MIA for so long :P

Why did i MIA for wks? Coz i m WORKING! Haha, yeah, at a local wastewater engi co which in other words, is a company to design and build treatment plants. My job title is process engineer, but in actual fact, i do anything but process design.

Its only my 1st wk at work, so i guess its too early to come to a conclusion, but i dun enjoy office + desk-bound job. This is for certain. But i got ZERO experience so gonna start somewhere and gain some insight into working life. Bo bian la.. plus jobs really hard to come by, so i shld be grateful that i found one, which pays quite well too. :P Plus a no honours person like me > super lucky to find a job liao :P

So wat do i really want to do? Engineering work is ok for short term, say abt 1-2 yrs, but i cannot picture myself in this job for more than 2 yrs. Engi work kills the cheerfulness and life of a person > i look ard my company > those ladies here > dress boringly, look boring, peer into the comp screen the whole day, with eyes bags and dark eye rings, no life, no make up, no looks..sigh..boring le. Wish the company can have some liveliness! Same color everyday, nobody wears pink, red, yellow or some brighter/lighter colors. Everyone sticks to safe colors like: black, white, blue, grey, beige, brown etc > the only difference is the shades la. Light, medium and dark blue etc etc.

Some positive points though: ppl here are generally helpful, smiley, keep to themselves, gossip a bit.. will ask u out for lunch. say gd morn and hi-bye. Most of them are middle-aged ppl, or in their 30s/40s. Trying to mingle with them, and so far i have tried eating with 3 grps of ppl. 1st grp > all guys and some are from the sales dept. they are quite old, except for one, and are very experienced with ww engi proj. 2nd grp are all young ppl, a bit older than me, who are doing drafting, drawing and engi projs based in Europe and States. 3rd grp is ppl who are in piping, instrumentation and very experienced proj/comissioning engi. These ppl are really the old and experienced ppl of the company, and they are the nicest lot. Coz talk a lot and teach me a lot of things. Haha :)

Well, still under observation, and i m on 6-mth probation. During this period, i ll observe the culture of the company, and test whether i really like engi work or not. If i do not like, i tink i will source for other natures of jobs. I prefer communication with ppl, converse and plan things with them. Though i possess technical expertise on ww engi work, i still find engi work dry and boring (up till now).