Benar, saya dalam keadaan gembira sekarang :)
Pergilah, carikan punca kegembiraan itu.
Thursday 26 February 2009
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Reality!
I didn't know that work could be so time consuming, until I started working. And that was two days ago.
Now, I wish I didn't have to work in the first place.
But being busy is a good indication because it shows that I am employed and I have means to pay my dues at the end of the day/month. Being busy tells me that although the work might not suit my fancy, I have people who appreciate what little 'talents' I have. Being busy tells me that I'm slow.. hahaha.. :P
I'm overwhelmed but have enough time to talk about it on blogspot. YOU go figure.. :)
Now, I wish I didn't have to work in the first place.
But being busy is a good indication because it shows that I am employed and I have means to pay my dues at the end of the day/month. Being busy tells me that although the work might not suit my fancy, I have people who appreciate what little 'talents' I have. Being busy tells me that I'm slow.. hahaha.. :P
I'm overwhelmed but have enough time to talk about it on blogspot. YOU go figure.. :)
Sunday 15 February 2009
The week that was - The story
It was quite some week, that was. I cannot recall what I actually did because things that I do which has no consequence in the future are usually left there, in the past.
I had a conversation with a friend about two weeks ago where I was told that I 'helped' her overcome her anger with some people she was dealing with back then. Which I had totally forgotten and had to ask her to refresh my memory of what I actually did. So she said and I, being the 'let it go' person wondered if I actually did it because it sounded fictional. Yes, I am capable of telling people stuff (and stuff that I tell are those that I hold to, not those that I support in theory) but being told that I said things she said I said, I thought, nasib baik cakap macam tu :P
To which comes the story of my new end-of-day task, the daily report. I was initially upset with my boss for demanding that we all write a daily report to him before leaving office. I find that request offensive because to my thought then, it was a request by the guys higher up to spy on our productivity level so that those who did not perform can be axed. It is tough times now. Being the Azmil I am, I procrastinated with my report and received an email the next day, "I didn't receive your report. Is there any problem?" I replied to that email by sending a report and adding, at the bottom, "I am very uncomfortable having to write this daily report."
We had a chat, my boss and I, later that day and he explained what's going on. The report that we write daily was a request by my boss, not the higher uppers simply because he is now on the go most of the time and have other things to think of, including issues relating to the new office in India. The daily report would then be used to gauge how much or how little work we've done as well as progress of any given tasks.
"I'm fine with writing reports to you. I thought it was a request by the higher uppers," was kinda what I told him.
So, neways, last week, had a few enquiries, small groups of 50 pax each doing different different stuff. Had also enquiries by some 'partners' for rates and friends for packages. The week was rather fun with the exception of some 'faces' by disapproving parties.
I don't know lah. I thought being a small office, we'd gel in easily amongst us but that proved to be quite an issue as well. I have always been the "go solve your own issues yourself and outside office hours" but when people started pulling faces, it makes me feel like giving them a hard kick on the but, literally. Dude, your responsibility is yours and yours alone. Don't point fingers at others and demand help or assistance. Help and assistance are just what they are: HELP and ASSISTANCE. You don't have any rights to demand help from anyone.
help (MAKE EASIER) Show phonetics
verb
1 [I or T] to make it possible or easier for someone to do something, by doing part of the work yourself
assistance Show phonetics
noun [U]
help
I guess it's a cyclical reference here, hehe.. I think I wrote about this help thing in a previous post (malas nak gi cari dan letak penghubung (link?)) but I'd like to repeat.
The best example I've encountered in terms of help came from a senior in Uni. I was in third year and he was a senior moving towards graduating. This guy, Syed Haider is a Pakistani. We were both in the same department and went to a few same classes. One day, he came to me asking me to help his application at the office because it was taking quite some time. Being a local and also formerly a board member in the engineering students' society, he was hoping that my probe would help hasten whatever that he needed processing.
So Azmil, the procrastinator, procrastinated. The next day, met him at the same place again and he asked if I did what he asked me to help him with and with guilt, I said no and apologised. He said, "No, no, it's okay. I'm asking you for help, it is not right for me to ask for it to be done immediately,"
Lagi la rasa guilty! :P
But I went to the Admin office that day and enquired about his issue. He got it done the same week.
Yes, I remember his full name, Syed Haider Ali Shahzad.
I want to write about the concept "Pay it forward" from a story with the same title but that will have to be next time.
I had a conversation with a friend about two weeks ago where I was told that I 'helped' her overcome her anger with some people she was dealing with back then. Which I had totally forgotten and had to ask her to refresh my memory of what I actually did. So she said and I, being the 'let it go' person wondered if I actually did it because it sounded fictional. Yes, I am capable of telling people stuff (and stuff that I tell are those that I hold to, not those that I support in theory) but being told that I said things she said I said, I thought, nasib baik cakap macam tu :P
To which comes the story of my new end-of-day task, the daily report. I was initially upset with my boss for demanding that we all write a daily report to him before leaving office. I find that request offensive because to my thought then, it was a request by the guys higher up to spy on our productivity level so that those who did not perform can be axed. It is tough times now. Being the Azmil I am, I procrastinated with my report and received an email the next day, "I didn't receive your report. Is there any problem?" I replied to that email by sending a report and adding, at the bottom, "I am very uncomfortable having to write this daily report."
We had a chat, my boss and I, later that day and he explained what's going on. The report that we write daily was a request by my boss, not the higher uppers simply because he is now on the go most of the time and have other things to think of, including issues relating to the new office in India. The daily report would then be used to gauge how much or how little work we've done as well as progress of any given tasks.
"I'm fine with writing reports to you. I thought it was a request by the higher uppers," was kinda what I told him.
So, neways, last week, had a few enquiries, small groups of 50 pax each doing different different stuff. Had also enquiries by some 'partners' for rates and friends for packages. The week was rather fun with the exception of some 'faces' by disapproving parties.
I don't know lah. I thought being a small office, we'd gel in easily amongst us but that proved to be quite an issue as well. I have always been the "go solve your own issues yourself and outside office hours" but when people started pulling faces, it makes me feel like giving them a hard kick on the but, literally. Dude, your responsibility is yours and yours alone. Don't point fingers at others and demand help or assistance. Help and assistance are just what they are: HELP and ASSISTANCE. You don't have any rights to demand help from anyone.
help (MAKE EASIER) Show phonetics
verb
1 [I or T] to make it possible or easier for someone to do something, by doing part of the work yourself
assistance Show phonetics
noun [U]
help
I guess it's a cyclical reference here, hehe.. I think I wrote about this help thing in a previous post (malas nak gi cari dan letak penghubung (link?)) but I'd like to repeat.
The best example I've encountered in terms of help came from a senior in Uni. I was in third year and he was a senior moving towards graduating. This guy, Syed Haider is a Pakistani. We were both in the same department and went to a few same classes. One day, he came to me asking me to help his application at the office because it was taking quite some time. Being a local and also formerly a board member in the engineering students' society, he was hoping that my probe would help hasten whatever that he needed processing.
So Azmil, the procrastinator, procrastinated. The next day, met him at the same place again and he asked if I did what he asked me to help him with and with guilt, I said no and apologised. He said, "No, no, it's okay. I'm asking you for help, it is not right for me to ask for it to be done immediately,"
Lagi la rasa guilty! :P
But I went to the Admin office that day and enquired about his issue. He got it done the same week.
Yes, I remember his full name, Syed Haider Ali Shahzad.
I want to write about the concept "Pay it forward" from a story with the same title but that will have to be next time.
The week that was
The week that was
Was the week that was
Where the week that lasts
For seven days past
The week to come
Is the week that comes
For the seven days next
Is the week that comes.
Was the week that was
Where the week that lasts
For seven days past
The week to come
Is the week that comes
For the seven days next
Is the week that comes.
Monday 9 February 2009
I posted 200
Oh yes, the hurdle was my 200th posting. I was just counting up at 164 and here I am now.
No fanfare, no yeehaw just another day with the same things going on as before.
The only difference being post 200.
Welcome 201 :)
No fanfare, no yeehaw just another day with the same things going on as before.
The only difference being post 200.
Welcome 201 :)
Over the hurdle..
When you get over a hurdle that you've been wanting to get over
The hurdle you leave goes further and further
The life that you see ahead comes nearer and nearer
The tales that you have becomes better and better
The feeling elates you higher and higher
The courage determines you get stronger and stronger
The hurdle you leave behind goes further and further
The vision in front becomes clearer.
The hurdle you leave goes further and further
The life that you see ahead comes nearer and nearer
The tales that you have becomes better and better
The feeling elates you higher and higher
The courage determines you get stronger and stronger
The hurdle you leave behind goes further and further
The vision in front becomes clearer.
Friday 6 February 2009
Seminggu lamanya
Seminggu lamanya aku tak cerita-cerita kat sini. Ha, betul la, sebab last sekali aku tulis pun bulan lepas. Seminggu ni jugak aku rasa aku paling berhemah sekali datang kerja. Bukan sekadar tak lambat, malah ada yang datang 1.5 jam lebih awal daripada waktu yang sepatutnya. Hahaha.. aku sendiri terkejut. Hebat, no?
Jangan tak tahu, aku ni jenis orang yang pantang ada waktu lapor diri, mesti boleh lambat sikit. Kalau masuk kerja patutnya pukul 8, aku sampai 8:30. Patutnya pukul 9, aku sampai 9:30. Jadi tak hairanlah bila waktu kerja aku patutnya pukul 10, aku sampai 10:30. Sampaikan ada rakan sepejabat aku tulis surat aduan kepada bos aku sebab aku selalu sangat datang lambat.
Dapat pulak satu masa tu, dalam seminggu, bukan je aku datang terlewat sikit tapi aku pun balik awal. Bukan apa, dalam seminggu tu jugak la aku berulang-alik ke Seri Menanti dengan abang aku dan kereta hitam dia. Sempat la jugak salah satu malam dalam seminggu tu aku sebat kereta dia lebih 180km/j. Hebat aku rasa bawak keta dia tapi bukan jenisnya untuk aku. Aku suka bawak keta laju-laju tapi aku tak suka berenti kalau ada lubang ke, ada jalan yang tak rata ke. Jadinya kenderaan yang manja dan tak mampu nak redah segala ni mungkin bukan untuk aku. Haa, yang untuk aku, itu gergasi hitam berlogo bujur-bujur itu.. Kalau kasi lowered sikit, pergh! hahaha..
Oh, berbalik kepada kisah yang aku nak ceritakan ni, memandangkan aku bukan pekerja contoh dan ketidakcontohan aku ini telahpun diadukan kepada 'pihak yang bertanggung', dan setelah ditegur oleh sipenanggung itu, aku pun terasa untuk berbuat baik dan berdisiplin sikitlah. Mungkin sedikit sahaja tapi sedikit itulah yang paling berkesan.
Jadi untuk sepanjang minggu ini, kehadiran aku bukan sahaja boleh dibuat contoh malah tak malulah kiranya ingin dimuatkan ke dalam kategori pekerja mithali seantero syarikat. Bukan sahaja aku datang terlampau awal, buat kerja bagai nak pecah perut, kerongkong dan kepala lutut malah tugasan yang kebiasaannya dilakukan oleh dua orang pekerja aku laksanakan sendiri tanpa timbul masalah besar. Aku, yang tidak punya apa-apa pengalaman terdahulu berkaitan industri ini kini mampu menangani kehendak pelanggan dengan jayanya.
Jangan tak rasa hebat la, kan?
Setiba sahaja di pejabat, ada-ada aja perkara yang perlu dilakukan. Begitu banyaknya kerja pada tempoh ini hinggakan aku tidak punya masa untuk berfacebook mahupun melewati emel-emel aku melainkan untuk beberapa ketika yang pendek sahaja. Sungguh, aku terasa begitu 'invigorated' sekali dan berkali-kali lagi. Terasa bermakna dan memberi erti. Sungguh, aku terasa seperti layak penerimaan gaji pada tempoh tersebut.
Tapi Azmil akan tetap menjadi Azmil. Hari ini aku masuk pejabat jam 11pagi.
Hampeh la Azmil ni.. :P
Jangan tak tahu, aku ni jenis orang yang pantang ada waktu lapor diri, mesti boleh lambat sikit. Kalau masuk kerja patutnya pukul 8, aku sampai 8:30. Patutnya pukul 9, aku sampai 9:30. Jadi tak hairanlah bila waktu kerja aku patutnya pukul 10, aku sampai 10:30. Sampaikan ada rakan sepejabat aku tulis surat aduan kepada bos aku sebab aku selalu sangat datang lambat.
Dapat pulak satu masa tu, dalam seminggu, bukan je aku datang terlewat sikit tapi aku pun balik awal. Bukan apa, dalam seminggu tu jugak la aku berulang-alik ke Seri Menanti dengan abang aku dan kereta hitam dia. Sempat la jugak salah satu malam dalam seminggu tu aku sebat kereta dia lebih 180km/j. Hebat aku rasa bawak keta dia tapi bukan jenisnya untuk aku. Aku suka bawak keta laju-laju tapi aku tak suka berenti kalau ada lubang ke, ada jalan yang tak rata ke. Jadinya kenderaan yang manja dan tak mampu nak redah segala ni mungkin bukan untuk aku. Haa, yang untuk aku, itu gergasi hitam berlogo bujur-bujur itu.. Kalau kasi lowered sikit, pergh! hahaha..
Oh, berbalik kepada kisah yang aku nak ceritakan ni, memandangkan aku bukan pekerja contoh dan ketidakcontohan aku ini telahpun diadukan kepada 'pihak yang bertanggung', dan setelah ditegur oleh sipenanggung itu, aku pun terasa untuk berbuat baik dan berdisiplin sikitlah. Mungkin sedikit sahaja tapi sedikit itulah yang paling berkesan.
Jadi untuk sepanjang minggu ini, kehadiran aku bukan sahaja boleh dibuat contoh malah tak malulah kiranya ingin dimuatkan ke dalam kategori pekerja mithali seantero syarikat. Bukan sahaja aku datang terlampau awal, buat kerja bagai nak pecah perut, kerongkong dan kepala lutut malah tugasan yang kebiasaannya dilakukan oleh dua orang pekerja aku laksanakan sendiri tanpa timbul masalah besar. Aku, yang tidak punya apa-apa pengalaman terdahulu berkaitan industri ini kini mampu menangani kehendak pelanggan dengan jayanya.
Jangan tak rasa hebat la, kan?
Setiba sahaja di pejabat, ada-ada aja perkara yang perlu dilakukan. Begitu banyaknya kerja pada tempoh ini hinggakan aku tidak punya masa untuk berfacebook mahupun melewati emel-emel aku melainkan untuk beberapa ketika yang pendek sahaja. Sungguh, aku terasa begitu 'invigorated' sekali dan berkali-kali lagi. Terasa bermakna dan memberi erti. Sungguh, aku terasa seperti layak penerimaan gaji pada tempoh tersebut.
Tapi Azmil akan tetap menjadi Azmil. Hari ini aku masuk pejabat jam 11pagi.
Hampeh la Azmil ni.. :P
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