My apologies for the lack of updates.

Procrastination has, in a way got the better of me, and despite the best effort of trying to string blog posts over blog posts in my mind, I have never really attempted to write them down.

Life is, of course, not standstill. I’ve got a job, I’ve graduated and then I’ve changed job again. It seems as if it was a long time ago since my previous job, despite it was just a month ago.

Seriously, I think there are some noteworthy points in the job that I should write down, least I forget about them.

It was, ohhh-so-fun being a customer service officer minion in a call center. You know, the place where you call when there’s a problem with your cellphone and you wanted to scold your telco for giving shitty service. Basically, my initial thought was to just waste some time, entertain myself, and at the same time receive wages whilst looking for another job.

Well, the first four weeks of the job was spent on training, getting a grip on the system and how things work, learning all the products and services of the company and things as such. Training was uneventful, save for an incident where another trainee mass sent a gross, nude corpse email to everyone in the company, which includes 40 A4 pages of email addresses employees all over the world from Australia to Europe. Took 2 years off the trainer’s life trying to do damage control, which sufficiently made the guy an epic.

Real life call answering, however, is a different thing altogether, especially if the customers are cranky Singaporeans that are sooooo kiasu. Believe me, these are the cases that I personally handled during my short stint there.

Customers called to ask about every single charges on the phone bill, why he was charged, and then scold the telco for charging them so much.

Customers who complained about obscene calls but stayed on for 30 minutes listening to the call.

Customers who called up to exclaim that their handphones are acting crazy and expect the telco magically send a new phone over or threaten to sue the telco.

Customers who begged to unsuspend line, telling a long, sad story about not being able to afford to pay, but used up thousands of dollars worth of phone charges.

Customers who demand waiver on services they CLAIMED they do not use.

Customers who called and ask for another telco’s info.

Customers who called up just so that they get to scold someone, anyone.

Customers who called in to complain about the long waiting time during the call.

Customers who called in to complain about other operators being rude to them.

Customers who called in just to get someone to talk to them.

Customers who called to threaten to jump ship if the telco don’t give them new phones. NAO!!!!

I was like, duhhh? There was actually more cranky customer stories, but like I said, it felt like it was so long ago that I couldn’t remember any, except one arsehole who called up and complained about me being incompetent. Bah! Who cares???

Next up! My convocation!!! (Hope I am hardworking enough to write a blog post!!! Kekekekek )

Wao.

The last post of was a month ago. That was pretty long isn’t it?

Heck it was so long that I don’t even know how to write a post properly anymore. Hmmm, let’s start off with what I did for the past few weeks, yeah?

First off, there is this new job that I started last month. Not exactly something I would like to do for the rest of my life, but for now it pays the bills and make time spent more worthwhile, so I will be sticking to it. Hopefully I can get a better job soon.

And then there is this whole thing about convocation anxiety. Its not about accidentally stumbling on the hem of the robe causing me to propel forward and knock my scroll out of the hand of the chancellor kinda fear, but more like, “what will the future be” kinda fear. You know, the usual standing at crossroads not knowing what to do, because everything doesn’t fall in place fast enough to offer a security blanket. Something like that.

Moving on to something lighter, I found out that the world is a lot bigger than the confines of academic pursuits. There are things that are not taught in classroom, and one of the most important thing not taught was to buckle up my seatbelt for a rough ride in life. But still, I am grateful that at least I feel what I learn equipped me better in cushioning the fall rather than hurting my bum.

LOL. So metaphorical. Whatever.

Now I wish I could sleep in. Waking up early to go to work is such a dread. But I am being optimistic! The early bird gets the worm! Hmm, I wonder if I am the bird or the worm?

ITP. It’s done.

Mi iz taking a break nao.

I believe the petrol price hike is something everyone had already known.

Too bad I have already fill my tank to the brim last two days. Isk! I can’t even get the satisfaction of filling the last drop of petrol that costs RM1.92 tonight! Not that I could, mind you, the queue was so bad in front of every petrol station, I bet by the time I reach the pump I would have to pay the new price of RM2.70 already.

The domino’s effect, it is going to affect the price of all other daily necessities.

Gone were the good old days when I could fill up the Kancil for less than twenty bucks. Gone were the days where RM2.00 can buy me a delicious plate of char kueh tiau and iced drinks. Gone were the days when people actually earn enough to live comfortably.

All I can see ahead now is more scrimping and saving. And the hike will just be the first of many more hikes to come. The blood in my veins run cold to think of how to survive when everything is so expensive but yet the pay remains stagnant. Not that I’ve been paid yet.

Suddenly, the future seems very bleak. Excuse me, I think I must go lie down and digest the fact. Boohoohoohooo!

Just when I thought cutting down on shopping trips would actually stop me from spending money. I haven’t been prowling shopping centers for good ol’ shopping, that is for sure, but I don’t seem to save any more money than I used to when to stamp my feet all over shopping aisles by shopping aisle.

That, I guess, is the beauty and the curse of online shopping. A click is all it takes to part with my money. As much as it is convenient and all that, it is still a form of money spent, and it is money well wasted if those things are not up to the quality I have nowhere to complain to, nor can I ask for refund or exchange. Still, every now and then it is irresistible.

So far it is confined to girlish stuffs such as clothes, costume jewelries, and of late, bags. The bags has yet to arrive yet, so I hope it is going to be alright. The fact that I have never seen, touch or smell the goods kinda makes me feel like I am playing roulette here. They are not exactly very expensive stuffs but they cost me money nonetheless.

Been browsing lowyat girl stuffs of late, and transactions are satisfactory. Those sellers take their business very seriously. Have yet to try out ebay though. lelong was kinda expensive and independent sellers out there never really interest me. Besides, my previous experience with an independent seller makes me shun them because it truly isn’t worth my time and money.

It was something like this. I used to purchase costume jewelries from some homemade jewelries site and the purchase was defect upon arrival. That was two years ago, and despite apologies and promises of item exchange it just isn’t worth my time because the seller says she will send a new one along with my future purchase, which I find it absurd because I am not going to buy anything from there anymore. Quality was sub par and the things that I bought keep falling apart. It was an embarrassment to wear an earring which look as if it is going to fall apart, which it eventually did. So, no more buying from there. Its not that I am into wearing costume jewelries these days anyway.

So, I’ve wizen up. Did a lot of comparison and read a lot of customer feedbacks before giving business to where it worths. I find that it is important to purchase from sellers with genuine, good feedbacks and competitive price. You would be surprised to find a few sellers for the same items so compare their prices before buying. Do avoid rude and arrogant sellers because it is simply bad customer service. As there are no written rules for online consumers, it is best for us to decide and be prude.

I especially dislike sellers who talk about charity along their business lines. Excuses such as my items are expensive and the quality is bad because I will donate for what and what organization and charity and whatnots are simply excuses. Who knows if you really walk the talk after you get the money? You are just cheating us off money for all that I know anyway.

I am talking about my own experience here, because I feel very cheated. There are better ways to donate for charity, imho.