don't u think this week is a very short week?
Its not that I am that busy... but I am tired chasing ppl around....
I used to work where everything is easily attainable... but this new work seems to seep my energy more.. because I want ppl to complete the task... so that I can do my own work.
Sigh.
Luckily its Friday tomorrow... hopefully it will be less tiring.. and lonesome.
Cheers
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
The News
Here what I retrieved from www.CNN.com...
Short yet, it rippled through my head... another friend received similar sms... Is this for real... we asked ourselves.
A bit shocking, then another friend called me up... asking about the same news. I silently prayed it wasn't real.. as much as I can do that... nothing can change the fact, how truthful that piece of info is.
She was asking whether I am going straight to Nana's house. I can't.... Call Duty.. I had a meeting arranged, by myself, in that afternoon. I told her I will go after work.
Meeting went on till 5.30 PM. I was very greatful the meeting ended. I wasn't paying much attention... The mentioned of my name during that meeting just sent me back to reality, and wrote down the task... my mind was elsewhere...
I went back to my desk hurriedly. My phone was dead... so much of technology. I went back home to change my clothes and performed Asar Prayer... While charging my phone, Cbah called and told me that Nana's father had been buried safely. A sigh of relief.
I tried to call her.. but there was no answer.
Minutes later she called me back... I didn't know what to say... I managed to say hi and asked how she was. She must be holding back tears.. I couldnt really listen to what she said. I told her I'll be coming for tahlil.
As much as it really pains us, especially on the demise of someone we loved... we've to accept the fact that... it's a cycle of life...
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
"We belong to Allah and to Him we return."
al-fatihah
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Short yet, it rippled through my head... another friend received similar sms... Is this for real... we asked ourselves.
A bit shocking, then another friend called me up... asking about the same news. I silently prayed it wasn't real.. as much as I can do that... nothing can change the fact, how truthful that piece of info is.
She was asking whether I am going straight to Nana's house. I can't.... Call Duty.. I had a meeting arranged, by myself, in that afternoon. I told her I will go after work.
Meeting went on till 5.30 PM. I was very greatful the meeting ended. I wasn't paying much attention... The mentioned of my name during that meeting just sent me back to reality, and wrote down the task... my mind was elsewhere...
I went back to my desk hurriedly. My phone was dead... so much of technology. I went back home to change my clothes and performed Asar Prayer... While charging my phone, Cbah called and told me that Nana's father had been buried safely. A sigh of relief.
I tried to call her.. but there was no answer.
Minutes later she called me back... I didn't know what to say... I managed to say hi and asked how she was. She must be holding back tears.. I couldnt really listen to what she said. I told her I'll be coming for tahlil.
As much as it really pains us, especially on the demise of someone we loved... we've to accept the fact that... it's a cycle of life...
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
"We belong to Allah and to Him we return."
al-fatihah
Thursday, October 9, 2008
the so-called Generation Y
I am not going to talk about the Gen-Y cops movie.. I can't even remember wat it was about. I know Ekin Chin ka belakon.. or I cud be wrong. ahhaha..
Right, this morning I went to work. I nearly finished the tissues on my desk because I have this serious sinus problem.. my nose keeps on running.. ahhaha.. awu barigali bunyi nya. I bet I looked like a clown just now.. nose so red, trying so hard not to sneeze.. cos it was so quite d office tadi.. Even if I drop my tissue just now, I bet they all will SHHHHHed back at me. ehehhe exageratting.
So yeah, I spent the morning reading stuff.. and since I am in charge of this Knowledge Management stuff (remind me to do a great blog about this one!!), I spent some quality time reading what being posted in the forum.
It was about the so called Generation-Y, the new phenomenon of young generations, and why it was being feared! Some called them the millenial generation... I would prefer calling them 'the spoiled brat' generation. Apologies if this doesn't suit the actual meaning, but I believe everybody have their own opinion about this. Thats wat make the world go round (and yeah I know about the earth revolved the sun and all that.. but u know wat I mean).
The article that I read is very interesting, I can't remember wats the URL, but I'll try to post it some day. They were talking about hiring this new generation, and y it will post trouble. Let me just summarise.
The new generation believes they are the special ones, because since little they are being nurtured by this.. "You son, are the best thing that ever happen to me... what ever happens you're always be my baby" bla bla praises. Its like being embedded in their head. "Like even if I did wrong, my mum won't mind, I am still the apple in my mum's eye". Some employers even complained that the parents become like a spokeperson to their children saying.. "I don't think my son/daughter deserves this appraisal.' The new generation are more upfront and can be demanding... they like to sell them selves and have these believe 'If you don't follow my demand.. I think I should go somewhere and sell my self. I bet they will follow me and LIKE me better..'. Its a very scary phenomenon, so the management need to have different approach to tackle this situation....
This has not happen to outside the country.. it also happens here in Brunei. Shocking. I remember reading an article in Borneo Bulletin about this. The blaming culture between the teacher and the parents. The parents blamed the teacher for not doing their job if their kids failed on their subject... and who to be blame after all?
Most of my family members are teachers.. so its quite normal for me to listen to all the teacher's comments on their student's behaviour. My sister even ask me how to reprimand the students who have not been submitting their homework. I told her to just ask them to stand on the chairs, like what my era used to do la. I was an angel kali ahh... I rarely stand on the chair... ehehehe. But my sister said this... Dunno if can do that anymore. They will complain to the parents and then the parents complain back, then I will get called, affect my performance tia.
Ok.. so how about making a 'hall-of-shame' for those who didn't submit their homework?'
My sister responded... 'If dat one, later the students complain la to the parents because drg kana malukan la apa la...'
All I have to say.. 'waaaa... very difficult nowadays ahh....'
Do u realize whats wrong with the above scenario?
1. The teacher cannot reprimand the students.
2. The students are more authorative than the teacher because the parents decided to butt in.
3. The parents tend to blame on the teacher if something were to happen to their children.
I remembered back in my years how very scared I was to make the teacher angry with me. Now, I can easily see how the students can easily mock their teachers. I heard stories *tsk* *tsk*.
I felt some how older when I see how the young generation acted nowadays la. No wonder some still thinks that I am 20 years old, because I don't dress dat well, I don't wear make up, except on special ocassion like attending weddings, function or hari raya. I usually just wear my shirt, jeans, scarf and a lil bit of lip gloss on the lips. Dun even bother lipstick, because they worn off over time. See.. so simple.
If you go to The Mall in Gadong... I called it the most hip and happening place in Brunei... you can see different style on the young generation nowadays. The punk style, hip hop style, gothic style, the retro style. The young girls, I dun mind if they are not muslims, but I am quite concern with the Muslimah actually.. they wore mini skirts, with leggings, wear those sleeveless things. Some show off their belly.. their hair so nicely done. Red lipsticks, mascara, blusher, complete make up on! I even saw one wearing knee-high boots with net-leggins and denim mini skirt running towards her styla friends. Wah lau.. and I tawt I can only see this in the tv.
If I were them in the past, I bet my mum will slay me before I even stepped out of the door. I wonder how they can escape their 'fashion' critics at home with that kind of attire. Who drove them there? I bet there were as young as 14.. its kinda hard to guess their age with all those make up on. Where did they buy those stuff and how? These questions revolve around my lil brain. I am more culture shock here in Brunei, then I was in UK... (tho there was this one time, but that one was a different story.)
I only know how to apply eye-liner in UK (my 4th year in Uni!!).. atu pun after kawan ku ajar aku... and I was forced to wear make up by my mom.. because 'macam org sakit jua usul mu kan attend org kawin ani..'. I still feel make-up is 'merimaskan' because you have to clean everything after using it... I don't wear make up to work, just lip balm and a spritz of pefume.
I had a very brief but interesting conversation with this HR person about the generation Y. I told her that I attended a course with the fellow grads, and one of the interesting bit that we discuss about is 'how to attract the young generations to work with us, and how to make them stay!'. She's very interested to hear my view, because I am young and a graduate my self. I told her, its not the same like the oldies, where people are blessed if they have work and money to spend on. Nowadays, kids feels its easier to ask for money than to gain. Everyday, they were given pocket money to spent in the schools. They can easily ask $$ from the parents to buy their wardrobe items. Most kids have mobiles nowadays, easy access to internet. More socially exposed than wat the past generation have. They are more opinionated because they grow up in that kind of society. Since they can access internet, astro, television.. they gain information not only from one-two source, but many. They are spoiled by choices! They are more upfront with their needs, one thing that interest them are gaining more profit than what they can work for! Money seems to play an important role to these materialistic society.
How can we attract them to work in a very challenging environment? Its kinda hard to ask a spoiled brat to do something that they are not willing to do.. and this has become an ultimate challenge to all the employer!
This morning I read a bulletin at my workplace about refering a friend to work with the company and get ur self a lump sum of 2500 if the friends got the job and stay after 9 months on the job. See, even we get paid if we can make our friends stayed in the job! Its dat serious! And I thought only the Credit Card have the refer-a-friend program. ehehhe
Ok.. my lil brain is aching to rest now. To end, today was not that bad. I won my self the new Ipod nano because I designed a logo. Check out Nano-chromatic.
I was thinking to sell it because I already have an iTouch. But then after I know its the nano-chromatic one.. i am kinda reluctant! Its a very nice blue. But yeah, I still welcome potential buyers. Email me if you are interested.
ps. Spot my red maxtor HD.. lovely aint it? ehhehe
Right, this morning I went to work. I nearly finished the tissues on my desk because I have this serious sinus problem.. my nose keeps on running.. ahhaha.. awu barigali bunyi nya. I bet I looked like a clown just now.. nose so red, trying so hard not to sneeze.. cos it was so quite d office tadi.. Even if I drop my tissue just now, I bet they all will SHHHHHed back at me. ehehhe exageratting.
So yeah, I spent the morning reading stuff.. and since I am in charge of this Knowledge Management stuff (remind me to do a great blog about this one!!), I spent some quality time reading what being posted in the forum.
It was about the so called Generation-Y, the new phenomenon of young generations, and why it was being feared! Some called them the millenial generation... I would prefer calling them 'the spoiled brat' generation. Apologies if this doesn't suit the actual meaning, but I believe everybody have their own opinion about this. Thats wat make the world go round (and yeah I know about the earth revolved the sun and all that.. but u know wat I mean).
The article that I read is very interesting, I can't remember wats the URL, but I'll try to post it some day. They were talking about hiring this new generation, and y it will post trouble. Let me just summarise.
The new generation believes they are the special ones, because since little they are being nurtured by this.. "You son, are the best thing that ever happen to me... what ever happens you're always be my baby" bla bla praises. Its like being embedded in their head. "Like even if I did wrong, my mum won't mind, I am still the apple in my mum's eye". Some employers even complained that the parents become like a spokeperson to their children saying.. "I don't think my son/daughter deserves this appraisal.' The new generation are more upfront and can be demanding... they like to sell them selves and have these believe 'If you don't follow my demand.. I think I should go somewhere and sell my self. I bet they will follow me and LIKE me better..'. Its a very scary phenomenon, so the management need to have different approach to tackle this situation....
This has not happen to outside the country.. it also happens here in Brunei. Shocking. I remember reading an article in Borneo Bulletin about this. The blaming culture between the teacher and the parents. The parents blamed the teacher for not doing their job if their kids failed on their subject... and who to be blame after all?
Most of my family members are teachers.. so its quite normal for me to listen to all the teacher's comments on their student's behaviour. My sister even ask me how to reprimand the students who have not been submitting their homework. I told her to just ask them to stand on the chairs, like what my era used to do la. I was an angel kali ahh... I rarely stand on the chair... ehehehe. But my sister said this... Dunno if can do that anymore. They will complain to the parents and then the parents complain back, then I will get called, affect my performance tia.
Ok.. so how about making a 'hall-of-shame' for those who didn't submit their homework?'
My sister responded... 'If dat one, later the students complain la to the parents because drg kana malukan la apa la...'
All I have to say.. 'waaaa... very difficult nowadays ahh....'
Do u realize whats wrong with the above scenario?
1. The teacher cannot reprimand the students.
2. The students are more authorative than the teacher because the parents decided to butt in.
3. The parents tend to blame on the teacher if something were to happen to their children.
I remembered back in my years how very scared I was to make the teacher angry with me. Now, I can easily see how the students can easily mock their teachers. I heard stories *tsk* *tsk*.
I felt some how older when I see how the young generation acted nowadays la. No wonder some still thinks that I am 20 years old, because I don't dress dat well, I don't wear make up, except on special ocassion like attending weddings, function or hari raya. I usually just wear my shirt, jeans, scarf and a lil bit of lip gloss on the lips. Dun even bother lipstick, because they worn off over time. See.. so simple.
If you go to The Mall in Gadong... I called it the most hip and happening place in Brunei... you can see different style on the young generation nowadays. The punk style, hip hop style, gothic style, the retro style. The young girls, I dun mind if they are not muslims, but I am quite concern with the Muslimah actually.. they wore mini skirts, with leggings, wear those sleeveless things. Some show off their belly.. their hair so nicely done. Red lipsticks, mascara, blusher, complete make up on! I even saw one wearing knee-high boots with net-leggins and denim mini skirt running towards her styla friends. Wah lau.. and I tawt I can only see this in the tv.
If I were them in the past, I bet my mum will slay me before I even stepped out of the door. I wonder how they can escape their 'fashion' critics at home with that kind of attire. Who drove them there? I bet there were as young as 14.. its kinda hard to guess their age with all those make up on. Where did they buy those stuff and how? These questions revolve around my lil brain. I am more culture shock here in Brunei, then I was in UK... (tho there was this one time, but that one was a different story.)
I only know how to apply eye-liner in UK (my 4th year in Uni!!).. atu pun after kawan ku ajar aku... and I was forced to wear make up by my mom.. because 'macam org sakit jua usul mu kan attend org kawin ani..'. I still feel make-up is 'merimaskan' because you have to clean everything after using it... I don't wear make up to work, just lip balm and a spritz of pefume.
I had a very brief but interesting conversation with this HR person about the generation Y. I told her that I attended a course with the fellow grads, and one of the interesting bit that we discuss about is 'how to attract the young generations to work with us, and how to make them stay!'. She's very interested to hear my view, because I am young and a graduate my self. I told her, its not the same like the oldies, where people are blessed if they have work and money to spend on. Nowadays, kids feels its easier to ask for money than to gain. Everyday, they were given pocket money to spent in the schools. They can easily ask $$ from the parents to buy their wardrobe items. Most kids have mobiles nowadays, easy access to internet. More socially exposed than wat the past generation have. They are more opinionated because they grow up in that kind of society. Since they can access internet, astro, television.. they gain information not only from one-two source, but many. They are spoiled by choices! They are more upfront with their needs, one thing that interest them are gaining more profit than what they can work for! Money seems to play an important role to these materialistic society.
How can we attract them to work in a very challenging environment? Its kinda hard to ask a spoiled brat to do something that they are not willing to do.. and this has become an ultimate challenge to all the employer!
This morning I read a bulletin at my workplace about refering a friend to work with the company and get ur self a lump sum of 2500 if the friends got the job and stay after 9 months on the job. See, even we get paid if we can make our friends stayed in the job! Its dat serious! And I thought only the Credit Card have the refer-a-friend program. ehehhe
Ok.. my lil brain is aching to rest now. To end, today was not that bad. I won my self the new Ipod nano because I designed a logo. Check out Nano-chromatic.I was thinking to sell it because I already have an iTouch. But then after I know its the nano-chromatic one.. i am kinda reluctant! Its a very nice blue. But yeah, I still welcome potential buyers. Email me if you are interested.
ps. Spot my red maxtor HD.. lovely aint it? ehhehe
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Raya's unsung hero...
On the last day of Ramadhan, I went to fetch my baju kurung for raya. I have taken others, only the kedai jahit need to alter this last one, because it didn't meet my expectation... I paid kali ahh...
Anyway, a few days ago, I was pissed off with the kedai jahit la.. Cos they promised me to finish all those on 31st August.. but it kept on delaying... such a hassle. But after seeing my baju-Sss, those anger melted away. :D
Anyhoo... back to my recent last day of Ramadhan story.... I went there and met my fave seamstress.. cos she's so creative and funny and very very bubbly. She designed most of my baju, according to my kain, so she's very2 talented. She hurriedly said, "Ahhhh.. belum bikin mam. Sekejap ahh.. aku buat awal ini la..."
I would probably shout at her... but then I didn't and I didn't know why. So I just switched off the car and waited inside. Now the interesting bit.
While waiting, I listened to the chatters of the seamstresses in that shop.
The telephone was ringing off the hook.
Seamstress 1: Eh Jee, kamu tu d cari...
Seamstress 2: Ish.. mereka ini ngak ngerti aku ngak punya masa mau telpon. Nanti di jawab di tanya mengapa ngak siap baju mereka.. malah di telpon aja balik2.. gimana mau bikin baju...
(I nod in agreement....)
Seamstress 1: Ok la.. aku kasi tau mereka kamu tidur.... (she went off and answered the phone)
Seamstress 3 (apparently she was just their visiting friend) : Wah Jee aku respek sama kamu. Ngak tidurin, tapi masih mampu bikin baju. Pegi la tidur sekejap.
Seamstress 2: Aduh.. tidur sekejap pun ngak cukup. Mau nya tidur dua hari ni.. baru sedap rasa badan. Ni harus siapin segala nya.
Seamstress 3: Hahah pegi aja lah Jee.. Tidur untuk 2 jam. Cukup.
Seamstress 2: Ya kalo ada aja 2 jam.. emang cukup.. aku punnn sudah bersyukur punya 2 jam untuk tidur.
Then there was a client entered the shop. Seamstress 2 hurriedly took the client's finished product.
Client: Eh Jee.. baju ku mana? Alum lagi siap?
Seamstress 2: Ya bu.. kan sudah di kasi tau... malam nanti baru boleh siap. Ni tukang manik nya sorang aja bu...
Client: Kamu ni jee... dari hari itu kamu bilang besok besok besok... belum jua siapnya. Aku nda suka macam ani jee.. kalau ko nda sanggup bagi tau saja.. jangan macam ini bah. Ini suami ku marah sudah.. aku balik2 datang ke mari ... bla bla bla.. the rantings continued.
The seamstress remained calm and answered to the client.
At that point I was impressed..
The client went off and seamstress 2 continued with my baju. "Tunggu mam... mau d manik lagi.."
"Ok tu jee... Take your time." I replied and smile.
Seamstress 3 : wah Jee.. sudah tebal telinga kamu dgr kemarahan org.
Seamstress 2: Dgr aja... mereka ngak mau dgr yg mereka salah. Customer tadi tu lewat menghantar baju. Tapi kerna teman nya bos aku.. aku terpaksa terima.
My baju finished so I said thanks to her and wished her Selamat Hari Raya. On the way home, I was regretting my action of saying bad stuff about them in the past. Saying they can't deliver their promises and such... and I am kinda thankful to them, all of them infact... for staying up till dawn. and only resting for just a short wink and such. Why? Because they want to make sure that the baju raya is finished on time.
What is Hari Raya esp on the first day without the new Baju Raya? For me, its kinda 'incomplete'. On Hari Raya it self receiving the compliments on my 'grand' baju raya make me satisfied. It cost me quite a bit.. I don't mind spending with good quality as such... but I think they, the seamstresess deserves them better.
Thanks Wijee... You make my first day hari raya, complete. Hope you'll have better rest, and better $$ in the future.
Anyway, a few days ago, I was pissed off with the kedai jahit la.. Cos they promised me to finish all those on 31st August.. but it kept on delaying... such a hassle. But after seeing my baju-Sss, those anger melted away. :D
Anyhoo... back to my recent last day of Ramadhan story.... I went there and met my fave seamstress.. cos she's so creative and funny and very very bubbly. She designed most of my baju, according to my kain, so she's very2 talented. She hurriedly said, "Ahhhh.. belum bikin mam. Sekejap ahh.. aku buat awal ini la..."
I would probably shout at her... but then I didn't and I didn't know why. So I just switched off the car and waited inside. Now the interesting bit.
While waiting, I listened to the chatters of the seamstresses in that shop.
The telephone was ringing off the hook.
Seamstress 1: Eh Jee, kamu tu d cari...
Seamstress 2: Ish.. mereka ini ngak ngerti aku ngak punya masa mau telpon. Nanti di jawab di tanya mengapa ngak siap baju mereka.. malah di telpon aja balik2.. gimana mau bikin baju...
(I nod in agreement....)
Seamstress 1: Ok la.. aku kasi tau mereka kamu tidur.... (she went off and answered the phone)
Seamstress 3 (apparently she was just their visiting friend) : Wah Jee aku respek sama kamu. Ngak tidurin, tapi masih mampu bikin baju. Pegi la tidur sekejap.
Seamstress 2: Aduh.. tidur sekejap pun ngak cukup. Mau nya tidur dua hari ni.. baru sedap rasa badan. Ni harus siapin segala nya.
Seamstress 3: Hahah pegi aja lah Jee.. Tidur untuk 2 jam. Cukup.
Seamstress 2: Ya kalo ada aja 2 jam.. emang cukup.. aku punnn sudah bersyukur punya 2 jam untuk tidur.
Then there was a client entered the shop. Seamstress 2 hurriedly took the client's finished product.
Client: Eh Jee.. baju ku mana? Alum lagi siap?
Seamstress 2: Ya bu.. kan sudah di kasi tau... malam nanti baru boleh siap. Ni tukang manik nya sorang aja bu...
Client: Kamu ni jee... dari hari itu kamu bilang besok besok besok... belum jua siapnya. Aku nda suka macam ani jee.. kalau ko nda sanggup bagi tau saja.. jangan macam ini bah. Ini suami ku marah sudah.. aku balik2 datang ke mari ... bla bla bla.. the rantings continued.
The seamstress remained calm and answered to the client.
At that point I was impressed..
The client went off and seamstress 2 continued with my baju. "Tunggu mam... mau d manik lagi.."
"Ok tu jee... Take your time." I replied and smile.
Seamstress 3 : wah Jee.. sudah tebal telinga kamu dgr kemarahan org.
Seamstress 2: Dgr aja... mereka ngak mau dgr yg mereka salah. Customer tadi tu lewat menghantar baju. Tapi kerna teman nya bos aku.. aku terpaksa terima.
My baju finished so I said thanks to her and wished her Selamat Hari Raya. On the way home, I was regretting my action of saying bad stuff about them in the past. Saying they can't deliver their promises and such... and I am kinda thankful to them, all of them infact... for staying up till dawn. and only resting for just a short wink and such. Why? Because they want to make sure that the baju raya is finished on time.
What is Hari Raya esp on the first day without the new Baju Raya? For me, its kinda 'incomplete'. On Hari Raya it self receiving the compliments on my 'grand' baju raya make me satisfied. It cost me quite a bit.. I don't mind spending with good quality as such... but I think they, the seamstresess deserves them better.
Thanks Wijee... You make my first day hari raya, complete. Hope you'll have better rest, and better $$ in the future.
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