My first part time job was at Cupbon at KB Mall. I worked there for 2 months and 12 days as far as I could remember and it gave me quite a vivid picture of how hard it is to earn money for your own. It requires a very strong will and determination from you in not to giving in if you face any sorts of difficulties throughout the experience.
after working at Cupbon, I applied for a partime job at Renaissance hotel at Kota Bharu. I worked as a waitress. it happened to be during fasting and Eid month. and you knew how tired I were working at particular months. but it was worth it to get such experience working and learning about the stuffs in a renowned hotel and I got to learn on how to arrange the cutleries, the name of different glass, folding the napkins, making smoothies and yes I got to taste every delicious dishes in the hotel. yummeh! of course I did gain my weight at the moment. *sigh
I did try applying a job at a bakery. but just the old and small one. I easily get attracted to a signboard highlighting "PART TIME NEEDED". After seeing it, I will jot the number and contact the employer without hesitation. It was my first day and the toughest one. The job was to roll on the flour into cookies size. plenty one. uncountable. and under a hut. it is like a garage. open one with the zinc as the roof. You would never imagine it, rolling the flour while standing and the sun was striking it rays so strong like it never wants to surrender just for the sake of me. It really gave me serious headache. The payment was quite a little. Not suit for the efforts that I had to put and how my energy got used up just rolling thousand "biskut arab".. I am done working at hot place. I am not choosy actually, but the place was uncomfortable. It was not like other bakery where the workers can work in a shop, rolling the biscuits on the floor with fans on the ceiling. there was not even a ceiling to shield us. It was just the zinc roof and a huge metallic table to roll the flour..
besides involving in food and beverage field, I also had expanded my experience by associating in fashion ! I started working at the field when I saw the advertisement through Instagram about an event called Mood Republik. the duration was only around 2-3 days only. my first fashion brand that I was hired was Rayyan Haya. It was great knowing that I would receive a free piece from the brand. though it was an outdated design,but who would not get excited to receive something free,isnt?
then, I started to become eager and always wait for such events to seek for part timers ! I love it and hope that I get the clothes by them LOL. next brand was Dhiasara Batik and the latest one was Fifa.Rasol. I did get the free clothes from them but my friend did not get any.and we assume that we could not anticipate anything free since the economy nowadays is at stake. So, just work with pure intention ; to seek experience and get paid XD
besides, I did seek my experience in part time job at my own institution!
UIA is such a good place to gain not only knowledge about the your course or islamic knowledge, but it also enhance the students' ability to start a business by organizing fests over the semester, (I guess two events within a week, it goes on until the end of semester). from the events held, me and my other friends are able to apply for part-time job since most of the booths will advertise "PART TIME NEEDED" to IIUM page. I had worked at several booths such as project tudung booth at Convest hill and also flower shop during convocation ! i did learn how to arrange the flowers into bouquet, learn how to design the ribbons (I think I forgot about it already) and learn the new names of flowers and the small flowers that look like grass. they actually got names Zzzzzz
We( uia students)have several groups where some important people would post about part time advertisement or chance to work as part time during weekends or anytime that we are free. there are quite several groups such as vacant job hunter, UIA job part time and also group partimers. those are the names of whatsapp group. and yes theres another one named Part Time baby. the famous part time jobs are taking care of babies at a nearby daycare and catering at KLCC. I had one experience at the day care. and sorry to say that it was the first and last time, not because of the babies but the place was like a hut and super hot (which I cant withstand) it does not look like a nursery at all. it looks like a home for bachelors. the walls and floors are made of cements and not even with tiles! no bed and no playground. you can never imagine how it looks like until you reach there.huhu
currently, I am doing part time jobs in UIA which are at the photocopy service on Monday and Wednesday from 5pm until 9 pm and also as a seller at uncle best chicken over the weekend from 4.30 pm until 9.30 pm.. It sounds a bit hectic but no it doesn't (so far la huhu)
Actually working during weekdays after having classes was quite fun and it feels even better when your colleagues are happy go lucky and cheer you up, making you forget the hassle and bustle of the workload. but, though it just for a while but it relieves my tense a little.
As for working during weekends, I decided it just to avoid myself from berjoli with my friends over the weekend or every weekend coz u know, previously I hardly stay longer during weekend. I must sneak out and spend my money even just a little but it still counted as money.. now I am a bit better in savings. Hmm, not really but better than nothing right? my working hours are flexible because if I got to skip working for inevitable reasons like parents coming to KL or BIG sale (this one counts as inevitable hehe) I can ask for my partner to replace me. Hoho. sounds heaven but it will cut my wage for a day. but I always try to avoid that skipping part by replacing her working hours as well whenever she could not make it during her day.
My dominant purpose of working is actually I want to collect some money to travel to Japan.I don't know how to save money or earn money since I dont even receive any scholarship or any extra money from any source. So I guess this is it ! My plan. but I do actually afraid that this might distract my focus in my studies. But, I don't want to take this whole thing as a heap that prevents me to achieve my dream to go to Japan or even to succeed in my studies. I am not greedy to achieve both. But I notice that if I don't do the part time job like before, it doesn't make me any cleverer at all. By working, I realize that time is really precious and I notice that I cannot waste any left time by doing nothing but to catch up everything that I might less understand during class. I really hope that this kind of idea (working during study) can occupy my time by doing useful activities instead of spending the weekend by watching movies or eat luxury stuffs that can be reached within a few minutes (life in KL, you know..) or yes, sleeping , doing nothing in mahallah over the weekend. valid for lazybones or moneyless. I have been there too. hehehe. Pray for me fellas :) pray that I wouldn't use my wage for shopping clothes, flats or handbags. Just name it ... oh yeah, shawl as well.........
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