yesterday morning about 8.11 am, after i paid toll at Seafield exit (ELITE) joining KESAS, i saw one old Merc stranding on the left. all his debris; bumpers, broken glasses are all over the road. seems like it had scratched along the divider (btw, this Turning is quite popular for people hitting the divider or spinning on the road when it's wet...i've seen few cases before).
everybody are trying to avoid the debris. as i'm turning towards KESAS, suddenly i saw the back of 1 tonne lorry (wodden back) coming close to me. my thinking at that time was it going to hit my windscreen and my chest! Thank God (Alhamdulillah!) it's somewhere down there on my left. as i pulled over, it's my signal and a hole in my bumper (one month old bumper). and actually, that lorry hit a kelisa. the Kelisa was quite bad; rear windscreen fall-off, right taillights are broken and a very unhappy Kakak. i sat there listening to their quarrel (the merc drove-off after 3 of us pulled over). then, i saw a brand new civic in the middle of the road facing against the flow. luckily, other vehicles are quite far...just that he need to wait quite a while before our "curteous" drivers gave way for him to leave safely.
about 5 minutes after that, one Kia Rio hit the divider like nobody's business (guess there's oil on the road that made it more slippery...i don't think she didn't turn there..but that's how it look like from where i'm standing) and immediately facing against the flow. most people managed to manuver safely except for one Waja that hit her head-on ! and unlucky for her, the Lori Tanah hit her back (but she's lucky that the lorry has slowdown already). a minute later, patrol car arrived to control the situation.
for me, i can't claim from the lorry (i'm at the back), and he don't need to claim anything as no damage on his side. so, slowly...i drove to my favourite workshop where towards the end-of-the-day estimated about RM1400 for all the damages. should have lodge the report and pay the tickets and make my insurance to pay but then...too late to complain already. anyway, need to look for options tomorrow. saw few workshops in glenmarie, hope can get better deal.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Monday, October 10, 2005
ONCE...coaching
Inspired by Rich Dad Poor Dad, I want to create a business system so that I don’t really have to work anymore. Financially free ! So, when I started as CTO, I wanted to create more 'ME'. Better 'ME's if possible. I’ve 3 staffs when we moved to TPM. As to create more ME, I guess the training should be the same as how I was trained. "You'll do everything !" From product specification, system design, coding, testing, progress reports, etc. I’ve made them the Product Owner, each one of them has their own product to be developed, nurtured and enhanced. It was based on the projects that we got. Regardless of their job titles, everybody has the chance to be a Project Manager. Project Manager that need to get customer requirements, prepare progress reports, customers acceptance documents, system design, programming, test plan, conduct training (is it too much to ask for..?) among others :-).
In 2004, I've got 2 additional staffs. Again, same method. Just that one guy (very talented, result-oriented and productive though) has bad attitude. Indirectly, I asked him to resign, which he did. The other one is fresh, but he got the harshest training and treatment (maybe because he’s my junior and younger than me). But I guess, that brings the best in him. No doubt that nobody can match his determination and dedication to work. Imagine this; went back to Tanjong Malim at 8pm, fetch the wife and kid and arrived at Cheras almost midnight. At 2am arrived at the office till next day ! Well, I didn't asked him to do that, but you know you have such a good people when they produce or dedicate their work like that.
In 2005, I've got another 3 people (it's 4-5 but they didn't last more than 3 months, one lady can only stand for one day!). Then again, same method. I saw some people are struggling with the method that I've implemented. But, in order to create more 'ME', I've to do it.
It’s very challenging to coach people. Tiring. Especially when the results doesn’t come as expected. Could it be that my expectation are too high ? Don’t I realized that people are different in nature ? I can’t expect everybody to think and behave like me ? All the time ? At this point in time, I’ve realized that my method is not working. My method was wrong…unfortunately it took me 3 years to realize it. But hey, no pain no gain eh ;-)
In 2004, I've got 2 additional staffs. Again, same method. Just that one guy (very talented, result-oriented and productive though) has bad attitude. Indirectly, I asked him to resign, which he did. The other one is fresh, but he got the harshest training and treatment (maybe because he’s my junior and younger than me). But I guess, that brings the best in him. No doubt that nobody can match his determination and dedication to work. Imagine this; went back to Tanjong Malim at 8pm, fetch the wife and kid and arrived at Cheras almost midnight. At 2am arrived at the office till next day ! Well, I didn't asked him to do that, but you know you have such a good people when they produce or dedicate their work like that.
In 2005, I've got another 3 people (it's 4-5 but they didn't last more than 3 months, one lady can only stand for one day!). Then again, same method. I saw some people are struggling with the method that I've implemented. But, in order to create more 'ME', I've to do it.
It’s very challenging to coach people. Tiring. Especially when the results doesn’t come as expected. Could it be that my expectation are too high ? Don’t I realized that people are different in nature ? I can’t expect everybody to think and behave like me ? All the time ? At this point in time, I’ve realized that my method is not working. My method was wrong…unfortunately it took me 3 years to realize it. But hey, no pain no gain eh ;-)
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
ONCE...Ramadhan datang lagi...
Ramadhan datang lagi...maka berduyun-duyun la umat Islam membanjiri masjid dan surau2 menjelang masuk Isya'...ramai yg tunggu sampai 10 lebih, tak kurang jugek yg sampai kul 9 je...(yg tak datang pun ramai jugak !) masing2 ingin mengejar barakah dan pahala ibadah sembahyang tarawih di bulan ini...bagus sgt la tu...
cumenya, kenapa tak boleh jadikan ianya amalan setiap waktu ? setiap hari ? setiap bulan ? setiap tahun ? kenapa Isya' dan tarawih sahaja ? kenapa ramadhan sahaja (ke 3/4 ramadhan je) ?
kerja tak penah habis, duit tak penah cukup, makan tak penah kenyang, jalan tak penah puas..?! tapi itulah, setakat bertanya dan berkira2...semangat utk ubahnye takde..kalu ada pun, takat tu je la...tahun depan keluar lagi soalan nie (kita tgk tahun depan, di bulan yg sama, page yang lebih kurang sama...ada tak soalan nie lagi...) agaknya bulan ramadhan ni utk timbus semua lubang2 yg kita buat sepanjang tahun gamaknya ye..?
apapun..harapnye, ramadhan tahun ini, akan lebih baik dari tahun lepas...dan semoga ianya berpanjangan...(Amin !)
cumenya, kenapa tak boleh jadikan ianya amalan setiap waktu ? setiap hari ? setiap bulan ? setiap tahun ? kenapa Isya' dan tarawih sahaja ? kenapa ramadhan sahaja (ke 3/4 ramadhan je) ?
kerja tak penah habis, duit tak penah cukup, makan tak penah kenyang, jalan tak penah puas..?! tapi itulah, setakat bertanya dan berkira2...semangat utk ubahnye takde..kalu ada pun, takat tu je la...tahun depan keluar lagi soalan nie (kita tgk tahun depan, di bulan yg sama, page yang lebih kurang sama...ada tak soalan nie lagi...) agaknya bulan ramadhan ni utk timbus semua lubang2 yg kita buat sepanjang tahun gamaknya ye..?
apapun..harapnye, ramadhan tahun ini, akan lebih baik dari tahun lepas...dan semoga ianya berpanjangan...(Amin !)
ONCE...car problem
poor dear...tyre 'pecah' and no spare tyre in the car. waited for an hour before the insurance people arrived. hope everything goes well and she can go back safely.
talking about car problem, last month was the worst for me; road-tax & insurance renewal (RM772), hit gas cylinder (tong gas petronas tu..) on KL-Seremban highway..change front-bumper (RM140), engine oil tank broken (RM800), air-cond system (compressor, dryer, services, etc...) major services (RM1500, 3 yrs of NO air-cond maintenance) and coming headlight, bonnet latch and potentially timing-belt (aduss..) lucky i'm not paying :) ...my MC did ;)
but after all that, my 1.3 wira is as good as new...guess i just keep it for good!
talking about car problem, last month was the worst for me; road-tax & insurance renewal (RM772), hit gas cylinder (tong gas petronas tu..) on KL-Seremban highway..change front-bumper (RM140), engine oil tank broken (RM800), air-cond system (compressor, dryer, services, etc...) major services (RM1500, 3 yrs of NO air-cond maintenance) and coming headlight, bonnet latch and potentially timing-belt (aduss..) lucky i'm not paying :) ...my MC did ;)
but after all that, my 1.3 wira is as good as new...guess i just keep it for good!
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
ONCE...in the Office (0)
it's already late...first terawih tonight...yet i'm still here (in the office). flattered that my guys are still here...catching up on datelines ! last night, i've read "Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews"...my eyes almost closed till i read the "Coaching" column. maannnn..!!! i've performed Unexpectedly and Need Improvement. no wonder there's big outcry recently...
well..being human, we can't escape from making mistakes right ? good thing that i realized and +ve moods kicking-in again...hikmah Ramadhan i guess...
i'm glad that i've all these good people (or rather the "right" people as Jim Collins said in Good to Great) with me...hope they're with me for long...
well..being human, we can't escape from making mistakes right ? good thing that i realized and +ve moods kicking-in again...hikmah Ramadhan i guess...
i'm glad that i've all these good people (or rather the "right" people as Jim Collins said in Good to Great) with me...hope they're with me for long...
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