Eileen. ♥0304.
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We deserve the life we want it to beFriday, March 17, 2017
How time flies.
It’s already been almost 2 years since I enter this page.
To be exact,
it’s been 1 year 8 months and 7 days.
My last post
was a just month before I flew to Taiwan for 2 weeks, spending Christmas and
New Year’s there. That was helllllla fun.
Right now, I am
typing this post at office. Yup, during work hours.
This job is
seriously 天上掉下来的馅饼,
and I have no other better words to describe my circumstances. MOST of the
time, I think that my position could seriously be a part-time (or even casual)
and not a contract!
It IS that slack,
I feel that I could use it to do some good, which I did. Spent many many MANY
hours doing my own stuff when I don’t get any task to complete.
I even bought
flight tickets in office, because during office hours, flights could be the
cheapest.
Hmph, low
tricks by the airlines.
Others include
booking of hotels, planning travel itinerary, and continue to think of more
travel plans.
Fun yet evil,
love-hate relationship since 4 months back.
Oh, I have also
started my travel blog during work too. :D
Not boasting,
but TBH in the beginning I was really bored. I whined to my friends that I had
nothing to do. Desperate for sense of achievement because after all, it is my
first job after graduation. However, this is in the IT industry, so I
absolutely have no plans to continue once my contract ends. (I am traveling on
the weekend after it ends anws)
This position
is an Event executive, where I would support carrying out the events that this
team is organising.
I took it
because the pay was pretty high for a contract job, and its EVENTS. I love
events, so why would I miss this out? Even before I start my work here, I was
helping out at Japan Travel Fair and Cloud Expo Asia, which required only 2-3
days each.
JTF: $12.50/h
(normal hours)
$25.00/h (Deepavali PH)
CEA: $10/h
These 2 events
already earned me quite a sum, to which I spent on my trip to Phuket with the
uni mates, though the trip was booked around Feb-Mar. And as for this
job, I am earning 2.7 a month. A contract job. With benefits.
I still get to
take leave, MC, claims etc., just like a full-time staff. Although I am
entitled to only 1 annual leaves each month and was only able to use them after
the 3rd month into my contract, I’d have 6 leaves to clear by April!
There were also many PH and even OIL to claim.
All I can say is,
I came in at the right time. Oh wait, more like, I met the right agent AT THE
RIGHT TIME. XD
Now, about the
job scope. Basically, I am helping in preparations for the events (computerised
sai-kang) and updating contact database for my superiors (from managers to
director).
Work started in
November, which I already started preparing, have done most of the work.
However, the
events would start execution in January (but due to some obstacles first event was on 28th Feb).
Can you imagine
how many days I have ‘wasted’ in office? How much $ THEY have wasted on me?
This is also
why I thought that they could have hired a casual. (OK I am glad it wasn’t a
casual position). But due to the nature of this workplace, I guess they can’t
have casuals (Govt. agency).
Fortunately
(?), I experienced job enlargement by having to design posters for the events
too.
D E S I G
N P O S T E R S
What, this
wasn’t stated in my contract, and I know nuts about designing?!?!!
I told my
assistant manager (person-in-charge) that I have no experience for it,
and he said that it’s ok, everyone who did the past designs are no
professionals too.
Relieved upon
hearing that, I checked out their past posters and creative videos, they were
good!
Stressed yet
again.
However, as it
is not nice to keep refraining, I accepted the task and started trying.
One reason I
was given the job was also because it was in December.
So?
He mentioned
that office would not have many people, and he would be traveling too. Thus,
this is the task for me to “past time”. He did say that if he is not around,
prolly no one else would bother me, and is going to be boring. Even lightly
mentioning that isn’t it good I am earning money for doing nothing?
Huh. What did I
just hear from him? HAHAHA.
However I did
not show a happy face, instead I frowned with a weird smile.
I do not want
to do nothing! Sitting there staring into space would kill me even more. D:
Therefore, the
task.
After months,
my designs have been accepted for several workshops and even project (one
includes the streetlamps idea challenge held within the agency).
Everything I’ve
done in this office is private and confidential, thus I can’t just share them
around (this is stated in contract, they even did background check on me before
offering me the job). But i still secretly share it on Snapchat once in a while hehe.
It is March,
but we are only done with 1 workshop, and my contract ends next month. I am so
afraid they would crash everything together next month, because I am traveling for a
week!
However, that
is also a minimal possibility, because these workshops are also dependent on
the speakers’ schedules and the participants’ attendance.
Maybe the most
they would carry out 2 or 3 of them.
I just
submitted 2 designs for one of the workshops next month, which might be
happening during my travel (crap). Now am waiting for confirmation reply after making
some changes.
Thinking about
it, I would prefer to design these posters rather than to go for those meetings
or reading up about tech stuff, because those 2 would make me really sleepy
(already yawning just thinking about them). Due to work, I’ve also started to
be interested in TED which also shares about the future of technology, so I
would listen to learn about what is going on now.
On the other hand......
Aside from
these work stuff. I would love to share that, I AM VISITING 6 COUNTRIES IN
2017!
My highest
number of flights in a year, but here comes the exciting part.
I will be traveling for a total of 3
months’ time!
Alright but out
of the 5, 1 is paid by parents (birthday treat), and another is not yet
confirmed.
I am super
excited for the TBC trip, because it’s going to be a country that I planned to
travel to when I am older (and richer), but totally did not see it coming this
quick. Wow. Just wishing every day that the flight would be booked soon so it’s
confirmed (it was relatives’ idea to visit new-born, so they’ll decide the
dates). TEEHEE.
The country I
would be in before this is Japan, where I am spending 1.5 months to WWOOF
there. Just hope the host would be available to confirm us ASAP.
Here's my schedule.
February – Hong
Kong solo trip (24th – 27th) ✓
April – Taiwan (3rd
– 9th)
May – Melbourne, Sydney, Gold
Coast (1st – 15th)
July – Japan (4th
– 31st)
August – Japan (1st
– 17th)
August to Sept – U.S. (?)
October – Bangkok (20th
– 24th)
Pretty packed
huh!! I would never forget 2017 in my life, I’m lovin’ this schedule!
For Japan, I am
able to stay that long is NOT because I am rich. Precisely because I am not, I
stayed long enough to do WWOOFing, where my accoms and meals will be provided.
This is an experience I’ve been yearning for the moment I realised my ultimate
goal for travels; to live a local life, interact with them and learn their
cultures and language!
It might seem
easy, but it still has it tough parts. If you are lucky enough to meet nice
people, then yes, this is a piece of cake. If you meet not-so-friendly people,
then the idea and trip is basically wasted. I’d love to make friends from
around the World, just so to make trips overseas a little less lonely. (:
From my HK
trip, although I did not meet up with the host for local experience, I met a
Kenyan girl who works in Japan, and is on a holiday in HK.
We agreed to
have a short meet up when I’m in Japan! YAY!
However, would
only plan with her a week before my trip, because she might be traveling
somewhere else. Hahaha! Freedom of travellers, love it.
Thus, I wish
for the same for the rest of my trips!!!
I am so
excited, especially when I have nothing to do at work, I start thinking about
these plans to survive the day at work (tho nothing to dread about).
Apart from all
these travel plans, I’ve got another source of happiness at this moment.
Currently
hooked to the novel 恶魔少爷别吻我 which also has 2 seasons of drama!
Really funny,
really cute, REALLY GOOD-LOOKING CASTS, and really love the storyline. I mean,
I thought this genre was LONG OVER!!
I guess not
only the apparel fashion would repeat, drama trends too!
10 years ago we
all love Meteor Garden for the nasty rich guy in love with a strong poor girl.
10 years later,
same thing. HAHAHAHAHA.
Maybe it’s just
my favourite fantasy.
The novel has
got 916 pages, I am already on 667 at this point, include skipping some side characters’
parts which was quite draggy.
Am also chasing
after Hyungsik’s (current actor bias) drama – Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, acting
along Park Boyoung, boy they are so cute!!
The value of
happiness vary from all individuals, and for me, these are wonderful enough.
Can’t be more thankful than I already am.
and we don't owe anyone an answer for our actions
♥ 4:15 PM