First day of work [Everything begin all over again]

I thought I have had enough of Japanese Corporate Banking experience...no, I am taking another one down now.

After quitting my last job at Bank of Tokyo, went back to Malaysia for a week, I am now a new employee of Mizuho Corporate Bank. This job offer swiftly came to me out of no where, and I just took it because...I am not even sure why.

So I picked the first day of work to be my 2nd days after I came back from Malaysia, which is 12 hrs tim zone difference. So, I SEVERELY JET LAGGED for the night before my first day of job. It was not a sweet idea!!! rolling left and right wondering what ill happen tomorrow, going in and out of my bedroom looking for foods...then 6am came, I got to get ready. I said "screw this!" I took shower, got dressed, and just waked outta my apt with Lady Gaga's songs on my iPod "I can do this I can do this I can do this! AH AH ROMA ROMA MA!!!"

I remembered my hour start from 930am, so I took my time. I got on the local train coz I wanted to catch some more sleeps, turned out that I was more energetic than Ms. Gaga...so I tuned to Mr. Lambart, hoping that his hypnotic voice can lure me into his Mad World. Nope.

I got outta train at Bryant Park. Lined up at Starbuck wondering how many shots I should inject into my body today so I can survive the first day of work. Then for some strangest reason, I decided to become a lil bit "detail-oriented" and pulled out my orientation slips -- Its says please be in the office by 9 AM.

And it was 9:10 AM then.

I ran like some crazy mad man from 42nd St to 49th St...men in suits gave me dirty wall-street stares, women with trays of coffee almost screamed when I ran passed them, cars and trucked honked at my fashionable J-walking. I got to the building, my phone rang. They were already wondering if I were coming.

Of course, I made it there 20 minutes late, and made them deleted 20 minutes of the new hire orientation materials. There's was another new hire who could be in his late 30's or 40's might be wondering "yea, kids now a day with his Generation Y working ethic"

Lateness is like my nemesis. I got into trouble for being late in high school. Teachers called my home becaue of my lateness. Professor in college complained to my guidance counselor for my lateness. I was late for my AP exam (though I passed it) I was late for my Fellowship interview, though I got it. I was excessively late while working in BTMU. The whole commuting to another state excuse did not helped me much but I didn't get fired. I was even late for the interview in this new job. Well, now a new job, am I going to keep up my decade old habit?

After the 3 hrs orientation, I went into my office. My boss looked at me and said "I thought you wouldn't come today!"

I smiled...then I couldn't feel my lips. I realized my Malaysian 1AM bedtime has officially hit me, and I got 4 hours ahead of me. Things to stimulate my energy? 90 sth pages of operational manuals to read for the remaining 5 hours