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I'm writing (or typing) this in my office at Plaza Ampang City. With the mild headache I had just earlier (and still suffering), work is not something that I had in mind. *Sigh*...

Well, let's go straight to my update. Thursday I went to Gemas with my boss, Chris, to help him do a training on Supervisory Skill for a company there. The training session is for 2 days, and considering the level of education of the participants, I got the honor of being the translator. It's not that Chris doesn't speak Malay, but English is his dominant language.

In the training we covered areas such as leadership, teamwork, change management, communication, basics of IR (Industrial Relations), discipline, and grievance handling. I got to do both translating and game handling. In fact, 2 of the activities was managed by me.

The training went very well. The participants were asking for more.

Throughout the 3 days we spent there, both of us opened up quite a lot. especially me. It's good to know that your boss actually accepts you as who you are. He also revealed to me the plans he has for me. And it will require me to work fairly hard, and be more disciplined. I'm lacking in that area for the time being.

Well, gotta stop here for a bit. Brain freeze...

Update in Life

Hi there,

It has been quite sometime, hasn't it. Sorry for the long hiatus. Had been quite busy. Especially when you have an employer who is looking at you as his successor. I guess life is being more and more generous to me.

Currently I am working with Sheffield Resources Sdn Bhd, a HR solutions company. It is a wholly owned by a New Zealand-based company. 3 years old, with a staff of less than 10 people including myself. The office here is being headed by Chris and Vignes. The two of them has a cumulative HR experience of over 40 years. I really enjoyed working with them, since the working environment is more or less like a family. With me being the eldest son hehe.

So far I've been working on 3 positions, with 2 of them busted due to the lack of cooperation from the client. But along the way, I managed to secure some new contacts, mostly HR Managers and Directors. Hopefully, in the long run, my dream of being a freelance consultant
will come true. With their guidance of course.

Today, I'm going to Gemas to help my boss to conduct a training program. He actually asked me to design some game activities for the program, and conduct them.

As for the future planning, they wanted to create a newsletter, as well as conduct a forum periodically. And looking at the current composition of the staff, I might be the person in charge for them.

As for the pay, I don't get any basics. The commission is quite lucrative, though. 20% for executive search, and 10% for training programs.

Do look up the company for more info as to what we have to offer:
www.sheffieldresource.com

Suryakanta

I'm writing this on behalf of a dear _____________ (fill in the blank).

Suryakanta is a song composed by Sharon Paul. Lyrics by Fedtri Yahya and Ihab Ismail (THE Ihab Ismail listed in my blog). Vocals by Zehra Zambri. World Music rocks, Mawi sucks.

Here's the song: Suryakanta. Right-click to download, left-click to listen.

And please, leave a few words of comments.

One Down, More To Go...

Okay, Marcus Evans' interview done and over. And Winnie, the officer who interviewed me asked to call her back at 4pm today to confirm whether I'm qualified for the second interview. My presentation didn't go that well, although she did praise me for the efforts I put in. I got a rating of 6.5 out of 10, which is a B-. Oh well, I did my best, and if I failed, I'll just apply again. I don't think I want to work with another company. Other than Marcus Evans.

Dani had tagged me, but I think I'll do the tag after my return. Have to finish my clearance first. See you guys soon.



EDIT

I qualified for the second session. ROUND 2, START!

Wish me ALL THE BEST

3 days, 5 interviews. Reminds me a lot of my varsity years. The exam period, to be exact, where the unlucky gets double exam on a day. Wait, I've heard that some got triple exams on a day...

27th July:

8.30am - Marcus Evans: Sales Executive
2.30pm - Recruit Express: Admin Assistant


30th July:

11.00am - Pacific Powerhouse: Business Development Trainee
2.00pm - JTM: Trainee Manager

31st July:
10.45am - Creative-KT: Fresh Graduate Business Development Trainee

I expect to leave for JB on 1st August. For the position with Marcus Evans, I need to do a presentation. A sales presentation. On such a short notice... Oh well, time to put my rusty brain to the test. Anyway, I need a lot of prayers from you guys. Hopefully one of the position is meant for me...

Update on Obsolete Life

Hi ya all. Sorry for not updating about my personal life. Well, it's not as exciting as your life, perhaps, but it's a life and I'm not complaining.

I'm still waiting for a job offer, still applying here and there. There's an interview I have to attend on the 30th, for a position as a trainee manager (whatever that is). Though what I'd like to do is to write articles for a newspaper or magazine. Writing is fun, you see. Especially when you write something that you have passion talking about.

I'm still working on my novel, though it seems that it'll not turn out as I told you it's going to be. Well, once I have the first chapter done, I'll have it published in a blog.

Ihab is back in Malaysia until October. He's supposed to be doing his elective courses during the period, and since he hasn't contacted me yet, he must've been very busy.

Oh, I haven't told you about Ihab? Hmm... I believe I have his picture somewhere...

That's him. We have been friends for almost 10 years already, since high school. And to be honest, I don't think I've been a good enough friend for him. You'd like to know him better? Sure, I can tell you more, but I don't know where to start. And even if I know, it'll take me several posts to describe him. He's that wonderful of a person. And for me to be his friend, I must've been very lucky. He's not so lucky to have me as one, though ~_~...

While waiting for a job, I sell prepaid reloads for the Indonesian workers living in my area. It's not much, but okaylah. RM300 capital, sales so far has gone to RM1700. With zero advertising. Read more about it here.

I have to write another article soon, about the student-teacher relationship. It's a comparison between my time, my mum's time, and the present. Look out for it in Radical's Insight.

That's all for now. Do keep in touch.