Why the beginning? Beats me too... but I'd reckon this week will be of all sorts. The project is going beyond its limit because sites are delayed in Phase A and they are rushing for datelines. My Phase B is being closely scrutinized as not to repeat the same tight schedule... and that is exactly what I am trying to avoid. Anyway, it isnt all that bad.
After work yesterday, Aszman and I took a stroll at the F7-2 Markaz, had dinner, and walked around those shops looking for a good bargain for whatever that is especially winter clothings. It was ok but didnt buy anything. Was just scouting for a good offer. Went back home and we did a movie marathon together with our good friend, Jack Daniels. It was superb! Didnt thought I would see it again for the next 3 months... but hell... he made it here! ... well, that was last night... and today, I am back at the office... Sunday... whatta day. Let me explain the details. I dont look forward to anything or expect anything out of anything from the commandments I wrote before. Here is why.
Monday: Work starts and its all a rush. It also conincides with Monday Blues. Its manic Monday. Hate it.
Tuesday: Still getting the hang of things after the mad rush on Monday. Customer's day as there are meetings all over. Dont really like it.
Wednesday: Feeling the shit blues again because it's supposed to be the chill-out day in Malaysia as we have reached mid week, but here, it gives me the shitty feeling because its only Wednesday, another 4 days to go. Plus, you will be hell busy with what customers have reminded you to do and also you start calling ppl up to do their job well, there's a lot of shouting, screwing of ppl's ass and more bickering!Dont like it at all.
Thursday: I get calmed down a bit. Try to remain out of the radar because of all the mad rush over the last four days. Normal.
Friday: Shit day because it's supposed to be a good day. Its TGIF in Malaysia, it still is for me in Pakistan, just that, POETS is on Saturday. If I had not experienced TGIF in Malaysia, it is ok because dang... its just boring but Fridays in Malaysia in general are happening times man. Here? Its shittier because you will be contemplating to either fake your absence on Saturday or just to get on with it because there's this 2 hour session of "Lost in Translation" meeting every Saturday which they call it "Project Weekly Meeting" where 20 or more Chinese people will be seating in a conference room like describing their weekly progress. I will be the odd one out reporting my progress in Chinese. I can use English but I refuse to use it. I want to know that I am capable of blurting out these shit in Chinese. It gives me more confidence to talk with other Chinese staffs or people in the future. If I dont practice it, I wont learn. Its a love hate thing. The day? Hate it.
Saturday: First Half, as mentioned, loathe it. Second half... cool. Why?
- You know the week is coming to an end.
- I know I can watch DVDs in the night and do whatever I GOD damn like!
- EPL [English Premier League] matches are on every Saturday where I can watch Liverpool play
- I know I can just do with switching off my brains from the project for at least that few hours!
- You know you can just go without having phone calls to bother you from whoever that is!
Sunday: This comes the shit part. You dont know what to feel. I am in office as I speak. Its already 3pm. Woke up at 10am [normal days at 7:45am], had my breakfast, flipped the channels at HBO, AXN, Star Movies etc just to see if there's anything interesting. Nope, check my mails... and find out that you have indeed a lot of shit to do before Monday comes back in because when tomorrow comes, and if you dont do shit about anything today, tomorrow will be a whole lot shittier than this week. And then you start getting all frustrated because there goes your Sunday. So, I dont like it at all.
Hence, what can I tell you, for the entire week of 7 days, I will only have 1 Normal day [Thursday], at least half a day of pure joy and ecstasy [Saturday], and the rest of the 5 1/2 days are filled with a mixture of madness, satisfaction, fakeness, laughter, etc, which to me, is not enough because the bad ingredients tops the list. People from AP office who frequents Pakistan use to give me that weird and "0_o" look because for the past one month I have been here, I have not been anywhere interesting. I have not even been to the hilltop for that romantic BBQ moment overlooking the city. They say its wonderful. I dont know. Havent got the time yet. Its all work. But they dont understand because they are not involved in the project. They say I should. Maybe I will. But when time permits. I brought along at least a dozen DVDs to watch. I have only watched 1 and increased the DVD count even further because they are cheap here (only about 120Rs which is equivalent to about RM 6-7 for a DVD).
Last night was the first time I watched 2 DVDs in a row. It was 'Joe Dirt' and 'The Departed'. I have plans to visit Murree, the Karokaram Highway and also Malam Jabba, a ski resort. That all, is a distant too far for me to even contemplate at the moment.
Well, gotta go now to the other office to make my usual round of internal network mail checks because since my project office cannot access into the mainframe server in China, I have got to do it in the Huawei Office in Saudi Pak Tower. Cheerio now... tara.
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