Saturday, June 24, 2006
short update
back from work.. and tomorrow's finally my off day for the week! :) this is my 4th week of working 6 days a week! but too bad i have 2 off days for next week... so i'll only be working 5 days a week.. which means less tired, more fun... but less money.i took quite a few pictures and stuff of my new housing and with my colleagues... but i'm SO LAZY to post them up on my this blog.. sighs. it really takes alot of time and effort. besides, i'm not done with taking pictures with all the colleagues that i want to take with! haha. maybe i'll do that when i'm more or less doen with all. hehez.
anyway, just a short update of myself. i've been so busy working! and i must say i've really settled down and got used to the life here. living at VCU dorm and working at kings dominion. 4 weeks have just flew past like that. 4 weeks full of work. it's fast.
i'm happy and enjoying life much better now. better than the first few weeks we came. yes it's busy, but it's fulfilling. in fact, i like going to work. the hours are long... clocking like 50+ hours a week... much longer than what i would clock as a temp office worker back in singapore... but it's ok when you get used to it. we normally work like 10 hours a day with a 45min break in between where 15mins of the time is spent walking to the canteen lor.
i hated this job initially cuz it was an extremely tiring and dirty job to me. it still is except that i've gotten used to it. the amount of trash i've picked up here is definitely more than the amount of trash i've picked up for the past 20 years of my life! and clearing up trash cans is something i've never done in my entire life before! goodness gracious... it stinks big time and it is SO FILTHY. disgusting. and the amount of floor that i've swept is probably more than well... how much i've swept for my life too! i hardly sweep the floor at all... i only vaccuum them. haha. i hardly sweep at all back home... but i come here and sweep up trash every single fucking day that i work. it's like, i can't believe i flew 20 over hours and spent a few thousand bucks to come here to pick and clean the trash that americans litter. gosh. but seriously, working here is probably also the most amount of money i've picked up so far in life. haha they drop money like they drop trash. which is also a good thing i guess. i pick up lotsa coins quite frequently... it all depends on my luck and how sharp my eyes are. haha. but i know the park is definitely filled with alot of money everywhere! people drop all their pennies, dimes, quarters etc when they ride the coasters. it probably drops all over the place when the coasters go upside down. sometimes i get really amazed at how these people can keep dropping money man! maybe it's just because i work in an amusement park. i often start up looking for trash and unconsciously end up looking for money when i'm cleaning... hahaha. i lose my focus when i start seeing shiny round coins around. haha.
anyhow, i must say i've been quite lucky so far in my job here and all. i get along well with people i work with.. and i would say that i'm lucky most of them quite like me. i mean not that i'm trying to be bhb... but sometimes you can tell when people like you more than others a not. and for me i guess people quite like me, whether they are blacks or whites. perhaps it's just the nature of my character where i can talk to people easily and am more friendly... it helps to make a difference la. and when people at work like you, it really helps to make your job much easier. firstly you enjoy working with your co-workers more... secondly people would also tend to "take care" of you more. hmms.
in fact, i like it here and i seriously wouldn't mind continuing life like this for a longer period of time. i wouldn't mind extending my time working here... because i realized i only have slightly less than a month's time left... which is quite sad. haiz. but things would change even if i stay because most singaporeans would have left by then... new people would come in and all... so all i can do is to treasure the times that i'm having now.
i realized that in life... change is probably the only constant thing. it applies for everything in life... so well, things will never stay the same and the only way is to accept it and well, get used to it. because sometimes, change might not be for the worse, but for the better.
i enjoy going to work simply because of the motivation from my co-workers i would say. i think it's the people around you that makes all the difference in your attitude. the job scope itself is boring and sian because YOU DO THE SAME THING EVERY SINGLE FREAKING DAY. it gets really boring... but the chance of getting to interact with the friends you make there and also some of the guests can really make your day. it makes all the difference. and having different types of motivation in looking out for some people also helps to make the days pass by better.
we spend so much time talking about work and colleagues after our work end everyday. we are all from different rides and so we meet different stuff too. when we get together back again on the bus and back at the dorm, gossips and all start going around... and the latest updates and discussions of what happened in the park during the day and also about Mr/Miss S0-and-so starts going on. it's lotsa fun cuz we have endless to talk about everyday.
i can just foresee how much i will miss life like this when i leave next month. sighs. i will miss USA, i will miss kings dominion, i will miss all the singaporeans here, i will miss all the friends i've made at work. sighs!
anyway, i'll end off with my favourite picture for now. it's taken with some of my colleagues after work one day... at our ride station with the train and the background shows part of the ride area. will post more thoughts and pictures next time! :)
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