Feel like scribbling smthng here abt my job(s?), so here we go! Beware, post ni panjang gila.
Yesterday was my first time working with a really nice and friendly employer. Not that my previous employers weren't nice, but umm, Marie (yesterday's one) was .... the nicest one, so far. She texted me a day before I came to her house, saying that it'd be perfect if I could come before 12pm, so I could join her and her little Jodi for lunch. Was like okayy.. That's not really necessary but mmm well... Whatever. She also said that she'll pick me up at the bus station. Nawww that's really kind of her. Tak pernah plak employer aku sebelum ni jemput aku. Ada tu rumah jauh sebatu kot but she cared less about me. Ok stop syue.
So I rushed from Remuera Road to Symonds Street then took a bus to Torbay (supposedly an hour journey) just to make sure that I'll be there on time. Turned out that I was the only passenger, and I arrived there in about 30 minutes je! Then I texted Marie saying I've arrived blablabla...
Then there she was. She's.... typical local people at first, you know, friendly, chatty etc. Oh this is the highlight of this story (well one of the many)! She asked 'So you're gonna be an English teacher, right?' 'Yeahh, but not here, in my hometown.' 'Oh, and where is that?' 'Malaysia' 'Oh so you're not from here?! Your English is really good!' 'Errr really but mm thank you <- typical awkward syue dh start buat perangai 'Yeahh. You speak like a native speaker!' Aku malas nk percaya sbb aku rasa dia perli aku je haha tak guna punya Marie but then.. Ini explanation aku for my 'very good' English.
I have actually prepared for whatever topic that my employer's gonna ask, since I was alone and bored in the bus. That explains why I speak like a native speaker (kononnya), because I'm prepared for that. Because I've practiced it in my head (lol). Cuba kalau dalam kelas. The lecturer (especially Sheryll and Christine) asked us random questions to random people. Memang aku tak jawab la wakaka. But then again pernah je aku jawab, tu pun aku dah duk fikir ayat tu lamaaaa, tunggu dia repeat the question again ke apa, baru jawab. Tu pun tak pernah memenuhi citarasa lecturer. Down kot. Malas nk jawab dah. <- Alasan. So umm yeah, anyways, that explains why my English was sooooooooo good yesterday. Not that good but at least better than before, kot. So gv me a chance to perasan jap.
Oh ye, back to Marie. After showing me around her house (which was biiiiig and spacious btw), she invited me to have lunch together! Yay! But wait. What if she serves pork or any kind of meat? She explained that the whole family is vegan, so yeay! We had something that has corn, cheese and green peas in it for lunch. Aku makan la 1 ketul, appreciate kan org dh jemput.
Then she showed me what needed to be done- scrubbing and mopping the floor. Ok don't get me wrong. The floor...... bersih gila babs. Not that it's shiny, but mmm not filthy AT ALL. Biasa je. Padahal in the job description she stated that one has to be fit, has to use some elbow grease la apa jadah to apply for that job. And I thought it's gonna be muddy ke apa. Sekali... Not that bad, really. Not bad at all tbh.
Anyway, then, when I was about to start working, she asked 'Do you need anything more? Like music? I can put on some music while you're working.' Clearly I wasn't prepared at all for that to happen lol so my response was... 'Umm no I'm good, got my earphones. Can I listen to my earphones while I work?' Listen TO EARPHONES? LISTEN TO EARPHONES!!?? Looooooser. So mm she said yeah sure blablabla. Told you, Marie ni nice gila sampai aku rasa bersalah sbb asyik tolak je benda dia offer.
Pastu after about an hour or two, those two had a tea break and asked me if I wanna join but of course, aku tgh khusyuk buat kerja kan, so I said no thanks. But then she insisted on making a drink for me so I asked for tea. Layan je la. And she offered some kind of home-made muesli which was N I C E :D She later asked nak tambah tak that muesli, and dgn penuh gedik I replied 'Can I?' Padahal dalam hati, apesal tak hidang sepinggan terusss! Bengong Marie.
Oh, around 4 Nana texted me saying that the last bus is at 6.15pm, aku dah gelabah sbb hallway dia x bersihkan lagi. So I told her that, and guess what? She helped me scrubbing and cleaning the floor from the other end of the hallway. Kira she helped me to clean, so that I'll finish the job earlier and I won't miss the bus. Oh baiknya, aku rasa nak nangis time tu (not really) But when we've both finished scrubbing and mopping, tau aku cakap apa? 'Gahh I'm sorry I'm a bit late doing the cleaning.' She stopped doing whatever she's doing kot when she heard me said that. Aku macam the heck? What did I say? Then she replied 'Oh no you did great! I had no problem with that! Blablablabalba' Lepas tu baru aku perasan it should be 'I'm a bit SLOW not LATE .................................. T_____T
And yeah. I was planning to say 'Feel free to call me if you need any help' with an extra smiley face, but heyyy, she beat me to it and said that she'll contact me if she has anymore project after this, if that's okay with me. Oh thank you Marie, I'd be thrilled to work with you again :)
Fuuu, that was long. I rarely write a post that long, so embrace it okay. Lol~
