New Problem - The Revelation
There have been interesting speculations in the comments section regarding this issue of my newest enemy or problem.
Well, let me be straight on this matter. This new "enemy" or "problem" that is causing me trouble here is actually not someone else here at my new workplace. It is not my new bosses nor any of my colleagues here. In fact, they seem to be a bunch good people, who have yet to cause me any real problems.
Ok, let me be honest. The real enemy or problem here is actually me, myself. The man himself!!
I am the source of my problems at the moment. I am the enemy to myself. I am the one who is hindering my growth here.
Why do I feel that way? Its because everything is so different here and I feel that I'm not adjusting as fast as I could. And then there this bad habit that keeps cropping up. I get sleepy whenever I review contracts, I even dozed off couple of times in meetings, I get lost when people discuss with me, I don't wake up early enough to get to work on time (my boss comes to work by 0715am every morning), I don't revert to my clients as fast as I could, I forget important principles of law, etc etc etc... I know I can do better and I know I have yet to give my all....
I feel that in order for me to move forward in this organisation I need to change my attitude, my outlook, my paradigm, how I do things in relation to my work. Change for the better...
And I seem to bring with me old baggages, negative attitudes, laziness, inactive (vs proactive). Its time for me to move out from my comfort zone and get back into this. I suppose all this takes time to set in. I have been so used to a certain way of doing things and now I've got to adjust to a new way of working. The work culture & ethics are definitely different here...
Thats why I declare myself the enemy to myself..... If I don't improve and change my attitude for the better, chances are I will just be another ordinary staff.....
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Spiderman
I was having a meeting with some colleagues at Level 58 at about 3.45 PM when we noticed that police helicopters were circling our building several times and sirens were blazing downstairs.....
We were quite anxious as to what was going on.... Suddenly images from 9-11 came to my mind...
Only when I surfed the net, I found out that the police were trying to catch "Spiderman" who was perched outside level 60 of Tower 2.
Here's the story: http://www.lensamalaysia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4132
I was having a meeting with some colleagues at Level 58 at about 3.45 PM when we noticed that police helicopters were circling our building several times and sirens were blazing downstairs.....
We were quite anxious as to what was going on.... Suddenly images from 9-11 came to my mind...
Only when I surfed the net, I found out that the police were trying to catch "Spiderman" who was perched outside level 60 of Tower 2.
Here's the story: http://www.lensamalaysia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4132
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
New Problem
I have a new problem. This problem makes my work a bit more challenging. It makes my learning curve at this new place a bit slower... Whenever I try to focus on my job, this "person" disturbs me.... Its driving me nuts... I just can't find a solution yet on how to deal with this new "problem"..... I call it my newest "enemy"....
I have a new problem. This problem makes my work a bit more challenging. It makes my learning curve at this new place a bit slower... Whenever I try to focus on my job, this "person" disturbs me.... Its driving me nuts... I just can't find a solution yet on how to deal with this new "problem"..... I call it my newest "enemy"....
Saturday, March 10, 2007
The View
One thing's for sure, I truly enjoy the view from up here - a bird's eye view of KL. Here are some amateur snapshots I took from my office.
Thats Tower 2!
Tower 2 again!
KL-Ampang Elevated Highway, Jalan Tun Razak, Datuk Keramat side..
KL Tower, Menara Maybank
Ambank maaa... At Jalan Yap Kwan Seng
Megan Avenue... and KUB who?
Good ol' Kampung Baru....
Jalan Sultan Ismail- Jalan Ampang IntersectionI hope to take more photos when I have the time...
New Beginning...
1st March 2007 was the starting point of my next quest in the working world...
There were mixed feelings on my 1st day at the new place... Its the same feeling I had when I joined a new school. Excited, anxious, worried and nervous... I remember when I was small, my family used to move around alot. From Melaka, to Genting Highlands, to Bloomington, Indiana, to Dekalb, Illinois, then back to Melaka, then to Batu 11 Gombak, Lembah Pantai and so on.... So my siblings & I changed school quite often.... Somehow, its like de ja vu all over again....Its the same feeling that had enveloped me that morning...
Had to wake up a bit earlier as the office hours start at 8am and I had to take the LRT too, after all these years. And I tell you, the morning rush hour is no child's play. Now I know how a sardine feels like.... Taking the LRT in the morning is definitely not a walk in the park and surely not for the faint hearted....Everybody was really rushing, walking very fast.... I really have to get used to the pace....
Anyhow, I arrived at the lobby on the dot - 8 am... The security was tight at this new workplace. I grimace at the fact that I have to go through the daily security checks . But then again, its a necessary hassle to ensure the safety of the folks inside the tower.
The first day went well. I felt like a "Jakun" (no offence to the Jakun people out there! Its just a common expression for "rusa masuk kampung") The office was impressive and modern. The HR people gave a short briefing and showed me around my floor. My cubicle was already prepared for me (yeah, cubicles again!). The PC was up and running, save for my email & telephone extensions.The colleagues were nice, most importantly the bosses seemed like reasonable men. I have to report to 2 bosses this time around. Both are serious people but are nice and calm. They seemed to focus on the work and deliverables rather than petty, unrelated stuff.
Finally, I get to get a sensible boss..... In fact I got 2 sensible bosses. Now its just me and the work. No more worrying about the bosses' temperament..... Its just about getting the job done... And the work is not going to be easy, its a totally new area that I have to deal with - engineering contracts, oil & gas related contracts, petrochemical jargons like feedstock, vinyl chloride monomer, hydro-chloro-carbons, bla bla bla...
Oh God, I feel like a fresh graduate just out of law school. I definitely need to boost my confidence. Need to do alot of reading. I wish they had an Idiot's Guide for Oil & Gas business. But with few old friends around, I think I should be ok. They invited me for lunch. We finally meet after all these years. I have to thank my friend, Mus who recommended me for my present posting. He's a true friend indeed. Good friends are hard to come by these days. Appreciate them while you can. Appreciate your family more too because they will always be with you, through thick and thin....
The first day ended well. I hope & pray that the coming days will be good as well, if not better....
1st March 2007 was the starting point of my next quest in the working world...
There were mixed feelings on my 1st day at the new place... Its the same feeling I had when I joined a new school. Excited, anxious, worried and nervous... I remember when I was small, my family used to move around alot. From Melaka, to Genting Highlands, to Bloomington, Indiana, to Dekalb, Illinois, then back to Melaka, then to Batu 11 Gombak, Lembah Pantai and so on.... So my siblings & I changed school quite often.... Somehow, its like de ja vu all over again....Its the same feeling that had enveloped me that morning...
Had to wake up a bit earlier as the office hours start at 8am and I had to take the LRT too, after all these years. And I tell you, the morning rush hour is no child's play. Now I know how a sardine feels like.... Taking the LRT in the morning is definitely not a walk in the park and surely not for the faint hearted....Everybody was really rushing, walking very fast.... I really have to get used to the pace....
Anyhow, I arrived at the lobby on the dot - 8 am... The security was tight at this new workplace. I grimace at the fact that I have to go through the daily security checks . But then again, its a necessary hassle to ensure the safety of the folks inside the tower.
The first day went well. I felt like a "Jakun" (no offence to the Jakun people out there! Its just a common expression for "rusa masuk kampung") The office was impressive and modern. The HR people gave a short briefing and showed me around my floor. My cubicle was already prepared for me (yeah, cubicles again!). The PC was up and running, save for my email & telephone extensions.The colleagues were nice, most importantly the bosses seemed like reasonable men. I have to report to 2 bosses this time around. Both are serious people but are nice and calm. They seemed to focus on the work and deliverables rather than petty, unrelated stuff.
Finally, I get to get a sensible boss..... In fact I got 2 sensible bosses. Now its just me and the work. No more worrying about the bosses' temperament..... Its just about getting the job done... And the work is not going to be easy, its a totally new area that I have to deal with - engineering contracts, oil & gas related contracts, petrochemical jargons like feedstock, vinyl chloride monomer, hydro-chloro-carbons, bla bla bla...
Oh God, I feel like a fresh graduate just out of law school. I definitely need to boost my confidence. Need to do alot of reading. I wish they had an Idiot's Guide for Oil & Gas business. But with few old friends around, I think I should be ok. They invited me for lunch. We finally meet after all these years. I have to thank my friend, Mus who recommended me for my present posting. He's a true friend indeed. Good friends are hard to come by these days. Appreciate them while you can. Appreciate your family more too because they will always be with you, through thick and thin....
The first day ended well. I hope & pray that the coming days will be good as well, if not better....
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