The Art of Getting By








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Sunday, June 15, 2008

My life has taken a sudden drastic turn.

I never considered that my life would turn out this way. Working 10 hours a day is no joke. Working till 1 or 2am is not funny. Working with a boss who likes to scold people fucker! is scary. Of course i never kena you fuck up! before, but must be careful.

In fact, when i said i wanna work in a hotel, i never really thought of how it's gonna be like in reality. In my brain was like, dress up glamglam, walk around, type in your computer then go home and tell people you have a great job.

In reality, there are 101 things to take care of. There are so many details that you could have missed out, you need a few pages long of checklist to go through everyday.

It's very mind-boggling.

And i'm only involved in a part of what a normal hotel would comprise of. Which is more difficult? F&B or rooms? Now i understand why hotels don't hire rookies because without experience, you are nothing. zero. I am zero! What you read in school will never apply (economics is a joke).

Plus, in this world, handling relationships is a veryveryvery important skill. I really dunno how to manage people. I only know how to make friends. When i have the authority it makes me feel somewhat uncomfortable.

I've been trying to be extra friendly to break into little cliques of people. Thankfully, i find that most of them open up quite easily, and a lot of them tell me people who work here, even the managers, don't usually stick around for very long. Not a very comforting piece of news. They tell me lots of gossips as well-a part of the job that i look forward to lol.

But people who work in the office upstairs is a different story. You gotta put on a mask every time you step in. I feel so much at ease with the young punks working at the floor.

Anyway, i'm handling mostly the PR side now. Please come and visit me if you fancy a good and expensive dinner, or some reasonably priced drinks at the bars. Can choose indoors outdoors ok!!! Even got cafe del mar-style sofa huts.

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