Being A Blonde In A Crowd Of Brunettes.

So long ! So long till it's the end of April, my travelling shoes are itching already . . . I can't wait for my 1 month trip to Ausralia . . . Everyday I count the hours till work ends, marking off each day on the calendar. I'm so excied !!! It's been ages since I've gone overseas . . .

I'm getting bored of work. Peter expects me to return to work right after my holidaying in Australia, and the truth is, I don't know if I'll be able to return, I don't know if I acually want to continue working there, I don't know wether I really want to work at all there. Don't get me wrong, I love the place, I love the people ( Er, well, certain people ) and I love interacting with customers, but there's something in me, nagging, telling me that I shouldn't work there after coming home from the trip . . . It's confusing, I want to work there but I don't !!! Ugh !!!

'Dumb Blonde', that's my nick-name at work. It's because I'm like a deer caught in headlights permanently ! Two of my colleagues are trying to bleach my hair already. "It's to bask in your natural characteristic" they say ! There is some truth to what they call me, when I get self concious or stressed, I tend to be a little ( Ok ! A lot ) stupid.

Tomorrow ( more like today ), is my day off ( thank God ! ). I am so tired. I need this break.

I miss my friends, I miss my social life, I miss lazing around !!! But, I do admit that working has it's benefits;

• I get money
• I get away from my family
• I meet pleasant people
• I learn new things
• I feel much more independent !

-conRad-

Shopping Heals . . .

I've gotten over the ghost scare at Peter Hoe. Now, I take it as a thing that comes with the job . . . I got my pay today . . . Went shopping the next hour . . . but more clothes . . . cupboard overflowing . . . makes me even more happy . . . !

Ghosts Of A Past Long Forgotten

The title is literal ! Today was the first I heard of ghosts at Peter Hoe. I always thought that I had a weak sixth sense ( If I do have it, I would rather ignore it ) for feeling the presence of something that is "out of place". A colleague called us at the main Peter Hoe store, she said she heard footsteps and plastic bags moving around on the top floor of the smaller Peter Hoe ( it's the store room ). This very incident lead to everyone opening up to me about the ghosts at Peter Hoe.

1st incident: The very same colleague heard voices in the fashion store room in the main store.

2cd incident: Again same colleague, saw a white figure in the kitchen. ( She ran away )

3rd incident: A previous staff heard voices in the store and thought it was customers. When everyone checked, there was no customers in the store at all. ( This happened when they were closing the store )

4th incident ( my account ): During store closing, I always feel a presence at a certain area in Peter Hoe ( I hate going near there )

5th incident ( my account ): When I'm alone near the fashion store room, I feel someone is watching me. ( This is a normal feeling for most people but I feel it too when I'm in the toilet ! )

The building in which Peter Hoe is in happens to be one of the very first buildings ever erected in Kuala Lumpur . . . This could explain why it seems so haunting. A customer once comented that since the building is so old that there could be a couple of ghosts hanging around ( at that time, my colleagues seemed discomforted at what the customer said, I didn't know any better ).

I wish I didn't know about all these stuff, now I'm going to work everyday fearing I might see something I don't want to. Just before closing today, I had to check wether all the windows in the fashion store room were closed or not. They had off-ed most of all the store lights !!! I summed up as much courage as I could and did what I had to do ! If anyone would have come up to me and gave me a fright at that point in time, I would have pee-ed in my pants !!!

I DON'T WANT TO GO TO WORK TOMORROW !!!

-conRad-