Another year

Last day of year 2009. And i'm doing nothing, with a lot of work taken back from client's place to cover my weekends, I don't feel so empty as what I felt at the start of my internship.

However, I feel a bit sad, coz CC is not talking to me, like forever. Looking at his profile, and thinking about the conversation we had, I feel so stupid, so embarrassing and so regretful. I guess it's just a culture difference. In Chinese culture, when a guy says "我开始喜欢上你了" to a girl, it means something; but in Singapore context, or British culture, when a guy says "I'm beginning to like you", it may not be the same as previous. And I happened to be this traditional Chinese girl!

My Australia Visa hasn't been approved, because the Australia High Commission needs something AGAIN!

Remembered this stupid woman from AHC, the first time, she needs my university transcript, reasons being "If you fail all your exams, why should i issue the visa to you?" What the !@#$%^&*

This time, she said "How can I know if this signature is signed by you or your friend?" !@#$%^&*

If the AHC can only have staff like her, I think it can close down already. Every time I receive her phone call, it clouds my day! And i have to answer the call, because i need the visa! When AHC is charging me around $1000 for my visa, I get service experience like this, worth it???!!!

Communication skills & inter-personal are so important! I joined my client's organization-wide year end lunch, but didn't do it beautifully, because I felt that I am just an intern. When we left, my senior didn't say 88 to the CEO while she could see us, I waved 88 to her. Instead, i could have said, "Thanks again for inviting us for lunch! The rice you cooked is very nice!" In that way, it may make a difference how the client look at us, or even me!

SMU Toastmasters Club is resuming soon, and I'm preparing all the work again. Still, some people are quite co-operative, but some are not. It's just the truth of work, or life.

Still not happy with some internal issue within SMU TMC Exco, but we are all trying to work together as a team. Many times I got mad at the emails, and I just want to block the person from sending emails to me! One way to work things out is by not replying emails, otherwise, we will just be mad at each other, and the work cannot be done.

All in all, another year is ending, and I'm getting older. Wish me luck in the coming year 2010!