Emma and her Burberry

2010-03-15T00:59:00.001-07:00

This chapter has been closed.

Cue contractual problems, end of days at burberry follow.

It was a nice ride.

back to ahmengfromthezoo.blogspot.com

2010-02-05T07:47:00.001-08:00

Its day 2 at the sale.
Its been a blast. The crowd is just magnificent.

I learnt more about myself.
I feel a little more completer in a way.
I learnt that I relish challenges. a lot.

Day 2.
Once the initial morning crowd subsided and the flow slowed to a trickle,
i started to feel bored and the once present enthusiasm just simply drained away completely
It was kind of depressing.
Only when the crowd returned in the evening did my mood start to pick up again.

On day 1 the crowds simply kept on coming and coming and I felt alive.
Just completely and truly alive.

I also learnt to control my mood better.
Working in a team with not the most cooperative of team-mates can be frustrating sometimes.
But I learnt that sometimes the way to show someone else why your plan is a better one is to simply take over for a while, do it and to make it work. Then the person will see things from your perspective, bypassing all the unnecessary bickering and nuances that are lost in conversation.

I like working at the Burberry Sale.
Should I continue working?

Gosh. Thinking.

Some conversations with the public while I was the bouncer.

..

I like working hard. I love it.
I got to know a lot of the staff and they too know me as well, which is good.
It was nice when one of the high-rankers came into the hall and first thing was to acknowledge me. Nice to be recognized among all the other temps.

..

All right. thats all I can think of.

Many little interesting tidbits, all too small to type out word for word.
Till they find a way to save all those little floating thoughts before they cease to exist... another time guys.

=)

2010-02-04T09:31:00.001-08:00

Sale is exciting =)

details tomorrow =)

2010-02-01T06:36:00.000-08:00

Burberry Sale 2010
Singapore Expo - Conference Halls GHJ
4-7 Feb
10.30am to 10pm

Spring/Summer 08 - 80%
Autumn/Winter 08 - 70%
Spring/Summer 09 - 60%
Autumn/Winter 09 - 50%

Guys and Gals stuff

I will be there doing sales at the shoes department
See ya guys

2010-02-01T04:26:00.000-08:00

It just sucks when you aren't feeling your best.
Well time to suck it up and bash right through.
Though it always helps to have company.

Sometimes we feel like being loners don't we.

I dont know anyone who has a tumblr.
I like people who have tumblr. they seem to suit me.\

more in the morning.
going to rest well and deep.
mucho repairs needed to the mothership.

2010-01-27T06:26:00.000-08:00

To strive to be the best continuously.

Things are looking up at the job.
I will be taking part in the Burberry Sale at Expo.

Ok here are the details of the sale:

Burberry Sale

Date: 04 February - 07 February 2010
Venue: Singapore Expo, Conference Halls GHJ
Admission: Public - Free Admission
Time: 10.30am to 10pm

. unexpected interruption. blog tommorow.

mood: mellow with overlooking sadness

2010-01-25T07:57:00.000-08:00

I'm loving many things right now.
Feeling happy.

I'm a little tired to say what I want to,
I hope I can remember how I exactly feel at this point in time,
although I know I won't

I guess thats why people like instantaneous things,
for example like Twitter.
they want to capture the moment for what it was.
to remember it, the sight, scene, smell and to squeeze it,
hold it and never to cherish it forever.

unfortunately, it is a fact that recording down everything word for word
through text or writing everything down is not feasible..

I just wish to be able to capture and document these events.

in summary:
to save memories,
in a manner by which,
does not impede the creation of new memories,
by reason of time and physical limitations.

wouldn't that be great.

~~~~

I had a million thoughts before this post but this was the only one to come through.

oh well.
If i did sort out all those thoughts, maybe more would have blossomed.

thats all for now

2 hours

2010-01-20T05:04:00.001-08:00

Today I came home two hours earlier than expected.

I do overtime when there is overtime to be done,
either that or I leave earlier to spend time with my girl or have dinner with a friend.

meaning that I usually end work at eight
either that or I have some commitments

This means I usually reach home pretty late.
Reaching home at 8.45 when work ends at 8 is pretty typical,
and later when I have something on.

~~~

I expected an overtime shift to be available today,
but there was not. So I am left with no work after six and no commitments.

I got home while the sky had not turned dark yet.
How lovely.

This means when I got home at around 6.30pm today.

And do not get me wrong, it was a nice feeling. It was.

I walked home from Dover MRT, changed and went down to the gym.
The gym is really crowded during this time.
Lucky I managed to do what I wanted without much hassle.

The best part is that when I was done with gym 2 hours earlier,
the artificial water cascade was still flowing at the swimming pool.

After gym I went to rinse off and stood under it.
Oh my god you just feel like a super martial arts kungfu masta while the water just pounds you on the back.

I love giving massages, but no one ever seems to give me any.

Anyway it was just shiok.
I was working on my back and all the soreness was pounded in a really nice way,
by the constant flow of the waters.

2 hours might not seem to be a lot, but it does factor in significantly when considering the timeframe of a day.

2hours.

I might be in the January feeling, where motivation is high and things get moving.
But really I hope everyone can make full use of their time and really do the things they want..

~~~~~~~~

Burberry appeared in the news today.
I spotted it in myPaper.

A little prelude.
I LOVE MORNINGS BECAUSE OF THE MORNING PAPERS. RARARA
They are just fantastic.
Without them my mornings would be a whole lot more boring.
And its great to feel as if you are aware of CURRENT AFFAIRS.
cheers to Today and 'my paper'

my colleagues at the warehouse didnt seem that all interested about the news,
or even that Burberry made the news..

maybe after so long, working for a luxury brand, the glamour has kind of plateaued.

Exciting things on the horizon.
Burberry sale is coming up.
I'll give more details .

alright thats all for now.

2010-01-18T08:02:00.000-08:00

After work today I went to the gym.
I ran quite a distance. I haven't ran that far for a long time.
I'm quite proud of myself.

Work so far is really great.
I learn and enjoy what I do, though I am always looking for new challenges and motivations.

One on hand, they do not pay me extra for packing stuff faster or typing at a speedier rate.
One the other, they do not deduct my pay when I go for toilet and water breaks.
Hourly wages.

The thing is how hard should I work? and is there a reason to?
imagine the various possibilities that could be.

Work weak, performance dips, possible firing? benefit being conserving your own energy for earning the same amount of hourly wage?

Work strong,performance up, possible job extension/promotion? trade-off being energy.

Hm. its quite like those sim games where your character has only a certain amount of energy points in the start of the day isn't it..

Anyway, career-wise (lol), I have been offered to stay on at my post,
so thats good knowing I have job security.

I am still seeing what I can learn and my future options hold.

Though my beloved GP tutor once mentioned:

If you can't do what you love,
love what you do.

Now its certainly a case of the latter.
I really do love my job whenever I am given one.

p.s. a special thank you to Will, who got me the job. (he knows the deeper meaning behind it)

thinking of buying a netbook.
oh well see how..

goodnight people.

2010-01-13T06:31:00.001-08:00

I worked overtime again.
And once again I am typing away at the computer right after my gym session.

Feels good.
I want to be fit and feel good about myself.
So I went ahead and did exactly that.

I was wondering what my final career goal is like.
A whimsical thought is pilot. That would be so fucking cool.
Anyway a more short-term and realistic way would be to find myself a job doing sales at Burberry.
The thing is that I can learn more skills. This is what its all about.
It is also worth noting that the hours are longer ie, regular retail hours.
So this means harder work.
The pay is higher @ $7.5/hr instead of $6/hr I am currently.
I have a rough idea how I am going to carry myself as a salesperson and I think I will be good at it.
Its a appealing short-term option.

I have to see.
Its an interesting interesting.
I have drive and determination.
I need pressure in my life to succeed.
I know that left on my own, I get too comfortable sometimes, which is ultimately not good for me.

Thats all I have for now.

2010-01-12T06:23:00.000-08:00

New post.

I worked overtime.
I was told to get off work half an hour early by my colleagues,
who would punch my card out for me on the hour at 8 later.
$6 free.
Hm.
I'm not a penny pincher.
I could ask my parents for money but I have recently chosen not to,
unless I have to.
I just feel that working keeps me sane.
I have all this energy... If misdirected, could be dangerous.

I'm wondering what to do with my first paycheck.
I think I'm going to cook for my family.
Wouldn't that be nice?
I'll get the ingredients, cook up a storm. (nothing too fancy)
Something that I would like to have as a meal:
delicious, easily accessible (on the palate) food that does not come at too much of a trade off on health.

Maybe a roast chicken, some brown rice, vegetables, etc.
Every ingredient is just one-step or on its own, not too much combination and fusing of the flavours. Just food.

~~~~~~~~~~~

Anyway work today was okay.

I learnt more about my colleagues everyday,
gaining more knowledge on the processes in the workplace.

I learn that everyday is another day.
Let me say it out again.
Everyday is another day.

I mean to say that everyday is a day on its own;
it is what it i, but sometimes more or less.

When it is just a day:
~~~You have tasks to complete.
e.g. I got to put the tags on and finish packing ten pieces of Burberry keychain @ $330 each and its 3 minutes till the holy time to punch out!

So far this hasn't happened yet.

~~~You know something is going to happen today.
e.g. Hmm today 300 cartons of goods are coming in. And furthermore Ion is chasing us for stocks. We've got to haul ass boys. Lets just do it. Slow and steady.

***when it is just a day.

When its less than a day:
~~~timeframe scenario:
e.g. Holy shit I've got xx days on my contract what a shitty day omfgomfg
~~~in-the-grand-scale-of-things scenario:
e.g. 'Bloody hell I just spent half an hour on a carton!', and I turn around to see the mountain of cartons in the holding area.
~~~oh-well-I've-still-got-many-days-to-go syndrome
e.g. Aiyah still got so long fuck it la, take it slowly can?

When its more than a day:
~~~something exciting could happen:
e.g. Oh man someone from Burberry head office might be coming today! And I heard that there might even be people from Visual Merchandising coming down?How exciting!
~~~there is something new to do:
e.g. OMG I get to do non-manual work today and use the system to input new stocks!
~~~exuberance:
e.g. OMG I'm fucking working at Burberry! Sudden burst to work hard and work fast for a short period of time (ie working at an unsustainable rate - burnout)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

So in a way, either way every mood is good and or bad or could be better or worse yikes.

You have to change your mood to achieve the desired result.
But remember, be careful some software costs money.
I mean.
but remember, when your mood goes over the edge, either edge in any case you will phail.

Enough time spent on blogging.
K thats all for today.

btw. Emma Watson and Jay Barrymore? Need I say more.

Emma at the warehouse

2010-01-08T15:40:00.000-08:00

I've just gotten back from work.
I haven't fallen asleep on buses for a long time.
This shows that I am pushing myself.

Saturday: 9am to 2pm @$12/hr
Weekdays: 9am to 6pm @$6/hr, OT is 6pm to 8pm @ $9/hr.

Hm.. the money is ok. I'm not exactly starving, just wanting to gain financial independence.

Anyway....Do you people like Emma Watson?

Do you people like Emma Watson?
Did you guys know that she is the face of Burberry?
She's glamorous eh?

What about now?
heheh anti-glamoroso

Lol fun in the warehouse.

Fresh =)

2010-01-07T08:39:00.002-08:00

I just had the strongest urge to start a new blog.
So I did.

Its either my googling skills aren't good enough, or there just isn't a single decent publicly published Burberry blogskin out there. Nothing that has the kind of feel that I want to give the readers of this blog, myself included.

So I found this mostly Emma-Watson centred blogskin.
I couldn't think of a decent enough name for the blog,
thus the bloody cheesy 'Emma and her Burberry'
Argh it will have to do. She does look good anyway :3

~~~~~~~~~~

I recently started work at Burberry's.

I get to lay my hands on all sorts of expensive (and I do mean expensive) stuff.

$475 umbrellas for you madam?
*shit i should have chosen my URL as "$475umbrellas"

$330 cufflinks for you sir?

how about a $300 keychain for all your oh-so-heavy keys?

or maybe a $230 shirt for your darling kids? We have them in 3 colours ;D

~~
Wondering which outlet I work at?
Not retail. Not sales. Not admin. Not glamourous.

You guys can figure it out haha.
~~
I'll blog more tommorrow, I gotta get my beauty sleep or someone rich won't get his baby a Burberry milk bottle while 'window-shopping' and kick up a fuss

xoxo

2010-01-07T08:39:00.001-08:00

Testing testing... >:3