Learning to be a Lao Gan

Today, i finally got the chance to show my lao ganness...

In my company, we are actually splitted into many departments, each with their hierachy system. The store department is indirectly under our charge. There is this snr store supervisor, call him Mr S, who always like to call me for every small reasons. Everyday, he wud call me at least thrice to complain abt my technicians' attitude, esp when the IT system was down. And each time i went there, i found the matters very trivial.

Finally today after the 3rd call from him, i told him rather unhappily to look for the foreman first instead of always calling me. For the past few days, i was too sotong to be called around by him as he see me as someone 'easy' to talk to, and has the authority to control the technicians. But such matters were really too trivial..and the foreman could easily take over. Rather surprisingly, he wasnt that unhappy when i told him to stop calling me, instead, he apologised and thank me, haha.

This afternoon, i was talking to my superior and he highlighted his concern of me being too quiet and soft. Yes, i know i am soft-spoken by mind u, i am nv quiet... infact, i am talkative and noisy. He thot i have fear talking to the lower educated workers, but seriously, i feel at ease with them around. I only feel uneasy with big shots. He also thot i do not have the confidence to make presentations, but i told him he is wrong again... presentation is my favourite. However, i told him i am not as capable as he thought in plannings and strategising. I know I am jus weak in these, i can only talk (NATO).

This evening, i feel so bad. One of my foreman actually told a technician to stay back after work, jus to repaint my entire office. He is only given abt $6 for OT :( I know i dun deserve such good treatment... and i feel even more stressed to perform well. However, my colleague told me that i have to learn and get used to the 'system'. "Behave what you ought to behave, do what u ought to do". I am also given reimbursement for my monthly telephone bills, and i actually use less than 200 SMSes every month (1 compulsory every nite)... but my call time is high la.

Yesterday, both my smallbro and small sis SMSed me at almost the same time, asking me if i have taken my lunch... wah so zun, and i see their nice photograph on smallbro tree's blog. Thanks for their concern.

Later this evening, I went to Marche to meet up with my army frens, 15 of us. Still the very same army behaviour. .. . even though immersed in uni for 4 yrs and some working for 1 yr, their behaviour, when meet up together, is still v typical army style. But i enjoyed catching up with them....

Very shag ......