these days, my entries have been reduced to pictures and msn/real life conversations filled ones.

 

well, i can’t help it if the people around me are so terribly quote-worthy, can i? emoticon

 

then again, the reason for me not blogging so often is cause of well, what else but the four-letter word.

 

work.

 

when i first started my attachment, i was attached to the account servicing side, but i was seated near the public relations department. 

and because there wasn’t much work to be done over at the AS side, and i was seated so conveniently next to them, the PR side gave me work to do.

 

so from merely consolidating of information, doing media monitoring, i’ve progressed to writing press releases, pitching; basically the real deal, for 3 accounts from the PR side.

 

3 months into my attachment, my colleagues from AS decided to hand me 2 accounts to work on, because they liked my working attitude.

i’ve got to handle clients, handle the creatives and handle the traffic people (and trust me, they are mean-tempered).

 

the thing is, though the colleagues from the PR dept see me skipping lunches just so i can rush out another progressive memo, ta-baoing lousy food back to the office just so i can draft a media Q&A, having huge pockets of time before i reply my msn msgs and hp msgs, (of course they don’t get to see this lah!) they make no effort to reduce the amount of workload i have.

 

i appreciate the opportunities i’m given to shine, it’s just, i feel over-loaded, over-saddled, and just very, very tired at times.

 

but of course, the up side to this is that i get to learn skills from both trades.

 

and well, since it’s all ending in a month’s time, i should just shut up and swallow the load.

 

then again, when it all ends, i have more decisions to make.

during my two month semester break, do i want to:

 

a) stay in b**** and keep working in AS?

the downside to this is i’ll probably be still drowning in work since i’m pretty sure the PR side is not gonna let me off.

 

b) stay in b**** but work under another guy who’s been trying to poach me over?

the downside to this is that this is the same guy who keeps trying to get me to go drinking and made me take my first puff. he is also slightly lecherous.

 

c) stay in b**** but work in the creative department?

i want to be a copywriter so badly, but so far, the feedback i’ve received, even from my supervisor is that you might be passionate about your work in creative, but you won’t necessarily get recognised for it.

 

d) work for him?

 well, like uncle jay said, the idea of office sex might be enticing, but still, it’s not advisable to eat and shit at the same place. and i might get bored, from seeing him so often.

 

e) work for another friend who’s looking for an intern in a web design firm?

one, my dreamweaver skills suck. and the office is located on some hill which has a never-ending flight of steps up. i want toned legs, not serena-williams legs.

 

f) take it easy and be a starbucks barista and flirt with all the cute guys i serve.

two words: low pay.

also, singapore doesn’t have that many cute guys.

 

see how i’m stuck in a rut?

 

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but oh well, i guess i’ll be forced to make up my mind when the time comes.

 

moving on, let’s talk about happier stuff!

like my birthday!

 

it falls on a friday this year and although everyone in the office is entitled to birthday leave, us interns aren’t.

 

i know, just cause we’re at the bottom of the food chain, we don’t get taken seriously when we wear short dresses and we don’t get birthday leave.

 

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i’m going to try and apply for it though, just cause i’m such a good intern i haven’t taken even one day of leave or MC in the past 3 months.

 

anyway, i’m going to post up my birthday wishlist cause people have been bugging me to do so.

 

(in no particular order)

 

 

      

    

 

first row (from left to right): polaroid camera, ck be, white women’s loafers, moleskin notebook.

second row: tadpoles, kate spade wallet, wellingtons!, benetint from benefit.

third row: high beam from benefit, assorted high-waisted skirts.

fourth row: high-waisted shorts, tiffany somerset ring, polaroid pins from fredflare, old-school messenger bag!

 

i guess that’s about it. and oh, sincere, handwritten messages.  

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and since it’s almost tradition to start/end off entries with conversations, i’ll do just that.

 

*while walking to his place from the carpark*

 

"why is that guy staring at me?!!"

 

"he is?"

 

"ya, he’s staring at my boobs."

 

"well, they are pretty stare-able."

 

"who does he think he is?! that he has the right to stare at them?"

 

"i agree. he ought to ask me for permission first." 

 

 

 

now you know why i say my conversations with people are always quote-worthy.

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