Brand New Hope..with a bellyfull of air..

Give me something that I need
Satisfaction guaranteed
Because I'm thinking about
a brand new hope
the one I've never known
cause now I know
it's all that I wanted

- Green Day's "Macy's Day Parade" -

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*sigh*..i choose to save the memories from this game and not continue with it...boleh tak?

today, genaplaa setahun i kerja kat bank nie...in order to commemorate this day, myself and a bunch of friends who also joined this bank exactly a year ago, decided to go for a nice dinner @ Chilli's KLCC...it was quite funny how the idea evolved actually...someone suggested a makan-makan session..which turned into a lunch do..which turned into a dinner and movie do..and finally we settled for just dinner...

what was really funny was the email exchanges between the 5 of us..at first it was the normal, chatting type..then suddenly, this guy started to write in this show-offy way..the emails after that were all memo-type..y'know, the kind that sounds soo formal...we even had this official looking memo/email from one of my friends (kitorg dubbed die as Mr Chairman) entitled Annual Anniversary Dinner 2003...then the rest of the mails had contents like "as per your instruction", OR "deliberated at length", or "the committee and participants of the spectacular event", or "Kindly confirm the aforesaid matter soonest possible as we are left with about 4 hours before the event" with the word event highlighted....it was soo funny! i wish i could post the actual "Annual Anniversary Dinner 2003 Report" but let's not get carried away here...

Throughout the dinner we were lamenting the fact that, well, we're not getting any increment upon confirmation...it really sucks...and the fact that they seem to angkat all the new staff is simply infuriating..tensionnye!! anyways, one of us were going "oh who's gonna chair the next annual dinner?"..then it suddenly dawned on us, that we might not still be working here...i'm sure, like me, they have their own contingency plans...i guess we'll just have to wait and see which one of us would leave first...

but they are the best bunch of people to start your first job with..our interview was one of a kind...we had this 4 hour session where we just sat around the meeting table and had questions fielded to us, opinions demanded from us, occasional banterings..it seemed casual but actually, that is how they would assess us..we even had a pick of which department that we wanted to join..as the interviewer was this person of caliber, i opted to join his department..little did i know he was actually leaving!! hahaha...little did i know i was actually entering into a first-job hell! hehehhe...oklaa...exaggerating..but it has been fun hanging out with them, having lunches, gossip sessions, marathon email-chats...we planned a few outings...but all tak menjadi..'cept for last night dinner...5 whole months of being a trainee with a meagre allowance and then confirmed as a staff but under probation with no leave for 6 months and basic salary...yup, we survived all that..* am gonna miss them*

as a matter of fact..if, should and when i leave this bank..i'll probably miss everyone right down to the cleaners..and will probably cry buckets...they might not have some the best salary structure for fresh grads..but they're among the bestest and friendliest crowd to be with during your first job...

well, i know i've been a little vague with my previous entry...but i will reveal in due time...pray that i'm making the right decision and that my path will be clear of all difficulties...and no...i'm not getting married..don't listen to afti...by the way Totz..u can't be my bridesmaid cuz by then, u'll probably be sporting one of the biggest pregnant-tummy i've ever seen, wrapped in one of those gaudy maternity dresses with big flowers and lace, and to top it all, u'll probably be surgically attached to the Tall and Skinny One...besides, i want my bridesmaid and bridesman to be tiny zapin dancers with sparkly eyes, chubby cheeks and a mischevious smile...u, my dearest buddy, would probably fit in by your chubby cheeks...psstt...think about the thing we talked about during lunch tadi...just think about it..should u decide to do anything about it..call me tau!

gonna get some biscuits..my tummy's rumbling..what i had for lunch? a bellyful of air and a long chatty session with the Tiny Totz..hehehe...