Competition & I

I am not a very competitive person.

Pado akak, sapo-sapo nak compete, bleh pi compete, tapi akak kalau buleh memang tak nak join apo-apo competition pun. Akak tak suko pressure dan yang paling ponting, akak takut taknak kalah. Kot tak masuk, takdo la can nak kalah yo tak?

Masalah eh, kek company akak kojo ni, suka na buek competition. Baik competition mencipto tag line, cipto logo, cipto t-shirt design, cipto nama function room baru, pertandingan koborsihan, competition jua voucher, competition kurangkan borat badan dan macam-macam laie. Malah competition sapo-tangkap-lipeh-paling-banyak-dio lah terer pun ponah gak buek.

Tu bolum laie competition tahunan ala-ala explorace sobolum annual dinner, pertandingan buek kek, game-game sukan dan pertandingan semasa acaro annual dinner. (Ni nanti akak kono buek entry lain. Tungguuuu).

Sobab akak ponyogan, kalau open competition memang akak buek dekkkk je. Lantak dek kau la. Akak tukang tengok, tukang golak an jo. Tapi kekadang tu ado gak competition yang certain-certain staffs wajib masok. Ni yang akak lomah ni. Main pakso-pakso la pulak. Nak tak nak kono join gak la kan. Kalau tak nak join, kono baya RM50 lak tu.

Iyooo… botooooo…..akak tak tipu do. Sapo maleh take part, kono ‘derma’ RM50 untuk staff fund.

Bebaru ni akak submitted satu essay. Dah namo eh essay writing competition. Kono lah akak anta sebijik essay untuk tajuk yang management bagi. Cam maleh memulo tu. Tapi memandang an dongan RM50 akak leh boli 8 pirated DVDs, akak pun bosongkang mato lah menaip essay tu malam sobolum tarikh tutup pertandingan. Omputeh kato; last minute submission. Tigo-puloh lapan orang kono buek bondo yang samo.

Nak jadik cito, maso management meeting lopeh, tah mato kero mano yang baco, essay akak shortlisted la pulak. Bekecupeh akak kono buek ulasan essay dalam meeting tu. Tah apo la akak ghapek an pun akak tak tau. Balun jo. Ada la dalam 4 orang shortlisted. Peh tu, memasing kono pandang ngadap dinding sobab yang 40 orang yang lain kono undi dongan mengangkek tangan. Yo lah… takkan nak undi cagho sms lak kan? Maun sumo pakat hp takdo credit nanti. Sikt la orang yang AFundi Nomee.

Akak dapat tompek ke-duo…… dapek la cash sikit tongah-tongah bulan ni. Peh tu ghamai lak yang mintak belanjo. Paloyah korang aaaa…. Korang mano tau akak tosongguk-songguk dopan laptop malam tu nak nyudah an essay tu ? Ayat adalah sedikit belagak.

Buleh la simpan buek boli beberapa bijik lampu I.kea untuk umah baru nanti. Alhamdulillah.

Baghu tadi lopeh satu meeting, ada announcement pasal 5S competition. Punya la ghisau hati akak. Nasib baik group akak dapek 4 markah lobeh daripada sebolum ni. Walau kedudukan group akak agak jauh kebelakang, tapi markah totap tinggi daripado sobolum ni. Akak bukan apo. Kok kono yang paling last, akak sebagai ketua kumpulan tercorot kono panggey kek dopan meeting room, ambik piala tikus nko……. Mati lah akak kemalu-an. Result surprise lak tu. Mano nak lotak muko? Bawah kusi? Jobo pulak Cik Ti kalau dapek tau nanti.

Sekarang tongah pikir camno nak ngelak this one competition. This competition is still in discussion. It should be the biggest competition in the hotel this year. Lobeh kurang few groups kono create satu product, peh tu create own marketing strategy. Bottom line, sapo jua dan dapek untung paling banyak, kumpulan dio monang. Ala-ala apprentice gitu.

Korang doa lah supayo nama akak tak tersonarai. Kok adiah eh sorang sebijik keto pun, akak totap tak ndak. Timo kasih yo lah.

KOSA KATO:

Buek = buat
Jua = jual
Laie = lagi
Ponah = pernah
Kono = kena
Ponyogan = pemalas
Iyo = Iye (yes)
Boto = Betul
Bosongkang = bersengkang
Lopeh = lepas
Berkecupeh = aski kelam kabut
Ghapek = merepek
Cagho = cara
Maun = mau (mahu)
Tompek = tempat
Dapek = dapat
Ghamai = ramai
Paloyah = kepala ayah (kepala otak)
Tosongguk = tersengguk (gaya kepala ketika menahan ngantuk)
Nyudah = sudah
Ghisau = risau
Panggey = panggil
Tontu = tentu
Adiah = hadiah
Keto = kereta
Jobo = berlagak / eksyen

Things To Do Today

In no particular order or category…..

1. To update windows, antivirus and scan PC & thumb drives

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2. Attend morning briefing. Brief boss. Follow-up on matters that related to my office.

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3. Check with purchasing department on pending matters (especially matters raised during morning briefing)

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4. Prepare documents for ISO & OHSAS internal audit. Get the updated versions of QM & QMSP. Get rid of the old versions.

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5. Issue petty cash to some requestors & update the cash book accordingly.

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6. Check HRDF claim report from HR. Brief Boos.

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7. Make list on new F&B performance target for financial year 2009/2010; based on 20% increase of revenue for each F&B outlets. To format GOP based on target percentage given by 8. Group GM during last meeting. Brief Boss.

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8. Check & update tender progress report. Draft format for tender of transport service.

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9. Prepare meeting minutes for last week’s Info Exchange Meeting. To get chairman to confirm the minutes. Remind him to draft new agenda to be distributed together with the minutes.

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10. To complete & confirm monthly business report for the month of March ’09 and e-mail to Hong Kong & Japan before 4.00pm today.

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11. Force To ensure boss sign all documents today.

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12. Check updates on land title issue. Has the other signatory came back from 2 bukitw yang diaorang kalah hari tu? Nothing else can be done there now, balik la… sign cheque tu. Brief boss on any updates (kalau takde update.. diam je).

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13. Follow-up and discuss with Accounts & Revenue Management on presentation materials for annual business strategy meeting with HQ next week.

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14. Is the Deputy Prime Minister coming tonight? Get a confirmation and copy of EO. Brief boss.

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15. Buffet lunch with ‘the girls’.

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16. GM’s cocktail door gift. Brief boss on status (mati la.. tak cukup info)

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17. New Cabinet. Borak-borak with boss.

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18. Follow-up on memorandums received from HR & Housekeeping. Brief boss.

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19. Check FORBES subscription details. Update subscription list.
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20. Check with Izan on other pending office matters. Release some documents to her for filing purpose. Jadi ke dia take leave next week?

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21. Discuss with GM’s secretary on schedule of GM’s luncheons and compilation quality objectives from all departments. Ayo… bila mau siap ni?

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22. Check company website. Ensure new changes on company logotype and packages are made. Brief boss. Close file.

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23. Remind Exec. Housekeeper on boss’s request for amended P&Ps. Baca e-mail tak semalam?

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24. Check yahoo e-mail for buddies update on this weekend plan, check fesbuk and blogs (ngeh.. ngeh… ngeh..).

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25. Transfer annual dinner photos from sharing file to ‘C’, so that can be uploaded for blog / fesbuk / etc. lalalalalala….

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26. Check boss’ snail mails / e-mail and do the necessary accordingly.

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27. Secretary Week’s Luncheon – joint promotion. Letters for sponsorship. Liaise with PR & GM’s secretary.

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28. Call Che Man – Nak makan kat Shah Alam ke kat Nilai malam ni?

La...... ingatkan takde kerja hari ni......
Eh... makan time.

Bye bye.

Today, 8 Years Ago

I join this company. I am still here.

(Is it good or bad?)
Few months ago, my boss asked me to remind him

about my salary increment today.
I don’t think I will do that.
Company business is not good.

We are talking about cutting expenses.
It is stupid not wise to talk about salary increment now.

So, I will not.

.... dan jawapan nya....

Aku mintak kat budak HR training certificates yang belum dapat-dapat lagi sejak dolu-dolu. Budak tu jawab tak leh bagi pasal itu hak company - company bayar. Fuhhhh! Berapi jer aku dengan jawapan angkuh tu. Tapi aku tak mau lah buat bising kat budak tu pasal dah tentunya dia ni menurut arahan pihak-pihak tertentu.

Lepas beberapa bulan, aku tanya lagi. Kali ni aku tanya person in charge for training. I was hoping he will say “I’ll check for you”. Instead he answered “We will not give them to you because sudah jadi hak company”.

Haaaaa????? What the tuttttttt?

Korang pun tau kan, kita attend training, dah tentu nya company bayar, company yang suh pergi. Certificate nama kita dah tentunya kita yang simpan. Macam sijil beranak, sijil nikah, sijil SPM dan sebagainya, kecualilah DEATH certificate.

Sengaja nak sakit kan hati aku, dia kata nanti dia bagi kalau aku resign. Tang tang tu gak aku suh dia prepare some training certificates for my husband who used to work here. (Laki aku kerja sini sepuluh tahun, attended many trainings, tapi cuma dapat beberapa ketul certificates je. Bila dia requests, alasan adalah seperti yang di atas).

Korang tau apa MAMAT tu jawab?

“I can only give certified true copy. Policy”.

Macam bangang kan?

Berani pulak dia cakap policy tu, big boss (boss aku) yang initiate. Kau nak cakap pasal policy ye? Bolehhhhhhhhhh.........

Semua policy, boss aku kena approve. So, pasti dapat kat aku dulu. Aku tak leh la ingat semua policy kat sini, tapi kalau ada policy camni, dah tentu nya aku akan ingat – very weird policy kan? Aku suh tunjuk policy tu, mamat tu mengelabah. Pas tu jawab, it is a V.E.R.B.A.L policy!

Bodo kan? Company mana ada verbal policy, ngok!

After my boss balik from outstation, I told him of what happened. Guess what? He agrees with me. So, he talked to HR head. But…. after that he asked me to wait as HR head has to check on something first. (Woit! Nak check apa lagi? Kan ni benda basic?) Sudah nya aku dok bertekak lak ngan boss aku. Haru betul.

The next day, while all management staffs having meeting, my boss call me out of the meeting room and told me: “For next month management meeting, please include training certificates presentation in the agenda”

Yeay!

Yesterday, when no one around, I walked into his office and told him that I would like to apologize if I’ve raised my voice that day. I didn’t mean to argue with him. (He asked me to wait, I should just wait). Tapi aku kan keras kepala dan tak sabar punya orang. We all discussed sket-sket, aku minta maap banyak-banyak and he said he is cool about it.

So, aku kira ni settle.

(Walaupun aku sebenarnya nak cakap kat dia, tak yah tunggu next month meeting, bagi je sekarang. Tapi itu akan menyebab kan aku menjadi puak PELAMPAU lak!)

Mamat tu ada lain macam sikit ngan aku dua tiga hari ni. Kompem dia kena marah ngan boss dia.

Hey mamat, kalau kau baca ni, pas tu tak puas hati ngan aku, kita boleh settle. Call me. Nanti aku tunggu kat simpang.

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Dewata

Tak tau kenapa sejak akhir-akhir ni aku malas tahap dewata. Aku dah tak berapa productive bila buat kerja. Bila tak productive, tak effective. Ada masanya, boss aku lak yang jadi PA aku. Camna ni? Kerja bukannya takda – banyak. Tapi susah sangat aku nak mula. Sangat-sangat berat rasanya. Aku benci la rasa macam ni. So, aku rasa ada baiknya aku carik kerja lain sebelum keadaan ni melarat. Lagi pun, ini peluang untuk aku dapat gaji lebih sket. Ye la… mungkin ni salah satu sebab aku nak carik kerja lain. Berapa lama aku nak bertahan cukup makan jer? Aku pun dah makin kuat makan sekarang. Lelama nanti tentu tak cukup kan?

So, last week, aku selak-selak newspaper, tah camna aku tengok iklan kerja lak. Ada satu yang menarik perhatian aku. Siap photostat simpan lagi. Ingat nanti balik rumah nak update resume, buat application letter apa patut. Tapi hampeh. Bila aku try buat resume, aku tersedar yang resume aku dah 8 tahun tak ber update. Aku tak tau pun camna nak buat dah. Tak confident. Aku carik-carik sijil training dan sebagainya, tak bayak yang aku jumpa coz ada sijil-sijil yang tak pernah sampai kat aku pun, bleh? Aku syak, HR sudah simpan/sorok dalam personal file aku dan aku pulak tak pernah mintak. Camna nak mintak sekarang ni?

Pas tu aku cuba taip application letter, satu haprak pun tak menjadi. Seriously, I do not know how to write it.

Walaupun habuk pun tarak, aku gi gatal-gatal membayang kan soalan-soalan yang bakal dikemukakan masa interview nanti - bleh camtu? Aku pun start taip jawapan-jawapan yang mungkin akan aku ketengahkan masa tu. Siap imagine pakai baju apa lagi. Pas tu aku felt demotivated pulak. Tarus tutup laptop. Entah aku save kan ke tidak, apa yang aku taip tadi tu - tak pasti.

Sebelum tido, aku pun buat kira-kira:

Berapa gaji nak mintak? Agak-agak diarang nak bagi ke gaji camtu? Apa yek value sekarang ni? Nak lunch kat mana? Handphone ngan telephone number ni nak kena pulangkan kat hotel, so nak pakai nombor apa pulak. Ingat-ingat company baru tu nak sponsor company handphone (and pay for the bills too?) Rasa-rasanya Dato’ tu tak kisah ker aku pakai baju kurung 5 kali seminggu? Ehhhh…. Mana pulak aku tau yang boss baru tu pangkat Dato? Memandai jer aku ni. Pandai ke aku buat kerja tu nanti? Gembira ke aku kat situ nanti? Kalau tak gembira, camna?

Sampai termimpi-mimpi aku malam tu. Siot lah.

Past tu kat ofis asyik terbayang-terbayang camna nanti nak bagi tau boss aku yang aku nak resign? Kot-kot dia counter offer camna? (P.E.R.A.S.A.N!) Bermaruah kah aku untuk terima? Kot dah terima camna rasanya kerja lepas tu? Malas tahap dewata lagi kah?

See? Resume pun belum buat, aku dah melalut sampai ke situ. Tak malu betul! Baru je jumpa iklan, dah berangan bagai nak rak.

Nevermind. Ada masa lagi ni. Apa-apa pun, itu resume kasi update dulu!!

Muhahahaha...

Yesterday, a new executive introduced himself at our regular morning briefing. After that, we introduce ourselves, one by one.

Just after my GM introduced himself, the new guy said, "I heard you have facebook account?”. My GM mumbling, “Emmm.. very seldom go in…”.

Seldom? Hahahahaha….liar!

Once a while I do check out his profile (dah lama aku tau pasal FB dia), and he is quite active.

I am happy yang dia terjebak. Coz, for sure he won’t ask anyone to block FB for company’s PCs. Ngeh.. ngeh.. ngeh… selamat for now.

I just hope no one from this company reads my blog.

Tapi, sapa-sapa dah tau tu ngaku la wei!

Macam Bagus

Untuk mamat yang macam bagus….. who the hell you think you are?

Baru first time coordinating this thing, sudah berlagak macam management representative. Due date besok kan? So, why la bising-bising pasal aku belum submit hari ini? Idiot!

Dah la gitu, boleh marah-marah aku for not coming to the briefing. Did you know that I have called your office earlier to inform that I have an urgent / important meeting with the The Boss? Yes, I did not talk to you because, how the hell I know that you are now coordinating it. All these years were someone else. But hey, I did leave the message after I found out okey?

Pantang la tok nenek aku orang tuduh aku tanpa usul periksa!

Dah tu you said that I ALWAYS submit late. Kepala hotak kau! Cuba cakap, berapa banyak kali yang ALWAYS tu? Ada evident? Tolong sket ha.. only very few times together with everyone and mine is always the one that pass after one submission. No need to re-do / re-submit.

You know why?

Because whenever I am given an assignment, I’ll do properly. I repeat. PROPERLY. Tak cincai. Better than people who submit them and then have to re-do kan? Ok.. itu point lain.

My point is, Y.O.U are the one who ALWAYS submit late. Both of us heard this comment from the previous coordinator. Ada aku buat huu haa pasal tu? I didn’t even tease you about it. You can’t dismiss this. Because this is not an accusation.

I feel so angry when you keep talking and accusing me. So I hang-up while you were still talking. Hah! Padan muka kau. Memang patut pun . Cakap la sensorang.

You used the so-called ‘an apprentice’, as a way to convey the message that you want the job to be done. You asked her to come and see me. For your information, I have already discussed with her that I will call her once I am ready. No point for her to see me when I am in the midst of doing something else. No?

Sudah la begitu, you dared pulak called me sambil tergelak-gelak kecil (buat-buat la tuh, cam aku tak tau!) and informed me that she was on her way to see me. Too late! We all sudah kau/tim. You no need to dictate my schedule la!

Maybe you want to surprise me? Haaaaalooooo….? You think I don’t know that you have assigned an apprentice for me to do this exercise? You think, I am not aware of the due date and other requirement? I didn’t attend the briefing, betul.... but I took the initiative by getting the information from others after the briefing (including how you were so overacting in conducting it - seperti yang dijangka). I did the necessary. I know my responsibility.

Due date tomorrow kan? You’ll receive it tomorrow.

Toksah kecoh!

Sudah Masuk Lapan Meh?

When I started working here, I was positioned at Sales & Marketing department serving a very garang but very effective lady-boss. I did not really know what to expect because I never held such position before. Therefore, there were many incidents including the blur-blur ones, funny ones, sad ones and stupid ones. I used to work from 8.00am to 11.00pm and at month-end it could extended to 3 to 4 AM! There were times I drove home crying, feeling so tired and lonely. I didn't even know my housemate. I worked long hours coz I was slow, overworked (so I was told) and my boss only allowed me to go back when she goes back – which is late. Lunch hour, I quickly eat and within 10 to 15 minutes, I am back at my desk. On Saturday, when everybody goes back at 1.00pm, I was so happy if I can go back at 5.00pm. Still, I felt like I was not good enough, not work hard enough and I felt like I was invisible to others.

People asked how I could stand such a boss? The pay? The workload? The working hours? Still, I never thought of leaving. It was difficult for me to find a job before I finally got it, so please la...; I do not want to repeat the whole process again. Serik.

Just few months after that, I heard a news about both GM’s & Group GM’s assistants have tendered their resignation. Few secretaries, admin assistants and coordinators were applying for the vacancies. I did nothing. I never thought of leaving my (then) current position – not when I was still not very good at it and there were so many things need to be done.

My boss told me to be prepared to be transferred. I was a bit sad thinking that she does not like me and wanna get rid of me. I think she sensed it and later called me to clarify the matter. “It is a promotion la ngok!”. He.. he.. Naper tak cakap awal-awal?

My current boss is a Japanese male. He is in-charge of hotel management & property development representing a public listed company in Malaysia and Japan. He is a fussy man who has eyes for extra extra extra details. A workaholic who works from early morning till late night. A smart man with sarcastic vocabularies, cunning and suspicious thoughts. The type who wants things now and to be done now. He walks very fast, talk very fast and thinks fast and change decision fast too. Many people surprise that I can work with him this long. That is the beauty of being a personal assistant. I know him better than others therefore able to handle him better. There are times when we both at different perspectives but at the end of the day (or at the end of the week, at most) we settle it through discussion. He is actually friendly, good hearted, funny and very thoughtful gentlemen. No office politics, nothing personal - just a good business. Those who work long with him will eventually see this part of him.

I learned and experienced many things here. The sad and happy times, the best and the worst times. This is where I learn a lot about corporate world, about business and management, about friendship and betrayal, about sincerity and dishonesty, about love, hate and indifferent, about value and worthless. In fact I found my husband here too. Berkawan, bercinta, berahsia, bertunang and finally the surprise wedding news. Gempar satu hotel. Saper la sangka! He.. he..

Yesterday, I completed the 7th year of service with this organization. Seven years is not a very long time - some people may say, but I am quite amazed that I am still here, love this company, the people and the things that I am doing.

After 7 years, I am not the naïve Normi. People do not treat me the way they used to. My boss doesn’t work with me the way we worked 7 years ago. Just in seven years, I think I changed a lot. But still; there are a lot more to improve – and I am planning to do improvement everyday. There are more benefits and privileges now (which are not so great compared to some multinational companies la…) and I enjoy them moderately.

Today, the eighth year has started and coming with its own content. With the boss’ new assignments and responsibilities, I too - like or not; will have to be involved. More is expected from me, more challenges waiting ahead and more conflicts and events are coming. Who knows, I might encounter job related crisis that make me hate this place, the people & the job? The possibilities are endless. Only God knows.

Never mind.

Come my 8th year. Bring it on!

Office

Today is (my) HARI MALAS SEDUNIA. My boss has gone to the other hotel where he is also in-charge of and the server is in migration process. So, I *ehem* excused *ehem* myself from doing some work.

As I am sitting at my so-called work station, belek-belek my camera, I realized that I never have my photo taken in the office. I've been working here for 6 years and no me-in-the-office photo? Why? Only few of us in the office. My boss, his driver (not in, most of the time), my clerk and myself. Not so happening kan? That's why no reason to snapped photos la.

But today, I snapped some photos.

Front view - from where I'm seating.

My Pc is IN my table. Patut ke? Tell me about it. Covered with tinted glass. I always have to look down. Sakit leher siut. Right in front of me is a boardroom table of 10 seats. My boss LOVE to have samll meeting. Most of his meetings and discussions are held in front of me. So, I get to hear everything. "To avoid misunderstanding between us" - as he put it. Whatever! So I attend some small meetings by sitting at my own desk and have my things near me. In the meeting, I can still (curik-curik) do things that have got nothing to do with the on-going meeting like; pick-up or make phone calls, complete some document, surf the net, etc.

Noticed the wooden door next to the world map? That is my boss' office - gambar pintu je. Kat depan aku but not really directly in front of me. He needs to walk from his desk to his door, and then walk from that door to my table. So I can buy some time there (in case I need to take cover or something, get me?)

My 45-degree-left View

On my table: My In / Out / KIV tray. My diary and quick-reference clear folder, my frequent use files and P&C documents.

Against the wall: built-in cabinet for frequent use files and my boss's collections of I-don't-know-what. As you can see, quite colorful files hah? We practice 5S in this hotel. Filing system and color coding are important issues here. If you are not sure what 5S is all about, go Google. I am malas to explain further.

My 45-degree-right View

Quite clear la. On my table: my telephone, giant calculator, desk calendar, tracing file and my boss' coffee flask (I don't know why he never keep it in his office. Every time he needs coffee re-fill, he has to walk to my table and walk back to his office - exercise ke...? checking on me?).

I think you can see the office entrance door too. It is double-leaf-decorated-wooden door with clear glass in the middle of each leaf. Part of the glasses are fixed with frosted film at eye-level. It was my boss idea of good fung sui (people from outside could not see me directly). So, sesapa nak masuk tu, akan tertunduk-tunduk dulu, checking my presence. Kesian.

My 90-degree-right View

Beside me is my stationary table, where I dumped everything else. The 'thing' that blocking my view is my photocopier cum printer.

On the other side is my clerk's table. Always neat, colorful and personalized. Bagus la. Tak sakit mata aku (look, who's talking!)

My Desk

Finally, this is how my desk looks like. At the back is my filing cum store room cum pantry. I do not have personal effects around my working area. No family photos, no teddy bear, no personal posters. Just some bekas biskut raya and small coffee flask. Why? Tak biasa. Tak sure why. Errr.. suka hati aku la. Aku nye table kan? He.. he...

Aik? Still NO me-in-my-office photo? Emmmm.... lain kali la.

Argh??

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT

THIS BLOG ENTRY

IS LOADED WITH SUMPAH SERANAH AND BLUR STATEMENT.

Yesterday

Dia : Tak jadi gi J*ka*t*. Cancel la semua arrangement.

Aku : Ok.

Today

Dia : Semalam I suruh cancel arrangment, dah?

Aku : Dah. Semua skali.

Dia : Nampaknya kena arrange balik. Sebab mungkin I jadi pergi.

Aku : Argh???

Dia : Tapi yang ni pun TAK BERAPA confirm lagi. Tokyo belum hantar confirmation lagi.

Aku : Kita tunggu confirm dulu la baru arrange.

Dia : Tak pe, tak pe. You arrange je. MESTI book business class tau.

Aku : Ok la.

(After sometimes)

Aku : Business class tarak. Habeh. You I taruk kat list menunggu.

Dia : You letak I kat economy class pun takpe...

Aku : Argh???

Dia : Tak pe. Nanti kalau tak jadi, cancel jer...

Aku : Argh?

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Aku nak naik lift, nak gi bawah.

Lift A lepak 1 floor below, Lift B on the way down (slow motion) from 19th floor.

Since lift A lepak lama sangat, I called it (by pushing úp'button).

So it came.

Once inside the lift, I pushed 'down'.

Mangkuk berayun! Lift A shoot-up to 19th floor.

Door opened. Takde org pun! Then, (slow motion) turun bawah balik.

Bodo punye lift! Memain ngan aku yek?

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At 11.00am

"Ok all auditors. Please take your audit list and re-audit your areas. I want it after lunch!"

(kepala hotak kau!)

At 11.30am

"Oh! you on duty for customer service circle hari ni kan?. Please send your report after lunch"

(mangkuk hayun!)

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Aku : Your meeting at *** confirmed. Tmrow at 10.30am.

Dia : Good. I really need to see all of them. Anyway, I see first today.

If I can see them today, I'll talk to them, so no need meeting tomorrow.

Aku : Argh?

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A : Skrang you dalam committee yg mane?

Aku : 5S team leader, 5S steering committee, 5S Auditor, ISO Auditor, OHSAS Auditor, Customer Service Ambassador, MOD, Sports Club Committee, ICC Team...

A : Do you want...

Aku : Aha... letak la nama aku. Come on. Make my day!

(bloody a*sh*l*!)

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"Nomi, tolong ambik ni"

(sambil hulur satu file yg tersangat tebal)

"Nak buat ape ni?"

"Sebelum audit, you tengok-tengok kan la, apa-apa yang patut nak dibuat"

(Muka Selamba)

"Argh?"

(Dalam hati : Hoi mangkuk! Ape kena mengena ngan aku?)

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"Nomi, tolong buat ni"

(sambil hulur beberapa helai kertas)

"Aik. Bukan aku dah buat the last round ker"

"Aha... tapi Mr. G tak datang. MC. You ganti lar..."

"Ala....."

(Dalam hati: Hoi mangkuk! Takde org lain ker? Apesal aku je?)

My other world

Sejak masuk kerja, tumpuan ku sangat baik & penuh. Baik pada mihun breakfast aku, merepair printer set-up, morning briefing with department heads, pas tu pada kek hari jadi safety manager aku (memula aku mual tengok kek yang atasnya ade CHICKEN floss - ya.. tetuan dan pepuan... ayam atas kek! Tah idea chef mane tah!). Tapi pas tu aku cuba gak atas prinsip 'jgn takut merasa'... pergh... best la pulak.!


Anyway, the whole pagi & petang pun very productive. Set this, set that. Called here, called there, detailing my boss's schedule, arranged this, arranged that, paid attention to tedious tender document, drafted this, confirmed that, formulated some policies & procedures, ugut few people from other department, etc.. etc.

SUDDENLY... my boss asked me to check my e-mail for some booking confirmation, so I ínter-touched (name of our broundband service provider). After I checked the e-mail, I checked some blogs and on and on and on... Where was I? What am I supposed to finish today? What else to prepare today? What am I supposed to do with this file? Who won this tender award & why? Blur... blur... I am lost! I became so lazy & blur automatically! I cannot comprehend the work-related notes or schedule anymore. I am lost in the cyberspace!

THAT is what happen everytime I log into the net. It's like kena tarik dalam dunia yang lain and I have a blur idea of my alam nyata (kerja yang berlambak). And it is VERY difficult for me to go back to alam nyata (to continue with my work) - until Che Man a.k.a Driver call & persuade me to leave the office (and my other world)

Oppss. my Driver is calling. GTG.

I'll check the alam nyata tomorrow la.

Bos aku

Aku tengah melantak dinner kat coffee house tadi. Bos tipon... "Ms Nomi, may I go first?". Ala.. sopan nye die... kalau org lain dengar mesti rase pelik. Tapi aku dah biasa. Bos aku tu memang camtu. Always keep me informed.
Ramai org tanye camne aku boleh keje dengan orang cam dia. Sebab pada org lain, dia tu jenis yang terlalu detail, perfectionist, too honest, garang nak mampus, irritating, semua nak cepat, suka besar-besarkan perkara kecil, semua nya dia betul, tak sabar, unpredictable, workaholic, too much, kedekut, long winded, kasar, etc.. etc..
Aik... betul ke? Pada aku bos aku tu best. Sopan-satun, kelakar, pandai buat kerje dia, bertanggungjawab, baik hati, pemurah, jujur, reasonable, sabar, boleh dibawa berbincang, berhati mulia, storyteller (maknenek), berwawasan, rajin, lemah lembut, etc.. etc...

Aku : "Boss... I'll stay back for a while. Wanna surf the net"
Bos : "Ok.. Ok.. Take your time. You eat already or not?"

SAPA NAK JAWAB!