First week of Internship

Today was the first time in 2 weeks that i had the energy and want of going out. Watching Man Utd lift the cup was very uplifting if you leave out the last 6 dull minutes of the game. I would've preferred them to go at it for another goal then to just sit back boringly and secure the win. But that's just me.

For the past 2 weeks I've been waking up at 0700 hours daily on weekdays to get my lazy ass over to Technip at Jln Tun Razak. I'll be undergoing an internship that lasts for 3 months until the first week of August. All very exciting,

On my first day, i wore new shirt and pants and even spotted a tie. I even polished my new shoe. First impressions are important unless you're working at site then you're an idiot. Tried to look less of a schoolboy as possible but I dont think i succeeded very well. After registering with Ms. Vicky who recruited me, I was given a  short briefing together with other newbies to the company and mini tour.

Technip has an auditorium and a pool table. Immediately i told myself damn, i'll be spending quite a lot of time here.

That dream was shattered after the first week.

There isn't many hot chicks there. And on my floor there's only one girl and she's quite senior. Life was looking rather dull and sad. Until the department secretary handed me some DWP and GWP.

My first 2 days was spent reading those. It was a sleep test according to a senior draftswoman. And boy was she correct.

DWP - Department Working Procedure
GWP - General Working Procedure.

I almost failed. Almost.

Then i was given my first task:

Complete or try on the examples given in STAAD Pro. I thought like hey, im pretty good with computers so doing these wont be too difficult rite? WRONG!!

Blardy hell, some commands cant even be found and others you have to type it yourself! I didnt even know there's an editor before!

Well, i didnt take Software last sem. Take concrete some more! Quite the useful what. Sigh...

Anyway, after spending a full day on those examples i finally know how to do member offset and response spectrum to name a few.

I'm not gonna spill much bout my work but all in all, it's been rather good for me. I am not enjoying it much since I look like a dumb schoolboy over there but I like the working environment. It's challenging. I enjoy it much. Cant wait for my next task. I'm sure it's gonna be another challenge.

Je ne peur pas!