Listening but not hearing.... Looking yet not seeing...

Another class today... I chose to reach little bit late, since this lecturer normally starts her class a bit later... Only after checking emails (of course only upon arriving the classroom) found the message from her, class will start at 9.00am... arghhhh.... 30 min early instead...!!!

I was reading a book last nite and came across this sentence (more or less)... listening but not hearing, looking but not seeing... And in class right now at this moment the sentence became real.. listening to the lecture, yet not sure of what i'm hearing especially after the 'nasi ayam periuk besar' lunch just now... and a banana sponsored by a classmate...

Is it really hard to actually 'hearing and seeing'? Lucky enough if we can be fully heard during the story sharing session...

Thats what makes reading different then.... You can imagine, you can make your own assumption and you can choose when you want to read... Best thing is, you can re-read if you fail to understand it the first time... and repeat the interesting part as many times as you like...
So, enjoy your reading......

Do it right at the first time.....

My father's workplace motto was 'Do It Right At The First Time'... I always joked with him, right only at the first time meh..?? You can do it wrongly after that??? Then he would explain with examples and comparisons as always.... just like a surgeon or a 'tok mudim', it is very crucial that first time is done correctly, for the consequences if otherwise is unrepairable.....
There he won again... happened most of the times though..!!!

However, it is sometimes not easy to be done.... Not because you don't want to, but because of the difficulties you face while trying to... Quite frustrating right!... I guess, that is something common especially at work.... People say learn from mistake... Just like Edison, succeeding only at his 100th attempt, but through the journey he learnt 99 ways not to get the bulb light up...!!

According to my lecturer, efficient is when things are done correctly... while effectiveness refers to doing the correct things.... Efficient or effective then????... Hmmm.....

Back to school....

After 3 months enjoying the weekends, it's back to school today...

Woke up early, left home at 7am this morning to reach class on time.. (on time refers to being late of not more than 20 min...)

Half way on BKE, text came in... class will only start at 10am.... Arrggghhhhh... There goes another hour of sleep....

Feel something different with the class today. Coursemates are more comfortable, class was quite happy, responding to lecturer's questions (while on FB, of course) ... And, our monitor is back after being low profile last sem... Best thing is although started only at 10, class still end at 4.30pm... :)

If everything goes accordingly, this will be the last semester..
Will miss the class...

Being innovative....

Had an exciting, interesting, emotional week at workplace... It was all about how and to what extent some people will go in order to be great, innovative and success maybe... There is nothing wrong about trying to be innovative, but must that involves 'back stabbing' and 'bypassing'...?!!
And, it does not only revolve on who you know but more on what you know about who you know..!!! That's the secret to ensure you can have what you want...!!

Anyway, He is fair... We hear often, what you give you get back...
Being bad of me, hopefully I can witness that when the time comes...

To my friend,
I know you already have many colours in your life, just like the Paddle Pop Rainbow ice cream... So, let this be a spice which invite tears but in the end gives a satisfying feeling...

Kaizen or CIP...

In industrial zone, we called it Kaizen or CIP... In government, the term is KIK...
Nevertheless, both are similar... moving onwards to improve...

I spent the full day today attending the KIK groups presentation, as observer... One thing I observed, some of the groups are only addressing the symptoms not the actual root-cause to the problems.. The same comment made by one of the judges..

Addressing the symptoms is like taking painkillers to ease the pain but not actually treating the real pain... But, sometimes in life... painkillers is the only available and affordable solutions, where the real solution is near to impossible or too risky... There might be some way and He knows best... Pray...

Still remember when we were forced for Kaizen in Slr... Before and after photos... Limited cost (sometimes no cost at all)... and then comes the Functional Excellence team, with all DIY tools, jigs... not to forget the 'wayang'... presentation package to Intel...

CCS... still remember your jakuzi photo accidentally shown to Nora??? Hihihi... So, how's the jakuzi doing???