Day 0 (13/5/2013)
Today was awesome. Initially, I thought I'd be dead. My phone clock shows that it was 8.35am when I reached Centros :( But, the moment I reached Abbott at Level 9, their clock shows 8.30am. I thanked God that I was just on time, instead of late. And luckily, there was another intern peer in the same lift as me, coming for the on-boarding session. So, at least, I wasn't the "latest" for that session. :\
But, I think I didn't really give a good initial impression, due to the sweat from climbing up the hill and activated panic button in my body. So, I keep trying to make myself to cool down while Payal gave her introduction about her and the aim of the orientation. Luckily, I managed to cool down by the time she asked us to form groups and find 10 common things that everyone in the group shared. It was fun. From there, I got to know Edmund, Noviabella, Elaine (she's from FST too, but my junior :)), and Roanna (she's really very smart). So, we did a quick ice-breaking and tried very hard to find 10 common things that all of us shared. All of us are from NUS except Roanna (she's from NTU).
After that small game, we get back to our seats and listen to Payal continuing her talk. However, I noticed that the girl (Fan Hui) who sat opposite me, kept giving me stares as if I'm her enemy :(
Seriously, I've never even met her or talked to her. So, I don't understand why she would seemed to hate me so much. Initially, I thought maybe she just looked that way but it proves me wrong when we're in the same lift after the on-boarding session. Her face filled with so much hatred when she saw me entering the lift with Yanyao. Seriously, I don't know since when I stepped on her nerves. IS it even possible for someone to hate you that much although you've never even met or interacted? I never steal her bf for sure. But why?
Okay, let's not allow one spoiled egg to spoil my mood. Then, Mr. Chandra came and give us a talk. His speech was truly engaging and interacting. He has a lot of humor too. So, I laughed a lot throughout his talk. In fact, I think I laughed too loud in one of his jokes. Oops. There goes my innocent, quiet reputation. LOL. Sometimes, though, I'm afraid of his question. He would randomly call your name and ask you question to make sure that you actually listen to what he talked. LOL. And yeah, there's also a lot of group work/games. and brainstorming session. Most of the tasks given involves a lot of brainstorming for ideas and our views.
Then we had a break and sandwich for lunch. I didn't expect sandwich can be that filling. Hahahaa. but it's yummy. They also serve us fruits. Omnomnom :) Also, I managed to talk to Yanyao who was in the same lift with me this morning and sat beside me :) Later on, I also talked to some other people who were not from my group - eg. Yoon Her (she's a Korean <3_<3 and she's pretty too!). Ehh...I was too shy among the guys, so I didn't even ask them :( Although I really wanted to know Stanley. I think he's cute and looks like a Korean actor. LOL. Hahahahaha! The on-boarding session ended at 5pm. So, we dismissed and went back around 5.05pm. Overall, it's really great!
Day 1 (14/5/2013)
So, I came early today ^_^ Am supposed to report around 9am, but reached Centros around 8.35am. Seriously, everyday working at Abbott may make you slim. Hahahaha. Why do I say so? 'Cause I have to climb up the hill everyday in the morning :\
I met another guy (sorry can't remember his name, not sure if it's Li Zhe (?) ) and we talked a little and went to the office together. So, Tan Jing brought us in and it was very cute of her to introduce both of us to the coffee machine. In fact, some of her colleagues (my supervisor and Daisy) laughed at her for introducing us to the coffee machine as our orientation. But, she defended for herself that it is very important for us to know how to use the coffee machine. Hahahaha. I have yet to use though. But manage to pick up some knowledge on how to operate it. :) It does look like some analytical instrument though. Hahaha! Then, I was brought to my desk. Initially I sat beside Noviabella. So excited bout it. But I was changed to the Hot Desk area then because of Daisy. I will tell you more about that later on.
Then, I was brought around the Sensory Prep Area and Sensory Booth by Li Juan. Then, she explained about the Organizational Structure of the company and some documentation of compliance that we, the sensory people has to generate for QA people and stuffs. Also, she told me to report to her on my learning and tasks done every Friday, etc. I was also introduced to the company's library portal which has lots of journals and books and patents as well. Apart from that, I was also required to do self learning from the Abbott lectures and also do the quizzes consistently, which she will be checking from time to time. Thereafter, she introduced me to Dawn and Jun Jie (he's also the person who interviewed me :P). Both of them would be my mentors. :)
Then, we had Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Orientation at 10 am - 11.30 am. Oh yeah, we also had to listen to the "lecture" and do our quizzes on the spot after the lecture and get a minimum passing mark of 80%. Hahahaha...It's actually an easy paper though :P I've got 14/15. If not because of one careless mistake, I should have gotten full marks T__T. LOL. Then, from there, I know more people like Tasha and Li Chun. Hahaha. OH yeah, forgotten about this. Initially, we first began the EHS orientation with self-introduction. But, I was being missed out due to some distraction T____T. So, when Kelly wanna began her lecture, I told her in a "sad" way that I haven't introduce myself. LOL. Then, everyone laughed. LOL. Then, Kelly laughed and apologized and said that actually she purposely do that so that she wanna see if I would take the initiative to introduce myself or not. LOL. To be honest, it's my first time to speak out when being missed out. Actually, been often missed out in self-introduction in the school before, but I never actually speak up. But this time round, hahaha...don't know what triggers me.
Then...slack a little and went for lunch with Li Juan, Jun Jie and Dawn. LOL. I think I made quite an impact on my interview. I would say it could be a negative one instead of positive. 'Cause at that time, I asked them about the company's culture. So, Jun Jie asked me what do I mean by company culture at that time. I just explained things based on my experience with Addiction as we normally went out for lunch as a group and we treated each other like a family that kind. So, they're kind of like teasing me that "now" we can go for lunch together like a family. :(
Jun Jie told me about some of the cafes or food courts around the Biopolis area. He's good as a mentor but seems to be shy a little bit? Hahahaha...His personality kind of cute though. After lunch, around 1-2 pm, Dawn and Jun Jie brief me on what I am supposed to do tomorrow. So, yeah, I foresee myself being very busy tomorrow. Especially with the preparation part. Hence, might need to be early tomorrow.
Then, I have to label all the cups for tomorrow's preference test. Jun Jie was really nice. He borrowed me some of his books ^_^ Oh yeah. he graduated from RMIT Australia. while Dawn was from NUS FST ('06 batch) and Li Juan from USM. Msia.
Then, around 3-4 pm, the handsome, tall IT (Jeffrey) guy brief us on the computer stuffs and our emails. I didn't expect him to be that good looking, honestly. The moment when JJ first introduced me that he's the IT guy, my jaw "literally" dropped. I mean, gosh. Why is he so good looking?! Hahahaha...He's also funny lo. 'Cause he asked me to shift place with Li Chun as I will be using desktop (YAY!). Then, Daisy (which is Adrian's personal assistant) asking me why I'm changing place? Then I told her the reason. At that time, Jeffery was still beside us briefing us. Then, Daisy asked Jeffrey if I can switch to Yoon Her's place instead or something. Jeffrey was funny 'cause it's abit mah fan for him. Hahaha...Then, he like "mian qiang de" say "Can, can, can...As long as you're pleased". Hahhahaha...Then, he then made some funny faces that all of us laughed. Then, when Daisy was not around, I asked him why must switch place? Then he said in a funny way that because we must all follow feng shui. LOL. That made the 3 of us laughed when he said that. Hahahahaha...He's cute, can? LOL. Oh yeah, now only I know the function of CutePDF. Hahahaha...Bet some of you don't know right? Actually, he taught us that if we wanna save a file (eg. Doc file) to PDF, we can just use Print using CutePDF as it would prompt you to save as PDF or something like that. And also this thing called Greenshot, it's something like Snipping Tool :)
Then, after that, I did some readings on the lecture that I was supposed to do. Didn't manage to finish the lecture by today as I am left with about 8 slides. After the lecture, I will have to do the quiz. OOsssh~ Ganbatte Sherlyn! :)
p/s (Day 1): Today seems to be like a short day for me. I didn't even countdown the time for today. Hahahaha. I think it's good :) It means I'm not bored ^_^
p/s (General): The train is always so mega packed everyday! I think it's better for me to bring files to cover my front. People keep squeezing and it really made me felt uncomfortable. Like you know, you're being touched but you have no choice. Ughhhh...And yeah, I guessed it's better for me to start investing in antibacterial wipes or sanitizer. So yeah, imagining the sweats of so many people touching against your bare skin, don't you think it's uhm...disgusting? Sorry if I sound mean, but OCD people talking here.
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