managing expectations...

Managing Expectations...

This is what i'm really trying hard to do. However, i think i'm cracking under the stress....

Mdm wants me to teach danny almost everything which is impossible. There are 2 things lacking; time and his capability. I don't blame him for being a little slow. Hell, i'm sure at least he can think for himself right?

Prioritising your work is one thing, ask questions if u're not sure.. and ask again if u didn't get it the first time round. If u don't catch how a word is spelt after me telling u... ask again!! OR SIMPLY CHECK the DICTIONARY if u ain't sure of a certain word!!!! Just some examples, "fortnight" --> "forth night"...."re-route" --> "re-root"..."malfunction" --> "mulfunction"

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I find it hard to imagine how a person can spend nearly 3/4 of a day typing out 9 pts for the minutes of meeting. What really stunned me yest (and the day before) was the fact that he did not complete a single para (or pt) for nearly 45 mins, during which i stepped out to do some stuff. When i returned, he was still trying to figure things out!! Mind you, i explained the stuff to him before i left office.

He's using my notes instead of his coz there was simply nothing much in his except for 1 liner and half sentences in patches.. He can go into a daze 1/2 way into a meeting.. This is really dangerous. What really irritates me is that he seems to be having the illusion that as long as i'm ard, he can fall back on my notes. He's so gonna suffer....

Sometimes, i really wish i can juz leave him alone to fight for his survival...

All the grammatical, tenses, sentence structure, broken english, singlish (and the list goes on...).. I feel like a tutor everyday now.. Althou i'm one who's losing loads of blood by puking... =O
I have to keep my temper in check and tell myself to be more patient every single day... i wanna live longer...

9 days.. scuba diving...

I've got 9 more working days left. Time flies...
But i'm still not getting into the mood. There's this feeling deep down inside of me, that seems to indicate i will miss the people, the place. Even when others will leave w/o wanting any memories.

Too many ppl to list down now. Yet, i want to thank them all for accompanying me through this wonderful journey which has been filled with more ups than down. Thank them for turning me into something more than what i used to be.
I will really miss them. Days? Carefree in certain aspects.

I will thank them when the time draws nearer.

Darn, my parents don't allow me to go for the scuba diving course. Disappointed.....

Appreciation Lunch / Dialogue Sessions / Final Lap...

Just as i settled into the comforts of thoughts that i wld be able to release the rest of the my workload to danny, Mdm had to break news to me...

I now have to organise a appreciation lunch at Holiday Inn Parkview sometime in early March for the steering committee members complete with plaques and certificates (Okie, i'm sore.. I'm doing most of the work for them). That means, confirmation of date, securing the venue, deciding the food, printing the certs and ordering of the customised plaques, admin programme, guest list and GOH... and the list juz goes on. I'm a one man show.. I can't believe it. Is this meant to be the final test? I certainly hope so.

These 2 weeks are going to be pretty unbearable with the numerous dialogue/feedback sessions coupled with meetings. In which, i will need to find time to plan the event and call for quotations frm the various companies.

Give me wisdom and strength.
Its my final lap...

Newspapers, TV, Work...

I can't believe i remained oblivious to many happenings for the past 20 yrs. I don't have a habit of reading the papers but i thk i will make it a pt now to read it daily (or as long as there are papers available) . It took me a while to understand the importance of reading the newspapers... *sigh*

Desperate Housewives season 2 is hitting the small screens tmr. Alright! Lets pray that i will be able to come home in time to watch it. Ever since i left for my leave, work has been piling up in office and danny (my replacement) can't cope. The dialogue / feedback sessions are too much for him to handle it.

Its time that i started looking for a job. But i don't know what i shld do... I don't thk I can do sales, so put me in front of a computer any time... Haha..

I've been thking alot lately and i'm glad my brain has not ceased to function due to exhaustion.. Ha..