952pm

952pm. Alone in the office. I just finished everything I need to do today. Looking at what we have done and achieved, at least hard work pays off. Of course, everything in life can always be done better, with the limited resource, It was a good weekend.

I have spent too much at work recently, I need to plan something cool for myself real soon. I probably will make a bit of planning tonight. i cant wait to get home, take a hot shower, sit at my balcony and take a good rest.

Been awhile since I last spent a bit of time by myself. Good for the soul, good for the body and the spirit too, I'm sure ...

I just got my blackbery Bold. Yet to read thru the instruction manual. Shall read the wnders of the phone later .. I will share with you.

952pm. What are you doing?

A spark to refresh my spirit.

Was extremely busy last week with the whole marketing strategy, and then came this email from one of the NUMboys, serving NS now .. sweet.


hi shenzi,
how have u been ?? read from ur blog and undertand that u had a very enjoyable birhday party .... though is a bit too late, still happy super super belated birthday. hahah. I am sure that things in num are going as smoothly as be4 or even better right? cox i can't think of any reasons why NUM wil not do well. Our products, our ambassadors , our management rocks and our directors rocks too. read till very song right?? haaa

anyway i'm doing fine in NS.Somehow i got a new aim for these 2 years and it is to be a outstandin naval diver. cool shit right!!! elite forces sia!! so honour to be able to get inside. however the path to become a diver is not easy. i have to get thru 9 months of tough trainings. very long way to go but i believe i can make it. wish me all the best , yea??

Know wat, i proud that i used to be a num ambassador and thanks for letting me be a num model and june scandalender. Be4 i start introducing myself,a few of my batch boys already know i am from NUM ..... Damn cool can. when asked where i used to work, when i said NUM they will give me those "AISEH " look ! thanks boss for everything :) not only for giving me the chance for all those fashion show etc, and also the values you taught me over the period of 2 + yrs.

Keep me updated too abt NUM and urself if u are willing to. don't be shy!! lastly take care, stay cheerful

No Seafood, We eat Bread.

Robson was reporting to the national service. The only thing he was worried about, if the relationship he has with his girlfriend will last through the 2 years.

The night before they were n the phone. The girlfriend popped the question first. Do you love me.

"Yes." Robson.
"Will you wait for me?"
"Of course." She said.
"With the little money I'm going to have monthly, we may not be able to enjoy as much than before".
"Its ok. If we don't have the seafood, we can always feed on bread." She said.

The day came. She sent him off at the campsite.

The night she went on to party with her friends.

She met a new guy. They got hooked up. And she fed him her own bread.

If you love this as i do, email me.

Self Defense Umbrella

I have found a great gift for grandma. This is going to be the best self defense tool for all the Ah Ma and Ah Gong.

Troika : Cloud

Im a sucker for great design concept. This one, how i wish i could build this into one of the new NUM concept stores.

My Blue buddies

hey yo .. introducing my new blue buddies. They just arrived, in one huge box. I'm going to show you one set at a time. Today lets see 3 of them.

above: Olympics
above: Sports .. racket games
above: Characteristics

If you happen to own some blue buddies, and do not love them anymore, will you not pass them all to me? :)

3 monkeys and a baby !

Kevin, Vincent and Adam asked me out for dinner today. I have not met them for about 2 months ever since they left for NS, and it was a good time catching up.

This gesture touched me a great deal. They made a point to celerate my birthday. Most importantly, 3 poor NSmen, insisted treating a director. I was moved, really.

When i got back to the office, I found yet another email from an outgoing num ambassador. sherman is leaving for Ns soon ...

Dear Shenzi!

Firstly I would like to wish you a Happy belated Birthday! May your wishes for yourself and the company come true.

As I spent the last 2 weeks after quitting NUM I found out how much I missed NUM. The openings, closings, serving customers, seeing satisfaction on customers' faces, using the POS, doing stock checks etc. It had been closed to 7 months since I joined this company and throughout this phase of my life I leant many lessons that I can carry with me for the rest of my life.

I still remembered the first time when I stepped into your office for the 2nd interview I was thinking to myself I definitely must perform in this interview and give you the best first impression (it counts doesn't it?) if not confirm will not get hired because I'm speaking to the DIRECTOR of a well-known brand in Singapore! A little stressed-out me finally was hired. Hooray!!!

Then came the first day at work... then the second day... and so on. From a person who has no retail experience I can say out loud that NUM has transformed me into a ambassador capable to handling, serving and doing transactions pretty well and smoothly. Of course this would not be possible without the help of the seniors, ICs, fellow ambassadors (we learnt quite alot from each other as well!), your management staffs and also you. From the way you, Calvin and James handle this company I'm sure in no time NUM will be a globalised brand where it will be not only a place to get presents and shopping but also a place where customers will be able to relax and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere (and of course be back again).

NUM is a place where many friendships were built. I made many wonderful friends in this period of time, mainly Daniel Ker, Wilson Chan, Alvin Phua, Desmond Lau, Isyandi, Husaini, Seng Kiat, Nigel, James, Fauzee, Hidayat, Wei Long, etc. There are also the ICs that helped me along the way and I would also like to thank them very much. People like Josh, Kelvin P.K, Daniel (Selemat), Bernie and Wei Cong. Thank you Colin, Junior, Ying, Ben Fei, Ben jie and the management staff also! Jiayou!!! For those not mentioned thank you very much!

May NewUrbanMale.com continue to prosper in the upcoming years!!!

Sherman
Ex-NFF Spartans

p.s Wheehlock NUM rocks! :)

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1156pm 9th Sep Kevin
HAppy Birthday shenzi am i the first one to wish ya. And i hope you'll get wad ever u wish for :) even special one ... hee. Most important is ur health which money can't by. Take note yeah. Hee I'll see ya soon. Enjoy yourself tmr. Ho Ho night.

1202am 10th Sep Junior
Shenzi happy bday. M I the first???
Ha Ha.
PING !!!

1202am 10th Sep Ben
HAppy bday! may u have good health and may you find ur other half soon, the business will huat.

1202am 10th Sep Ying
Happy birthday shenzi :)

1202am 10th Sep How Choong
Happy birthday :)

1202am 10th Sep Desiree
Lao ban HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you, HAPPY. Wish you success and business god good always in num ... huggies. :)

1204am 10th Sep Andruew
HAppy birthday to u Happy birthday to u ... happy birthday to mr shenzi chua happy birthday to u ... i wish for blessings onto u .. May everythin run smoothly in ur life. And may u always find the time of ur life . A yr older means a yr of experience to add to ur wisdom. Have a great birthday bash yeah.

1204am 10th Sep Cavan
HAppy birthday !!!

1204am 10th Sep Colin
Btw, happy birthday.

1207am 10th Sep Denglin
happy birthday shenzi! May you live each day happily and may num grow bigger and stronger! :)

09:09pm on 09/09

Ivan promised me to take a pic of himself in his new RR cap at the exact 9 minutes past 9 today 9th September and send it to me. He really did.

More ..

As the company grows, the only concern I have is whether as a team, now with more than 200 of us, if we will drift apart. It is emails like this one, from NUMboys that give a lot of encouragement for me to move further, and to strive harder ...

Morning Shenzi, this would be the first time I would be writing something personal to you on how I am and the experience I've gotten so far working in NUM. This would be the first of many that I would be writing to you.

I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to work in NUM, I remember chancing on the Interview as I went to the toilet in Cineleisure before catching a movie. Decided to go for it as I had loads of freetime, working for NUM would be fun, a privilege and it would look good on my resume.

I remember the interview I had with both you and Colin. Back than I didn't know that you were the Director of NUM. If I knew back than; I would definately have pee-ed in my pants literally as it would have been nerve wrecking.

Working in NUM so far has been really fun and at the same time enriching . Experience through work and life lessons that you preach constantly has matured me in many ways.

I would like to thank you for posting me to Premium; working in Premium sales do not come as easy compared to other shops. People would walk up to you if you're selling flipflops but in Premium being proactive is key. Working in Premium has certainly made me more eloquent, confident in approaching customers and proactive; these factors has considerably attribute into moulding me into a better sales ambassadors. I would like to mention a few people for helping me along the way. Firstly, the two ICs of Premium, Han Long and Hongyi for their patience and guidiance. Secondly, Hidayat and Josh for adding Fun into work. Lastly but sadly, Xueyao; Xueyao is the person I've worked most over the past four months in NUM. He taught me loads of things in Premium and in NUM. I was shocked, disappointed and full of regret when I've learnt of what he had done. Till now I still think that could I had prevented this?

Now as I take up more responsibilities as Premium is short of people; I would certainly impart what I've learned so far in Premium to the rest of the newer collegues assigned to Premium. And of course, the learning process for me has not come to an end, everyday is a new day where the learning would never end, soaking in everything like a sponge.

Lastly, I'll be frank. Shenzi; I respect you, for your success in NUM and values. There is a lot of things I would like to learn from you, so do teach me! Heh that is all for now, there is a lot more things to tell ya, but I just have to leave it to next time. Have a great week ahead! Back to mugging for me!

From Isyandi

Been receiving a number of emails from numboys. These few months I have sent away a big group, more to go. NS, a phase that probably will turn them from boys to young men?

First of all, i would like to thank you for all the experiences in num, and also the opportunity to work in num. At first, i'll never thought that i would get in as i was damn skinny and NOT a dragonboater. haha, but still i got in! i guessed this shows that nothing is impossible. Along the way, num has given me many memories, some good some bad.

I've learnt that in life you have to make the right decision, no matter whether you like it or not, as in the long run, once you make the right decision, you will not regret and eventually, you'll be happy. A wrong decision and you might regret forever. Right now, i've been hoping weilong will learn his mistake and not do it again.

In num, i've made a lot of good friends, friendships that will last for a long time. Husaini, fauzee, sherman, desmond lau, wilson, justin, derrick, nigel, yusri and many more. I think it's a privilege on its own to be able to work with good colleagues and good friends at the same time. Pushing sales, sometimes having a joke among each other while doing that, helping one other to serve customers, can be really really enjoyable. Throughout my time in num, i've also learnt how to speak to customers better, communicating with people better, and as a whole, made me comfortable with speaking out. That's how i got my girlfriend, speaking to her with confidence, without being nervous (i used to be nervous around girls) sadly we broke up, but you cant really be sad for long as there are great colleagues to cheer you up and listen to your problems. Btw, thanks for allowing me to put the balloons in main, during her birthday, when i surprised her after work, it was during the x'mas period when we had the booth downstairs. As i'll be enlisting in NS soon, i wish you have a great birthday party, have fun shenzi!

Special thanks to colin, who has helped me along the way, though i make the weirdest requests, thanks for bearing with me. haha, i'll never forget my first day at work at vivo, you were there and you helped me to overcome my nerves. Thanks once again.

As i enter my next stage in life, i will never forget num, the memories and the friendships. It will always have a place in my heart. I would like to wish you, calvin, james and the management team all the best in life, good health to everyone and may NUM venture overseas and be successful. Stay happy always, and hope to see you guys soon.

Once again, all the best! Good health to all!

NUM UP AH!