First Unsuccessful Deal
Yes, after months of selling some stuff through internet. This is the first time my meetup with a seller goes unsuccessful.
I tried to sell one of my top that I recently bought... just wasn't comfortable with the shirt, so placed it in Yahoo, hoping to sell it off.
To my surprise, replies were pretty fast. A few enquiries came in. As usual, I would give pirority to the one that replied back to me the fastest. Today, managed to meet him up. But the meeting is not without any hiccups. The "buyer" kept changing the time to meet. It was only 2 hours before that it was confirmed.
Anyway, upon meeting, there's this kind odd behaviour in him that gives me the feeling that this would be my first failed deal. First, i showed him the shirt and his first reaction was not that good. He was saying "huh.. why is it green?" This im very surprised man... think it was pretty obvious when i posted it in the net. Next, he said to try it out in toilet. Of course, i was fine with that... So off to toilet.... But looking at his size, Im very negetive about it. He was a little plump for me to fit in the top. Gosh.. but just as i was waiting outside the toilet, I happen to meet one of my relative....
Back to the deal, I was standing outside talking to my relative, when he came out showing me that face saying that " its no deal "... He hesitate of any reply... It was me that said "dont think it fits right..." Then... All he could do is lower his head, pass me back the shirt and just simply walk off... Haiz...
Monday, March 26, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
Plan to Not to plan
Plan to Not to plan
One of those contradicting decisions to make... I have always been a plan person. Well, in a sense that i have always plan my timing on many of my daily life. As simple as what to wear for the whole week in poly, to planning when to stay in sengkang or bedok, to planning what to eat for whole. Long term since young have been what to study, and the route to university.
Some people find me strange or crazy i guess. Since graduating from secondary school, i have already planned my life till university. How so???
Before my O level, i as the same as any other student had to think about whether to go to JC or poly. While some naturally think that they ought to go JC, for me, I had to ponder which path to go for myself is the best one. My result in Sec 3 was a pretty decent one. Hopes was pinned on me by my family to head to JC and then to university. Much thinking was on my mind during that period of time.
Initially stage, I was thinking of only heading to a good JC like Temasek JC. To me, it was either that or not straight to Poly. It was only after time that i finally made my decision. When i made my decision known to my mum, she was all so puzzled about it. I had wanted to go to poly, no matter what my result was. I had decided that studying practical skills and knowledge was the best for me instead of the normal academic subjects in JC.
For my mum, naturally she was worried about my chances of entering university in the future. While that was a little concern for me, it didnt really bother me to a large extent. It was as if I had the confidence. When it was time to decide what to study in poly, i even made a preplanned decision to study accounting and finance in poly first, then after which i will further myself in business. Of course, when i was just 16 years, the future is still a question mark.. but that was on my mind on how my studies path would be.
Luckily, as it turn out, i did not disapooint. My grades in poly was up to mark, and i managed to particpate several school activities to be able myself to be considered as a participative student. My resume in poly was quite packed i would say. In the end, I finally enrolled myself to SMU.
But coming to this step, more things come to mind. ... that is... What's next???
Of course, most will say ... work of course...
well.. yes indeed, working in the society...but to me, how to go about continuing my path.
Questions coming out was like to take scholarship which are bonded? fully paid by dad's CPF then find job in the future? or to just go all out to start some business that i have always bope to start? Of course, these things i have bring up to my mum... all she says was just to take a step at a time... and not to worry too much. But i think it is in my nature that i am one that always plan proper.
So the question is still... What's next??? May god show me the path.... ....
One of those contradicting decisions to make... I have always been a plan person. Well, in a sense that i have always plan my timing on many of my daily life. As simple as what to wear for the whole week in poly, to planning when to stay in sengkang or bedok, to planning what to eat for whole. Long term since young have been what to study, and the route to university.
Some people find me strange or crazy i guess. Since graduating from secondary school, i have already planned my life till university. How so???
Before my O level, i as the same as any other student had to think about whether to go to JC or poly. While some naturally think that they ought to go JC, for me, I had to ponder which path to go for myself is the best one. My result in Sec 3 was a pretty decent one. Hopes was pinned on me by my family to head to JC and then to university. Much thinking was on my mind during that period of time.
Initially stage, I was thinking of only heading to a good JC like Temasek JC. To me, it was either that or not straight to Poly. It was only after time that i finally made my decision. When i made my decision known to my mum, she was all so puzzled about it. I had wanted to go to poly, no matter what my result was. I had decided that studying practical skills and knowledge was the best for me instead of the normal academic subjects in JC.
For my mum, naturally she was worried about my chances of entering university in the future. While that was a little concern for me, it didnt really bother me to a large extent. It was as if I had the confidence. When it was time to decide what to study in poly, i even made a preplanned decision to study accounting and finance in poly first, then after which i will further myself in business. Of course, when i was just 16 years, the future is still a question mark.. but that was on my mind on how my studies path would be.
Luckily, as it turn out, i did not disapooint. My grades in poly was up to mark, and i managed to particpate several school activities to be able myself to be considered as a participative student. My resume in poly was quite packed i would say. In the end, I finally enrolled myself to SMU.
But coming to this step, more things come to mind. ... that is... What's next???
Of course, most will say ... work of course...
well.. yes indeed, working in the society...but to me, how to go about continuing my path.
Questions coming out was like to take scholarship which are bonded? fully paid by dad's CPF then find job in the future? or to just go all out to start some business that i have always bope to start? Of course, these things i have bring up to my mum... all she says was just to take a step at a time... and not to worry too much. But i think it is in my nature that i am one that always plan proper.
So the question is still... What's next??? May god show me the path.... ....
Bloated Kid
Bloated Kid
Yes... A bloated kid... There i was, at hospital doing my night shift. Time went by fast i must say when I'm doing night shift even though its a whole 11 hours. It was dawn, and some patients began to come in for their admission.
One of the admission was for a kid from Indonesia. The one who came to do the admission was a lady agent. She was here to do the admission first before the patient and family comes in. I thought it was those normal work that agents does to ease the family's workload.
The bed for the kid had some delay, and she had to wait for it to be ready. Soon, she began to worry a little. What happens later is another 1st incident i have seen since joining Mount E. Because there was only one staff to send patients up to their ward. Seeing that the kid have not reached, i called my staff to send another one as it was a caesarian case. Little did i know the next moment, that the agent was shouting... "Faster, faster... he's running away!!!"
This got me all puzzled... "who's running away" ... What happen was that the kid was afraid of going to the ward, going for operation which was about 2 hours away. Upon knowing that he was to operate later, he simply ran away, causing much worry to family, the agent as well as me...
The kid had a kidney problem. It wasn't functioning well till a stage wherer his stomach is being bloated up just like a pregnant girl. Without a proper kidney, one's body could not simply seperate our water content in the body. I heard from the agent that doctors in Indonesia simply told them not to bother at all, even when his body was showing signs that he is not well at all. Lucky thing was that the kid does not feel any pain at all. However, that caused him to be able to run away too...
Gosh... So as i and the agent was standing at the lift lobby, still a little stunned about what had happened, the father went to try to get the kid back. It took quite a while, when i suggested that i sent up the admission documents up to the ward, while the agent try to get the anestastist (Ma zui Shi) for some sedation. For me, I had to rush back to my counter, as my other night shift colleague was alone.
After that, i continued my work and went home as usual. The next shift when i was back at that same night, I checked to see whether the kid managed to be admitted. To my relief, he was in hospital, and the surgery went through too.
2 days later, at one of the lift lobby, i happen to come across the kid's father. Surprisely, he managed to recognise me. He didnt know english. So our conversation was a little mixed up with our own language. I made some signs asking how is the kid... while his reply in malay was a postitive one and i know that kid should be alright after all.
Though the whole incident, i was not part of it in a great extent, in terms of chasing the kid back to hospital or involving the surgery in the OT, it gave me one of most unforgetable incident to take away when i leave Mount E.
Yes... A bloated kid... There i was, at hospital doing my night shift. Time went by fast i must say when I'm doing night shift even though its a whole 11 hours. It was dawn, and some patients began to come in for their admission.
One of the admission was for a kid from Indonesia. The one who came to do the admission was a lady agent. She was here to do the admission first before the patient and family comes in. I thought it was those normal work that agents does to ease the family's workload.
The bed for the kid had some delay, and she had to wait for it to be ready. Soon, she began to worry a little. What happens later is another 1st incident i have seen since joining Mount E. Because there was only one staff to send patients up to their ward. Seeing that the kid have not reached, i called my staff to send another one as it was a caesarian case. Little did i know the next moment, that the agent was shouting... "Faster, faster... he's running away!!!"
This got me all puzzled... "who's running away" ... What happen was that the kid was afraid of going to the ward, going for operation which was about 2 hours away. Upon knowing that he was to operate later, he simply ran away, causing much worry to family, the agent as well as me...
The kid had a kidney problem. It wasn't functioning well till a stage wherer his stomach is being bloated up just like a pregnant girl. Without a proper kidney, one's body could not simply seperate our water content in the body. I heard from the agent that doctors in Indonesia simply told them not to bother at all, even when his body was showing signs that he is not well at all. Lucky thing was that the kid does not feel any pain at all. However, that caused him to be able to run away too...
Gosh... So as i and the agent was standing at the lift lobby, still a little stunned about what had happened, the father went to try to get the kid back. It took quite a while, when i suggested that i sent up the admission documents up to the ward, while the agent try to get the anestastist (Ma zui Shi) for some sedation. For me, I had to rush back to my counter, as my other night shift colleague was alone.
After that, i continued my work and went home as usual. The next shift when i was back at that same night, I checked to see whether the kid managed to be admitted. To my relief, he was in hospital, and the surgery went through too.
2 days later, at one of the lift lobby, i happen to come across the kid's father. Surprisely, he managed to recognise me. He didnt know english. So our conversation was a little mixed up with our own language. I made some signs asking how is the kid... while his reply in malay was a postitive one and i know that kid should be alright after all.
Though the whole incident, i was not part of it in a great extent, in terms of chasing the kid back to hospital or involving the surgery in the OT, it gave me one of most unforgetable incident to take away when i leave Mount E.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
300
300
Today was able to claim some 1.5 hours off and managed to leave hospital at ard 2.30 pm.. been such a long time since i managed to finish work so early. Before that, at lunch time, i was looking at new paper when i saw the timing of the movie 300 at 4.05pm.. i was pondering whether to catch it after work.
It was until after work at 2.30 when i check on the timing again, that i found out that at 2.50pm, there's a show at Lido.. So i thought why nt... So off i go, for a another solo movie show. Some friends who have heard me saying that sometimes i see movie myself think im crazy.. haha... to me... who cares...
So just nice as timing permits, bought the tickets, enter to the cinema on time for the show. I didnt know much about what the movie about, except that its some battle fighting show. Overall, after watching, I cant really rate it as a fantastic movie. But it does show some teaching points to me...
1) The fight for one's freedom.
2) Nt to bow and give up to his enemy.
3) The power of word of mouth
4) etc...
Today was able to claim some 1.5 hours off and managed to leave hospital at ard 2.30 pm.. been such a long time since i managed to finish work so early. Before that, at lunch time, i was looking at new paper when i saw the timing of the movie 300 at 4.05pm.. i was pondering whether to catch it after work.
It was until after work at 2.30 when i check on the timing again, that i found out that at 2.50pm, there's a show at Lido.. So i thought why nt... So off i go, for a another solo movie show. Some friends who have heard me saying that sometimes i see movie myself think im crazy.. haha... to me... who cares...
So just nice as timing permits, bought the tickets, enter to the cinema on time for the show. I didnt know much about what the movie about, except that its some battle fighting show. Overall, after watching, I cant really rate it as a fantastic movie. But it does show some teaching points to me...
1) The fight for one's freedom.
2) Nt to bow and give up to his enemy.
3) The power of word of mouth
4) etc...
Monday, March 12, 2007
Morning Shift
Morning Shift
I can't believe it... after about 2 weeks of afternoon, this week was morning shift for me. Now, with that, i needed quite an adjustment to adjust back my timing to waking up early at 5am. Well, at least i wasn't late for work.
However, once i have reached, i could see a group of customers there awaiting for their turn to get their admission done. Great! what a way to start off man. It didnt make things well that my feel was a strained by yesterday's game of soccer. I had to move around limping a little. For the whole morning, there wasn't much break in between, so it was basically work, work and work...
It even come to a stage when the queue when 11, i was so confused by all the work from all direction that i managed to stared blank for a moment. I think that had caught the attention of my shifu, the colleague who taught me the ropes. She was like "Wey, got 11 queue lei... " My reply was only "ya ya ya.." i think around with a blur look on my face.. Then work continues...
Back at grandma place, i was so tired that i sleep through the evening without eating my dinner. Gosh.. hope it doesnt carry this on such that i will nt be able to sleep tonight man...
I can't believe it... after about 2 weeks of afternoon, this week was morning shift for me. Now, with that, i needed quite an adjustment to adjust back my timing to waking up early at 5am. Well, at least i wasn't late for work.
However, once i have reached, i could see a group of customers there awaiting for their turn to get their admission done. Great! what a way to start off man. It didnt make things well that my feel was a strained by yesterday's game of soccer. I had to move around limping a little. For the whole morning, there wasn't much break in between, so it was basically work, work and work...
It even come to a stage when the queue when 11, i was so confused by all the work from all direction that i managed to stared blank for a moment. I think that had caught the attention of my shifu, the colleague who taught me the ropes. She was like "Wey, got 11 queue lei... " My reply was only "ya ya ya.." i think around with a blur look on my face.. Then work continues...
Back at grandma place, i was so tired that i sleep through the evening without eating my dinner. Gosh.. hope it doesnt carry this on such that i will nt be able to sleep tonight man...
Friday, March 09, 2007
Will there be any Reply???
Will there be any Reply???
It has been a few weeks since the interview at SMU regarding the scholarship? Till now, there is still no notice at all whether is through phone or email? Suddenly makes me wonder if I had make the cut or have been dropped out of the race... But i suppose, even if I have been rejected, surely there would at least notice to me right???
This can frustrating... Knowing that you are quite near to the incentive it provides, but yet its so time consuming as the delays are so long such that one really wonders their chances of going through.. Hai...
If Im really dropped out of it, i guess i can say sayonara to any form of financial support for my first year, and i would have to really ponder the possibility of taking up an external scholarship... ... May GOD bless me in this...
It has been a few weeks since the interview at SMU regarding the scholarship? Till now, there is still no notice at all whether is through phone or email? Suddenly makes me wonder if I had make the cut or have been dropped out of the race... But i suppose, even if I have been rejected, surely there would at least notice to me right???
This can frustrating... Knowing that you are quite near to the incentive it provides, but yet its so time consuming as the delays are so long such that one really wonders their chances of going through.. Hai...
If Im really dropped out of it, i guess i can say sayonara to any form of financial support for my first year, and i would have to really ponder the possibility of taking up an external scholarship... ... May GOD bless me in this...
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Cut Hair???
Cut Hair???
Hmm... since Ord, i have been growing back my hair. Finally after months after that, my hair is back to what i have always been having before army.
But now, as its getting longer and thicker, im pondering whether to cut it ultra short, or to just trim a little... i dont think my hair can last till that long in my work place. Everyday i have to face customers. With long hair, i guess its just a matter of time, someone will start complaining about it...
Plan cut it this coming saturday ba..
Hmm... since Ord, i have been growing back my hair. Finally after months after that, my hair is back to what i have always been having before army.
But now, as its getting longer and thicker, im pondering whether to cut it ultra short, or to just trim a little... i dont think my hair can last till that long in my work place. Everyday i have to face customers. With long hair, i guess its just a matter of time, someone will start complaining about it...
Plan cut it this coming saturday ba..
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Calming Myself Down
Calming Myself Down
Calming Down... This has been what i have been doing today whole day long during work... Like the saying goes, once it does not go your way.. Nothing will ever go your way...
I just got back from break and immediately my colleague called me in for a case where a patient just went off discharged without paying. The executive was asking why i did not collect any deposit and that the address he gave was very vague, and the numbers was invalid. I was like shocked to know that the patient went off just like that. Being the person who help did the admission, i was kinda guilty about it. Up next, was another where i got the name wrongly and another where i wrote the bed number wrongly, causing some mixed up with the patients and the rooms they ought to be in. During that period of time, it seems everyone is looking for me for something that I might have done wrong... That kinda sucks man..
Admission work kept continuing one after another, without stop. I only managed to get a small break only after 2 plus hours since coming back from break... Unbelievable...
All this while, during lapse where I was only with myself, all i could do was to just breathe deeply and calming myself down, trying to keep myself intact and be of the best i can be in front of every new customer.. This is certainly one hell of a training to have if its used to test one's patience.
Calming Down... This has been what i have been doing today whole day long during work... Like the saying goes, once it does not go your way.. Nothing will ever go your way...
I just got back from break and immediately my colleague called me in for a case where a patient just went off discharged without paying. The executive was asking why i did not collect any deposit and that the address he gave was very vague, and the numbers was invalid. I was like shocked to know that the patient went off just like that. Being the person who help did the admission, i was kinda guilty about it. Up next, was another where i got the name wrongly and another where i wrote the bed number wrongly, causing some mixed up with the patients and the rooms they ought to be in. During that period of time, it seems everyone is looking for me for something that I might have done wrong... That kinda sucks man..
Admission work kept continuing one after another, without stop. I only managed to get a small break only after 2 plus hours since coming back from break... Unbelievable...
All this while, during lapse where I was only with myself, all i could do was to just breathe deeply and calming myself down, trying to keep myself intact and be of the best i can be in front of every new customer.. This is certainly one hell of a training to have if its used to test one's patience.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
2nd Round Interview
2nd Round Interview
I had my 2nd round scholarship interview 23rd feb.... again this time at SMU... It was planned to last a whole afternn..
Once at there... same thing.. an all boys session.. as the army guys go thru this interview first... the number who went there were ard 50-70... this is definitely hard competition...with so many ppl vying for the main prize... i really wonder what are my chances are in getting the scholarship....
i mean this scholarship covers practically everything... from tuition fee.. to laptop grant, to book allowance.. to overseas trip allowance.. and a whole lot of activities that the scholars will be exposed to... the network that one can achieved.... a very tempting prospect indeed...
well.... the interview was nt really interview after all.. again... SMU did it differently... instead of the formal panel interview..... this time... we were seperated into different groups... and made to do assignements within our groups....
we had to come out a product for our "client"... which can satisfy him. within my group... there are definitely different kinds of leadership shown by some of the guys...to shine within the group already is hard enough... nt to mention among 50 odd guys...
Now, i have to await for any sort of reply from them saying that Im into the 3rd round... well.. hopefully I will.. and what i heard for the 3rd round is even more tougher and stranger... for an interview to go through... to spot able scholars for the program.. heard that it will be a meeting session where all are free to roam around and chat with professors or CEOs... just crazy man...
I had my 2nd round scholarship interview 23rd feb.... again this time at SMU... It was planned to last a whole afternn..
Once at there... same thing.. an all boys session.. as the army guys go thru this interview first... the number who went there were ard 50-70... this is definitely hard competition...with so many ppl vying for the main prize... i really wonder what are my chances are in getting the scholarship....
i mean this scholarship covers practically everything... from tuition fee.. to laptop grant, to book allowance.. to overseas trip allowance.. and a whole lot of activities that the scholars will be exposed to... the network that one can achieved.... a very tempting prospect indeed...
well.... the interview was nt really interview after all.. again... SMU did it differently... instead of the formal panel interview..... this time... we were seperated into different groups... and made to do assignements within our groups....
we had to come out a product for our "client"... which can satisfy him. within my group... there are definitely different kinds of leadership shown by some of the guys...to shine within the group already is hard enough... nt to mention among 50 odd guys...
Now, i have to await for any sort of reply from them saying that Im into the 3rd round... well.. hopefully I will.. and what i heard for the 3rd round is even more tougher and stranger... for an interview to go through... to spot able scholars for the program.. heard that it will be a meeting session where all are free to roam around and chat with professors or CEOs... just crazy man...
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