TOP TEN THINGS NOT TO DO WHEN APPLYING FOR A JOB

Since joining my new company about six months ago, part of my responsibilities include managing the general emails that we receive via the website. (no.. im not an IT person.. do I look that nerdy tech savvy to you?) Anyways, whilst the whole purpose of doing this is to manage and answer all inquiries posted about our services, lately we have also had to entertain a lot of job applications via the same web mail (no.. I'm not in Human Resources either.. do I look so overweight and uptight people-centric to you? :P). Since I have to suffer the headache of sifting through tons of these kind of applications that was flooding my inbox, I figured, I might as well share with you some common rules on what NOT to do when applying for a job via email. This is so that you can spare me the emotional trauma by not doing any of the things below! Enjoy! :)

1. Send an email with the attachment "resumeaku.doc" as the file name
   

   Whilst we understand your need to emphasise the fact that it is in fact YOUR resume and not your grandma's, neighbour's daughter's or that hawt stranger you often bump into whilst waiting for the bus's, anybody else's, this is actually just TRYING TO HARD. In fact it could backfire and cause us to think that you may actually have something to hide.
   
   

2. Send an email with the attachment "PERFECT RESUME.doc" as the file name
   

   Don't kid yourself kid! If your resume is really that perfect, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
   
   

3. Use the email drgangstazz@yahoo.com when applying for the position of Medical Officer
   

   Indeed, we deeply understand that we all now live in a crazy cut-throat world and you may feel the need to put up this tough exterior to survive. Nevertheless, our patients may not necessarily sit well with the idea that their physician is a Doctor AND the Godfather Incarnate at the same time.
   
   

4. Use the email hunnybaby88@gmail.com or sweetiegurl_87@hotmail.com or sexybunzz@aol.com for ANY POSITION!!
   

   Do I even have to go into details on this one? :P
   
   

5. Send a cover email as follows, "A'kum, attach kat sini saya punye CV"
   
   Okay, so your mami jarum aunty sister works in the People Capital Division. So you feel that this may get her attention. So you think that being all informal and acting like you are our long lost friend who used to trip us with the see saw at the playground from primary school will get you the job. Whatever! Doesn't work kid! In fact, we wouldn't be surprised if your sister from PCD comes back home and screams at you for this! :P
   
   
   
6. Use a deep red background complete with pink flowers, tiny hearts and butterflies for your CV
   
   Yes, we appreciate the effort. Yes, we think you are extremely creative and can have a successful career as a Singaporean Beauty Pageant Queen an artiste. But as far as healthcare is concerned, you're waaaayyy ahead of your time kid!
   
   
   
7. Send an email with the following subject line " APPLICATION FOR ANY KIND OF VACANCY AT YOUR PLACE/ COMPANY "
   

   We acknowledge the fact that we now live in an extremely trying economic times where some of you will take any job at all!! But hey, we are not exactly a job recruitment agency. If you have no freaking idea of what it is that you wanna do with your life, chances are...we wouldn't too! :P
   
   

8. Send a generic and mass job application email to enquiries@pantai.com.my, marketing@tropicanamedicalcentre.com, inquiries@sdmc.com, inquiries@gimc.com.my etc...etc.. (well.. u get the picture) simultaneously
   

   Whilst we realise that you may be applying to as many jobs as possible upon graduation, we would STILL like to think that we are special and that you are dying to work for us, ONLY us and no one else! If you really do want a job, it would be in your best interest to humour our qualms and stroke our manbits ego just a little!
   
   

9. Send the same job application email eight times within three days!!!
   

   Yes, we can comprehend the urgency and direness of you landing a job ASAP in order to get five pairs of that Paris Hilton sun shades start paying off your PTPTPN loan. But no, theres nothing wrong with our IT system. Our computers and emails are working just fine. But oh..congratulations on successfully annoying and insulting us to a point where we are not going to call you at all!
   
   

10. Pose in a bright pink bathing suit in the swimming pool and use that as your CV picture
    

    You may have been inspired by Elle Woods of the Legally Blonde franchise. But unfortunately for you, the people going through your application at our organisation are not deprived old men but rather overweight and overzealous middle aged single females who may take extreme offense at your flaunting your young, vibrant and excellent figure in their wrinkly pudgy faces :P

IN THE DEPTH OF DESPAIR

Foolishness prevails
Dignity .. no avail
Resolve fails
Emptiness trails

Mistakes repeated
Lessons unlearned
Heart shattered
Dreams disappeared

Life astray
Memories fade away
Wasted today
Gone the ray

Living fear
Dead terror
Delved deeper
No answer

Hate imminent
Resent apparent
Bitterness evident
Soul unopened

Hope..mockery
Belief..travesty
Future..obscurity
The end...a certainty

COME WITH ME

Come with me today..
Let us forget this pain and misery
Let me show you the way
Where we can find our new destiny

Come with me right now..
Let us not be resigned to fate
I can show you..just exactly how
Things can be perfect again..things can be great

Come with me tomorrow..
Take your time ..I will wait
Coz I can show you just where to go
Where there's only love..no more hate

Come with me into eternity..
Let us leave this anger behind
Once again we would be happy
And our lives would be just fine

Come with me into oblivion..
We can forget the world we once know
Let us explore new horizons
And enjoy a better tomorrow

A CRYING PRAYER

Dear God please
I don't have no more will to fight
Or suffer those sleepless nights

Dear God please
I can't stand anymore pain
Please release me from these chains

Dear God please
My heart bleeds in this agony
I can't understand this burning misery

Dear God please
How much longer will it take?
Cause I'm just about ready to fall and break

Dear God please
Why did this happen again?
For I did learn..I did refrain

Dear God please
Why do I feel so numb and empty?
Is this how it will always be?

Dear God please
I'm devoid of faith and hope
Just hanging on to dear life on this thin rope

Dear God please
I don't know how much more I can take
Before I lie and never wake

Dear God please
Are you even out there?
Are you looking down on us?
Lending us your ear?
For I've searched for you
From time to time
Looking for some answers..
Looking for the sublime

Dear God please
I don't know what else to do
For I'm nothing but a ghost looking for you..

OUR MAKE BELIEVE WORLD..

Can we pretend just a little while
And say everything is okay
Can we pretend just a little while
Another minute, another day?

Can we pretend just a little while
And watch the clock unwind
Can we pretend just a little while
That I can make believe that you are still mine?

Can we pretend just a little while
To make things what they used to be
Can we pretend just a little while
That your eyes still shine when you see me?

Can we pretend just a little while
That those words.. they didn't cut deep
Can we pretend just a little while
We never cried..we never weep?

Can we pretend just a little while
Our beautiful memories are still here
Can we pretend just a little while
Make all the pain and heartache disappear?

Can we pretend just a little while
That hopes and dreams do come true
Can we pretend just a little while
That yours and mine have and will too?

Can we pretend just a little while
That there will be a better day
Can we pretend just a little while
That this time around..you will stay?

Can we just pretend..just a little while longer
And immerse ourselves in this great fantasy
Maybe someday when the skies are clear
Our stars will shine... our happiness a destiny

Loving you still...

rina

TOP TEN COOL THINGS TO HAVE HAPPENED IN 2008

1) Getting Brad.. the love of my life!! (sorry darling..Brad is still number one)

2) Meeting Kim and the coolest bunch of friends I can ever hope for..I love you guys!!

3) Finding love again despite believing that it will never happen again for me.. thank you sayang

4) Being told that Im actually cute enough to model..TWICE! what are they..blind and retarded?

5) Earning more than twice what I did at the start of 2007, at the start of 2008

6) Discovering Salsa and Bellydancing

7) Starting this blog

8) Learning the true value of forgiveness and letting go of bitterness with my dad

9) Closing a certain chapter in my life...completely and for good! (im really really proud of myself on this one.. best decision ive made this year)

10) Rediscovering personal freedom and independence

TOP TEN THINGS ID LIKE TO ACHIEVE IN 2009 IN ORDER TO GIVE MY LIFE MORE MEANING BUT WHICH WILL NOT NECESSARILY DO SO WHEN I ACTUALLY DO (HUH?)

1) Date a rockstar

2) Become superb at berbalas pantun klasik melayu

3) Grow 3 inch taller and 2 inch slimmer..

4) Learn the art of telling the difference between sawi and salad at the market

5) Overcome my fear of dogs

6) Find newer and more creative ways of deflecting the question, "when are you getting married?"

7) Go on a soul searching journey to Timbuktu

8) Find out where Timbuktu is on the map first

9) Give Brad a facelift

10) Become hotter (oh wait..is that even possible)