ask, believe and receive.
without realising it, i've worked for almost a week now. work's pretty satisfying, and it's really rather fun working there. just that i'm honestly not that much of a promoter really; sales have been pretty bad these few days and we're hardly breaking even. but i'm trying hard! for the next two weeks i'll be working at the cathay branch though, and the hours there are crazy. it's from 12pm to 10pm for monday to thursday and sunday, 12pm to 10.30pm on friday and 12pm to 11pm on saturday. and for some strange reason working there's more tiring even though i work the same hours at the suntec branch.
my co-worker dawn was telling me today about this film-documentary called "the secret" which is based on a self-help book of the same name. the idea behind it is really cool -- it's basically something like ask and you shall receive. but it's not another preachy religious book or anything. you're supposed to think positive thoughts in order to attract positive events and happenings to you, and that's known as the "law of attraction". i was really skeptical about it at first (okay i am still having misgivings now actually; i'm not all that gullible contrary to popular belief) so i was just randomly trying it out.
there was this customer who came in and was testing a lot of random fragrances, but she basically didn't want to spend that much -- the typical kind who will walk out after a while without getting anything. so i was thinking "okay, you're going to buy something from us" and she really did! but then it could just be a coincidence anyway, so i tried it again. it was closing time already, so we pulled the shutters half down and i was shutting down everything while dawn went to the washroom to change. and i was thinking "someone's going to walk in and buy something" and this couple walked in. i was pretty stunned then, because suntec at around 9pm is quite empty, and anyway if a shop has shutters down you wouldn't really go in, would you? but in the end they didn't get anything, because we'd already shut down everything and we couldn't process the purchase. but they were really genuine buyers! and they said they'd come back the next day. i'm not so sure if this was just a lie though. i'll ask dawn when i next see her.
i guess you can be skeptical and say it was all just coincidence, but there's really not much harm in thinking positive anyway. i think i'm going to get the book. i went to look for it at harris and it was $36. but i think it might be a good investment haha.
anyway, sam came down to visit me again and we had subs for dinner. thanks for coming down again sam! i feel bad for always making you come down. but strangely enough i don't feel self-concious or anything even if i'm eating alone. i used to hate eating alone, but now that i have to it isn't all that bad really. and i realise if you go a little after lunch hour everyone else there is eating alone too.
today i also saw huiling, who walked by the shop quite by coincidence! she had just gone for an interview with smrt, and she got the job. she walked past the shop and i was all "huiling! huiling!" but she didn't hear me because she had earphones on. so i ran out to tap her haha.
oh and apparently the 'a' levels results will be released next friday or something. sam said something about it, and so did dawn. i am not prepared to get it back. at all. haha okay, positive thinking -- i am going to get As for everything. i really will.
also, i found out from my sister about that closed product launch that edison chen is attending! it's an adidas product launch -- stupid yahoo news and their "attending a fast food product launch" -- but attendance is supposedly strictly by invite only. my sister's cca mates are performing at the event or something, and even she can't get smuggled in. i guess i just have to find out where it's held and camp outside. sigh.
music: sunset glow; big bang
Labels: day-to-day, thoughts
tune out the world ; 11:33 PM
