Lessons

Alright, done with my Case Study presentation about Bundy going to Korea... Thank goodness that nothing major happened but i did slack in a few areas:

1. Late in attending the tutorial which almost resulted in deduction of presentation marks.

I was in the class earlier than everyone else and the tutor knew that too. A few minutes before the class started, I've actually realised that I forgot to print out a copy of the powerpoint handout of my presentation to the tutor. Therefore, I rushed to the computer lab to do so. Unfortunately, I ran out of quota and requested a favour from a friend who in the end, didn't realise that her quota had finished too. Spent almost 15 minutes in the lab which finally got my handout printed by a stranger who had pity on me. Lol.

2. Poor time management when presenting.

Time allocated : 5 minutes
Time used: 7 minutes
Over time: 2 minutes (Marks was deducted for this reason)

3. Too many slides for 5 minutes presentation.
Although I've enough and strong facts to cover the whole case study's issue, 13 slides for 5 minutes were a bit excessive. Time spent on each slide was average 40-50 seconds. This eventually led to the above (2) setback.

4. Report couldn't be submitted on time
I was told that the report submission mustn't necessarily be done on the same day. It was a wrong information and therefore, marks were deducted for the delay in submission of the case study report. Furthermore, it's a bit hectic for me as I would have to come out with the 3000 words long report in less than 14 hours time. Headache for me on this matter...

At the end, everything goes well. Never thought I could last the whole lecture through from 1.00pm to 2.15pm (an hour and a quarter lecture, which was surprisingly short) after finishing my case study presention at 10.20am and had a sleepless night before that. What's up for me now? Getting the case study report done and study! I don't have much time left to study for the mid term examinations as I was just told that I've to put up a night in PD as my session will be postponed from evening till night. It would be too late to leave after my session. Solution? I would leave straight after my breakfast to rush home to study.

Sleepy eyes now as it's already 3.24am, 31st August 2006. Went to Taman Tun Dr Ismail at 8.00pm, last night for a farewell dinner of Daan and Sake, the Dutch ambassadors who'll be leaving later in the morning. Proceed to a Merdeka Day countdown in Savana, near Dang Wangi where Christine and I met the interns and friends for some dancing and drinking activities. Lol. I'll be having an LLDS UPM Facilitators Meeting tomorrow in Mid Valley Megamall at 10.00am. Therefore, I've to hit the sack right now or else I won't make it on time. My puncuality has turned bad and really gotta do something about it. Signing off now.

Melvin

Expectations

I found that there are actually plenty of people who read this blog of mine and they've asked me to write more to keep them updated about me. Well, here you go. I'll try to blog as regularly as I can. :)

Firstly, what's in my mind now is my presentation this Wednesday and eventually, mid-semester examinations. 4 Ds for the mid-sem. Possible? Of course they do, aren't they? But they can't be achieved by just uttering them in words. It requires action and therefore, to really sit down, study and do well, are just what I'm going to do for the next five days. Talking about preparations, I've a case study presentation this Wednesday - Bundy Goes to Korea. Some issues on market entry by Australian's famous spirit, Bundaberg with the famous polar bear mascot, into Korean market. Tough one as I have yet to read through the given entry strategies yet. Lol. Hopefully everything will turn out well for me, as I did last week for my IMR Case study presentation. :)

I'm picking up badminton again after so long when the racquet has already been covered in dusts. I've been playing quite regularly on a weekly basis, thanks to Christine dear in pushing me to take up the racquet again and breaking a few aged strings :P. Tuesdays and Sundays are the days where I'll be working my wrist, shoulder, arms, legs and buttock to chase after a merely 10g shuttlecock flying around the court. Besides that, I enjoy badminton on Sundays especially, when I actually admiring how Christine looks like when she's playing (i've never told her that. Hehe...). I've to admit that I really like girls who love and enjoy sports. Anyway, I miss my football/futsal too. I can't wait to kick the ball again...


In two weeks time, Christine and I will be on our way for our first overseas vacation to Bangkok, Thailand. I can foresee this to be a great trip as I'll be able to meet my Thai AIESECer friends
who've been persuading me to go to their beloved country for quite some time already. The best thing is I'll be able to meet Sake (a close friend of mine in AIESEC, a Dutch ambassador) who'll be there for a four-month student exchange program. Something I'm looking forward to, for now, I can't wait to finish my exams and prepare to go abroad (sounds AIESECy, I know) for a week vacation. Leaving for Bangkok in the evening of 12th September and returning to KL in the afternoon of 17th September, I'll definitely go to places where I've never been during my last trip in Bangkok two years ago.

I wonder what will be happening in the city when I'm there because it would be great to experience some local events. However, my emphasis is still SHOPPING! Since I enjoy shopping so much, it's time to shop till I drop there. I was paying extra for my tickets for a filght back on Sunday as I do not want to miss the weekend market in Chatuchak. I really want to enjoy my holiday to the fullest because coming back means I'm back to business again. It's time to take some time off from what I'm doing in Malaysia.


Anyway, before I get ahead with my mid-semester exam, I'll be attending an LLDS conference by UPM as a facilitator in Port Dickson. Another challenge for me as I'm facilitating another Local conference in a well established AIESEC chapter in Malaysia. I've done UTM, and now, UPM and next, not sure... NLDS in USM perhaps? My major concern is, do I have sufficient time to study for my exams after a day of my weekend is taken to do the above mentioned task? It's all about time management anyway because nobody forces me to take up the facilitator role except myself. It's a responsibility taken by myself and it'll be definitely fulfilling to see me succeeding the role and doing well in the exams as well.

Bottomline is, I hope that everything will turn out well as I'm really optimistic about things that will be coming next. They seem good to conclude this year as a great year for me. I'm pretty sure it will. :) BCAoTY, that'll be great to celebrate the milestone in my life.

God bless.

Mourn

Life is like a roller-coster. I must admit it. Not only it goes up, down, diagonally, horizontally and upside-down, it also faces faulty and be consumed by time. Take into account its life as well. It has to be serviced regularly or else its life will end anyway.



It's almost 22 days since Rosline has left us, but what she left in me was far more than a memory. I might not be the best of her friends but her departure has definitely left a mark in me and her, I'm sure. Remembering the day when I waited for her for almost 3 hours for her to be pushed out from the surgery room during her 1st admittance to UM Medical Center. There was a distinct feeling when I saw her being pushed out from the elevator and into the ward. And how her tears rolled when she saw me... I questioned my intention to be there for her? What's in me that drive me to do that? And how I touched her hair and appreciate her existence in my life... What was I telling myself then? I didn't know. I finally got the answer a day before she left the beautiful world and before I manage to tell her how she's touched my life till the final day she's alive. May the Lord bless her soul in finding eternal peace forever. Below is really a beautiful poem for her, posted by Jillyn in dotwrite.blogspot.com.:

IF YOU'RE EVER GOING TO LOVE ME

If you're ever going to love me, love me now, while I can know

All the sweet and tender feelings which from real affection flow.

Love me now, while I am living; do not wait till I am gone

And then chisel it in marble - warm love words on ice-cold stone.

If you've dear, sweet thoughts about me, why not whisper them to me?

Don't you know it would make me happy and as glad as glad can be?

If you wait till I am sleeping, ne'er to waken here again,

There'll be walls of earth between us and I couldn't hear you then.

If you knew someone was thirsting for a drop of water sweet,

Would you be so slow to bring it? Would you step with laggard feet?

There are tender hearts all 'round us who are thirsting for our love;

Why withhold from them what nature makes them crave all else above?

I won't need your kind words when the grass grows o'er my face.
I won't crave your love or kisses in my last low resting place.

So then, if you love me any, if it's but a little bit,

Let me know it now while we are living so I can own and treasure it.

~Author unknown~

Thanks, Jill for such a beautiful posting.
God bless.