Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Goodbye Summer...
The summer has walked into the horizon and a new semester begins... Lets hope for the best this year!
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Monday, July 9, 2012
Shanghai Week 1: Lenovo!
Ack! Work work work! I don't have the time to blog anymore! :( Plus Blogger is blocked in China so I can't blog regularly! But I'll still try to do one once a week! It's all good in the hood! ^^
So I got to Shanghai safely on Sunday~ This place is BEAUTIFUL (only at night). Still can't compare to HK's night view though. :) When we arrived, the program directors treated us to a BIG dinner. Omg, it was like the biggest meal I've had! Haha... It was more than a regular Chinese wedding dinner in the US. Everything was yummy, except maybe the stinky tofu. I tried stinky tofu for the first time. ^^; It wasn't as good as people said... But maybe it's because it wasn't made on the streets lol...
Monday, I finally started work at Lenovo. Lenovo buddies: Kristen, Cathy, Amanda, Salman, and Chi Yung. By now, we're like really close friends because we're spending like 15 hours a day together haha...
At first, I was pretty cranky about being placed into the Human Resource department when I first found out. I was expecting more than just sitting around doing payroll and managing Excel files of employees. I wanted to e-mail the HR department to ask if I can take on another role. But after working in the Human Resource department, I refer back to the phrase "Don't just a book by its cover." I'm actually really happy the be placed in the HR department now. :) The employees here are wonderful and really nice! My mentor is the best. Her name's Geeva or Yu Xiao. She's really nice and caring. She knows that HR might not be the only thing I want to learn, so she gave me the option to follow other employees as my mentor to teach me other things. I chose her to teach me Chinese and another employee Nick from the IT department is teaching me IT related things.
But overall, I'm really happy to be with Lenovo. Out of all the stories that I've heard from other interns, I think Lenovo, or at least for my part of the job, would be the most favorable for me. Geeva assigned a lot of projects for me so I won't just sit around and be bored. I get to plan classes to teach employees English, I get to work with other employees in the HR department to plan events and activities, etc. Overall, I think it's wonderful! Everyone's really friendly and nice. They're all willing to help us out if we have any problems. I can tell that everyone is excited to us interns there... If only the company wasn't in China, I'd definitely return if they offer me a full time job. :)
Not all things are perfect though haha... We ended up having to commute to work for 2 hours everyday. ~_~ On top of that, the trains are PACKED in the morning. Everyone's trying to get to work, so everyone's just up against each other's face when we all get squished into the train. Fortunately, it's not as bad as the YouTube video of Japan trains where the conductor pushes the people in... But it's still bad.
Besides work, I got to meet up with some UMass friends finally! :) I haven't seen them for a while, especially Lucy that went to study abroad in Switzerland during Spring 2012. Oh boy was it a good night. I got to catch up with them a lot and just talked a lot. I'm glad I got to see them again. I need to plan a day to meet up with Jason's Shanghai friends too! Maybe next weekend.
Well, this weekend went by fast haha... I got a bit sick from the rain on Friday, so I just chillaxed in my room over the weekend. I participated in Micron Toastmasters Club that was held in Lenovo! I was really excited to know that Toastmasters happen every week at Lenovo that's partnered with Micron (another tech company). On top of working, I can 提高 my presentation skills! They utilize this club to help employees of companies around the area to excel in their presentation skills and gain more confidence in presenting in English. It's a really nice approach for them. This will definitely be useful when I go back to the states to seriously look for a job! ^^; I signed up to be the Table Topic Master this coming Wednesday, so I got to prepare for it soon~ Hehe...
Well, until next week, good night! :)
So I got to Shanghai safely on Sunday~ This place is BEAUTIFUL (only at night). Still can't compare to HK's night view though. :) When we arrived, the program directors treated us to a BIG dinner. Omg, it was like the biggest meal I've had! Haha... It was more than a regular Chinese wedding dinner in the US. Everything was yummy, except maybe the stinky tofu. I tried stinky tofu for the first time. ^^; It wasn't as good as people said... But maybe it's because it wasn't made on the streets lol...
Monday, I finally started work at Lenovo. Lenovo buddies: Kristen, Cathy, Amanda, Salman, and Chi Yung. By now, we're like really close friends because we're spending like 15 hours a day together haha...
At first, I was pretty cranky about being placed into the Human Resource department when I first found out. I was expecting more than just sitting around doing payroll and managing Excel files of employees. I wanted to e-mail the HR department to ask if I can take on another role. But after working in the Human Resource department, I refer back to the phrase "Don't just a book by its cover." I'm actually really happy the be placed in the HR department now. :) The employees here are wonderful and really nice! My mentor is the best. Her name's Geeva or Yu Xiao. She's really nice and caring. She knows that HR might not be the only thing I want to learn, so she gave me the option to follow other employees as my mentor to teach me other things. I chose her to teach me Chinese and another employee Nick from the IT department is teaching me IT related things.
But overall, I'm really happy to be with Lenovo. Out of all the stories that I've heard from other interns, I think Lenovo, or at least for my part of the job, would be the most favorable for me. Geeva assigned a lot of projects for me so I won't just sit around and be bored. I get to plan classes to teach employees English, I get to work with other employees in the HR department to plan events and activities, etc. Overall, I think it's wonderful! Everyone's really friendly and nice. They're all willing to help us out if we have any problems. I can tell that everyone is excited to us interns there... If only the company wasn't in China, I'd definitely return if they offer me a full time job. :)
Not all things are perfect though haha... We ended up having to commute to work for 2 hours everyday. ~_~ On top of that, the trains are PACKED in the morning. Everyone's trying to get to work, so everyone's just up against each other's face when we all get squished into the train. Fortunately, it's not as bad as the YouTube video of Japan trains where the conductor pushes the people in... But it's still bad.
Besides work, I got to meet up with some UMass friends finally! :) I haven't seen them for a while, especially Lucy that went to study abroad in Switzerland during Spring 2012. Oh boy was it a good night. I got to catch up with them a lot and just talked a lot. I'm glad I got to see them again. I need to plan a day to meet up with Jason's Shanghai friends too! Maybe next weekend.
Well, this weekend went by fast haha... I got a bit sick from the rain on Friday, so I just chillaxed in my room over the weekend. I participated in Micron Toastmasters Club that was held in Lenovo! I was really excited to know that Toastmasters happen every week at Lenovo that's partnered with Micron (another tech company). On top of working, I can 提高 my presentation skills! They utilize this club to help employees of companies around the area to excel in their presentation skills and gain more confidence in presenting in English. It's a really nice approach for them. This will definitely be useful when I go back to the states to seriously look for a job! ^^; I signed up to be the Table Topic Master this coming Wednesday, so I got to prepare for it soon~ Hehe...
Well, until next week, good night! :)
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Day 27: Packing for Shanghai!
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*Editting on July 11, 2012* Awesome time with Wendy and her co-workers. :) Two of them visited Wendy just to see me before I leave for Shanghai haha... Wendy, Becky and I went out to the arcade again that Saturday night ^^ From that, I brought back a Bloody Teddy haha... I decided to bring it to Shanghai, so it's with me all the time. :) The program was supposed to go to Macau, and it was suppose to be canceled because of a typhoon, but ended up going, which I skipped because I was too lazy to wake up at 5, make it back to school by 7 and head out to Macau at 8. But it turned out all good. :)
*Editting on July 11, 2012* Awesome time with Wendy and her co-workers. :) Two of them visited Wendy just to see me before I leave for Shanghai haha... Wendy, Becky and I went out to the arcade again that Saturday night ^^ From that, I brought back a Bloody Teddy haha... I decided to bring it to Shanghai, so it's with me all the time. :) The program was supposed to go to Macau, and it was suppose to be canceled because of a typhoon, but ended up going, which I skipped because I was too lazy to wake up at 5, make it back to school by 7 and head out to Macau at 8. But it turned out all good. :)
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