Career Progression

An sms broke the silence of a Monday evening:

Hi Lydia, this is XXX... Please come at 8.45am shift tomorrow.

I was surprised that the sms is actually from AMEX team manager instead of my own manager. Pre-occupied, I just replied with 'noted' and get over with my house work. Hours past, when I finally calm down - suddenly it make a sense... why on earth AMEX team manager sent me a message? I tried to get intouch with my supervisors and manager - none responded. So I sleep with a nerve as stiff as it had just been pump up a botox.

The next morning, I'd been called by XXX and to my surprise, I'd been handpicked to join the Amex Team. After the meeting, I was rushed to the training room and so the training begun.

Let me tell you bit bout my work. I'd been servicing Credit Card support for the past 2.5 years now. I'd been a solid team player and personally, I keep myself at par interms of quality. But what sadden me, is how my superior did not inform me on the immediate transfer. Our job scope is solely base on communication, but what I learnt from this incident - a perfect communication abort via employer-employee. Isn't my respective manager supposed to discuss about this first with me? Instead, I got to know about this from the other department's management. Bizzare ay?

Feeling done. It took me few seconds before I could say yes to the offer. I've made up my mind, I have to move out from my comfort zone and accept the challenge - though with a numb emotion. I have to say, this a very inappropriate departure for me. However, I'll take it as a new begining, in a new department, new team mates, new products and a BIGGER opportunity. May I be a better person with a better perspective through out the new pursuit.

To answer those ridiculous queries on my transfer:

No, I was not forced to join AMEX. I chose to agree on the offer and this is my career progression.

When The Love Falls

I was captivated by Jo Ann's video via facebook when she played the song on piano and at my first glance, this song is b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l. It's beautiful enough to left me on a blank stare. So I rushed myself to youtube to find the original version by Yiruma (you may refer to the song on sidebar). Enthusiast enough, I started to picking up the scores and I believe it will be flawless in no time!

It is not plain enthusiast which makes me wanted to learn the song. I was driven by the fact this song stop the time. I had been scanning songs relentlessly after another for the past few weeks that reflect the emotion which lingers in my soul. This is the right song, at the right time. Right enough, it brought me to tears.

I can't lie to my heart. And  certainly I can't lie to you. I wish I could put a stop now. But if I could finally put a stop to that, I know it is gonna be a painful one for me. So, let be it, if that makes you a happier man.

The Velvet is RED.

I found my recent muse on baking lately - it is the Red Velvet Cake. The first time I tasted was in Coffee Bean for lunch - the taste doesnt linger as it supposed to and yet till now I cant even remember how it taste. The next one is in Pavilion, which I think it is ok and I thought there is nothing much special for a red sponge cake with a cream cheese frosting. People said third time is a charm, I had my third red velvet in KLCC and that is the time it triggers my taste bud! (no, it is not just because I had a fabulous day on that day - Idi, I know u'll end up reading this, haha) So ever since that I had a thing with this Red Velvet Cakes and I always wanted to make one.

So recently, since there is approx 100gm of cream cheese left over from Idi's cheese cake and I have to use it fast before it expires, I decided to try and error for Red Velvet Cake and there are tons and tons of recipes in the internet (it is the matter of wether it suits your taste bud or it matches with the ingredients that you have in the kitchen)! Thank you GOOGLE~! The outcome were so good which I have to make them in 2 days straight!

Day 1. Red Velvet Cupcake - first attempt ever - real awesome! 

Day 2. The 8 inch Red Velvet Cake - taste awesome but I overpowered the cocoa powder.

Due to my muse in baking, some people suggest me to open a bakery. Hurm, are you seriously? I dont think bakery do well with me, but I was thinking more to cafe or patisserie where people can hang out and be more leisure with it - that is real fun! *mama, jom kita bukak cafe nak?*

A Price of an Appreciation

Recently I'd been down under the weather. No, this is not in regards to the heat wave that contribute to my nose bleed. I dont know, much more prone to feel under appreciated.

I am personally have no big fuss on this. And also personally, it is in my nature to love make everyone happy. In return, I hope people will do the same to me. Or to at least, jaga hati I la... itu pun dah memadai.

This is a short post, at least I'd give my point.