Work...

Work sucks in general, but it doesn't have to be. I'm one of those lucky people, whose parents support whatever I want to do in life and encourage me to be the best I can be. Thanks Ummi and Abuya, I love you both very much, and I can't ask for any more than you've given me.

Many people I know are stuck in a job that they hate, or hate their bosses; or both. And it is a shame, because this hatred eats you up in a bad way. Hating something you do makes you older quicker simply because you're not happy. I've always known that I would like a job that involves human interaction. Sitting in an office for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, is not something that I find appealing. Perhaps it is because of my outgoing nature, and because my family is like that. More than half of my family are teachers, and most of them have wonderful people skills. Of course, this leads to my going into tourism and hospitality, which is in a way, an accident.

Tourism management was my sixth out of eight choices given to you when you apply to go to university. Yes, I filled out everything I could think of, in terms of what I'd like to study. I've always wanted to become a journalist, but as we all know, that didn't happen. Haha. I was offered to study Tourism, and thought, "This could be exciting." And it was! I loved every minute of the classes I took, and every trip I made with my friends, every eating out sessions that we had. It was just an amazing time of my life.

I'm now working at a country house hotel, with the most amazing views, and rooms/restaurant/bar to be proud of. There's not much that I can fault with where I am working. The bosses are crazy sometimes, but there are tactical ways to get them off of you. Today, we had no guest staying at the hotel. I was going to set up our new online reservation system and thought I'd be doing that the whole night. Three people showed up at about 5.20pm, wanting to have dinner. When my boss came back from a walk with her dog, I mentioned that we were going to have people for dinner and she said she'd come over to help. This was excellent because I didn't really want to do dinner service, I'm not a fan of restaurant service. I still helped out a little in the restaurant, but it wasn't taking too much of my time away from my actual work.

At about 9.30pm, the guests paid and left. They were pleasant. The type of customers that I like. And my boss left about 10 minutes later. I attacked the new booking system, and checked and double-checked the rates, the facilities of the hotel, the cancellation policy, and everything else you can think of. I was mentally drained, but it was a good day.

Tomorrow is another day. And my list is about my height. Aiyaayayayaya!

Dream, dream, dream

"I have a dream." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Dreams are to be realized. Most of them are reachable.

Dreaming is a part of being human. The desire to reach for something we admire, respect. I've always dreamed of graduating with a bachelors degree and further, dreamed of traveling and seeing the world, and dreamed of being the best in my field. Personal dreams that are easier to realize because it is up to you. The power is in your hands.

Bigger dream however, for example the standard Miss World answer, "World Peace" are far more difficult.  There is too much greed in the world. And there is only so much you can do. *Sigh*

Accents?

I've been reading some threads online about Malaysian/Singaporean accent (Manglish and Singlish). And I find them absolutely hilarious as there are many people trying to defend the accent, as well as disturbed by it. As far as I am concerned, as long as people can understand you, it is not important what you sound like.

However, for someone who loves language and linguistics, I believe that it is important that we learn and master a language up to a native speaker level. Or at least get the pronunciation correct and sound just a little more convincing. I phoned Sutera Harbour and Karambunai Resort and spoke to the HR department to see if there is any jobs available for me to apply for; and I spoke the way I would when I talk to people here. And, they asked me which country I was from. When I told them that I am from KK, they said, "Oh?" It wasn't like I was trying to show off or anything, it was just the way I talk especially when being formal (I was looking for a job after all, therefore, cannot speak cincai2 lorrr!).

A few years ago, my dad and I were watching the news and this man who was the head of our Malaysian contingent to the SEA Games was being interviewed. He said, "I think we will do well in the SIGEM." (or at least it sounded like that to me and my dad). Another example would be the phone call from Al-Jazeera to the former Information Minister, Zainuddin Maidin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMFY1-z2Lk0. These are embarrassing examples of the incompetence of 'important people' who represented our country at international level.

If they don't care enough about improving their language skills, perhaps they should just stay under the tempurung kelapa and croak (not bloody speaking to a journalist on international TV!).