7:00 Cellphone alarms with Doraemon theme tone.
7:10 snooze…
7:20 snooze
7:30 Drag myself out of bed
7:35 Quick breakfast
7:40 Bath
8:10 Remind myself that I need to hurry up bathing
8:15 Dress up
8:25 Walk to MRT Station
8:30 Miss the train
8:35 Get squeezed at MRT
9:00 Reach office
9:05 Weary from commuting.
9:10 Check personal mail
9:15 Check News
9:20 Work on the daily task
9:25 Suffering designer’s block and getting frustrated
9:30 Disturb and make fun of colleagues
9:35 Go to the pantry and eat
9:40 Feeling inspired after eating and ready to rock
9:41 Designing…
11:00 Feeling hungry again
12:00 Out for lunch
1:00 Designing…
4:00 Thinking what to eat and day dreaming
4:05 Disturb and make fun of colleagues
4:10 Back to work
5:00 Finish the task
6:00 Time to go but need to wait till 6:30 or 7:00 when MRT is less crowded
6:30 Chatting nonsense with colleagues
7:00 Leave office and walk to MRT station
7:10 Reach MRT station and miss the train again
7:25 Get off the train and walk to my block
7:35 Reach home finally
7:40 Feeling weary and sleepy.. Resting
8:30 Eat
8:45 Rest again
9:00 Moonlighting
10:00 Can’t take it anymore. Need to sleep! Sideline project not completed :S
10:15 Already dreaming (if very tired)
But actually
10:15-12 is anime time :P
7:00 AM again. Scroll up…it only goes and round and round :S
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This is my daily routine as a 9-6 designer (yeah 9-6 here in SG). It’s quite tiring. So which one do I prefer-being a freelancer or an office junkie…?
Will post some other time, I’m sooo tired, I’m an office junkie :P
15 responses so far
Jimmy says:
Jul 24, 2008 at 8:12 pm
I know the feeling entirely! Only I work 7-4 so that I can get off early and work on those side projects and develop my freelancing career.
I can’t wait for the day that I give my two weeks notice :D
The grind that a lot of us are facing should be all the more motivation to drive ourselves to become freelancers!
Edwin says:
Jul 25, 2008 at 4:19 am
Really interesting to read a day of your life. I hope you will have some bigger adventures soon ;-)
kala says:
Jul 25, 2008 at 6:57 am
i see that food gets u going… food is the inspiration of all ur work :P
daemonx says:
Jul 25, 2008 at 3:25 pm
9-6 is not bad, I think it’s better than mine Luc. I work 3pm-12:30am hehe.
Keep me updated about your recent escapades in SG. ^_^
carlos says:
Jul 25, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I know what that feels like. It’s funny, when I’m working on something I’m excited about, I don’t notice hunger, but when I’m not excited about a project I’m hungry all the time…
=)
Luc says:
Jul 25, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Hi Jimmy,
Thanks for your comment. Employee or freelancer, both have their pros and cons. I think I enjoy myself more as an employee because of the people around, the collaboration, the new things I learn, the “good job” i get, the constructive criticism.
Take note guys, this is my first employment ever and I’ve only been working here for 2 months. Let’s see if I’d still enjoy myself in the next few months ^_^
Luc says:
Jul 25, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Hey edwin! haha It’s quiet boring right. I hope so too. I need to learn time management.
Luc says:
Jul 25, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Kala! Yeah, can you tell the guys ^_^
Luc says:
Jul 25, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Yoh daemonx,
Yeah, it’s not that bad. I feel bad sometimes that I rant about this when there are so many people out there who would do anything for a decent job.
Love your work!! And be grateful for everything you’re blessed with ^_^
Luc says:
Jul 25, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Hey Carlos,
Me too actually. I forget about meals when I’m very interested on whatever I’m working on.
Thanks for everyone who’s still following my blog :)
daemonx says:
Jul 25, 2008 at 9:21 pm
stay hungry luc! hehe
Adrian | Rubiqube says:
Aug 5, 2008 at 3:20 pm
I think you already know my answer. :)
Roxanne says:
Aug 14, 2008 at 7:31 am
Reminds me of my “ex” work routine with a web hosting company. Only I drove instead of taking a train…and sometimes was stuck in traffic for a good 20 minutes!
I feel your pain, but I rather be an office junkie then a freelancer…I get easily distracted at home…haha!
Amit says:
Aug 27, 2008 at 12:07 pm
He he he he 9 to 6, lucky you, mine is 9 to … (whenever work gets done), sometimes its 12 am and sometimes its 4 (mind it m talking about 4 am.
Ram says:
Sep 10, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Atleast you are doing something you are passionate about right…..imagine the millions stuck in 9-5 jobs which they despise.
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