Today is my 2nd day off! Have been working afternoon shift lately, which means 1.30pm to 11.30pm. It’s interesting to see how people rush to the cashiers when you make an announcement saying that the shop is closed. Some people on the other hand take their time to continue walk around and shop for merchandise thats to their liking. A little hilarious if you think about it. People are so different when we’re actually of the same species.

Well, yesterday was fun because I’ve finally gotten Cashier Training! So fun!! I love being cashier! I made several minor mistakes like forgetting to smile and stuff around there but everything else was just great! Love the fitting room duty too~ Anyways being a cashier is hard work because there’s just so much that you have to say. First you have to greet the customer. Then tell them the total amount. If they are paying by cash, you have to inform them of the amount received. If not, you have to inform them of what they are using as in visa or nets or whatever. Then ask them to sign or give them the change. When giving them the change, you have to inform them again. Also, there is a need to tell them about the exchange policy. After everything, pass the bag of items to them, you have to thank them. Yeah. So much steps but still, it’s so fun! :D

Super love cashier-ing. Hope that I get more of it. But of course the worse part would be to calculate the items wrongly. For example you forget to scan one item or the other. Han Cong made that mistake but made up for it after that so there was no big deal. Oh and being a cashier means that you have to make announcements, help to get altered jeans or pants, sort hangers, fold clothes and do runs. Super busy but there’s kind of some coolness in between because thats one of the only times you get real close to the customers. Not as in physically but being able to provide some service other than helping them look for items.

The job I hate most is to be at the front where you do nothing but just greet. It’s important, considered really significant in Uniqlo that we have greeters at the entrance. To me, it feels kind of.. how do I put this. It doesn’t really matter should I say that? Nono. It does matter but its just that you don’t really get any sense of satisfaction as compared to when you are able to help someone out like directing them to the item they wish to purchase or guiding them to the rooms at the fitting rooms. Of course they do smile back when you greet them but in my point of view, there’s somewhat a difference. Perhaps others won’t agree to this but well, it’s how I feel actually (:

AH! And I feel SUPER OLD in my work place. Except for the supervisors, store managers and several other colleagues, the others are YOUNGER than me! They didn’t believe that I was 19 for one matter so they treated me like best buddies. When I told them my age, they gasp in disbelief and kept insisting that I was lying. Oh well, but it doesn’t change the fact that I’m OLD!!! All of them are around 17 years old, most waiting for their admission to polytechnics. And I have to say looking young is much better than looking old! Some of them looked like they are in their twenties when they are younger than me!!! Kind of amazing but yeah =/

Lastly, if you’re wondering why I’m still up when I could just take a good rest, I’m watching Jiu Xiang Lai Zhe Ni. It’s so funny! The kids are so cute :D I love them to bits~

Okayokay, time to continue watching. Oyasumi :D (I greeted Arao-san with this when I ended work. He was surprised and it definitely brought a smile to his lips. Finally some Jap after working in Singapore for not-a-very-long-but-still-considered-long time) :P