Sunday, December 10, 2006

-*- Two months and Happeeeee~  

Hmm sounds like I'm in a new relationship huh? Haha I guess you can say that I am, in some sense of the word.. Yeah, I'm in a relationship, with East West Executive Travellers. And I'm totally enjoying the relationship, as well as the relationships within EWET!

I love my job, my jobscope, and the industry (but of course, that's no surprise). I love that I get to know more about M.I.C.E, I love that I am exploring new places, in and out of Singapore. Though I have not been OUT of Singapore for work, strictly speaking. But I've been out in the sense that I am being exposed to many things in the region that not everyone can really get exposed to, and I love that. And we are doing more than just remaining stagnant, which means I WILL get the chance to go one day, as many in the office have told me, even my manager. So that's great!

And I love that I get to learn A LOT OF THINGS. From proposals, to handling of clients, to researching, to talking to suppliers, to everything involved in creating exciting events! Of course, I do do some mundane stuff, but who doesn't right? And in midst of the mundane-ness, I see excitement, I anticipate what will come and I REALLY CANNOT WAIT! And like I said in my previous post, Travel Industry is good la, no doubt la. Hehe..

Oh, and as it is, I am enjoying quite a bit of perks from working in the company already. We are in the inbound tourism industry, so we have to understand Singapore better than anyone else. And so we go for a lot of site inspections, and that just means that I get to see all kinds of places in Singapore, especially restaurants. And although the seeing of new things in itself IS a perk, the most exciting (and shameless) perk is the FOOD! Hahah, we have had so many people sending us Mooncakes (or Autumn Festival related stuff) and Christmas goodies! AND SO MUCH MORE! And we have gone on many restaurant site inspections, where we can try the food and everything. Hehe, shamelessly, these perks really CAN perk me up. Hahah..

Besides everything, I love my colleagues. Like ALL of them. Each has his/her own likeable-ness and I like them all, and most importantly, I like how they make me feel very at home, and not very stressed at work, even if I have got loads to do. They really make working ENJOYABLE, to say the least. Of course, sometimes, some people may get on your nerves (outside of the company, as well as within the company, though the latter is less). But at the end of it, I can still, and I do, talk about my job with a smile (even a wide one sometimes) on my face.

And! And! And! I actually am willing to work till whatever hour that I have to, even though sometimes I can really just stop and do the stuff the next day (I'm doing a lot of researching work, so it's practically ENDLESS). Just yesterday, I was in the office till SIX PM, on a SATURDAY! Hahaha I totally didn't realise how late it was till I realised it was SIX! -faint- I mean, I never did expect myself to want to work overtime until like that!

And when working, I feel like I can really learn, in that people are willing to teach me and help me whenever they can. And it just feels a quite heart-warming the way they treat me and one another. Like Mich says, it feels like a homely environment. And I do like it a lot. And they are willing to let me try new things, and be very understanding when I make mistakes. Obviously, it's this understanding that will make me all the more determined to perfect the job. And I really love the feeling of that.

So in this relationship of barely two months, I have established more than just a relationship with work. I have formed friendships and increased my passion for something I never knew I could like so much (tourism, in case that wasn't clear enough). And I'm sincerely thankful for the day of that my HR colleague called me in for the interview that I had been so happy about. And thankful that my COO actually decided to employ me, despite me being so fresh out of college.

I'm happy, really. =D

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Two months and Happeeeee~ - 

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