Friday, September 21, 2007

KL - Past Few GRUELLING Days

I haven't been updating. Didn't get the chance to.
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We have been waking up at 6-ish & end our days in the wee hours of the morning. Last night was the most tormenting.
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The store was finally opened on 20 September. We started work at 8am (on 20 September)and ended work 10am on 21 September. We took turns, couldn't afford to burn out the whole Singapore support team. There will be another night job tomorrow night & the other 2 colleagues will be taking over.
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The strangest thing about a huge shopping mall preparation & opening - The Pavilion officially opened on 20 September. As usual retail hours ended at 10pm. At 10pm you'd be able to see & hear - roller-shutters of shops closing & the clackings of shoes around the mall as the sales staff were making their way out of the building to head on home.
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At the same time, you'd also be able to hear loud heavy-vehicles engines running & reversing etc. The contractors & workers moved into the building after 10pm. They moved in to continue working on the mall. YES. Though in the eyes of the public, the mall was indeed OPENED. But in the night while such public & shoppers are snoozing away, the contractors were still rushing to finish up bits of pieces of their work. The whole mall livened up with workers walking to & fro, drilling, shifing, rollings, painting, plastering etc.. every boutique or shop spaces are still not fully completed.
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We were laughing at the irony as our tired eyes & minds began to shut down. We sighed, "The mall came alive after 10pm."
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Dust, Dirt, Noises... with all these becoming our lullaby, we dozed off quite alot between 10pm to 6am while we waited patiently for the workers to finish their little bits & pieces. Dust-filled noses & lungs, we snoozed away intermittently..... during the past few gruelling days.
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Due to the fact that it is indeed a new MALL and many haven't heard of it. There were obvious weak traffic flow in the building. We are anticipating for a better crowd this weekend.
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I am back in the apartment, it is now 2pm. I have to catch a few hours of sleep & go back to work at 5pm to ensure smooth sales & operations. Its tiring but at the mean time I find it really satisfying. I didn't even have time to miss home.
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I have also been faithfully snapping pics of food that had been keeping our mind sane & alive. Will definitely post them... if time permits.
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& I am finally SICK. After 2 or 3 years of not being able to fall sick, I am finally down with runny nose & sore throat! & i feel good as at least I feel I have been working hard.
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Hang in there. 1 more week to go!
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