Thursday, September 20, 2007

September 20th, 2007... M.E.L.T got its green light to run, school had reopen it doors for those hell-seekers and me; the starhub salesman is getting well with the sales.

The first big news, M.E.L.T got its green light to run on one of the holidays. Unfortunately we seems to be crashing with some RP events during the December. Prem will be checking it out for us and we are most likely to get M.E.L.T running. Its really puts a big smile on my face after my presentation with the student advisors and facilitators, which was when I know that M.E.L.T had got its green light. I hope I am not the only one celebrating this.... Finally my can see one of my secondary school wish coming true. Will move ahead with the plan !!

School reopen for some of us to seek some torturing from PBL. First day of school was Web Applications. I really enjoyed the day as I did some HTML and PHP codes for the day. Sad that I am not the first person to crack the mystery of the day, but I am the overall person who solve the solutions. But I am just afraid all my efforts are not being seen. System Analysis and Design, for the first day we analyzed the various System development Life Cycle. We took maple story as our guidelines. Again, a interesting module which I totally enjoy it!! Third day of school, Operating System Concept, mixed feeling about it. Seems to be quite a difficult module but yet I enjoy the theory behind the module. I am happy with my own performance for the pass 3 days, have not really deteriorate, but just wish that I will still maintain my results. I want 4 modules A for this semester!!! Anyway, my new classmate Evon told me" hey you are very on, every time do problem will tell us what to do next and ...." Well, thats my style... Always get the job done...

Hmmmm... So I am still into aiming for higher G.P.A. There is this thing from Republic Polytechnic which I am looking forward to get it. Its more than a roll of honors and it is more than just a diploma. ITS THE DISTINCTION DIPLOMA which I am aiming for. The criteria for the distinction diploma is a total of 12 modules A and 3.5 G.P.A and above. So in total after 3 semesters, I have 6 modules 'A'. Its a good sign as all my planning and calculations is falling into places. So I will need 6 more modules to get that diploma, aiming a 4 this semester and if possible 3 each for the last 2 semester. For Final year project, I hope I will get an A as well =) Thus by the end of the year 3 I will expect at least a GPA 3.7 and a diploma distinction =D I will do it!!

So far so good for being a star hub MSH direct sales executive. Total for the week I have 7 sales. But sad to say I will be getting the commission for 3 sales this month as the other 4 sales are next month's sales. That was because some customer wants to sign up next month but they wish to sign the invoice now, thus its a confirm sale... but next month... My result of door to door sales in yishun wasn't very well for the past weeks. My sales shot up when I am having roadshow at woodlands civic centre. Woodlands residents are so nice!!! I am giving myself a target, 25 sales each month for my beginning stage. Once I hit 25 sales for each month I will plus 5 to every stages I go. XD

Guess that will be all, kind of tired already... Shall stop here....

Thoughts of the day: TOMORROW WILL BE A BETTER DAY
(something which we sales man always preach ourselves)

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

September 11th, 2007; its the anniversary of the horror from 911 incident, that was about a few years back when I was still in school uniform. Well, I have no comments on that incident; just aware you guys of the day.

2 days into sales line with no sales, quite demoralizing ya? Got a few contacts from potential customer but I have to be hardworking enough to call them back. Nigel and Shawn each got their first sales yesterday while I 'enjoy' hearing, from the the customers "I'll consider and call you back?". Both are not working for today as they are having taekwando later. I skipped judo as I am waiting for some calls from customers who some preach that they will call today. Will be joining Andy and some of the seniors to the roadshow later. I SERIOUSLY HOPE AND PRAY TO HAVE SALES TODAY!!

In the mist of doing this, I am actually starting up my Professional Profiling. That is so finally, I had been dragging this for 2months and I had yet to start. I had better start do it now or I'll be screwed for the year. 2 more weeks to the submission of the PP draft and approximately 1 month more to the final submission. Have to dedicate one to two of the weeks to charge all the way.

M.E.L.T camp, I suppose I am getting a green light soon to run this. Suppose to have a presentation today but Prem is unable to make it together with the other facilitators, Alex and Patrick. Have been delaying the approaching of schools for 2 to 3 weeks already and furthermore delays will lead to the postpone of the actual camp dates to next year. That is the least of the least or not what is my expectation.

My next stop in Republic Polytechnic, W65E. Same block different level different room. A few of the new faces I am going to meet and also a few familiar faces I will see. A handful of W66D students are in the same class as me for second semester. Kee Yong, Ain, Roy, Xueli and Fiona. Apart of this some faces I know who I know them through various reasons, ex classmates; ex SA members, camps and etc. Ismadi, Guo Long, Chu Ling. Other than that, the others are all new faces. For the facilitators, I have 3 facilitators who had taught me before in other modules. Cynthia , Jimmy and Deborah. Again I hope to have a good time, enjoyable time with my classmates. Target for my next semester would be:
1. Maintain my position in the roll of honors
2. Maintain 3.5 and above
3. Get at least 3 modules A!

Saying a BIG hi to those interesting modules coming up in my second semester. Web Multimedia, Web Applications Development, System Analysis and Design and Operating Systems. Will work hard on all these modules ya.

Guess, I got to get back to my work =D I am putting up a optimistic mood for my job later. I will get sales today!!!

Saturday, September 08, 2007

September 8th, 2007... A series of unhappy and happy stuff. Broke my specs due to some uncivilized hooligans found in Tampines. Found the confident to take up the challenge from Starhub to sell its cable TV and Max Online products. Results for AY07/08 semester 1 is out and its really a jump for me.

As usual, Friday is a day when members of N~Zire will meet out for a slack. I played Mix Martial Arts with Shawn. Quite nice, we play jabbing and kicking. I have to say I am a total lousy guy when it comes to striking. I only manage to jab shawn a couple of times and most of times I escape and block or got beaten. After which did some sharing of martial arts. Shawn shared his Taekwando skills and I shared some of judo. I introduce them my favourite throw "Tai-Otoshi" which is a shoulder drop and demonstrated them how I can execute them when I am attacked and charged. Out of an accident, without warning I slam Shawn onto the ground which actually gave him a short concussion. Felt really guilty about that but he was alright later. This enjoying part of the gathering was being spoiled when I am provoked by some real irritating hooligans.

A roughly 3 year old kid was with them and he was playing around the playground. Because I was playing MMA so I took off my specs and placed it at one safe corner where I can see it. So this kid actually took my specs and broke it into pieces. His sister i suppose saw that he was playing the specs and didn't even take it away from him and just let him play with it. Until I found out and approach her to ask" excuse me that is my specs". All she do is look at me and say something which I don't understand, I have to personally take the specs from the kids hand. The gang actually starts to approach me when they saw me did that. But my bull temper is actually taking over me and I believe I would have charge and kill one of them. They walk off as if nothing had happened and I was so angry that I almost took the ball beside me and slam it to the hooligan. But I know that will eventually start of a fight so I keep dribbling the ball to actually relax myself down. Out of a uncontrolled bull temper, I kicked the ball to the far side of the park and eventually almost hit one of them. They of course stared back and went to one corner to discuss some stuffs. We suspect that they are actually intending to come confront us. Well I have to say with the bull anger coming to me at that moment I will be more that happy to entertain them and I will be sure that my buddies who all have taekwando experience will join in with me and I eventually calm my bull down. I am not blaming the kid, but the sight of his hooligan sister and friends really irks me.

In these tight situation I have, even if they surround me I am sure what I will do. Take one of the hostage, throw him onto the concrete and attempt to break his arm and threaten the rest. I will not kill that person and will eventually roar to show my crazy state. They will eventually back off, which at least I believe. Honsonn was asking, if a stronger person fights with you and you manage to pinned him down and will you kill him or whatever? For me, in conscious state I will not kill him but threaten him with some weapon and roar to get him away. Even in a fight I believe I will resort through some cunning method instead of take all and waste my energy. But a question open to all, "will you fight for your friend, who is provoked?" I am sure my buddies will be down for me if the worse case scenario happen just now. =)

Phew, that is a real long blog. Just another good news to share. I GOT INTO THE ACADEMIC ROLL OF HONOR for this semester! Its really a good news for me for that is my target since year 1 sem 2. This roll of honor is limited to the top 5% of the whole institute, thus I am really proud of my entry. For now I will clinch it like never before and will never let it go...

I got this promoter job for starhub products. The pay is high but its commission based and its really not wise for one to work if his objective is to earn. But I took up the challenge and I believe this job will bring my presentation skills to the next level at the same time gaining some experience of what is real Hard Earn money. I am clear that main objective is to give myself this challenge and also earn some hard earn money. Well I shall try it out, should it exceed my limits and I will know what to do....

Will be working the last day for GV tomorrow. Getting the pay and will soon reopen my bank account =D

Thursday, September 06, 2007

September 06th, 2007. Went to another job briefing today, to become a star hub promoter. Hmmmm but I am kind of vague about something as to, I just found out that star hub actually outsource their sales to a outsource company?

No standard pay but all base on commission. If I can get a customer to sign a plan of $53.50 I will get the pay of $40 per plan I sell. And at every 15 plans I sell I will get $130 and the number will climb as more plans I sell. I did some calculation and if my sales is good, I can earn as much as $1000 within 1 month or even lesser than that. Best of all is they allow us to work with our friends in group and the time we work are negotiable. You can even afford to have 1 sales out of the whole month and there is no punishment. It is really a paradise job and the HR person is really convincing me.

But I am not so sure about the validity of all these things, went to ACRA to check on the company but they are under the directory. I went to their company's website, its up but its not really in details. The trustworthy part of this company is only that they are in a known building, from a trusted newspaper I saw the job. Nevertheless, I did some estimation and calculation I will not lose anything even if I sell nothing or the company is actually a scam or something like that, so I am going for this job.

Suddenly I have this urge to earn lots and tonnes of money. Getting sick of being poor and also getting jealous with those who are rich around me. I reached home, sat down with my parents to again hear their moaning and groaning of family and financial problems. Well, I have something which I am really unhappy but I really have to say it out today because its really getting out of hands. My father is a sole breadwinner and he earn barely $2000 per month, with that little amount of money he have to look after 7 mouths. Out of these 7 mouths , only one is not deserving. This person stayed at my house and had been doing so for FOC since the day I was borne. My siblings are growing up and soon the family expenses is going up and we all need spaces to grow, furthermore I will be graduating soon to go to University and my father will have to again fork out a bomb for that. But some idiot just don't understand these and continue leeching my family income. Due to this leeching, I will never fail to hear my parents moaning and groaning that there is not enough money for survival.

Well, I know that if that pest is off and my family will be off of all the financial agony. I have lots of cunning ideas for my parents to solve this thing. But its going to tear this whole family apart and some relatives will start to come in for a major 'Seah' Civil War. I don't want to see that, thus I can only listen to those agony from my parents. All I can do now is to start planning on working part time to earn some for my own pocket money and not taking too much from my parents. But I just want that leech to know, a few breads you brought home are not enough to stuff my mouth. Don't bring me to a stage where I will put you down for my parents with my cunning and crafty ideas.

I have to say that I am not as bad as my siblings who share the same loathe to the leech in my house. At least I still bothers to keep my hands behind to save some happiness in this family. My brother can do things such as deliberately destroying the leech property and my sister switching channel without asking her whether the leech is watching it.As for me, I always go into the room and borrow things without asking her. Its not really respectful because after all the leech is someone senior in my family, but her actions are really irking the family upside down.

Thought of the day: Parents will guide the way out for you, but they will not be forever there for you. Your life is yours and its only wise for you to learn to be independent.

Sunday, September 02, 2007

September 2nd, 2007... Greeted by the alarm from my cellphone, with the song "welcome to my life". Indeed welcoming enough, reported to Bishan GV for work at 12 noon. I bargained with Jason to let me work at Bishan as I only know the procedures there, so just don't want to mix myself up.

To be frank, I really enjoyed working at GV as the promoter of the membership card. Its eyes-opening enough for me. You will get to see different kinds of people approaching you. Some customers are as blur as Sotong, some as aggressive as Lion, some are stubborn and some just don't know why they are there for. Out of all these of course there are some customers who I really enjoyed serving them. Wei Quan and I also enjoyed the splendid view of flowers maybe a couple of trees and bushes around at J8 =D*being cheeky*; well I mean there is alot of pretty girls to watch~! For Wei Quan he has to keep his eyes to himself since he already got his own babe but for me I am free to watch any girls!=D Too bad he have to constantly remind himself "路边的野花不能拆" whereas for me, I just have to remember "路边的野花随便拆" HA HA~~~Well its just the glare will do, I don't expect anything more than phone numbers from those girls. Besides that motivating factor, I am still waiting for my pay!!

Working with GV on this membership card which is a project of the marketing team, I saw some real good marketing strategies adapted by GV. Stuffs like free membership which will draw big crowd. The smart move I saw is the $6.50 movie ticket. For most, they will thought its $6.50 every day, but on closer look its actually every Tuesday only. I am an idiot to cinema and only know that it is a way for GV to 'con' and make big money thus I asked one of the marketing staff why must it be specifically on Tuesday. She told me because the rate of Monday and Tuesday is the lowest and on Wednesday the rate will increase till Sunday at $9.50. They don't wish to loss the $9.50 per ticket during the weekends, thus used the lowest rate to play with the consumer. In a way, people will be happy to see cheap movie tickets at the same time GV will see their cinema with life even on non peak days such as Tuesday and Monday. There are still a number of benefits as a member but I decided not to post it here as I am off duty now =D. I got a membership myself and the card looks something like that.



After this working experience, I am getting more interested in marketing and advertising together with retailing and sales.XD. And YEAH! I am set to what I want to take for my year 3 electives and core discipline.

I can't really rest for my holidays still as there are still things for me to complete and look into.M.E.L.T camp, I just hope it can get a green lights from Prem. Its my secondary school life's dream, to run a big camp. Though I was not old and professional enough to take the challenge that time, thus my chance had come today; just as much as anyone in the team I don't want to fail this camp.Judo training every Tuesday and Thursday, guess I have to start skipping some due to the project and also to give myself some break before I break down. On the relaxation part, adventurous week with N~Zire. Cycling around Singapore and toning out of home for 3 days 2 night. Its a personal camp that we had organized for ourselves, hmmm something is up my mind again... X) Together with some Gym to do, jogging and Physical conditioning. I am so going to brush up some skills in Flash and dream weaver in preparation of the new semester.

I guess that should be all for today.. Here I am waiting still for a call about the discussion... -_-''' Shall wait some more... Tomorrow will be swimming!!