Sorry, wrong number

Dear Mr X,

I'm not sure how you got my contact details from, but I think you might mis-understood with what you "heard".

To clarify- yes, I am currently working in the UK. However I am not in any way working with recruitment or human resources to have the power to give you a job offer in the UK. So unfortunately, I don't have the info you requested and thus, your intentions to send me your CV will not benefit either of us.

Thank you for your very brief email. However, it would be much easier (and much more friendlier) if you could at least provide me with an introduction about yourself, who gave you my details, what's your career background and what type of work you're looking for. I might not land you a job in the UK, but I can certainly help share some advice from my experience on applying.

One thing for sure, there are loads of company websites where you can apply online and upload your CV directly. That was how I applied for my job here. If you want to work with KBR, I can send you the online link. Getting a job by the "who-you-know" method might work in Malaysia... but unfortunately, its not the job survival method here.

I do apologise but I hope you can give me a bit more info about yourself and what you are looking for. At least then, I know where to start....

Thank you & Best wishes.

Body Combat blues

After a much deserved relaxing weekend with my sis, Serina, I dragged myself to the office again and found loads of work on my desk. I have to do protection settings - a task that requires a lot of patience as it is very time consuming. Imagine going through a file of 10 pages of fonts size 6, doing a line by line comparison and then repeating for another 259 others! Its not rocket science, but definitely eye straining. It took me a week to finish the last 50 files- so when I got the new load last Monday, I knew that I'll be the grumpy old lady that everyone should just avoid this month... not fun >:/

Plus, I'm already getting tired with the Body Combat practice. I find it a struggle gettig out of bed in the evenings to drag myself out to go to the gym for the practise sessions. Though I know its good that I am forced to exercise, but I just needed some quality time at home, which I am not getting anymore. By the time I get home from work, I only have time to change into my gym clothes and I'm already off to gym. When I reach home after the practise session, its already time to go to bed. I so want this performance done and over with! I miss my quality time in front of the tv and those nice relaxing bath and early bed times...

I also miss Hubby very much since the past few days. I wish he was here to give me a hug.... I so need a hug right now...

A snowy trip to Leeds

Yes, I had to go to Leeds again for another Factory Acceptance Test, but this time I'm going with my colleague Sanjay. Sanjay's a bit more serious than Alan and Peter- so I expected that this trip up is gonna be different from the last. Well, weather wise it was totally different. South England was hit with heavy snow since last Thursday morning. I woke up freezing. The whole town was covered with snow! It was lovely... but I wasn't as excited because I knew I had to deal with the inconvinience to travel up to Leeds dealing with bad weather.


It turned out that it wasn't too bad really.. of course there were delays of the train travel, but that was just for half an hour. This time around, I got to travel business class and that saves the day. You see, I was all drained up from the gruelling gym and Body combat practise. My body's all aching and knackered. So, business class rail travel was bliss. Again, we stayed at Malmaison and had a good Indian dinner at the posh Akbar's.

The next morning, the FAT went well. I witnessed some LV motor starters- pictures below:



We finished by 3.30pm. We caught the 4pm train and arrived London by 6.30pm. My sis, Serina met me at King's Cross and is spending the weekend with me in Sutton. So, this weekend will be a good sisterly bonding weekend.

I'm all sore

My body is aching. My muscles are tired. Since last night's Body Combat, I slept like a baby and was struggling to get out of bed for work. The long stairs down was painful and the walk up the hill was nasty. Thank God there was a lot of work at the office, so I sat down most of the time. By lunch time, I was OK. However after work, I dragged myself to the gym again for Aqua aerobics. It was a good relaxing workout. We played water polo and that was fun. After that there were more practice for the show. Worked out quite a sweat and the journey home was a cool down for me as the temperature has really dropped recently. Now I'm sprawling on the couch and can feel the pain coming back. My body is aching. My muscles are tired. I'm all sore... Kalau tak kurus jugak ni, tak tahulah....

A lucky newbie...

Being a newbie to my new company has its perks. I can start fresh and avoid mistakes done in the past. Hence, since first impressions are always the best expressions of who you are perceived, I've been quite lucky.

I was invited to the HQ office in Leatherhead to attend a pre-meeting for the IET re-accreditation exercise next Thursday. I was specially chosen by my boss to take on the task with 4 other colleagues. We were supposed to impress the IET people this Thursday to show that my company is capable of producing quality graduates and future Chartered Engineers. Since I was the only one that has just started recently in the company, it was quite a good compliment to be invited. My mentor met me afterwards and congratulated me for being chosen. That made my day :)

Later, I rushed to the gym to attend my first Body combat class. I arrived a bit late and the instructor, Daniel, made me stand in the first row and forced me to introduce myself. I told him it was my first class and he said not to worry if I can't catch up. It was really good fun- I worked up quite a sweat and followed attentively to Daniel's instructions and moves. After the class ended, Daniel came up to me and told me to stay back for awhile for a briefing. I was shocked to find out that he wants me to join a few others for a Body Combat performance in Sutton town centre to promote the club. The 'Spirits Fair' will be held in 2 weeks and they have been practising since last 2 weeks. He told me that I was a natural and I should consider joining the team. In return, we'll get freebies from the Club.

Wow, can't believe it- it must be my lucky day. Well, I've always believed that life is like a wheel- sometimes you're up and sometimes you're down. Today, I definitely feel like I'm on top of the world. Syukur, Alhamdulillah.

My weekend...

On Friday night, Olu & Marc came over and I cooked Assam Fish with fried chicken and kailan. After dinner, we headed off to the local cinema for Dreamgirls. It was a good musical movie. I was excpecting a musical - so, when a bunch of youngsters were making noise when Jeniffer Hudson & Beyonce got singing (again and again), I got irritated. Hello... we're watching a movie here?! How come you didn't complain with Chicago or Moulin Rouge??? I mean, it is a musical movie, so of course there would be singing. Anyways, apart from the jerks, Dreamgirls was a good one.. I liked it.

Saturday started off quite badly when I overslept and woke up late- feeling all bloated and grumpy. I made an appointment to visit the Spirit Health Club in Sutton at 11am, but since I woke up at 11.05am, I had to call in and cancel. Had lunch from the leftovers and was wobbling through the hall... when suddenly I caught myself in the mirror. Yup, I've put on quite some weight since Xmas and the sight of my bloated self in the mirror got me quite depressed. So, I decided to head over to Spirit anyways - I so needed the fresh air and the sun was out- might as well.

When I got to Spirit, I was shown around the club and I was really impressed. They've got a pool with Aqua-aerobics, Body Combat classes, Steam Room, sauna and the gym equipment are all new. Plus, the toilets were very clean and they give you towels. It was definitely better than Cannons and a whole lot nearer from home. Without hesitation, I signed up.

So today, I walked up to Spirit with my new swimsuit and waterproof bag in hand and had a good 30minutes swim. It was lovely and I was smiling all the way back. Never felt happier. Now, i'm so geared up for the classes to come. Tomorrow is Body Combat, can't wait!

The taxman is here :(

Got my payslip today. Not as much £££ as last months', despite me putting more overtime after Christmas. After consulting the finance department to know why the big difference, it turned out that my tax roll has started.... the tax man is taking my money away now. Not fun :(