Happy Chines New Year !
Usually CNY is a busy period due to the high volume of visiting that I have to cover. To make things even better, I'm in KL, to travel back to SG for visiting takes up even more time. Travelling up and down the highway for the festive period is tiring. So little time to visit so many relatives.. not mentioning friends. Only managed to squeeze out an hour to visit Lin's family on CNY eve.
Anyway, less the hectic schedule so far it's being okay. The CNY mood seems to have tapered down significantly as you grow older. Not much hype on the Hong Bao, not much hype on the gambling that you can play. New year goodies are just as per usual, only a few nice ones. What's so special about CNY now? To me, I truly understand the use of reunion dinner.
Reunion dinner is especially meaningful for me this year as my sis n her hubby came back from HK and I came back from KL to have our meals together. When everyone is away and they make a special effort to come back and gather together, I think that's what makes it special. Prior to this, we see each other daily, have regular family meals and honestly, reunion dinner doesn't hold that much significance. Now that we're all over the place, being able to come back for a meal together makes it special. Chatting over the table, sharing what has happened in each of our individual life while savouring the tasty home-cooked meal. Yums.
This Dragon year is said to be a not so good year for the tiger. ROAR! Hear the tiger ROAR ! Tigers be wary of yourself and surroundings and don't get caught off-guard. Let's make it a fruitful and rewarding year ahead !!
HUAT ARH !!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Company training in Awana Genting
Much has happened over the past 2 weeks. Dear came over on 11th night and accompanied me till 14th. In the midst of our busy schedule, we still manage to find time for each other.. As I always say, it's all up to individual effort and what you priortise. I love you dear.. =)
On 14th night itself, there's a company trip to Awana-Genting. Drove up there and met the colleagues from SG as well. It was a nice meet up with them. It's always nice to see familar faces who you're comfortable with. Training in Awana was okay, just a little taxing as it was a full 2.5days of training. At the end of it, there was a test and we were ranked with the results being read out individually from lowest to highest. Many of the lowest scorer were kinda expected staffs on my Msia side and as expected, SG staff mostly scored much better. I got 2nd, just 1 question behind Wendy. And I think we rightfully got 1st and 2nd. She's now the NTT trainer, and I'm the Msia in-charge. It gives us much more credibility when we're required to teach other ppl/ or in my case manage them.
We did better than all the other university Audiologist, and it speaks a lot about their quality. (some were top students) Never had there be a test that we did together, and from the past till now, there has always been a feeling that they don't respect us that much because we're HCC, and they're Audiologist, who are supposed to know it better. But this test shows it all otherwise, that we can be better than them and it's all up to individual efforts. Honestly, I didn't even study for it and I barely wrote down any notes. It was purely base on listening while the trainer was giving lecture. To understand concept is more important than writing down notes but not understanding. I'm glad that I did well and in turn, got a 1 day off. haha.. what a bonus. Thinking how I will spend this bonus off day..
Anyway, there are many failures in the test and they are all the "lao jiao". To find all sorts of excuses and other blames instead of thinking how to improve their own knowledge is such a loser mentality. You fail the test, you study harder.. don't blame others.
Internal rivalry is always present and it can be a good thing or it can be a bad thing.. it can create a positive competition between those who strive for the best yet at the same time it can create jealously and gossips. a one-sided skewing of results due to the different mental capacity and they say we're lucky / bias. Come on.. why is there a need to worry about all these if you're really there. Only when you can't make the cut do you complain.
I've being in the country for a period of time and I've seen enough of their attitude. Only a portion of them are much more motivated and self driven. There's a reason to why the country isn't progressing that much. It takes a lot of effort to get things done. But that's how the system is and I've just gotta get use to it and find a way around it.. The only thing I doesn't want to be involved is under table money. That's a principle that I will not cross.. Be honest and transparent is my principle. I've still got lots to learn... It's a long journey ahead.
On 14th night itself, there's a company trip to Awana-Genting. Drove up there and met the colleagues from SG as well. It was a nice meet up with them. It's always nice to see familar faces who you're comfortable with. Training in Awana was okay, just a little taxing as it was a full 2.5days of training. At the end of it, there was a test and we were ranked with the results being read out individually from lowest to highest. Many of the lowest scorer were kinda expected staffs on my Msia side and as expected, SG staff mostly scored much better. I got 2nd, just 1 question behind Wendy. And I think we rightfully got 1st and 2nd. She's now the NTT trainer, and I'm the Msia in-charge. It gives us much more credibility when we're required to teach other ppl/ or in my case manage them.
We did better than all the other university Audiologist, and it speaks a lot about their quality. (some were top students) Never had there be a test that we did together, and from the past till now, there has always been a feeling that they don't respect us that much because we're HCC, and they're Audiologist, who are supposed to know it better. But this test shows it all otherwise, that we can be better than them and it's all up to individual efforts. Honestly, I didn't even study for it and I barely wrote down any notes. It was purely base on listening while the trainer was giving lecture. To understand concept is more important than writing down notes but not understanding. I'm glad that I did well and in turn, got a 1 day off. haha.. what a bonus. Thinking how I will spend this bonus off day..
Anyway, there are many failures in the test and they are all the "lao jiao". To find all sorts of excuses and other blames instead of thinking how to improve their own knowledge is such a loser mentality. You fail the test, you study harder.. don't blame others.
Internal rivalry is always present and it can be a good thing or it can be a bad thing.. it can create a positive competition between those who strive for the best yet at the same time it can create jealously and gossips. a one-sided skewing of results due to the different mental capacity and they say we're lucky / bias. Come on.. why is there a need to worry about all these if you're really there. Only when you can't make the cut do you complain.
I've being in the country for a period of time and I've seen enough of their attitude. Only a portion of them are much more motivated and self driven. There's a reason to why the country isn't progressing that much. It takes a lot of effort to get things done. But that's how the system is and I've just gotta get use to it and find a way around it.. The only thing I doesn't want to be involved is under table money. That's a principle that I will not cross.. Be honest and transparent is my principle. I've still got lots to learn... It's a long journey ahead.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Another month in KL
Time flies too fast..
My Dec was too busy, too pack too fast.. I had so little time to do anything else other than travelling.
Within this short one month, I drove from
KL - Ipoh - Penang - Alor Setar - Klang - KL -> 1400km
KL - Kuantan - Terengganu - Kuantan - KL -> 1100km
KL - Ipoh - Penang -> 700km
KL - JB -> 700km
KL - SG -> 3 times.
I'm on the road EVERY other day. It's kinda tiring. So much appraisal to do, so much stuff to roll out.. So much politics to handle in the office as well. I hate office politics, if possible, I would like to eradicate it altogether but that's not possible, realistically.
Travelling is part of my job, since there are so many branches all over Malaysia. The only place I've yet to be is Kota Kinabalu. Looking forward to have a visit there, hopefully can include in a diving trip as well.
Other than the hectic work that kept me all busy throughout Dec, I was thankful that I had my Xmas in SG. That was plague by a careless me who mistook the arrival time of the flight as departure time ! lol.. made me spend another RM 351 to purchase another ticket on the spot. Expensive trip to go back to see dear.. (yes.. that trip was in-promptu and I just miss her so. )
SF made a trip to KL with her two sister and her mum. Was glad to be their host and I brought them around some places for shopping. Not sure how they have enjoyed it, cos time was rather limited and I didn't know what was their preference actually. Am very happy that SF visited me. =) Makes it much more enjoyable in KL, especially when you're alone most of the time. Visitors are welcome. Only thing was that the setting and time wasn't right. Didn't exactly have the right feel to chat with her much. Next time it shall be..
It's new year time ! Happy New Year to all.. haha.. I miss the last few weeks and I'm jumbling up everything in this post. =P
Anyway, my new year resolution for 2012 would be " To make a more deliberate decision and not always say, I'll decide later". Realise that that has been an issue for me, especially since I shifted to KL. I tend to delay on the decision. Perhaps I don't have the confidence to say on the spot because I'm rather new in this Managerial position. But that's expected of me. To have the say on the situation. I will work on that, by that I mean gain more confidence by having more knowledge of the situation.
2012 will be a better year !
My Dec was too busy, too pack too fast.. I had so little time to do anything else other than travelling.
Within this short one month, I drove from
KL - Ipoh - Penang - Alor Setar - Klang - KL -> 1400km
KL - Kuantan - Terengganu - Kuantan - KL -> 1100km
KL - Ipoh - Penang -> 700km
KL - JB -> 700km
KL - SG -> 3 times.
I'm on the road EVERY other day. It's kinda tiring. So much appraisal to do, so much stuff to roll out.. So much politics to handle in the office as well. I hate office politics, if possible, I would like to eradicate it altogether but that's not possible, realistically.
Travelling is part of my job, since there are so many branches all over Malaysia. The only place I've yet to be is Kota Kinabalu. Looking forward to have a visit there, hopefully can include in a diving trip as well.
Other than the hectic work that kept me all busy throughout Dec, I was thankful that I had my Xmas in SG. That was plague by a careless me who mistook the arrival time of the flight as departure time ! lol.. made me spend another RM 351 to purchase another ticket on the spot. Expensive trip to go back to see dear.. (yes.. that trip was in-promptu and I just miss her so. )
SF made a trip to KL with her two sister and her mum. Was glad to be their host and I brought them around some places for shopping. Not sure how they have enjoyed it, cos time was rather limited and I didn't know what was their preference actually. Am very happy that SF visited me. =) Makes it much more enjoyable in KL, especially when you're alone most of the time. Visitors are welcome. Only thing was that the setting and time wasn't right. Didn't exactly have the right feel to chat with her much. Next time it shall be..
It's new year time ! Happy New Year to all.. haha.. I miss the last few weeks and I'm jumbling up everything in this post. =P
Anyway, my new year resolution for 2012 would be " To make a more deliberate decision and not always say, I'll decide later". Realise that that has been an issue for me, especially since I shifted to KL. I tend to delay on the decision. Perhaps I don't have the confidence to say on the spot because I'm rather new in this Managerial position. But that's expected of me. To have the say on the situation. I will work on that, by that I mean gain more confidence by having more knowledge of the situation.
2012 will be a better year !
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