Chyesinitive Thought

Friday, September 13, 2013

First Part Time Job

Finally, I got myself a part time job after thinking about finding one for years. I thought I can learn something from doing part time. I also wanted to do something else other than studying everyday. For the past 23 years, I helped my parents in their grocery shops and I thought that would make me tougher to overcome all the obstacle in part time job. But I guess I was wrong. Working for your parents and working for others is totally a different experience. I used to work in the counter in my parents' shop, and I was proud with my ability in using the cash machine. But working in McD is totally different.There are lots of menu to be remember and everything have to be very very fast.

I applied for a part time job in a McD near my place in Tsukuba. 5min of cycling distance is quite near to my place and I decided to work there because I have a friend working there. McD has a very funny video for part-timer recruitment ,the Dancing McCrew video below!!

From the application to the recruitment, I took about 1 month. I remember applying for the job through McD's homepage and I went to interview, then submitted in my contract and I was handed my new uniform.... The uniform was renewed last July.They are mostly dark blue and black. We have blue short sleeves shirt, a pair of black jeans, a cap and an apron!

Welcome notes and some guidance from McD! How warming!

My uniform.. it came in a set with a cap, an apron, a pair of M marked jeans and a short sleeves McD shirt.

The first and second day were training days. I was train by a very small and kind lady,Fukuda-san. She teaches me everything politely with smile. I am glad that she's my trainer! On the first day, I was taught how to clean up the hall, and powder room, then how to make drinks. Making drinks sounds easy but for a beginner like me, there were too many things to remember!
The second day, I was taught to take order from the customers. I was super duper nervous in front of the customers. But I was lucky that most of them were kind and understanding. Oly a few that made some scary face when I did wrong on the orders. hahaha..

Tomorrow will be my third working day. wish me luck on learning a new thing! perhaps practice on the order taking part, and then may be proceed to burger making?? heheh. cant wait to learn how to fry french fries, my favorite food!!!

Me in the uniform!

Sunday, September 8, 2013

I am back!

I am back! Haven't updated my blog for almost two months!! Too much happenings in these two months. I had fun at Tokyo Disney Sea, crossed the Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba, had fun a Atami the beach, traveled to the Tohoku region, got an interview for my first part time job in my life, took the challenge to to be the an event organizing leader, got my first semester's results, went to two fireworks festivals, visited the American Pop Art exhibition held at the National Art Center at Roppongi, joined an international conference held in my university and so on.......

So many happenings that I dont know where to start from!!

I guess I have to post one by one slowly..

Just came here to make some updates on my blog so that you wont miss me that much! or you might thought that I've gone missing or forgotten my blog. Just to assure you I didnt!

Tomorrow (2013/9/9) will be my first working day in my life. Wish me luck! i will tell you more about my first day working!(I hope I could take some picture of my orientation to show you!)

till then! XOXO

Sunday, July 21, 2013

The weekend

The 8th ASEAN Festival held in Roppongi yesterday. It has been a while for me to join such event since I left MSAJ this January. The ASEAN Festival is an event orginized by the Asean Youth Network in Japan, and it combines the 10 Asean countries , including Japan. This event is held every year during this time.

The Malaysian wear Fashion Show (photo from Facebook MSAJ)

In this post,unfortunately I am not telling you about this event because I didnt take much picture of the event , and I didn't really see the whole event as I had fashion show practice and also talked to my friends whom i havent met for months! :p

Friends and juniors that I havent met for months! :) (photo credited to Natasha)

I volunteered myself to be the model for MSAJ during the Fashion show session of the event after seeing the model recruiting page from MSAJ Facebook page.

the models

I was wearing indian race's wear, called salwar i guess. haha. Muguthan, my partner on the left!

I realized that I dont know mich about my country, Malaysia. the clothes that were shown during the event, i dont know what they call. haha! too bad.

It reminds me of a lot of things the three years in Tokyo.

I remember I was one of the members of the Malaysian organizing committee and was in charged in recruiting models for this session, with Jun hao, TJ ,Siriphong and Nazaruddin last time. I asked around and begged friends to be the models last time using SMS, personal Facebook page etc. searched for dancing couch and a lot. social network was the key of making the preparation going smoothly.

But this year, the organizer for fashion show , Fish Siah, had really great social network I guess. She and her partner Zed wisely made use of the Facebook page to promote the model recruitment and they actually managed to get models from different races, nationality and skin colors. There were Malaysians chinese, Malays, Indian, Japanese, and also African!!! and they also managaed to borrow malayaian traditional clothes from the Tourism Malaysia!( we had only baju kebaya, cheongsam and baju kurung back in the days.) I learned a lot from fish this time. Efficiency and network is important!

Fish, giving a briefing to the models before the rehearsal.

Practice posing. (Picture by Syakir)

Lastly, the main thing I wanted to tell through this post is about how I felt after this event. I realized that I love the feeling of making one event success with a team of people (even though I wasn't in the organizing team this year, but just contributed by walking on the stage) I enjoy the atmosphere when one group of people being joyous about the same one thing, especially on a thing resulted from hard works. I enjoyed the moment working on some project in one team.

I guess I like working in a team.

Contributing my little ability behind the stage is satisfying too.

But when I say this, i realised too that I didnt really committed 100% in organizinv the Career Fair in the last 3 years. I found it stressful and mendokkusai sometimes. May be I have to re-evaluate my ability in teamwork. :)

I was asked if I am willing to be the coordinator of MSAJ Career Fair again bect year, and i said NO! because I dont have the confidence that I can handle it.

Its time to make decision again: to take the challenge or stay in my comfort zone.

thank you MSAJ and AYNJ for the great event!

On the real stage. (Picture by Syakir)

Friday, July 19, 2013

Feeling grateful and touched

I may not know about myself, my dream or my interest.But I am certain about one thing- I am loved. .

The moment when you feel helpless, and there is someone who assist you through the fear. The moment when you have a broken heart, there is someone who stay by your side and listen to you. Then moment when you are bored, there is someone who stop their work on hand and talk to you. The moment when you need help in moving to a new place,and there was someone who planned everything for you that you dont have to worry much. The moment that you cant make a decision and there is someone who analyst the situation and make you listen to your voice of your heart. They are my sister,my family,my friends, my junior, my senior... they are the people around me. They are not just passing by, but actually leave great impacts in my life.

All these moments, are always in my mind, should not be and will never be forgotten. Because it reminds me of how lucky and happy I am.

Every little happening in my days,I am certain that I am a lucky person. Thank you, to you, and you and you. everyone who came across my life, making it beautiful and meaningful that I can't be more grateful than this.

Monday, July 15, 2013

A day to Kamakura

I went to Kamakura two weeks ago with my friends who studying in Japan under the same program as I, but they are in another university.It was my first time to go out with this members. The first outing with these guys were awesome. It has been long time since the last time I hanged out with friends and speaking to each other in Chinese!

We visited a few temples in Kamakura and enjoyed the scenery!

entrance of 報国寺(Hokoku-ji)

報国寺(Hokoku-ji)

The members at the entrance to bamboo forest(chikurin)

bamboo forest in the temple. feel calm.

This bamboo forest (chikurin) reminded me of the Chikurin I visited last year in Kyoto. It was a little forest with bamboos on a hill. Ifyou are thinking of going to Kyoto, I strongly recommend this place in Arashiyama,Kyoto!

竹林（ちくりん）

erm,some caves?

Someone left there names here on the bamboos.

A rest place where fresh green tea were served

Hydrangea　（紫陽花)

pretty and handsome.

us!

try try try on the pickles.

Herbal garlic. It tasted nice!

Yam

erm. some kind of fish.

This shop was interesting. the dumplings hanging on the wall are soaps. they have handsoap, facial soap and body soap..

The mochi-mochi soap.

The staff in their yukata.

lotssss of soap dumplings

The famous soft-cream shop in Kamakura.

We bought Ajisai and yam flavored soft-cream and

Down to the shopping street.

八幡宮(Hachimangu) a famous shrine in Kamakura.

Entering Hachimangu shirine

We were lucky to see a wedding ceremony held at the shrine

Notice that the bride and groom are wearing black and white. It is very surprising fact because for Chinese, Black and white color represent funeral affairs. But it is different in Japan!