What's Happening?

Not too happy with some arrangements. But I'm not gonna voice out anything yet. Just gonna keep a low profile about it and act blur. Wait till the end of this month... If my plan goes smoothly, then I'll go grill people.

They say there are 3 groups of people.
1) Those who make things happen.
2) Those who wait for things to happen.
3) Those who don't know what is happening.

I think I belong to (3) thus I will end up belonging to (2) in some way. What to do?
Its just like the human body. If the brain (which belongs to (1)) doesn't send signals to other parts of the body, say the arms. What will the arms do? Of course wait for instructions to be given right?

Cranked Up

Didn't exactly have a good sleep last night. I woke with a pain in my left eye for whatever reason, I don't know. There seems to be nothing on the outside which looks abnormal. Feeling for any bumps and it feels normal. Only if I blink or just press gently would I feel the pain.

Maybe that explains why I was kinda cranky the whole day. Its like something irritating me within me. Plus other people who irritate the hell out of me.

My handphone came.. I went down to collect it from my aunt. Then I went to the front counter for a seat and to check out my new hp. Then this auntie came to do some amendments for her don't know who's exam registration. She saw me opening with my hp and started asking me questions. I was so engrossed that I didn't even hear her until Gen repeated the question to me. But this auntie damn lor soh can? There I was playin my new hp, then she is there asking why I need three phones (one was my aunt's, two are mine). Am I intending to trade in, how much can I get. Aunt was there, so she was like being friendly and telling that auntie that my current hp was barely a month old.
BIG MISTAKE!
She went on and on and on about stuff like how youngters nowadays are so caught up with these kind of hp. Asking why must I change my hp which I used for such short duration. Aiyo.. She was equivalent to an irritating housefly buzzing trying to attack your food when you are just so hungry. There I was so eager to check out my hp, there she was asking questions which weren't any of her business.
She even proceeded to say, "come show me your phone..." I still want to play my new hp lor.. So I just passed her the other one. Touch touch finish, took aunt's hp. Aunt was also getting rather irritated with her. Next she wanted to see my new hp lor.. KPO CAN?

She was so super irritating that at some point, I just decided to simply ignore her. Pretending that I don't know what she was asking. Then when she repeated her question, I'll just mumbled some answer.


At work, my colleagues were asking me how far am I away from sales target. They wanna give me sales so that I can hit. I told them its ok cause its beyond hope.

Hmm.. Ok I mentioned before the store is going through this price tag conversion. I wrote the wrong price and it was 2 bucks lesser. Anyway, the other manager told me, "aiyah, don't bother lah. so small amount only." Anyway, this conversion thing is really getting on my nerves la. I got scolded by the cashier during 2 transactions today just because of the stupid barcode.

First of all, I don't understand how these people can be so nice to customers, then when they turn and talk to you standing right beside them, their tone changes and become more nasty. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying all cashiers are like that. The 3 cashiers I usually go to are nice people. They talk nicely and are more civilised. I've worked in 3 stores already. Bound to have the nice and nasty ones.

In the 1st stored I worked in, one of them was described as 'sibei guai lan'. So maybe cause I'm new, so they would wanna bully.
In the 2nd store, the one who scolded me as was labeled as 'damn one kind'.
In the 3rd store, I would say that one didn't scold me but was damn unhelpful.

Anyway, usually if they scold, nag or say some scarastic things, I wouldn't bother. I'd either reply with a 'orh' and give the whatever look, or I'll like try to reason back nicely.

But today, the 'one kind' cashier picked the wrong day to bully a newbie. Customer wanted to buy a lipstick. So happened that the piece I took did not have the new price tag and I didn't realise it till I went to the cashier and she wanted to scan.
She (raising her voice): "where is the new price tag?!?!?"
Me: "ohh sorry.." (Run back to counter to find. Rol wrote for me and I ran back.)
She (typing): "WRONG LOR!!!"
Tried a few more times while I ran back to counter again to reconfirm with Rol. Took the price tag list to her and ask her to type from there.
She: "STILL WRONG LOR!"
Me: "Then no choice, you scan the old code first."
She: "Why your EVERYTIME like that ar? Got new code don't want to use."
All these happened in front of the customer.
Rol who came to see why cannot use that new code, heard what she said became buay song. Couldn't resist saying cause she didn't give us some face, "What to do? We give your code, your either do wrong or take so long to do. What do you expect us to do?"
I think she was damn unhappy someone said her back in front of a customer who she was acting all chummy with.

Second time she scolded me, was also very sway. The usual cashier I'll go to wasn't around. I had to go to 'one kind's' counter again. Customer bought 3 items. Only 1 had barcode, the other 2 was out of stock but she had to pay first cause she wanted to use the voucher. So I wrote the barcode of those items down. She scanned the first.
Me: Plus these 2 which you have to type the code.
She: Where?
Me (Points to the code): These 2!
She (Trying to be irritating): Then this one leh? Where is the barcode?
Me: This is the one you scanned.
She: So which one is the code?
Me: I'm telling you to type this item lor.
She: PRICE?
Me: $xx...

She: WRITE PROPERLY LAH!

She don't give me face in front of customer, I also won't bother giving her face.
Me (raise voice slightly): I ALREADY WRITE VERY CLEARLY HOR!
She: Why your still cannot use the new code.. Later your stock not balance blah blah blah...
Me: NEVER MIND LOR!
Kinda slammed my hand on the counter when I wanted to take the memo. Think she saw it.. Think she was fuming mad that the person she thought she could push around suddenly talked right back in her face. In front of people she was trying to act nice and friendly with.
Anyway, I don't give a cow's ass damn bout her.

I can't wait to get back to work. I wanna see if she will still try to raise her voice at me if the new barcode still not there.
I ain't no pushover lor...

Customer who doesn't know much bout makeup came with a voucher worth $150 to use. She was like super fickle minded. They took damn long to just decide between 2 nail polishes. I was all alone on that level doing sales closing. Kaoz...

Ok... Enough ranting. I don't wish to have other irritating things to mention. Just these 3 within a day is more than enough for me to handle.

Discounts Make Me Spend

Well... 10 days gone just like that. Tomorrow I'll be back at my counter.
Time just flies like that.

Ohh and my pay came early. I went to collect my limited edition items which I reserved.

Brownie Shimmer Brick. I was so tempted to get it the last time it was launched. But it was sold out. So this time, I had to get it!
It looks extremely good on medium skin people.


Lip Duo. I took Malted Lip Color + Pink Pudding Shimmer Lip Gloss. Not in the pic though..
Natural looking. Not too heavy to wear alone on casual days.


Chocolate Eye Palette. Oh my oh my... This one was wiped off the shelves within a week after official launch. It is THAT popular wor... Lucky I managed to get one of it before its back on shelves for the second launch.



Fancl was also having discount. 20% storewide. Bought 2 bottles of the cleansing oil, stock up mah... Then also bought the eye cream to try. After all, the eye cream can only last bout 2 months. By then, hopefully I'll be able to get another round of staff purchase or free cos so I don't have to spend more.

All in all, the total damage done was 223 bucks!
Haiyo... This month can eat grass already lah!

After I paid for the Fancl items, I realised that they consolidate the items. So I don't know if the security would allow me to bring it out or not. Somemore today last day there. Sms Ade to see if she was around town. Lucky she & Ken were somewhere pretty nearby. They came to pick it up and waited for me to knock off.
=)

Tomorrow my new hp will be delivered to aunt's office. Yippeee!

OH! Today there was this super irritating customer who asked the most bo liao questions. She made me so pek cek to answer her lame question over and over again, I ended up being scarastic.

Tempting Limited Editions

I actually said this to a customer. "I think you don't buy la... Just go bare face."
Wahaha...
In a nice but scarastic manner of course!

She came to buy loose powder cause according to her friend, one shouldn't apply lipstick without having powder on the face.
She's bout 40+, her skin is dry and shine free. Plus she doesn't use foundation. So buy powder to apply for what sia?
To mattify? No need mah..
To set foundation? Foundation? What foundation?

Anyway, it was peak hour and I was all alone. So I had a LOT of customers to handle at one time. Proceeded on to show that its ok to apply lipstick without powder. Then there she was just taking her own sweet time to think (that never mind), she kept on coming to me and whine lor. Eg. "Ehh... How ar? I can't decide leh. This colour looks too strong."

Tried about 3 over colours and all she said she don't like cause they look like she got something on her lips.
Each time its applied, she would go like "eee... I don't like. The colour feels too strong."
Ok that never mind. I gave her just those crystal gloss. No colour mah. Just shine. Again she says the gloss is too red. Thats it lor... I don't want to serve her anymore. Since even the most natural one she also feels made up, might as well don't waste my time.
I was so so tempted to say, "Madm, why don't you go do lip bleaching? Get rid of your natural lip colour." But instead, I put it nicely and told her to go bare face.


Ok... I know I'm mean. But what to do? Too many potential customers waiting around and this one is waste of time. Defintely got to find a nice way to put across the meaning, and being scarastic is just so my kinda style. Wahahahaa...


Wah liaoooo!!! Jav told me that there is actually a 15% sale for staff in the cosmetic dept of another store. My gosh la... I was so tempted that I went to call them up and ask me to help me reserve the limited edition stuff. Heh heh...
So last minute... I don't even have time save up for it then I gotta collect it latest by sunday. My pay isn't in yet! ARghhh!

The Day I Cried

While working today, I cried. In front of customers somemore lor.
Nabei...
One gave me the weird stare. Another which was unhappy over some unsettled issue with another person, gave me the what-did-I-do-wrong look. I think other people thought I was scolded or something. Cause I so happened to be sniffing due to a stuffed nose also.

Truth is, my left eye had tears flowing due to some irritation caused by the lens. It felt like my eyeballs were being poked! Huurr...
Why wasn't it my right eye instead? At least I could have used fringe to cover lor.

Heh heh... I won't cry so easily one la... Unless I'm doing it on cue.

Anyway, manager has to take early leave to go give birth. That's bout 2 weeks earlier than expected wor. Wonder how's she doing. Now we're left with two people manning the counter till sunday. Haiz... Which means, I get all the afternoon shifts till sunday. Ohh aiya.. Monday go back own counter also afternoon. No diff sia.

Don't Bluff Me

Sigh... So since the other desktop crashed. I had no choice but to spend my off day finding the old copy of it. But its not the latest so I have more work to do. Made an arrangement to go Godma's house to use the floppy drive cause my com doesn't have. Bahh... I was late cause I was searching for the cd which I distinctively remembered backing up from my laptop.

So ok, I reached there around 1plus. Watched 'Oprah' interviewing James Blunt on cable. Think this is a really backdated episode cause the songs were hits like long long ago.

Had lunch bout 2pm. I couldn't decide what I want to eat. Not because there were too many choices but because everything didn't seem appealing to my appetite. Settled for Thai food but to me, it wasn't exactly nice.

Back to her place to do get my stuff done. Then I went off to meet Viv. I wanted to go down to the event at the atrium to check out how the style of workshop would be conducted plus to kpo who got highest sales as well as to pass Liz some documents.

My goodness!! They all look extremely tired tafter 6 days doing this event. One of them who is originally skinny, now seems to have lost weight and looks even more skinny. I told her by the last day of this event, she better hope for good weather. If there's strong wind, she'll probably get blown away.

Justin also came down to join us for a short while. Slacked at Coffee Bean. Hmm... I drank a cup of mocha latte for erm... dinner. Till now I don't feel like eating anything. My mind tells me its time for dinner but my nose finds the smell of food unappealing.


On a totally different note... (This didn't happen today.. But it was still sometime this week)
I also don't like people who wants me to do them a favour and they bluff hide the truth from me lor.
I'm not born yesterday, so I can sense it and I don't like that feeling cause it feels like I'm being made use of. I will help my friends with things as long as its within my capability.

But of course, if its something that you need my help but cannot tell me why, then just tell nicely la. I'm not that unreasonable that I'll grab a knife and threaten you to tell.

Or if you really must must must bluff me then at least come up with a better reason can? Cause when I actually make assumptions based on the lame reason, I will feel its not justified for me to spend time doing whatever favour for you. I may find ways and means to either avoid it, or deliberately do it in another way.

So if things/favours I do don't go as expected, then... I'd ask, "is that any of my business?"
Ain't as obliging as I used to be already (only to some people la...).

Com crashed!

I've now tried working at 3 different locations already. Actually I find that I like this current now best. But too bad la, its only gonna be for a short 2 weeks. I wouldn't mind sticking there for a while more cause the crowd flow is way way better. Believe it or not, there are a lot of times when I'd talk to customers, one after another that I don't even have time to drink water. Other times, I'll be just talking to Jav to pass time. Very interesting to talk to him wor. Its like an endless flow of topics. Pretty much can ask almost about anything.

Muahaha... Now that I'm not at the promo event, Liz got nobody to disturb. Heard its pretty stressful over there, so its a blessing I'm transferred out of there for the time being.

Anyway, damn the stupid store lah... Wanna convert price tag, don't want to do a proper job. Just now I actually wrote the wrong price lor. I wrote 2 bucks lesser. I only found out when I was keying it into the system.
Now I don't know if I would need to top up the difference or not. Damn it!

I was supposed to help my dad type some stuff last night. His com crashed and I couldn't find the backup copy. So I had to go back to like the old school way of using the typewriter. Super irritating cause there was hardly room for error or I had to go through a lot of trouble correcting the other copies.

Major Gatherings

Friday night, Py came to meet me after work. Since it was the weekends, 2 of my ex colleagues also dropped by my counter. So it was like another major gathering cause in the end there were like 7 of us.

Night activity last night was also fun. Had another major gathering with my uber noisy good friends. It was supposed to be supper where those who said they didn't want to eat also ended up eating.

Everything was rather peaceful initially. Talking and eating while being seated. But after the digi cam came out, it was noise, laughter and flashlights aplenty. We kept on retaking cause some pics were very unflattering. HAAHAAHAA!!!

I realised that a lot of our pictures, the backgrounds are all not nice! But what to do? We always go budget mah.. Budget means meet up around where we stay at night (to save on cab fare back) and cannot be too ex place to eat.

That aside, after meeting up with Py on friday, we were talking bout how her friends couldn't recognize her when she shows them her primary or secondary school pics. I remember Hj also laughing at me cause of that. She said I sort of underwent "Extreme Makeover".
So anyway!! That sparked off the search for old pics. Py sent me a group pic taken when we went for the bbq in sec 1. I wasn't in that pic cause I was taking it. Not only did I have a good laugh back at Hj, I also laughed at all in the pic. Everyone was so nerdy last time.

I went to search for pics and ohhmann I was a big time nerd lor. Haiyo... Its so unbelieveable. Even Shnap, who was over at my place walked into my room and saw the pic on the screen, was erm... shocked/surprised/lost for words?

Ok.. Anyway, us with the lousy backgroud and messy table.

But thats ok... Its the people that matter. =)

Shifting

Yesterday, met up with Viv. Went to deliver shoes to her house. Hahahaa.. 3 pairs wor! All worn less than 5 times? Have to give away due to wrong size. Damn it lor...

Went to town for some shopping. Bought another pair of shoes. Heh heh..
Had dinner together with her friend at Vil'age. Kinda like over ordered so we ended up pigging out.

Watched 'Ghost Game'. Thai show! Hoho... Thai movies are like the ultimate scary ones. This one starts off scary ends off gruesome.

Back to work again. Been transferred to another location for about 2 weeks. I'm still trying to remember where they keep stuff and all that.

Anyway, sales was good today. My highest so far transaction so far. Daily target also hit. Such a good morale boost.

I've Got Fries

Hoho... Yesterday, I had criss cut fries delivered to my workplace thanks to Meanie1. Thanks ar... So nice...
(But ppl got motive one lor... Pay $2.90 for fries and trying to get free eyebrow trimming. Hahaha...)
The smell was rather strong, till my colleauge was wondering how come keep on getting the smell of fries but no one walk past.

Sales was more busy today. But its still not enough to hit the freaking high target.

Viv came down to look for me. Insisted on waiting for me to finish work. Together with her bf and his friend, we made our way for ktv. I don't really like to go ktv cause I don't know chinese songs.

Had to wake up to go for mass and I was supposed to work morning shift.

Joey who was also on morning shift couldn't believe I only had 4 hours of sleep.
Ohh well... I can only say, concealer works wonders. Hahaha..

Whoo HOOOO!! Free Cos!

I was super late for work today. Supposed to reach at freakin 8.30am to do the price tagging. But I only reached close to 9am. Gosh...

The price tag is really confusing me. Made quite a few blunder and I had to tear it out again.
Grr...


Anyway... That aside, I finally received my free cosmetics. Hoho!! Damn song lor. Its like within a week, I get so much stuff. Requested for 10 items, one of which was the gel eyeliner. But they didn't give me cause its still considered new item. Lucky I took one when I went back office that day. I think I ordered the wrong colour of concealer. That time still quite noob when trying shades. Haiz... Shall try it tomorrow to see how la.

Ayeee! My cupboard has got no place to put all my newly arrived stuff!
Bahh... Its all outside my room. On the dining table, piano chair, piano. Ok.. I'll shall somehow stuff it somewhere in my room. Else, dad is so gonna nag... Hahaha...

Recently a bit sick of chinese food. Am I chinese???? I'll go for other food; malay, indian, italian, american or french. Anything goes except chinese food. My reaction would be 'bleahh'.

So when I met up with my aunt to have dinner, we settled for Cartel, twas my treat. When I took out the student card, she kept on laughing that I'm still trying to pass off as a student.
-__-

Not sure if I mentioned before, someone thought I was 18 even with full make up. I don't know if I should take it as a compliment or insult. Haha...

Tired...

Kinda like a mass update. I've posted 5 new entries including this one like today. Hahahaha... Finally an off day for me to edit and add the pics in.


Met up with Py on monday cause I ended work early! Its like I hardly get morning shifts now. We went to eat at Vill'age cause I wanted to have dinner and she only wanted to snack. We ordered and shared...
My dinner = her snack and she was still going back home to eat dinner. I am amazed! Hahah
Life...


This is gonna be yet another bad month. I'm way way below sales target.
Definitely damn pissed about it.

I hate answering the phone calls about enquires to the upcoming workshop. In fact, I hate answering enquries about the workshop, be it customers walking in or call up. Cause I kept on answering these enquries, I've sort of missed quite a lot of opportunities to do sales.

Then the latest I've heard is that I won't be working in the promo event. Erm... Kinda like mixed feelings over the decision la.
Should I feel happy or disappointed?
Happy that I won't be so tired cause I won't have to work full shift so many days. My off days will be more spread out. I'll have more time to meet up with family and friends.
Disappointed cause it means I won't be getting the spa voucher. Tsk!
Then it also means I won't get to experience what it is like during a big scale promo event.

Will actually be transferred to another counter during the promo period.

Did I mention that I hate people who stop by the counter just to pass time while waiting for someone or their cab to arrive? I think its like really evil lor... Its like only their time is so precious, cannot waste it by standing there quietly; while other people must give free entertainment by answering stupid questions. Questions so stupid like those "what is this?" pointing to something which is obviously eyeshadow or lipstick lah.. After answering, they point to something else and ask again. Then suddenly their phone rings and the other caller says they've reached the entrance. Those stupid people don't even say anything and just walk off like that. SO rude! Didn't just happen once or twice, many times already.

Yesterday got some latenight show to watch in the store. This middle age couple came in, stopped by the entrance and started to hanky panky right in the open. I was at the other counter chatting away, but got a very good view there. Anyway, can obviously tell that the woman is probably the mistress. She just rub rub his arms and get few bottles of perfume. Rub his ass and get more bottles of perfume. I think the guy cannot take it.. Hahaha... Cause they quickly bought and went out already.

Ohh... I was actually working extended hours for 3 out of 5 days period. I don't know why the store extend hours lor. The response was definitely not good! I was practically standing there and starring into space. Or walk around to talk to other bored people from other brands.

Suddenly I feel like doing other things...



Ohh anyway, to the country of concrete jungle, Happy 41st Birthday!

Fireworks

Off day!! Wheeee.. I caught up on some precious sleep.

Went over to godma's house for dinner. Very good but very filling.
I don't know why, but Maxie-dog loves to nibble my fingers. Next time she does that, maybe I'll show her the toaster. Hahaha... Yeh, I also don't know why but she is scared of the toaster. She'll run and hide between grandma or godma's legs. Her tail will stop wagging, sometimes start to growl. Her eyes will express a mixture of fear and dulaness.

After dinner, it was off to Esplanade to catch the fireworks. Only me and Ym went cause the rest were either not free or fly aeroplane. =(
We reached rather late so it was all squeezy and from where I stood, the view sucked big time.
This is what I could see only...

Top obstructed by tree, front blocked by heads.
In fact, most of the time, I was watching the display from that video cam's screen.
No, that isn't my video cam, it was some stranger who was recording down the show.
Its rather pathetic, really.

Made our way to MS foodcourt for Ym to take her dinner.
They went to off a section of the lights while we were still there...
It was like having a candle light dinner.

Here's my "date" in our oh-so-lomantic ambience.

Goodie Bag 2

Company gave all full timers this goodie bag. Heh... This is the second goodie bag I got this week.

=)

I was too bored at work, so I went round asking for retail price of most of the items.

Consists of:

1-Bobbi Brown Lip Tint($30). The colour I like!

2-Stila Tissue Box (Lets be generous and say it cost ~$2). Not even full size box lor... -_-"

3-Origins Modern Friction($75). They said its a good exfoliator.

4-Estee Lauder Neck & Throat Cream($118). Not that I need it as of now... Probably gonna give it away.

5-Clinque Whitening Moisturizer(~$55?)

6-La Mer Refining Facial($45). This is the one which contains the diamond dust one!!! Hahaha...

7-M.A.C. Cheek and lip palette(~$50). Don't know which season is it from but who cares right?

8-Tommy Hilfiger bag (~$10?)

Total value: ~$385. Not too bad wor...

I'm now waiting for my free cosmetics to come... Taking so very long wor!!
Either that or I should bug my manager to bug my boss to give me my set of free stuff from the brand to try. Heh heh heh...

I missed the batch of staff purchase. They submitted the form without me cause I was off and they didn't know I wanted to buy stuff. Ohh well... Shouldn't be greedy. But anyway staff purchase one whole list, none of which are my items.

Goodies

Had training again in the office. This time is for the Fall's Chocolate collection.
Very fruitful trip... Hahhaa... I came home with all these stuff...
They gave us each a goodie bag containing that limited edition eye shadow and lip palette (retail at $90). 2 blushes (retail at $38 each), both are new colours for the fall collection.
Had those question and answer segment which we get to choose an item from a basket when we answer it correctly. I picked a gel eyeliner ($35), that colour isn't sold at any counters anymore. Took one blusher and I was given that lip pencil ($30).

Ok... Out of all these items, I think I will only use the gel eyeliner and blusher. But 3 blushers a bit too much for 1 face leh. Hahaha... How to finish?

Most probably will give away the palette and lip pencil. Any takers??? Drop me a message if you want it. But I may keep the brushes from the palette la. Heh heh...

I took back some brushes as well... Hoho... Actually I don't really need them la. I already got my full set of brushes. But... Since boss was asking if we want or not, else she'll donate it to those make up schools. I just take lor.. Took back quite a few brushes.
Blusher($65), Bronzer($50), Eye shadow($45), Eye shader($45), Eye liner($36).
Buying them would be quite ex! Although it may be used but its still rather new. Only because they want to change the handle's wood colour, so all gotta replace.
Anybody wants? I can even wash it clean and sanitize it before giving it to you.

Suddenly I'm feeling so generous; and its not even christmas. Ho ho ho...
Although I don't have to fork out anything from my pocket but at least I can be bothered to share the goodness... Isn't that good enough? Hahaha...

Total value of stuff... $510.
Woaahhhh...
*Faint*


Met up with Conz for dinner. I actually owe her a treat cause she was kind enough to be my model for my job interview. Finally got salary to treat her. Haha..
She paid for dinner at the Soup Spoon (or something like that) and I paid for dessert at Gelare. Waffles... Yum yum!

Ooo... I heard that someone I know is gonna ROM either this month or next month. I would like to say to her... "Wake up your idea lah..."
Really! Not trying to be mean. But if isn't such a surprise, maybe I'll be happy for her.
No.. Its not a shortgun marriage kinda thing. Its a proposal on the first date.
I mean who proposes on the first date??? Goodness lor...
Something is really amiss!
Ohh well.. Shall wait for more drama to unfold.