Headache... Stress... Time Wasting...

Hi all...

As you all know, I just got back from a really enjoyable course...

I came in to work this new week hoping to finish and get on with the assignments, chores, knick knacks and stuff to start the new semester's class and what not... I was hopeful... But hopeful I was... I don't anymore...

For starters, this semester start off with a mind numbing, time wasting activities that was not suppose to be done.... Who celebrates the 40th of anything other one's birthday... What would people call it? It is not Jubli Perak... Far off from Jubli Emas... So annoying I might say...

I was so annoyed because they took away lecturers from classes to play the 'host' role in a potluck party. They took away students from attending classes to fill a big hall of 500 seatings to listen to a lecture that not even have anything to do with the purpose of attending this institution to STUDY!!!!!!!!!!

I was so annoyed yet again because I had to cancel classes last week because I HAVE to attend this COMPULSORY course... Another week down the drain... And now, THIS WEEK, I have to make for all the classes, I have to make up for all the chores, assignments, knick knacks, they suck me in AGAIN for making and creating a layout for a new campus and to finish a postponed group project!!!! Who am I? Am I a lecturer? A construction worker? A Diplomatic Administration Officer? What do all these stuff have to do with lecturing, teaching, making sure my students get their diplomas, graduating with quality studies????? Sometime I think and I fell I'm like a ping pong ball... hit here and there as they please... So tiring...

Masya Allah...

Finally ... a Course that I Really Enjoyed...

Hi all... I just got back from a really interesting course...Odd... but I did like it... It is a required course and at first, since it is compulsory, I thought it was going to be boring... as usual... I still can't brush off the experience I had when I attended the Decision Making Course on the top of Cameron Highlands last year.. a waste of time and money... eerrrggghhhh!!!

The title was Outreach/Promotion Strategy for Life Long Learning... learning how to promote life long learning programs in our institutions... I thought it was going to be another marketing lesson and a routine morning till night sit-in but instead, fulfilling activities and games which interestingly serve the objectives of the course itself... Rarely happens... ha ha ha...

Maybe, I'm already on another level all together... or maybe I have so much experience that I need a more challenging tasks to inspire and elevate me to the next level. Ten years of working experience in the same field exposed me to different kinds, yet, routine tasks, challenges and people... Maybe I need to change...

I've transfered from Sarawak just recently, and people they really had me, and made me realized that not everything was easy, beautiful, sweet, happy and smooth... I was challenged to the maximum when I was there, that I realize the summit of my ability, patience and most importantly, the proximity between Allah and me... Subhanallah...

There, I realized, I achieved tranquility.... Have you? Do you guys know how? I sure did... and my life is calmer nowadays... ;o)

Close? Quarantine? When? How? What About Work?

Hi all..

Just now a friend informed me that there are already 40 students are being quarantine in the hostel and four of them are in the hospital for positive AH1N1 case...

When are we suppose to close this instition? Universiti Teknologi Mara Sri Iskandar closed its premis to all when they found out that there are 2 infected students... Now, there are 40 with 4 positive cases... SHOULDN'T WE START PANICKING AND GET OUT OF HERE???

This pendemic is spreading like wild fire here in Ipoh, and people still seem relax and waiting. Are they waiting for someone to die before taking any action? Yo Boss... are you not going to do anything?????

ROI????!!!!!!!

Hi all... a new day.. a new week... but I want to tell about last week's tale... he he he...

A friend from my old work place sent me smses telling about an audit they did for their cooperative stores... It goes like this...

The cooperative stores were just dust on the floors with nobody bothered to even take a quick glance... A few colleagues and I build up the stores, merchandised and set up the business from scratch.. from the dust on the floor into 2 convenient stores, 1 laundromart, 1 printing store, and we bought washing machines and dryer for the laundromart, gondolas, cash machines and racks for the convenient stores and merchandised all of them the best that we can with the help and trust of all the suppliers out there... We had good, in fact great rapport with them... We managed the stores and even bought a van for the cooperative store as well... I left that hellish place last year, July 2008 and left the stores to engineers and business "savvy"!!!!?????? people to handle... So that is the background of the story...

The audit report came in last week, and it shows that the stores has lost... And they blamed me for it... How convenient! Blame the person who's not there... When I was there, I BEGGED for help to manage the stores, but nobody responded... I run the stores the best I can with the help of some inexperienced staff!!!!! And now, the report showed some lost and they blame me... Let me ask you, is there any business of two years of lifespan gain profit within the first FIVE years of operation????? Crazy la they all ni....

What's so amusing is, they do not know the meaning of the ratios... Example... ROI.. return on investment.. they DO NOT KNOW what that mean.... Ha ha ha ha... business savvy aeeehhhh???? I made a lot of investments on properties and store needs to run the business smoothly, it is up to them to operate the stores sufficiently to make profit... We also ordered some inventories for them, but they didn't encourage their students to purchase them from the stores, now, who is there to blame as well??? THEY ASKED US TO GET THE STUFF FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!! STUPID A_ _ H_L_....

I really want to know next year's audit report... I want to see how they pull out from the MESS they said I made... They didn't remember the day I begged for help, but when they have to carry the burden I carried, they look for the black sheep to finger point the blame...

Putting my frustrations aside, I hope the best for those people... Allah knows what I did and what they did... I worked as hard as I can, and I do hope they are honest with their effort as well... I hope Allah will guide and help them as well, in what ever they do....

I forgave and I forgive them for slandering me... May Allah accept my repentance until the day I die and keep me out of hell fire... Amin..

Bla.. bla...bla....

Hi all... today is the post-morterm for yesterday's potluck party... bla bla bla... Just as I thought... People are mumbling about them having to arrange the dinner sets for the VIPs... Duuuuhhhhh!!!!

I still remember in the first meeting with the head of department about the party, my group was assigned to arrange with the water caterer to prepare drinks and table clothes for the VIP tables.. Never a speck that he/she mention about me having to deal for the whole/full dinner wear for them.... alahai....

One day, a person came up to me and ask me to ask the caterer to prepare the complete set for the three VIP tables.. And with the spirit of helping others, I called three caterers and endure one of them ridicule and belittle me just to fulfill this person's demand...

I even asked my office mates to help me out, but they are unable to do so... I worry that their beautiful plates get broken or what not...

Alhamdulillah...like usual, insya Allah, fainnamaal usriusro... innamaal usriusroo... I got one of the caterer to lend me the dinner sets eventhough we don't use his catering services... and I hand over the responsibilities of taking care of the sets to this person... is it wrong of me to do that???? He/she asked me to help him/her and now he/she's talking on my back about me handing over her job in the first place!!!!!!!!

Tell me... Do I still have to attend to this matter as well? Did he/she help me with my chores of arranging the water deal? NOPE!!! I'm not counting scores, but, come on man... I went out of my JOB SPEC to help him/her out and this is what I'm getting now??? I don't expect a thank you notes, praises or even a hamper... just appreciate it why don't you...

So, in sum, in the future, I shouldn't help others from now on... I'll just help those who I really know and would appreciate it... Masya Allah... give me guidance...

All is Well... Alhamdulillah...;o)

Hi all...
The potluck went on well... Alhamdulillah.. There ae comments about the VIP table setting.. Well, let them settle it within their committee... I'm just in charge of the water.. I'm the WATER GIRL... ;o)

Yes, during potluck parties people are suppose to mingle, but... there is an exception... When a VIP is walking towards the food stall, give way laaaa to him/her... don't "rebut" lah to get the food as well... As a civilized civil servant, you should know this COMMON SENSE!!!. I think he/she eats before his/her parents eat at home; they don't know the customs and order aaaa?????
Have respect to our leaders how ever they are to you... Even Rasulullah s.a.w ask the congregation to stand up to give respect when Sayyidina Abu Bakar walks into the masjid...
COMMON SENSE PEOPLE... COMMON SENSE!!!

HHHhuuuuuhhhhhh.... What a Day!!!

Hi all...

We have to prepare a potluck party... it is suppose to be fun right? People bring all kinds of dishes and everybody sit down together and enjoy the prepared meals, how ever they are... I had potluck parties when I studied in the States.. They were fun, especially when this is the time I can really quench my thirst for traditional drinks and enjoy traditional food... Yeeahaa.... It was fun and so meaningful... because the events were so layed back and people can enjoy themselves around others...

It is totally the opposite here... I'm on the committee to arrange this party right, even, my department is appointed as the "tuan rumah".. the coordinator... But since people in the committee keep bickering of who is suppose to do what, it is all messed up right???? WRONG!!! Everything is turning to be fine and people do their job the best they can... Who would of expect this after all of the back talking, stabbing and bickering.. he he he... Some people said, conflict can lead to success... REALLY? I had hard times and heart aches, but all are just in the days' work..

NEVERTHELESS... What annoy me the most is the people who don't understand the term "potluck" party... The format of the party is:

1. buffet

2.people have to mingle

3.use disposable utensils

4.don't expect too much on the taste of the food and drink

5.be courtious to others

6.SSSSHHHHHAAAARRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

This group of people insist of having a seperate table, complete with fancy utensils and table cloth ... what... do you want us to feed you as well?... WHERE is the POTLUCK SPIRIT for crying out loud... please......!!! Allah.. you made all kinds of people and these people really test my patients and deman most of my comprehension abilities.. he he he...

All in all, I hope the party will go well tomorrow... Amin... Pray for the best ok... Wassalam... ;o)