I have been so busy for over a week that I hardly know the day and night.
Every morning I get back to office at 8.30 a.m., have breakfast and a glance of AM730, then start my work. Firstly my colleague and I go to the other side of the office for handling over dozen cartons of testing samples, then back to my sit for clerical work. Every time I receive a call about more testing samples arrive, I immediately jump to the other side.
There is no easy job. Especially for those have square-shape face, who is said belongs to work hard type, wherever they work they are always busy. Wherever I get to work, just meet the busiest period the colleagues say they have never had. No matter the last two companies, or this company.
The General Manager of 2nd last company would have lecture with you if he saw you were about to leave office at 10 p.m. (already OT for 4 hours)
The Miss LV who was promoted from receptionist to Merchandising Manager always told you to OT urgently just when you shut down the computer.
The manageress now is a Taiwan Chili. She goes home early to wash her underpants (my colleagues say so to give vent to their anger), but gives order "you have to OT till midnight or stay at office to finish the job." Can any job ever be finished? She disliked the colleague of US office because they do not work fast, so she took the job which they need one month to finish and promised we can complete it within two days. Unfortunately, the information given by US side were repeatedly wrong, plus our computer system, even the outlook and excel were down several times a day… just she did not listen to our explanation, only replied, "I don't care. Don't you finish it, don't go home!”
At last, we OT for a week and got it done. That devil manageress still dissatisfied, "you have taken it for over one week!"
She is too brutal.
My colleague said Taiwanese are very harsh, that never appreciate your hard work no matter how good you have done a function or a project, because OT is the basic requirement. Oh~ Those Taiwanese who work in Taiwan are so poor~
As a result, we have OT till about midnight for almost two weeks. I heard that there were thunderstorms but I knew nothing about days or nights since I was too busy at work. My colleagues were so healthy and strength but now are all torn out, with dark circles, big acnes, red eyes, headaches every day. (For myself, my skin is never good and now has more acnes, eczema together even on my eyelids) My colleagues say, they have never been so busy though they have worked here for years.
More unfortunately, the arm of my eyeglasses was broken during OT. I need to pay much before I receive my salary.
Is it because of my hard life, or am I flourishing the company, so have good business?
2007年4月24日星期二
2007年4月15日星期日
Busy April
I am so tired because of work. Our department enters the peak season this April. I have to work over time every night till after 11 p.m. that I have to call a taxi home. It was already midnight when I arrived home.
Besides handing clerical work, I have to unpack dozens of cartons of samples every day for checking quality, packaging and all details then, pass them to QC department for lab testing. The samples are so dirty. I can hardly know how come the tree skirts, hanging ornaments and additional materials for lab testing can be so oily, dusty and sticky, that made me and my colleague sneeze and itchy. Every time we finished checking the samples, we became 'black hands gang'.
Also, I have to type over 400 pieces of purchasing orders before 23rd April. However, about 70 pieces are still on hold by the US buyer that I can do nothing... (my team have to handle a double number of items than other teams) Then we are required to split each item on purchasing orders into 16 break-flows that include 16 ports, ship dates, in-store date, quantity, and else. Our manager tells us to finish within 2 weeks, but we cannot, because the buyer changes the details every day so we have to retype every day. We are so angry and one of the merchandisers said she would send the buyer a virus email if she changes the break-flow again.
That's why our department have to work overtime every night till very late... why the manager does not require us to work on Saturday (we are 5-day work), because then they have to give us compensation leave instead of taxi fees (we have no OT paid).
The merchandiser said we have to OT till after 11 p.m. the whole April...
It's really tiresome to work OT every night. One of the assistants said when she first came to work she had to OT till after midnight for a successive 3-month two years ago, that means I am luckier. That's why she can handle all stuff by herself relaxingly now.
Besides handing clerical work, I have to unpack dozens of cartons of samples every day for checking quality, packaging and all details then, pass them to QC department for lab testing. The samples are so dirty. I can hardly know how come the tree skirts, hanging ornaments and additional materials for lab testing can be so oily, dusty and sticky, that made me and my colleague sneeze and itchy. Every time we finished checking the samples, we became 'black hands gang'.
Also, I have to type over 400 pieces of purchasing orders before 23rd April. However, about 70 pieces are still on hold by the US buyer that I can do nothing... (my team have to handle a double number of items than other teams) Then we are required to split each item on purchasing orders into 16 break-flows that include 16 ports, ship dates, in-store date, quantity, and else. Our manager tells us to finish within 2 weeks, but we cannot, because the buyer changes the details every day so we have to retype every day. We are so angry and one of the merchandisers said she would send the buyer a virus email if she changes the break-flow again.
That's why our department have to work overtime every night till very late... why the manager does not require us to work on Saturday (we are 5-day work), because then they have to give us compensation leave instead of taxi fees (we have no OT paid).
The merchandiser said we have to OT till after 11 p.m. the whole April...
It's really tiresome to work OT every night. One of the assistants said when she first came to work she had to OT till after midnight for a successive 3-month two years ago, that means I am luckier. That's why she can handle all stuff by herself relaxingly now.
2007年4月6日星期五
It is a felicity of being a dog in Japan
I watched a TV program not long ago. It stated that Japanese treat their dogs like a family member, they love them so much. What people have, so do their dogs.
The dogs can wear pretty lovely clothes; they can enjoy massage and sleep so comfortably (well, and that Aromatherapy…); they can swim in a pool with pretty nurses; they can have birthday party, with tasty cakes for doggies, their owners hold buffet for them, makes meals for them, which the food look so delicious; they can have beauty treatments, that owners have their hair made aside, dogs have their own hair made here, but the outlook does not look so good. That doggie was frightened, it screamed all the time.
What if the owners have to work abroad? Send the dogs to the beautiful hotel, which there are TV playing videos the owners recorded in advance, that can comfort their dogs; some people fixed the clock of a feeding machine, which helps arranging meals on a certain time set, doggies would know it is time for meal and wait beside. There is a CCTV connected the machine and owners' computer, so that the owners can watch their dogs when they are working busily at office; the owners can set a video which their dogs love to watch before leaving home, and their dogs really sit in front of the TV and watch it.
I know that dogs love playing with water but scare of bathing, because my friend has a battle every time she wants to bath her dog (but better than bath a cat), a Japanese invented a doggie bathing machine, which let the owner sit it with his dog and bath together for 30 minutes… so meaningless, why don't they bath together in their own bathroom?.
Just like in Hong Kong, Japanese live in small flats, with long working hours, they do not have time or room to keep a dog. So here comes a business called rent a dog for holiday. That is, people can rent a puppy home for two days, and return to the shop on Sunday evening. That shop will try to arrange the same puppy for the same client. So, the puppy has a good relationship with the client. It is good to have such a shop. However, I would not rent a dog for holiday even there is such a shop in Hong Kong and if my home is allowed to keep a dog, because it is already tired to keep my terrapin Dai-guai.
It worries every owner if the dog is ill. There is a veterinarian paid a special visit to Mongolia for traditional Chinese medical science and acupuncture-moxibustion therapy. He went back to Japan and heals patient dogs with acupuncture-moxibustion and cupping therapy. I can see the dog did not feel anything uncomfortable, this proofs that veterinarian's practice is good.
Lastly, owners are very sad when their dogs died. Mobile undertaker's service just fit their needs. A host will hold a funeral on the lorry which with a mini hall within, then cremate the body. The facility is very environmental friendly designed that would not form any stink. The whole ceremony will last about one hour, and then the owner can take the ash back home for their own shrine.
Momi says these Japanese have done too much to their dogs. To an extent they are spoiling their dogs. I do not totally agree with her. Don't talk about other pets, dogs are our loyal friends, they deserve our love. These Japanese respect life, though it is a little bit extravagant.
I did not care about how much I had to pay the vet when Dai-guai was ill.
I remember that some years ago I watched a RSPCA advertisement in the UK. It was about a family kept a puppy because it was lovely. However, when the puppy grew up, its' loveliness and naughtiness became annoyance and disaster. That family used the loyalty and trust of their puppy, led it into a traveling bag, then, cruelly, threw it into a river. This advertisement gave a message that we need to think thrice before we keep a pet, we have to respect life. However, there are many such merciless owners in the world.
The dogs can wear pretty lovely clothes; they can enjoy massage and sleep so comfortably (well, and that Aromatherapy…); they can swim in a pool with pretty nurses; they can have birthday party, with tasty cakes for doggies, their owners hold buffet for them, makes meals for them, which the food look so delicious; they can have beauty treatments, that owners have their hair made aside, dogs have their own hair made here, but the outlook does not look so good. That doggie was frightened, it screamed all the time.
What if the owners have to work abroad? Send the dogs to the beautiful hotel, which there are TV playing videos the owners recorded in advance, that can comfort their dogs; some people fixed the clock of a feeding machine, which helps arranging meals on a certain time set, doggies would know it is time for meal and wait beside. There is a CCTV connected the machine and owners' computer, so that the owners can watch their dogs when they are working busily at office; the owners can set a video which their dogs love to watch before leaving home, and their dogs really sit in front of the TV and watch it.
I know that dogs love playing with water but scare of bathing, because my friend has a battle every time she wants to bath her dog (but better than bath a cat), a Japanese invented a doggie bathing machine, which let the owner sit it with his dog and bath together for 30 minutes… so meaningless, why don't they bath together in their own bathroom?.
Just like in Hong Kong, Japanese live in small flats, with long working hours, they do not have time or room to keep a dog. So here comes a business called rent a dog for holiday. That is, people can rent a puppy home for two days, and return to the shop on Sunday evening. That shop will try to arrange the same puppy for the same client. So, the puppy has a good relationship with the client. It is good to have such a shop. However, I would not rent a dog for holiday even there is such a shop in Hong Kong and if my home is allowed to keep a dog, because it is already tired to keep my terrapin Dai-guai.
It worries every owner if the dog is ill. There is a veterinarian paid a special visit to Mongolia for traditional Chinese medical science and acupuncture-moxibustion therapy. He went back to Japan and heals patient dogs with acupuncture-moxibustion and cupping therapy. I can see the dog did not feel anything uncomfortable, this proofs that veterinarian's practice is good.
Lastly, owners are very sad when their dogs died. Mobile undertaker's service just fit their needs. A host will hold a funeral on the lorry which with a mini hall within, then cremate the body. The facility is very environmental friendly designed that would not form any stink. The whole ceremony will last about one hour, and then the owner can take the ash back home for their own shrine.
Momi says these Japanese have done too much to their dogs. To an extent they are spoiling their dogs. I do not totally agree with her. Don't talk about other pets, dogs are our loyal friends, they deserve our love. These Japanese respect life, though it is a little bit extravagant.
I did not care about how much I had to pay the vet when Dai-guai was ill.
I remember that some years ago I watched a RSPCA advertisement in the UK. It was about a family kept a puppy because it was lovely. However, when the puppy grew up, its' loveliness and naughtiness became annoyance and disaster. That family used the loyalty and trust of their puppy, led it into a traveling bag, then, cruelly, threw it into a river. This advertisement gave a message that we need to think thrice before we keep a pet, we have to respect life. However, there are many such merciless owners in the world.
2007年4月1日星期日
My left eye has become inflamed, again
My left eye has become inflamed quite often in these recent months.
Sometimes it is because I accidentally put the eye cream into my eye; sometimes it is because dirty water splashed on to my eye when I am bathing my Dai-guai May May; sometimes it is because I remove my contact lens uncomfortably; sometimes it is because I have greasy eyelids that cause irritation easily.
But most of the times there is no reason at all. My left eye has the itch so suddenly when I read books, use computer or watch TV. I rub my eye naturally and make it even itchier. I pick up a mirror and look into it. WAH! Blood capillary burst. My eye gets bloody red with excretions around.
Is it because of my feculent fingers? No idea. My hands never touched my eyes at all, it is just suddenly has the itch. Is it some dust blew into my eyes? No idea.
I was sitting on the sofa and watching TV yesterday night. My left eye had the itch again, so unexpectedly. I looked into a mirror, my eye was red again and flooded with excretions and tears. How come it happened again? I think I have to heal it with "traditional way" – close my eye and wash it with light salt water.
I wish I will never develop inflammation in my eyes again!
Sometimes it is because I accidentally put the eye cream into my eye; sometimes it is because dirty water splashed on to my eye when I am bathing my Dai-guai May May; sometimes it is because I remove my contact lens uncomfortably; sometimes it is because I have greasy eyelids that cause irritation easily.
But most of the times there is no reason at all. My left eye has the itch so suddenly when I read books, use computer or watch TV. I rub my eye naturally and make it even itchier. I pick up a mirror and look into it. WAH! Blood capillary burst. My eye gets bloody red with excretions around.
Is it because of my feculent fingers? No idea. My hands never touched my eyes at all, it is just suddenly has the itch. Is it some dust blew into my eyes? No idea.
I was sitting on the sofa and watching TV yesterday night. My left eye had the itch again, so unexpectedly. I looked into a mirror, my eye was red again and flooded with excretions and tears. How come it happened again? I think I have to heal it with "traditional way" – close my eye and wash it with light salt water.
I wish I will never develop inflammation in my eyes again!
2007年3月25日星期日
Busy Bee
I am quite busy recently. I am quite busy that I do not know I am doing, cannot remember what I have done.
I release purchasing orders everyday after the buying trip in February, and will start following up samples from next week. Then in April I may temporary be transferred to another team for their buying trip. I will be much busier… I only wish I can learn more new things and gain more experience.
The administrative said they do not want employees to work over time as late as 8 p.m., but our head is a Taiwanese, and Taiwanese believe that work over time means a good employee. Some of my ex-colleagues say they would never work for Taiwanese companies, because their past experiences proved that Taiwanese companies like to 'kill', only work but no going home, so harsh and so busy.
I remember that some years ago there are some Taiwan factories in mainland China. The windows of staffs' dorms were blocked by iron bars, emergency exits were also locked. As a result, when fire broke out the staff could not flee, they were died or injured.
Luckily I am not working in a Taiwanese company.
Back to the topic. Colleagues of other departments such as administrative, accounting, quality control, IT, logistics, leave the office one after another just at 6 p.m., only we of merchandising department are still working hard… as long as our manageress is at office. If you want to leave earlier, the manageress will call you for a 'meeting'.
I go home at about 8 p.m. and it is said normal. Some friends who are merchandisers of fashion have to work till 10 or 11 p.m., and sometimes even have to stay over night at office.
I release purchasing orders everyday after the buying trip in February, and will start following up samples from next week. Then in April I may temporary be transferred to another team for their buying trip. I will be much busier… I only wish I can learn more new things and gain more experience.
The administrative said they do not want employees to work over time as late as 8 p.m., but our head is a Taiwanese, and Taiwanese believe that work over time means a good employee. Some of my ex-colleagues say they would never work for Taiwanese companies, because their past experiences proved that Taiwanese companies like to 'kill', only work but no going home, so harsh and so busy.
I remember that some years ago there are some Taiwan factories in mainland China. The windows of staffs' dorms were blocked by iron bars, emergency exits were also locked. As a result, when fire broke out the staff could not flee, they were died or injured.
Luckily I am not working in a Taiwanese company.
Back to the topic. Colleagues of other departments such as administrative, accounting, quality control, IT, logistics, leave the office one after another just at 6 p.m., only we of merchandising department are still working hard… as long as our manageress is at office. If you want to leave earlier, the manageress will call you for a 'meeting'.
I go home at about 8 p.m. and it is said normal. Some friends who are merchandisers of fashion have to work till 10 or 11 p.m., and sometimes even have to stay over night at office.
2007年3月17日星期六
BAD Seesaw
I cannot remember when my last time to play seesaw was.
When I was small I lived in public housing estate. There was an old style greenly seesaw with orange seats placed at the middle of the small playground downstairs. However, I had never sat on it.
Because of a very bad experience.
When I was one and a half year old, mom took me and my elder brother to the estate next to ours to apply for China Visa. My 5-year older brother and I went to play with other kids at the playground happily. However, when my brother and I were playing happily with the seesaw, another kid wanted to play too. My brother got down from his seat and I followed him. As a result, without the weight of my brother, the side I was sitting on rose suddenly, brother made his eyes pop out, waved his hands and screamed. I knew nothing. My right toe just touched the ground and my left leg was still on the seesaw…
“Wuuuwaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh~~~~~~~~~~”
My little feet could not stand stably because of top-heavy, “Paalaak~~” I fell down on the brick-made ground heavily, chin cracked, two baby front teeth loosed, fresh blood not only filled my baby mouth, also poured out from the wound on my chin. GOSH!
“Wuuuwaaaah~~~ I hate gorgor! Bad gorgor! Wuuuuwaaaahh~~~”
I cannot believe the one and a half year old baby me could still scolded my brother and hit the ground with the pain. Mom and the aunt from neighbor heard the people outside the office screamed “my God!” and heard my cry at the top voice (mom said so), immediately rushed out and were shocked to find me a bloody face. Mom held me and rushed home to clean my wound then to a clinic, and left my pale brother behind.
It is over twenty years now, the about one inch scar can still be seen. But you cannot find it if you do not specially look at my chin. The most hateful thing is when it has an itch, plus always has acnes on it, it would be extremely itchy!
Later every small playground has been laid plastic mats to protect kids. Therefore, I considered my injury a big sacrifice. Ha! I do not care, I am happy is the point.
(Tell you one thing, I tell this story according to my memory, and I remember every detail of it. I only did not see my pale brother. However, I cannot tell you what I had for dinner yesterday because I cannot remember that.)
Chinese version originally posted at my old newsgroup a day in 2003-2004, revised & translated in Mar 2007
2007年3月11日星期日
A letter to Donald Duck
To my dearest Donald Duck,
I miss you so much. How can you leave me without saying a word?
I was stunned when I found that you only had your head left stuck in the life buoy. Where is your body? What happened? When did the accident happen?
Oh my Donald Duck, I am very sorry! I did not take good care of you when you were in perfect condition, but left you somewhere, dropped into a bag, fell on the ground, left you on school bus carelessly, made you stayed in the icy cold night, shivered alone at the Lost Property Office.
And I, always say I love the chubby you dressed nostalgically, at the same time I bended you front and back…
Ultimately, your old body was torn apart.
I searched every bag I have. Unfortunately, I could not find out where your body is.
I am really very sorry! My Donald Duck! I really hope to find the shark which had eaten your body, to get back your body, and let your head and body back together!
I hope you can rest in peace.
From your incapable owner
(My Donald Duck, actually is a nostalgic Donald Duck phone chain my friend bought me from Tokyo Disney)
I miss you so much. How can you leave me without saying a word?
I was stunned when I found that you only had your head left stuck in the life buoy. Where is your body? What happened? When did the accident happen?
Oh my Donald Duck, I am very sorry! I did not take good care of you when you were in perfect condition, but left you somewhere, dropped into a bag, fell on the ground, left you on school bus carelessly, made you stayed in the icy cold night, shivered alone at the Lost Property Office.
And I, always say I love the chubby you dressed nostalgically, at the same time I bended you front and back…
Ultimately, your old body was torn apart.
I searched every bag I have. Unfortunately, I could not find out where your body is.
I am really very sorry! My Donald Duck! I really hope to find the shark which had eaten your body, to get back your body, and let your head and body back together!
I hope you can rest in peace.
From your incapable owner
(My Donald Duck, actually is a nostalgic Donald Duck phone chain my friend bought me from Tokyo Disney)
Chinese version originally posted at my old newsgroup a day in 2003-2004, revised & translated in Feb 2007
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