Frustrated at first, interesting at the end

Yesterday night at last i switched to a smoke-free air room, coz' I really can't breathe properly and always have a hard time to sleeep, i hate smokeeee! The lady beside even brought a guy back and don't know what they were doing, laughed so cynically. At least now I can sleep with peace.

This morning wasn't feeling that well, wanted to visit the clinic but canceled the plan. Late 10mins to work and had to go pavilion to source attire in billabong and return some stuff in parkson. Slow employeees, very low efficiency, geram sangat. Cab drivers today were harsh, one con me RM3 for putting the clothes in the boot, one scolded me, 'you tak tau diam diam la!'. Whoa thought I don't know my place , helooooo, I work here, I will know the office area quite well now.

After that, money crisis. But managed to find my way to raja chulan and search for that specific bank. If not, I'll be stranded in bukit bintang and won't be able to resume my work in 1utama. Met up sabrina the superior in 1u and loan clothings again, then to m8 studio.

It started like this, around mon or tues, she asked if I'm interested to be her talent for that column, so I was thinking why not eh? It sounds interesting. Oooh, little did I know I can be pampered with nice make up and hairdo, you just sit there and everything was done for you, how nice, first time on all these. They used natural colour eyeshadow, grey brownish. And plaits for my hair, hehe, I kinda like it. :P The theme was beach casual style, since most of the clothes are from billabong.Necklaces from accesorize, i like them tooo, and the red hot handbag I wantttt, but it's too expensive.

Managed to sneakily take a few when they asked me to change coz' impossible could take while all the people were there.

my very black panda eye is gone! make up wonders :) and the hair behind

After taking off the eyelashes, ahhh, comfortable
I don't like fake eyelashes, like there's a weight sticking on your eye

So yea, my a lot of first times, interesting and tiring 2nd week of work.

CNY coming, woooohoooo!

Cleo Day # 1

The day before the first day of work, I couldn't sleep, I planned to sleep at 10 11pm but ended 1+ 2am only slept, what more, I kept waking at 4am, then 6am, then 7 thinking it's time to prepare already. Part of the reason was also cause my room has the smoky smell which makes me even harder to sleep. Previous tenant a smoker =(.

Anyways, woke up super early at 7am, the office is just 5 to 6 mins walk away, I got ample time to prepare. I reached the office at 840 and waiting like a fool till 920am before they at last told me which place to sit.

Mean time, I secretly snapped the front desk and entrance before the receptionist arrived.

Tadaa, this is where I work, ACP Magazines.

The firm has various division like women's weekly, bazaar, cosmopolitan, etc. And I'm under the Cleo division. Different division has different partition colours, for cleo, it's pink. I'm under Sabrina, the fashion stylist in Cleo, she has 14 columns in the mag so imagine how much work she has to do, she's only 29!

Her time at the office is limited as she is always on the go, outside sourcing clothes, photoshooting bla bla. She said if she's not in, I may use her computer. If she's in, I can only sit at a tiny place with a stool, pathetic much. Anyways, I do not know what to do so I just asked the people around if they need any help. This step has caused me disaster. The lady, Deborah, 26 told me be careful what you wish for. Indeed, the assignment is a tough one since I'm no writer. She's from the editorial team, has 5 columns in the mag on lifestyle. Banggg, she asked me to research on new ideas on what to write in each of the 5 columns, give her at least 5 ideas for each, meaning 25 ideas.

Around 11am, Sabrina came and asked me to follow her to 1Utama. There she asked me to return the accesories, clothes to the shops that she loaned from. Later, have to sourced from pdi, eclipse and quicksilver. She asked me to pick the watches and blouse from those outlets. My first time to 1Utama, don't even know which shop is at what floor, have to keep asking people around. She told me at 250pm had to meet her in a studio for a photoshoot and sms-ed the address to me.

This is the studio.

Waiting for the model to come and shoot.

Back scene, me doing the job of hanging all the clothes sourced on the rack, placing the accesories nicely at the table. After the shoot, have to keep them all again. They were heavy, soooo many clothes.

The model is only 16! My goodness, she certainly look at least 20s, but she's so pretty and talllllll, russian girl. That day, she wore 4 sets of attire for the shoot, one set needed to pose at least 20+ times or even 30. Therefore, after all the make up, styling of hair, the photoshoot started at 4+ till 7pm.

Dinner-ed with a friend at a malay restaurant, in sunway giza I think.

Interesting 1st day.

Finally Employed

2011! I must make it a promising year. I have many plans so procrastination, please shoo away and don't overtake meee.

After slacking for 1 month and 3 weeks, finally I opened the word document and make the last amendment in my letter and send to various companies. I did not hope for anything as my duration of employment gonna be so shooooort.

Internship has become a must these days, it's like a prerequisite prior to graduation, not just one, but probably more than one, two perhaps. Therefore students like us have to look out for it to keep up with others.

And I just had so much joy when I received that call, even if they don't pay me, I am super willing to work, i just made a call to accept that offer but forgotten to ask if they give any allowance, I'm too shy to call back again. =X Probably I can email.

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" Jeremiah 29:11

Yesterday I was so worried that I literally searched every website with rental properties in damansara as the room that i found previously might not be that good. I googled high and low, but most of the results are disappointing. Part of the reason coz I need to move in immediately, like this week, that is why it increases my anxiety.

Anyhoooos, I found 2 rooms that are nearby to damansara uptown tower, around 20mins walk, that would be fine since I always walk to the business school in 20 to 25 mins. One is a shoplot but they make it into rooms and rent them out, one is in a double storey terrace. The shoplot one might be cheaper, 550 for 5 weeks including utilities and the person seems friendly as oppose to the landlady at the terrace.

'For no word from God will ever fail.' - Luke 1:37

Ahh, God never fails to help us you see, just like what the pastor said yesterday, Wheeehooo!

CLEO, I am coming!! :D I kept imagine that I would follow the boss around to look for new attire to publish for the next month, ohwells, let's see. I'll definitely write about the experience there.

Wish me luck!