Hiding in The Igloo

it has been exactly one week

since i started working at a gelato store

and here are the 7 Things i’ve been enjoying so far…

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#1 Sims game in action

should i name it Ice Cream Tycoon,

Waffles Dash or Gelato Dash?                                  

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#2 Get to see the world goes round

what’s hot & what’s not. 

After being absent from Malacca for quite awhile,

all i can say is people nowadays dress up more. 

Loads lenglui are walking by everyday,

not forgetting some lengzai once in awhile

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#3 Spread the joy

especially to little kids

who enjoy their gelato treat

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#3 Boss is not around all the time

with friendly supervisor and neighbours around.

You know how i like to fool around,

doing crazy stuffs once in awhile.

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#4 Free to go on FB, MSN and play music

i even watched 1 hour of Youtube at work on Tuesday. 

Currently reading a thick copy of Mark Twain.

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# 5 No pressure on sales. 

That’s why we can do whatever we like

when there’s no customers. 

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#6 Hence is not necessary to stand in the middle of the street

to “entice” customers like what i did for my 1st job. 

There are so many competitors around,

it is a tough business.

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# 7 Weight losing plan is going well,

as long as i don’t eat supper after back home at 10pm.

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7 Things i’ve not been enjoying so far…

#1 cracked lips and soring legs

Long hours in dry air-con space,

most of the time standing, what do you expect… 

someone even thought that i mis-applied lipsticks

reddish cracked thick sausage lips.

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#2 Spending more than 20 mins washing equipment in the toilet. 

The negative aura of the toilet asides, 

i secretly think those toilets users are tsk-ing me. 

“poor girl, washing so many stuffs”,

“stupid girl, won’t you do your washing somewhere else,

you are occupying the basin and i want to make-up”, 

“that’s the consequence of not studying hard,

end up as a cleaner” etc etc…

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#3 i always go home with

oily face and vanilla smell. 

It is so sickening and sticky.

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#4 The environment is stuffy and heaty. 

Heat from the gelato showcase, 2 fridges and waffles maker. 

Also the studio spotlights. 

It is burning me up.

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#5 The miserable pay. 

Can you believe it, for the first two weeks,

i will only be paid rm3 per hour, and the week after rm 3.5. 

There’s no EPF, SOSCO blah blah blah…

Most of the boutiques are paying rm 4 as basic salary,

with commission.

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#6 The long working hours till 10 pm. 

i have to work from 1pm to 10pm most of the time,

and even 10am to 10pm on weekends.

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#7 Can’t really dress up anymore. 

The dark blue polo T + pants + covered shoes + pony tail, 

But is this considered an advantage? 

It saves a lot of time indeed.

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since i landed on this job

has tried my luck 3 times for another job

but to no avail

a kindergarten teacher, sales assistant at Roxy, restaurant cashier

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p.s.

no matter what

i always feel blessed with where i am now

going home tired

there are my loved ones waiting

talking about what happened during the day

waking up on a familiar and warm bed

jolly good old home

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