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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
TR1
sitting alone in the training room minus the buzzings and murmurings of my trainees, I got the chance to look at the whole room fenced by its four green-colored walls. Not that I do not know this room. I am familiar with each and every corner, from the computers, to the projector up to the pencil sharpener. The thing is, I am having that melodramatic sentimental moment we usually see in the movies when someone is about to leave his house and he makes one final look but instead of empty corners, he sees memories.
Training Room 1 has been my office for the last 6 months since I started doing induction training for new colleagues in my department. It was here where I conducted my very first session, trying to speak louder so trainees could not hear the beats of my nervous heart. Too many times I had to stop them from making too loud laughters from the games we play. In a few occassions, I had to speak some real words of encouragement to lessen frustrations caused by learning or the absence of it. One of the greatest feelings is when they believe in themselves when I told them that I do.
Five batches, 14 nationalities, too many personalities have been revealed in this room. Things have been taught. Stories have been told. Friendships were built. Laughters were shared. Believe it or not, tears have been poured out. Lives have been changed. All inside the Training Room 1. And the sweetest things is, at the end of the day, when we go out of the room, I am not just their trainer, I am a friend.
In two weeks time, I will be transferring to Burj Al Arab. I will be leaving this hotel. I will be leaving Training. In the past six months, I sure learned a lot myself. When I look at the whole experience, I was not the Trainer. I was actually a Trainee.
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Training Room 1 has been my office for the last 6 months since I started doing induction training for new colleagues in my department. It was here where I conducted my very first session, trying to speak louder so trainees could not hear the beats of my nervous heart. Too many times I had to stop them from making too loud laughters from the games we play. In a few occassions, I had to speak some real words of encouragement to lessen frustrations caused by learning or the absence of it. One of the greatest feelings is when they believe in themselves when I told them that I do.
Five batches, 14 nationalities, too many personalities have been revealed in this room. Things have been taught. Stories have been told. Friendships were built. Laughters were shared. Believe it or not, tears have been poured out. Lives have been changed. All inside the Training Room 1. And the sweetest things is, at the end of the day, when we go out of the room, I am not just their trainer, I am a friend.
In two weeks time, I will be transferring to Burj Al Arab. I will be leaving this hotel. I will be leaving Training. In the past six months, I sure learned a lot myself. When I look at the whole experience, I was not the Trainer. I was actually a Trainee.
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Sunday, April 06, 2008
men of grey's anatomy: worth getting sick for..hehe..
Friday, March 14, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
all about pain.
in life, we do decisions that we know would really hurt us.we know it would be really painful but we do it nonetheless.
because we have goals. because we look at what it would be like after the pain. because the pain is worth it.
that's exactly how it was like when i decided to move here in dubai. i know it would be difficult. i know the things i will miss. i know it would not be easy. but i did it anyway. for my family. just that thought makes it feel all worth it.
sometimes, though, because of our focus on our goals, we belittle the pain. we never really knew the depth of the ache hurt until you are there, stuck in the deepest misery. trust me, there will a lot of times when you will question your decision. you will feel so miserable until you think of the goal. then you will be fine again ready to take the challenge. and another cycle starts.
more than a year now in dubai and i know i should be over this thought. i was. until i went to the dentist one day and decided to have braces on. i know it would be painful and it would really really hurt but when i was there lying on that dentist's bed, all i can think of was the goal. and the goal will be worth it.
but after a day of conducting training with braces on, i feel like hating myself for bringing me into this situation. i belittled the pain until now that i can barely eat and the flesh inside my mouth is paining to the highest extent of torment. i have no escape but sleep. i hope it would be like earrings or make up or contact lenses that i remove after my day so that my night would be more comfortable. but that is not the case.
today is just my first day with the braces. i know i had a long way to go. but i wil have to endure it. just like how they say it, "no pain, no gian". aja!
because we have goals. because we look at what it would be like after the pain. because the pain is worth it.
that's exactly how it was like when i decided to move here in dubai. i know it would be difficult. i know the things i will miss. i know it would not be easy. but i did it anyway. for my family. just that thought makes it feel all worth it.
sometimes, though, because of our focus on our goals, we belittle the pain. we never really knew the depth of the ache hurt until you are there, stuck in the deepest misery. trust me, there will a lot of times when you will question your decision. you will feel so miserable until you think of the goal. then you will be fine again ready to take the challenge. and another cycle starts.
more than a year now in dubai and i know i should be over this thought. i was. until i went to the dentist one day and decided to have braces on. i know it would be painful and it would really really hurt but when i was there lying on that dentist's bed, all i can think of was the goal. and the goal will be worth it.
but after a day of conducting training with braces on, i feel like hating myself for bringing me into this situation. i belittled the pain until now that i can barely eat and the flesh inside my mouth is paining to the highest extent of torment. i have no escape but sleep. i hope it would be like earrings or make up or contact lenses that i remove after my day so that my night would be more comfortable. but that is not the case.
today is just my first day with the braces. i know i had a long way to go. but i wil have to endure it. just like how they say it, "no pain, no gian". aja!
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