Today we had an interesting event at work: Pancake Olympics! So pretty much, we had a fry pan in hand with a piece of pancake inside, ran down a hallway, around two pylons, and ran around a few cubicles, and back to the start point. Additionally, at the pylons, we had to flip the pancakes at least 2 feet high! This whole run was timed. I was so lucky that my pancake split in half in the middle of the air. Sigh. This therefore slowed down my time and I ended second last! Oh well. I had fun anyways! Some good lunchtime fun!
My work's Christmas party was this past Saturday. However, I wasn't able to go because I had another Christmas party at Banff Fairmont. Although it didn't turn out to be the greatest, but I couldn't give up a free stay at the Banff Fairmont. Anyways, today when I got into work, they brought in some of the stuff that I missed: my Secret Santa present, and this big piece of ham. The ham was as big as my head. At least I'll be heading home for Christmas and I can bring it with me and give a large portion to my parents. I'm sure they'll make better use of it than me!
Today at work we had a lunch and learn. We had free Quiznos and a class about improving writing skills. At the end of the class, we were given a statement to punctuate:
Work is piling up and I am happy. I love being piled up. I'm crazy, I know. I went out on site in the morning, and I got two new files. It's awesome! One of them was a rush file, and I got to do it myself! Well, it wasn't much. Very simple in fact, but the point is it was by myself. Yay.
My job comprises of 30-40% field work and the rest, office work. For the field work, I go out (with my supervisor for now) and do structural damage investigations. Lately, there's a lot of wind damages due to the windstorm that blew through Alberta. For a lot of residential places, there are a lot of roof damages due to the heavy wind or a tree falling onto the roof. For such damages, we often have to climb into the attic to see if the roof trusses are intact. After the site exam, we write a report back to the insurance company. While I was writing one report and doing some research on roof/attic construction, I saw this picture on the Internet. I had to laugh. I hope that I will NEVER have to run into something like this during my attic investigations. I would seriously freak out.
I got my Sintra Engineering job! The offer was sent on Friday, and I signed it and returned it yesterday. I am so happy. I really have to praise the Lord. He truly listens to my prayers, despite the fact I'm so small and undeserving. Next step: apartment searching. Oh yeah, the job is in Dead-monton. AGAD.
Today was my interview. I made sure I said a few prayers to ensure my best performance at the interview. I was glad it wasn't technical. However, I got the most out of the world question, and it even shocked me: "Describe your desk at home". Huh?! I think this was meant to see if I was an organized person? However, I just described it as a L-shaped desk with my iMac and printer, and above it are two wall shelves: one with my computer things and stationary, and the other with my scrapbooking supplies. I wonder what he made of it.
Yesterday I got a call for an interview with Sintra Engineering. I am SO excited. Although the job is located in Edmonton (not my favorite city, and most likely will never be), the job description is A-W-E-S-O-M-E. When I got the emaill, I first had to exhaust my adrenaline that went through my body by jumping around, and then I had to thank the Lord. I've been praying hard for this and He listened and answered. AMEN.
Approximately 75% of my engineering experiences consist of research and the other 25% is industry (i.e. oil and gas). I love the research portion, but I don't love it enough to pursue another 3 years of school for a PhD. I was never a big fan of joining the oil and gas industry, and I tried it and didn't like it too much. So after I applied for the job posting at Sintra Engineering, I've been praying day and night for a call back, and it came yesterday.
The company focuses on forensic engineering. They find out what and why things went wrong. The position I applied for is for a structural forensic engineer. So from what I understand, I will be solving why a structure failed. This is way too awesome. I have always loved mysteries and trying to solve them. Understanding how things work (or fail) is one of the reasons I stayed in engineering.
The interview is at 10:30 tomorrow. Wish me luck!
