Monday, November 29, 2010

Monday, November 22, 2010

Foto Keluarga

Woman: Mas, tau ga, kemarin kan aku harus bawa foto keluarga untuk urus jamsostek. Lah seumur-umur saya ngga pernah foto keluarga, jadi kemarin saya bikin aja (sambil mengeluarkan sesuatu dari kantungnya).
Man: hahahahahaha... Mbak maksudnya foto keluarga buat jamsostek tuh pas foto setiap anggota keluarga.
*Ternyata si mbak tersebut mengajak keluarganya untuk foto keluarga di studio.

Foto Keluarga

Woman: Mas, tau ga, kemarin kan aku harus bawa foto keluarga untuk urus jamsostek. Lah seumur-umur saya ngga pernah foto keluarga, jadi kemarin saya bikin aja (sambil mengeluarkan sesuatu dari kantungnya).
Man: hahahahahaha... Mbak maksudnya foto keluarga buat jamsostek tuh pas foto setiap anggota keluarga.
*Ternyata si mbak tersebut mengajak keluarganya untuk foto keluarga di studio.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Blaming, not.

Me: I wonder why it took you so long to process this, your colleague just did the confirmation this morning, which IMO is a little too late.
Lady: pauses. I don't wanna blame anyone sir, but the bank's response is rather slow.
So I guess the lady at the other end didn't want to blame nor giving excuses, but given the circumstances, it was inevitable. She did not deliver. So there she goes, giving excuses by blaming. I can see that she has been trained to take ownership, to avoid giving excuses and blaming. The idea is there, but just like everything else in life, practice makes perfect.
Got me thinking though, I haven't done a lot to my team in that regard. Heck, I still need to practice it myself, a lot.

Tough day!

That's right, this has been a tough day. I'm telling you, getting several thousand dollars in few hours is no easy task. They say we get what we tolerate, so I think there's no one to blame but me for what happened today. It happened only because I allowed it to happen. I barely won the battle today, and while this is going long and tiring war, losing is not in my book. Either I win or I learn, and today while I had my small win, I learn, a lot!

Looking in perpective, today is still a wonderful day:
1. I (we) successfully got the much needed fund.
2. My father in law is back in Jakarta.
3. My wife got her iPad :D
4. My house renovation finally see some real progress.
5. I had a nice dinner with the family.

If those didn't make anyone's day great, I don't what can.

Peace.