Training & HaRi RaYa AiDiLaDhA

Last week (19th & 20th November 09) I went for a training at SHRDC on "De Bono's Six Thinking Hats". Quite kewl actually. It's about the idea of Parallel Thinking instead of using arguments for decision to be made. For example, last time in our meeting, when someone says something i.e. his idea, there's always someone who would say "no, we can't do that coz its....". So De Bono came out with an idea for less argument yet the maximum result will be achieved by using the methods of six thinking hats. They are:
a) Blue hat - For controlling in setting focus (normally the
chairperson of a meeting)
b) White hat - Information shared
c) Yellow hat - Advantages and its reasons
d) Black hat - Problems and its reasons
e) Red hat - Intuition/Feelings/Emotions
f) Green hat - Ideas
So, in a meeting at a time, only one hat should be used by everyone so that no necesary argument will take place and the meeting could be finished earlier with everyone consents.

There also a Thinking Game in the session that I like. It goes like this:
There are eight people to cross a river using a raft:-
*One Police
*One Prisoner
*A Mother
*A Father
*Two Sons
*Two Daughter
There are conditions too:-
i) Maximum no. of person allowed at a time on the raft is TWO
ii) Only POLICE or A PARENT can OPERATE the raft
iii) MOTHER is NOT ALLOWED to be left ALONE with SON/S
iv) FATHER is NOT ALLOWED to be left ALONE with DAUGHTER/S
v) PRISONER is NOT ALLOWED to be left ALONE with ANY OF FAMILY MEMBERS
So, what is the sequences/arrangements that enable all the eights to cross the river. Best kan the game? Any one would like to guess? ;)

Another two days dah nak raya. I would like to wish you all Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha. Maaf Zahir Batin. Kalau masih ada yang ingin membuat korban but don't know how and where to go, maybe you would like to check out www.ezqurban.org. They will close the application on 27th (Aidiladha) itself, so we have another two days to participate (via online form on their website). Let's grab the chance guys =)

I have applied for a leave tomorrow. On Thursday, we already been given a force leave. So, altogether it would be five days holiday. Yeay! Hehe. But later sure pening with all the works yang setia menanti..Woohooo...not :(

Esok would take a cab to the airport very early in the morning with ayah. Ayah's flight is at 7am. While mine is at 3pm. There'll be 8 hours for me to spare. Travel between airports plus reading a book plus eat plus shopping n browsing, I think I'll be fine. Hopefully :)

Okies, catch u guys later when I'm back from the long holidays. SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILADHA. Maaf dan halal dipinta, zahir dan batin.

I'm-Really-Happy-But.......

About the interview, it's actually a scholarship to support me pursue my Masters (Msc). I knew it's a tough one to get (since the sponsor always mention about to find a great leadership, yada, yada) and I just want to try my luck. And actually I didn't expect to be included in "short listed" list in the first place. To pass stage one and experienced the memorable second stage is a bonus indeed. Alhamdulillah. As to my boss, hehe, I understand his feelings why he was so upset if I passed. Coz just recently his staff has resigned and I'm replacing him. Plus his other staff has been transferred to other unit. So, he just started to coach me the SOP and all, and yet he found out he was about to lose another staff. Hehe..So can't blame him fully to feel that relief, right :D . Anyway, I take it as a sign for me to focus on my new task, my Modal Insan and my assisgnment to coordinate a TeamBuilding for my department. That's a lot of commitment. InsyaAllah, I will do my best to carry out all the responsibilities.

I am now very happy with something's going on in my life but it's hard to feel completely happy if you know there's a misery on the other hand. Plus I am not certain whether this happiness will turn out something even greater joy at the end or just a normal happiness that come and go in our life. A drop by just to make our life brighter even if it's only for a while. But I do pray to Allah to make the happiness last forever. With a Happy Ending. Ameen...

Belum Rezeki...

Last week, boss tanya "How's the result?"
Memula tu agak confuse..result ape ye...then dia cakap "Alaaa..yang interview tu lah.."
I said that most probably tak dapt..Then, he urge me to call to confirm..So I did..

According to the one yang answering the phone, the third stage was actually been conducted last week. So, for those yang tak dapat invitation, meaning they automatically been eliminated for the scholarship..I told my boss the news. Yhen he asked again "U call direct ke or call kawan u?"..I said, "Confirm, I called the company directly"..Then my boss said "Alhamdulillah"..Sabar je la...Dia happy jer when he knew yang I didn't get the scholarship...Well...that's ok..Not my call..Belum rezeki lah tu..Mungkin kat tempat lain...Bak kata sorang tu "Belum ada rezeki tu. Your time will come InsyaAllah. Don't be bogged down with it too much ok." Okay...Thank you ye...Yang penting, never give up, right :D

Continuation from previous entry. I have made a big decision last three weeks. Bismilahitawakkaltua'lallah...

Update...

"Bila ko nak update blog ni?"..hehe..Sorry sesangat ek kengkawan sekalian..
Agak ke-busy-an diriku ini.. :)
Okay, setelah abis attending the open houses and weddings, habis pun Syawal sebulan..dan nak masuk Raya Haji pun, dengan kecekalan yang ada, tabah jua daku mengupdate blog ini...haha..ape yg den merepek ni pun tak sure..

Okies..buat pengetahuan semua, baru2 ini I went to an interview for a scholarship..Actually for the second stage..First stage is answering 5 papers on IQ test..Alhamdulillah lepas...
But the second stage ni, agak tough sikit..Ala2 "The Apprentice"..There're 29 of us..So, about six groups where some have 5 members and some four...We were given one hour task as a consultant to advice a private college whether to open a short course on managing financial issue to public. The decision should base on a survey..Imagine, in one hour time you have to create questionnaires, find respondents, collect data, analysed, tabulate and come out with a decision. Our group managed to interview 20 person..Right after the activity was completed, instead of presenting the findings, we were to gather in two groups and being interviewed by two people. In one hour time, (about 8 of us) each of us has been questioned for four to five times...Then, back to our table, in 15 minutes, we have to write who in our team should be expelled and why. Pening jugak nak answer..If I wrote no one, then I would not answering the question, wouldn't I?
So, nak tak nak, I wrote a name and the reason why...Afterwards, there's an interview session on one to two...me and two interviewers..I think it's more like background checking...Casual but a bit tense since they liked to provoke u...

After we had our lunch which by the way exclusive (sempat jumpa my old college mates there..apparently they have kursus kat situ), time for presentation..Then, in 20 minutes we were asked to write what action to be taken for your next strategy to improvise ur survey...Later i.e. the final activity which by the way made at least two person to cry...come the group interview..My group (four of us) has been interviewed by three panels...They asked directly to each of us who that we think should be eliminated in this team and why...If we were not to mention any name, they scold us and said that we were not answering the question and keep pressuring us..The first time they asked the question is to a lady sat on my right. She mentioned my name..then they skip me and ask a lady on my left. She said the name of the guy that was on her left..And the guy pulak mentioned the lady yang said my name tadi...Then when finally the question were asked to me, I answered the lady on my right (yup, the one yg mention my name)...Pastu, bila dah keluar, everyone in my group seems okay and all of us agree -no heart feelings...Now, I'm waiting for the result..Honestly rasanya mcm agak susah..but I think the experience that count...Pasni, if lepas, there're still two more stages...susah betul kan..

Okay, dah habis update on career/study issue.. Now on other update...I'm in a big dilemma...very big...so big that sometimes make me wonder why I put myself in that dilemma in the first place..the answer is that I want to clarify things so that I won't regret in the future for the rest of my life....Luckily I have supports in facing this matter...Thank you guys for your supportings...Anything, I will update later...Pray for me kay...Ameen...