My appraisal 12 February 2012

Just did my appraisal we my boss in yesterday, not know why, when I talking to him, I can’t even speak with proper English. Feel very shameful for that, is it due to I seldom speak English in daily, or I very nervous when I talking to him. I think these are feel main reasons, when the time I worked in WD, I can speak quite well. Now even I feel that I have problem to express my own feeling when I typing this blog, as you can feel that the English I used in my previous blog is too horrible.

Have been highlighted some field that I need to improve during the discussion with my boss, quite embarrasses with that and I knew what is my weaknesses during the last 9 months in Phitomas. For sure, my boss highlight to me I’m weak when I carrying my presentation, I have problem to convey the meaning to the audience. No doubt, that is exactly the problem I had inherently, weak communication skill, oral skill, less of self-confident… I need to overcome these, else this will be my obstacle to proceed to my next level of my career path.

Also, he know that I’m currently in saturated condition in my current position, I won’t get my job satisfaction, I can do more than that. Self discipline, independence and my tachful writing skill are my strength. These ‘strength’ are not come from me lo, is from my boss. I didn’t hao lian. Erm, maybe humble is my strength too. :P phew.

My boss told me in this coming 1 year, he want me to have a mindset of treat this job position not only as an application engineer, consultant, pre-sales…. But in the other way, treat it as I’m running a business. Lack of experience is the main problem for me, and my boss told me I’m young, no experience is for sure, and this is same as him last time when starting his business, but I’m in more protected environment, he will guide me. Young meaning to say I have nothing to lose. I told him I will try my best to do it, and thank for your recognition on my ability and talent to do it. Hopefully I won’t disappoint you.

Looks great with the paragraph above, but I understand this is not the thing to on immediately or even in few months later. That is what in his mind, just to share to me his thinking. Shall see and I should more proactive, nothing is impossible… twinkle.

Labour Day 2 May 2011

Labour day holiday, and tomorrow is the new day in my new company. Mind is a bit blank and calm. This is a quite interesting job if based on my impression during the time I attended the interview. Is a small company and it properly with around 20 staffs in that, that is totally different compare to WD. Is a small circle and perhaps there is more enjoyable working style with all the colleagues there. 

My department is newly formed with a team of 3 included me. It act as a pioneer team to penetrate the Autodesk market. The potential is there and I hope I can stay for longer time here, perhaps better grows for my career. Passion and enthusiasm are extremely important for me to success in my career. Expending my networking is crucial too, no more passive in work, proactive is what I need myself to be.

First day of working is the best day to ‘shape’ my own subsequence days characteristic. Gambate and good luck for me in new career.. phew. Thank for the watch and I will wear it in the new day, and days.  

Finally, I leave WD 23 April 2011

The place that I always go there for 'Relax'

Long time didn’t post my blog here, and finally I leave WD, my first formal job after I graduate. My last day is on 21 April, a lot of thing was flashing back in my mind, from the first day I receive the interview called, until the very uneasy way I travel from Penang to here, find my room, get my motorbike… to get scolded, crying and tension like hell, everything at the moment can becomes a great memory for me, even that time it feel suck. Define back what is the life you want, and I found human always don’t know what we actually want. Leaving WD is my choice, even for the moment I can adapt myself quite well in the environment and with the people, but still feeling that is not a suitable place for me to grow, since I will become more and more defensive and demotivated in the process of the big organization as everyone are trying to use their own way to survive in the harsh environment. Is the time for me to leave, and hope that is a good start for me in the new company. Special moment spent with my colleagues, Sc Lim, Jess, Tessa, and my boss Lau that spend a lot of effort to guide me from nothing to little bit something. Cheah, Ng, Yip, Fiza, Lim from relab, and our technician team, always spend our nice time there and making fun even we are in trouble and this make me understand that enjoy yourself in any situation is very important. More than 10 peoples, all with different characteristic and unique girls team. Last, Chin Yin, Tay and Daphane that already resign. I learn a lot from WD, and I never regret to join this organization. Goodbye and all the best for my colleagues there. Keep on touch. Happy Pet family.. not related with this post :P Doremon for someone who always sick :)

Hometown again for 4 days 7 November 2010

Went back hometown for 4 days, additional one-day leave and Deepavali holiday. Go back SP can be very nice, but this time only leave me alone in the home with my parents since my sister and my bro going to travel, exam for my bro. the journey to go back SP from here can be tired. Leave office about 6pm, and rush for the bus, delay plus everything that is unpleasant, end up with reach home in early 6am in the morning. 

First time I get cheat by people in the bus station, and this lesson teach me we should only use our compassion for the right situation and case only. Don’t judge the person by their pity face, even now a lot youngster are liar. Other case is the time when I first step in KL, I simply give my hp number to stranger and this created some chaos. This city is different from SP, even for now if I encounter the same case that I people come and beg for borrow some money, claim that they loss their wallet because of the pick pocket, I think I still will do the same thing, but of course in the smart way, help, but don’t give money.

Attend an interview last week, the factory located in SP. This company already gives me a not bad offer but I still not yet receive the offer letter, not know the details of the other benefits. Here is another junction for me to decide to leave or to stay. Always have the pros and cons for the decision. If I accepted and stay in SP, I scare I will loss of my spirit to fight and learn new thing. This is extremely important for me since I am fresh graduated. Anyway, this is a big decision, only will make my final decision in within this week. Bless for myself.

Job-hunting in progress 24 October 2010

This week onwards I have start my job hunting. Maybe all of you all think that is that no more turn for my decision had been made? My answer is: Yes, but I not rush to escape immediately unless got something trigger me to resign straight away without a good backup plan. For the meantime, ‘something that I had mentioned is such as my colleagues resign, new issue that makes me feel uncomfortable. 

Until here I know that a lot of you will start to think of why I give up so early? Strawberry generation… bla3. This job is not suitable to me, maybe I cannot withstand with the work pressure that I need to always stand by even midnight or weekend for decision making. Haha, a lot more reason I can gave, but don’t want to tell you, because I know all people hate listen to it. :P

I had no idea what kind of job I need to find for this time, the constraint for me is the location of the company since I cannot go too far with my little motorbike, unless I move house. This is not a quick change that I can make, at least take me 2 months time for me to settle my current house moving out notice (not know what to call for that, correct me :P). So, mostly I will stay until early of next year, if no ‘something’ happened.

Some company that I’m targeting for now, such as IME (CAD CAM design software company), Dutch Lady, BAT and Sime Darby. Still wonder why I still targeting MNC, I also wonder why, haha. The reason is because all these companies are near to my current location, just few kilometer for my house. Just put a little hope for me so that I can go interview easy with my kapchai.. :P

Bless for me for my day. enjoy ^^

Achievement after graduate 101010 Sunday

We had gathering in 1 Utama yesterday, total 5 of us attended this gathering. We plan to have a gathering every month with our coursemates which work or study in this area. Gathering, of course we have chat a lot and update the current life after we graduate for nearly 4 months. In summary, total got 3 of our members chose for further study, the rest are all working in different field; 5 in central area, 4 in Singapore, 3 in Penang, 1 in JB. 

Just know that few of us already change their job in within 2 months they spend in the company. I not know the reason they change their job, and most of the reason is they want to get the higher pay. Some work in Penang already shift to Singapore, and I know the rest will also slowing shift to there too due to the currency rate different. Some even can get more that the amount my company paid me, and again they are in SGD.

Now I realize that it is quite difficult for me to save money in PJ due to the expenses is too high compare to other area. My friends rent a house that got 3 rooms, the rental is only 300 bucks per months (somewhere in Shah Alam and Klang area). Some becomes home tutor for 2 kids, 60 bucks per hour. Some work in Shah Alam there, remuneration and grow in the company is much more better than me, and they told me that is an easy job and you can go back everyday sharp in 5.30pm. Some told me they work late, but they can claim all the OT … these few statement keep on flash in my mind, maybe I’m currently in the slow moving lane? Why I need to work late but cannot claim the OT? And it take my chances for being a home tutor too at night after work…  but maybe I’m not the ambitious one.. blek.

Instead of keep asking why, I need rather adjust back my current moving lane, define back what is the thing that is important to me. I easily brain washed by other individual, from colleagues and friends around me as well. These will all make me to hesitate and confuse, wander left and right, thinking of change job, change working area, to speed up myself to save more money. Talk is super easy, but hard to implement. I know that I need to be firm and get all the thing stable first before I can make changes on it. Stay firm and do my best in the current position, this job maybe cannot secure me for a good future, but I know that there are a lot of other thing that I can learn through it, keep learning everyday, new challenges, and look back, I really can see a significant changes and improvement I done and I gain week by week. Haha, why I describe my current company so badly, come on wei, we are MNC leh, one of the dream company for fresh graduate.

Hi , good day Ah Huam, gambate.

The feeling coming back again, but I know it is normal. 12 September 2010

Mid of September already, had been here for 2 months, a lot of thing happen recently, and I had stressed up by the tone of workload, company inter-personal issue… many and many. It can be easily detect out from my face, and I start to scare going to work every day, anxious and feel helpless. Now I feel like I need to have a new mind set, for doing everything. After calm down in these 3 days, I know the first thing I need to do is to overcome the feeling of “fear”. Don’t easy get panic when the trouble is happening, just do it as you can, if it is over myself capability, and I cannot solve it, I will ask for guidance from senior. The problem is they are not so helpful, and I feel very suffer when I’m in the middle of 2 difference parties.

Ya, this seem is a ‘rant’ blog for me, allow me to rant it out. I just don’t like:

You all say all is about common sense. The flow of the work is too subjective, you all please don’t tell me this is common sense, I will feel more comfortable if you all tell me that is about experiences. Please guide me more with more patients.

Tomato manager please guide me la, you are suppose be my shield, not in versa vice. When I ask you for advice, I don’t like you tell me you don’t know, and ask me to ask other people with your unpleasant voice. Be brave a bit.

Haiz, not good to rant too much, I know this is just a small portion of the troubles I facing, there are more and more queuing behind. The only one I can advise myself is pay more attention and patient, see and go through for a few months before give up, because I believe when I overcome all of this, my experience will teach me well. Even I try a new job, new challenges will come to me too. Now, take this challenges in WD, after overcome this tough one, I will become tough too indeed. Give myself another 3 months, let say it is not suitable for me, just go with what I wish to do.

Anyway, thanks for this job, because now I realize that a lot of thing is not so important, and now I more cherish everything I have, especially moment with the love one, family, friends. Priceless. Gogogo, I support myself. It is not easy for you to move to KL, don’t give up. Yeah2

Ready to GO 9 July 2010

Ready to go? The feeling is quite calm, but seems like a lot of thing need me to go through bravely. This is the new chapter for me, new phase for me to go. Now I plan to send my motorbike to there and start to contact with the shipment company, but yet need to see their schedule and my available time in PJ.

My friend who working in the same company with me has plans to resign soon. She is currently in the same department with me, and she start to rants almost every time we meet her. This wasn’t a good news for me and this indirectly has much increase my pressure before I join the company. Strong mentality is needed for me to overcome this pressure, and I need to tell myself almost every job is like that. Working is totally different with the time when we study, since we are bonded with huge responsibility especially in those company that involve high volume production rate per day. The lesson can be quite painful if wrong decision is made. I not yet join the department, so I cannot comment more in that, but I hope that I can remember what my mind is thinking current for this moment, remember this and no to say surrender to it, no matter what.

Since I am fresh graduate, should learn thing in an open mind, this is the chance for me to go through harshly. As what my senior told me, go through these kind of challenges when you’re still young is much better that when you face these when you’re old. I have nothing to loss. Saw some friends that they posted some of their working life in FB, so I can almost tell, almost everywhere are the same.
Tomorrow onward there will be a new milestone, it may be a not easy for me a kampung boy to adapt, I need your support.

‘Yuan Lai Wo hen Qiong’ 4 July 2010

Just come back from a Penang trip 1 week ago with my special friend, this is a nice short trip indeed, thank you and I am very happy with that, maybe this is the last trip that we meet in Penang, but still I hope that we can make some visit again to this city in the future, the memorable place that we had spent for the years. Komtar area

In the coming next day to it, I went to KL again to collect the offer letter from the company, and rush my time to find a room in around PJ area, and finally, I success to get a room in S17. The room cost me 310 bucks for monthly rental fee. Since I am currently not moving in yet, so cannot comment more about the worth or not worth for that, but at least, the room and the house condition as well is far better that the others 3 rooms that I had visited before. Thank you for my friend Miss L to be my driver for the day. KLCC, again.. ><

Cute mouse family

I try to cherish every moment in the week before I go to work, and I treat this as a new chapter or milestone for me to go through, until 60 years old before retirement? Hopefully no. I started to pack some stuff and ask my friend help me to take it to PJ, so that I no need to carry too much thing at the time I travel next week. What my plan is I hope that I can ship my motorbike to the place, so that at least I got my own transport and not to rely too much on other once. 

Just relieve that I am going to bankrupt soon, pay for this one and that one, and buy this one and that one. All is necessary thing, not much I can save for it, the only is try to get the second-hand stuff, or select the cheap one to use for the moment. Mum want to give me some money, and I refused it, I still can survive, don’t worry for that, I promise I will take care of myself in the new environment, that is a new challenge for me to explore, I think I’m ready, maybe I’m not in real, anyway, just go, sometimes think more makes a people can’t enjoy the life, because that is an uncertainty. Good luck for me.

MEGA PROJECT 16 June 2010

happiness increase exponentially

Mid of June already, and finally I get my job offer, if everything go smoothly, I will start to work on early July. Not yet reach the destination, but you know I paid a lot of afford on this, at least I accomplish what I had planned long time ago and will continue to do as what I promised. The reality and the prove told me what decision that I need to make, but this maybe is not the best alternative, yet I believe there is nothing to be correct or wrong if we didn’t try, at least I pave the way and leave my first footprint on in. The way maybe rocky, this is the time for the kampung boy to test his wings in a new place, new life, new milestones, and new chapter of his life. I knew he needs a lot courage, support as well for it to fly. 

For the moment, I waiting for HR to call me to visit the company again to collect the confirmation letter, and start searching a small room around the area. Thank you for all friends that helped me a lot during my job hunting, even the path I undergo was not very smooth as other, last… thanks.

New plan should be planned, especially in future development, financial, lifestyle… many and many more before I have a good starting point in the new milestone. If let say I going to work from now to when I retire at about 55 years old, 30 years!!! There is equal to 1, 2, 3… total 6 Rancangan Malaysia between the interval instead of one for me. As a conclusion, is a MEGA PROJECT to go… @@

 

I am back 27 April 2010

my way

I am back, continue back the blog that I left it yesterday. I had forgotten where I stopped, just start with the life and the thing that I had encounter in this few weeks. Again, the KL trip, this KL trip had spent a lot of my money, only the transportation fare already cost me about 100 bucks. During the 3rd day of the trip, I had met my friend’s friend for some advises for career. Some of my friends wish to engage in banking industrial since the salary and benefits offer for fresh graduate is beautiful. Maybe these 4 years of study had bored up most of us regarding industrial life that we had to approach in it later on. Harsh work and OT seem become the hot words that we will think of it after all of us came back from industrial training last year. So, I lot of us has admire in the banking sector that can go back everyday at fix time. thank for the souvenir, cow baby

The friend of my friend is the victim that had affected by the economic crisis last year. Most of the engineers can only get the pay in the range of 1.5K to 1.8K in that period. This causes a lot of fresh buddy to engage banking sector since they can offer quite good pay until 2.8K for the time. He told us, the banking industrial is a non-return way for an engineer after you married it. You cannot take back the engineering sector after that and his advice is suggest my friends to first work in industrial and if found that that is not suitable, you can turn back as anytime and the door of banking is always open for engineering students. One thing that made me aware during the conversation is no matter how far you go, you will come back to the management arms. I fully agree with it. 

Now I feel like I am in the middle of the road that has many junctions. This makes me becomes emo and I need to apologize to those who are affected by my tornado wave. I kinda loss of my own confident and start to vague in the position I am standing now. Family, love, friendship, career… many and many things had approach to me. This maybe is a normal syndrome for an old boy that had finished his long life study, and this is the moment to choose the right paths to go. Until now I don’t know how to decide, but I know that the thing that will goes, it will, just I should ready to have a clear mind and healthy body in order for me to phew2 over this life bump.. GOGOGO… good night. 
sakura in usm engineering camp

on the way to our destination, Batu Hampar waterfall

blekkk.... 

Home 14-30 March 2010

Went back to home this weekend because long time I did not go back home already. The journey is long and tough, haha, why tough? Because I am sick with the public transport in SP, the bus station that had ‘registered’ under UNESCO, raining even make the condition more worse that cannot be imagine. That is hardly for us to survive in SP if without your own transport, at least I have a motorbike :) luckyYC's birthday
 Recently I had busy with my FYP and project with Motorola, and both of that need to due in end of this month. Next month onward will be start my exam week and it expected to be a honey month because I only have one subject in the final exam, hopefully… and that is the end of my study life for this moment, or consider as a break for me before I continue to move further. 

Next month I must more aggressive in job finding and hope can hear the news of the company to call me for interview. So far still haven’t receive any reply from them, almost 20 companies that I applied, not even get one that call me for interview, sigh, that is not easy, it is tough but must. Next month in the mid of the month have one career fair that will be held in Mid Valley for 3 days, I hope that I can have chance to attend and the problem now seems is I need to solve my accommodation issue for these 3 days. Tomorrow should be another boring day in Motorola… huhuh… bye2

Feel like quite lazy to continue, recently had busy with FYP, project from Motorola, and fortunately all is over and I back to ‘free’ mood again.

Yesterday 28 march, I had attended a talk in SP Inn with 2 friends from Uni. That is a very good talk and it had trigger me to ‘venture’ myself to everywhere that I can. I am not as free as other, but I wonder what is the thing that let me feel that there is a restriction for me. Family? Friend? Or maybe is my own problem, timid. This thing keeps on running in my mind after that and especially for me that in the junction now.

 When reach home, I have a conversation with these 2 friends, regarding what is your opinion after listening to this talk… we cannot get a pretty answer that to satisfy all parties, but at least we had learn to ‘open’ our mind, and always there is an opportunity. But seems it finally realize us that: if you want to success in life, mean that a wonderful life that worth for you and other people to mirror it, you should keep on moving, let down very thing and start from zero.

“U stand on the mountain, and if u feel that the mountain in the opposite of u look nicer, the only way for u is to move down from the current mountain, and move towards it.”

 “when facing trouble, people will ask that: is that I have made a wrong decision? And then move to other alternative in the midway. Y? bcs we got too much choices, and this is the barrier to block u to success”. 

“Never regret after u make a decision, keep move it.”

“I use what I have, to exchange what I need.”

“wish to increase satisfaction? Get direct feedback, take a challenge that is not too hard, but not too difficult… clear mind set, goal and objectives.”

“I step out from the origin, bcs I will to get back to origin… someday”

“u should leave down everything in the sunset of life, except -memories. So, always be a better man.” 

Translated my ah ken, from Chinese to English. Pardon me, sure a lot of problems in the sentence, and ‘ugly-fied’ the original sentence from 刘轩. Gogogo.

Resume 30 January 2010

Is the time for me to prepare my own resume to apply for the job soon. The fist job I want to apply soon is from oil and gas sector, Shell. This big company is coming soon to our school to find some potential new employees. This is a quite tough company, after pass the first interview section still got different kind of barrier that need to overcome. Got one section is you need to attend their job recruitment day, and contribute yourself to activities that they do for you. This is to test your learning ability, personal skill, ability to solve problems…

Here is some guidance for writing a good resume that I found from internet:

A CV is a record of your personal, education and work details. It should be as up to date as possible. The layout of your CV is flexible, however ideally it should be no more than two pages long. The use of headings such as Education, Career History can help to clarify sections. Don't use fancy layouts as these can detract from the contents of your CV. Don't make general statements about your qualities. Make sure you can support your statements with evidence. Try to link your skills and experience to the requirements of the job you are applying for.

A good CV will include:

Personal Details 

Keep this section brief - your full name, address, email address and phone number are important. 

Education Details 

Usually stated in reverse chronological order, with your most recent experiences first. Include details of the name of the institutions, the dates you attended and the qualifications you obtained / will obtain.

Think about the relevance of the information you detail. You may want to include a list of relevant modules, information about projects and dissertations undertaken, average grades and/or skills developed.

Career History / Professional Experience 

All experiences count, whether paid, voluntary or shadowing. These are usually stated in reverse chronological order with dates to illustrate how long you were there. Focus on your responsibilities and achievements in the role and remember to highlight where skills were used or developed.

Positions of responsibility/achievements/interests 

These are all relevant sections to include and can be used to demonstrate that you are motivated to pursue other activities, have an interest in a relevant career and take the initiative to develop your involvements and skills. Try to focus upon recent achievements and what your contributions were, skills developed and outcomes.

Please remember that this is a platform for you to demonstrate your key attributes and qualities, recognise your own achievements and the key challenges you have overcome. This is your opportunity to demonstrate this and potentially could be your first step through the selection process.

I will share the frequent questions that will ask during the job interview and the way that to guide you to answer soon. Stay tune and get more.