The end of my short stint

Funny how things can be. Yesterday our client asked us to join them for their early christmas buffet lunch in the office. When I heard my client saying 'join us for free lunch', I couldn't hide my overjoyed smile. The truth is, the thought of free lunch seems appealing to me nowadays. Haha. It was a simple buffet serving Malay food and drinks held in the office itself. The drink served was the syrup with the 'tadpole-like' jelly which is so hard to find nowadays. The one whereby the aunty from the third stall in the canteen of MGS sold.

Today marks the official end of the interim audit. It was our last day of the interim audit and also my last day at the client's office. The office was mostly run by Malay staffs with the top management being managed by Chinese. Most if not all could converse comfortably in English but I felt comfortable conversing with them in BM. Since all the staffs knew today was our last day for the interim period, I happened to deal with two staffs on separate occasions which they asked me casually that I'll be here for the final audit right? They asked this with friendly smiles on their face. I dealt with them a few times before so I knew they were both nice. Knowing I wouldn't be here, I smiled at the lady who first asked me this and angguk kepala je. Another chubby jolly and efficient guy popped the same question when the office was almost empty and it was about time for my team to leave the office. I immediately said most probably not but my other team members masih akan datang. I carefully chose my words not to tell him the reason was that I am only an intern and my internship would end by then. I guess he assumed I was leaving my current job so he asked me Henti bekerja ke? How long dah bekerja kat sana? I wanted to tell him the truth but held back and said tak lama lah and as I stood there, I could see he was expecting for my answer to continue, and seeing him smiling attentively, I ended up telling him that actually I would sambung belajar (It was what I could think of which was closest to the truth without revealing that I as an intern was handling their company's audit, of which so the client happens to abit mm song when another intern accidentally emailed one of the staffs with his position being trainee) and I knew he genuinely considered my answer and went on to ask me bekerja dan belajar tak boleh ke? By then, I felt a sense of guilt as I answered tak bolehhh, sibuk la. He just continued to senyum lebar and laughed a bit. Then he asked me a final question, ambil ACCA ye? My reply was mungkin la because in actual fact, I may intend to do so. It was my first time knowing perfectly well that I was not going to see the faces of these people again. It was also hard to want to tell the actual reasoning yet having to answer curtly. As it was almost time to pack and leave, and as we were returning all the files that we used for our audit, I realized that it really was my last day here. I wouldn't be around for finals since my internship would already end. That I'll probably actually miss this office; this fieldwork experience because I've started to feel familiar with the staffs, the working conditions for this engagement and the ever nice guards allowing who has to open the door for us daily.

Spending the last one and a half month here and as I made my usual commuting route home, I felt a sudden attachment to this experience, the staffs at the office as well as the client's place itself.

When I'm at my client's office side, I am always busy with a task at hand. I had to overtime with my team and reach home at 9.15 on average. I need to walk that long bridge to my client's office every morning and its sloping in the wrong direction yo! By the the time I reach home, I have late dinners which I eat slowly while watching TV. Sometimes, I feel burned out by Wednesday or Thursday and Fridays are my days to catch up on sleep. I go back and forth in deciding whether I prefer being at my actual office or outside. On the other hand, I'm thankful for certain reasons. I get extra sleeping hours (40mins) longer when I'm at my client's office since I get to leave the house later, I get to avoid the mad rush of KL's city centre and public transport conundrums early in the morning and after leaving work, since I'm always on the other side of the platform heading away from KLCC's direction or take the train home at times where there are less people commuting, I met some nice colleagues which I've spend the whole time together with during my audit fieldwork whether it comes to being in the same meeting room doing our tasks together, having lunch together, going to AEON big to get stock for snacks, and walking to the train station or car pooling together, in and out for the past month. Needless to say, how my experience is so far, I had times where I felt appreciative to be where I am on some days due to happy moments, and there are times when I felt like I just wanted my internship to end as quickly as possible and that I prefer studying.

A month more to go and I have mixed feelings during my internship. I'll be back at the office so I wonder what more is up. I'll remember that I have some experience to cherish regardless.

Movies

Luckily there's my brother, otherwise I would be bored alone. He decided to take me out to 1U instead of letting me stay at home the entire day. :)) We went for lunch, Ayam Penyet, his treat after which we decided to catch a movie of my choice. Teehee. 'The Accountant'. I chose it simply because Ben Afleck is in it. Hehees! Liked him in his previous shows. It stars Anna Kendrick as well. :)) Enjoyed the movie much simply because I could relate to the main themes of the show which revolves around accounting and autism. Plus, its filled with action and its thriller based. It had quite a unique storyline. Earlier, as we arrived at the mall, we stopped at one of the pet shops at the entrance too. We walked in and took a look at the pets there. Mostly, puppies and dogs. My brother spotted a bulldog and directly walked to it. He kept telling me how cute it was! So I too took a closer look and yes, it was cute! omg. Fat, big headed and round round like a snowball. Haha. Sadly, it has no tail. Where did it go?? :( Anyways, still, I didn't see a cute bulldog like this before, I always imagined it to be bulldog-ish, you know. My brother kept trying to get its attention by waving and saying Hello but it seemed disinterested with people. Despite that, my brother kept waving and saying Hello to the bulldog with hopes and i just found that cute. HAHA. 'Inspired' by my brother, I decided to do the same. I waved and said hello to another dog as well (Forgot what species) and it was quite mind relaxing. ^^ Enjoyed the short afternoon. :D

I earlier had intended to blog about my internship so far. Now, I don't feel like talking about the serious stuffs yet. Haha. Anyways, its past 3 weeks already. Time flies pretty fast. Hoping to learn much more. Also, there was this moment when I was sitting in the train staring out the window and recalled the earlier moments of the day when my 3 colleagues or rather friends, were teasing me, I couldn't help myself as to suddenly smile at the silliness of it all. At that time, there were other passengers in the train standing while I was seated and one or two persons were particularly looking in my direction so I was trying hard to keep a straight face for fear I'd look silly. Hahah. The thought of it though, their facial expressions, silly remarks and silly smiles. I know they're having a fun time as they teased me and I don't really care. Loll. Seems like they are having a good time and seeing people happy makes my day, anyway. Haha. Yet, it doesn't change the fact that its still plain silly! aiyoo. hahah

Anyways, I'll continue talking about movies which I have watched and do some short reviews.

Train to Busan. Most of the people I've heard from who has watched it said it was good or they loved it. I beg to differ (Not being shakespear here yahh. ahhaha). It was ok ok for me only. Plot wise, it was abit too shallow for me and I know, it is quite expected from a show made out of zombies as the central theme. What more can a plot go about except for the casts to run from these zombies?? Haha. Emotionally wise though, everyone was saying how good it was so I had some expectations. Unfortunately, I was not moved to that extent. It does tell you though to cherish your loved ones. I think that's the kind of message the director or scriptwriter wishes to convey. All in all, it was okay for me. The one scene that is sure to make everyone in tears is definitely That scene. Haha. Watch it and you'll know. :)

What other shows I've watched?? Oh yess, Deepwater Horizon. The first 45 minutes of the show slowly killed my interest of the shows and made me think if it was the right choice watching this. For me basically, I could not very well understand the jargons of those oil rigs and stuff and it was all dialogues. At almost the middle of the show, I started feeling bored and feeling regretful about the movie tickets (I didn't pay for it though la, my uncle did. Hahahah). When the climax began, that was the real turning point. When things started to go wrong and the oil rig started to blow, wow! Suddenly, the show was so happening. Hahaha. Really one. That's like the best happening movie or 'action' film I've seen in quite a long time. Omo. The scenes were so real and the different threats faced by the various crews onboard taking place concurrently was so well directed. It was honestly a great cinematic 'gan cheong' experience. Woo! :)) And yes, the 45 minutes are completely necessary as a build up to the central occurrence of the oil rig disaster and to get a grip of the whole story as much as it comprises of mostly dialogues. I didn't regret watching because of the action part. So worth it! :D 

Lastly, another show that's good was a show I watched pretty long ago. Its called Love, Rosie. A romance flick. Its very nice (you can get to stream it directly from youtube. haha). Its about the love that finds it way at the very end and best friends from childhood. Sounds familiar? Don't want to give away spoilers. As I was watching it too, I was debating as to whether I've come across such a plot before as it all seems too familiar. Yes, indeed. It comes from a novel of a famous author. Shh. Takkan beri nama. haha. Anyhow, I watched til the very end and yes, there's many struggles and challenges until the very end. I liked it how after everything they went through, they still had one another. :)  

  

Little Things

Inspiration is everywhere. I log onto the internet and see posts of people's successes (on FB); happiness that's spread through photos, twitter, blogs, what not. I see shared articles and write ups on Facebook. I sometimes view these links and find heartfelt stories. I stumble upon TedTalk vids inadvertently and feel enlightened by these inspirational sharing sessions from time to time. I browse through youtube. I forget how time flies and spend a few wasteful or rather, indulgent hours on youtube as I video hop from one to another watching talented people, potential artistes, moving videos, funny clips, creative movie trailers, etc. Internet can be such a great platform to draw inspiration. What I've implicitly learnt about people's success is that anything can happen and that, age is just a number. The opportunity is everyone's! :))

Focus. I pray that I will do much better this time than the last, if not for all the semesters. That goes to say that my efforts are channeled efficiently and effectively. *thinking of the whatsapp symbol* Hands clasps together that one! Wkaka

On Friday, I spent 2 hours cleaning my hostel and to shift the loads of stuff into my car. Another hour was spent at home unpacking HALF of what there is. HAHA. Another half or 3/4 more to go. I've not decided whether to shift out or stay. Still deciding. All because of my air-cond and bigger furniture as well as its a pretty decent room but on the other hand, I want to save costs during my internship period. Either way, my parents and housemate doesn't know about my plans yet. I wonder if my mom can guess on my plan with that amount of stuffs I brought home. Wkaka. Anyhows, I'm still deciding. Hehe.

Life is going to be busy even after finals. Just hoping for the best. Yadoohoo!! :D

May anyone who reads this have a blessed week ahead. :)

University Experiences

The course of few weeks have been an eye-opening experience for me. Somewhat, bittersweet.

I survived assignments and midterms. Survived! ^^ I did pretty well for midterms and UBS results were out too. Yeaay! Got a D!! a good 'D'! Distinction. neh neh neh~ Hahah. :)) So did kitkat in UBS. Hehees!

On a rather last minute participation, the 6 of us took part in the M100 Challenge organized by gti media and several external companies. The 4 of us replaced the original team members who unfortunately had midterm tests during the event day. Anyways, it had a rather similar concept to Amazing Race. Station games and challenges to be completed at each station as a team before we could make it to the next. Throughout, we traveled by bike and foot all around campus. We had a poor start as we couldn't find our first station (wrong label on the map dehy. kaka) and time was lost further when my friend lost her bicycle lock key. We had to searched the whole block up and down twice. Locate the station. Locate the key. During the whole searching, nothing mattered. It was after locating the key that I was thinking 'Why I join? Why I join?..'  Since I felt all my energy drained out and its only the first station while there's 12 more to go. We caught up eventually.

The challenges were actually okiess. Maybe just one or two were intense while overall, some stations were quite fun. Haha. The travelling part though was a bit..grueling. I guess this can be said for my friends who usually hit the gym as well. What more for a person like me who never exercise. Loll. During that whole challenge and physical tiredness, there's this one moment that's still vivid in my mind. It was around 12-ish that time. Sunny, bright and all of us sweaty, our next challenge was at the corner of an open outdoor field and it was to do sit ups at one corner of that field. Right before our challenge, I lay down against my back onto the green grass. It was that moment that I noticed one thing, the sky. The vast openness of the sky, that stretch of blue emptiness (It striked me about the strange flatness of the sky which gave an odd feeling of awe) and some light-grey clouds (which I thought looks a little like grey cotton candy). My heart felt uplifted for a moment. A few seconds later, someone called out 'Let's start the challenge now' and I snapped out from my thoughts. Later, I thought how come I've never done this before? Or I don't remember such experience? To lie down on an open air field and watch the sky in the middle of the day/morning with no obstructions to my view. You should try so on a nice sunny day, if you haven't. To end this, we did not win. Nvm la, I guess what's important was that we learnt to overcome the challenges as a team. It was my first participation in a challenge too and perhaps my last of this sort. One time is enough. :P I borrowed my friend's bike and have yet to return it to her house too (Never found the time ma). Hahaha. :D She told me once, she had this slight shock when she discovered her missing bike and eventually remembered she lend it to me.

The next day, my friend and I joined an Effective Time Management talk. It was surprisingly nice. Ms Kim, the speaker for the day, was a wonderful speaker. Besides her funny stories and relevant topic points, she added performing arts into the later session of the talk. Thus, it became more of a workshop consisting of an hour plus of talk, group presentation and finally, video shooting+drama performance. It was all part and parcel of time management, allocating time resourcefully and stuffs. She even brought a whole lot of props along with her like a functioning keyboard, cute designed Chipmunk backpacks, masak masak items and baby dolls. It was a very good experience. :)

Then there's my internship application. Its been a bittersweet journey even before the internship itself. Whilst the outcome of the whole process is still pending, I kind of decided on my choice. On Thursday, as I walked out of the room after meeting my coordinator as well as under the pair of watchful eyes of another officer, I was lost for words. Funny how I could still muster the courage to meet him the next day. Everything surely happens for a reason. Regardless, I still get to keep the good learning experience and I hope to settle the whole process as soon as possible.

On the bright side, I went for my first 'job' interview last Tuesday. Yay! To me it was a significant thing in my life (although at that time I was just going with the flow all in a daze). Since I never went to any office for a formal purpose of my own, it certainly feels all grown up and ahems, formal. I had a valid reason to visit an office for the first time! Haha. :) Never mind that I sound like a rusa out of the kampung. Haha.

On the train back to Kampar, a Bollywood film was playing on tv. It was so entertaining that I was laughing and smiling throughout the show. Hahahha. Thankfully, I was not laughing alone as a girl sitting on the other end was watching the show and giggling as well. :D And as I walk to the other coach to pergi tandas, I saw another chinese girl smiling widely and engrossed in the show as well. I am not alone!! Haha.

My upcoming week will be my FYP 1 final presentation and then its finals approaching. Gotta remind myself to start studying. Hehe.

Goodbye bloggie!

Clearing datelines

As I was driving home alone that day, the 'Balik Kampung' song came onto the radio. I just had to sing it when the 'Oh oh ohh!!' part arrived. Hahaha. It was a pretty boring ride that spontaneity lit up at that instant and what more, being in the little rectangular box on my own. (rectangular box = car)

The next 2 weeks is going to be countless late nights. The thought itself makes me shudder. Eeks! Juggling between the tight schedule of meeting assignment datelines and sticking my nose in lecture notes/ books for exams. Thesis, 4 assignments due and another 3 midterms in the midst.

My upcoming midterm is this Saturday, 2 days from now. There's a disparity between Tax and Advance Tax. Hope I can get through it. Dua hari lagi. Bless me!!

Me Before You. I got to watch it. Someone posted the whole movie on FB so I had the chance to watch online. Yay! Nvm if I think its 'not supposed to' be there on FB laa. haha. I'd rate it 2.8/5 stars. Nobody really cuts the stars but I'm going to do that. Haha. Won't start another debate on the euthanasia issue which has received lots of debate in its movie reviews since the movie's release. But what say you? I have a varying opinion about it. Overall, I give it a fair 2.8/5 for the moviegoer and purely entertainment perspective. Hee.

I'll update my blog next time when I have the time. Then, I'll do a recap bout what's happened and happening to me. Lol. Byebye~

Spilling whats in mind

         I had a written draft earlier which is much more lengthy than the one now. As I was skimming through the earlier post, I felt it was perhaps too much negativity and I shouldn't spread too much of my grouchy vibes about. Remember the technique KISS? I guess this post is the KISS version of it. KISS as in keep it short and simple.

Feeling regretful over certain things:

1. Resit for UBS Course during the term break. It wasn't our fault that this happened. It was due to technical errors. I'm not sure what made me regret more. The fact that I missed my dad's birthday sitting for an exam that didn't even make it through or that I need to read up on everything again because I forgot the steps to generate those accounts. Aneyo!
2. My finals.
3. People. Why couldn't I be more pleasant that time? It wasn't about me being mean. It was just me not being very nice or cheerful to one or two people and I distanced myself away from them. Now that I realise it, I think its too late.
4. Focus. I was so caught up with things (meetings, assignments, etc) and spontaneous outings during the semester that I lost focus on my main priorities. Of course, I really did enjoy myself during those casual yumchas; outings what not, sprung out just like that. However, there were slightly too many distractions especially towards my finals that kept me away from preparing adequately well.


       Then, of course, on another note. Casual conversations with my mom end up to be pretty meaningful as well as cheeky ones. Haha. I found out that ants dislike lemons and cucumbers so that's why my mom places them in a row along the kitchen windows.

        She was telling me about a documentary which she came across and to my surprise, it really did got me thinking awhile. It was about Bargaining. How we bargain with roadside stalls, at morning markets (vegetable stalls, fruit stalls) and in night markets on holidays trips and stuff, with traders who are just trying to make a living out of what they sell. And when we get a discount, we walk away happily with our discounted goods without realizing how we've taken away the daily income they could have earn. Why do we so often bargain with them even if its for a few cents. Like 20,30 cents? We forget that they too need an income to sustain for their children, their families, or themselves, and we're delighted with the outcome of our bargains. And yet, when we walk into large retail shops like Padini, Toms and what not, we do not bargain with these businesses? We simply take up the discounts that they have on offer. Of course, there's nothing wrong to bargain because the truth it, who doesn't like cheaper things right?? Hahaha. And as an individual consumer for retail businesses, our purhcases are just a part of a large group of consumers. With that said, it does give an eye-opening reminder that makes us think about how such apparent events takes place in our everyday life and we don't really give much thought about them. Its also an important lesson about the way we lead our lives. So actually, if next time, if i happen to bargain something and can't get the price I want, I won't feel too upset about it because I'll think of this story. Haha :) Well, retail outlets are a totally different subject matter!! Hehee

        In the car today, we had another funny conversation too. How after cleaning the garden, my mom wanted to get McD's sundaes to cool down. She asked me if i had money with me as she left hers at home, I checked my purse and said I did. RM20 so okay. Off we go. Its enough to get the 3 sundaes that mom had in mind. We went for drive through and the staff took our order. I topped the 3 sundaes that with a medium fries. Then, I said 'That's all'. My mom then commented, 'Even if you wanted to order more, you can't'. (She meant I didn't have extra money left). I said 'Can la. Still got some money.' She said, 'Aiya, suffer in silence. Seeing my daughter treat me for sundae also need to check if she has enough money or not.' Hahhaa. It got me laughing. As we got our take away orders, we left McD and headed home. On the way near a junction (that previously sells durians by the roadside), my mom looked out for the shop and asked 'Oh, got durian or not?? I was looking out for it keenly too. Both of us were enthusiastic while spotting it. 'Oh, not open already mi..'. 'Aiya, cannot eat already. But if I want to buy also we no money what!' She said teasingly. 'Only can smell the smells that are free while the rest is not'. And at the back of my head, I was thinking ya horr. The last time we bought durians, it costed rm40++ and as I think of the change which I put back in my purse earlier. Hmm. about few ringgit left. That time, I just couldn't helped but laughed out loud. :D After some time, mom said, 'As we grow up, we realized how important money is'. I couldn't agree more. Haha.

Morning Joy

When you wake up to find that half-boiled eggs are served for breakfast on the table. What a delight!

Just a short entry before i continue studying. Three more papers to go and when time's ticking, you realize how precious every hour counts. Yes, you count by the hours and in fact, even by the minutes. Not so much of the days anymore. You plan and if it fails, you make a new plan.

My brothers and relatives were back in Ipoh for the weekend. That's the procrastination period. When you're trying to study at one corner and your second bro is playing 'Assassin Creed' at an adjacent table to yours. You just can't help but to admire awhile at the beautiful graphics, ask how the game works and even bob your head a little to the rhythm of the upbeat music that's playing as the background of the game. You feel like you're in Italy with those pieces. Hehe.

Its been really long since I last left a post here so here you go. Haha

That's it.

Til another time, take care blog. Take care people! :)