First Day of Work at Starbucks

17th April I went to Starbucks for a walk-in interview. The next morning, got a wake up call from the manager there telling I got hired for barista position. Jumped out of bed and did some victory dance moves, twerk a little here and there lol..texted Mr. Yusri from Pallet Cafe right away, agreed on the working hours. 4-5 hours later he replied 'Welcome to the family!' I got hired twice in one day!

I know I was being really greedy there..but why not having two part time jobs at a time? I'm not sure if I can actually do both since Starbucks don't really provide fixed working shifts for staffs but hey I'm gonna try and plan this out.

So at 11 a.m. I went to Starbucks. Wearing black-jeweled flats, nude Mango blouse and Forever 21 black skinny jeans. While the manager, Mr. Radi actually told me to come with black shoes, black pants and black/white collared shirt...but umm at least I wore the closest to the outfits criteria. I blame on being an art student who don't really follow the regulations and rules!

Mr. Radi briefed me about working at Starbucks, what are the vision and roles, stuffs like that. Then we had coffee tasting. He asked me to describe the aroma and taste. Like WOW. In my head I was like...'oh  okay I see it's getting a lil bit though right hereee'. I just went with it although I know nothing about coffee.. 'Hmm. It smells like herbs?' He said 'Herbs?Yes..very good' Awe I was pumped up with the compliment and I just rant on likee..'it's definitely has bits of chocolate mixed in..and it's very strong bla bla bla anything I could make up of'

After the briefing and coffee tasting was done, he was like 'Ok I think that's all for today. When do you think you can start working?'..Umm I thought today is the day?..No today is just the introductory..Can't I work today though? I mean, I'm already here and I have nothing to do...OK but your shoes are not right, it is supposed to be fully covered shoes...What if I go and buy the appropriate shoes right now, do I get to work today?...He smirked. It's up to you Khayrin..OK I go to Bata now and buy the right shoes..and he was like OKAY.

I went to Bata but oh shit, they don't have my size since I have giant feet. Called my mom and she brought my old pair of black Converse, well that would do. Wore it and went back to Starbucks. Mr. Radi said it is still not the right one but should be okay just for today.

So I started my shift right away at 12 p.m. Starbucks drained every bit of me. It is only the first day but in 6 hours time, I've done uncountable of buzzing (cleaning tables and arranging chairs), mopping the floor twice, dishes everytime after buzzing, stock up ice box twice, - not to mention I had to crush it first, labeling, mix ingredients and throwing out garbage.

The staffs are hella funny hella nice. They all checking up on me and making convos, teaching me stuffs and all. Thiana was so nice, just now we had to put choclate chips in a container and I was like 'Can I taste some?' She was like nawwww saying CCTV is everywhere to catch us red handed lol but then she dragged me to the kitchen and pour like 4 chip chocolates into my hands. OMG I was so touched, really. Not that I want to actually eat it, I just wanna have a taste hihiks. Then we had second coffee tasting and it was so good Ijust can't stop sipping like a baby...

Oh during break time, I went to French Kisses Cafe upstairs to meet Hidayah, a worker there that I made friend with the last time I went there. I totally surprised her because I didn't inform her earlier that I got a job at Starbucks, Today is just so good, just so GOODDD

Job Hunting

I finished my last paper on 14th April...yep hooray to semester break for 7 weeks! So I spent the next two days at home, doing NOTHING. Not even a movie marathon. I were basically just playing with my phone, eat, sleep and waiting text from a guy who will never text me. During the 48 hours, I felt so useless and FAT. In my head I was like 'NO WAY! Khayrin, this is not how you're going to live.' I quickly texted my friend right after.. 'Isma, let's go for a job hunting tomorrow.' She agreed and picked me up at my house the next morning.

17th April is the day we went for JOB HUNTING. We first went to Pallet Cafe at Lagenda Heights. We both were originally aiming for that cafe because it is new and assuming they might need more staffs. Plus, we want our job area to be at Lagenda, main reason is we don't like crowded places. Walked in and like, 'Omgoshhh..Isma, I'm in love with this place! Look at the enviroment...multiracial workers, beautiful interior design, mostly Chinese customers (I prefer non Malays customers because I feel like I don't being watched - ya know), nice manager and the 'family' term used among the staffs. And Isma was like 'I knowwwww'. The manager named Yusri interviewed us. Isma and I tried to lie though..by not admitting we are university students on semester break, afraid he won't hire us. But, we are such GOOD GIRLS and the fact that we don't know how to lie, we eventually came clean. Yusri said if we agree with the working hours of 6 p.m. - 12/1 a.m. He will be sure to hire us. 1000x smiley faces.

But then, Isma and I got so demanding we survey other places around the area as well. Next, we went to Skin & Co but the person there didn't really wanna hire anyone so she just asked us to leave our details there and will call us if she needs workers. We also went to Levi's but they're not hiring. Then we went to Edo Ichi, the manager interviewed us but he said he would call back within 3 days, since he has so many applicants waiting for hiring - did not see our chances there. Our last stop is Starbucks. This is one memorable walked-in interview we both ever had. The manager there interviewed us in a very formal way, asking serious questions and stuff. Full English. This time, Isma and I decided to lie because we wanted to be hired as full time worker. We said that we're not studying and not planning on furthering studies at the moment LMAO

At last, we went to Blackwood Cafe but then the office is not open for that day. So hungry and tired we settled at Subway and I had my sandwich and Chatime Pearl Milk Tea.

I SERIOUSLYY

consider vlogging. Like yeah as if I'm attractive enough, or smart enough to talk something beneficial and informative for 15 minutes straight.

But yeah

In all seriousness, I do consider vlogging. Maybe one day

Write Again

So hey, I already turned 19 about twenty days ago. I guess my writing would be more mature now, with lots of grammar mistake. Honestly, being a student in all-Malay university doesn't help much with your English.

I haven't write for about a year now. What happened during those times? Well, I basically destroyed my heart and relive it again over and over. I have abused my heart. I am now taking a break. Not sure it's a 2 months break, 2 weeks break or 2 hours break. But I know I need to mend it a little.

I know I'm unlovable and every males are so unattainable to me.

Love is uncontrollable. You can't help from catching feelings neither making someone falls in love with you.

But one thing, YOU DESERVE THE LOVE YOU WOULD GIVE

Bottom line is, I'm 19 years old and I never found a guy who can loves me for a solid second. I couldn't find a guy who would try when I'm not trying. I couldn't find a guy who would stay after I've made a mistake. NO GUY EVER

I'M UNLOVABLE

I'M UNLOVABLE

One thing that can heal a little is jumping off a cliff at night under full moon and still survives. - hell yeah you are allow to LOL at this statement

Islam - Muslims & Preacher

I am a Muslim, and thankful for being one.

Eventhough I don't cover my hair, I still performs the other duties as a Muslim - prayers, fasting, recites Holy Quran, eating only halal foods, no alcohols and no sex. There are actually many types of Muslim in this world. But what I wanna talk about is

1) The Muslims that are only good to Allah SWT but not to humans - These people are faithful to God, they perform prayers, recites Quran everyday, and does all kind of worships. BUT, only that. They don't perform well as a human being, because I have witnessed myself how they act. Some of them bumped into another people but didn't even apologize. Some didn't returned the smile from strangers. Some didn't thanked people after been helped. Some say bad things to the people that are not like them. Manners is important in life and hereafter.

2) The Muslim womens that covered up all to their face and dressed all black - This is not the image of a real Islam. We want to be welcoming and approachable. Dressing up that way is like showing you don't want to socialize with other people - the non Muslims. Covering up your face is not necessary, but why do you do that? The Arab women do that because their place is a desert, full of dusts so they would want to get protected. But we are Malaysians, the air is alright and we could breathe just fine. Wearing colourful clothes would show that Muslim women are just like any other normal women, we can do fashion and dressed up nicely but we have limitations to protect us from committing sins. Make other people understand, even the to other Muslims that we are also human, and we are not extreme.

3) The faithful Muslims that only socialize with faithful Muslims - I get it if you only want to befriends with the people who can lead you to the right path, but do you remember that preaching other people to worship Allah SWT is also a duty as a Muslim? So please, preach people like me - the not-so-good Muslim together to become better. This is why the Muslims are separated into two - the good Muslims and the bad Muslims. And this basically give the impression to the bad Muslims that 'you guys are only nice to God and the people like you, but not to us because you guys are not kind-hearted at all.'

4) Preacher - Please, this is the most important one. One day, I went to my school office. I was writing with my left hand because I am left handed. (In Islam, the left hand is not preferred because we use it to wash our private parts). But it is not haraam or sinful, because if we find it hard to use our right hand, we are excused.
"Allah wants ease for you, not hardship." (Al-Baqarah 2:185). So there is this middle aged guy who was wearing a 'songkok' said to me that I was writing wrong - with harsh tone. I tried to be nice so I just smiled but then he said 'There you write with your left hand, its wrong!' with a rude face just went off. I was shocked, DEFINITELY. That is not how you preach, old man. There are also many preacher out there that mocked people in their preach, use harsh words and have the absolute wrong idea about the bad Muslims. How do the non Muslims want to see this positively? How do the bad Muslims want to change after been mocked? Preacher should preach to all kind of people, not to the only one kind of people - the good Muslims.

5) The Muslims that mocked the other Muslims - This can go to the bad Muslims that mocked the good Muslims or the other way around. When you don't go to the mosque, you can't say that people that go the mosque are not that good. When you don't cover your hair, you can't say that the Muslims that cover their hair also commit other sins. When you touch the opposite gender publicly, you can't say the others that didn't do, actually do it privately. To the better Muslims out there, when you see a Muslim girl covered up their hair but dressed tightly, you can't mocked them. When you see someone who don't worships God as often as you do, you can't say that is the reason for their miserable life. EVERYONE PLEASE, RESPECT ONE ANOTHER. SEE THE GOOD IN EVERYTHING.BE POSITIVE. Do not just be good Muslim, but also be someone with a good heart. Do not be an extremist. Please.

Officialy Employed - Significant Sign

Good news. I'm happy and feels so lucky. Alhamdulillah.
So now I am officially hired as a worker at Significant Sign company. All thanks to my dear friend, Amira Shahzan for making my way into her mom's company. Significant Sign is a design company. I guess that will give me a lot of benefits such
1) Working experience
2) Design softwares (CorelDRAW & Photoshop) knowledge
3) Learn to use banner printing machines
4) Overcome my social anxiety - yes I'm serious
5) An early knowledge to Art & Designs

Couldn't help but to feel lucky. I'm making this such a big deal, as if I just graduated and finally own a job. The reality is I'm only 18, waiting for university acceptance letters, trying to find a part-time job to be a better person but actually got stucked up at getting jobs because I never got any response for my applications. So there's two months left before university, I thought I'm gonna live it boring, doing nothing. But then I got a text from my friend saying if I were serious about getting a job at her mom's company - which I asked her before with zero expectation. And she said, I could start right away. Ha, life is so full of surprises.

I had a job before. Only for two days at Popular Bookstore. They were going to restock the whole thing so they hired extra staffs for two days to help them up with. It was a fun experience for me because I had my friends with me - besides I  did a pretty good job without having any difficulties.

My first day at Significant today was going well. I didn't embarassed myself or showed up late. For the first two hours I didn't do anything because there weren't any orders yet. So I was just basically awkward and looking around. Then Kak Zira called me, haha never thought she was gonna toured me around the office and introduced me to the staffs. I feel appreciated - cheesy. As hours passes, I was kinda get adjusted to the enviroment and I  felt comfortable after having conversations with all the staffs. I learned to use CorelDRAW today and pick up the phone and greet customers. I had fun :)

A Day Out With My Mom - Art Tools Shopping, LCCI, Tesco

Today I went out with my mom. Here are the things that we do:

1) I went to school (ex) to signed up for LCCI certificate. I thought that LCCI is a certificate that Prinsip Perakaunan students get for their previous folio assignments in high school, like a grading certificate or something. But it turns out to be a test. Yes, you have to sit for a test to earn the certificate. I didn't know. If I knew, I would never bother coming to school. SERIOUSLY, I'm not going to revise this subject over again when especially I'm not good at it - and put myself in a bad mood. The thing is, the UPU that I filled in has nothing to do with account - only one, business.

2) Next, we went to Sri Gawa to do some art tools shopping, since my first choice in UPU is Art & Designs. So I gotta enchanced my drawing skills. Or maybe, BUILD my drawing skills because honestly, my art skills is a grade C- (graded by myself). So why do I choose Art & Designs in the first place? The reasons are:
    a) I am honestly, truly interested in designing - whether its graphic or fashion or furniture, I'm interested in ALL.
    b) The career field that I have decided for myself comes from this major , such - creative director, books illustrator, fashion designer, furniture designer, architect, etc.
    c) According to my logic (Khayrin's logic), being an art student can make me sounds more interesting haha.
    d) My drawings are one of a kind. Like when you see it, you know its my artwork. I'm not saying that its good (which is its really not good). But I have own idea, my own characteristics in my arts.

3) Lastly, we went to Tesco, the original plan is to buy lemons (for my diet), but we ended up buying another 9 things. Luckily we didn't carry a  trolley with us, or else we would spend about RM300, like ususal. But today we only spent RM50. That's quite an achievement - went home feeling satisfied with the groceries.

* LOL, I didn't really say a thing about my mom. Okay so when we went to Sri Gawa, we used my mom's BB1M student voucher, she's a Master in communication major - we finished it all there.Then when we went to Tesco, I went to toilet and coming back, saw my mom looking clueless waiting - looking cute. Then when we almost arrived home, we bumped into a shirtless guy - looking funny so we laughed. We talked a lot in the car, but I couldn't remember what because I wasn't paying much attention ;p