Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Bugged
Guess like I have been hit with a cashiering bug.
I was dreaming about me serving a customer who wanted to pay for a blanket, and that I couldn't find the price tag on the blanket no matter how hard I searched.
Ironically, this blanket somehow seemed familiar to me.
*wakes up*
The blanket was indeed my own blanket and it was flipped and tossed around.
Scary huh.
I was dreaming about me serving a customer who wanted to pay for a blanket, and that I couldn't find the price tag on the blanket no matter how hard I searched.
Ironically, this blanket somehow seemed familiar to me.
*wakes up*
The blanket was indeed my own blanket and it was flipped and tossed around.
Scary huh.
Friday, January 08, 2010
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6th January 2009
Being alone outside at the atrium is a real daunting task of trying to keep yourself occupied yet appearing to be doing your job to the public and your superiors. there are no computers (cash register counted?) to use, no storybooks to read, no 1-man games that I can effectively play w/o getting caught.. so I am draft writing my much-awaited (I hope =P) blog post on the (guess what..) receipt paper.
*checks drawer*
There are at least 10+ rolls so even if I ninja (steal) this 1/4 roll of paper it shouldn't hurt John Little or my job right? This is my first time working, and well there are mixed reactions to this.
Good:
1. I get to earn money while spending my "free" time instead of possibly gaming and snoozing at home
2. I get to experience a job as a frontline staff - and also delve a bit into the hidden workings of a departmental store.
Bad:
1. Really sucks to be alone, and now it is justified that I can sympathize a bit with those people manning a store by themselves - human beings are social creatures mind you
2. Best working experience is when there are not too many people (rush) and not too few people (boring) - sadly none really happened at the atrium
Ok la, the time now is 16:11 ... at least 5 more hours to go. The sky's getting dark, and the promoter said peak periods will be around soon, so yes let's see. There is this other temp female staff by the name of Mandy, or rather its "a name I picked for myself". I wonder why people like to give themselves a new name over their parents' one? Bad blood? Accepting the name your parents gave you at birth is at the very least a form of respect and affirmation of your ties with them. I'm not too sure but well.. maybe I think too much.
There's more people now, or rather more traffic. There are people carrying John Little shopping bags but not served by me de. Haiz I want to be posted back into the main store, and not stone at the atrium.
16:38 and only 2 customers, no wonder Singapore's consumer expenditure is so low. Ok I am ranting and this serves no economical benefit.
Ooh, now I am seeing alot of students, namely from River Valley, Gan Eng Seng, ITE, New Town Sec ... and this reminds me on what Charles said yesterday when I visited him. "Its a different feeling having the knowledge that you are not at school when practically everyone else is" Furthermore, we are not in school not because we are sick but rather we just simply do not need to attend school! Well, one might feel liberated from wearing school uniform of said schools, but the reality seems to be that you are just going to change from 1 set of uniform to another set of uniform. When you work, you also have to dress appropriately - not just T-shirts and pants and slippers - and don't that constitutes as uniform? Furthermore, at work, everything's unexpected and may influence your life directly. In school, you may fail the first test and pass the second test and that's it, it doesn't affect you that significantly. So whether being out of school is a blessing or not, you decide. For me, working is better - cause you get to earn money to do OTHER things you like, and maybe due to the fact that I experienced the scholarly type of confinement for 10 years?
yay, another $5/= credited to me!
Ok its 17:28. time really really moves damn slowly. I just realised why the air was so sweet smelling, the Body Shop is just besides me, and there are numerous people going in to test the products and hence esters diffuse out (:P), maybe I should too!
45 more mins!!! Not bad, I easily covered more transactions since 7pm as compared from 10.30am to 7pm.
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6th January 2009
Being alone outside at the atrium is a real daunting task of trying to keep yourself occupied yet appearing to be doing your job to the public and your superiors. there are no computers (cash register counted?) to use, no storybooks to read, no 1-man games that I can effectively play w/o getting caught.. so I am draft writing my much-awaited (I hope =P) blog post on the (guess what..) receipt paper.
*checks drawer*
There are at least 10+ rolls so even if I ninja (steal) this 1/4 roll of paper it shouldn't hurt John Little or my job right? This is my first time working, and well there are mixed reactions to this.
Good:
1. I get to earn money while spending my "free" time instead of possibly gaming and snoozing at home
2. I get to experience a job as a frontline staff - and also delve a bit into the hidden workings of a departmental store.
Bad:
1. Really sucks to be alone, and now it is justified that I can sympathize a bit with those people manning a store by themselves - human beings are social creatures mind you
2. Best working experience is when there are not too many people (rush) and not too few people (boring) - sadly none really happened at the atrium
Ok la, the time now is 16:11 ... at least 5 more hours to go. The sky's getting dark, and the promoter said peak periods will be around soon, so yes let's see. There is this other temp female staff by the name of Mandy, or rather its "a name I picked for myself". I wonder why people like to give themselves a new name over their parents' one? Bad blood? Accepting the name your parents gave you at birth is at the very least a form of respect and affirmation of your ties with them. I'm not too sure but well.. maybe I think too much.
There's more people now, or rather more traffic. There are people carrying John Little shopping bags but not served by me de. Haiz I want to be posted back into the main store, and not stone at the atrium.
16:38 and only 2 customers, no wonder Singapore's consumer expenditure is so low. Ok I am ranting and this serves no economical benefit.
Ooh, now I am seeing alot of students, namely from River Valley, Gan Eng Seng, ITE, New Town Sec ... and this reminds me on what Charles said yesterday when I visited him. "Its a different feeling having the knowledge that you are not at school when practically everyone else is" Furthermore, we are not in school not because we are sick but rather we just simply do not need to attend school! Well, one might feel liberated from wearing school uniform of said schools, but the reality seems to be that you are just going to change from 1 set of uniform to another set of uniform. When you work, you also have to dress appropriately - not just T-shirts and pants and slippers - and don't that constitutes as uniform? Furthermore, at work, everything's unexpected and may influence your life directly. In school, you may fail the first test and pass the second test and that's it, it doesn't affect you that significantly. So whether being out of school is a blessing or not, you decide. For me, working is better - cause you get to earn money to do OTHER things you like, and maybe due to the fact that I experienced the scholarly type of confinement for 10 years?
yay, another $5/= credited to me!
Ok its 17:28. time really really moves damn slowly. I just realised why the air was so sweet smelling, the Body Shop is just besides me, and there are numerous people going in to test the products and hence esters diffuse out (:P), maybe I should too!
45 more mins!!! Not bad, I easily covered more transactions since 7pm as compared from 10.30am to 7pm.
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Political Ideologies
Was rummaging through, or rather packing, my old notes and I found this "idiot's guides to the various political ideologies in the world" - in form of cows. No, that's not the title of the work, but rather what I think it is :)
I think reading this can give you a basic understanding of the different ideologies - or it can be fun reading when you have nth to do.
Scenario: You have 2 cows (unless otherwise stated)
Communism: You give both cows to the government, the government sells you some milk.
Socialism: You give both cows to the government, the government gives you some milk (take note the difference)
Nazism: The government shoots you and takes both cows.
Fascism: You milk both of them and give the government half the milk
Capitalism: You sell one and buy a bull.
Bureaucracy: At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. After that it takes both, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows.
Bureaucratic Socialism: The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and as many eggs as the regulations say you should need.
American Democracy: (Assuming you have no cows) The government promises to give you 2 cows if you vote for it. After the election, the president is impeached for speculating in cow futures. The press dubs the affair "Cowgate"
British Democracy: You feed them sheeps' brains and they go mad. The government does nothing.
Singaporean Democracy: The government fines you for keeping 2 unlicensed farm animals in an apartment.
Hong Kong Capitalism: You sell three of them to your publicly-listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with associated general offer so that you get all 4 cows back, with a tax deduction for keeping 5 cows. The milk rights of 6 cows are transferred via a Panamanian intermediary to a Cayman Islands company secretly owned by the majority shareholder, who sells the rights to all 7 cows' milk back to the listed company. The annual report says that the company owns 8 cows, with an option on one more. Meanwhile you kill the 2 cows because feng shui is back. (I am serious no mistakes here when typing)
Feminism: They get married and adopt a veal calf.
Surrealism: You have 2 giraffes (not cows). The government requires you to take harmonica lessons. (Yes again, I am serious)
Oh apparently, that is in fact a satirical commentary by this professor named Gus Dicomitis, ok not like we bother.
Enjoyed it? I did :)
I think reading this can give you a basic understanding of the different ideologies - or it can be fun reading when you have nth to do.
Scenario: You have 2 cows (unless otherwise stated)
Communism: You give both cows to the government, the government sells you some milk.
Socialism: You give both cows to the government, the government gives you some milk (take note the difference)
Nazism: The government shoots you and takes both cows.
Fascism: You milk both of them and give the government half the milk
Capitalism: You sell one and buy a bull.
Bureaucracy: At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. After that it takes both, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows.
Bureaucratic Socialism: The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and as many eggs as the regulations say you should need.
American Democracy: (Assuming you have no cows) The government promises to give you 2 cows if you vote for it. After the election, the president is impeached for speculating in cow futures. The press dubs the affair "Cowgate"
British Democracy: You feed them sheeps' brains and they go mad. The government does nothing.
Singaporean Democracy: The government fines you for keeping 2 unlicensed farm animals in an apartment.
Hong Kong Capitalism: You sell three of them to your publicly-listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with associated general offer so that you get all 4 cows back, with a tax deduction for keeping 5 cows. The milk rights of 6 cows are transferred via a Panamanian intermediary to a Cayman Islands company secretly owned by the majority shareholder, who sells the rights to all 7 cows' milk back to the listed company. The annual report says that the company owns 8 cows, with an option on one more. Meanwhile you kill the 2 cows because feng shui is back. (I am serious no mistakes here when typing)
Feminism: They get married and adopt a veal calf.
Surrealism: You have 2 giraffes (not cows). The government requires you to take harmonica lessons. (Yes again, I am serious)
Oh apparently, that is in fact a satirical commentary by this professor named Gus Dicomitis, ok not like we bother.
Enjoyed it? I did :)
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Woohoo! In Japan now!
Kon Bawa (Good evening)!
Haha, omg just had a steamy bath in the hot springs :)
I am spending 100 yen = $1.60 SGD for 15 minutes of Internet, quite scam right? And the internet is so freaking slow compared to the one in Changi Airport, which is free and MUCH faster.
Having fun so far, ate good shashimi (omg I so love it...), had nice hot springs bath, reminiscing Mongolia days (icy cold weather), and sleeping alot.
Guess what, i have already put on 1KG!!!! wahahaha!
(7 minutes already wtf - wa lau I want to chat with people, but there is no time :( )
Yep, missing some people here and there, but overall still having fun. Hope you guys have fun back in Singapore too :)
You guys will sure love the hot springs... it literally humbles everyone, if you get what I mean hehe. And it also makes you much more confident about your body (more hints there)
(9 minutes ... sian)
Ok la, realised most Japanese food not very nice, must eat at specific places one. Or rather Hokkaido. Maybe its all found in Tokyo? lol
And ya, Japanese stuff are severely expensive and overpriced. No wonder its said to be the most expensive place for expats to live in, and I really mean expensive. Ok la, some are not bad, but most are really ex. And cigarettes are damn cheap k? 300 Yen for 1 packet, which can only buy you like less than half of a bowl of la mian or -don or whatever.
Ok, I just realised the Internet speed is 64KB/s, I better click *Publish post* before time runs out.
And.. to make you all jealous... SNOW!!
Haha, omg just had a steamy bath in the hot springs :)
I am spending 100 yen = $1.60 SGD for 15 minutes of Internet, quite scam right? And the internet is so freaking slow compared to the one in Changi Airport, which is free and MUCH faster.
Having fun so far, ate good shashimi (omg I so love it...), had nice hot springs bath, reminiscing Mongolia days (icy cold weather), and sleeping alot.
Guess what, i have already put on 1KG!!!! wahahaha!
(7 minutes already wtf - wa lau I want to chat with people, but there is no time :( )
Yep, missing some people here and there, but overall still having fun. Hope you guys have fun back in Singapore too :)
You guys will sure love the hot springs... it literally humbles everyone, if you get what I mean hehe. And it also makes you much more confident about your body (more hints there)
(9 minutes ... sian)
Ok la, realised most Japanese food not very nice, must eat at specific places one. Or rather Hokkaido. Maybe its all found in Tokyo? lol
And ya, Japanese stuff are severely expensive and overpriced. No wonder its said to be the most expensive place for expats to live in, and I really mean expensive. Ok la, some are not bad, but most are really ex. And cigarettes are damn cheap k? 300 Yen for 1 packet, which can only buy you like less than half of a bowl of la mian or -don or whatever.
Ok, I just realised the Internet speed is 64KB/s, I better click *Publish post* before time runs out.
And.. to make you all jealous... SNOW!!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Saturday, December 05, 2009
sick
no, not in the mind, but rather the body - I not so sick la
man, what's with my body? I have been getting sick so often, and here's the perfect method on how-to-make-kevin-sick
1. sleep beyond 1am
that's it
and I will be sick
had the sniffles today, which made my mood foul
seriously, being sick is damn shit
its like you don't want to do anything at all - just lie in bed and stone stone stone
furthermore the rainy weather makes sleeping on the bed just the ultimate incentive haha
man, what's with my body? I have been getting sick so often, and here's the perfect method on how-to-make-kevin-sick
1. sleep beyond 1am
that's it
and I will be sick
had the sniffles today, which made my mood foul
seriously, being sick is damn shit
its like you don't want to do anything at all - just lie in bed and stone stone stone
furthermore the rainy weather makes sleeping on the bed just the ultimate incentive haha
Thursday, December 03, 2009
THINGS TO DO
SO MANY THINGS TO DO SO LITTLE TIME!
1. get good clothes for prom
2. get new laptop
3. recontract my internet
4. get better mobile phone plans
5. BUFF UP
6. play more basketball
7. go out more often
8. declare
9. find holiday job
OMG LIKE THAT SO MANY THINGS HOWWW
1. get good clothes for prom
2. get new laptop
3. recontract my internet
4. get better mobile phone plans
5. BUFF UP
6. play more basketball
7. go out more often
8. declare
9. find holiday job
OMG LIKE THAT SO MANY THINGS HOWWW
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