16 days. In these 16 days I have been 'fooling' around and been 'fooled' while receiving pay. To those who concern, I am currently working in a bank call centre, located in Cyberjaya. Transport is provided therefore distance is not in question. Some were confused on how Biochemistry is related to banking service. That being said, there is no connection between them. Bioscience does not promise future in Malaysia. To survive in KL is tough, let alone to make a living with my degree. Hence, my job in customer service.
At the same time, I am always alert when it comes to graduate studies. I was once offered a position in UPM, but was then rejected because I cannot comply to both working time. When I have to earn for living, it is natural to consider graduate studies as the second priority. I do not want my degree to go to waste, yet I have no option at the moment.
At the same time, I am always alert when it comes to graduate studies. I was once offered a position in UPM, but was then rejected because I cannot comply to both working time. When I have to earn for living, it is natural to consider graduate studies as the second priority. I do not want my degree to go to waste, yet I have no option at the moment.
Back to the title, I am not sure if he plays dumb but there is a colleague who asks me:
Colleague: What do you major at?
Jino: Biochemistry.
Colleague: I know. That is a new course for banking or finance, 'is it'?
That question depressed me. A lot.
There is a rule that restrict handphones in the building. All staff, by all means, are required to keep handphones in the lockers. Imagine 9 hours working without handphone. It is understandable, but is also annoying, agree? That also explains the reason I reply slower than usual. And we have a cafeteria which offers variety of 'food'. We have vege pedas, ayam goreng pedas, tofu pedas, steam ikan pedas, potato pedas. I can only entertain white rice and dhal. KFC is located miles away. Seriously, I start loosing weight on the 2nd week of working.
After an 8-days English assessment upon hiring, I stumbled upon many 'situation' which I never thought are grammatically incorrect. At the same time, we were taught on phonemic codes which help in pronunciation. I am then assigned to Australian credit card call centre. That means I'm gonna be tortured by Aussie.
Now that the English assessment was over, we proceed to process training where we are required to fully master the product knowledge. Due to lack of exposure, I am struggling to comprehend bank language and terminologies. Studying in bank for 2 days has enlightened me. After all, bank is no charity institution. If a lawyer is a professional liar, bank is a legal loan shark. Seeing as so many victims fall into bank's trap and seduction, it is fortunate I do not have a credit card at the moment. Credit, when users are unaware of the limit, is disastrous. Examples set by many credit card slaves on the street. Many lessons to come in the coming weeks.
People like us spend a lot. As for me, switching from prepaid to postpaid has caused me financial crisis. You won't notice how you spend your credit till the statement date comes. As for me, for the 1st time in my life I was about to reach my credit limit this month. While I always scold Edwin on his overused credit, it's a slap on my face when I commit to the same act. RM 128.56 in one month, wei! It's gonna kill me a lot on my 1st salary. I need extra discipline if I were to get myself a credit card >.<.
p/s: If I am quickly running out of credit, I wonder how Khai is doing over there. Maxis sms Digi - unbearable...
[Jino] - A man's not a man unless he knows how to shoot
RA doesn't pay well these days? No grant to apply?
ReplyDeletetell me about it.. im doing Pharmacy but i've been working in an unrelated field for the past 4 years.. hahaha.. sometimes you need to improvise.. when you have limited options in your career, the next thing to aim for is the pay even though you dont like the job/have no knowledge in it whatsoever.. :)
ReplyDeleteGambateh,Jino-san....
ReplyDeletesmart colleague u have
ReplyDeletenormal to work unrelated to ur degree...
ReplyDeleteaiyo...even vege also pedas=.=
ReplyDeletemaybe u can take part time mba...u know lar...diversify your field of knowledge more
As long as you don't lose your passion in the field that interest you, you will find a way back to it in the future.
ReplyDeleteHhhmm... your working environment seems very familiar to my youngest brother working place. Just that he's not handling Australia.
but at least it is a stable job with stable income... bear with it until you got more experience =x
ReplyDeleteaussie? then ur working hr is much early. gambateh on ur work.
ReplyDeleteif i worked there, i would put on lots of weight cuz i LOVE pedas.
ReplyDeleteMay be use skype, might cut down telephone bill.
ReplyDeletedo consider debit cards if u need the convenience but not good in exercising self-discipline in spending
ReplyDeletewilliam: i need more than an ra's salary to support the family. yes, ra doesnt pay well. probably 1.5k a month.
ReplyDeletetuls: you need to tell me more about it. dont we have opportunities in pharmacy field? you can try to penetrate into gov's need. i am not gonna work here for long, though.
ichimaru: you gambateh too. you are going to have this day soon.
david: dont blame them at all. it is not a common word. so unpopular.
bern: normal but against my wish.
ash: hei thanks for dropping by. dont really want to invest in something i am not interested. but who knows, i change my mind and become a business man?
pikey: do i like that field? not really haha. does your bro work there too?
jason: a slight mistake can cost you a job here haha.
koala: regardless early or not, this is a 24/q call centre. i probably need to work 8 at night.
li-shia: you ni kan? mau kena belasah haha.
nicholas: skype? hmm... (not very convenient) haha
blue: yes that is an alternative but it doesnt have the credit facility.
[Jino] - A man's not a man unless he knows how to shoot
I am also losing weight but because I am working out alot.
ReplyDeleteI think if I had not go into farm, I might end up applying for bank too.
Anyway, I wish for the best for you. Don't be choosy in food and eat healthy is an option.
i try not to pick on food. but i have to. i dont want my boss to lecture me on my shitting time during work haha
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Forget to add... unless it had potential to cause adverse effect on you.
ReplyDeleteIf I am shitting in the pond, it will add additional nutrient. Healthier shrimp with yinkoon's fertilizer.
yin koon: unpleasant effect, that is. are you sure your shit is nutrient, not poison? hahaha...
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Can't shit in the pond physically. But you never know during one of the moments in pond, anyone could have urinated in them. Hardly significant in a 0.9 ha pond. But knowing that just put me off shrimp for quite a while. Cook them well and that should be good.
ReplyDeleteyin koon: i wonder if shrimps from other places are the same... haha
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Jino:
ReplyDeleteJust eat your shrimp lo. My opinion is try to avoid the head. mid section is better... clear the intestine. some food handler are lazy and you see a (brown,black,green... depends on what they are eating) on the back of the shrimp.
don't bother about the tail. chicken and fish should be a better opt... at least I don't culture them right now.^^
as of now i eat everything on table.
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If I don't take of my self, who will?
ReplyDeleteKL life is demanding and I believe I cannot compare mine with that as yours.
Anyway, we are just trying to find our ways around this thing named
'life'. Definitely not that easy...