Friday, September 3, 2010

The photocopy room

After 2 years of education in NTU, I have not only been taught on business concepts, but life-skills that are self-taught also. One of these life-skills include learning the ropes of operating a photocopy machine (a.k.a. the photocopier).

I was given the opportunity to photocopy textbooks in the reference library, which would otherwise cost me a bomb if I were to purchase them. (More than 7 textbooks by now).

My mentor was an auntie who works in the photocopy room. From the moment I stepped into the room, she would start off by saying: "2-sided? Book type? etc etc......"

Now I am confident in doing the work by myself, and making the necessary adjustments accurately (otherwise I would waste 1 cent for every print that wasn't well-aligned).

Photocopy machines these days are so advanced. Not only do they have only one button "start," they have many other functions requiring me to tap into my intuition and correct judgment before I hit on that button, in order to yield the best print result.

If there is a module on the complexities of modern photocopy machines, I think I can get 'A' for it.

When can I ever graduate from the photocopy room?

Photocopying work is so mundane. But still, it is better than having so many projects to clear for this semester. If only they just require me to flip from right-to-left, right-to-left, right-to-left...

My brain is now functioning from right-to-left as well (and hope you do so too in order to get an understanding of my core idea):-

.SSERTS-REDNU