Today is a very important day for my life…1st day official training as an engineer!!
For sure this is not my 1st time work la…but work as in my profession, Engineer, this is very first time!! First time always excited and unforgettable…hehe!
8am I go to work by my old Honda EX 5, drive through Federal Highway which is super jam with all cars only 1-2 people inside…that’s called KL.
8.30am sign in. The secretary gives all 3 of the trainees their company profile. I hardly believe that…this company very small from its outlook, but the number of the project they handle and the cost…wooooosh!!
Then I’ve been introduced to HR and my supervisor who is one of the senior engineer, Mr. Tan, super serious guy…Then, nth to do…we jz sit there n start talking nonsense…
Suddenly, one voice comes from behind:
“Cheah, let’s go to site now!!”
OMG, Mr. Tan is calling me…I quickly grab my bag n follow him. We are heading to Australia High Commission which is located at Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, near Jalan Ampang n KLCC. The building there is doing midlife upgrade and refurbishment. My company is contractor in charge of fire protection system and plumbing.
In the car, very unexpected…Mr. Tan who is starts to talk!! He ask bout my uni and kl life…blablabla…He is from Penang too!! We keep talking in Penang topic for almost half an hour…but still not reached there bcoz trapped in traffic jam again…
Finally reach there but he tried to find the cheapest parking lot but impossible la…KLCC area where got cheap parking lot 1. No choice, choose a RM 5 per entry 1, consider very cheap liao.
This is actually my first time visit a site with engineer. When arrived there, so many contractor and engineers there. This Australia High Commission super strict, they dun allow ppl to go in easily. All contractors must go in with project manager, how many ppl go in must go out together…and again must be accompanied by project manager!! PM only hv 1, so keep waiting there…waiting n waiting until stomach start yelling hungry…
Then, I have lunch with 4 other engineers. First they feel headache where to find a cheaper lunch bcoz in KLCC area very hard to find low cost place to eat. Walking …walking then they enters Restoran Kepala Ikan Kampung Pandan. Seems like a very famous restaurant…
Eating with engineers is interesting. For sure, very soon we are talking about engineer’s life. Since I’m the trainee, they starts sharing their engineer’s experience. One of them, Mr. S suddenly tells me:
“I hope it is not too late to give u this advice…Don’t be the engineer if u want better life!!”
Then he starts told me all his hard experience as engineer and he is my super super senior in UM!! He was taking electrical engineering…his conclusion is engineer jz the labour with slight higher paid and higher knowledge!
More interesting is when we wanna pay the bill…guess how much? RM 120!!!! That so called very famous fish head costs RM 50!! This area really…if nth important or no one gonna pay for me, I’ll never come here for any FOOD!!
Go back to the site…Mr. Tan is going into the company (finally…) to check the location of sprinklers and valve…But I’m not in the registration list, so I can’t go in…Mr. Tan asked me to go walk walk then meet him at 3pm.
Guess what!! Go where? Sure KLCC la!! Haha…i ever tot that can go shopping during working... walking in suria KLCC with formal wear jz like ppl working arounf here oso is my 1st time. Promoter there very nice n keep smiling…it proved again wearing n appearance is very important!! If u wear t-shirt n short pants walking there, no one will greet u, unless u r white man!!
Go back to office at 3pm…sitting there n nth to do again…then the managing director, Mr. V called 3 of us go into his room. Mr. V is another engineer and he is a Fire Engineer!! Yup, that’s rite, he is Fire Engineer!! To b honest, I never heard bout this type of engineer b4… according to him, only two professional fire engineer in Klang Valley n KL, he is one of them!! Then he keep explain bout this company again n give 3 reference books for us to further understanding in fire protection!! Hv to read book again…tot that can escape from book…
Finally, the company’s CEO asked us to go to tender department to understand the drawing 1st. I stay at tender dept listen to all drawing stuff until 5.45pm then go home.
That’s my first day. Seems nothing but it means a lot! Engineer’s life is brand new for me n I din understand it though. I met so many engineers today…am I going to be one of them in future? It’s still unsure!
In fact, this company’s job scope is quite far different from what I learning in lecture. But, it is a great chance for me to learn. I hope that throughout these two months, I can decide what I’ll b going to take for my future.
For sure this is not my 1st time work la…but work as in my profession, Engineer, this is very first time!! First time always excited and unforgettable…hehe!
8am I go to work by my old Honda EX 5, drive through Federal Highway which is super jam with all cars only 1-2 people inside…that’s called KL.
8.30am sign in. The secretary gives all 3 of the trainees their company profile. I hardly believe that…this company very small from its outlook, but the number of the project they handle and the cost…wooooosh!!
Then I’ve been introduced to HR and my supervisor who is one of the senior engineer, Mr. Tan, super serious guy…Then, nth to do…we jz sit there n start talking nonsense…
Suddenly, one voice comes from behind:
“Cheah, let’s go to site now!!”
OMG, Mr. Tan is calling me…I quickly grab my bag n follow him. We are heading to Australia High Commission which is located at Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, near Jalan Ampang n KLCC. The building there is doing midlife upgrade and refurbishment. My company is contractor in charge of fire protection system and plumbing.
In the car, very unexpected…Mr. Tan who is starts to talk!! He ask bout my uni and kl life…blablabla…He is from Penang too!! We keep talking in Penang topic for almost half an hour…but still not reached there bcoz trapped in traffic jam again…
Finally reach there but he tried to find the cheapest parking lot but impossible la…KLCC area where got cheap parking lot 1. No choice, choose a RM 5 per entry 1, consider very cheap liao.
This is actually my first time visit a site with engineer. When arrived there, so many contractor and engineers there. This Australia High Commission super strict, they dun allow ppl to go in easily. All contractors must go in with project manager, how many ppl go in must go out together…and again must be accompanied by project manager!! PM only hv 1, so keep waiting there…waiting n waiting until stomach start yelling hungry…
Then, I have lunch with 4 other engineers. First they feel headache where to find a cheaper lunch bcoz in KLCC area very hard to find low cost place to eat. Walking …walking then they enters Restoran Kepala Ikan Kampung Pandan. Seems like a very famous restaurant…
Eating with engineers is interesting. For sure, very soon we are talking about engineer’s life. Since I’m the trainee, they starts sharing their engineer’s experience. One of them, Mr. S suddenly tells me:
“I hope it is not too late to give u this advice…Don’t be the engineer if u want better life!!”
Then he starts told me all his hard experience as engineer and he is my super super senior in UM!! He was taking electrical engineering…his conclusion is engineer jz the labour with slight higher paid and higher knowledge!
More interesting is when we wanna pay the bill…guess how much? RM 120!!!! That so called very famous fish head costs RM 50!! This area really…if nth important or no one gonna pay for me, I’ll never come here for any FOOD!!
Go back to the site…Mr. Tan is going into the company (finally…) to check the location of sprinklers and valve…But I’m not in the registration list, so I can’t go in…Mr. Tan asked me to go walk walk then meet him at 3pm.
Guess what!! Go where? Sure KLCC la!! Haha…i ever tot that can go shopping during working... walking in suria KLCC with formal wear jz like ppl working arounf here oso is my 1st time. Promoter there very nice n keep smiling…it proved again wearing n appearance is very important!! If u wear t-shirt n short pants walking there, no one will greet u, unless u r white man!!
Go back to office at 3pm…sitting there n nth to do again…then the managing director, Mr. V called 3 of us go into his room. Mr. V is another engineer and he is a Fire Engineer!! Yup, that’s rite, he is Fire Engineer!! To b honest, I never heard bout this type of engineer b4… according to him, only two professional fire engineer in Klang Valley n KL, he is one of them!! Then he keep explain bout this company again n give 3 reference books for us to further understanding in fire protection!! Hv to read book again…tot that can escape from book…
Finally, the company’s CEO asked us to go to tender department to understand the drawing 1st. I stay at tender dept listen to all drawing stuff until 5.45pm then go home.
That’s my first day. Seems nothing but it means a lot! Engineer’s life is brand new for me n I din understand it though. I met so many engineers today…am I going to be one of them in future? It’s still unsure!
In fact, this company’s job scope is quite far different from what I learning in lecture. But, it is a great chance for me to learn. I hope that throughout these two months, I can decide what I’ll b going to take for my future.
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