Auditing

After working 6 weeks, I have already made the list of 'Early warming for Occupational Overuse Syndrome'. Both of my arms, shoulders and neck are pretty screwed. My hands were tingling and my shoulders were having sharp pains from time to time. I even dropped my cup during the flat warming. My team leader had kindly assigned me to visit sites so I didn't have to use too much mouse and keyboard this week. However, it only made it worse because driving for me is pretty stressful!!

Anyway, it has been fun to do pedestrian crossing auditing and had some fresh air outside of the office this week. I have been enjoying it for the following reasons,

1. My driving and map reading skills have been improved heaps after this week. Thanks to all the poor company cars I was driving. Do you know that you can get a handbrake next to your clutch? What should we call it? A footbrake???
2. I now know all the regulations for a pedestrian crossing and I have bored all my friends with it. But, they asked for it! I DID warn them in advance that once I start, I can't stop, but they didn't believe me. So far, only the photographer who took my graduation photo finished listening to my lengthy speech without begging me to shut up! Shame on you, ppl!
3. Running into friends on the street at different parts of Auckland with my bright orange high visibility vest was random. However, I am sure no one can beat my orange vest, not even the Commerce Regalia (where the colour of the hood is also orange). This job does have some advantage to go picking up photos and meeting up friends for photos.
4. Making a female to work around Dressmart (a factory outlet shopping mall) is just a crude joke. How could I resist the temptation not to go in and do a bit of window shopping when I was surrounding with all the stunning clothes, shoes and bags on big sale??!! Coincidentally (!), I managed to have my lunch break there. That was my plan all along? Nah....it just happened that way. (Yeah, right!)
5. I accidentally discovered a lot of beautiful places around Auckland. They all have breathtaking views. Some are very romantics especially around sunset.
6. I also bumped into some interesting ppl during auditing, such as

• Policeman: He invited me into his little mobile office and showed me all the cool equipments inside, including the speed camera, the regulation of speed limit around school areas, the software, the number of ppl were getting fines that day, the paper work and the workstation. It's pretty neat! The best benefit I got from my visit is, from now on, I'll be extremely careful to look out for any RED VAN while I am driving!!
• Primary Teacher: I got a special request from a teacher to borrow my measuring wheel to show his students. Apparently, they were talking about it recently, so I was the best candidate to demonstrate the tool in reality!
• Nice citizens: Of course, you also got ppl who feel they have the obligation to their community, so they like to make 'suggestions' whenever they got the chance. "I think they should put a traffic light there! There are at least 2 accidents happening a week!" I got those a lot!