Sunday, December 31, 2006

How sinful am I?

Your Deadly Sins

Envy: 100%

Gluttony: 80%

Greed: 80%

Lust: 80%

Sloth: 60%

Pride: 40%

Wrath: 40%

Chance You'll Go to Hell: 69%

You will die a boring death. While dying, you will be jealous of those who die dramatic deaths.

How Sinful Are You?

Gosh!! I didn't know I would be that sinful!!

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Which Sesame Street am I?

You Are Cookie Monster

Misunderstood as a primal monster, you're a true hedonist with a huge sweet tooth. You are usually feeling: Hungry. Cookies are preferred, but you'll eat anything if cookies aren't around. You are famous for: Your slightly crazy eyes and usual way of speaking How you life your life: In the moment. "Me want COOKIE!"

The Sesame Street Personality Quiz

At least I'm like Cookie Monster and not that Elephant with the hairy eyelids..

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My Theme Song!

Your Theme Song is Beautiful Day by U2

"Sky falls, you feel like It's a beautiful day Don't let it get away" You see the beauty in life, especially in ordinary everyday moments. And if you're feeling down, even that seems a little beautiful too.

What's Your Theme Song?

LOVE THE SONG!!!

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You Are a Drama Prince

You're not over the top dramatic, but you have your moments. You know how to steal the spotlight... And how to act out to get your way. People around you know that you're good for a laugh. But at times, your drama gets a bit too much for everyone. Tone it down a tad, and you'll still be the center of attention.

Are You a Drama Queen (or King)?

I'm not so drama afterall!!

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My birthdate!

Your Birthdate: May 1

You are a natural born leader, even if those leadership talents haven't been developed yet. You have the power and self confidence to succeed in life, and your power grows daily. Besides power, you also have a great deal of creativity that enables you to innovate instead of fail. You are a visionary, seeing the big picture instead of all of the trivial little details. Your strength: Your supreme genius Your weakness: Your inappropriate sensitivity Your power color: Gold Your power symbol: Star Your power month: January

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

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Which Simpsons am I?

You Are Krusty the Clown

You were the class clown as a kid, and you still entertain people. From faking your own death to getting a wacky boob job, you'll do anything for a laugh. You will be remembered for: your face being everywhere, from cereal to home pregnancy tests Your life philosophy: "I heartily endorse this event or product."

The Simpsons Personality Test

HAHAS!! I don't mind being Krusty the Clown!!

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When will I die?

You Will Die at Age 67

You're pretty average when it comes to how you live... And how you'll die as well.

What Age Will You Die?

Hmm...I wish to live longer than 67..If this is true, I guess I have 51 more years to live!! =(

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Me? Nerd??

You Are 4% Nerdy

You are definitely not nerdy - in fact, you probably don't know any nerds. You probably care a little too much about your image. No one will know if you secretly watch Star Trek reruns!

How Nerdy Are You?

Great!! I'm not THAT nerdy!!!

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How Taurus am I?

You are 80% Taurus

How Taurus Are You?

I don't like the bull but I like being a Taurean(I don't know the right spelling!)!

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Song of 2005

Ok ok..I know we're entering 2007, but I can't find a quiz for the song of 2006 so I guess this will do..!!

Your 2005 Song Is

Don't Cha by the Pussycat Dolls "Dont cha wish your boyfriend was hot like me Dont cha wish your boyfriend was a freak like me" What happens in 2005, stays in 2005!

What Hit Song of 2005 Are You?

The Pussycat Dolls lead singer, Nicole 'Something something' IS HOTTTT!!!!

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Friday, December 29, 2006

COOL~!!!

What Your Sleeping Position Says

You are calm and rational. You are also giving and kind - a great friend. You are easy going and trusting. However, you are too sensible to fall for mind games.

What Does Your Sleeping Position Say About You?

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I believe in luck!

Your Luck Quotient: 61%

You have a high luck quotient. More often than not, you've felt very lucky in your life. You may be randomly lucky, but it's probably more than that. Optimistic and open minded, you take advantage of all the luck that comes your way.

How Lucky Are You?

I have to agree with Yami..BlogThings are quite addictive..! =)

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Monday, December 25, 2006

All I Want For Xmas Is You!!!

Hi!!
Ok ok..I'm not gonna write so much today cause nothing much happened today! I woke up at 12 today..and then my mum told me to fry some dory fish(er..Jays, don't worry..I'm not gonna fry you..hehe)..So I fried them..Oh..if you wanna know the recipe..here it is..

Syawal's Special Fried Dory Fish
Ingredients:
2-3 pieces of Dory fish fillet
2 Large eggs
Salt
Pepper
Bread Crumbs

Preparations:
Beat the eggs together with some salt and pepper. Dip the fish fillet into the egg mixture. Next, cover(sorry..wrong word used..but it literally means to dip the fillet into the bread crumbs)the fillet with some bread crumbs. Finally, fry for a few minutes or till golden brown.

I ate the fish together with chicken rice. I know it should have been called fish rice instead but it's ok..
I ate the rice while watching the Teen Choice Awards...Man..Jessica Alba was EXTREMELY HOTTTTTT!!! I'm starting to really like her <3!!! And when she won the Choice Hottie Award, she said:

Jessica Alba: I want to thank my make-up artist, hairstylist, manicure..pedicure...My point is..being hot is not about the outside..It's the inside that counts! Just be yourself and you're HOT!!!

Ok..ok..I couldn't remember everything she said but it was something like that..!
Everybody there was waiting to watch Kevin Federline aka Britney's Ex-husband perform. He was the closing act. I immediately left the house when he was about to perform...HAHAS...I went to Bugis today..I wanted to get a hp cover and pouch for my new ahem..NOKIA N73 PHONE..So I bought the cover at Bugis Street and bought a Mickey Mouse hp pouch at Bugis Junction..Really nice..=)

Pictures:
Remember a few days ago I was talking about the show Bawang Merah Bawang Putih? Well, here's the main cast!

From left, Alya, Ferdi and Siska...
The two girls are pretty don't cha think?

Here's my new phone!


Here's the True Star Men fragrance for me! I don't know why but the bottle is fat..!


And..here's the True Star Gold for Women perfume for my mum! Beyonce looks HOTTT!!!!
And guess what? The bottle is slim!


Ok...that's all for tonight's post...

Till next time..

ciao!

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My Christmas presents!!

HOHOHO!!!

Ok..today I went to Orchard Road...I know it's crazy to go there on Christmas eve cause there's so many people!!! Our main intention of going there was actually to buy a new mobile phone for my mum cause she happened to get a $100 voucher from Starhub and it expires today so we decided to buy a phone..We went to the Starhub shop in Plaza Singapura..At first, we didn't know which phone to buy cause there weren't many on display...But then, I wanted the NOKIA N73 phone..and you know what? We bought it! I mean..my mum bought it...for me!! Actually I knew it already cause I was sure she wouldn't know how to use the phone anyways..HEHE...Ok lah..it's kinda complicated for me as well..I have to read the manual again..

After we left Starhub...my mum told me she wanted to get a perfume for herself..so I told her why not we go to Isetan at Shaw House where they have more choices so we took the train from Dhoby Ghout to Orchard..Man it was PACKED!!

When we were in Isetan, my mum told me to get ARAMIS brand of perfume..She told me the smell is really nice and all but when the salesperson let me sample it, I didn't like it...So i went to the TOMMY HILFIGER perfume area..The guy there let me sample DKNY fragrances..the bottle is in the shape of an apple..I didn't quite like the smell..SO I told the person I wanted the TRUE STAR MEN one..cause a few months ago I bought the same perfume from the same store but after I moved into another house, I think I left my almost full bottle of perfume in the closet..!! Until now, I can't find it...! SO I asked my mum to get me a new one but this time, it comes with a free TRUE STAR GOLD for women..I wanted to get this badly cause I love the shape of the bottles and the celebs that model for them..Enrique and Beyonce!! I asked the salesperson whether it's okay if I wear the TRUE STAR GOLD one..and he said it's ok!! I agree as well because no one can actually tell who's wearing the perfume when you're in a crowded area right?? Ok ok..enough of promoting TOMMY HILFIGER perfumes..
After that we went straight home because we didn't want to miss watching this talent show from Malaysia called 'Mentor vs Bintang Cari Bintang'..

Actually right, Mentor is the show from Malaysia where contestants get to train with Superstars like Siti Nurhaliza!! Each contestant gets one Mentor..Btw, the contestants are called Protege(proh-te-jay)...Someone already won the Malaysian version which is this rocker guy called Fiq and his mentor is this guy called Amy from and 80s rock band called Search..Meanwhile, in Indonesia, the show is called 'Bintang Cari Bintang' or 'Stars searching Stars'..it's the same format...And the winner happens to be this girl whose mentor is DIVA Inul Daratista...For people who loves Dangdut music, Inul is a familiar name..And I guess you guys probably know that Dangdut music comes from Indonesia..So it's no surprise that Inul's protege, Ima won the contest..Dangdut music is actually kinda like a dance music but their dance can get quite obscene and explicit...So the show I watched just now right is actually to bring the 2 champs together and compete...The event was held in Malaysia...I find it was unfair..Cause Fiq(the Malaysian champ) won tonight's show! I mean..it was Rock vs Dangdut...And Malaysia preferred Rock music to Dangdut music..! WHATEVER!! I'm sorry if I wrote so much today..!!

Btw, I was in the bus today and I saw this guy wearing EXTREMELY SHORT SHORTS!!! I mean..it'll look hot on a girl but for a guy..er...#####

Ok then..till next time...

ciao!

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Sunday, December 24, 2006

Le Tour de Johor Bahru..(don't ask me what Le Tour means..)

Hey..
Earlier today(Saturday), I went to Johor Bahru(JB)...I woke up at 12noon today cause I slept very late the night before and decided to pamper myself by waking up late..=)
Anyways..Me, my mum, along with Yami's parents set off to JB at around 4pm...Initially, our purpose of going there was to collect my mum's dresses which she sent for tailoring(is that the right word?)...But then the lady there said her dress wasn't ready yet cause of the floods in Malaysia which caused a delay so it would be ready only by next week...So, we went to Carrefour(Until today, I don't know the right way to pronounce this word...either 'Care-four' or 'Car-foo')..The place was big..We shopped for groceries...My mum was looking for this Ali Cafe coffee..It's actually coffee with Ginseng and Tongkat Ali(It's scientific name is Eurycoma Longifolia..HAHA..I'm so familiar with the drink that I even know it's scientific name!)...Not just that, there's a promotion lah..If you purchase a packet of Ali Cafe, you can get a free Mug with Mawi on it..Me and my mum are huge fan of Mawi...It's ok if you don't know who he is..He's just a male version of Siti Nurhaliza...
I got other stuffs too..I managed to buy a pack of 3 bubble gums..shhhh!
And then before we left the place, I dropped by a CD store to buy Bawang Merah Bawang Putih VCDs...It's an Indonesian drama series(kinda like Korean drama serials) about 2 sisters..The direct translation of the title is 'Red Onion and White Onion(Garlic)'...Their real names are Siska and Alya but it's so funny that their friends call them Red Onion and Garlic! Plus, their favourite colours are Red and White respectively..The bad sister is the Red Onion and the nice one is Garlic...Haha..Imagine your friend calling you Potato or Tomato!! Ok ok..so I bought 2 boxes of the VCDs..from eps 1-30..I'm planning to watch it later in the day...
Moving on...we then went to XTRA..it's kinda like Giant and Carrefour but it's a Malaysian version..There, we went to buy more stuff again..Oh, Jays, if you're reading this..just wanna tell you that when I entered the store, they were playing Swear It Again by you-know-who...
After that, we went to have dinner at a nearby coffee shop..(well it's a cross between restaurant and coffee shop..I don't know what I should call it)..
My observation for today is that if you think the toilets in Singapore are dirty, wait till you go to JB..it's totally 'unbelievable'! Hmm...what else do I wanna say...?
Oh..do you guys know the song Irreplaceable by Beyonce?? Well..I think the song is nice! But..I don't relate to it that much...Cause in that song right, Beyonce talks about her boyfriend who had been cheating on her and finally she told her to leave..but the guy told her that she won't find another guy like him but she said..don't think he is irreplaceable...Irreplaceable means can't be replaced right?? To me right, the title means something like..I love someone but no matter what happens, no one can replace her...Oh well..
Anyways...the holidays are near...I mean Xmas is on Monday..I don't celebrate it but I just enjoy the festive season...! I love CNY, Deepavali and..HARI RAYA!!! Speaking of which, Next Sunday is Hari Raya Haji!
I'M SO HAPPY!!!!!!

Ok then..I'm so sleepy..

Till next time...

ciao!

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Friday, December 22, 2006

Geek in the Pink...

eh-oh!
Hahaz..I couldn't think of any other creative way to say 'hello' so that came to mind...
Anyways..I woke up at 8.30am today...and as usual, I was trying not to wake up lah..But oh well..Oh..in case you're wondering why my blog title for today is *look above*, it's because I wore a pink shirt over a long sleeved black shirt...also..I couldn't think of anything else related to today...
On my way to work, I listened to The Morning Express Show on Class 95..Flying Dutchman and Glenn Ong were so funny lah!! Sometimes, their jokes made me laugh and then people would stare..MALU SEH!!
Before we start work this morning, AGAIN Mr Sudeer gave us a briefing...It's the same thing again..'FOCUS' on how many appointments I want to make...SO I actually tried out what he told me to do lah..which is PLAN my time..AND you know what?? It worked!! I made 2 appointments before lunchtime! I was SOOOO motivated lah...
Then..we went for lunch..
When we came back, I made more calls but most of them were either on holiday or were not interested...For those who were away, I told their secretary I would call back after Christmas...The hours passed and still no appointments made..But I was positive..Then at about 2.30-3, Mr Ryan took us to coffee(I had soya bean though..hehe)...We all talked a bit..we talked about school and stuff...And then we resumed work..
When it was near to 6pm, I started to feel tired..SO to keep myself enthusiastic, I started to greet the people on the phone with 'Merry Christmas!! May I speak to....'It was fun..and I did put my Japanese knowledge into use when it comes to Japanese directors...I greeted them 'Konbawa' and then 'Arigatou Gozaimas'!! Ok lah..that's all I know for Japanese...
Anyways..before we went home, Mr Sudeer asked us again bout how many appointments we got to arrange..Both me and Bing Rong made 2 each..And he told me something that made me SOOOOOO happy lah!!!

Mr Sudeer: Oh..now you and him balance already..Very Good..You're really learning...
Me: HEHEHEHEHEHE!!!*smile infinitely*

I'm so proud of myself!!
I'm planning to stay up late tonight cause I have 3 days OFF!!
Oh by the way, I'm not gonna turn up for the Starhub job tomorrow...At first I thought of calling Mr Parry but oh well forget it...I won't make a difference anyway...
Before I end this, I read Iqah's blog about me having braces and wearing a Batman suit..I think it's COOL!!! I actually wanna be Spider-man ar but hey..I can't control her dream..can I?? Also..my buddy Estrella will be joining me for work on Tuesday!! I'm SOOOOO HAPPY!!! At least I have a friend to work with me!!!

Till next time...

ciao!

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Thursday, December 21, 2006

Am I Happy Now?

What?? It's already Thursday?? YAY!!! Which means only 1 day left to work and then it's the WEEKENDS!!! But then, I still have to work for Starhub..*sigh*...
I'm actually thinking twice whether to work for Starhub or not...Oh well...

The day started out pretty well...It rained the night before and it was still raining when I was on the way to work...When I reached my office (wow..that sounded cool right..OFFICE), I was the 2nd person to arrive...The admin lady, Ms Rina was the first to arrive...When were about to start, Mr Sudeer told us to focus on how many appointments we want to acheive and work on it! So I told myself to at least get 2 before lunch time...And to my surprise, I GOT 2!!! But one was unsure about the appointment date so I'll have to wait till after the New Year and call him back...

I went for lunch at 12.30...Me, Kiren and Bing Rong went for lunch at this Malay food stall near our workplace(I just realized that there IS a malay food stall there lah...heesshhhh)...After lunch, Kiren went back to the office to get his bag because he needed to go for an appointment at Admiralty...so, me and Bing Rong walked him to the MRT station..we waited for him till the train arrived lah...HAHA...it looked like we were sending him to the airport departure gate...

Anyways...we resumed work at about 2pm...I started to feel tired and sleepy until I managed to get another deal!! YAY...Actually right, I should have 5 lah..but I gave 2 away to Ms Nadya...Cuz I didn't know what to say to the client lah...But it's okay...It's meant for her..not for me but I'm proud of myself... =)

Here's something freakily-funny:
Me: Good afternoon..May I speak to Mr Bong please?
That other person: You call from where ar?
Me: Oh..I'm calling on behalf of Standard Chartered bank..May I speak to Mr Bong please..?
That other person: He passed away already you know...
Me: So sorry..Thank you ar...

Another one...
Me: Hello..May I speak to Mr Khairul?
That other person no. 2: Mr Khairul? He no longer with us..He already passed away...
Me: Oh..I'm so sorry...

and then I asked to let me speak to another director...but in the end he wasn't interested... =(

What I've learnt so far is that..there are nasty people out there..The nasty ones will just hang up on you..the nicer ones will listen to you till you're done talking and then they say they not interested..the ones that listen and really interested..they're the BEST LAH!!! Oh well..I'm gonna stop here for now...I hope to make more appointments tomorrow... =)

till next time...

ciao!

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

I'm Gonna Soak Up The Sun!

Hey...
Honestly right, I don't get what it means to soak up the sun...I just think it sounds cool cause it didn't rain today!! YAY!! But the water was still freezing cold lah but each time I felt like complaining...I'll think of Titanic...(Because the water was thousand times colder..!!)

Today, I reached Tanjong Pagar half and hour earlier but I chose to walk around the Tanjong Pagar area for a while before going to the office..I went to FairPrice to get Oreo cookies and drinks...When I reached the office at exactly 10am, the rest of them were there already...

Mr Ryan gave us 5 lists of numbers to call..This is better than yesterday's and the previous day ones cause these are really business people...So I called them one by one...Most of them were interested..most of them were not...I managed to do lots of faxing today..There were some potential ones but they told me to call them back again so I'll call them back tomorrow...I almost got to make an appointment today with a client...He fit all the other criterias except for the company's turnover part...He earns less than 200K last year so not eligible...Man...You know what?? Actually right, it's not my fault if these people don't want the loan cause I've spoke to them nicely and all but they still don't want...And if they decide not to make an appointment, it's also not my fault what??

By 5pm, I was so tired and sleepy lah..By 5.30, I've finished calling everyone and decided to stop ar..Bing Rong and Kiren were still working..I felt wrong lah but what could I do? The directors in my lists are not there so I stop lah. Then before we were dismissed, Mr Sudeer talked to us...Kiren got about 2 appointments(I think..)..Bing Rong got 5 and I got NONE!!! He told me that I should not pressurized myself so much lah...But I can't help it...When the rest of them got something, it's just natural for me to feel like 'Wow...they're so lucky..I feel so dumb lah..' So he told me to come to work tomorrow and do better than today...
I really hope I can clinch a deal(ok...MANY DEALS) tomorrow ar..More $$

Talking about money, while I was working, I received a call on my mobile..As I was on the phone calling the other people, I didn't pick up the call...So, I called back and thought that she was a director I called earlier but was not available..So I told her:

Me: Hello..My name is Syawal calling on behalf of Standard Chartered...I'm here to talk about the Business Instalment Loan we're offering..
Her: Huh?? I'm from a job agency...

Then I remembered it's the agency I went to before I went for this Telemarketing interview...So she told me there's an admin job at Tuas..the pay's much higher than this and it's a 5 and a half day job....I think I wanna try admin but at the same time, I'm gonna miss my colleagues at this current job...Oh..I think I wanna quit the Starhub job ar...Cannot take it man..But I guess I'm gonna turn up for work this Saturday and probably at the end of the day, If I make NO sale, I'll probably speak to 'Fairy' that I wanna quit ar...

Ok ok...I guess I'm gonna write till here today..

Till next time..

ciao!

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Let the rain fall down...

Hi!
I'm really happy today because I've managed to make an appointment with one client today!! (Wah...didn't I know that I'll use the word 'client') Though it's only one, but it motivated me to really work harder lah!! When I arrived, the main door was locked and no one had the key. Mr Sudeer saw me and invited me to sit with him at a nearby coffee shop first while waiting for someone to get the door. He introduced me to his wife and a new staff...she's doing admin work..About half an hour later,, The door was finally opened..

Just as I got to my table, Mr Sudeer gave me a list of names with their phone numbers to call. Apparently, they call these lists 'leads'...I don't know why..Oh, I got to make that appointment before lunch time so I was really happy....At lunchtime, Ms Nadya brought food for me..Mee goreng..delicioso! Oh..did I tell you that she looks a little like Diana Ross?? Anyways...After lunch, we resumed our work and then at about 3, Mr Ryan asked me to see him...I was scared..I thought he was going to scold me or anything...But..actually he wanted to give me my 'Letter of Appointment'..Sounds big huh? But it's where my pay is stated, the 'dos' and 'don'ts' and etc...At 6, it was GO HOME TIME!!! It's not that I don't like the job but hey...obviously I wanna go home..The MRT was packed again lah....but I like the feeling of rushing for trains and stuff..It's fun to feel 'workish'(this is not a registered word in the dictionary..but in my dictionary..YES!)...I reached home 15 minutes earlier today..

And you know what? It was so silly of me this morning lah...I took the train from Bukit Gombak Station..I wanted to go to Jurong East Station lah..But I took the wrong train instead...Instead of taking the one to Jurong East, I took the one to Marina Bay...What a dumbo! HAHA

Oh..I need to share with you a dream I had last night...In that dream, my mum, yami and her mum were there...I think we were waiting at the taxi stand..I was holding a plastic bag...and then the WIND BLEW ME AWAY..literally...I started to fly...WHEEEEEE...I didn't intend to let go until I see an open field where I can fall freely...It felt so fun that I thought the dream was real...And when I fell, I didn't hurt myself...my feet touched the ground first..And after I landed, the helicopters were flying to rescue me but I told them I'm safe lah...Surprisingly, Calvin and Joel were there too! They were working part time for the helicopter team I think..hehe..

Ok..I guess that's all for today's post..I need my rest..

Till next time..

ciao!

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Monday, December 18, 2006

First Day as a Telemarketer

Hello...
Ok ok..I'm happier today than yesterday because I think I love this job! The place as you know is at Tanjong Pagar. It is located in one of those shophouses. I woke up at 8.10 today...left home at about 8.35 and walked to Bukit Gombak MRT Station. Though it was only 9am, the train was already packed with people. I didn't sit down cause obviously there were no seats available lah!

When I arrived, it was about 9.30..I was like the first trainee to reach there.

Them: WOW! You're very early
Me: Is it? Oh..I'm always early for such things
Them: Oh..That's good..

HAHAX

I was surprised to see the office is air conditioned cause when I went there last week, the place was like uncomfortable lah. So I began to like the environment.
After me, another trainee came. His name is Kiren. He is 19 and already finished his 'A' Levels. We talked and got to know each other. Minutes later, another trainee walked in. His name is Bing Rong. He's 18 and already finished his 'A' Levels. SO..they're both JC students lah...They had things in common to talk about. I didn't mind cause they're really friendly people. Seriously...even friendlier than the Starhub people lah! Sorry I had to say that but it's the truth..
Ok..After that, a lady walked in..She looked matured...Probably in her 50s but she don't really look her age! Her name's Nadia. Oh..my bosses are Sudeer and Ryan. They're both really nice people!!! I didn't call them by their names cause I just don't feel comfortable as they're adults. At bout 10+, another lady walked in..Her name's Mayna and she's from Standard Chartered Bank. She was there to teach us about what we're supposed to sell lah. Oh, you know that I'm doing telemarketing right? But, do you know exactly what we're supposed to sell? We also have this script lah...Here goes:

Good morning/afternoon..May I speak to ______? or the Director?
Hi..My name is Syawal calling on behalf of Standard Chartered Bank. Can I have a few minutes of your time, please?
Currently, we're looking into helping Small Business Enterprise like yourself to expand your business and are offering a very special funding called the Business Investment Loan from Standard Chartered Bank. You can apply any amount from $20K to $150K over a repayment period of 2 to 5 years. Not much documents is required and we can get approval quickly. If you're interested, I can make an appoinment for you to meet our consultant at your office.

Something like that lah...

After lunch time, we had to play 'pretend' with Ryan and Sudeer. We had to call them and they pretended to be our difficult customer. It was fun and all...We laughed a lot!!!

Then at about 2, Ryan gave us(Me, Kiren, Bing Rong and Nadia) our list of names of people to call. We were given like about 90 names. I started calling. There were some that were interested but didn't fit the criteria...Some, when I call them, the staff there said that that person is no longer working there...Oh..before I proceed, the names of people are actually the Directors and the Decision Makers(that was what we were told initially)...The most funniest one is this:

Him: Hello...just now this number call me ar..
Me: Er...may I have your name sir?
Him: (I can't remember his name)...
Me: Let me check...Oh yes...I'm here to introduce to you about this loan that Standard Chartered is offering for SMEs
Him: I already applied ar but I didn't get ar..
Me: Ermm..May I know what company is this?
Him: I have no company..I am a sweeper..
Me: *Thoughts* What?? Talk a lot...sweeper only ar...*real words* I'm sorry sir but I don't think you're eligible for this. Thank you...goodbye...

HAHAX...Directors indeed..I took about 3 hours to call all 90 names.. I didn't get to close any deal but there were some people that's interested so I labelled them as 'Potential' customers...the rest of them just asked me to call them back tomorrow...So I've already noted their names and will call them tomorrow...

At the end of the day, Kiren managed to get 3 customers..and will meet them about tomorrow...Nadia got 4 customers...Me and Bing Rong...NONE!! But you know what?? I'm really happy with this job..I can't complain that my feet hurts cause all I do is SIT ALL DAY!!! Ryan told us that we can bring anything to make ourselves comfortable...I still don't know what to bring...hehex

We finished work at 6..it was raining so heavily I couldn't walk to the MRT station. So I had to take 145 to Chinatown MRT and then take the train from there. I reached home about 7.30 and until now..it's still raining....but I love the rain...LOVE IT!!!

Today is probably better than yesterday..My colleagues are great...The workplace is great....The work is kinda simple but I need to remember the information lah...

Okie dokes...I'm so tired now...Gonna sleep soon...

Till next time..

ciao!

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Sunday, December 17, 2006

First Day at Starhub

I'm not gonna say hi, hello, hola or whatever in today's post because I'm in no mood to be happy...

I set my alarm clock at 9am initially...but when it rang, I set it to another time...10, 10.30, 10.45...and finally I woke up at 10.52am...I left home for work at 12.15...It was raining..I felt like not turning up but I guess I should go...It's not nice to 'ponteng' on the first day...I went to West Mall first to take a passport sized photo of myself...Parry asked for it the day before...When I reached 'Synergy'(it's the name of the office where we had to go before we set off to different locations), it was about 1.30...When I came in, the rest of them were in another room for their briefing...When I came to join them, Max(another Starhub officer) already taught the rest about the five steps sales technique..I only learned about EDIA..it's another sales technique...After that, Parry gave us our uniforms..It's actually a white T-shirt but it doesn't look ugly...There's a few designs but I got the one with 'I am a MUSIC hub' printed on the back of the shirt and 'I am going to ROCK ON' printed on the front...And guess what? The words were in purple...(Jays will love it..won't cha?) I actually liked the MOVIE one cause it says 'I'll see you in Hollywood'..cool eh?...Anyways..for my first day, I had to follow Sofyan and Gerald..They're both my seniors in this job...Our location was Bedok interchange...When we set off, it was raining...

We took the train from Chinatown to Bedok...When we arrived, it was about 4pm...The equipments we had were 5 big poster boards and 2 poster board stands. Obviously we had our brochures and forms etc....After a few minutes, my seniors left me there cause they wanted to buy food...I wasn't sure if I could stand there alone...a part of me wants the customers to drop by and ask things...a part of me didn't want them to be serious customers because I don't know how to fill in the forms and everything else....But there were a few people who dropped by to ask about the current promotions and stuff...I explained to them a bit and gave them a brochure...There were about 3 or 4 people whom I gave the brochures to...but when Sofyan came back, he told me to remember to write my name and contact number on the brochures because that's how the person is gonna call you..and then you'll have a deal...I was like..My GOD lah...There goes 3 deals....No deal, no money...So then we stood there, waiting for customers...when they stopped to look, I would ask them 'Cable TV for you sir/maam?' Some would say yes and most would say no...But most of them wanted to ask about MaxOnline...I am not very clear about MaxOnline so I would rather deal with Cable TV...but when they ask, I'll hand them over to my seniors...

Here's an incident which made me felt so DUMB!!! The time was about 6+...I was getting bored and restless..my feet started to hurt...my right arm started to ache...A Caucasian couple stopped to look at our booth...they were nearer to me so I approached them..The man was interested in both MaxOnline and Cable TV...Then the lady asked how long it will take for the equipments to be installed...I STUPIDLY told her.. 10 DAYS!!!! She was like 'Oh my goodness...10 days?? That's really long'...I told her that I wasn't sure cuz I'm still new..So I got Sofyan to help me out....He talked about the promotions...the couple wanted to install it themselves but I was told by Parry yesterday that it's not advisable to do cash and carry...It's better if Starhub's technicians go down and install it...But this couple 'DIE DIE' also want to do cash and carry but they thought if they sign up with us there, they can't bring the things home immediately..but if they go to Starhub shops, they can get it immediately...Sofyan told them again that it's not 10 days....He sounded shocked when the lady mentioned that it will take 10 days lah...I didn't know where to hide my face at that time....Because of me, the couple decided to still wanna go to Starhub shop so that they can get it immediately...So we told them it's ok...But when they left, I apologized to my seniors...Sofyan said it was ok but we LOST 2 DEALS!!! I felt SOOOOO GUILTY!!! But hey, I think even if I didn't say 10 days, they 'die die' also wanna go Starhub shop what...right??? To make things worst, It rained at about 7...the wind blew so strong that our poster boards were almost blown away and 1 fell flat onto the ground....People almost stepped on it....AND to add on to that, my set of brochures were BLOWN AWAY!!! By the time we got back inside the MRT station, the brochures were dirty and wet....At first Gerald and Sofyan thought of setting the booth somewhere else but they gave up...I even heard Sofyan said that it's not his day lah...I think he thinks because I'm there today, he didn't get to earn anything...Only Gerald earned 1 customer today...me, obviously ZERO lah!!!

Ok...here's something funny:

Gerald: You can go home now if you want and no need to go to the office...
Me: Nah..I think I'm going to the office....
Gerald and Sofyan: What???
Me: I need to give something to Parry...
Gerald and Sofyan : WHAT???
Me: I NEED TO GIVE MY PHOTOS TO FAIRY!!!!
Gerald and Sofyan: ?????
Me: EH WAIT..sorry sorry..Parry...

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ok ok...so then we got back to office, Parry wasn't there so I left my photos with Gerald(I bet he's gonna laught at it)...Sofyan's legs were aching that he had trouble walking...When I left, I told him:

Me: Thank you (shake hands)...Hope you get well soon...

He didn't say anything...
But do you think it sounded sarcastic??? I felt it sounded sarcastic...

Oh well...SO now I'm at home...I need to get my feet massaged using the OTO ELECTRO-REFLEXOLOGY machine....

I felt that this job is quite hard and felt like quitting...Well..it is my first day...Seriously..I only learned yesterday...Of course I'm not really familiar with the services lah...I hope to get used to the job by next Saturday cause I'm not working there on weekdays...only weekends(Thank GOD)..So..tomorrow's another training session at Tanjong Pagar for the telemarketing job...I hope I can do that well....I'm gonna blog my first day there tomorrow so..

Till next time..

ciao!

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Saturday, December 16, 2006

Starhub-ing

Hola...
I'm sorry if the title of today's post is boring...I couldn't think of anything better...
So anyways..I woke up at 9am today cause I had to accompany my mom to this family carnival at Jurong Spring Community Centre. The carnival is actually for needy people...I'm a needy ok....Before this, we had to go to the mosque like every month, listen to a talk and receive a 'pocket money' for ME...The stuff they had at the carnival are like booths selling food, accessories, etc. There's even a lucky draw....but we didn't win..But I don't mind...

The carnival was supposed to end at 5..but we left early..we left at 12.30 cause I was so bored...Most of them there were aunties and children...Plus, I need to go for my training at 4 so we couldn't stay...

It was 2pm..I was SOOOOOOO sleepy..I felt like going home and sleep...but I guess I should just go for the training...When I arrived, I was 1 hour early...The man who interviewed me yesterday was shocked to see me arrive so early. But I told him I had nothing else to do and just wanted to go early...Oh, this man, his name is Parry...I think he's a manager or the boss there...I don't really know his position...So, the training started at about 4.30...there were only 4 trainees..including myself....He started out talking about Cable TV...I enjoyed it cause I am such a Television Junkie...so I know most of the channels...though I don't have cable at the moment....He talked about the different plans available..and the promotions...We need to know a lot of things...like the activation fee, installation fee..the price of the set-top box and whether it is waived or not...and that's not all....

He gave us a 30 minute break at 6..and then he continued to tell us about MaxOnline...I thought MaxOnline would be easier and all...BUT HELL NO!!! It's even tougher cause there's just SOOOOOO many promotions....and then there's thing called the VECM...It stands for Voice Enabled Cable Modem....It's a telephone system but instead of connecting the wire to the telephone whatever, you connect it to the cable box or something...(I seriously need to look at the notes!!!)....But seriously, I like working for Starhub..I'm just waiting for the freebies....(Ok Ok..I might sound cheap here..but hey...don't you want free stuffs too??)....I saw 2 American Idol stuffs there...One is a badge...and another one is a CD Holder...there was actually A LOT!!! About 5 or 6...I thought of asking Parry to give me one but oh well...I'll just wait a little while..Maybe I can ask him to sell it to me..hehehe...Oh...I made friends with the other trainees...but I was closer to 1 only cause the other 2 were like quieter...We have to know each other cause we gonna work together...

Oh...sidetrack a bit..Just now at the carnival right, there was a performance by the kids and guess what they performed?? 'We're All In This Together'!!! And...as predicted, they too copied the actual moves...but they look so adorable...they even missed some steps...haha....watching them reminded me of my performance this year during the teachers day concert...

Oh...just so you know, the training ended at 8.30...I was SOOOOOOOOOOO tired...and guess what???

I'M STARTING WORK TOMORROW!!!

I'm so nervous...I'm afraid I'm gonna forget stuffs!!! Oh well...I figured out that I shouldn't back out now....Let me try this job for a while...

WOW..I've written a lot..

Till next time...

ciao!

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my FIRST entry

Hi...
The time now is officially 1.47am and this is my very first blog entry...
this is so like WOW for me because I've never EVER created a blog...
Although I've said that I don't like blogging..but I guess, I'm just gonna start anyway...Actually I was inspired to start blogging after reading my friends' blogs...So I guess..blogging can be fun...Oh well..Enough of the intro and stuff..

I guess many of you know me..(that's why you're here)..Since I've finished my exams...I've been jobhunting...I went to MANY places...the most common ones I went too is this company called Recruit Express...I went to their office twice..one for a packers job..and another one for an admin job..well..I didn't get any of it..But I remember before that..way before..I went to this place at Bugis..I saw in the newspaper ad that the pay would be bout 80-120 buckeroos...and so I called them up and went for an interview..when we first came, the manager(or was it the CEO) told us that the job would be like flag day(actually I thought flag day is a day where they raise funds to make flags)..Anyways..me, along with my friends Jays and xDeathNotex went for the 2nd interview at Kembangan Plaza...We had to follow this supervisor and observe her selling(they call it raising funds) $5 postcards to help the needy children..it was hard to convince the people there cuz the cards didn't look 'childish' at all..And you know what? You earn $1 for every card sold..there was no basic pay...So, halfway while observing our supervisor, me and Jays left...xDeathNotex left eventually...

So..I went jobhunting again..and then..to make things short, I got a call from this telemarketing company...they want me to come for training on Monday..the pay's gonna be $4.50 per hour plus sales incentives..the place is at Tanjong Pagar and it's only on Mondays to Fridays..I guess it's ok..I took it..Plus..I went for another interview today..it's for Starhub..I LOVE THAT COMPANY!!! Don't ask me why though..The job's gonna be sales and promoting...This one has no basic pay but I'm taking it anyway..cuz the commission is A LOT!!! Ok ok..I hope I'm not gonna get cheated again..I have to go for the training tomorrow at 4pm..and I'm dragging my friend yami along...

Anyways...I guess I'm gonna stop here for now...I can't wait to blog again...Hope I didn't bore you guys with my VERY long entry...

Till next time..

ciao!

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