Archive for the ‘Work’ Category

An Overdue Update

Yes, it has been 19 days since my last posting, but I wouldn’t bore you with excuses. Instead, here is some stuff I could share by now: Moving – again! This is the first time I officially confirm that mr.mck and I are going to move down under. The news, of course, has been circulated [...]

Being Expat, Travel, Work September 29, 2009 6:34 pm 13 Comments

The Long And Winding Working Hours

I have quit my job and left Indonesia a year ago, but still receive job offers from time to time, although no one dares to relocate me back to Jakarta as en expat (*wink). But when I was visiting my ex boss in his fancy office after having dinner with my ex-colleagues, seeing the whole [...]

Indonesia, Life & Style, Work June 26, 2008 12:52 am 18 Comments

Why I Took The Wrong Toll Exit This Afternoon

Note: The story happened more than 6 months ago. By then I was still working for L’Oreal Group Indonesia. I was managing a finance project which consolidated 9 countries throughout Asia, and then my boss decided to go ahead with office renovation project, which was my responsibility too. I thought it should be easy, but [...]

Work October 10, 2007 10:19 pm 0 Comments

The Lost 3 Hours in My Life

They say misery loves company We could start a company and make misery (Soul Asylum: Misery) I’ve got two days to go then I’m off. Since this week would be my last week of working, my plan was to have a good time, have a long lunch and come back at 3PM, then go home [...]

Work June 6, 2007 8:34 am 0 Comments

Sometimes It's Just Damn Too….Aarrgghh

It was a very hard day, a tough day. I had one conference call meeting at 9.30AM and 7 (seven!!) normal meetings, from one to another without a break, each took one hour, and at 6.30PM was in the restaurant at the ground floor to meet another supplier. The day was particularly tough for me, [...]

Work May 8, 2007 4:55 pm 0 Comments

12 Hours in Plaza Senayan

I always felt jealous to those ibu’s who are seen walking around the mall with their cute babies and nannies all day when I had 1.5 hour maximum for lunch. I thought, if only I had longer time to spend in the mall it would be the perfect moment for me. When it happened, it’s [...]

Work August 16, 2006 9:36 am 1 Comment

Pure Thought: A Friend and A "Friend"

The title was taken from Ecky’s blog, but I’m not talking about her blog (you should read it yourself, it’s cool); I’m gonna try to explain what I have been feeling lately. The rumour that I was about to move to another company started about a month ago, after I submitted my resignation letter. Since [...]

Work August 10, 2006 6:29 am 0 Comments

Fall From Grace (1)

We were in the finishing stage of this particular project, when the internal auditors came. There were 5 people: three guys and two girls. All blonde, tall, very young, extremely diligent, always look serious, very intimidating, and gorgeous. The people in the office were anxious because these 5 people came from the headquarters (some country [...]

Women, Work July 23, 2006 8:29 am 0 Comments

A Bad Hair Day (2)

After an emergency meeting with my hairstylist last weekend, he taught me how to style my hair so it would look like Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, and Kate Beckinsale altogether. He took the criticism from those biggest cosmetics company people really seriously, so he makes sure I would show up with my immaculate hair and [...]

Life & Style, Women, Work May 21, 2006 6:43 am 0 Comments

A Bad Hair Day (1)

Melly just has had a wonderful curly hair and talked me into it. Last weekend, for the first time in my life, I permed my hair. I went to my hairstylist, and 15 minutes later, my hair is curly. I thought it is cute. I thought I look cute. Until the real trouble comes the [...]

Life & Style, Women, Work May 14, 2006 7:45 am 2 Comments