Lunch today..

Again, I sat down with the same 'kakak' from Finance for lunch. Everyone else was nowhere to be seen. Free lunch downstairs so everyone did not bother to pay for their lunch. Topics for today: salary and family. These days I do wonder why most people wanted to go out from this company, which I think a better ground than outside. Most of my friends, who are good and dedicated worker have tendered their resignation including this one guy who are extremely good at what he is doing. She said he was being 'underpaid'. The outsider pay him RM11K for his technical expertise. Wow! 11K. Extermely good offer from the Japanese. I wonder if I dare to go for an interview and breach my contract. Emm. Then came the family talk. She used to live in UK for 9 years and she has what I have in mind when I was in States. Migration. Perhaps I should consider that as an option when we both settle everything here. It is indeed our choice.

Hooray!

This week is a free week for me. Hehe. Not working on Tuesday, 2 hours shopping on Wednesday and endless Facebook updating today. I spent half morning on tender and the rest of afternoon collecting claims, promoting perfumes, sending catalogues et cetera. Two of my bosses areaway: one on holiday, another outstation. I am not the most-dedicated-worker in this office. I even scheduled a mini-briefing on Smart Shopping Club I help created during the 2nd week of December. Hehe. I'm a business woman. But tomorrow, the new beginnings. I don't
know why I am still here and been underpaid when I can get millions doing something else. Anyway, I settled the registration matters (but hv to take half day leave on Monday just to make sure everything is ok) and prepare plans for the bosses to vet thru tomorrow. I hope this year the mother company will give 3-months bonuses like they did last 2 years. Tomorrow, audit review and meeting the bosses whole day long. Hannah is not giving her presentation, I'm not sure if Nurul is ready for anything. Tomorrow shall be a better day for me, I hope.

Policies and Guidelines..

Today I am in a mood of total work on procurement process. I have been working since morning trying to finish up the specs to the collaboration when I stumbled upon differences between criteria, guidelines and policies. I have no legal background so this one really bugs me up until I found these statement from Bob Lauder in response to a question from his board. "My opinion is that if you try to establish criteria for when a guideline does and does not apply, you've created a policy." 

Yes, it is true and I agree with him. He has good point on how employers should try taking different approach when it comes to enforcing their employees on following policies and guidelines as what he has mentioned as follows:
"These are guidelines. They are designed to fit a wide range of situations, but not all of them. We expect you to use good judgment in deciding whether they apply to the specific circumstances you are dealing with. If you find yourself ignoring them most of the time, either your judgment is faulty or we need to change our guidelines. If you find yourself following them all of the time, you're treating them as policies rather than as guidelines, and need to apply your judgment to the situations you face, which is why we hired you instead of placing a robot in your chair."

Full answers to this question can be found here.

Smorty? Perfume?

I'm not sure how but it was rejected because there is no page rank on google. Haha. Of course it does not have any rank yet, I've just added the url to google last night. Urggh! I'm being victimised by the system. Anyway, I'll try again anyway. I am done with the work and now is finding new avenue to write more things that I like. I do like writing technical paper, when I have to but to write something that I really really love is a bonus to me. These few days I was busy searching for my frens. I found several of them from Facebook, invited more friends to join Facebook and another place called Yuwie.com where they claimed that they pay users for blogging, reading and networking (which I am doing it everyday). That Yuwie site is still in Beta version, quite cool networking site but I discard the idea of our own layout (I hate dark, or too colourful layout). Maybe they will pay me more if I use the site often.

I'm trying new perfume, Still from JLO and Touch of Pink from Lacoste. They were not new perfume, but new to me. I read few articles on how to choose your perfume and getting your signature scent. I can't recall any of my friends that I remember from their perfume. One thing I know that as a Libran, I am inclined to combination of Citrus, Lime, Spice, Amber and Musk. And fortunately, Glow from JLO line came up when I searched for this combination. I'm selling perfume essences from designer brand perfume, no problem for me to get a new perfume by Friday, this coming Friday. Hehe. Can't wait for Glow to arrive at my office. After half an hour, I think Still is quite nice, but I still prefer Burberry. Maybe I should try Burberry Brit from Burberrys next time. Oh ya! I read that Just Me from Paris Hilton really her scent. Maybe I can try too, who knows one day I'll inherit some fortune like her.

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Best Regards,
Noradlina
http://rafdina.blogspot.com/

Legally blind

I admit that I am one of those who did not care about legal matter in
anything that I do, because I did not deal with those legal things.
Unfortunately I misunderstood that sometimes your past action does
matter whether you like it or not. This evening my husband was very
unfortunate that he was given ticket for failing to renew his
motorbike roadtax, which we unintentionally forgotten that it was due
last week. Silent tonite, no talking whatsoever. Gonna find some
solution within this week but I need to give some space first before I
start talking.

Btw, Nabilah's procedure today was quite successful. After an hour
trying to put her down to sleep on her hospital gown, I was exhausted.
She slept but as soon as th nurse took out her EMLA plaster, she woke
up and started crying. Her Supergirl's side took over, and we need 3
nurses to hold her to make sure Doc can prick her lesions. I was like
crying too. Luckily I left Najihah at the nursery. If not, she must be
terrified seeing her sister like that. I pray hard that those tiny
lesions will go away within a week.

Long-lost friend

I found several of my long-lost friends through Facebook which was terribly awesome. One of them had a baby recently, I saw his picture holding his son (or maybe his second son?). I last met him in London, Easter holidays 1997 when I was asked to be a debator in one of inaugural debate competition among sponsored students. He was the most brilliant guy in my batch but somehow, I lost in touch (or perhaps he was lost?). Thru him, I found another two friends, one in NY and another in Minnesota, I think. Then I met two chic ladies (whom I knew thru Ivy in 1996 while we were in Coventry), one is working with Oil & Gas company and another is working at Angola for Schlumberger. I was esthatic to met them again, although in cyber space, it is enough for now. I hope to meet few more long-lost friends that I have been looking for since I left my undergrad school.

Spring Cleaning..

Last Friday, I had hard time focusing on my work because of the morning incident which lead me to clean up my room once again. I was nearly promoted to be a lead auditor in one of my company intiatitives for organised and clean workplace (5S that is!). I thought better start now than later, I will be having an audit in a month. Anyway, I had a great weekend minus the girls tantrums at night (they were too tired to sleep), with my family. This morning, I felt like a new beginning for my working day with a cleaned room and organised desk. I think anyone out there who felt bored with their jobs and sluggish, don't know what to do or too tense to do work, go clean up your room. It is a good theraphy for me.


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Best Regards,
Noradlina
http://rafdina.blogspot.com/

Grrr..

I was pissed off by a junior this morning.. and still feel it until
this moment. It is 2 o'clock in the morning. I could not tell anyone,
my husband was so tired, and the kids were having their bad day too.
So, here I am. Writing my blog in the morning. Haha! Well, I seldom
complaint unless it is very very necessary and disturbing my life.
Last two days we were having this so-called rountable meeting to
discuss important projects to carry out next year. As usual, I am the
chosen one to do coolie work on reporting. Yesterday I stayed back
until half past six in the evening to finish up the report. I was
assigned an assistant but unfortunately he does not know anything to
do. Kept asking me to show simple things like how to write the Q&A.
And he even thought that we take minutes by writing it down on paper!
Argghh! I was not sure why my boss assigned him for this important
meeting. Anyway, all well and done, I did the report on my own. He
took very little note on the final remark of the workshop. Today, the
boss asked for a urgent-to-be-done-today for the report. In less than
15 minutes I have to check on a draft letter and series of
presentations. He told me to ask this junior to help me. I was running
out of time, my meeting in 15 minutes so I called up this guy and gave
him series of instructions on the work. He said back to me 'the boss
asked you to do this? I cannot do this anymore, I had done this so
many times, he has to give me time to do my research' arrogantly! He
is just few months in this office of research, and have not had any
real project or services. All I am asking is like half an hour of his
time to check, print and compile. I was like burning mad that time,
gave him few stern word on 'working on research'. He shut up and
helped me out, but he printed out on the wrong layout and did not
understand what a cover means. Damn it! Why he was chosen to be the
assistant? He ruined my day because I hate to give stern word on
anyone even my subordinate but telling me that he was not suppose to
do odd job other than studying and researching was out-of-my-patience.
I have been helping the boss since I started working here but never
complaint on why I have to do this, and that. I know that that is part
and parcel of working. Clerical jobs, odd jobs etc.. I just hope that
someday he will understand that by doing those coolies' jobs will make
him more reliable, multitasking and independent researcher. Ha! Felt
better now that I wrote this thing out. Should go to sleep now. Nite!

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Best Regards,
Noradlina
http://rafdina.blogspot.com/

At Last..

I have been up and down for the past two months. Right after my latest proposal was approved in July, I became stagnant. Maybe because of exhaustion after organizing the so-called international big event at Port Dickson (I have not sent in the report yet!). It was dangerous to me, and I fully realized it today when I started keying in my planning for the project. I have big potential of running in late if i continued to become stagnant. But how can I move faster when I have only two hands and one brain? Focus, focus and focus. That's exactly what Sayed Danish adviced me now and then. I need to focus my energy and channel it to the right way. Not wondering about things here and there. I want to make a million in 5 years, I want to have my PhD before my 40th birthday etc. I have many dreams, but I need to realize it one by one. So, today, I quickly stashed my plan to go shopping (again!) and sit down at my desk finishing the planning sheet. I went down to see my boss and asked for the form I have given him one week before. Got it back from him and I started packing the rest. I will bring back the application form, fill in tonight and send it out tomorrow to the Registrar. Tomorrow morning, I will be on standby for the presentation. I hope I don't have to go in there for the third time just to ask permission to use the money for what it has been budgeted for. I really really hope that they do understand that I need to move on and be someone that I dream to be. I always told my beautiful toddlers that they can dream whatever they want to dream, because I say, if you stop dreaming, you will stop living. My dreams, my goals, will come true one day.

A new day has come... truly agree with you Celine!

Rushing..

Today is my Rush morning day! I was rushed to check 3 letters in 10 minutes, typed in my project tracking form in an hour (which has many empty spaces to fill in) and was rushed back home to get my daughter's baju kurung because she will be having a performance in an hour. Too rush today, I guess. And I did not get my breakfast too, but thanks to Bio-Enzymes I can still take in hunger till the next hour because I will be going to my office Hari Raya Party. Gosh! What a day! After lunch, I will take things slowly because it is not good for my digestive system. Haha. I have been waiting response for my Facebook Grow-a-Gift Community Manager but none came in today. I applied on Monday. Maybe it is too soon. Yesterday we were at the hospital for like never-ending half a day session because Nabilah's lesions need treatment. We need to come again for the 3rd visit in 2 weeks, there goes my Medical allowances. I am grateful that the company is very generous to let us see the specialist. If not, I will take scissors, sterile it and cut her lesions myself. Duh!

Next: Gathering for NabilaHouse Smart Shopping!

I do not know why but I was annoyred when they asked me to prepare another set of presentation to the Board for me to get the fund. I was there up twice just to make sure it was done and then, I was asked to do that again. Need to standby some more. Taking a day off tomorrow, Nabilah got to get her chicken-pop removed.. emm.. another cuti day for me.. entah bila lah can focus on the project..