I've been in this town for 4 days now and things are still new to me...
For one thing, I find that people here works at a slower pace. That was the reason why I was called here in the first place. My current boss (who is also from KL) just couldn't stand the slow-ness of the current staff and called for a reinforcement.
Even on the road, these people takes their own sweet time to maneuver their vehicle. On my way to this town, there was this one pakcik driving an old Daihatsu on the fast lane at 40km/h.. Being someone who has just clocked 140-160 km/h on the highway in order to reach my destination in time for berbuka, it just irks the hell out of me.. But having lived here for 2 years before, I know that that scene was just a beginning to my one month stint.
Work ethics is another thing that I've noticed. According to the boss, the office hour for the company starts at 8.30 am. However, it's already 8.50 am and none of the other staffs are here yet!! Getting in late is one thing (I've used to do that before too.. hehehe), but then these people tend to take long prayer breaks (duduk berborak dekat surau) and tend to leave the office on time. How lar to get things done like that....?
Being the true KL-lites that we are, the boss and I had been leaving the office quite late since the day I got here. Late here means around 5.45 to 6.00 pm, not 2.00 to 3.00 am like I used to do at my previous company. The first day, I noticed that my car was one of the last car left in the deserted car park. However, nothing had prepared me for the scene that had happened yesterday.
As my boss was finishing up her last minute preparation for the Board meeting to be held this morning, I noticed that the lights on the entire floor was suddenly switched off at around 5.30 pm. When I prompted her, she told me that maybe one of the Directors had left for the day. OK laa kan.. We just carried on with our work, she with her Board papers, me with my blog hopping activity. When we decided to call it a day 15 minutes later, we found out that we have been locked in!!! They have actually locked the main door to the entire floor at 5.45 pm! And they didn't even bother to check all the offices to make sure that they are empty before doing so... *&!^@%@#$!#@! Luckily we had the advantage of having a direct access to the CEO office. Hence, it only took us one phone call and 15 minutes later we were set free.
Oh well... I guess I just have to adjust my pace to suit the local environment. Like the Malay proverb goes.. "Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats."
For one thing, I find that people here works at a slower pace. That was the reason why I was called here in the first place. My current boss (who is also from KL) just couldn't stand the slow-ness of the current staff and called for a reinforcement.
Even on the road, these people takes their own sweet time to maneuver their vehicle. On my way to this town, there was this one pakcik driving an old Daihatsu on the fast lane at 40km/h.. Being someone who has just clocked 140-160 km/h on the highway in order to reach my destination in time for berbuka, it just irks the hell out of me.. But having lived here for 2 years before, I know that that scene was just a beginning to my one month stint.
Work ethics is another thing that I've noticed. According to the boss, the office hour for the company starts at 8.30 am. However, it's already 8.50 am and none of the other staffs are here yet!! Getting in late is one thing (I've used to do that before too.. hehehe), but then these people tend to take long prayer breaks (duduk berborak dekat surau) and tend to leave the office on time. How lar to get things done like that....?
Being the true KL-lites that we are, the boss and I had been leaving the office quite late since the day I got here. Late here means around 5.45 to 6.00 pm, not 2.00 to 3.00 am like I used to do at my previous company. The first day, I noticed that my car was one of the last car left in the deserted car park. However, nothing had prepared me for the scene that had happened yesterday.
As my boss was finishing up her last minute preparation for the Board meeting to be held this morning, I noticed that the lights on the entire floor was suddenly switched off at around 5.30 pm. When I prompted her, she told me that maybe one of the Directors had left for the day. OK laa kan.. We just carried on with our work, she with her Board papers, me with my blog hopping activity. When we decided to call it a day 15 minutes later, we found out that we have been locked in!!! They have actually locked the main door to the entire floor at 5.45 pm! And they didn't even bother to check all the offices to make sure that they are empty before doing so... *&!^@%@#$!#@! Luckily we had the advantage of having a direct access to the CEO office. Hence, it only took us one phone call and 15 minutes later we were set free.
Oh well... I guess I just have to adjust my pace to suit the local environment. Like the Malay proverb goes.. "Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats."
binx: i miss my cat.. :(
10 comments:
macam pernah ku dengar itu malay proverb. ;)
bleat Binx.. bleat! lol
hahaha..that's why such places are normally reserved for holidays for me ;) i'd probably die of boredom by then :P
Cheers!!! :D
teek:
yeah of course!
:p
ubisetela:
mmmmbeeeekkkk....
:p
hyelbaine:
hehehe.. i hope i wont die lar..
i have an external HDD full of d/loaded shows to keep me entertained..
nanti i balik we go starbucks k!
;)
which godforsaken place is this hehehe
gravt kills:
a place where ppl loves to add "g" at the end of words...
go figure..
;)
ooo i know i know...do i get a prize for guessin it rite? hehehe
once i was working in mongolia, it's not that things are slow ... it's as time doesn't even move :-)
i wish i were a mongolian, a sheepherder with a family :-)
gravt kills:
prize? keropok lekor can ah? u can claim it in a month's time k..
;)
azer mantessa:
wah.. that sounds nice...
i wish i can live there too...
:D
hahahhaha..welkang to the club binx...muahahhahahaha :D
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