Well. I just finished my TWC powerpoint and sent it to my team mates. Unfortunately, this is my FIRST presentation in uni. Hope I don't screw this up. I have a few ideas on my head now to fluff the presentation. Will be meeting my team tomorrow after BGS.
Speaking abt BGS, i think my team is stuck on the topic itself. Darn. Not to talk about the readings I'm supposed to do by today cos the lesson is tomorrow. I'll make this a short one so that I can go do my readings. Hahaha.
Schooling has never been so intensed. I've to admit that it's really a necessity to do readings now cos I'll be a blur c**k in class if i don't. Not to mention there's also gatherings here and there. I've tried studying in school. It was good but I can't do it when there's more than 2 people in the room.
And I have decided to do my studies at home. No more mugging in school for me, I guess. I can get easily distracted. What's more, all my stuffs are at home. And my plans to get a locker really have to put on a hold.
I've enjoyed my time in uni so far. Joining all sorts of random stuffs. The only random stuff I did was joining Rotaract Camp. It turned out to better than what I've expected. I guess sometimes things turned out to be great when you make decisions swiftly and decisive. ARMOUR!
haha. ok. I got to do my BGS readings and Econs and FA tutorials. Byez
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
The World's Local Bank
Once again, it's has been a long long time since i've last blogged. I'll definitely try to do it whenever I'm free. Anyway, I've officially left the Army since 31Jan2011 and celebrated Chinese New Year the following week. Basically, Chinese New Year this year wasn't much of enthusiasm. It has really become a recurring event. We'll just have to wait next year. I'll need time to think of ways to make it exciting.
Immediately after I ended my last day in Army, I started to find job. It was really a tiring task to find a temporary job. In the end, I had to blast out generic emails to whatever temp jobs I could find on Job street. Fortunately, I got a few replies from another agency, Recruit Express. Things were starting to pick up when I went for the interview at Tampines. It was only a few days after the interview that I realised the interviewer from the agency was younger than me. I guessed that she must have been a temp staff too. Anyway, I also realised that I had focus on the wrong market sector. The branch in Tampines only handles jobs offerings at corporations in the east area. Most of them are engineering and industrial companies. Well, she offered me $7/hr which I think would not be able to satisfy my desire to earn huge bucks. In this case, I would rather go back into the Army and continue the job I was previously handling. Easy money you know. Wait. I take that back. My job in army wasn't that easy as well. One good thing I encountered was that she did not really get back to me with regards to the job offer. Why? I was offered another Job from the Banking and Finance branch at UOB Plaza. This time round it was different. At least it was a job that's somehow related to what I wished I'll do in the future.
The consultant offered me a job in HSBC and was asking if I mind doing customer service and able to work in shifts. I agreed out of desperation. Following the call was a callback by the HSBC staff. It was a phone interview. Basically, it was meant to test if I could deliver well over the phone. Oh please. I've used to do call outs to my servicemen when I was in the army. And again, I agreed to try the job despite the need to do customer service and shifts. Well. I got the job and signed the contract the following day.
The job description got worse when I continued with the training which lasted for a month. The other temp staffs had the same thoughts as me. Being a phone agent is a stressful job. Not to mention that I had to handle Premier customers who mostly had the "I got money and I expect to have what I have demanded" mentality. It was even tedious when you gave wrong advice. Along the way, I'll put myself in the customers' shoes and think. It was really tough.
Life goes on and I've to mentally encourage myself to bear with the daily calls. I had to endure just like how I endured my training life in army. One thing that I've learned from OCS which helped me a lot: To excel and to overcome. I believed being an officer in the army had made me to look at things with an optimistic mind. This is a skill I've sharpened during my life as a cadet.
At this point of time, I've also decided not to take up the offer to extend my service at the contact centre. I believed that I do not need to further torture myself with something that I've no interest. Banking is fun but not customer service in Banking. Sometimes, I would also admire the perm staffs at the contact centre. For years, they could stay within the centre and they had to deal with unreasonable customers almost all the time.
While I was waiting aimlessly for calls, I couldn't stop myself wondering if taking up the offer to extend my service in army would be a better choice. 6 months, 'nurturing' and training with the cadets. Earning much more than what I can earn from the call centre. Oh well. I left the army because I needed a break from it. A real break from the 2yrs of serving the nation. That's was also one of the reason I decided not to continue with the contact centre.
I guess I'll continue to reflect until I finish the contract. As for now, I'll need to get some rest. I'll be going to visit my grandparent's burial grounds early tomorrow. For now, I'll look ahead...
Immediately after I ended my last day in Army, I started to find job. It was really a tiring task to find a temporary job. In the end, I had to blast out generic emails to whatever temp jobs I could find on Job street. Fortunately, I got a few replies from another agency, Recruit Express. Things were starting to pick up when I went for the interview at Tampines. It was only a few days after the interview that I realised the interviewer from the agency was younger than me. I guessed that she must have been a temp staff too. Anyway, I also realised that I had focus on the wrong market sector. The branch in Tampines only handles jobs offerings at corporations in the east area. Most of them are engineering and industrial companies. Well, she offered me $7/hr which I think would not be able to satisfy my desire to earn huge bucks. In this case, I would rather go back into the Army and continue the job I was previously handling. Easy money you know. Wait. I take that back. My job in army wasn't that easy as well. One good thing I encountered was that she did not really get back to me with regards to the job offer. Why? I was offered another Job from the Banking and Finance branch at UOB Plaza. This time round it was different. At least it was a job that's somehow related to what I wished I'll do in the future.
The consultant offered me a job in HSBC and was asking if I mind doing customer service and able to work in shifts. I agreed out of desperation. Following the call was a callback by the HSBC staff. It was a phone interview. Basically, it was meant to test if I could deliver well over the phone. Oh please. I've used to do call outs to my servicemen when I was in the army. And again, I agreed to try the job despite the need to do customer service and shifts. Well. I got the job and signed the contract the following day.
The job description got worse when I continued with the training which lasted for a month. The other temp staffs had the same thoughts as me. Being a phone agent is a stressful job. Not to mention that I had to handle Premier customers who mostly had the "I got money and I expect to have what I have demanded" mentality. It was even tedious when you gave wrong advice. Along the way, I'll put myself in the customers' shoes and think. It was really tough.
Life goes on and I've to mentally encourage myself to bear with the daily calls. I had to endure just like how I endured my training life in army. One thing that I've learned from OCS which helped me a lot: To excel and to overcome. I believed being an officer in the army had made me to look at things with an optimistic mind. This is a skill I've sharpened during my life as a cadet.
At this point of time, I've also decided not to take up the offer to extend my service at the contact centre. I believed that I do not need to further torture myself with something that I've no interest. Banking is fun but not customer service in Banking. Sometimes, I would also admire the perm staffs at the contact centre. For years, they could stay within the centre and they had to deal with unreasonable customers almost all the time.
While I was waiting aimlessly for calls, I couldn't stop myself wondering if taking up the offer to extend my service in army would be a better choice. 6 months, 'nurturing' and training with the cadets. Earning much more than what I can earn from the call centre. Oh well. I left the army because I needed a break from it. A real break from the 2yrs of serving the nation. That's was also one of the reason I decided not to continue with the contact centre.
I guess I'll continue to reflect until I finish the contract. As for now, I'll need to get some rest. I'll be going to visit my grandparent's burial grounds early tomorrow. For now, I'll look ahead...
Monday, June 07, 2010
Surrendering
Well...
today got a man who came to surrender himself.
apparently he was from a very old grp which has alrdy step down.
but too bad... he 'ran away to japan' without informing anyone.
so... we spent a lot of wasted time on trying to find solutions or advices..
in the end, we decided to let him off to go report himself to somewhere else...
in a way, we let him off...
sometimes, i find that the system is really quite screwed up. how on earth did he even manage to get thru the customs when he's on the list.
yesyesyes... questions here and there... i have to admit i'm one who will qn the system... but again, i not influential enough to change it...
oh well..
should i just see it flow by itself or do i bend the rules and fix the leakage?
it has been a qn for myself since i've realise that there are MANY flaws in the place i work...
i'm beginning to feel sian and tired of it liao...
today got a man who came to surrender himself.
apparently he was from a very old grp which has alrdy step down.
but too bad... he 'ran away to japan' without informing anyone.
so... we spent a lot of wasted time on trying to find solutions or advices..
in the end, we decided to let him off to go report himself to somewhere else...
in a way, we let him off...
sometimes, i find that the system is really quite screwed up. how on earth did he even manage to get thru the customs when he's on the list.
yesyesyes... questions here and there... i have to admit i'm one who will qn the system... but again, i not influential enough to change it...
oh well..
should i just see it flow by itself or do i bend the rules and fix the leakage?
it has been a qn for myself since i've realise that there are MANY flaws in the place i work...
i'm beginning to feel sian and tired of it liao...
Monday, February 01, 2010
it's a feeling you noe
arh. i finally felt something i did was meaningful.
releasing ppl.
the feeling is cannot be describe.
anyway, thought i could reach home earlier to rest but got locked out becos forgot to bring home the house keys. Argh. sianz. so had to wait for an hour for my dad to come home.
so tired!
releasing ppl.
the feeling is cannot be describe.
anyway, thought i could reach home earlier to rest but got locked out becos forgot to bring home the house keys. Argh. sianz. so had to wait for an hour for my dad to come home.
so tired!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Quick Update
Well, just a quick update on my boring life...
ohh
basically i feel that everything is very expensive u noe, too expensive to do anything.
and there's nothing much u can do in singapore
anyway, i'm now in HQ 6DIV, Mandai Hill camp handling NS(reservist) matters.
so nxt time if u hav any NS issues can come consult me..haha aiya... i'll try to help!
life there is pretty slack only until if u hav to do something then by then u will feel sianz... things for me to do there is really not easy i guess.
ok..i'll make a point to blog everyday!...since now my job is 8-5 kind of thing..haha
ohh
basically i feel that everything is very expensive u noe, too expensive to do anything.
and there's nothing much u can do in singapore
anyway, i'm now in HQ 6DIV, Mandai Hill camp handling NS(reservist) matters.
so nxt time if u hav any NS issues can come consult me..haha aiya... i'll try to help!
life there is pretty slack only until if u hav to do something then by then u will feel sianz... things for me to do there is really not easy i guess.
ok..i'll make a point to blog everyday!...since now my job is 8-5 kind of thing..haha
Thursday, November 26, 2009
FINALLY....the road towards the end!
8 months of pain, tears and blood
i have really learnt alot in this course
i cannot deny the fact that i made it thru with the help of my fellow course mates and of course the encouragement by my friends n family...
i really feel that making thru ocs is an ACCOMPLISHMENT to me...
to a person started with nothing...physically unfit
but all it takes is to be mentally fit...
all it takes is to visualise... to be optimistic.. to be happy in whtever task given...
and most importantly is to keep trying... who knows...
i finally made it to the start point...
i really have to thank my:
parents and siblings
instructors
friends
whew... another journey awaits me....
i have really learnt alot in this course
i cannot deny the fact that i made it thru with the help of my fellow course mates and of course the encouragement by my friends n family...
i really feel that making thru ocs is an ACCOMPLISHMENT to me...
to a person started with nothing...physically unfit
but all it takes is to be mentally fit...
all it takes is to visualise... to be optimistic.. to be happy in whtever task given...
and most importantly is to keep trying... who knows...
i finally made it to the start point...
i really have to thank my:
parents and siblings
instructors
friends
whew... another journey awaits me....
Saturday, August 01, 2009
i'm back
it's been a long time since i last blogged. haha
anyway, a quick update -
left TANGO wing in june and kena posted to ARMOUR
so now i think confirm becoming armour officer liao
went to brunei for SOCJOT before going back to Sch of Armour
well... life in armour has been manageable and i hope that will continue
somemore now i'm trainin in ULTRA platform... so from wht i heard... most prob will become ultra PC lo in Keat Hong camp or instructor in ATI la.. either way, also can la...
since ultra is an old version apc n soon phasin out, i'll be converting to BX2... well... at least BX is more easy to maneuver.
hmm.... 4 more mths to go!
anyway, a quick update -
left TANGO wing in june and kena posted to ARMOUR
so now i think confirm becoming armour officer liao
went to brunei for SOCJOT before going back to Sch of Armour
well... life in armour has been manageable and i hope that will continue
somemore now i'm trainin in ULTRA platform... so from wht i heard... most prob will become ultra PC lo in Keat Hong camp or instructor in ATI la.. either way, also can la...
since ultra is an old version apc n soon phasin out, i'll be converting to BX2... well... at least BX is more easy to maneuver.
hmm.... 4 more mths to go!
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