Persian New Year- Norouz


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Last days of the year is upon us and it's exciting to celebrate the Persian new year on Tuesday. Our Sabzeh is slowly coming along and hopefully gets full by sal tahvil. This is going to be my first year setting Haftsin by myself and pishi in our home.
Pishi and I are invited to join MPs for Norouz celebration in Queen's park. It's going to be a very busy week. Today we are going to Niagra so my pishi can land. Monday, I am meeting my girl friends from school, which is exciting. Wednesday is mohandes meeting, to set up for Norouz event. Friday and Saturday is busy with parties and may be sunday we can relax. Although I like to go skiing one more time this year. I am glad that I finally finish some of the tasks I was hoping to do. The things left out is getting the rest of the furniture and home decoration and become consistent in going to gym!!We got our GMAT books, I have read a bit but have to focus. Work wise, I am learning new stuff every day and hopefully I can meet the lady who apparently can be my mentor in the new stage of my work soon. Life is going as perfectly as it can and surprisingly, I fall more in love with every passing second with my pishi and our new life together. I thank god for his blessings and I wish a great new year for everyone and may peace and happiness capture all our hearts this coming year.

Third day at work

It seems that my first impression on my newly appointed supervisor has been great! She kept saying that oh she has good questions and she is a thinker!! Anyways, I guess I am now officially famous in my company for the girl who asks many questions!!She was astound on how fast I finished reading a week worth material, in 2 days completing all the tests! Anyways, I hope I remember what I read;) It's funny, when I re-read the SOPs that I was reading on Monday, I understood more! I guess although when we read something and we don't think it sank in, if we read it again in two days it will makes more sense! Or may be I was too sleepy because of time change! I finally got set up on my email, printers, except a color printer one. I finally met one of my friends who I haven't seen her for weeks. I hope her job becomes permanent. What struck me the most was that I kept remembering a sentence, once a lady who had worked here for a while told me around last year. She said, be nice to people and you will go along way in this company! I guess that was one of the reasons why I guess was popular in my previous place. I personally think that being actively involved in improving your workplace and keep your professional attitude is what makes you attractive to the employers. However what I still don't know is that how other coworkers keep telling me that other managers like me a lot!!I only have met 2 managers so far in this company and I am not sure how the others got to know me!

Charshanbeh soori

I can just use one word. Great. Despite the poor sound system, the fireworks and the MCs were fantastic. Many many thanks to the organizers, since I know how much work went into it. After 10 years being in Toronto, this was the first year that neither it rained or snowed or was bitterly cold. It was simply great. Temperature was around 13C. Pishi and my parents and I enjoyed ourselves a lot. Met some friends and laughed a lot. I wished we could have jumped over the fire but I guess we were not allowed in Mel Lastman Square!

Yesterday was my first day at my new job! I got my own cubicle with computer, phone, printer and tons of stationary! except the calculator sucks:( It doesn't have the functions I like but the only cool features about it is unit conversion from every possible unit you think!! with one click!!I haven't seen a calculator like that one before. I set up my voice mail and logged in to the computer software that I needed, except for Lotus Notes, that will be done I think today! Started reading SOPs for this position and reviewing the ones I already have been signed off. I am in a close vicinity of my previous work place, and if want I can see the spot I used to work, stand, sit! When yesterday I looked through the doors, I had the strangest feeling, as if myself still working there..it was the strangest feeling. Needed to go in anyways to get my previous training binder, I saw my group, said hi, hugged and I tried so hard not to become emotional! At the end of the day, I was so sleepy and tired of reading, that I could not comprehend the test questions!! I am reading SOP for the week anyways. I thanked God for giving me the opportunity that I didn't think will happen. It's funny that I could see faces who were happy for me, faces who were jealous and faces who were sad to see me leave.