Team building 2014 @ Gold Coast Morib

As our team already had our kickoff meeting with principals earlier, so we were excused from our own company's kickoff meeting (The meeting, mock detaling part). We get to go for team building and stay for a night there - somehow like a company trip for our team! Sadly Darl can't join too cause I guess the director might not want people to be infected by her (muahaha). 

This time it was more relaxing and casual as our main objective was to go and have fun! Team building session is really challenging and fun thanks to the management there to plan all the activities. We had something like Amazing Race where we gotta play a few games to earn points to determine the winner. We were divided into 3 groups of 9 people for the session. I was divided into the same group as our director, training manager and another sales manager (and also some other reps). 

Some of the games include Trust Fall (where we need to climb up onto a metal rack and jump down, trusting our team mates to catch us in time), Spider Web ( gotta make it through the web by passing through the holes which can be use once), Leaking Drum ( A big barrel with lots of hole and we gotta fill it to the brim with only 2 pails) and also A (A giant bamboo A shape figure where someone gotta be on the horizontal bamboo while we pull/drag/move the bamboo through several cones). 

All of the games were challenging and we got 4 hours to play it. I've learn that my director and managers are quite fun to play together with. It was exhausting yet enjoyable time with them as we run along the beach, getting wet together while playing Leaking Drum, and also dancing 洗刷刷. 

Food there was horrible! :( So called international buffet with only 1 choice of meat, fish and vegetable. That was when I feel that salads are the yummiest and most appealing food of all. -.- 

At night, boss belanja us at the pub. I was the only one that don't drink? LOL. Their first round was whisky -.- But I enjoy the live band there and also sea breeze! It was at the seaside :)

On the next day, we woke up super early to get breakfast and jump into the pool! There was a mini waterpark there hence we shall not miss our chance to go play. The water was freezing cold and 3 of us don't even know how to swim. Only play around at the slides. Then we head off to the beach for a walk and played trampoline! One of the happiest day I had so far this year hehe. Before we check out, we die die also wanna use the Jacuzzi. 

Jacuzzi! Weeee~

Nice viewwww

Wet from top to toe after team building

Casual wear for dinner

More pics soon~~~

Kickoff Meeting 2014 @ Melaka

Had my very first Kickoff Meeting of the year with Nestle @ Holiday Inn, Melaka for 3 days 2 nights. It was very grand and service there was awesome. Big hotel room, comfy bed and also a goody bag personalised with our names waiting for us as we reached hotel. 

Weee! We even got RM50 Aeon voucher from NHS

 Meeting with the whole team is always great and productive! I don't mind meeting every week if we get to have a good discussion session. Hehehe. We have to present our sales report for the past year to our director and principals hence it was quite stressful. Luckily it went smoothly though my sales figure was not that good. 

We were pampered while we were there. Enjoyed the buffet breakfast and lunch there with 2 tea breaks throughout the day. Then for dinner, we were brought out by the tour guide to try some local food. First night was portugese food while the second night was nyonya food. 

The two cheekiest and playful colleagues

 For the first day lunch, we had 3 course Italian food in one of the restaurant in the hotel. 

The best part must be enjoying with my dear colleagues especially from outstations ones. Sadly darl couldn't join us as she was down with POX. hahaha The surprising part was that we had a product assessment which we did not get to know until the day before. (Please let us pass ._.).. 

We also get to enjoy Jonker night market and the river cruise at night after a long day of meeting. 

I love kickoff meetings! 

So far so good

The start of 2014 has been slow and lazy for me. Still no mood for work as no new manager around. I was surprised when our SFE Manager said that we are going to Melaka for our Kickoff Meeting! Woohoo~! First outstation trip with company and the team~! Too bad Awina and Von not joining :(

This few days was busy preparing for our presentation and time to buck up on our selling skills too. Tsk tsk tsk.

Been craving for black sesame soup lately.. YUM

 I was craving for the brunch set at TBK after Yvonne showed me the picture of their variety spread in the set. So off we go to enjoy the luxurious brunch.

Pineapple salad

Big Brunch @ The Buffalo Kitchen
Smoke salmon, scrambled eggs, cold cut, mushrooms, beef bacons, cheese, yogurt, mango creme brulee and fruits - All in one plate. Though the portion is not as big as any breakfast platter offered by other restaurants, it was still yum yum as we get to try so many different things

Smoked duck carbonara spaghetti

 Was having some spare time last week hence decorated a SunwayU notebook into this pink polka dots book for me to use it for work purpose

Ta-da! Personalised with my name in silver!

 My eyes have been itching and feeling uncomfortable recently.. Due to lens maybe? But whenever I have my lens on, the problem went away. *puzzled*

Can't wait for Kickoff meeting at Melaka and our company's POA meeting at PD (maybe)~

Overview of my 2013 - Part 2

The next big thing in 2013 must be getting a full time job. Now I can proudly say I'm employed as medical representative. 

Before graduation, I did not really put much thought on what kind of job that I would like to do. I know I will try to avoid going back into a food factory to work after my exposure to QA/QC line during my internship. Desk-bound jobs are not my type. I remember back then during internship, I would dread the weekdays morning, looking forward to lunch time and can't wait for 5.30pm. I don't like being stuck in a lab/office for 8 hours, doing endless paperworks and face foreigners (who barely understand what I wanted to say). Plus, working in lab have many restrictions (no skirts/dress, no make up, no perfume, no nail polish blablabla). Sucks to be stuck in lab, facing the same people everyday with minimal contact with other people.

I also don't see myself being in the medical sales line as well. I am not good at talking to strangers, nor selling things/ promoting things. Though I am a local here, I barely know my way around. I don't like stepping out of my comfort zone to try to do something new. I don't like being alone for anything. 

Now, I must say, medical rep is awesome! Provided with proper training, I no longer find it difficult to try to promote my products though I still find myself on the quiet side (not a very chatty person especially to new people). I love my job now. I am also very very fortunate to have Von with me in the same company, same team. My colleagues are superb, fun to be with. My ex-manager was also good (very father-ly and also naggy). Before I work, meeting used to give me the impression of serious discussion session with superiors and I also scared that I might not be able to contribute any useful inputs. But meetings now means milo session (free milo!), sharing info with my team mates, request to manager what I want/need and also lots of laughter. Slowly, I start to see myself in this field, finding my way to survive here. 

The awesome central team!

The worms

Back then during our cycle meeting

Stock count

Besides the better pay of being a med rep, the flexibility of time is also what I love. Hey, I can wake up naturally every morning and decide myself what time to go home. How cool is that? :)

Plus, meeting all sorts of people and interacting with them is also part of the fun. 

I also love the weekend eat group! We get to keep in contact and meet up at least once a month and coincidentally, most of us are med reps. We rock! 

Happy New Year!!
May the new year brings health and happiness to everybody ☺