Thursday, December 22, 2011
22nd December 2011
As time pass by, I'm beginning to
enjoy my internship with HSBC. I feel like I'm slowly blending in with the rest in the family. Well, I won't say that I'm close to everyone in the department but am getting to know the people there better and I have to admit that some of my colleague are really funny and playful. Lolx.
Like people always say, it doesn't have to be the whole world to make you feel like a part of something but those few who makes you feel special and worthwhile that matters.
As mentioned in the previous post, I'm definitely getting
more busy these days in office. But its better than having nothing to do. =)
The downside of having Secret Recipe near my office.....
CAKES CRAVINGS!!
Decided that I needed to indulge myself in some heaven's food. =D So went over to the Central Market and got a slice of cake, what cake did I go for?
White Chocolate Macadamia!
First time trying this and guess what.... Eat this and its like all the way to heaven. Lolx! Love the white chocolate, the soft sponge cake and crunchy macadamia. Totally for people who's allergic to chocolate and needs an alternative. =D Downside, it may be a bit too sweet for those without a sweet tooth. For me, its perfectly fine. =D
Alright, gtg now. Till then.
Labels: 3rd Week of Internship
7:16 AM
Thursday, December 15, 2011
15th December 2011
Today is another great day. I'm getting
more work to do in the office which is a good thing because it simply means I'm learning more. Totally in line with my aim of learning and getting more experience in the banking industry during this internship. =)
However, the highlight today is not about my job scope. It's about
Chicken Cordon Bleu. *self giggle* The assistant manager of my department a.k.a my 2nd boss brought the senior intern and me today out for lunch. So yeah! Free lunch again. Hehe.
We had
Secret Recipe for lunch and I ordered the Chicken Cordon Bleu. I actually wanted to have some cakes for lunch but thought that it wouldn't be very appropriate especially when you're eating with your boss and your boss is treating you.
Secret Recipe's Chicken Cordon Bleu
I wouldn't say its fantastic but it's decent. I've been craving for Western Food. Ever since I started my internship, I haven't been eating western food at all. This meal did satisfy my craving for western food. Thank you 2nd boss. =)
However, if you're really looking for an awesome Chicken Cordon Bleu, I would suggest the one in Souled Out. Totally mouth watering and is one of the best I have ever tried.
Souled Out's Chicken Cordon Bleu
This is one meal that I never regretted having. Though its more pricy that the one in Secret Recipe, it definitely gives a higher satisfaction and is worth every penny. *Hint: Someone please bring me to Souled Out*
I think starting next week onwards I'm going to be more busy in office. My boss mentioned that they're gonna give me a project to handle next week. I'm so curious to know what is it, he didn't elaborate much. Anyway, wish me luck.
Till then.
Labels: Chicken Cordon Bleu
7:12 AM
Saturday, December 10, 2011
10th December 2011
This entry is mainly on my first two weeks of
internship experience with HSBC.
There's 2 things that I have got in mind to comment about the beginning of my internship experience.
No. 1: The People
I think the people there are pretty friendly. Well, not everyone but most of them I guess. My manager is
really pretty but she always seems so busy. I don't talk to her much except for the daily
Good Morning and Goodbyes. She doesn't give me work also. I guess she just have too much work herself. My assistant manager is a really nice guy. He's the one that has been giving me works to do and telling me who I should attached to and getting my desktop and all start up.
Then there's this girl who is really friendly. She made me feel
very much in the family and keep me company at times, bringing me go
jalan jalan around to see the KL Streets, inviting me for Lunch and Breakfast with her. She's a really nice girl. I like her quite a lot. And one thing, the way she talks is seriously cute. Her expression is super cute. *I'm straight*
Then there's this another girl who is really helpful. She's also an
intern like me but she's been with the company much earlier, 4 months ago. She practically took over the job of one of the staff in the department who went for maternity leave and starting much earlier than me, she knows quite a number of stuffs. She is the one who has been
teaching me most of the stuffs that she learnt. She's a very helpful and nice girl. Thank god she was there, if not I'll be totally lost in learning how to use all those complicated system employed.
Then there's also this guy who I met in the
same department but different section (I'm in Treasury Control/Compliance, he's in the Treasury Processing which are both under the
Global Markets division) who's in the same
Monash University like me! Yay! So at least there's some common topic that we can chat about sometimes. He's quite a chatty and nice person.
Those are the few that I would like to highlight. As for the rest, I still need more time to get to know them. =)
No. 2: The Eating Spree
Ever since I started my internship with HSBC, I think I have been spending
very minimal on food.
Oh oh! And one of the best thing that I like about HSBC is that they have this thing called the
Trolley Hour.
So what is this Trolley Hour about? It comes
twice everyday without fail. Once in the morning around
10am and another time in the afternoon around
3pm. Basically Trolley Hour is this Kakak coming to every department on every floor with this
trolley full of yummy food! So if you're hungry before or after lunch time, just wait for the Trolley Hour and buy some awesome snacks from this Kakak. They basically have things such as egg sandwich bread, currypuff, nasi lemak, mee goreng, teh tarik, coffee, kuih muih, fried fish balls, fried crab meats etc etc etc! And having a hungry ghost in my stomach, I feel very excited when it comes to Trolley Hours. Hehe!
Back to the issue why I said I spent really minimal on food. Let me entertain you with my eating spree.
1st day: Had RM5 very tasty Nasi Briyani with chicken. My colleague brought me out. =)
2nd day:
Free lunch at Old Town because my manager brought me out and treat me. =)
3rd day: RM10 Burger King. They have this new Fish burger in BK. But I still prefer McDonalds Fillet O Fish.
4th day: We had a buffet party in our department. Remember earlier I mentioned one of the staff in my department went for maternity leave? She treated the whole department with an awesome lunch, thus the
free lunch again.
5th day: Tried the famous Hainanese Chicken Rice for RM5. Awesome meal.
6th day: Had Nasi Lemak and of the guy in the department paid it for me so thus the
free lunch again. XD
7th day: For breakfast, they were having this
Christmas Breakfast Celebration in the Cafe. So yeah, my colleague asked me to join them for breakfast. Awesome food they served such as cakes, sausage puffs, cream puffs, ham croissant etc! For lunch, my mum came down to my area to lunch with me. Went to one of the Chinese Stall which sells really good Hokkien Mee, Glass Noodles, Ying Yong etc and had Tau Fu Fah for dessert. Mum paid so
free lunch again!! Lolx!
Oh, and another thing I have to comment is that the
guys in my department are really gentleman. Why is that so? Because for all the times I went to get food for Trolley Hour, the guys paid! The first time I went out, one of the guy said he'll paid for everyone who's there. Feeling kinda shy, I didn't buy anything. The second time, I took the fried fish balls and 5 crab sticks, when I wanted to pay, one of the guy was like telling the Kak,
it's okla Kak, I bayar untuk mereka (referring to me and the senior intern) before we could even pay the Kakak. The third time, same thing, another guy paid again. O.o
Then on Friday, the
assistant manager bought Kuih for all of us in the department. Feeling shy again, I said it's ok the first time they offered me. Then the second time, my colleague brought the food right in front of my face to try it. So I did tried it and yum!!! =D
I think with all the free food going around, I'm going to be fat after my internship. T.T
This post is getting too long. Shall stop here. Till then.
Fion.
Labels: Internship Experience
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