concourse floor because it will affect other floors...cut the lots because it's blocking the other lots and customer can't see it's there...and many more....oh well....the design layout has been changed many times....because we want it to be perfect and balance..suddenly my boss asked me a question and he say the answer i gave is a very safe statement... oh well....i deserved it....because during the training i did not pay attention...the worse thing was its our project and i can't remember the population percentage...it's all inside the marketing kit...i read but i kinda forgot...he-he...anyway finally i understand why he asked me that question and why we should put the tenant inside....another thing...we didn't manage to catch up the pre fitout and fit out talk because the fella was rushing for his next appointment....till the three of us was blur about the mechanical and engineering thingy....
Saturday is also a training day....we are assigned to go for shopping malls visits.... as usual see the tenant mix, the lightning, why this lot is so different from others, the ambience, the flooring, the colour of the pipes...which represent which....and many more...like i said....TOO MUCH TO LEARN......all the mechanical & engineering thingy...not easy to remember...well we had our lunch at desa park city....RAKUZEN is a japanese restaurant...i forgot the name of the meal i ordered...the food was not too bad...but my desert has a HAIR inside...great....first impression of RAKUZEN....the waitress ask if i want a new one...i said nope because i was very full.....the meal cost me RM22.00.... expensive....
Basically thats my training for the three days....and today which is Monday....the training continues....started with reporting and recording format which is the financial part....well i manage to understand the so called accounting part which everyone has to know....the final talk was RETAIL CONSULTANCY ROLE IN BRIEF....ha-ha..I was thinking might as well don't present because we roughly know what are we doing already....so we just listen...*almost fall asleep*.....the following days will be shopping malls visits again....have to cover three shopping mall in one day...ha-ha i was wondering can we do it?? shall see tomorrow....
I know today's blog looks a bit messy...ha-ha...too much to write you see....so i made it as brief as possible...hopefully you guys understand... =D
P.S: I will try to update my blog at least twice or thrice a week...
Sunday, April 27, 2008
First Week at Work
I can't believe time flies....i have been working for six days already....i thought of updating my blog everyday to talk about my work but i was too tired....on the way back home my brain already half asleep....80km/h is my driving speed when i drive back home....taking my own sweet time....Malaysian drivers are idiots...especially those big ass lorries...everytime I drive slowly there will be one big ass lorry behind my 'ass' trying to bang or come closer or put high beam...ish...can't they drive slow too plus they are huge....it's dangerous for them to drive fast...whenever they try to come close i will 'play' with them...either i go even slower or i will keep the distance with the other lorry on my left and this will make the lorry hard to go faster or try to 'cut' me....because they have two ways to go either i give way or they use the left lane unless they have the balls to go right lane and 'cut' me instead....anyway this is not my first time...
okay back to the things that i want to say....oh my god....every Monday is a meeting day for everyone....first day of work was tiring for me because the meeting starts at 9.30a.m and ends at 3.00p.m....our lunch was Maccas...lol...ever since i came back from Perth i hardly go maccas because there are not much choices to choose....i tried the apple pie and ice cream...don't like it....prefer Perth....NO CARAMEL SUNDAE~~~~ =< ..... *sweat* I'm suppose to talk about my work how come this maccas food topic pop out...anyway I was not the only one whose new...there was another two new girls got recruited...basically the meeting is for three of us to understand their whole job scope...and we are divided to three teams....this is not fighting teams okay....everyone is helping each other...no competition....ha-ha...finally i know what they are doing....i would say this is a retail consultant job and they do everything for shopping malls....i was like oh okay this job quite challenging and heaps of hard work plus thinking...it's not easy...from the one weekof self learn i realize this coming weeks will be tough for me because i have heaps to learn...especially the blueprint layout...it's not easy to understand...too complicated...ha-ha you guys must be wondering why am i studying all these......oh ya by the way the job i applied was suppose to be management trainee but during the interview the interviewee 'upgrade' it to marketing officer with no experience instead...well I admit that i don't have much working experience though i list down some of it...but to them it's not and we are fresh graduate so we HAVE to learn everything from scratch...the pay for me is quite okay but as long as i perform well definitely they will increase my salary...oh well...no experience cant expect so much....and right now gaining more experience is important.....so back to my 'storytelling' again....you guys must be wondering why I'm learning all this.....well we are retail consultant so we have to understand the blueprint layout because architect's work are not perfect so we need to analyze and explain why we change this and that *this is where arguments happened*....calculate the shop lots....decide which tenants to be placed....need to read the research done by the market researchers before deciding....make follow up calls if they interested...meet the tenant.....comment about brochures....(related to design)...ha-ha even designing a brochure is also part of our job....mechanical engineering like fire exit, lifts, AHU, Air conditioning and etc etc....site visit to learn the whole construction thingy....i haven't got the chance to 'explore' yet..
well the most I did was calculations...ha-ha i haven been calculating for ages....since..... Finance Introductory 201......eh wait a minute....the last time i calculate was SMALL BUSINESS and STRATEGIC MARKETING.....whoa....first semester in CUrtin was a disaster....he-he lazy to talk about it....oh ya another one is BUSINESS CAPSTONE....but all of these are not related because the ones i count was triangle, squares, rectangles and trapeziums...ha-ha...mathematics calculation.... after multiplying(squares and rectangles) or divide by two (triangle) i have to multiply 10.764....one meter per square equals to 10.764 per square feet...ha-ha...this formula must be remembered in heart....learn the market research, blueprint layout, tenant mix, basically the whole project....currently my team is doing a very big project.....so one good thing is i get to learn from scratch how a shopping mall is build...
basically this whole week was just self learning… The official training day will be on 30th April (Wednesday)...
my boss say bear with us within this one week plus…oh well I can see that everyone is busy and deadlines are very near especially our team….I walked around and ask what are they doing, why, how and when…. It's not wrong to ask questions and must not hesitate…. =D I think I will like this job because it's more suitable for women….get to know the latest fashion trends, new foods and new people…. We are invited to fashion shows on Thursday and Friday night…great experience….this is my first time to actually watch fashion shows though I do a lot of shopping but I didn't bother to watch….he-he got invited means drinks(wine, champagne, Fruit punch) and tidbits are served…. So….during the both fashion shows I drank two glass of wine…I wanted more but too bad I can't because I'm driving…. My colleague told me I was blushing…ha-ha... I haven't been drinking for such a long time already…grrrrrrrrrr……. *thinking of vodka cruiser now* I love some of the clothes…I wish I'm rich~~~~~
ha-ha I still have more to say but I think it's getting longer and longer… so I shall stop here…
P.S: There's three males in the office…mostly are females…because this job is more suitable for women…. Sounds like discrimination right….. he-he....
Manchester United Vs Chelsea.....1-2..... *sigh*
cheers….
okay back to the things that i want to say....oh my god....every Monday is a meeting day for everyone....first day of work was tiring for me because the meeting starts at 9.30a.m and ends at 3.00p.m....our lunch was Maccas...lol...ever since i came back from Perth i hardly go maccas because there are not much choices to choose....i tried the apple pie and ice cream...don't like it....prefer Perth....NO CARAMEL SUNDAE~~~~ =< ..... *sweat* I'm suppose to talk about my work how come this maccas food topic pop out...anyway I was not the only one whose new...there was another two new girls got recruited...basically the meeting is for three of us to understand their whole job scope...and we are divided to three teams....this is not fighting teams okay....everyone is helping each other...no competition....ha-ha...finally i know what they are doing....i would say this is a retail consultant job and they do everything for shopping malls....i was like oh okay this job quite challenging and heaps of hard work plus thinking...it's not easy...from the one weekof self learn i realize this coming weeks will be tough for me because i have heaps to learn...especially the blueprint layout...it's not easy to understand...too complicated...ha-ha you guys must be wondering why am i studying all these......oh ya by the way the job i applied was suppose to be management trainee but during the interview the interviewee 'upgrade' it to marketing officer with no experience instead...well I admit that i don't have much working experience though i list down some of it...but to them it's not and we are fresh graduate so we HAVE to learn everything from scratch...the pay for me is quite okay but as long as i perform well definitely they will increase my salary...oh well...no experience cant expect so much....and right now gaining more experience is important.....so back to my 'storytelling' again....you guys must be wondering why I'm learning all this.....well we are retail consultant so we have to understand the blueprint layout because architect's work are not perfect so we need to analyze and explain why we change this and that *this is where arguments happened*....calculate the shop lots....decide which tenants to be placed....need to read the research done by the market researchers before deciding....make follow up calls if they interested...meet the tenant.....comment about brochures....(related to design)...ha-ha even designing a brochure is also part of our job....mechanical engineering like fire exit, lifts, AHU, Air conditioning and etc etc....site visit to learn the whole construction thingy....i haven't got the chance to 'explore' yet..
well the most I did was calculations...ha-ha i haven been calculating for ages....since..... Finance Introductory 201......eh wait a minute....the last time i calculate was SMALL BUSINESS and STRATEGIC MARKETING.....whoa....first semester in CUrtin was a disaster....he-he lazy to talk about it....oh ya another one is BUSINESS CAPSTONE....but all of these are not related because the ones i count was triangle, squares, rectangles and trapeziums...ha-ha...mathematics calculation.... after multiplying(squares and rectangles) or divide by two (triangle) i have to multiply 10.764....one meter per square equals to 10.764 per square feet...ha-ha...this formula must be remembered in heart....learn the market research, blueprint layout, tenant mix, basically the whole project....currently my team is doing a very big project.....so one good thing is i get to learn from scratch how a shopping mall is build...
basically this whole week was just self learning… The official training day will be on 30th April (Wednesday)...
my boss say bear with us within this one week plus…oh well I can see that everyone is busy and deadlines are very near especially our team….I walked around and ask what are they doing, why, how and when…. It's not wrong to ask questions and must not hesitate…. =D I think I will like this job because it's more suitable for women….get to know the latest fashion trends, new foods and new people…. We are invited to fashion shows on Thursday and Friday night…great experience….this is my first time to actually watch fashion shows though I do a lot of shopping but I didn't bother to watch….he-he got invited means drinks(wine, champagne, Fruit punch) and tidbits are served…. So….during the both fashion shows I drank two glass of wine…I wanted more but too bad I can't because I'm driving…. My colleague told me I was blushing…ha-ha... I haven't been drinking for such a long time already…grrrrrrrrrr……. *thinking of vodka cruiser now* I love some of the clothes…I wish I'm rich~~~~~
ha-ha I still have more to say but I think it's getting longer and longer… so I shall stop here…
P.S: There's three males in the office…mostly are females…because this job is more suitable for women…. Sounds like discrimination right….. he-he....
Manchester United Vs Chelsea.....1-2..... *sigh*
cheers….
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