About Work Again

I still have a lot to learn when it comes to managing people.

What to say, what to do, how to talk. Delicate, Sensitive.

And emails are a bad way to get your points across.

I will offer a glass of coke in the future.

I am fortunate that the other party cooled down after lunch.

I MUST rectify this way of managing people. It does not work.

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Meanwhile, I am running my 3rd relay of Ulcer Marathon. The Stress Pack cheered on at the grandstand.

I wonder when will I reach the finish line.

News In Brief

Simply Tired.

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The yucky thing about being a manager is that you become the 3rd eye for the boss.

Can, cannot. Yes, No. Keep, kick.

The boss is away this week.

Manage and work. And watch.

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I hope she would become who I think she can be. I don't like the task of showing people the door.

But if I have to do it. I will have to do it.

It's a Friday Night.

Funny how I don't feel as sleepy as I had been for the past 4 nights. I guess tomorrow being Saturday is a key factor.

It's my second week in the office, and things are pretty much falling into place. The agency is new and most part of my time during the day goes into putting systems in place (yeah, the boss emphasises alot on them). Which is not bad really. It helps us to get organised. And once we get the hang of using templates, it is easier to produce reports and stuffs, instead of the need to pull our hair over the process.

-- just back from watching Greys Anatomy Episode 8. Watched Heroes Episode 9 before that, and Ugly Betty Episode 7 ---

So I meet people, arrange for appointments, smile, ask questions, imagine, think, write and did my role as a manager of the Agency.

The young people in the office seemed to be quite taken to me. It's good that they are comfortable talking to me about things, work or their views. I mean, it is good news that people in your office get along with you, RIGHT?

Sometimes, I felt like a mother hen, carrying the responsibility of taking care of these little chicks :) The chicks from the other coops seemed to be comfortable staying in my domain. It's a little sad that their mother hen doesn't seem to be taking care of them and feeding them well. I hope things will change for the better soon.

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It is an entirely new role for me. The responsibilities that I hold now are more significant compared to the what I did in my previous company. In comparison, I had a more carefree working life then. Just do my job and let the bosses handle the big thing.

I was so insignificant.

Well, as Aunt May in Spiderman said, "With more power, comes more responsibilities." I have to read more, do more, think more. I have to adjust my perspective and move up accordingly to what is expected of me. It is a new experience, for now, and I am enjoying the learning bit in the meantime.

In the meantime.

Only At The Beginning

I have not been writing much here these days.

I want to, but, there is just so many meshed-up thoughts up there in my head, I do not know how to put them down in words. How to start, how to continue.

In fact, most of my brain juice these days goes into action in the new place. Ideas needs to be thought of, brainstorm sessions pushes the factory in the head to manufacture ideas, things to remember, fresh ideas that keeps pushing the brain to work just a little more...

The mind is on a marathon to sustain the demands that the new environment, every hour, everyday.

So for now, blogging is basically as a form of mental release.

I am only at the beginning of a long marathon.

Just Something

Today I discovered that my SIM card is full.

A church friend was asking me for my number and when I tried to add hers into mine, the phone told me my SIM card is full. I had to save her no. into the phone instead.

No, I don't have 250 friends names on my list. There are names of ICC calls, pizza, cabs, restaurants, etc in the SIM card. I guess I would probably migrate them into the phone instead.

Yeah, just this is just of my many rumblings.

Today Was The Fifth Day

The week went on without major disaster :)

Most of the colleagues are younger than me, so you can imagine the liveliness in the office.

As I was pretty new, The Boss did not give me major tasks. I'll need to get the engine started soon though. Yeah, honeymoon period don't last that long.

Heard some stuffs through the grapevine about the company, things that happened before I came in. I tried not to include those comments into my assessment of the company. Afterall, they happened in the past.

My major challenge in the future would be to manage the relationship between The Boss and the rest of the staff. Especially the portion where I would have to know my role overseeing things. I've had my share of nasty bosses, and I don't want to be one. At the same time, I would have to watch my words and actions and my relationship with the staff.

I pray God will help me to do it.

I'm getting sleepy. Time to head off to bed.

A Visit To The Dentist

I think my dentist was probably shaking his head when he saw me on his dental chair.

I only visit him only when I need feelings or tooth extraction. Never a proper checkup. Cos I have bad feelings about visiting the dentist, even though mine is a good one.

I went to him tonight because I HAD TO extract a decaying molar tooth. I had wanted to do it for a long time, but there were a lot of things happening in between, so I didn't went. However, today, the gums have finally protested. I have to get that tooth extracted.

I like to go to this dentist of mine, simply because tooth extraction happens before you know it. The last time I've been there, we were discussing about the World Cup. Which I reckon was more than a year ago. Which I reckon was the reason why he frowned when he saw my dental history before he did the extraction.

The injection of anesthetic to the gum area was a little painful, but it was manageable. When he told me that the tooth may take some skills to be extracted, I didn't really panic. Because I know it IS the truth. I shall not describe the process, but it is enough information when my bottom lips were a little torn after the procedure. But it was not very painful. I gather either my threshold for pain is high, or it is really not that painful.

So now I am typing this with the 5th change of gauze in my mouth.

Not nice. But I'd live.

Short Report of Day 1

Well, Day Number 1 went on quite smoothly.

I spent a good half of the day managing my patience over a laptop of old files stored by the previous user. It's not a big issue really. The files were not difficult to retrieve and archive, so it's not that bad.

We are currently sharing an office with an events group, so it's quite a market in our office. "Market" being... all of us are girls. Two of our designers are missing in action.

Day passed by quickly because a good chunk of my time was used preparing the computer for my use. Other than that, I would say I have not pick up the pace yet. I think things will start rolling faster tomorrow.

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(Just For Fun)

The Sonnet

Deliberate Gentle Love Dreamer (DGLD)

Romantic, hopeful, and composed. You are the Sonnet. Get it? Composed?

Sonnets want Love and have high ideals about it. They're conscientious people, caring & careful. You yourself have deep convictions, and you devote a lot of thought to romance and what it should be. This will frighten away most potential mates, but that's okay, because you're very choosy with your affections anyway. You'd absolutely refuse to date someone dumber than you, for instance.

Lovers who share your idealized perspective, or who are at least willing to totally throw themselves into a relationship, will be very, very happy with you. And you with them. You're already selfless and compassionate, and with the right partner, there's no doubt you can be sensual, even adventurously so.

You probably have lots of female friends, and they have a special soft spot for you. Babies do, too, at the tippy-top of their baby skulls.

http://www.okcupid.com/personality?type=DGLD&g=0&o=1

Before That First Day

I thought it's appropriate that a note be written before my next lap.

As, a form of, you know, a milestone remembrance of some sort.

I also realised that I've been writing in very direct manners these days, compared to the days when I was struggling, when I would wrote in slightly more "deep" or "abstract" manner.

Guess things have changed.

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Things will be fresh, and things will be new. There are things I know, and then there are things that I do not know.
Frankly, I am kinda frightful. It seems that I'd be shouldering a big chunk of responsibility in the new place. Pushing forward for new projects and taking care of the rest of... well, the rest.

But as I look back, I realised that a part of me had dreamt about this long time ago. It was just a secret desire, something I wish to be, but think that I will never achieve because I felt small and insignificant.

I am not saying that I feeling great and almighty now. I am still the same. I am just thankful that I am granted the opportunity to step into a bigger pair of shoes. And the same me is going to go into this thing that I've asked God for but never expected to do so.

And so I (will/have to) go.

I've told myself that I should sleep early tonight to be prepared for tomorrow. And here I am, typing away, with a VERY untidy room I am suppose to clean up during my one week break, stuffs to be packed for the new office, while listening to my church's first-released worship CD and having small chats with my new colleagues.

It's still overwhelming. The thought of helming something so new. Getting everything organised for the new office, the people, the work, the works...

In fact, I am anticipating that I would be very busy and this place would probably be moving on slower. But we'll see.

Meantime, do lend me a prayer if you can.

I'd go with God for sure.


*image from inmagine.com

The Number Tally

Facebook messages = 3

E-Cards = 1

Snail Mail Cards = 2

SMS Messages = 9 (1 from niece, 1 from Secondary School Friend, 4 from PC, 1 from Blogfriend, 1 from Ex-Colleague, 1 from Hair Stylist)

Phone calls = 1

Presents from others = 2

Presents for myself = 1 1 1/2 hr javanese massage + ginger treatment, 1 Steven Curtis Chapman CD, 1 baileys-whiskey flavour coffee shot

Meals (being treated/dutch) = 5 (Dim Sum, ice-cream, seafood, coffee, economical rice)

(all kinds of bbq meat (pork, duck, chicken); Shou Tao (Birthday Peaches)

Friends visited = 1

Friends hung out = 6

Babies seen = 1 girl


Total number of hours spent chatting with friends: 10+ hours (7th Nov)

Average wake-up time for the past two days: 10am

Average sleeping time for the past two days: 1 - 2am

Age: 33, going on 34

Yay! I have successfully sailed through another birthday :D Thanks to everyone who remembered me through any of the channels above. My heartfelt thanks.

I look forward to new beginnings with the three-four. It's going to be an exciting roller coaster ride! :D