Dinner with Grand Panda & other uni friends

It was an enjoyable dinner at Pepper Luch at Ang Mo Kio Hub last night. Peiying, Kenneth, Desmond, Uncle Johnny and how we forget about Grand Panda, Chow Yee? ;) I was so happy to see Chow Yee last night!!! The last time I saw him was like 4 years ago when I graduate from NUS, of course, we had to minus away his wedding night... Haha, me, Ying and Kenneth stayed at his place the night before his wedding day and I spoilt his heater tap. The water flowed non-stop and I was panicking in the bathroom. Plus, it was really late and the plumber didn't work on Saturday. The guys had to switched off the main supply and we had to be on water rationing on his wedding day. When the guests and bride and parents came, it was so embarrassing to explain that the water tap was spoilt and there was no water to wash hands... Anyway..............

I love to go out to meet friends. Everytime I felt refreshed by their life experiences and it was good to see all of us still hanging out together even after we graduate.

Johnny shared his New Zealand photographs with us. He went with his friend in May, but only to North Island. Aiya, he should go to South Island! Cos, it is just too beautiful at South Island. But because his friend had been to South Island before, so he had to make do with North Island. But still... South Island is breathtaking!!!! Queenstown, Milford Sound, wooo....

Anyway, Chow Yee joined us really late at 9 plus when all of us had finished eating. Haha. Well, it seemed my persuasive power is still strong after 4 years.. hehe. But really, it had been a looooooong 4 years since I see my grand panda aka senior.

So, the topic of the night changed to my new job, which is starting on Monday. As usual, they were all sharing their experiences with me, of course, also self-entertaining themselves as they looked at my bewildered face for every do's and don'ts for the first few days of work. Chow Yee had not changed a single bit.. I am still the little girl aka junior in his eyes. Sigh, every move I made, he said 'You cannot do that on first day." or "You cannot talk like this." WAWAWAWA!! Apparently, all of them were enjoying themselves scaring me with all the gossips and politics...

OL (office lady), they said, are the most gossipy in the profession because they are too free so thus talk alot.
The DO NOTs on the first day of work
1) DO NOT bring my Gucci bag for work (then I buy that bag for what?? They said if I bring, all the new colleagues will nickname me Branded, Ms Gucci, blar blar blar.. Ok, point taken..)
2) DO NOT talk too much i.e. keep quiet and observe (Kenneth said there are 4 types of people in office. 1st - Quiet and has brains, 2nd - Quiet and has no brains, 3rd - Talkative and has no brains and 4th - Talkative and has brains. Die... they said the 3rd type is the bimbo and I seemed to fit in the best in that category =.=")
3) DO NOT keep on smsing in office or appear to be very free.. I have to pretend to be doing work, even if I am pretending to read the never-ending file
4) DO NOT wear too bright, too short, too little, or with side slits that are high
5) DO NOT be the first and the last to leave office, don't rush for staff transport

WA! I was really looking forward to my new job on Monday. I had planned to take it easy and well, I have no idea what I am going to do there so go with an open mind. But thanks to my good friends, now I feel like "What is this? I wasn't even this jumpy when I started teaching!"

Ying said, no matter how well I tried to avoid making mistakes on the first day of work, the new colleagues will sure commend about me, both good and bad. Cos she does that whenever a newbie comes to her company =.=" WA. If I have colleagues as experienced as Laolao Ying and Chow Yee, I will die there...

Ok la, I know they meant well although they were teasing me all the time. I will forever be the blur blur little girl in University who blew up power supply and op-amps. How I missed those carefree school days... With friends always there to laugh and work, when money and paying bills aren't really the big issues.... Life is so much more simpler back then.

Only Desmond was siding me all night. When all of them were having fun digging out the stories at their workplace and putting me in those scenerios, only Desmond believed that I won't be that unprofessional.

I love the quieter moments with Grand Panda, while we were walking to the bus stop and waiting for my bus. He really really had not changed a bit, probably because I am still too untrained in the working world. Talk about nagging, he is more powerful than me. If not for him, I would not have found the motivation to study in Microelectronics or get that close to Third Class Honours. Thanks for his concerns and caring words, I became stronger after Jason broke up with me (of course, have to thank Ying and Jasmin too)

Gee, I thank God or whoever the Saint up there for letting me meet wonderful people in my life thus far. I feel so loved by everyone... The feeling is good when you know that others found you wanting and pleasant to work with.

Thank you Grand Panda, Johnny, Desmond, Kenneth and Pei Ying. Ganbatte, I will and I will remember to bring a notebook and a pen on my first day, with just a normal working bag ;)