Monday, February 04, 2008 9:05 PM
Day fiftheen.i didnt know that job hunting was harder than i thought. no one told me that. not even my mum. i was the least expected for what turned out to be a half day at the carosel shopping mall, scouting for available jobs. the only thing that i prepared was my resume. all 15 of them.
i only told myself to try to give out as many as possible. what i didnt know was that at the end of the day, i was left with only 4 with an extra one in my file.
the morning was fine. that was before the scurrying of jobs in the afternoon. sharon got up early for school. i stayed in bed and slept till the hour when they left. later, mum went to fetch her to school on her first day. it was weird seeing my little sister all dressed in a uniform that i've not worn before. well, since primary school, we've always worn the same set of uniform, some i've passed down to her and others she bought herself. in primary school, all three of us were together that was before my elder sister graduated to secondary school. secondary schoool and me and sharon were still together in the same set of uniform that we worn since primary. well, its not exactly the same ones since the belts were much looser and the length longer to wrap nicey around our waists. but still, 10 years in a convent and the uniform hasnt changed. now, she's donned in a uniform that is totally unfamiliar with me. HA HA . its all striped green and blue for the collar top and blue navy shorts. somehow, i still think the IJ unifrom still looks the best.
it was monday and we had to get groceries for the week. grandma took us to coles to get the groceries while aunty irene had something else to attend to. we met later on at woolworths while they got somthing else, making me wait like a fool outside on the bench. i never imagined that i would be lying on the bench making funny faces while listening to my music and at the same time guaring a trolley full of paid goods. i think i looked like a complete idiot. and a pretty one at that.
the afternoon was tiring and lonely. mum left me alone on my job search. i told her to get back to rest and look for houses instead of accompanying me. it was hard to say, i wanted her so much with me to accompany me on my lookout but yet i wanted her to rest more at home. she wished me good luck and left me on my journey.
i started with the big departmental stores only to be dismissed with a word of going over the internet to fill up the application form instead. i tried all of the websites' employment opportunities and yet all of them have been taken or either the place is just too far away. most of them dont have vacancies at the moment to employ an extra staff. i did up the application only to be stucked at step 8 of 10. referees.
i need referees. two of them. well yes, i'll explain to you. a referee is someone who can nominate you for the job. in a way, they can support you in your application. but the trick is, they cant be your family member or relatives. it sucks huh. in a foreign country with no one except for your relatives. i have no adult friends only my teachers in canning college.
it feels weird to go back to school. im not really the kind to return and visit them only once in a while like on special occasions such as teachers' day or valentine's day ( especially in a girls' school) i dont have any reason to go back and visit them this time unless to thank them for the results i've had through my nationals. many would say they'll love my results but i wished for more. other than that, im happy enough my efforts paid off.
job hunting was energy draining. i wouldnt say that it was bigger than singapore's vivo city but yet it was still big and walking the entire span of it is nuts and i was stupid enough to do it. at the end of the day, my water bottle was left with nothing not even a droplet of water. my knees hurt from all the walking and my skin looks tanner under the hot sun. but for all of that and i managed to hand out 9 resumes to store managers and even talked to some of them, im happy and willing to take it.
some queer incidences. a store manager couldnt employ me because her store caters to older women in bigger sizes and sales assistants had to wear their clothes. looking at my peeuny size, well she couldnt employ me unless i gain like more than just a little weight on my body. a size 14 and above. currenty, im wearing a size 8, the smallest for adults and if i had to go till a 14, wow, that's almost like a a dozen kilos on my size. i gave it a miss.
i met a fellow student studying at curtin. commerce classes for the start of the first year semester one. she applied me for the job and well i hope to hear good news from her.
other places i've handed in my resume were ICECREAM shops, clothesline stores and the big departmental stores. im sure you know why its icecream and why its in caps. imagine this, free time off and i get icecream every now and then. free suagr rush whenever i want it! besides another plus point, THERE'S THIS HOT GUY WORKING THERE!
if only hard work could reward you with bountiful opportunities, then im willing to work hard to get a job. if missing out on lunch so that i had more time to look throughly through the shops, i'll give my tummy a miss. ( but i didnt, i took takeaway jap food) so with my tummy satisfied with food, i took one more look around carosel. i've explored every corner since three hours ago. and now, it was time that i went home to my mum.
