I’ve just been told that I will be sent to Kazakhstan for work next month. Now this is all pending travel and budget approval but somehow it is quite exciting.
Firstly it will be my first visit to Central Asia, have never been to Kazakhstan thus the trip will contribute to my obsession of visiting ALL the countries (my last count was 41 countries). Then Dav agreed to come over and spend some time out there with me. Fantastic ideas… Spain can wait some other time.. LoL
Now let’s see if it will take place.
Last Wed, a colleague decided to arrange to go for afternoon tea after work at The Wolseley. Now this is the second time I’m going to afternoon tea in a week. It’s never enough really… hahahaha
The food is served in a 3 tier tray but cant be refilled. They have really cute tea pots and the atmosphere is great. I would definitely recommend this place. The price is really reasonable too!
Love the macaroon dipped in chocolate.
My tea set.
Another cute little tea pot. Can’t believe they serve teas in different types of teapots.
Since young, I always thought that I’ll do well as long as I work hard.
Then when I started working in my first job, it seems to be true. I would work hard to earn my promotion. There’s no need to play politics, no need to be nice to the right people. I let my work speaks for itself.
Now that I’m working in a MNC, things have changed significantly. I failed miserably at playing the politic games. I do not know who are the right person to talk to or what I need to do to make myself ‘popular’. It dawn on me that delivering good work is no longer good enough. It’s all about who you know and who you speak to. Then earlier this year, my manager told me, I’m not visible enough in the organisation to get a promotion. I was dumbfounded.
Is this the right way to motivate an employee in an organisation? By encouraging them to be more visible (i.e social) but not deliver good work?
Its quite sad to see the same thing happening to our office in KL too. I was informed recently by a colleague that he/she didn’t get promoted because he/she was not visible enough in the organisation.
One word came to my mind – WTF!?!?!?!
I remember when I was young I LOVE to press the bubble on the bubble wrap when I can get whole of some in my dad’s office. Somehow listening and feeling the bubble bursting is very soothing for me… and I wont be able to stop until I finish pressing all the bubbles.
Last week I received a packaged which was wrapped with bubble wrap. This has triggered my obsession with pressing all the bubbles! Dav thinks that I’m making a lot of noise when I do that at home (mainly cos it’s already very late at night). So I carry the bubble wrap in my handbag everywhere I go. I did that for a good one week until a friend asked me why I carry a piece of bubble wrap… hahahahaha
So I took the bubble wrap to office and left it on my desk. Today I started pressing it again when I saw it and couldn’t stop myself. I think I annoyed the hell out of everyone who sits around me…. until one of my manager told me off (jokingly of course)… hahahahahah
My journey to finish pressing all the bubbles continues…..
The bubble wrap is on my office desk waiting for me!