I'm Still here!

Phew! Finally, a oh-so-precious off day!

I think this if the longest I've gone without having an update. Nothing much happened besides work so far. I've gotten my uniform and actually started doing my job. Believe it or not, I actually have all 15 scripts in my head! There's a new girl now, hopefully she'll stay long enough, then I'll have a buddy!

I've noticed changes in me which I'm proud of. Firstly, I never thought I'd actually last this long, seeing as how I wanted to quit. Then there's the fact that I am now able to handle criticism much better! In the past, I'd kinda freak out when people told me what's wrong with what I was doing, but now I'm pretty fine with it! I've also shrunk a little bit! Yup, after walking so much, I'm bound to lose some weight, and I'm looking forward to losing much more! But, I've also gotten darker. Met up with some of the poly girls and they definitely noticed I've gotten darker! When I get my 1st paycheck, which should be by next week, I think I might wanna invest in some good sunblock. I put sunblock now, but its so fucking oily that I look like a big advertisement for an oily face before I even step out of the house! Girls, shopping next week, ya? Haha...

I haven't seen my cousins since the birthday surprise. Its no shock, I mean, we only see each other on family events and besides that maybe once every few months? Jess comes to visit once in awhile, but all of us never seem to hang out just for the sake of hanging out anymore. (That excludes going clubbing and any form of alcohol) So girls, if you're reading this, do try to make more of an effort alright? Ya'll are most of the time busy, and now I'm working and that's why I seldom ask you out these days, so let's arrange a little get-together alright? Don't be shy! :)

There is sort of one event that happened... I accompanied my mum to the Osmonds concert. I was laughing most of the time cos their form of entertainment is so... 70's? Haha... I think I was one of about 3% of the people there who were under 25! And President Nathan was just 3 rows in front of me! Surprisingly, there were no obvious security guards near him. The people didn't really seem to care! When Donny came out, some ladies rushed to the stage, completely ignoring the president! Haha... Then Donny serenaded the Presiden't wife and I got a close look at him. The Osmonds weren't really performers in my eye, but they're certainly entertainers! :)

Here's some pictures...

Watched 'Wanted' last night and found it pretty cool! I thought it was a lil ridiculous at one point, but after I found out it was adapted from a graphic novel/comic book, it wasn't so bad. Man, that Angelina Jolie... I'm straight, but if there's one reason for me to become otherwise, she'd be it! Haha...

Take care ya'll!

Quickie...

Just gonna do a quick update...

I was close to quitting by the end of my 7 days. I was so dejected on Sunday cos I stumbled on my presentation of my scripts to my heads. I don't know why but I tend to cry easily when I'm nervous around people, so I was controlling my tears in front of them. Argh! After that day I just felt so dejected and I was all ready to quit. Luckily my mum pushed me so now I'm on day 2 of my script-memorizing. I have to wait for them to call me back to see if they still want me, so fingers crossed!

I weighed out the pros and cons of this job and the pros outweigh the cons. Where else in the world do you get paid pretty well to walk around the zoo to talk about animals? Where just around the corner, there could be an elephant or an Orang Utan taking a leak in a tree?

Perservere ya'll!

O.J.T.

On The Job Training. At Singapore Zoo. 8 am to 5 pm. Walk and sweat until you wanna die.

About 6-7 hours per day, I am walking. Walking up and down slopes, on the tracks, off the tracks, on mud, etc. Luckily so far its been partially cloudy days, so its not too bad, but I get real thirsty! Plus its the school holidays, so there are lotsa stupid misbehaved young kids running around with their stupider parents who don't care about anyone else but their brats. Haha... But, there are those rare precious lil kids who are so cute.

The animals are fantastic. I like the Giraffes, polar bears and otters the best so far. Man, I can't imagine having those big red butts! I made ''friends'' with the meerkats too. Ya, I see lotsa animals. Cos I'm working in the zoo.

And I have to work 7 days this week. All the way until Sunday. Then they'll decide if they wanna keep me or not. And I have to learn 15 scripts. Good luck to me huh?

My job, if I get it, is basically commentary on the animals when they're having their token feeding time. I carry around a bag of mics, I go to specified locations on time, coordinate with the animal keepers, then talk about the animals, the main goal being to educate the public about them and to promote conservation.

My legs are aching and I'm seriously tired. I have to go memorize some scripts now...

Take care ya'll!

P.S. I got my name tag today! :)

Graduation Day!

After 3 short years and a rather low-key ceremony, I am finally graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic!

Got to school around 11.50 and went to our assigned lecture theatre. Saw all my school mates there in their graduation gowns! We all looked a lil funny in my opinion. I looked extra poofy! L So chatted with the girls, took some pictures, then it was time to get into position and wait to go to the convention centre. Man, did they make us climb stairs in there! Luckily I opted to wear my shorter heels, or else my feet would’ve died that day! Once we were in and seated, they showed us the usual ‘’recap’’ videos and there was a few speeches too. Then, it was time for us to go get our certificates.

More climbing of stairs up and down, then before I knew it, I was at the stage trying not to fall as I went to receive that piece of paper I worked 3 years for. After that, went back to my seat, then watched the others get their certificates.

The valedictorians of each school had to stand on stage while there was a short speech about them. Man, their accomplishments just go on and on! Our valedictorian had a GPA of 3.94!!! Crazy dude…

Then it was over! We hung out around the convention centre entrance and took a couple pictures with each other. My Vietnamese friend tried to give me a kiss while we were taking a picture… luckily that didn’t happen! Oh, Shereen went to get a birthday cake for me! Thanks Shereen! I blew it out in a funny place though, right in front of everyone who bothered to see! We headed over to canteen 1 after that to cut the cake and eat it. Kal got me this real nice birthday present which was a big photo album filled with memorable pictures we took over the years. Thanks Kal!

4 of 6 of us (me, Kal, En and Cai Ling) went to Orchard later for our post-graduation celebration. We expected Shereen to not join us, but then Jojo didn’t join us either! We suspected she was either lazy or decided to spend time with that friend of hers. Ya, she went through 3 years and did all those projects with you… :(

ANYWAY, we decided not to let them bother us, and had a pleasant lunch and then watched Prince Caspian! Again (for me)! Ben Barnes is still so cute! And I still found the movie to be a bit long. After it ended, the theatre hastily stood up and rushed for the toilet! Of course, there was a line at the Ladies, so we went to the toilet on another level. There was a queue there too. If they just need to pee, why do they take so long??? Haha…

We felt like walking around Orchard, but didn’t feel like buying anything, so we just decided to go home. Doesn’t matter that the day wasn’t terribly exciting, I was just happy that I got to spend time with my closest friends on the last day that I was a Ngee Ann Student!

Ok, about my job… I start my 7 days on-the-job-training on Monday. I’m training to be an Animal Presenter (those people you see during feeding time and shows) which means I’ll have to memorize scripts and speak to a whole bunch of people. I auditioned with 4 other people, and I’m not sure if any of them got the call back. Anyway, we’re the highest paid there, starting with $8 an hour. I’ll be a part time staff, working about 4 times a week. Besides presenting the animals, we also have to care for them, which means feeding them, cleaning up after them, etc. I’m not assigned to any animal yet and I’m not even sure if it’s a one-animal kinda thing or I just hop to wherever they need me. So, more updates for sure when I know exactly what I’m doing!