It's time matters

Date: 30 November 2010

Duration: 1045am

There were only few left in the office today. When i reached office, the station behind was still empty, in the dark with lights not on. There were tax department people at the front of the office.

This was really rare. Everyone left the office for clients' place. Jac told me that she was once alone n the office.

I guessed so tomorrow would be the same thing either. There would be perhaps only three people left in the office( for audit department staff i meant) Most of the seniors have already taken their study leave and are probably burning both sides candles to have the last minutes revision.

I was doing another new company today, a SME. This time, i would be handling this company all by myself. Well, thanks for this opportunity.^^

The team leader seems reluctant to teach. It does not matter. Thanks anyway.^^

This coming Friday would be company annual dinner. Everybody was getting excited especially the ladies in the office. They were discussing whether to go for professional make up on the day. Not forgetting the dress as well.

Well, as aforementioned in previous post, i still do not feel being part of it. I mean being part of this company. I do not know why i could not be that involved into it just like Jac did. Perhaps it's time matters.

This would be the first company annual dinner i am attending. I would enjoy it, definitely.^^

Blue Monday

Date: 29 November 2010

Duration: 855pm

It really felt like a blue monday for me. I felt as if i had been leaving the office for a very long time. I was just away from office for four days actually. I felt really reluctant to get off my bed and go to work today. That's the first time i ever felt that after one and a half months. Why am i turning lazy?

I did not have much work to do today. I was trying my best to drag the time actually. The company that i was following last week was interim audit. There are only several tests to be done.

I was helping those seniors to edit, print files and fill in form B-9: walkthrough test cycle assessment and test of internal control if there is any inherent risk under the assertion. If there is inherent risk under existence assertion , test of control is to be conducted to assess if the controls in place is sufficient. For instance, who would be detecting and correcting the mistatement if revenue is probable of being overstated. It's not hard actually with the guidance from previous year working papers.

The job is sub-job from JB branch office. Some of the working papers are " unreliable". Lolz..

When it was about the end of working hours, somebody told me that i would be going JB again for two weeks two weeks later. This time, we would be staying in JB office apartment. Why am i always assigned oustation??? Is there something wrong with my performance???

I doubted my capability sometimes.

When i was about the leave the office. My senior told me that i would be taking another job independently tomorrow under Justine, one of the team leaders. It's an active company with audit fee around RM 2,000.

Thanks for that opportunity. I would do my best to get it done. It should be a job of one week.

Next two weeks, if the planning is not changed after the meeting of group leaders just now, i would be following Neo to do FIVE companies. TWO people doing FIVE companies, and these five companies are not small. I wonder how could this happen. The office s left with few seniors and two trainees, that's me and SRI.

I could see difficulties in allocationg these scarce resources. Many of the seniors are taking study leave. Well, this is the EXAMINATION SEASON, or should i say, the STUDY LEAVE season, when the leftovers are going to suffer.

I get little infor here and there in the office too. At the end of the year, we would either be doing the listed co or taking jobs from JB most of the time. Hmm, this time, i would be going for two weeks.

So speechless, is it really something wrong with me???

I dislike people to talk behind my back, rather , to pinpoint my mistakes in front of me would be

better.

Hypocrites are just everywhere around you, how i wish i could just make you disappear. Perhaps, i should just be like them, BE A HYPOCRITE too.

我回来了～

十一月二十六日

雨天 我回来了！！

应该是明天玩晚上才回来的，早了一天回来，因为工作做玩了。

好高兴可以回来，工作的第二天，已经开始想回来，觉得厌倦了，再说，也没什么要我跟进吧。

Seniors都不会把高难度的工作让给trainee做的。

这几天的工作大致上还好。

今天早上，我们做ASSET SIGHTING： 产物视察, 是一次丰富的经验。

第一次，我勘察做冰箱的过程。

从模型制作到按装冰箱里的系统，我们都目睹了。

好有趣!

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今天，我也感觉到公司的刻薄。老板既然要求一位SENIOR独自到中国去做AUDIT。而且还是女生呢~

当然，她拒绝了。将来是如何的安排，大概也不确定了。祝你好运~~

two more days.^^

Date: 25 November 2010

Duration: 0927pm

Left two more days, i would be going back to Malacca. I really hope we could get the job done as soon as possible and head back to Malacca. So far, everything seems smooth. Annie told me that it's probable that we need to go asset sighting for the next day. Well, i have no experience on assets sighting before. It's would be a brand new and interesting experience for me.

I am in my room now. Today we left client's office earlier as compared to previous days. Tomorrow, the account executive would be leaving early for prayers. We would need to be back early too, as early as 630pm. 630 might sound late for you, it sound early for us indeed. LOLZ.

Audit life is as such. Hectic and pathetic. Despite that, i still think that it all depends on your thought. Good thought attracts good encounters and lucks. It all depends on the attitudes as well.

" What about you?Are you feeling stressful??" Somebody asked me when Lee Kim was leaving the firm.

" Well, that's the nature of audit"

That's what i answered. That's the nature of audit. Adapt to it or GET LOST from it.

This is my sixth week being a trainee. I am not really in stress. I enjoyed my working life, though sometimes i really feel tired of working.^^

I shall end my post here and ready for bath soon.^^

Anika

Date: 23 November 2010

Duration: 1129pm

I am really tired after one day working. Yet, i want to get myself connected and post a blogpost.

Well, perhaps it has become a habit of mine to blog since my working day began.

We reached Kluang around twelve yesterday and settled ourselves down at client's office around two. Not much work was done for yesterday. Before we headed to Kluang, we drove all the way from Malacca to Johor Bharu office for a short briefing with Mr. Foong, the principal of JB branch office.

It was a real short briefing about the company that we are auditing. He discussed several issues of the company that we should take note of. There are two companies. Both companies are interrelated. One trades finished products of another. Among the interesting issues includes its trade receivables and something related to FRS 139 and FRS 7. I am really tired right now and could not really recall what he actually said yesterday. I shall make myself clear about this two FRSes when i am backed to Malacca. Another issue would be on its addition and disposal of assets. These two companies are considered clean and " healthy".

As it is a subsidiary of a GERMANY company, its documents and accounting system work different as compared to companies i followed previously. For instance, its GL's presentation.

I was doing journal vouchers review, sales and purchase transactions for these two days. None of them are fully done. All are halfly done. As the GL was different from usual companies, it took me sometimes to get used to it and find the source documents.

Despite the complexity, i did learnt something for these two days. Thanks to the employees there. The employees there are really helpful. They showed their hospitality by giving us a tour around Kluang, so that we could easily find our lunch over that area. The employees there are well mannered too. This morning, i was having some problem with the photocopy machine, the employees there were willing to give assistance. As i requested, when i am in trouble, someone would just be there for me. Thanks ^^

We stayed at ANIKA's hotel for these two days and would be staying here for the coming two days too. I shall be backed by Saturday night. I really miss home. Thanks God that i bring my tiny pillow with me, or else i would be seriously homesick.

This is my first outstation job. i really felt the working life of being oustation. It's greatly different from traveling. It's even more tiring than travelling. When you are travelling, you do not have to use your brain to think and chase after deadlines. But when on job oustation, you are traveling and working at the same time. That really makes my days more tiring.

Regardless of all these, i still feel grateful for giving this chance to get exposed to this company. Overall, this company is still a good company to audit. As compared to the previous subsidiaries i auditing in previous week, its journal vouchers are more properly prepared in term of its supporting documents attached with. Though its GL and invoices are filed differently with all the codes, its source documents are at least organised.

I estimated i shall be able to finish journal vouchers review, sales and purchase transaction test and the remaining jobs that i assigned within these two days. Till Friday, i shall be able to get everything done.

It's almost twelve now. Irene is here with me in ANIKA's lobby. It really sucks that we could not get connected in our room. The client told us that PRIMEC CITY which is the newest and most grand hotel in Kluang was fully booked. Hence, ANIKA was booked for us, the AUDITOR.

Mr. Foong joked that perhaps the client was saving budget, as this company is actually making loss after being taken over by the GERMANs from SINGAPOREAN. Hmm, the loss was properly due to heavy investment on assets.

I shall end my very-long blog post and get up to my room now.^^

Night.

Speechless

Date: 22 November 2010

Duration: 11.18 pm

I should be on bed now.

Well, i am on my bed but not " on bed"

Tomorrow i would be leaving for JB and then Kluang for few days. I shall be back by Saturday.^^

The company that i would be following this week is an electronic merchadising company. I have little information of this company and i shall learn more about this.^^ I feel grateful and great that i am given the chance to be exposed more.

Today was last day of Lee Kim being in this audit firm. She seemed delighted. I could feel she felt much better after taking this difficult decision.

The manager had a short conversation with Lee Kim and then after that Sri and I in the meeting room. He was trying to find out whether we are facing any problems.

It's too complicated. It's too " dangerous" or "stupid" to tell the TRUTH to someone who we just knew for a month plus. Even if he is a manager, how could i ever trust him?

He told us that the seniors complained to him that we, the trainees went off early and yet we groaned we could not finish our jobs. He required us to stay back if possible to help out those seniors.

I could still remember his words" we work as a team"

SRI and Me really felt so innocent. DID we really go back early?

Well, i knew Sri could not finish his job, the delay was not caused by going back early afterall. So far, i could still meet my deadlines.

I swear to God, it was seniors who required us to drive a seperate car so that WE COULD GO BACK EARLIER after we finished our job.

YES, we went off earlier than seniors. YET, we did not go back at 6 o'clock sharp. We left client's office as late as 8pm. We were not back late all the days, neither were we back EARLY as well.

He asked us for our feedback. In that situation, i really felt speechless.

SPEECHLESS~

In a work place, there would always be men of dual faces. I am not specifying anyone. It's just a conclusion i could make for today conversation with the manager.

Another conclusion from last week job, regardless what status you are in the society, ones should always be respected.

Even if being a maid, she still has the right to be respected.

Why not a trainee?

Despite all these, i still feel thankful to the manager for his time to have little conversation with us.

Tomorrow journey would be an enjoyable ones, i would enjoy this oustation job too~^^ Afterall, it's my first job oustation, and it's my fourth case in WEEK 6. Times flies, it has been one and a half months in working life.

So much so , I AM REALLY ENJOYING MY WORKING DAYS.

The seniors are helpful, but i do not know how truthful they are. As aforementioned, there would always be men of dual faces. Not to my surprise, there would always be one in that office too.

Not to worry, i know i could handle this~ I could be lady of more than two faces too. I am a mirror, an imitator.

Sometimes, i have no choice but choose to be a hypocrite.

It's late, i shall off to bed now. Tomorrow would be leaving as early as six am. ^^, perhaps i would not be posting new posts for these few days.

Mirror mirror on the wall.

Date:19 November 2010

Duration:10.59pm

I am just like a mirror, reflecting how you are treating me. I would be softspoken and truthful when the person in front of the mirror is a sincere person....That's me, simple ans straight forward.

I posted the chinese version of the above expression in FACEBOOK, glad that GRACE quoted me. LOLZ.

Well, it was kind of frustrated when you are not being respected just because you are freshies. Freshies do not mean they are idiots. Ones always forget that they have once being a freshy too.

You are saying that it's like as if you are doing it together with me, i really felt it so when you even want to check if i have selected the correct samples. Ridiculous, don't you think so?

Well, just a tiny matter and tiny person that pass-by my life, not worth a mention afterall.

I was rude, i admitted. And i am sorry for that.

I was doing journal voucher review for the companies. The working purpose is to ensure that all journal posting are approved and strongly supported before posted into General Ledger.

It was actually easy provided your DEBIT and CREDIT knowledge is mastered well. Sometimes, i was really confused by its entries. I was a bit slow in reasoning its logics of the entries.

I would get used to it soon. ^^ just need some times to digest and STOP AND THINK~~

Well, we talked on the way back and Alex was driving today, I learnt something from him, and i found back something from him too. I found back the part of me that has lost ever since i enter the working life. I almost forget my purpose of being here.

Thanks Alex, i remember now. It's not all about rushing, it's about understanding what you are actually doing.

I am tired. Again, i brought back a little job. But this time, i gotta do abit of digestion.^^