Blur Kingdom

      2012 was my first year as a school leaver. It was rather weird at the beginning because I used to wake up every morning thinking that I would be late for school but then reality struck me, and changed things overnight. As I woke up that morning of New Year's, I realised that I was about to face life beyond school from then onwards. Good for you to know, Mei Wern! :-D *pats on the back*

       Well, I regard it as the year where mixed emotions, happenings and changes came hand in hand, and which I have learned to adapt over time. Just to let you know, I love to keep myself busy xD I tend to get restless from sitting at home for more than three days. HAHA

       I decided to get myself a job to earn an extra income while waiting for the release of my SPM results somewhere in March. My first job was at Papa John's Pizza in Berjaya Times Square. It was fun at first because I was taught not only how to serve customers but was also given cashiering tasks. My job scope was enlarged throughout my term there as I had four roles which are as a server, an expeditor, a hostess and a cashier. Frankly speaking, working there for only about three months before I resigned, my patience had increased by 50%. Just so you know, I am well-known for my impatience before this HAHA

I am truly thankful for having such great friends who visited me. (From the left : Kit May, Alini, Aida, Nahra, Me, Nadhra, Rishantinee and Raveenaa)

Joined my ex-classmates for dinner at Wong Kok Char Chan Teng in Pavilion KL (From left : Clare, Harshiah, Adrina, Wen Qing, me and Isabel)

(Pedo-ing with the 1 Malaysia bear) haha Truly satisfying! xD

        Working at Papa John's was filled with ups and downs. It was exciting at first as I got to learn various skills and met many awesome people! I had two awesome Korean interns as my colleagues for almost a month. They were one of my best friends at that time before they returned to their homeland. I was sad to see them leave ):

Moving on with life....

       I left my job on March 20th (the day before the release of my SPM results) for I accepted a better offer from one of my customers whom I served. My future employer was the Assistant General Manager of Capricciossa in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. He gave me higher remuneration and also less working hours plus a better working environment which caught my attention.

      On March 21st, the SPM results were finally released! :D Praise the Lord for I have obtained 10A's (8A+,2A). Just so you know, Physics and Biology were my A's. I was so stoked and truly satisfied with my results because I was not expecting them to turn out that good! xD Hallelujah! Praise the Lord forever and ever :D

      After having 10 days of rest, I finally started working at Capricciossa Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. Yes, I strongly agree that the working environment was much better compared to my previous job. I met even more interesting people! Guess what, I was working with FOREIGNERS except for my superiors who were all locals! Cool huh? Maybe for some of you, you would probably think it's unsafe, dangerous and risky. Hey, just so you know, this group of foreigners were well-mannered and awesome people to hang out with! My colleagues consisted of people from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Nigeria and the Philippines. I also made friends with foreigners who worked at neighbouring kiosks. They gave me free food everyday with price ranged between RM6 to RM25. How awesome was that?!

      Somewhere in April, I was shortlisted for the Petronas Edu-Camp which was held at Petronas University of Technology in Tronoh, Perak. I took a few days off work to try my luck. I thought it was going to be stressful as everyone there were rivals who aimed at one common objective which was to become a Petronas scholarship holder. On the first day itself, I made more new friends from all over Peninsular of Malaysia. I enjoyed the camp apart from cracking my head for those IQ tests and stressful interviews.

New friends! :D From left : Eevy, Chin Fen, Charlotte, Yin Mui, Yi Lin, Grace, Me and Anne

      Unfortunately, I did not get chosen which kind of upset me at first! But hey, there is more to life than to be upset over something you could not get :) No worries, I believe God has other plans installed ahead for me so my duty is to just go with the flow! xD

I was invited for another meet-up with my former schoolmates but unfortunately, I was working on that day. Luckily, I managed to drop-by and had a 10-minute chat with them. (From the left : Me, Wenn Yue, Kanimoly, Najwa, Fahyyadhahtul, Aida and Rishantinee)

      However, my time at Capricciosa was short as I only worked there for about a month and a half before I started working at Recruit Express Sdn Bhd. It all started from a stressful week at the restaurant as customers constantly flood the restaurant during peak hours. That was when my boss started going cuckoo for no reason and got on my last nerve. I prayed and prayed for a better solution or maybe just opt to quit and resume to my studies. Fortunately, on the same day, my customer whom I served ended up offering me a job in the office as a recruitment consultant at the Standard Chartered Tower which was located opposite Pavilion KL xD The same thing happened to me for the second time! God answered my prayers twice! First, at Papa John's and then, Capricciosa where I got pulled by customers to join their companies O.o From then on, I decided that it was time for me to go and to explore new things.

      My working experience in the food and beverage line had come to an end after I resigned on May 13. My third employer happened to be the Country Manager of Recruit Express Sdn Bhd. Till now, I am truly thankful to God for meeting her. She has given me the opportunity to grow and to learn new things because of her confidence in me! :D I was so stoked as I was just an ordinary 18-year old who had no experience working in an office environment and spent most of her time talking and meeting new people!

      My term at Recruit Express was the most overwhelming experience and it was the best job I could ever ask for! Usually, qualified university graduates in Business Administration, Psychology and Mass Communication get hired for this job because the selection process is strict and thorough. Fortunately, mine was just a 15-minute interview with my boss and I got the job! My contract was only for 1.5 months before my college term started. The third time was the charm and it was even more official compared to previous employments as I was required to sign a contract of employment which I did not receive before this although I was working on a full-time basis in both restaurants.

My awesome colleagues who taught me so much in such a short time. The girls! (From left : Amelia, Me, Hafizah, Claire, Joanne, Diane, and Seong Ling)

The guys with the birthday girls! Fredrick and Webber :D Wayne and Victor went for break ):

Archery was fun! My ex-colleague was an employee there and he was so kind to give us 18 extra arrows which can cost up to RM32 for FREE! :D So lucky to have friends around! hehe