1. Tempest, King Lear by Shakespeare
2. Equus by Peter Schaefer
3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
4. Harry Potter ;The Deathly Hallows by J.K.Rowling
5. Atonement by Ian McEwen
6. Beauty Despises Me by Eun Hee Kyoung
7.Harry Potter: The Half-Blood Prince
8. Quarantine by Jim Crace
9. Picasso: His Life and Works
10.MCSE 70-270 Microsoft Ebook XP Professional
The sound of turning pages when matt reads a book is quite intimidating..
For some reasons I don't seem to manage to turn a page before I fall asleep.
It's probably why my list is so short.
Ay, It's only a start! 2mths to go yet
Thursday, 18 October 2007
Monday, 15 October 2007
Yesterday afternoon Matt & I went for a walk in Thoresby Park that I always wanted to visit.Three graces in front of 19th mansion, ivy of which leaves turned into red, big chandelier seen through the tall windows.. It reminded me of the place Atonement, the movie was based in. Here would have been perfect in a sunny day to relax and read a book on the grass as they did in the movie
Having lived in England almost for 8 years now, my life style has somewhat changed. Every time I feel I get stuck in a rut or saturated with work, I need to get a fresh air by walking in the countryside and get inspired by visiting historical places. Matt says he is never interested in buildings but I am so fascinated by architecture of different eras and enjoy imagining what it would have felt like to live in there. Probably my first sign of taking an interest in architecture must have been my desire of a doll house in my early days. Also I always wanted to have a house which looked like Hansel and gretel were locked in. Suppose that's why I still can't stop peeping at windows in the old cottages whenever I pass them by in Newark town. Antiquated gas lamp mounted on the wall in Papplewick, notches on the wall and ceiling showing how high the water would have been at the pub near Chatsworth House. All those little things give me satisfaction of living in this part of the world.
So I digressed again.
Friday, 5 October 2007
From the meeting with MD, I was told that I am to look after my department under the title of head of QA department. Yes. I was given small perks and a payrise.
In all honesty I am not quite sure if I am happy with the outcome.
I feel more or less drained after torturing a mth wait. Every night for a month I dreamt of working. It even had a physical affect on me. I could not believe I found 3 silver hairs! I was getting tired and disappointed at the holdup.
This December will have been exactly 6years since I started my job in this company. I had a clear personal aim when I started this job. My ultimate aim was to get some hard core manufacturing experience here and then go for an ISO consulting job. So I had to learn fast and stayed focused. ever since then, I have been nothing but praised by my boss. I remember having thought that I have learnt everything that I need to learn to do my job 3 days after I attended the firm. Guys, we all know jobs are easier than studying right? I have to thank my boss for this though. he has been an incredible mentor throughout his time here. After my boss' sudden leave, it was my chance to shine and I was ready, fully motivated. I wanted to revamp the whole QA system so what we say is what we do. I wanted to be able to make difficult decisions and take full responsibility.
But I was told that MD does not feel comfortable with me representing the company. so he gave me some sort of interim title and decided to send his trusted manager to oversee what I do when there is an important meeting with customers and etc. yes he yielded a little bit and I gained as much.
Simple truth..
It all boiled down to the 3 factors.
1. being a female in a male dominating sector
2. foreigner whose command of English isn't as good as The English .
3. relationship with colleagues (not what you know but who you know)
My sister jokingly told me that with my conditions, I would have been advised to give up on trying if it was in Korea. she reminded me of how hostile and dismissing Korea can be for female workers. suppose I should consider myself....lucky...?
I know now what to do until the upcoming appraisal. Getting drunk with colleagues and having a good time with them,, going to colleage to learn how to speak mansfield English and pretend that I have balls!!
In all honesty I am not quite sure if I am happy with the outcome.
I feel more or less drained after torturing a mth wait. Every night for a month I dreamt of working. It even had a physical affect on me. I could not believe I found 3 silver hairs! I was getting tired and disappointed at the holdup.
This December will have been exactly 6years since I started my job in this company. I had a clear personal aim when I started this job. My ultimate aim was to get some hard core manufacturing experience here and then go for an ISO consulting job. So I had to learn fast and stayed focused. ever since then, I have been nothing but praised by my boss. I remember having thought that I have learnt everything that I need to learn to do my job 3 days after I attended the firm. Guys, we all know jobs are easier than studying right? I have to thank my boss for this though. he has been an incredible mentor throughout his time here. After my boss' sudden leave, it was my chance to shine and I was ready, fully motivated. I wanted to revamp the whole QA system so what we say is what we do. I wanted to be able to make difficult decisions and take full responsibility.
But I was told that MD does not feel comfortable with me representing the company. so he gave me some sort of interim title and decided to send his trusted manager to oversee what I do when there is an important meeting with customers and etc. yes he yielded a little bit and I gained as much.
Simple truth..
It all boiled down to the 3 factors.
1. being a female in a male dominating sector
2. foreigner whose command of English isn't as good as The English .
3. relationship with colleagues (not what you know but who you know)
My sister jokingly told me that with my conditions, I would have been advised to give up on trying if it was in Korea. she reminded me of how hostile and dismissing Korea can be for female workers. suppose I should consider myself....lucky...?
I know now what to do until the upcoming appraisal. Getting drunk with colleagues and having a good time with them,, going to colleage to learn how to speak mansfield English and pretend that I have balls!!
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