Recently being assigned to a new engagement, my eyes are definitely opened up a lot more now! Bet no one can guess what this new engagement is about. It is auditing toll plazas (yup, toll plazas as in tolls that collect money from you and I when we drive our cars on highways). It is tedious, very tedious for really busy tolls; especially the ones around Kuala Lumpur! So, what do me and my team do? For starters, tolls deal with heaps of cash, and I mean HEAPS of CASH. So the company sets a range of procedures to ensure the safety and accuracy of the cash, and of course to maintain the smooth running for the toll plazas. Contrary to popular beliefs that toll plaza supervisors just sit in the air conditioned room and count cash, that is not the case at all. Their responsibility level is far higher than most supervisors in different industries.
So what is my job? Me and my team observe their activities in a day to ensure those procedures are adhered to, and to make sure every single documentation as prescribed by their company is followed. It is definitely tedious (it's audit!! What do you expect?).
For today, I made it back from the toll visit for squash. Believe it or not, I drove about 45 minutes from the toll plaza to get back in time for squash. Was it worth it? Every bit! I made it into the firm's squash team this year. So inter-firm squash games, watch out!
But I still need to work out on my cardiovascular strength. Probably due to irregular squash games and lack of sleep, I run out of gas pretty easily. I have about 3 weeks left before the games, so I better work on my cardio because having good strokes and technique simply will not do me any good if I run out of gas too early in the match!
So what is my job? Me and my team observe their activities in a day to ensure those procedures are adhered to, and to make sure every single documentation as prescribed by their company is followed. It is definitely tedious (it's audit!! What do you expect?).
For today, I made it back from the toll visit for squash. Believe it or not, I drove about 45 minutes from the toll plaza to get back in time for squash. Was it worth it? Every bit! I made it into the firm's squash team this year. So inter-firm squash games, watch out!
But I still need to work out on my cardiovascular strength. Probably due to irregular squash games and lack of sleep, I run out of gas pretty easily. I have about 3 weeks left before the games, so I better work on my cardio because having good strokes and technique simply will not do me any good if I run out of gas too early in the match!
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