Return of the King

It sure has been a long time since I updated this page. Was so busy with work and school that all I want to do when I get home is sleep.

My typical day goes something like this.

Wake up (Late)
Go to work
Lunch (At my desk)
Go to School (1 hour bus ride)
Avoid falling asleep during class (3 hours – 7-10pm)
Go home (1 hour bus ride)
Reach home (Late 11pm)
Collapse in crumpled heap on floor
Dogs join me on floor and demand belly rubs.
Doze off
Wake up
Stone for 5 minutes
Stone in the shower
Crawl into bed and go unconscious until I…
Wake up (Late… again. It’s a vicious cycle.)

Speaking of Bed… I GOT A NEW BED!!! QUEEN SIZE!!! Ha ha ha ha ha!

I got it from IKEA (My favourite store). I was actually there with Kimmie, Surolan, She She and Weng to buy a TV cabinet for Elny’s place and was showing them my existing bed when Surolan (Who wants to be known as Panalog now) commented that it’s quite small for my size. I was actually going to buy a new table but her comment got me thinking and before you know it… NEW BED! No regrets as yet.

Ok ok… got side tracked.

I think I’m at the point beyond exhaustion where you suddenly find yourself getting energy from god knows where just to get through the day. I think my extra energy comes from my brain cells cos my memory is going to hell. I forget about 80% of the things people tell me within 5 minutes. Well technically I didn’t really forget. I just remember it after it was needed.

I started brewing fresh Starbucks coffee at work as I was really sick of the 3-in-1 variety that we leave next to the water dispenser for clients. So far, it was met with good response. My next goal is to get a rice cooker in and cook brown rice for lunch. Joyce and She She thinks it’s a good idea.

One good thing about my new job is that I hardly have to deal with the idiots that I used to deal with on a daily basis. Even when I do have to meet one, the frequency is not that great which makes it quite bearable. Other than that, I hate everything about my job.

I keep getting distracted by people asking me to help them hold an animal, or to give an injection, or to change the cage lining. Weng says that they keep doing this because I’m still dressed like a nurse. He says that if I start going to work in “office wear”, they won’t ask me to do such things for fear that I might get my clothes crumpled.

Another constant distraction is the suppliers. I really dislike salespeople. I get at least one every 2 days calling at the office to introduce new products. Why can’t you people just give me a damn catalog and I’ll call you if I find something I want? Sometimes, I just want to run and hide whenever the recept intercoms and announces that there is a supplier on his or her way up to see me. Instead, I have to stop whatever I am doing and talk to them for the next 5-10 minutes with a fake plastic smile that really strains my facial muscles. The worst thing is when they finally leave, my wonderful memory conveniently forgets what I was doing along with the list of things I was planning to do but didn’t have the time to write down.

I actually told Surolan that I wanted to resign (again). It’s my fourth attempt at resignation and I think she understands that the combined work load from work and school is really taking its toil on me. So she finally agrees!!! I was so relieved. Then 2 days later, He who loves to be named corners me after a staff meeting and persuades me to stay, as he is really short of people who are familiar with the system and what not. I was halfway into my reason for leaving when he threw in phrases like “… not many people I can trust…” and “… you’ve done an excellent job…” and he even promised me an increment and “flexi-hours” to help work around my school schedule so that I have time to rest.

To cut a long story short, I agreed to stay on knowing that the pay increment would probably never come in the near future as he’s not going to follow up on his promises and I’ll be too shy to ask for it. As for flexi-hours… I work overtime whenever I don’t have classes just to prevent my work from piling up. So how is that going to help me???

Well… enough of griping. I better get back to my Lab Report. Here’s a picture of one of our experiments on bacteria on our skin. Adios!