Friday, January 19, 2007
Just back from Timbre with Guowei and Ee Wei. I think u guys should be quite surprised that I went out on a week day. Well, after all the work I had been doing for this month and also the news that my job scope will be changed, I think I deserved to give myself a break.
At first glance, I thought that my job will not be that taxing. Only when my boss and Stanley talk to me about it then I realize that it come with great responsibilities. I will be sorely in charge of the marketing in the company and also PA to the three main pillars of my company. That will be Stanley, my boss and Kolo who have over 20 years of working experience behind him. The idea is for me to learn from them, doing up the necessary paper work for them, marketing plans for the company and also coordinate their projects.
It might sound easy at first but it is not. Today was only the first day and boy did my boss gave me tons of ideas that he had think of. The best part is that I got to implement them before the end of next week. This is on top of my existing pile of job which I haven't clear yet despite working my ass off since the start of the year.
To me, I am treating this as a very good learning experience. My boss had much more experience than me. Maybe he was right when he said that I am much better with my paper work, ideas, system write up and coordination than my relationship building with clients.
Construction is a strange field. You don't get a job just because you are the strongest out there in the field or you had the best solution to the problem. End of the day, a lot boils down to relationship. This is a sector that I think I am weak in as I need quite sometime to build up a relationship with others. Maybe it is just my character but I find it strange to behave like you had known someone for ages when in fact, you had only met him like for only a few times. It is just not me.
I am hoping that I can meet the expectations that my boss and Stanley had set for me. Like what I had told him, I don't want to be kept on the payroll just because I am a friend of his. That to me is totally stupid. We are in the age of meritocracy. Not a dictatorship. If I am not good or doing what they expect, I expect the sack and nothing less. I will never ever want to make a living just because I know who and who. To me, that's crap.
Anyway, back to Timbre. It is a great place to chill out over beer (My fav drink. Ha) and live music. The band tonight was ok. They seem to lack a bit of coordination but nonetheless, it was great fun. At my age, fun is not getting myself wasted at the end of the night. It is how much stress I can get out of my system. And for that, I thank Ee Wei and Guowei for chilling out with me.
When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
You can take a picture of something you see. In the future where will I be?
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