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A day to remember...

please be warned.. this is going to be a long and wordy post...

christmas.. the season of giving.. i have received presents this christmas like any other.. and of cos i gave out presents too.. presents are all greatly appreciated.. thank you all for your gifts..
kidd gave me some macarrons and log cakes..
the macarrons tasted fastastic.. something very new to my palate.. they are made by a french chef...
and wat i got for myself this christmas..haha.. actually not really or christmas la.. i got the CD Notes from an Island by Vocaluptuous a singapore agpella group cos i saw that my lecture Ms Simone Khoo was one of the singers.. i saw it this morning on PTM and so i got the CD..haha.. and for the chocolates.. i get them every years since i started work there..
well.. today on the 24th of dec 2008.. is the first time i spent the eve of christmas at from after 4 years.. and well.. its the first time i spent the eve of christmas alone at home.. my family were at the church service and since i was working, i'm not able to attend.. i have not been attending the christmas service for 4 years running.. cos of work and cos i have activities on the eve of christmas..

this year.. i dont know why did i spend the eve of christmas at home.. maybe cos no one has asked me out.. or maybe i wanted time to spend alone.. i really dont know..

and so i spend my time at home eating instant noodles for dinner.. i know its pathatic.. well there was pretty much nothing else to eat at home.. no there are a lot of things to eat.. but they are all raw.. cos my relatives are coming over to my place tml for christmas.. and i "enjoyed" my log cake and cacaroons from TWG.. well watching xiao niang re.. i was lost.. i missed so many epi that i dont know wat they where doing..

the eve of christmas.. i'm at home.. something i never thought would happen.. but its all good.. i seriously need rest.. my legs are aching, not the sort which you get after exercising.. how should i put it.. maybe if you want to know how it feels you should try standing for about 10 hours straight a day for about 2 weeks, plus walking really quick everywhere to go too.. and you might just get the same feeling i'm getting in my legs now.. but maybe cos i'm heavy la..haha..
here comes the emotional part.. this photo was taken about 3 years back.. the lady beside me was my senior then.. well, she's no longer working here already.. i would call myself as the last promoter hired by my pervious boss and the first promoter of my current boss... i started work with The Chocolatier, formally known as maxin's hamper and gift on the 6th of dec 2005.. i still remembered that faith day clearly..

i met up with ming jie in the morning and we headed to lavander, i needed to get my passport extanded and he wanted to get some stuff from beach road.. so we decided to meet up for lunch before i went to work and he headed off to get his stuff..

i then headed to takashimaya.. for my very first day of work at takashimaya as a promoter.. i went there, to the shop.. and saw no one i recongised.. the lady boss who interviewed me was not there, Avril my current boss was also not there.. so i was pretty lost.. there first person i knew was eunice.. she's been working there for 8 long years.. i still remember she asked my to guess how old she was.. of cos i got it wrong.. she was much older then i thought she was.. she was 23 then.. so she should be about 26 now.. the last time i saw her was in 2007 at a not so happy situation.. i shall not elaborate more on this but those who worked there will know..

anyway, she then gave me training on the products and stuff.. but i think a few days after i started work she left.. i did not scare her away.. cos she has just guadated from uni and just found a full time job.. and so.. its was good bye..
2005 countdown to new year... we spend the crossing into new year counting stock.. interesting way to spend a new year right.. after which we headed out to spray foam and have fun..
a group photo of the promoters that i work with during my first christmas at taka.. all of them have left the company already.. except me.. but soon its time to go..

a dinner with all of maxin's hamper and gift staff..

christmas eve 2006 we went to Kbox..
on the 26 of dec.. along with wei lin and li xian, we headed to my boss house for a marjong session.. it was like a senior gathering.. interesting.. i have already known the both of them for almost 3 years now..
this is on the 31 of dec 2006.. wei lin, li xian, shan shan( full time staff now)..
this two girls.. have really made my time working there a whole lot more interesting.. i cant thank them enough.. anyway, this two girls were my junior.. but now they upgrade to senior already..

wei lin trained by me if i did not remember wrongly.. and li xian was partly trained by me.. but i remember i did teach the both of them how to tie ribbons.. i dont wat else i have to say about them.. its just too many things to say.. haha.. i have known them for almost 3 years.. of cos there will be lots to say...

anyway, li xian has already left the company.. and is going to futher her studies in australia.. li xian, if you are reading this, we have to keep in contact when you are over there..haha..

and wei lin, i think she's leaving the company soon.. like me..
a group photo we headed to kbox at cine..
and this is my boss.. i also cant thank her enough for watever she has thought me..
photos at kbox..



and this photo was taken on the 31th of dec 2007 at my boss place.. with almost all of her staff which working during the christmas season.. this year.. the 31 of dec is also going to be spend at her place.. my collegues have became a part of my life.. i seriously dont know wat is it going to be after i leave this company...
my promoter pass.. which i have been carrying with my since the 6th of dec 2005.. and till today, the 24th of dec 2008.. i have been with this company for 3 years and 18 days now.. i today, the 24th of dec 2008 might just be my last day of work there... and this is my first job..

its sort of mixed feelings i get.. and no it doesnt feel good.. its sort of the same feeling i get when i left the NCC during secondary school.. all the emotional attachment and stuff, although i dont show it, but it really gets to me.. i sort of hate this kind of stuff.. the leaving part is never easy..

NEVER.. i guess there is no such thing as a fairtale in the present world.. i dont know how i'm going to put the word through to my boss that i'm not going to work for her anymore..

as much as i want to work for her, she is such a fantistic boss, and be in my comfort zone since i have been working there for so long, i have learnt all the ropes after working there for so long.. but i know its time to leave... i cant stay there forver...

there will be a lot of things i'm going to miss..

i'm going to miss walking in through the staff entrance and flashing my promoter card.. going to the staff canteen to have my dinner or lunch... going to the store to take stock.. going to throw away empty cartons... explaining wat chocolates i'm selling.. " hi can i help".. dark chocolates with hazalnut, almond and pistachio paste.. 70% 66% and 40% cocoa.. with alchol.. this are all the common phrases which i repeat over and over again till i get so bored of it.. but now.. after i just said it a few hours ago, i suddenly realise i will never be able to say them again with a promoter tag on my shirt..

i have learnt so much.. so much which i could have never learnt from school.. wat i took away from that place, taka is so much more then the $6 an hour pay which i get.. i'm really really going to miss that place.. i dont know why.. i dont know how.. but i feel this way..

i dont know why, some people may tell me its just a part time job.. yes its just a part time job.. i seriously dont know how to put wat i'm feeling into words..

another chapter of my life has come to a close... my job title as promoter of the chocolatier will soon come off the shelf.. and soon i will have to look for another part time job so that i can earn some money..

i dont know if i will be able to find another boss like my current one.. who is so understanding to let me work during my vaccations and treats me so well.. all things comes to an end.. and this is the end of my working life as a promoter with the chocolatier.. i'm mind is pretty much a mess now.. i really dont know how to react to the fact that its my last day at work today.. 3 years have come and go in a flash.. time flies..

i shall end of here.. cos my fingers are not listening to my head and my heart... i know its rather sudden but my thoughts are scattered.. and i cant do a proper entry.. when i gather my thoughts i might continue with this post..


Merry christmas.. its 0000 as i end of this blog entry.. i wish everyone a merry christmas and may all your well wishes come true.. i certianly hope my comes through...

all i want for christmas is my two front teeth... =)

so many thoughts so little words...


only time will tell, i'll prove this all wrong.........

posted by Joel Kho @ 22:30