May peace and blessings be upon all us.
This may sound cliche’ but honestly, I am more sorry for myself than to you for procrastinating this writing.
Today, 21st of December 2012 I finally took the time to pen down my thoughts and views on certain things that has happened within my post-o level to ‘pre-results’ day.
8th November marked the last day of my examinations. Celebration of this day was held a day after with lovely sisters. The food fueled my grumbling stomach while the company completed my stagnant day. It was near to perfect if not for the poor service of the restaurant where we had our buffet.
This reminds me! I have yet to lodge in a complaint. And yes, I practice my formal writing compositions by sending out complaints to managers or (scarcely) compliments. Thinking back about the waiters irks me. *shudders*
Friends started looking, searching for jobs. Almost everyone had something going on. Yours truly wasn’t exempted. My Uncle offered to work with him as a sales person where he promised that experience will certainly be invaluable.
Right he was!
Imported snacks and crackers were displayed for 5 days at the International food exhibition. My duty is to promote and sell them like hot cookies! Some days were easy while other were not. I mean, that’s life isn’t it?
As stated, it was INTERNATIONAL hence common ground language had to English. But I was wrong. Partly.
It was, to some extent, mandarin. The perks of it? I got to learn some words myself. Like the nutmeg I was selling, the aunties taught me that it was “toko” (pronounced that way, I do not know the spelling). I tried that new word to some customers and they seem impressed with my ability to speak their language.
HOHOHO, verily I know not how to speak your language but I shall (InshaaAllah) learn it after I master Arabic.
Judging a person by their clothing also taught me a few lessons. Some came with casual shorts and t-shirt that turned out to be a boss at some company. Others wore smart business suits that couldn’t utter or worst, understand simple English.
I also had to adjust my words according to the audience.
Sometimes I would say “..these are cut bananas, fry fry in flour..” xD
While at times, ” ..these are sliced bananas fried in flour batter..” , “..No ma’am, it is suitable for vegetarians..”
As language becomes a barrier sometimes, a universal language touches all. A smile, goes a long way.
After the 5 days of intense work, (yes, it was tiring! What’s not?) I gathered, gained experiences that developed me physically(running here and there), spiritually(rushing to not miss a prayer), emotionally(customer service) and hopefully as a whole.
5 days of work is tiring. How about a lifetime?
May Allah reward of parents who tirelessly work day and night~
Till the next post inshaaAllah.
(I rescheduled the whole post to 20th of November)
Diarinsyirah 