Argument Reduction*

Living a life is sometimes, if not most of the time, complicated. Each person thinks, does, and lives her/his life in a different way. No complaint. No doubt. Nobody would be the same, even twins, who have been together for almost 9 months before born.

What we say, think, and do will impact others in a way, more or less, and perhaps the reflect of that impact will revert to us as fast as a thunder at the end.

However, nobody would be able to say, think or do something to please everybody in all aspects. One has her/his own perspectives, and the others have theirs.

This makes the argument comes into play. Very few people live their lives without arguing with others. And it is strange that, to me, most arguments are with those in my family, with those that I am close to. The closer, the more.. somehow. We even argue with ourselves!

What causes those arguments? Varied.

Misunderstanding, discussing (some people call it this way instead of arguing though it looks like the latter), (just) talking out loud, (just) speaking our minds, being frank, having a ‘minus’ attitude towards somebody, stereotyping in a negative way, pretending to be able to read others’ minds, assuming, mis-interpreting, etc.

Countless!

Solutions?

Think thoroughly about anything we are going to do and say before we really make it happen.

Act discretely until we are certain of what we are doing. Do not even let our eyes readable by others.

Shut our mouths if we have not carefully considered what we are to say. Silence can heal sometimes.

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I am telling myself..

Knowledge Base*

My boss mentioned that the IT department in the office would start a knowledge base. I am wondering what kind of knowledge base that will be. A folder containing some files to share among their staffs? And that is it?

How will they gather the knowledge? Only explicit knowledge is concerned here? How about tacit one?

Knowledge Management is something I thought that this company should have had since I was studying Innovation in Management. I found that although we have what we call ’shared folders’, not everybody uses them. And though they use them, there is no guideline of how ones should store what to where. All folders are there, and wherever ones want to upload whatever, they can just do that.

To me, Knowledge Management has nothing to do with IT apart from using the technology as an enabler to allow the process to go faster in better organised manner. Nevertheless, I strongly believe that most people still think that Knowledge Management is all about technology. That is why IT is the department who starts this project.

Technology will have no role in Knowledge Management if we do not have any knowledge to manage and to store. Where can we find and how can we get the knowledge from people in an organisation are the main questions.

Aim Beyond*

It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be
– By Paul Arden

This is a book that is one of the best sellers by Phaidon Press at this time.

I bought it yesterday at 350 Baht at Kinokuniya, Isetan. The book is very easy to read with pictures and bigger font size. I could finish it last night (FYI, I am not a book lover and rarely finish a book completely).

Some messages are known facts, but we (I) sometimes ignore and forget to think about them. Reading this is encouraging and it tells me to aim high, so that I always try to be BETTER (not just GOOD ENOUGH).

And now I at least found out that I like reading this type of books. I also noticed that there were 2 more books by this writer. I might consider buying them later.

Stuck*

Refusing the translation job I got last year with Siemens might be a wrong decision. I started to regret.

Although the salary was not as much as the current job (they did offer OT wage when needed), the people and atmosphere there seemed to be nice. I could feel that when I walked into their office for a translation test and an interview.

But at the time the decision of leaving the current company was not that I was bored of the current responsibilities (unlike these days). Instead, I was sick of colleagues and internal politics.

Thus, after having talked with my boss, I decided to stay at the same old place. I was offerred higher salary increase, and promised more challenging responsibilities and tasks.

So far, only the salary is true; while I have not seen any challenges.

And now, because I graduated, I am even keener to move on, especially to the job field(s) I studied.

I am stuck now, I can feel..

Eat One a Week*

Reading this, I am urged to start my reading again. I have more than 5 books unfinished. I started a few and have not completed one of them. I bought some as a collection, e.g. The Chronicles of Narnia, and I have just finished one of the 7 books.. (Oh, so now I have more than 10 books unread, I think).

To my feeling, I may like reading a non-fiction one more than a fiction, but The Chronicles of Narnia and Pricess Diary are exceptions. How many exceptions will I have!?!?

OK.. Got urged.. and now I will just have to TRY HARDER to learn how to EAT books.

:p

Belong*

When you come to work where you feel bored almost everyday, does that mean you are not where you do belong?

I think I am in that situation now. However, I am thinking whether I am just too lazy or I do not belong indeed.

LOL..

Keep thinking.

:p

Monthly Schedule*

Just do realise that I ignored the monthly schedule in my paper-based desk planner the whole month in May. All boxes were left blank and I could not turn back time to use any boxes.

Ask*

[Boss] asked me what he should tell [another boss] if he would be asked about my availability for the trip?

Well, honestly, I am not really in that so-excited and so-keen-to-go mood now. That feeling has been faded away for a while.

Instead, I started to be unsure about what I am expected to do and whether I will really like what I will be asked to handle. I might get struggled if I have to do something I do not like and am not in to it.

Despite saying anything, I just keep quiet and see what to do next or what will happen next. That’s better for now.

During this time, I keep doing what I have been doing, play around my ways, get out of my path a little bit, and then I will come back to my should-be life. Also, I will look around and see if there is anything out there that may suit me more.

:)

What-ever!

Too Careless*

Bad, worse, worst..

Yesterday, I was careless and didn’t notice that there was a typo on the former owner’s lastname of the condo room at Rayong. Then, I had to take one more day leave to go back there on a normal working day.

Today, I just knew that I had proposed wrong pricing to a customer, and he had paid. I could not get him to pay the difference.

All seems to go wrong during this time.

Sigh..

 

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Edited: Forgot that I used English in this blog. So, I came back and changed the content to English.

Sometimes*

Sometimes, I just don’t know if I dislike the job, the place, or the people.

I really don’t know, sometimes.

 

 

Too Much*

Two customers came in together today to test a SIM card. They cannot be called a potential or profitable one because they are interested in airtime and will be using it for a few days as a demo for their customers.

I always feel comfortable and am willing to serve any customers who talk nice and don’t act like shit, and one of them seemed nice when we talked on the phone.

When they came, we went on with the demo before we talked more about the pricing and proper packages for his usage requirement.

Finally, since the prepaid packages do not allow any ’streaming’ service, while the postpaid package would cost a lot and 12-month contract is required; I could offer him a loan on our own demo and we charge them back with the minutes and MB used later.

I think this would be the best thing I have ever done for a customer because they have never bought anything from us. I just thought that it was good that they had a chance to try it and we had no costs, so why not?

After they knew they could borrow the demo card, they said they wanted one more. OK, my colleague was also nice and said that we had one in Singapore. We sorted it out and we could borrown that, and it should be able to be shipped next week.

However, they did not know the word ENOUGH. They told my colleague that they wanted to borrown our terminal as well. Once I heard, I at once said TOO MUCH. THAT WAS TOO MUCH, PEOPLE!

I walked to talk to them right away that borrowing our terminal was not possible. That they could borrow our demo card and would not have to pay for the activation and monly fee was really too much. And what.. one of them still said..

‘So, I will have only one terminal for testing.’

‘OK then. You will need only one SIM card.’ I turned away right after the full stop. But I recalled that I should have said goodbye to him and asked when they wanted to come and get the card.

‘OK, so that’s it.’ My face was like the other way around from the first time I met them last hour, surely. ‘Good bye.’

(I will be happy if this will not be successful…. I do not want this kind of customers.)

SK*

He turns to be an employee of the parent company and that makes me feel like we are not colleagues, although, actually, we are.

The major change is that he would not fully and be involved in any correspondence with my company’s customer. Saw his e-mail address domain has change today. Kinda weird, but probably it is just the time to move on.

He is still there to support when I need help or suggestion.

However, I’ve gotta wait until he is accustomed to his new life in Dubai first; while, I will do my best from here and also try to work in the Japan office as usual (just not feel familiar with the new salesrep as yet).

Well.. yea..

Sales & Marketing*

Just being asked by my boss whether I had thought of the offer to have a training in UK, I said I was considering that.

My boss added that since Shoji (Japanese salesrep) saw a potential in Thailand, he recommended we had a sales. Sandy (bigger boss) said that I might be able to handle both Sales & Marketing, and I go to UK for a product training.

That is very interesting. I have more idea what I am expected to do there. This is more than just web developing, but also product training.

Interesting, innit? :)

Complete Block*

Finally, Account Dept has been moved to my side and that means that they are separated from Billing Dept.

Both departments are not going well in some aspects and they, esp Accounting, wished a lot to be moved to the other side (same side as me).

That happened this week, and I would believe they are extremely happy.

To me, the real iceberg just bagan.

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With more people at my side (changed from 4 to 8), I seem to lose my quietness ever. Sigh..

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But I can put my eatset on.. Not a big deal though.

What Am I Waiting For?*

Return

Love

Passion

Hope

Never after

Friendship

Care

Forever

Couple

Single

 

 

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Bored (Again)*

‘I’m getting bored of work, and thinking ahead of what to do and where to go after my graduation.’

The above was the message status I put in my Facebook a few days ago. The feelings still persist but there are some other things I am concerned.

Where am I going?

What am I doing?

How am I growing?

..

Blah, blah, blah..

Meditation for Better EQ*

‘Mum, I think I should go somewhere for meditation.’

‘Why? Who told you to do that?’

‘No one. It is myself. I feel that I need more control over my emotion.’

‘…’

‘Ah, I’d better talk to my auntie-in-law.’

‘Yea, she said she would ask you to join her when she had a plan for any meditation.’

‘Hmm.. good then.’

..

Experiencing myself getting very emotional each day, and hardly being able to bring back my positive feelings and thinking about people around; I feel annoyed about myself.

Besides, a situation yesterday afternoon made me realise that though I tried to be positive and optimistic, my inner thought is very negative and pessimistic. What I really do is just hiding my real feelings and trying to be nice to everyone. And once I cannot stand being like that, the negative feelings just explode!

The situation was that, while I was studying for the exam, Pek and Meen came into the study room. They are very kind and always helpful to everyone. More importantly, they have never made me feel that they are taking advantages of anyone. On the contrary, they are taken advantages of by others.

Before they arrived, they had asked me to explain this and that in the chapter my friends and I presented in class. I am not good at explaining something, but I tried. However, mostly, it was them who explaining and digesting everything in other lectures to me. They did that on their own will, and I was a good learner.

They are a very lovely couple and I am looking forward to their wedding. Hope they would invite me to join and I would definitely go!

Well, the real point I want to mention here is that, although they may not like a few friends’ behaviours who act as freeriders, or may feel awkward with a few friends who pretend not being knowledgeable in anything; they are able to getting along with those friends, while they do not look unhappy.

I think they just do not think about those friends too much and ignore some bad behaviours they do not like. When talking to those friends, I reckon, they may not try to recall negative feelings up to the point that may cause them to stop talking to those people.

I am in contrast, somehow. One thing impacts the rest in a roll. That’s me! I am making things even worse.

Normally, I do not complain much. Most who only see me in the first few times or who have never worked in group with me would rarely see how I am.

• I can be very kind when I feel people are fair with me.
• I can be very understanding when people have good reasons to support their behaviours.
• I can be very reasonable when people show me that they are reasonable as well.
• I can be convinced and taught by those who can show me that they are also following the same things they are suggesting me. Show me you can also do that; otherwise, do not dare teaching me!
• I can be very considerate when people show me they contribute a lot to the group work.
• I can be very sympathised and helpful when people show me that they have tried very hard to get a thing done, but they fail and need my assistance.

On the other hand,..

• I can be very mean when people ignore my offer of helping and they cannot complete the task which impact the whole group.
• I can ignore whatever-whoever without trying to understand when people always use the same reason that they are not born to do this. Is this a supporting reason? I am not sure if it is.
• I can be upset and negative once I find that those who try to teach me something in this real world cannot even follow their own words in their own lives, especially when they break their words by doing such things (they said it was not proper) with me. They tell me not to do, while they do it themselves!
• I can be a devil when people keep playing around without showing their attention and intention to work by hoping that at the end of the day their work would be covered and edited by others, or hoping that others would step in and help them finish the work. I ignore these people.

And when these negative feelings happen, I would spend over a week to have them faded away. This is not good for myself.

I have a problem with my EQ!

Non-Sense*

When asking for any security deposit back from a company or service provider, would I accept that my credit card has been credited when there is no proof?

No.

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And would Nikki accept that her credit card has been credited when there is no proof?

I do not think so.

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It is not $100, but $1,000! If I were a customer, I would shout at the rep from the provider, and would not leave this office till I had an evidence to prove that my money had been returned to my account.

How come Nikki left me and did not even try to forward me the receipt (which showed that the amount had been refunded)? I even asked her to take a photo of the receipt. She laughed and said the customer would have to wait till tomorrow.

Ha! If you were a customer, would you Nikki? Kid!

Thinking that the money would be automatically transferred to the customer’s credit card right away (and Nikki said so), I just went to talk to the customer and asked him to check with his card provider; while Nikki was leaving for home.

And it turned out that the card provider could not see any credited amount in the customer’s account yet!

D a r n . . . .  

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Wish I could go home now.. Moody!

Lesson-learnts

• Transfers to and from a credit card/ bank might not be done right way. Normally, it takes a daily process. For this case, the transaction would be done through the system around midnight.
• Don’t let Nikki go until the job is successfully done. Otherwise, she will not be contactable at all. No matter how often I call or text, she will just keep quiet without any returning calls.
• I should not allow or favour any customer with the credit card application anymore. Actually, the credit card application is not for Thailand, but Australia. And when it happens in Australia, it is out of my control (I cannot control the machine, as well as people’s minds and behaviours). Unlucky for the coming customers. No more credit card application from me ever!

..

P.S. Anyway, this customer is also quite picky and always wants this and that in his way. When he came for renting the phone, it was like he did not read what I had emailed to him.

He came and started asking everything again. I spent over 2 hours with him. And when he came, he said he did not have $1,500 to pay in cash, and if it was possible to use his credit card. I favoured him and tried to get everything in the ways he wanted.. and now.. problem.. ! Duh! 

Next time, I would let all customers now that credit card use is not possible here. Customers have to ensure they have enough cash or can transfer the amount to our bank account.

Candle*

Currently, I have my candle (got from a senior colleauge) lit and shining in front of me.

Although the candle is not a large one, I can feel the warmth and see the bright moon-like light.

Although the candle is small, I am touched with a hug of warmth.

Although the candle cannot do anything else, apart from being lit and shining, I thank it for the lightness, the brightness, and the warmth.

Those are being delivered into my heart.

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A Memory*

Nice evening I had today :)

[17:39] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: waddee krap
[17:39] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: so tired
[17:39] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: 2 exams tomorrow but havnt hv time to study
[17:40] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: bought a restaurant near home last monday
[17:40] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: been caught in the middle between work and study since then
[17:40] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: how are you anyway? i may have gone to bed when you get this but that’s ok
[17:41] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ma bon hai fung laew ja pai non la
[17:41] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: c ya
[17:41] Mook�: arai waaaaaaaaa
[17:41] Mook�: talk to me first..
[17:41] Mook�: T_T”
[17:41] Mook�: thought you were on holiday.. why having exam la?
[17:42] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: arai la ther
[17:42] Mook�: aow.. just want to talk some time si.. we haven’t talked a lot so far
[17:42] Mook�: just miss our conversations
[17:43] Mook�: anyway.. you bought a thai restaurant? so your mum would cook?
[17:43] Mook�: oh.. sorry, you are having exam ni na..
[17:43] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[17:43] Mook�: aow.. offline pai loei..
[17:44] Mook�: hahaaa.. ok, ok..
[17:45] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[17:45] Mook�: so you’re online or offline nia’
[17:45] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: err..
[17:45] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: happy birthday na ther
[17:45] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: sorry na, a bit late
[17:45] Mook�: 4 days late T_T”
[17:46] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: mai koi dai online a’…
[17:46] Mook�: you’re the one that i expected to get a msg on the day cos i didn’t think you would forget.. its easy to remember..
[17:46] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: back home kor straight to bed most days
[17:46] Mook�: mobile is broken or what?
[17:46] Mook�: duh..
[17:46] Mook�: anyway.. thanks
[17:46] Mook�: at least you say something
[17:47] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: yeah… haven’t have it for a week
[17:47] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: batt searm..
[17:47] Mook�: huh?
[17:47] Mook�: oh.. broken jing jing
[17:47] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: wanna buy a new one but still looking
[17:47] Mook�: hahaa….
[17:47] Mook�: what model you’re using now?
[17:47] Mook�: bough iPhone si
[17:47] Mook�: hahaa
[17:47] Mook�: bought*
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: looked at it but dont like
[17:48] Mook�: its sold in NZ?
[17:48] Mook�: legally?
[17:48] Mook�: thais mainly use the illegal ones
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: too big for my pocket
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: plus iphone dont have pen 555
[17:48] Mook�: your current phone has a pen?
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: yeah
[17:49] Mook�: really? hi-soo
[17:49] Mook�: what model is it?
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: htc touch
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: batt isn’t very good
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: but functions and features plus look is good
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: laew tum rai yoo a’ near
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: i’ll be going to bed soon na ther
[17:50] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[17:51] Mook�: oh.. my friend has that htc.. looks nice, but i like iphone more
[17:51] Mook�: type type type and offline eek la
[17:51] Mook�: at work..
[17:51] Mook�: leaving office at 6pm to uni
[17:51] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[17:51] Mook�: what time is it there? 5 hours ahead?
[17:51] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: hi soo yoo laew jmuirg
[17:51] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: how’s mum?
[17:51] Mook�: jmuirg <<< what? an emoticon?
[17:52] Mook�: she’s fine…
[17:55] Mook�: just looked at your mum’s and jim’s pic in the last two nights eng.. hahaa
[17:57] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[17:58] Mook�: real offline this time??
[18:00] Mook�: ok jaaa… take care and good night.. good luck in your exam
[18:03] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[18:04] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: they still old and grumpy lol
[18:04] Mook�: aow..
[18:04] Mook�: back laew rer..
[18:04] Mook�: your internet connection sucks??? ))
[18:05] Mook�: so, who will cook for the restaurant you bought la?
[18:05] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ja
[18:05] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: pai shave ma
[18:05] Mook�: shave before going to bed nia na ther
[18:06] Mook�: what’s the exam about tomorrow?
[18:07] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[18:07] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[18:07] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ther
[18:07] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: pai non la na
[18:07] Mook�: a’na..
[18:07] Mook�: ok ok
[18:07] Mook�: good luck in your exam
[18:08] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: all the best for this year na.. sorry, no present again.. will be around when it comes next year ok
[18:08] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: g’nite krap
[18:08] Mook�: nite jaa
[18:08] Mook�: you say it na..
[18:08] Mook�: for next year
[18:09] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ps: i love uni life coz it makes me feel young but i hate assessments
[18:09] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: nite nite
[18:09] Mook�: hahaa..
[18:09] Mook�: sleep tight
[18:09] Mook�: nice talking to you tonight
[18:11] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline

 

Although it hurts some time when thinking of the past, it is still refreshing when talking to those in the past again.

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The Great Whale Trail*

WHALES
2 November 2007

Dear Greenpeace’s Supporters,

Name the whale – a lifetime chance to name a humpback whale.

A once in a lifetime experience – your chance to name a humpback whale.

As part of the Great Whale Trail project, which is tracking whales via satellite, we have some humpback whales that need names. Not just any names, but some great names for some great whales.

We haven’t yet cracked the code of whale language so we don’t know what the whales call themselves but we are pretty confident they don’t call themselves, ‘33001, or 37232′, which are some of the names they have now.

Click here to go to The Great Whale Trail project

Click here to see the Whale Profiles

Click here to name the whale

Thanks,
The Whale ‘Tag Team’.

Because of Some Friends*

Thanks to some friends who made me realise that there is nobody in this world would beat my mum in the way she gives loves, cares, and everything to me.

Some people, in their teens, would give cares, loves, and trusts to their friends more than their families.

Whatever friends say, that is the right thing to follow.

Whatever their families tell them, that is a rule and frame that they (think) are forced to do.

No matter how picky and querulous my mum is sometimes, she is the person who cares and loves me the most EVER!

My mum would never ever let me stand at the footpath at 2230hrs–surrounded by some cabs and drivers–for over 10 minutes just because I unintentionally hung up the phone too quickly when she tried to tell me where I should wait for her. Instead, she would call again and complain a bit that I hung up too fast without listening to her. She would never let me standing among those male drivers at that time.

In the other way around, a friend called me and I hung up too fast unintentionally when she tried to tell me where she wanted me to wait. I then waited for her at the footpath in front of the place thinking that she was on the way here (did not think that she was here). Over 10 cabs were around with some drivers and that was over 2200hrs.

Around 10 minutes after, she called and said that she had arrived since she called me the first time, but she meant to tease me by having me waiting like that because I did hang up the phone too fast without listening to her.

She did not even imagine how dangerous it was being outside with all those cabs around. She was not even close to me, but far farward where I was not in her sight. She could not see if there was anything happening to me! She could not and she let me over there.

My another friend’s and my ice-cream was melting while waiting for her since I had to carry both cups and had no chance to try it!

Almost out of control that night. Luckily, what I did was just stop talking and keep quiet. Otherwise, I might have thrown the ice-cream away and taken a cab back to my car at the university myself.

Who cares..

..

Love you, Mum.

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I have to appreciate that the friend even made me know more the level of my mum’s loves and cares.

Thanks.

Lack*

Oh, well..
Oh, well.

Here I am again. This kind of feelings comes back again. It tells me that perhaps I made the wrong decision.

Is it really right that I chose to stay here and work here? Is it really OK?

‘Yes, it is. You need some more months to finish your study before you will decide to move on,’ a part of my heart and brain says so.

‘Maybe not, maybe I should have taken a risk of trying the new company I got a confirmation of employment. And also the management trainee job that asked me for an interview. That was to get 3 out of 7 candidates.’

(I am feeling I have talked about this before somehow.)

The difficulties for me these days are that I am assigned to do some different tasks and responsibilities without any proper job descriptions and directions. Although I can handle multi tasks but when all of them happen to be urgent at the exactly same time, I feel like dying!

• I do things that somebody does not want to handle and, to be exact, totally ignore.
• I have to do some unimportant and small things that those who prefer significant issues neglect.
• I do things I am not sure if I like to spend the rest of my life with.
• I cannot see a clear direction and path of my working life for now and, especially, from here.
• I am wondering if I am really happy working here.

What am I doing here?

..

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I keep wondering.

..

 

All in all, take some time to think about my future. Then, I see it is only some more months and I should be able to step forward to somewhere else, maybe.

Gratitude to Whatever*

Feeling ralaxed now. It seems I have called it a day already. Right, that is because today is Friday.

The atmosphere, somehow, in this company is always like this in every Friday, no matter where we are, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Australia…. And when everybody feels like so, it is very quiet and peaceful. People are thinking about their happy and relaxing weekends!

1. Good to have 5 weekdays and 2 weekends in one week. It is then more relaxing on Fridays because people would feel like they have been working a lot for the whole week(day), and their weekends are coming up.
2. Thanks that I speak less, so I listen more.
3. Thanks that people talk more, so I listen and know more.
4. I type more, and speak less.
5. Uni is going to start again. More excitement, friends’ chit-chats, and some challenges are coming!

TGIF!
(Thanks God It’s Friday)

Mind Happiness*

Just this morning, I could think of what I should call ‘mind happiness.’

What is the mind happiness? How can you tell whether you own your mind happiness?

Here you go.

• You are happy deep down from the bottom of your heart.
• The happiness that you keep in a chest within your heart where you can open and feel of it anytime.
• The happiness that no matter when you think of it, it is still there for you.
• It is something that makes you smile and remind you of the happiness in your life.
• It is a treasure for which you do not have to spend much time or long journey to search, but it is in you and your heart.
• It is what you see when you close your eyes.
• It will never leave you.
• It will always be with you and keep you strong.
• It will comfort you from whatever hurtful sorrows.
• It is immortal.
• You will hardly tell how you feel, either sad or happy, while you are thinking of the mind happiness.
• You may regret that you can only have such happiness in mind, but not in real life or not now.
• You may be thankful to have such mind happiness to keep you alive, and keep you blood flowing in your heart.

As long as you still have a chest for your mind happiness, you are still alive with happiness.

Keep the treasure and be the happy master!

Gratitude to Remembering*

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Grateful that..

1. I still keep him in my heart.
2. He greets me sometimes.
3. I still keep in touch with his friends.
4. He still talks to me.
5. We still talk to each other.
6. I still remember him and what we have done together.
7. I still miss him no matter how he feels now.

P.S. The song is for my feeling of happiness from remembering him in my heart.

Gratitude to a Good Grade in CRM*

Thank you that..

1. Aj. Kriengsin gave me an A for the CRM class.
2. I did a good job in the CRM class and exam, so that I got A.
3. My mother who always supports me in whatever I do, including spending time preparing things for me during the exam preparation.
4. My friends who always called for a tutorial session and talks to recap the lessons.
5. My boss who always understands that I am studying. He allowed me some days leave during the exam.
6. My colleauges who helped me, esp whlie I was on leave during the exam.

:)

Gratitude to Chit-Chats*

Got a chance talking to Tri again tonight. I raised the topic, without even greeting, of Bakery songs that both Tri and Jack mentioned before.

12-Sep-07
07:00:22 PM
me: use hi-speed at home?

12-Sep-07
07:00:52 PM
him: broadband

That was the start of our conversation, and the rest was not many though. I just kept sending the links to some albums I uploaded into the Internet for him (them).

1. Thank you for having a conversation last night.
2. Thank you that he had not finished his assignments quicker than this; otherwise, I would not see him online.
3. Thanks to Jack, who I invited to the conversation later, of talking to Tri because that allowed me to have a little more clues about Tri. At least, he was using the Internet from a guy named Bank.
4. Thanks to myself that my heart was not shaking while talking to him.

Love.

12-Sep-07
08:21:41 PM
him: never heard of any of them 555

12-Sep-07
08:21:51 PM
me: a’ rer..

12-Sep-07
08:22:01 PM
him: chai

12-Sep-07
08:22:06 PM
me: try Jojo.. we’re listening to it

12-Sep-07
08:22:10 PM
him: how’s the report?

12-Sep-07
08:22:19 PM
me: on it now. due tonight.. by midnight

12-Sep-07
08:22:24 PM
him: we are who are we?

12-Sep-07
08:22:41 PM
me: the whole group (5 ppl) are at uni. my other 4 friends and i

12-Sep-07
08:22:47 PM
him: aow. u stay at uni?

12-Sep-07
08:22:59 PM
me: also last night and tonight. uni closes at 11pm

12-Sep-07
08:23:00 PM
him: mum la

12-Sep-07
08:23:03 PM
me: at home

12-Sep-07
08:23:19 PM
him: 11pm then go home ??

12-Sep-07
08:23:33 PM
me: right. arrive home around 11.30

12-Sep-07
08:23:47 PM
me: :D ซิ่ง ช้าๆ กลับบ้าน ๕๕๕

12-Sep-07
08:24:20 PM
him: how’s your driving now? feel more confident?

12-Sep-07
08:24:34 PM
me: sure.. 2 years already

Gratitude to Special Someone*

Because the chat last night, I still feel of some smiles on my face when I think of him, Tri.

1. Thank to Tri for greeting me last night. That at least made me feel that I was not ignored.
2. Thanks to myself that I can still think of him with smiles.
3. Thanks to me that today I do not feel of any hatred to him like earlier.
4. Thanks to him for not answering me about the phrase “หัวใจผูกกัน” he used as his MSN icon. Otherwise, I might have hurt more.
5. Thanks to him for telling a few more things about himself at this time.

Miss you as always.

 

:)

Gratitude to Being Here Today*

Although spending all days at my university today, I still have something and somebody to thank to.

1. June, my friend at uni, who warned me not to crack my finger joints in order not to enlarge my knuckles.
2. Priw, my friend, for caring and asking me if I was angry with her regarding her diary of not saying something that may hurt someone (and yes, I was).
3. My friends (P’New, Priw, June and Pol) for being patient with me when I was very moody and kept quiet, which influenced the atmosphere of the meeting.
4. The restaurant, Rasabiang, for making my lunch a great one.
5. Tri, for saying ‘waddee krap’ to me. This makes me feel that I made the right decision of unblocking him in MSN. Once he saw me online, he greeted me. Thanks a lot.
6. Jack, for being around and always saying hello to me.
7. K. Rath, an online friend, who helped me find the word ‘crack joints’ or ‘หักนิ้ว’ in Thai.
8. Everyone on the road that did not do anything that caused me to hit them.
9. CMMU students who joined the petition. They encouraged me and urged me to realise that I should not keep quiet to accept whatever others indirectly forced me to accept. Fight for our rights and better lives!

Thank you for today.

Gratitude to My Alive Life*

Today I would like to express my appreciation to..

1. My careful driving to my university. Then, I did not be the one in the accident I saw this evening.
2. My friend, Priw, who reminded me of thinking of other people’s feelings. I should not hurt someone I love by saying something that hurts them.
3. My smiles to so many people and I did not express my moodiness to anyone.
4. My mother who is always kind and loves me. She takes care of everything for me. She is the best in my life!

This is my first grateful journal. Hopefully, my list will be longer and longer each day.

I know the usefulness of this journal and I promise that I will keep writing.

Gratitude Journal*

After this post, I am going to start my first time writing a so-called Grateful Journal–while I would call it GRATITUDE JOURNAL, inspired by Vanessa Race, who once said that, when she was studying Neuroscience in Mind, Brain and Education at Harvard University, her instructor asked all 30 students to write the Grateful Journal everyday.

The Gratitude Journal is a writing of expressing the writer’s appreciation to everything happening on each day. The writer will focus and think more on the positive happenings, and this will lead them to be more optimistic to everything around them.

Here I am! I think this concept is great. I should be able to refine my own mind, heart, brain, and thoughts through this journal. I will be able to learn to thank others better.

Here I am!

All of my Gratitude Journal will be labelled as Gratitude* in my blog.

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References:

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• Study Abroad 14: Harvard by Vanessa Race
• Trainer Talk 3: Vanessa Race
• Trainer Talk 4: Vanessa Race