Blogs For March 2006

FTT Test 310306
Dear all.... Like to share my happiness here....
As most of you all are aware that, yesterday is my Final Theory Test... Before I begin my story of FTT, got to tell you what happened before that...
At 5.20pm, as usual, I finished my work and leave Income.. Went to MRT station... So crowded... As usual crowded la... Then reached Yio Chu Kang, walked to SSDCL(Singapore Safety Driving Center Ltd), while walking, it was drizzling... So I tried to walk fast.. But the rain became heavier... Soon within minutes, it became heavy downpour... Luckily I was already inside the building.. Went to ask the counter for receipt for later de test... She say actually no need... But since I insist, she printed for me.. And I also took the number to extend my course. But when the counter serve me, she told me don extend first, if I later passed liao no need to extend.. If I done it le, cant reverse the process.. So she told me wait for my results then decide whether to extend or not..
So I rested on the seat in front of the counter, waiting for the time to strike 6.40pm before going for my FTT trial test for one last time.. Previously, this week I went for three trial tests and scored 45/50 for all the trial test. Just when I wanted to take the third trial test, I was down on flu.. But cos I paid the money le, had to force myself to there. Luckily I still get 45/50.. Not bad.. Then yesterday, was a bit ok after taking the medicine for running nose... When I walked up, saw a lot of people already there... Some brought umbrellas. Looking to the other end is waiting area for the actual test room. I became very nervous. See the watch slowly crawl to 6.45pm, thinking soon will be able to do my last trial test and will be getting 45/50, but cant help to feel very nervous and worried. As i am not feeling well, afraid that it will affect my performance. Finally it was 6.55pm, we are allowed to go into the room.. I start to key in my I/C and the password, start to answer all the questions... When I finished the whole test, send for marking, sad to say I failed this time with a score of 43/50. So sad.... But still have to walk to the waiting area for my actual test.
When i find a place to sit down, I quickly take out the book to revise. Due to nervous and worried, I seems to cant remember all the things...Scared... Worried... Time is 7.40pm, still have 5mins before the reporting time, I went to the ladies to calm myself... When I walked up, the candidates are queuing to get into the room. So I follow them, took my seat number(8), went to the seat, I begin to worried... So I pray hard and hope for the word passed appearing after my test... As usual, the invigilator explained the Do's and Dont's. He told us to relax and wait patiently for the computer to start. Finally, the clock strike 8pm. The computer started. I began to key in the pin given by them. The questions are some simple, most of them tricky. I began to slowly answered the questions. Some had already finished when I was at Question 15. They passed. When I reached 50 out of 50 questions, I was prompt to check using the question index. I looked through, sure that all questions was answered, then I click on end test. Submit for marking... Few seconds, results appeared.. It's a PASSED... So happy seeing that... Really happy and cant believe my eyes... When I walking to the door, I turn and see the comp for one last time to confirm the word was PASSED.. Then walked out to the kiosk to print the result... Read it times and again.. Still unable to believe my eyes... Then I ask the counter, if I passed le, no need to extend my course rite? She say yes, no need to extend le.. Cos I am private... Anyway, would like to thank a list of people...
Firstly, is my colleagues.... Azhari and Azhar.. Thanks for all the teachings and helped.. Without all ya explainations, I believe, I wont remember lots of the stuffs...
Secondly is my dearest sis, Nurlinda Jie... Hehe.. If not for her nagging, pressuring and encouragements, I wont come this far....
Thirdly is my kor, Weizhong... If not for his words of encouragements and faith in me, I would have given up hope le..
Lastly is my frienzzz... Lifang and Jixiang... Thanks for Lifang for all the wishes and teaching.. Thanks for Jixiang's pressure method... haha.. Sounds like getting some trophy at the stars awards and thanking people... But those are my fei fu zhi yan(from bottom of my heart).... If not for all of you, I wouldn't succeed.... Thanks... Really appreciated it... Well, maybe some of you think it is nothing la.. But to me is a great achievements... Ok la..Ending here liao.. If not will be mei wan mei liao(no ending)...
Take care guys... See ya...

30 March 2006
Jus recover from my flu... Actually yesterday was a bad day... Those who is my colleague will know why I say that... Think I will write it out here?? Haha... Nope.. As I think is very malu... Wont write it out one la..
Yesterday was damn bad.. Flu makes me have watery eyes.. Some more when I off work, heavy rain... Than still have to crawl to SSDCL for my trial test. Cos I am private not student in SSDCL, so trial test had to pay.. Hence die die also must go..
Took bus 130 than alight at the stop before Big Mac Centre. Cant tahan the running nose... So went to 7 eleven buy medical oil and tissues in case later need.. Than cross over to take 268 till SSDCL... Drag myself to there. Took the test.. Result is still 45/50... Not bad la.. Still passed...
Later will go for trial test than my real test... They say i give myself lots of stress till sick le.. Yesterday stop and think.. Maybe that is the root of my flu.. But cant help it... Really want to pass once and for all.. Than can go for my practical and then TP driving test smoothly..
Don know later what is the outcome... Jus hope it will be 45/50... Cant hope for much... Hehe.. They say never mind if fail le can retake... But i don wan as I got bet and also cos i am Bert Tay's god daughter... If he can passed once why I cant... Cant be worst than him... He is my role model.. hehe... So later prepare to extend the course liao la... All think I can pass once and for all.. Don know need to extend a not... Later will check... SSDCL.. Please let me pass today.... Wish me good luck...

FTT Trial Test(27 March 2006)
As some may know, today is my trial test.. First time I scored 45/50... Though is only marginly passed, but was very happy... Jus hope that will passed in my very first FTT this friday... The questions were not easy but managed to do it with this score. Previous try was 40/50 which is failed.. Cant imagine if I really passed what will I be feeling... I had tried my very best and hope will ripe what i soiled... Jus now before taking the free bus ride from SSDCL, I met Lifang... She is there to take her practical test.. She had just learnt parking.. So envy.. Hope I can made it soon... We will be meeting tomolo again as she is taking the practical tomolo and me the theory trial test... Will be taking also on thurs and plan to take before my FTT.. Hope can slot the time.. Wish me good luck...

FTT(24 March 2006)
Most of you all will know that I had went for my trial test yesterday and was not a very good one.. My score is only 40/50... Need to improve in order to pass the real FTT..
Some may wonder what is FTT... FTT stands for Advance Theory Test/Final Theory Test. It is a theory test before taking Traffic Police Driving Test and by passing all the above, I will obtained a Class 3 Qualify Driving Licence and will head to drive on the road...
Sometimes really hard to imagine myself driving a car on Singapore road... Some say I would give up halfway la.. But for me, i will not like wat they say lo.. Haiz.. Will work things out... Soon my course will expire... 1 April 2006. Taking the FTT on 31 March... Haha.. So die die must pass on 31 March... If not have to extend... Then another $5.25...
Later at 3.30pm, another try for trial practice. Why practise not test ar... Cos yesterday, the counter staff say, trial test is for the new comers who do not/unfamiliar with the system.. Practice have answers and so I will know why I am wrong.. May this help... After passing the FTT, will go for private driving lesson... Well, my PDL also expiring soon in June... Haiz.... Pray for all will be well and as what i expected...
All the best for me in FTT and hope that will pass the TP driving test in one go.... :)

Stress...(19 March 2006)
Friday, 17 March, chat with daddy(Bert Tay). We chat for almost two hours. I was bugging him... Then I told him that I am now taking class 3 licence. Will be taking my final theory this month end, 31 March. He say that I would give up halfway. But I told him firmly that I will not give up at all. He don't buy the story. Hence we had a bet. From now till the day I achieved my licence, I am not suppose to contact him. To prove him wrong, I took this challenge.
Saturday, 18 March, I went to look for Jie. As I had to pass something to shasha on behalf of someone. So I went down. I told Jie about my bet with daddy. She say she also agreed with what daddy say. I called Aunt Poh Tee earlier, she too believe I will give up halfway. This made me very very sad. Supposingly, daddy and Jie should be the one who support me and trust me. But none of them believe that i will not give up at all. Even my kor Javier also think that I will give up... Haiz... Felt so sad... No one in this world trust me....
Sunday, 19 March, I sms Jie and told her that if she dont believe me, we can bet. If I lose, I will treat her 5 bowls of bobo chacha. If she lose, she will treat me KFC. Then she say in order for me to win, I must passed the Final Theory Test and Traffic Police Driving Test once and for all. Haiz... I told her that is impossible as I am not that clever. To be frank I tried a lot of times till I finally passed my basic. Though it is easy but i tried a lot of times. Hence, I do not have confidence that I can do it once and for all. So I negotiate to three times. But she did not replied. Haiz.. Now me very stress le... She set the goal to be once... How?? Haiz.. Don know la.. Hope can get it done once only...
Wish me good luck ba...

Stupid Me...(16 March 2006)
Today I tried to use masnet when my colleague is not around. Initial stage I was ok with the system and follow step by step that was written a piece of paper. But when I try to log out, I find that I cant log out to the lotus notes. Thinking that restart the computer might solve the problem.
But by doing that it made the matter worst. I cant log in again to the masnet and appear a phrase "authentical failure". I panic, it was near my lunch hour. But thank god my colleague had sent the files before he left.
Thinking that later no one will use that system, I went to lunch. When I came back, I was very guilty. Even though I had told him that I had cause the problem, but he wasn't angry at all. He say when he come back tomolo he will fix the problem. There comes a problem. One of my colleague wanted to transmit one case urgently to LTA. That is when I became panic.
I ask him what to do now. He told me to tell G to call masnet helpline to reactivate the password. So I went to G and told her the whole thing. She was very angry and say: " What did you do? I already so busy and you did this? What did he told you? I dont know what he say la. I call him..." She scolded me for being so curious about this masnet. But I think I was not in wrong as I follow the whole process step by step. There is no error throughout the whole process.
Just then, I thought of Tracy might be able to assist me. So I went to seek help from her. She came and teach us how to resolve the problem. Though she explain to G and me that this might happened at times and it was not totally my fault, but G keep on nagged that saying I treat masnet as toy and play. But the truth is, I was trying to help out in case they need her to transmit the file urgently and he is not around. But she only know how to nag and nag and nag...
This made me realised I should wash my hands off her and never to help her even though I know how to do. You may think I am selfish, but this is not the first time she accused me wrongly. Previously, she accused me of cheating the hours by writing on the time sheet the date I was taking leave. The truth is, I did not do that. Watever la.. Really very tired of explaining to her.... Haiz.. Don know what to say about G liao....

Thoughts...(15 March 2006)
Maybe some of you all knew, I came from a strict family with curfew in the past. I am living worst than a Cinderella. She needs to get home before midnight but for me I must be home before 7pm during my school dayz...
But now, I broke the curfew by sometimes home at midnight. Not cos i am very rebellious. It is due to my family had a 'crazy' dad. Pardon me for saying him crazy.
Maybe coz he is jobless and stay at home most of the time, his mind became unsound. Everything to him is wrong. New concept he also cant accept. He is the noisest in this family.
Most of the time, I would just keep mum as the more you reply, the more he will get angry. So let him roar all his might. Well, I really find that I had no one to turn to so had to write this blog so that I will not go crazy.
Ever since he overheard my intention to further study, he will nagged and nagged or rather make a lot of noise scolding for no reason. I dont see further my studies is wrong. I am doing it for giving them better life in future. In this world minimum to survive in good paying job will have at least a diploma. I further my study is also cos of my future. I believe that it is my future and no one can interfere. No one can changed my decision.
But it was he who driving me crazy. Everytime at home to me is hell. In the past I ever thought of killing him, but I did not as I don have the guts and i don see the need. If I did, I would die also and had no more bright future.
But there is nothing I can do to stop him from making noise. All I can do now is to have lots of fun outside. Best if I can break his rules for me.. At times thought of moving out, thought of sucide. But cos of my mum and friends, I give up too. As i think it is selfish to end your life just like this.
I just hope that everything will be better from now on. I just hope right now I can get a perm job, find a private school and further my study. My ultimate goal will be Diploma in Banking and Finance. If possible I wish to continue further studies after that... All the best for me... Also to all those who had the same goal as me...

Dreams Destroyed(15 March 2006)
The letter of my dream destroyed received on 15 March 2006, time 11pm plus and location is at my letter box. The letter reads:" We regret to inform you that your application for polytechnics is unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest in polytechnics."
All these months of waiting was proved to be furtile. They are true. I shouldn't waste my months waiting for a hope that will never fulfilled. I should have heed their advice and not to be so stubborn. Maybe some will say at least I had tried. So don't be disappointed. Right now, my only plan is to settle down with perm job and maybe take part time poly course to further my studies.
My choice will never changed. I will still apply for Diploma in Banking and Finance. Just that I need some time to find a suitable perm job and save money for starting my pursuing of diploma.
Well, I should say I had no regrets by now. It was actually within my expectation as I know that my results aren't that good. But fret not, I will still move to my goal no matter what. No matter what others might think of me...
To all those who are there supporting me, I wanna say THANK YOU for all the encouragements, moral support and listening to my sorrow. Thanks for whatever you all did. I will not give up and will have the never say die spirit...

My Grandmother(11 March 2006)
Not many people knew about this as I seldom tell it out. Like anyone, I have grandparents. I do not really remember my grandfather(My mom's Daddy) as he passed away when I was only few years old. As for my grandpa(My Dad's Daddy), even my mom also did not see him before as he passed away before my mom knew my dad.
I only left with granny(Dad's mother) and grandmother(Mom's mother). Normally, I will visit granny only on Sunday. That time my dad was a cabby driver. We would be at my grandmother house every Sunday from afternoon till night when daddy came for dinner and fetch us home. Before going home, we would visit granny(where she lives with my second uncle at Serangoon). I do not talk to my granny as I do not understand her words. She doesn't know how to speak Mandarin, sometimes will need Mummy to translate.
In my memory, granny very dote on us. Remember sometimes we would buy chicken rice for her as supper, or sometimes we bought bak-kua, she would gave us the large share and she ate the small share. She would normally say coz her appetite is small so she was unable to finish all. Granny and I was not close due to communication breakdown. One morning, I was awaken by mummy. It was bad news. Granny passed away while she was asleep. We all gathered at my second uncle house. We cried. Funeral held at my first uncle house's void deck as the alter was placed at there. I still remember I was around Secondary 2 or 3 when she left.
I only left my grandmother. We were quite close. As from young I had interest in learning Cantonese, hence I am able to communicate with her. She also understand Mandarin but she can't speak. She was very strong and always go market alone. She is also a good cook. Every Sunday, I am looking forward for her soup. Everytime will drink one big bowl. Though she had high blood pressure but if taken medicine as prescribed, her health was ok. As age was catching up, she became older and starting to forget things easily. She sometimes forgotten to take her medicines. At times, she kept her medicine somewhere and had forgotten all about it.
Once, she even left the house and lost her way home. My uncles and aunts search for few days and even made a police report. In order not to let us worry, they told us only after grandmother was found by a police officer at Chinatown, as he say he saw her loitering about in front of police station. Once, she brought a stranger home, gave my aunt a fright. Luckily, that lady was not bad person. Grandmother would start talking about the past.
It was one day, when my uncle went to the room wanted to wake her up, suprised to see she was lying on the floor and urine wet the floor. It was then, she was diagnosed stroke. That was few years ago. She was in coma for weeks. Seeing her in this state, I felt very sad. Luckily it was only a mild stroke. But she has to be placed in a medical care center as there might be another stroke. As my uncle and aunts are working, there is only one maid at home. She was sent to Econ Medical Centre located near my uncle house.
She refused to sleep and often talk to herself. This disturbs the patients there. We will try to talk to her but her condition was getting worse each day. Soon, she had forgotten about us. Knowing this, we are extremely sad. I was very worried that I would lose her anytime. Due to lack of sleep, she had another stroke. This time, she had lost the ability to move her left side. In other words, she was paralysed on her left. But she still wouldn't listen and soon, there was another stroke, this time she lost the ability to hear, speak and see. How could this happened to her. Still remember she always go market, seldom sick and was pink of health even when she is in her 70s. Due to high blood pressure and due to lack of rest, stroke took away all her senses, from able to eat became tube feeding. The whole process had almost made me feel that maybe let her go will be released for her. But I guess even the law allows, we would never chose this option. Now every Sunday was visit to the medical care centre. No matter how we tried, she can never hear us, see us and can never speak to us.
Not long ago, my elder brother married and it was a pity that she did not get to see my sister-in-law, didn't get to drink the tea and didn't get to see us grow up. How I wish she can talk to us, see us and hear us, just like the past. How I wish, everything can get back to the time when she is able to cook and able to walk. Now, she is only able to lie on the bed, waiting for nurse to tube feed her, waiting for nurse to clean after her. We used to say will fetch her home to stay and get private nurse to take care of her. But this wish will never be fulfilled as she is unable to move, unable to sit on the wheelchair.
I sometimes will ask myself, will I bear to see her left us or do I still hope for miracle that she will be able to move, speak, see, hear and eat. Now I just hope that she will not be suffering anymore.

Thoughts(10 March 2006)
Well, I just wanted to pin some of my thoughts in here. As most of them know that I am waiting for poly to accept me. Some say I should look for perm job. Some say, I should do what i wish. Anyway, this is my future.
My this decision was opposed my father's thinking. His mind is gals should never study so much. Still in the ancient times. From young, he had been controlling me. My movement and my freedom. He did not let me choose the secondary school i desire-PHS(located in Yio Chu Kang near the MRT). I landed in Deyi which is near my house. Deyi was not bad but was not one of my desire chose. When I was about to start my ITE life, he seems reluctant.
Finally I graduated and went to work temp while I apply for poly. He was very unhappy. He nagged and nagged, thinking that i might give up my decision. But I was not going to change my decision. As no matter what, I would get myself a diploma.
Sometimes, I really felt that I should just stay away from home for a day. Away from his nagged and away from his scolding for no reason, away from his old thinking. Suddenly felt that I was not having any support. At times, I thought will his thinking change when I disappeared? Will he one day support my thinking? I do not know...
But I just hope so. I just hope he can give me more freedom, let me have fun with my friends and just treat me as an adult who can make her own decisions and be responsible in whatever she does. Is it asking too much? I really wish to know what is the world like if I was given lots of freedom...

080306 and 090306
080306 is a day I helped Jie's son in the collection of the donation for his Boy Bridage. Jie was full shift that day. I went to visit her was due to a promise I made to her son, that is to donate $2 to his card. She was very tired not only because she worked full shift, but also because her staff sabotage her by missing in action, leaving her lack counter staff. She told me she didn't even have time to help her son in the collection for the donation and seek help from me. So I agreed.
I start to get from her staffs first and Jie felt that I should get from the public also. Hence I left the store and start my journey to collect the donation. It was indeed difficult. Most of the vedors i approached did not wish to donate. Then I went to ask some of the passerby, one of them taught me how I should go about asking for donations. He suggest I went to those who were eating at the coffee shop. He demo for me how I can ask. At that time, I began to have some confidence and told him that I know what to do already and thanked him for his help.
So I started asking around. Though it is not very fruitful try, but luckily there are a lot more coffee shops near by. So I went around to collect. Few hours later, I managed to fill up the whole card and went back to the store...
Jie was so suprised that I managed to fill up the card and she say she should bring all the cards and ask me to help. So she tell me to come again tomolo to help her. I agreed. Thinking that I can earn a free meal and drinks, why not... haha...
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090306, I came as promised. She passed me the card but I told her I need to eat first as I was starving... haha.. Then she say finished eating must start work. So I quickly finished the food and drink a few sips of water and start my journey again.
This time I planned to ask from door to door. I went to the flats nearby. Came to a 4 room flat block. But this trip was furtile. Why? Cos I didn't managed to collect much as most of them either not at home or reject to donate. I went to another block to try. This time I managed to fill almost all the empty space. As the donation is only $1 or $2. Most of them gave me $1. But that is fine. I managed to fill the first card and proceed to the next card which is from the girl guides. This is Jie's daughter's donation card. Her card is quite difficult as there is standard amount of donation. There are limited space for signature of $2 and $5. There is also amount of $10 and $50 which I only managed to collect one $10. The rest of the $2 is fully signed and almost all the $5 was signed.
As I find that i will never fill up the card, I went back to the store to return the cards to Jie. She was happy to see her son's card is completed as the amount of collection added up can let his son have a free camp... We counted the collection and she continued with her work. That was nearly closing, staffs were busy cleaning and washing. She was busy doing her paperwork and ask me to help her count money...
I was quite slow but managed to finish counting and then I waited for her to finish all the paperwork before we took cabby to her house... From there, I took a cabby home. By the time I reached home, it was already 2am plus.. Though I am super tired but was happy that I am able to help her...

KFC SCE and Pizza Hut Life Begins....(10 March)
Well, I started working at pizza hut is after I left AMK II KFC. You may ask me why I do not continue working in KFC at other outlet. Well, I did worked in SCE(Serangoon Central Express Store) before. It was some time before I joined Pizza Hut. It was a short period of time as I wish to work as manager. I left just the same day as daddy transfered to other outlet. Though the time was short, but I met a lot of friends there. Sabrina, Misran, etc... Reason for leaving is due to undecisive. I am still unsure of my decision to be manager. I rejected the application twice. And at the same time, I left KFC. Not long later, I joined Pizza Hut. That is when I made lots of friends and Pizza Hut life begins...
Well, I chose to work in Kovan Heartland Mall is actually by chance. Why? I was actually window shopping at there and happened to walk past and came across Pizza Hut. That day was Ben on duty. So I went in to ask if there is vacancy. Suprisingly, they ask me to fill in the application form. I waited quite some time before Ben actually called me up for interview.
In the interview, Ben ask me why I do not applied at AMK outlet which is much more nearer to my house. So I told him frankly that they rejected my application for a reason I do not know till now. I thought on hearing that, he might not take me. Then he discussed with David and eventually I was accepted.
On the first day, everything is so new to me. The menu, the ingredients, the way to hold the tray, etc... My first friend in there is Jenny. She is suppose to coach me. So whenever there is customer, she would ask me to follow her. She taught me some short forms and ask me to take one of the order with her supervising. I was very nervous luckily everything went well eventually.
Then I became to know more friends, Lichun, Belinda, Desmond, Naiff, Hada, Joanne, Lawrence, Aloy, etc.... The riders are all so friendly and they taught me a lot of things. I still remember the first time I took my dinner home after work, they gave me drumlets and personal pan pizza. Well, actually we are not supposed to bring home drumlets but they say it will be a waste to throw it away as it was already cooked. We became close friends and often stay behind to eat our supper in the store. At times when I stationed as wash, I had lots of pan to wash, sometime will wash till late in the midnight. Luckily, the riders and the rest helped me hence I won't do it till late in the midnight. Thanks god, I have their help. Sometimes, they even ask me to rest and they will take care of those dishes.
We will sit down and chit chat, sometimes we will walk out of the store together, either to bus stop or to MRT station. It was through conversation that I found out that Belinda actually shared the same birthday and same hospital as me.. She jokingly say, maybe we are just next to each other at the nursery room.. On the same day, there is also Ain who shared the same day as us. But she was not same year as us.
Working at there is fun. As we are one big family... Same feeling when I worked in AMK II KFC. Happened that actually David knew my Restaurant manager, who is my Jie now. He say he met her before but could not recall her looks. I came to know David, the restaurant manager at there is when one day I was on his shift.
David is the best manager, same as Jie. He taught me how to observe and improved my customer service skills. He is always around when we need his help. But some of the managers will just sit in the office and leave us alone. David is also very friendly. Whenever we have query, he will try to answer. He has never show his temper or vent his anger. He is always ready to help us when we are busy clearing tables.
Ben was actually quite nice manager. He is also willing to help out and teach us new things. I really thanks David for giving me a lots of opportunity to learn new things. He runs the dough when he is doing morning shifts, he taught me how to be kitchen helper, etc... Though I did not worked there for long only few months, if not because of the opportunities he gave me, I would never experience other station's work.
Due to my final year in ITE, I decided to resign and study for my exams. It is sad but I had to leave. I promised them that I will come down and visit them whenever I got time. Not long after, I got the news that all the managers left and David was transfered to Parkway Parade store than to Orchard store. Till now we will contact one another whenever we are free. Really happy to know them and will remember the days we had when working as a team... May all have bright future and may friendship never ends.

KFC Life Begins...(10 March 2006)
Still remember I first applied part time job is at November 1999. After much pleading and arguement with parents, they eventually agreed to let me work somewhere around my neighbourhood. Just nice, there is a small kfc store right opposite my house. So I went to applied. That time, Nurlinda Jie, was already the restaurant manager and her assistants are Daddy Bert and Steven. There is also another malay guy whom I already forgotten his name. Just remembered that he finds it hard to pronounced my chinese name. So I told him to put as Elaine.
According to one of the aunty, Daddy Bert was the one who interviewed me and he was the one who accepted me. But I remembered is Steven who interviewed me. Anyway, that brought my life into a new chapter. I started working and at that time, I was already Secondary 3 going to be Secondary 4. As I was in the normal academic stream, homework is not that stress. So I can work three to four days a week depending on the CCA schedules. Well, as November is school holidays, there are some of the colleagues who is also working part time with me. Sharon, who came a bit later than me eventually became my best partner.
It was a very new experience. In AMK II KFC, we are one big family. Jie was the mother and we are her kids. Though I had made lots of mistake and was actually feared to stand alone in the counter. But working with Jie and Steven, I find that I do not have that stress. Only when I was on Daddy's shift, I became very stressful. As he constantly check on my steps order which made me very nervous and often creating a lot of deletions. As I had mentioned before, I once had the deletion percentage higher than standard percentage and had to write report. But that was only in the beginning part when I was still a greenhorn...
Well, Sharon and I become their best helper. Why? Cos when they need replacement of staff, the managers will call Sharon and when Sharon is unable to make it, they will call me. But we do not mind as we enjoy working in there. Everyone is like our family members. I had made lots of friends, god-brothers and god-sisters. I even found my daddy...
As time goes by, Steven eventually left KFC. Daddy was being transfered out and came some other managers come and leave. I had worked with them many times. There is also another manager whom I find it very stressful working with. He is none other than David. He is very sytematic guy who put procedure as first pirority. When we wanted to do short cut, he will be very firm and say no... Hence at times, he rather let customer wait than to do short cut. Not long, he left KFC and came Vincent and Kitty and some other manager. At last John Palmer was the last assistant before AMK II became a history. Working with John Palmer was fun and he will crack lots of jokes. He is also treating us like his kids. Eventually most of us treat him as daddy. Even me also address him daddy at times. He will also smokes with other staffs. He let me had chance to work in other station like cook and kitchen. I still remember there was once when Daddy came as attachment to our outlet when Jie and John Palmer is unable to come, I was scheduled as cook. I was very nervous and stress. But everything turns well eventually. Daddy very afraid to work when I schedule as cook as I am quite slow. I guess he is more stressful than me. Haha...
Jie and John Palmer also very fond of letting me to handle keys. At times, when other managers attached to store, I would be asked to collect the keys and pass to the morning attached manager or pass to them. I was also asked to look after the store whenever I am free. Seems like a small assistant. But I am not as good as Sharon. She is very good at quality control and handling staffs. Me were normally play at work.. Haha... She sometimes will say me not being serious... But that is me... haha...
Still remember when we heard that AMK II is walking towards history, we are sad. Soon, Jie was being transferred out of AMK. I only knew through one of my friend who is manager. As for John Palmer, he went Clementi oulet and not long he was unhappy working there and in the end he went back to Malaysia. We eventually lost contact even when he promised that he will look for us and keep in contact.
As for Jie, she is now at Tampiness Outlet. Doing fine but was extremely stress out. I think she lost a lot of weight these years. I had worked in AMK II from November 1999 till somewhere in June 2002. I left few weeks before AMK II walked into history. But till now some of us still in contact. And some might be reading this space. Does it brings back our memories in there. Actually we have 3 Sharons in the end. But my best partner is none other than Sharon 1. Sharon 2 and 3 became my sisters. We are still in contact and they might be reading this too. Just wanna tell them, I really enjoyed the days. Though there are some of misunderstandings, we had arguements and even almost fight but I really cherish the days we had. Thanks for walking into my life and made it so colourful. I think we will never forget what we did. Especially the times we chatted at the playground opposite the store, eat our supper at my void decks, sending each other home... Those were the days... Haha... All the best and may we be the best sisters and pals. May god bless all of you...

My Teenage Dayz(6 March 2006)
Suddenly feel like writing about my teenage years. Well, as many of you know that I had started working since November 1999. My first job is service crew at KFC at AMKII-Blk 529 AMK Ave 10. Days in there were fun.
I remember the first time I learnt the steps order, Bert Tay(My god daddy now), was the manager to train me, Javier, my god brother is suppose to guard me along. I could not remember the items in one of the family meal and hence almost got Javier into trouble. When I first start my own counter, I did a lot of mistakes. Deletions and overings occurs almost every mins. Daddy was very angry. This is the first time he scolded me so fiercely. I almost cried as he said that I have to write report on why so many deletions and overing, if not I cant go home. Javier was there with me and he assured me that I can go home even if I cant finished the report. He tried to help me to write some of the details. But I just cant remember what I had deleted. Luckily, in the end, I do not need to write that report.
From then on, I became afraid of working with him. But as time goes by, I find that he is not that fierce. Eventually, I call him daddy and he did not reject. Not long after, he was being transfered out. Well, he was only transfered to AMK central outlet. I will drop by when I finished my class. But I did one terrible thing that lead our relationship in rocks. I went almost everyday and I even drink and throw glass in front of him. I think he was angry with me as I kept pestering him. Soon, I realised that I should kept him a distance. Hence, Ilater, I started come home late occasionally. People might say I am naughty, but I just wanted more freedom. I guess, in future when I ever had kids, I might be as worried as my parents is now. But I just wanted to know the feeling of rebellious.
In my 'work life' I met a lot of good managers and supervisor. Nurlinda Lee, who eventually became stop going to central and stop walking past his outlet. But sometimes, I would peep to see if he is fine.
Some time later, he was being transfered out, I had lost contact after that. Then my oulet was about to close down. Due to too many staff available, I was not given any schedule and eventually left the outlet. After that I went to Pizza Hut at Kovan Heartland Mall, that is where I met my god sister Belinda, who shared the same birthdate and hospital with me. I met a lot of nice friend. That is also when I started trying to smoke.
I still remember, I was only 17plus that time. I usually smoke either before work or after work or during breaks. Then when I reached home, I will feel guilty as I had promised my mom I would never touched them. Well, I would not say I am really a smoker. To be frank I am just wasting the ciggeratte.. haha.. I also ever brought the ciggeratte to school but luckily there isn't any spot check on me. But that period only last for few weeks.
Then I started to be home in midnight. That lead to my parents unhappiness. They had scolded me the next day but I was a bit rebelled and continued for days. At times I felt that I was not given enough freedom. Hence, by doing that is some sort like a strike on the lack of freedom. I guess they are really mad... Well, that is only lasted for months. Then I switch back to homely girl. Came home straight after work or school. Not long my sister is one of the example of good manager. Though she is sometimes very calculative, but working with her is fun but stress also. As her standard of all is high. Once I had a mystery customer gauging our overall perfomance, I scored very badly. She was so angry that she condemned me from working as cashier. Till finally I scored full marks and she was jubilant. Still remember that day when I came to store with my friend, her excited expression. She told me that I scored 100 for champs and won free set meal. But I really enjoyed the days we worked together.
David, restaurant manager of Pizza Hut Heartland Mall, was also one good manager. He also set high standards and he is also very friendly. Whenever you have query, he will answer you. He even taught me how to me the kitchen helper and even tried to train me on off peak hours. I was very fortunate to work with him though is only for a short period as I resigned after a few months of working due to my final year exams.
Really thank those who work with me and also to all my good manager and supervisor. Through you, I had learnt a lot. Hope that we are still in contact no matter what happened.

Jie Nurlinda's birthday 030306
Yesterday, I went to Tampines after work. I was so excited to see her expression when she get the presents and when she open the presents. Just then, I saw Sharon who was there earlier than me. I thought maybe just let them have some private time. But Jie told me that Elaine is also coming to eat dinner with us. So I stay. But little did I know she would join us very late.
Well, we went to the nearby food court and she is giving us a treat... I eat the cheapest in there, chicken rice which cost $2.50. Sharon ordered the Muthabak which cost $5. We were chatting happily. Sharon could not finished the Muthabak as it is very big serving. No wonder it cost $5.
After dinner, we went around as Jie had not finished explore the place. After that we went back to her store as she wanted to rush home to pack Shasha's bag for Brownie Outing at East Coast Park today. We waited for bus 27 just outside the AIA building. We waited quite some time and the bus was very crowded. When about to reach our destination, we finally get to sit. Then we walked to her home, sort of escort her home. When we reached home, Shasha opened the door. As usual, Jie will worried about if Shasha had finished packing her stuff. They were choosing the shoes to wear today. Finally, they decided to wear her school shoes as she did not want to wear socks. After deciding, I played with Shasha for a while, then Shasha bring me to her room, till then I notice her double deck bed was missing. I joked with her and say, she broke the bed. Then she kept the money which Jie gave for her to eat at McDonald and also cycling. I saw the pants, it looks like skirt. Then Jie was reading the instruction given by Shasha's teacher and also telephone number to call in case of emergency. Then Jie went to change her clothes. Shasha was curious to know what I gave Jie, so we ask her to open the present. I gave her bottle of flowers plus 22 CDs(CDs is her request gift). Shasha thought I bought the flowers. So I demostrate to her how I did it. She was quite convince.
Then she saw the bags that I and Sharon were carrying. She was interested in the things on my bag. There are a small dice, 1 small teddy bear and one medium size teddy bear. She took the medium size out and started to play with it. The bear was so cute that she almost refuse to return to me. It is near bed time, Jie call her to her room to sleep. She refuse to return the bear, then I ask for the bear again, then she return me. As the air con just on, so Jie was fanning Zulkarnean and trying to ask him to sleep. But maybe there are two of us there, he was quite shy. On the other hand, Shasha was fanned by Sharon and soon she fell asleep. Then Elaine came. She was disturbing Zulkarnean sort of don't let him sleep. Kept telling him, she saw pink dolphin la, saw David Beckham and his galfriend la. Ask him to go McDonald eat breakfast la. Till he made screeching sound then she gave up disturbing him. Jie felt that we should leave the room to let him sleep by himself. So we left and went to the living room.
At there, three of us started talking and asking our jobs and life. Sharon mentioned that Jie slim down a lot. She was very skinny now. But I think that is her. When she is stress, her appetite is small. At work, she will seldom eat. After she is done with putting the kids to their bed, then Elaine suggest she drive as she wanted me and Sharon to join her birthday party at her express store and she will take care of the petrol. Jie drive the car out of the car park, stop at the exit, then Elaine took over. But she was not very familiar in driving auto car. So had small problems when she stepped the break. But all was fine in the end as she finally mastered how to drive the car. We went to the petrol kiosk to top up the petrol, then proceed to the venue.
When we reached there, some of the staffs are at the back door chatting. Jie went to her office to complete some paper work. We were outside chatting and not long after Jie came out to join us a while and she went back in to finish all the paper work. After all the paper work done, it is already almost 1am. The rest were already at the dinning prepare for the party. They ask us how old is she. Then I told them she is 41 this year. Then they put 4 big and 1 small candles. Jie was being ask to sit in the center. She bring a chair over and sit down. Then when the candles are lit, we sang her birthday song in English, Mandarin, Malay and Philipines. She was so happy. Then she made two wishes and blew off the candle. She wanted to cut the cake and was stopped by her staff. They had a task for her to do. They gave her a big cup of mixture of chili, all kinds of soft drinks and want her to finish within 2mins. Then she negotiate till 3mins. But she finally finished it within 2mins. To her suprise, she saw chili inside. Then she wanted to splash those who did that drink. They ran to one side. Then Jie was targeting one of the staff and trying to splash her, but she had detergent on hand, so Jie gave up. When she was talking, that staff took away her water and that end the fight.
Then Jie cut the cake and distributed fairly to us. Then let one piece extra for us to play on her. They have cake fight and almost all got the cake on their clothes. Only me is spared as I did not involved in this fun as I do not want my shirt to be dirtied. Jie got it most one her yellow shirt. So fun. Jie kept saying:"My baju...." haha.... It was very fun. But after the fun is clearing the mess. So I help to throw away the box and some litter while one of the staff mop the floor. We left the store at 2am. After bid good bye, Elaine send us home first before she went to Jie's house to retrieve her bike. I had never see Jie so happy. I guess she enjoyed the party. Though it left her home with dirty baju, but I guess she really enjoyed. May she be happy more than sad.... God bless Nurlinda Jie...