Adulthood

Sigh,it's that time of the year again, here comes the dreaded school life . Wearing green/white school pants, having a crew cut hairstyle ,carrying big bad school bads filled with thick books containing facts and figures you know you will never enjoy reading , and facing the same teachers giving the same monotonous,mundane lesson that is bound to keep you sleepy the entire time. ....

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But wait ! This year is different . All that has already passed and now is just a distance dream of the yesteryears. It's amazing how one could miss the things that we used to hate and dread , just praying that it would pass faster. This year, the wind of change really did came and blew me away.And then it hit me, the obvious , palpable realization that I would never be able to go back wearing that silly school pants and donning that equally awkward school uniform finally comes to my head.

Love it or hate it, I have reached another stage of life... , the one that is touted as the most fluctuating period of life, the one where the major changes will take place and determine the future of your life.Yes ,people , it's the ADULTHOOD.As much as I hate to admit it , I am no longer the teenager that could escape all responsibilities and just push away the work to the "adults" .As far as I am concerned . teenagers are supposed to enjoy life and just leave the harsh hard works behind for adults , but at the same time, when we are teens, we tend to envy those power and authority that adults yield,particularly our parents.

O how I wish I could just have a credit car, drive a big cars, etc etc.. you know.. the power to make decisions without telling anyone. But those powers comes with responsibilities .. As adults now, we are expected to be responsible for our every actions, expected to be more independent,and to be able to clean after our own mess,with no help whatsoever.

Yes, the "superhero-like" powers that the adults yield, is a double-edged sword, as the consequences of yielding them poorly would backfire anytime and come haunting u back in the form of responsibilities.And this statement is most evident and rings most true when one started working.

Gone are the days where we are carefree and stressfree, only having to think about studying and nothing else.Ok, don't get me wrong , I am not saying being teenagers is easy * heck i experienced my fair share of troubles being the problematic angst-ridden teen* but try adulthood, and well , working , and I doubt any of you would disagree with the phrase studying is better than working.*unless your job involves super high salary and you are being paid to do ntg :D *

This year, having my second working experience, I believe I can finally express the woes and rants of working people better... Okay , now the next part of this post will focus solely on my 2nd working exp *with pictures too!* So, feel free to comment and share your own working experience too if you had any :D

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Under recommendation from friend , I decided to take up this job as P1 Wimax Promoter , working under an event management company. Having worked once before, I could already anticipate the standard working hours of around 8 hours, but what I couldn't anticipate is how BORING the job is . Before I elaborate further, don't get me wrong , it's a nice job alright,in fact u could even say it's a dream job for many.

Some of its many privileges includes : just sitting down on the booth alloted , playing with your laptop, fb-ing whole day or chat with friends whole day , and know that you are getting PAID for doing it . Heck, you could even play games during work and yea i wouldn't really call it work. The only real "working" time is when customers come asking for the packages you are supposed to be promoting.

The job scopes includes, standing up whole day and promoting the broadband packages,with 40% being the commision should you successfully signed the customer.So,yeah , isn't it nice?Just imagine the idea of rotting away for 8 hours or read books or whatever crap you can think of . Basically you are given 8 free hours, and you are being paid !!
My work space at Sunshine Square.
*P.s the notebook belongs to my boss,and I only get to use it once :(*

And oh, did I mention that the basic salary is RM 1 k ? Sounds too good to be true? But no , I am not lying. This is seriously one of the best job ever. But then, why would I say it's boring then?

All of the above can be done ok ... except for one thing, I don't have a laptop !!! and no they do not provide laptop. Weird huh? Hence, the boring-ness. And some of the booths are not strategically placed,resulting in almost no sales at all per day .So far, I have worked at several places ,including , Bukit Jambul Complex, Sunshine Square, and P1tstop ,which is the p1 headquarter near Queensbay Mall.

Generally , it really is an okay job,save the fact that I don't really dig the long working hours, because the shift 12-9 isn't really appealing. Coupled with the fact that certain booths like the one in BJ, featuring not-so-favourable environment .
Our booth in sunshine square,and yes,
the bakery shop is just right behind our booth.

But all in all , all factors considered, this job really isn't that bad. It really did opened my eyes to alot of things . And it gave me several new questions to ponder and wonder as well.One of the biggest question being " How do promoters or security guards survive? * I mean seriously, I worked just for a few hours and I am already ran out of entertainment to keep me sane. Those guards worked from 9am to 9pm !! Freaking 12 hours, and they have to stand , the WHOLE DAY!! What kept them going? Is it the money ? Is it because they got no other choice? Or Is it because they loved it ?*@.@ i couldn't imagine someone who loves standing for 12 hours and doing nothing though* Nevertheless ,it totally awed me and inspire me in a certain way .
Funny how the streamyx shop is just opposite our booth. Ironic huh ? :D

K,think I should stop this now, should my boss see this and fire me on the spot lol.Either way, working has indeed been beneficial and lead me outside my comfort zone. Besides, it gave me an opportunity to look at this world from another lens, through the lens of a promoter. I never realise being promoter is this hard. So.. here's a shoutout to the promoters : You guys rocks !!! Next time I see any of you, I would take your brochures and pamphlets or whatsoever , and try to buy your product whenever possible,as a customer .But for now , it's back to 8 hours of standing and doing nothing :). Till the next post, cya ~