Sunday, April 29, 2012
Internship (final week)
I don't think i'll miss the office i'd worked in... But i'm quite sure that i'll miss everyone whom i'd worked with there. I'm always a little sad to see someone departs from the team that i'm working in. Now that its my turn in their shoes, that feeling actually kinda worsen, knowing that i really may not meet them again. One of my senior, GuiZhi, was like saying that she don't know if we'll be meeting again, and if we happen to meet, she fear that i might have changed so much so that she won't recognise me.
Besides experiencing the thin slice of life of an auditor, how they slogged their life away to complete their responsibility and being meticulous on every minute details, i had also learnt of different life experiences from the people there.
I can confidently say that, i'd amassed a lot of experiences from this internship and i definitely enjoyed this period of hectic-ness in my life.
i will never let you fall...
...i'll stand up for you forever
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Internship (seventh week)
As the job will only starts on Wed this week, i'm kinda doing random stuffs for my first 2 days. First day, just some updating tasks. Second day, made me feel like a refugee, taking refuge under WeiSong's client. As it was my first encounter with them, i wasn't expect to know much, let alone do anything significant, so its another relatively easy day. The last three days, however, is just too much work. Everything that happened on week 3 and 4 simply repeated. Just one more week to the end of this ordeal!!
Learn something fun though:
[A]ll [U] [D]o [I]s [T]hink [O]f [R]esigning.
i will never let you fall...
...i'll stand up for you forever
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Internship (fifth and sixth week)
The hiatus, in between tasks given with the exclusion of lunch breaks, are many times more compared to the total time i spent on the assignments. Didn't have much to do, so was surfing the net and reading newpaper to kill those time. But have a feeling that these two weeks are the calm sea before the storm, my last two weeks are not gonna be easy. I wished my school will start like friends from other diplomas, damn!!
i will never let you fall...
...i'll stand up for you forever
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Internship (fourth week)
Compared to the third week, i fared better on the fourth week. I knew what i'm doing, can't grade my performance as being perfect, or even close to it, but its definitely better than being someone lost in the woods of audit. But the fourth week, really don't seems to be an intern's life. I've been working overtime, for almost everyday. The workload was really too much that i brought work home to do on weekends. FREAKING SADDENING.
Fortune-Teller
Something strange happened today. I just knocked off from work and was on my way home. Normally, i'll be in high-spirits and smiling for being able to go home on time. Not today. I was delayed by another colleague, when my senior actually allows me to go. So was not feeling as good as usual when this stranger called out to me.
I kept quiet still the end of the conversation, but my thoughts are always rebutting against what he said. The whole conversion went something like this:
Stranger: 'Boy, from far i saw you, i could see that your mind is thinking about something.'
Me: *thinking* 'Duh, everyone who walks alone must be thinking of something.'
Stranger: 'But you must believe me, you're a very lucky guy, you know how i know? Because i saw your forehead and i know.'
Me: *thinking* 'My fringe is covering my forehead, how the hell can you see it?'
Stranger: 'I know you don't believe me...'
Me: *thinking* 'Duh, you popped out of nowhere.'
Stranger: '...but for the next 3 years, 2013, 2014, 2015, you'll be very lucky. I'll proved it to you.'
He took out a pen and paper. For a moment, i thought he will stab me with his pen or just acts violently. I'd never dismay the thought that he is crazy, hahaha. He started asking me questions.
Stranger: 'Between 1 to 10, choose a random no.'
Me: '5.'
Stranger:'How old are you?'
Me: '19.'
Stranger:'What do you want in life? Some want good job, good family, good health.'
Me:'Good family.'
Stranger:'Okay, you want to continue your good family, now name 3 countries that you like.'
Me:'Spain, Netherland, hmmm... Singapore.'
I swear he couldn't spell cause he is drawing circles, at best, squibbling ilegibly, on the same piece of paper. i think he realised i noticed and asked me the next question to divert my attention.
Stranger:'So you not from Singapore? Or you like living in Singapore?'
Me:*smile and thinking* 'In which way do i not sound or look like a Singaporean?'
Stranger:'You take this piece of paper, you just told...'
I watched Liu Qian's magic show long enough to know what i'm holding onto is a prophercy. So i'm kinda blanked out what he said as i'm really excited to open it up.
Stranger:'...open it. If you're lucky, you'll guessed it right.'
I opened the paper and saw what i just said written on it. I was amazed for a few seconds. This guy knows magic trick. But that thought dies down quite quickly, its not really difficult to guess one's age. The other 2 choices are right in the middle, someone who don't feel like getting bothered to think too much at that time will just choose the center answer. Below the 3 lines wrote 3 alphabets, don't really remember what he said except for one stands for promotion.
Stranger:'You're really lucky, now give me your hand, may you be lucky and forever have a good life, i just prayed for you, now can you put spme money here?'
I knew it was coming. So i started asking all the doubts i had.
Me: 'Why do you ask me about the 3 countries?'
Stranger:'To test you about your knowledge'
Me: *thinking* '3 countries and it prove your knowledge, what logic is that?'
Stranger:*signal me for money*
Me:'Sorry, i don't wanna donate.'
Stranger:'No, no, no, how come you don't want to donate?'
He know that i'm hesitating, so he took out a picture, showing orphans and tell me that he managed this temple and look after them in India.
Me:'So now that you're in Singapore, what will happen to those kids?'
Stranger:'Beside me, still got my friends there.'
Me: *thinking* Rich enough to have your own temple, but still need to ask me for money?'
Stranger:'You can donate any amount you like. Small or big, its alright.'
Me: 'Any amount?'
Stranger:'Yeah, any amount.'
Me:'Okay, i don want to donate'
Then i walked off, heard him trying to call me, but i'd already wasted 15mins listening to him, not gonna spare any more time. But i was too late, i'm stuck in the rush hour. Sardine!!!
i will never let you fall...
...i'll stand up for you forever
