So after days of lamenting about leading a meaningless life, I've finally found a job! I'm currently working for a local PR firm as an intern. It's a new company, so no one's heard of it before haha. But so far I'm having fun (I'm only 2 days into the job). It's something totally different.
For one, there isn't any fixed office for me to go to. They have an address in Orchard, but that's only for collecting mail haha. The 2 bosses work from home, and from anywhere actually, since they're always running around Singapore meeting clients and stuff. Therefore, I work from home too haha. Which is really cool. For example, yesterday I was just following my boss and running around everywhere with her. From Buangkok to Katong, and to Toa Payoh, then to Kaki Bukit. And today, I didn't even get to see my boss. She just gave me some stuff to do and left me alone haha. But I still had to run around Singapore. Oh well at least I got to have lunch with my friends at Raffles Place haha.
Basically my job scope involves writing press releases, compiling lists of media contacts (this is quite a pain actually), and calling journalists and stuff. And of course, running around the whole of Singapore. The good thing is that it's different from what my other friends are doing at their internships. Everyday is different, and you don't do the same things all the time. I get to travel, and not stay behind a computer 9 hours a day. And I get to meet lots of people. I get to stay at home also! But it's not that great actually, cuz I need LOTS of discipline to make sure I get up on time (my official working hours are from 9am-6pm), since there's no where for me to go. It doesn't actually feel like I'm working haha. But yeah, it's also damn tiring to run around everywhere.
To me, I don't really think it's important to work for a reputable company doing the same things as other interns everywhere. Of course I want the prestige and all, but I'd rather learn, and expose myself more to different things. Sure, it's embarrassing to be going around doing weird and crazy things in the name of PR, but it's different and fun, if you look at it positively haha. I don't learn the hard skills, but I might be able to gain some soft skills. And at least then I'll know what I want/not want to do in the future after graduation. You only get to be a PR intern once, after all haha. I can sit behind a desk for the next 40 years of my life.
Anyway. After 2 days, I realise I need:
1. A better laptop. This one is stupid. It keeps hanging and it's freaking slow. I can't do too many things on it at one time, which sucks, cuz a big part of the job is to do many, many things at one go.
2. My ipod at all times. I deal with loneliness by listening to music haha. Plus there's the travelling.
3. My phone. My boss expects me to be on standby for any assignments, from 9am - 6pm haha. Sigh no slacking.
4. A car. It's tiring to take the train and bus. And it's not very nice to cab around, when there're other cheaper forms of public transport, which just makes me more tired haha. At least I can still claim my transport fees from the company.
Ok I hope I'll be able to learn more quickly in the next few weeks, and be an asset, not liability, to the company haha.
Don't you be a round-a-bout
Not another round-a-bout
We've come this far
Yet back to the start
Don't you be a round-a-bout
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