Understanding Through Research

Writer relaxing (and studying) by a beautiful dam

Hello JeweLztory ! Haven’t updated this blog for a bit. I have been outstation from the main office (work) to the East Coast here in Malaysia and I must say I do enjoy working here ! I get to share my opinion and ideas, and present them to my colleagues. Recently I proposed the idea of conducting an in house research study to analyze the relationship and correlation between medical leaves and productivity, and how these two are interrelated, and how to reduces total number of medical leaves by promoting a healthy lifestyle to all level of workers. Some risk factors to diseases and pathologies are associated with our daily lifestyle and routine which we don’t deem risky and hazardous in the short nor the long term. I will have to wait a bit till I get the approval..! On top of that, I never thought I would ever initiate a research proposal ! The curiosity bug must have caught on me ! haha.   Mean time, life is a notch slower.. Been lazy NOT doing my training and regular workouts ! Have to get back on track soon. 2011 is just around the corner. I AM excited. 2010 had been quite a year for me I can’t describe it in word. I am looking forward for a slower 2011, do less things (anything) but focus on quality. Among the things that I am looking at is improving myself as a person. Quality check and control is important though at times we tend to let it go for a while only to come back and clear the same old mess again. That is one thing I love about new years. It’s natural (and occasional) to set new goals AND reset old goals, for the betterment of our own lives. What about you ?  Any resolutions you want to share?

 

mj

 

 

Work : Day 10

Exhausted ! I had more than 10 tasks earlier in the day. Manage to get it done, one at a time. I just knew that designing an organization chart can be very VERY testing ! I had to edit the chart 2-3 times till I finally it done. The laptop has not been set up, and IT technician was busy/not around. So had to ask favour from my colleague. And the dreaded common photocopy machine kept on swallowing the papers and get them jammed up. Had ample of exercise walking in and out of the room to get the job done. One think I learnt today, follow the template and guidelines given to you ! Or else all the steps in completing a task will jumbled up.

Had to arrange for a couple of interviews, something I am getting more familiar with. I did not get enough sleep last night.. in the name of updating the blog and editing photos ! Must have slept for less than 4 hours. After sahur I didn’t sleep. By noon I was already zombied. And today is the first day Jasdeep is not around. He ‘handed over’ before he left, but he was suppose to complete his task before he left !I love challenges, and I took the lack of sleep, loads of tasks and the minus-Jasdeep-day as reasons to prove to myself I can.

I gotta stay back to complete some work as well. Even manage the time to organize an interview. I was [helloo.....im just up..! slept like a rock frm 9.40pm till 5am !!! ]…ok..where was i..?

Well, I stayed back at work till 6.20pm before attending a charity program.Spent the evening with a group of 4-11 year old kids from an orphanage. Such a bliss to have them ! Finished the program around 9pm, headed back and was simply relieved to reach home… I was tired but still manage to write a few lines in the blog before I slept..oh dear…. simply goes to show my body has its limit, that if it has been reached.

I will stop now so I can proceed doing other things. Like sleep ! hahah.. alritey..

The adorable kids & myself. They had a great time yesterday !

That's Dayang, 5, in the light blue headscarf. She's so cute. Earlier she had a cut on her wrist and i took her to the pharmacy, bought a First Aid, cleaned her wound and bandaged it.

Its ok Its alright

:)

My Monday kicked off with a sarcastic and judgmental reply comment by a friend who mistook a question. Anyways, its ok. I am learning to ignore things that are not worthy of annoyance, what more to aggravate it to a higher level. Learn to forgive, can be done. To forget, well, it pretty much depends on the situation. 3-4 years old little incidents can pass like a flash, but its thunder roars deep, echoing away. So let the good vibes get a lot stronger. Learning to disagree is also another trick you may want to learn when facing with a difficult situation or person. I am not the best example in practicing this, but I am trying to better myself each and everyday. It will take time and it certainly will take some dedication and sincerity in putting words into action.

I am looking forward to this week ! Work for 3 days, and come 4th day it’ll be a half day work. Followed by 3 days holiday. And then back to work again. My desk mate won’t be around anymore, so all the best to myself ! heheeh…Other than that, life is at is. Taking one day at a time. God Bless.

Work : Day 9

It’s Friday and is Jasdeep’s last day with the department. I was busy  from morning. And in the afternoon helped send a colleague to the bank. After lunch I was keeping the pace up with in coming task. Arranged for a few interviews for next week. By evening, as it was nearing ‘log out’ time, I had another task given to me. Pretty interesting. I was not sure whether to take home the work, coz so far I have not brought back any work home, only to decide later than I have to take them home as Jasdeep has handed over all his work to me ! The adventure begins eh ? By the time I tidied up the desk (he and I have shared the spacious desk for 2 weeks) before going home, it was already an hour past by ‘log out’ time. LOL. My assistant manager even commented how come I am still around. haha.. i said, no worries.

Anyways, some planning to be done. I will most probably leave work late anyways as there will be a function near the office with an orphanage. A makan treat for them.

Mean time I’m in my room, listening to reggae. It’s been a long boring day. Sunshine..sunshine reggae..

Work : Day 7 & Day 8

Day 7

An interesting day. Had new staffs coming in and we did the routine introduction to all staffs. I had to tag along as I myself need to get myself familiar with the various department. Had to follow up with a few up coming training program for the staff. New things to learn everyday. My colleague promised to bring home made chappati for me tomorrow. hahaha..nice !

My lappy’s charger decided to blow up the night before.  During lunch break, made it quick trip to an IT mall. Got my life back for 17p bucks after a 20bucks discount..!! Came back to the office not on time. Lucky thing I told the manager i had to make the trip before I left !

Day 8

A generally quieter day .. my deskmate (yeah I have a deskmate) was so bored he decided to take a doze ! But we were busy earlier in the day. I had to handle 2 interview. 1 candidate came late.. she couldn’t find her way. Well, that’s why she need to up her creativity and use the google map ! And the other came late asking. And boy did she have the guts to request to delay the interview for 1/2 an hour !! dang… who does she think she is..?! Never do that if you were to go for an interview folks !!

New assignment awaits me later on today !

Work : Day 6

3 staffs from the department took leave. Jasdeep was not around hence the silence throughout the working hours broken by short conversations between me and my colleague. Sent out an email, and other than that there was not much work to be done. Tomorrow the office will be full house again (yeayy!). Looking forward to it !

Selamat Hari Merdeka Malaysia !

Work : Day 3

I got my first few ‘real’ tasks today. Basically some interview confirmation calls, then had to follow up with the manager and interviewer. The thing which struck me was, that there were different little specific steps and procedures which I had to follow to complete a so called simple task. Tried my best to be organized by putting everything unto record (the procedures and templates etc). Jasdeep , again, helped me a lot in familiarizing me with the routine. The phone call to the interviewee was a bit weird. It was my first time to make such a call. I maybe talkative with friends but when handling a task like this, I can’t simple blurt out anything or speak very frankly. But of course, I should not talk in a too formal a tone. I guess it takes practice ! (what else could it be).

Lunch time..another task ! Some stuff to do with recruitment. Also interesting. And later on, a briefing with the department manager. I would call it a lecture rather than a briefing. Many topics were covered quickly. In length and also depth. Some were revision of what I learnt in personnel psychology, and organizational psychology. The overview given on HR (Human resource) was very interesting and I am really glad that none of what were presented to me and Jasdeep was totally new. Some additional and new stuff yes, but wasn’t hard for me to understand. Labour act/Employment Act are pretty interesting stuff to me. I got the Employment Act book. An interesting read awaits. My manager also mentioned about Industrial Relation. Another interesting topic ! Warrghh… my job becomes more and more complicated everyday as there are so many things which I must know what and how to do it. And there is certainly plenty I need to know, learn, read and study. Seeking knowledge is like an endless journey. It gives you the content to fill the empty spaces in your mind and soul with.

Like you, I have some weaknesses. One of them is talking confidently. Maybe with the things I am familiar with I can talk smoothly.. i.e. : about sports, training and such..! but with HR even though I am interested in the field, that ability to speak well in front of an audience or a stranger IN a professional setting it not secondary to me. I still need to learn and practice this.

I have yet to renew/refresh my office wardrobe. I hope I can do it soonest. I think I’ll hit the sack now. Hoping for an early day tomorrow.

To those of you who are about to start work, take 1 day at a time and learn how to be organized in your work and dealings. Love your job (as much as you can) and balance it with your life. That if achieved, will give you that balanced career, God willing. I am at the earliest point of this long path ahead of me. I do not want to rush but I know there are so many things I should be learning in such a short time. My dad reminded me yesterday I should portray a pleasant character, and show that I am hardworking at work  (and off work too of course). I will do my best.

Love life, Love yourself love your loved ones. Nothing means a lot to me than the meaningful people in my life. Life is short. So make the best out of it. I keep on telling myself reserve no place for hatred in my heart. Not even a micro bacteria length bit. Julie, do your best.. and be strong girl…

I thought I looked good in this photo.. but I am not sure of keeping long hair for work.. to messy and consumes a lot of time and effort to keep it looking good !!!