Its been a while since I last update my blog because of industrial training n I'm all da while stuck in Klang. In da factory I work, in da office I rest, around da factory I loiter. Before dat, I had doubts about my work, uncertain wat will happen during da 3 months. Wat will become of me? Will I be treated badly? Will I be bored? Will I get scolded frequently for my wrongdoings? All weren’t answered till now. Well, its hard for me 2 describe, then I shall tell u my routine, everything I do everyday.
1st thing in da morning, a morning call by da uncle living in da same hs as me at 7 in da morning. 2 early 2 be true dat I’m actually getting up dis early for da past 3 weeks. Reach da company at 7.30 and have breakfast in da canteen. At 8, its time for work. Due 2 my special identity in da company, hardly anyone ask me 2 do any job n I’m not quite happy bout dat. I should have asked the HR department 2 keep it a secret. Recently, I felt like I have taken over da executive director’s job by patrolling da factory everyday at 8 because I really have nothing 2 do. After dat, I’ll just loiter around by observing how the other supervisors do their job, repair machines, do wiring and stuff till the supervisor or engineer gives me specific tasks.
Wat I’ve done so far
- Loiter around, visiting every department, observing how they do their work. The HR department was kind enough to give me a white helmet although I’m not really an engineer yet, it actually acts as a license or a pass to enter every single building which general workers are forbid 2 do so.
- Donkey jobs like painting numbers on da trolleys, sealing busbars with silicon gel, helping a co worker to change the conveyor belts which weighs more than 10 kg per belt.
- Curi tulang. Dats wat dap pl there tot me. Sometimes, I’ll walk around the factory as though I have something 2 do but at fact, I do not, and general workers do not interfere with me as by right I should be higher ranking than them, supervisors think I’m da same rank as them, engineers do not want to risk offending the CEO of da company n so practically no one really pressures me.
- Observing da time, keeping tract of da lunch time and off work time as closely as possible. After all, theres a saying, start work while waiting for off work.
- Rest. Others rest by seating on platforms in da working area, but I rest by seating in the air con office of the department
- Bring clients n suppliers into da factory 2 meet da engineers, dat would give me da chance 2 meet with other ppl from da outside world, n also a chance 2 meet with leng lui suppliers, surprisingly, there r.
- Passing n photostating documents 2 da management in da office, giving me chances to keep track of da leng luis in other departments, listening 2 gossips in da factory.
Wat I’ve learnt so far
- Man wat a company, an employee can be on da engineer and manager rank while his job is onli weighing da scrap aluminium everyday just because he has relationship with the directors of da company. Practically when da aluminum scrap arrives, he will not be available most of da time, either he is loitering around, or either he wil be sleeping under da water tank, sheded from da sun. Wat a parasite.
- Language is no longer a barrier for foreign workers from
- Avoid from bosses. Bosses uses the main entrance, u run away from da back enterance. Da more u avoid from da boss, da less work u need 2 do. Dats wat da general workers r doing.
- Working life is definitely boring. Da entertainment after works r like playing mahjong, drinking beer, smoking, watching TV n sleep, nothing else.
- I miss my study life which I had a more flexible time back den.
After work, bath thoroughly 2 remove da dirt, go for dinner. After dat, watch TV n sleep at 12. Da next day is da same routine. I’ve been living dis life for 3 weeks, n 9 more weeks counting. Details of da working process of da factory will i upload in another blog.
I miss my com, I miss my friends, I miss my life.
