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Monday, October 03, 2005
Hi guys, today was the first day of work. I left my house with much uncertainty looming in my heart. It was really nervewrecking thinking of what lied ahead.
The journey was very long and i even thought i was lost. But thankfully, i saw the Expo halls and knew i was in the right direction. As i approached the bulding where i worked at , The Signature, butterflies were fluttering away.
As i went up 7 stories to the office, i could not help but marvel at the gorgeous building i was in. It felt really posh to say the least. I saw the door, which was made entirely out of glass and 3 metres wide the least. No one was in and i wandered abit outside until Clarence Khoo and Kit came my way. Immediately he knew who i was. We exchanged pleasantries and he led in me. I was given a thourough tour of the place. My favourite part if u ask me was the pantry. Expresso machine, Fridge, drink machine, tidbits. Yum yum. I was offered cappucino by Clarence but declined as i wanted water at that moment.
I laid down my bag thereafter on my L-shaped desk which was huge. Then, i stepped into Clarence's office and we had a hearty 1 hr long chat about the company, myself and himself. It was really the icebreaker i needed. The company felt so receptive. I felt at home. I was introduced to all the staff whom i must say are extremely friendly.
I was later presented with my own personal laptop which also had my personal email in it. I was also given a telephone line but it is not installed yet. Maybe tomorrow. I proceeded to double check all the copies of files that laid around for syncroncy which otherwise meant everything was in order in all files. I did some bit of paperwork as well as reading up some notes in the office which were very informative.
I was beginning to like this place. It was cosy. Lunch time came and the managers and I had a hearty lunch. Food was inexpensive thankfully. After lunch, the fun came. I attended two manager meetings which really was an eye opener. The real world laid before me. Just in case anyone is lost, I am working in a Regional HQ for SCHERING. The place i work in does not carry out clinical trials as all the main managers reside in there. It oversees all the clinical trial site over the region. We talked about countries and which was profitable and which werent. Politics was in the air. Inevitable.
At 3pm, I proceeded down to SGH with the CRA, Joyce Lim, to gain ethics approval for a protocol for a new upcoming clinical trial. After which i went home. Pretty eventful day it was. Currently i am waiting for the director's meeting which i am scheduled to attend in November. Its going to interesting i say. I guess the objective would be to discuss the quarterly performance but i can't say more as im bound to the confidentialy agreement of SCHERING Asia- Pacific.
Amreet Singh, Assistant CRA 3th Oct 2005
Last blogged at 8:52 PM
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