My very 1st month in Resort World Genting as an Student Trainee

Yes, like I mention in  my previous post, I'm doing my last internship (if taking up Master is never a plan) in Resort World Genting. I'm based in Theme Park Marketing, yea, marketing. People has been asking me why I choose marketing department since what I'm major in is hospitality management, but somehow, I think it is related. Basically, in hospitality management, you get to study everything, such as food science, law, human resource, accounting, thinking skills, MARKETING & so on. We don't only learn how to make bed or serve coffee during our 4 years time in lakeside. 

My ID card as Student Trainee 

       
          Alright, speaking about my first day in Resort World Genting, big thanks to my dad who drive me up all the way, and I guess he will insist driving me back and forth when I have off days and so, I'm not allow to drive up myself, for safety reason, I appreciate his effort and time. The weather up here is much cooler than KL and I must admit, it take days for me to get used to it. Something I like about my first day up here is not about how interesting the orientation is or how cold the weather are but is more to we have a small ice breaking session. I must say this is a brilliant idea to have the previous batch of student interns having dinner with the new batch of interns (myself). From there, you know who's your fellow interns and some of them are in the same department with me. Who"s better to learn from right? Buddy system! I'm lucky to have two senior interns in the same department with me and I'm glad that they are being friendly and always patience enough to guide me as I can be really annoying at times for being too curious about how things done.

          Theme Park Marketing is where I'm gonna be until at least 6th December 2014. When I first join, I knew there's this big event coming in and I can't wait to get going, it is the Ice Age Adventure. It is more like a showcase or exhibition of Ice Age movie franchise, it comes with 4 different sessions: Theater Room (103" TV), Playground (More than 30 photo props), Workshop (Colouring & DIY mask) & Meet n Greet with 3 charming mascot from the movie itself. I'm not promoting it, even if you feel like I'm doing it, haha. I'm just explaining and I will show some pictures later on during the setting up process, the mise en place. We have a lot of photo props for visitor to take picture and somehow we thought of giving tips for them to capture the best moment during their visit, and out of nowhere, I become the model, haha. Not the first time but still hilarious. Oh, the Ice Age Adventure will be held from 1st of September until 26th of October. Still say is not promoting?!

This is the entrance for the Ice Age Adventure

This is the theater room I'm taking care during the event time :)

We are showing some popular Ice Age's short film in the theater room.
Every session there will have an Q&A session based on the short film itself.
Visitor can get Ice Age premium by answer the question correctly. 

The 3 much loved mascot. Diego, Scrat & Sid

Modeling time. Haha

Us with the Dino's eggs

Fighting for acorn with Scrat 

Groupfie! Familiar? Yes, we refer to the one that you think we are. Haha

       
           The Ice Age Adventure is one of the project that I'm working on and there are few more and we always have new project coming in and sometimes you will have no time to breathe, so busy! OT is not a must but there were times when situation force you to, even though you know the company don't pay OT for student trainee. It is cruel and is something I hope it can be improve in the future. Trainee work as hard as permanent staff too.

          In my department, uniform is not provided and I need to do my own laundry, I don't mind doing my own laundry but it can ages, sometimes might even need 2 hours, who has time for that? I don't. Haha. So, I will be the one who send my laundry to laundry shop and they help me wash, RM4.50 for the first 4.5kg and any subsequent kg exceed that is RM1.50 for every 1kg. I would say, it worth the price and it save me time.

          How about entertainment up here? After work, most probably I will have my dinner with colleagues after that I will stay in my room, turn on the tv for background sound and texting my love one. I do go for gym once in a while, in which I hope I can visit there more often as I'm desperately need to slim down and it also help to fill up my day. Beside that, my only hope is that Man Utd play as often as possible during my time up here, really really looking forward to watch them play every time especially now we have a better team than the previous year. I finished reading a book in 3 days, is another book about a footballer, Paul Scholes, it is his biography. I do enjoy books like these, about the footballer that I admire since young. Promise myself I will bring up some new books from home to read again. Finally the chance is here for all the books that I had bought using 1 Malaysia book voucher years ago that I haven't taken them out from the plastic. So long, brother!

This is it. The book that keep me busy for 3 days.
My favourite football player after Cristiano Ronaldo.
 Paul Scholes, you're the man!

          My time up there was great for now, I met good people, some of them are really nice and friendly but I do miss my time in Kepong. Homesick? Probably, haha, I know is not that far but everything changed. I don't get to play my favourite sport weekly, family and friends of course, I'm kinda miss the jam somehow, I don't know why. No worries, I know I'm surviving and will do well, little separation make you appreciate little things such as dinner with family, yumcha with bros even more. Heard from my mom that her friend's daughter has passed away recently due to an accident and the girl was a month younger than me, rest in peace. Life can be so fragile but what's we can do is at least appreciate every moment we spend with each other and be grateful that we are still breathing.

          I miss my time at Kepong, haha. But I know I shouldn't leave any regret when I finish my internship up here. I will do well, I have to do well. Let's put on a good fight :)