Life, It shall always not be good~

Not a great day to start off my week. I rested well during the weekend, get enough sleep but still not good enough to enthusiast me. Tired. Demotivated. I need some more rest I think,  the last time I took holiday that enabled me to chill at my hometown was back in February. 3 months ago. 

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Not enough with that. Personal relationship problems. I really can't tolerate with doubts, being accused for such a nonsense reason and false statement. Those actions remind me the old him which make me wonder, did he really changed for good or not? 

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Less than 2 days, we will say hello to June. Which indicates that, I have roughly one month left to get my assignments done. #studentsduty Both assignments were quite challenging because it's more on critical thinking and I have not started yet. But on top of that, June is the month of marking my student's assessment, submission of students progress report together with their e-portfolio and assessment development. T.T

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Budgetary. I created my personal cash flow forecast worth-ed 3 months ahead. It's my monthly routine actually but this time round I have to planned for more than a month. Why? Starting next month I have to fly back to KK, monthly basis due to various solid reasons. Anddddd the airplane tickets were freaking mahal! My goodness. BSB-BKI, operated by Royal Brunei Airlines only, so no choice. I need to pay all the bills, car loan and school fees. It's not that I can't afford it but I need to save money but how lah if like this *sigh*

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Today is the wedding day of my cousin a.k.a childhood friend. I'm so frustrated that I can't go home to join the celebration of their love. I missed their engagement ceremony and now I missed their wedding. Bounded to the commitment of work and plus 2 different country will never have exactly the same public holiday. It's a normal working day here~

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Just recently my physical condition getting weird. I woke up with a really bloated face, including my lips which rarely happened to me. My back acne suddenly attacking me again. I got 2 lines of eye-bag which I didn't even realized if my box's member did not mentioned it. Is it because of the stress of work? Stress of life? Too much thinking? Or is it because of the foods that I ate? I have no idea.

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It's not that when I wrote down everything here, when I voice out my endless complaints here it will solve the problem. No, not at all. But I just want to be real. I'm just a typical human being that faced this kind of situation also.

....and it shall always not bad, we only have to work hard. Be strong girl!

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Customer Service

Free 1 slot this afternoon and I've to invigilate students' exam later on by 3.30 pm. So I've few minutes to update my blog. The sudden urge to write on something again. Well, after the lunch break just now, I opened up the Reader's Digest Malaysia site and the article by Kathy Buchanan with a title of "Are you being served?" caught my attention and end up reading it thoroughly. Based on my business-education background, I am totally agree with her points. With that I meditate on myself regarding my own experience with this customer services.

I'm that kind of person who will ask lots of questions if I don't understand or unsure on certain things. Thus, I always took the benefits of the moderns Information and Communication Technologies nowadays to get in contact with the customer service department in any kind of organization especially in Malaysia. I'll file my inquiries normally via email or phone call. But since I'm currently working abroad, sending an email was my first choice. To save my phone bills of course! 

Some organization did provide a very good customer service, some just so-so and some just totally need to fix their customer service. Just recently I emailed the customer service in one of the Malaysian automobile company. Since I'm gonna have my first car inspection service, of course I have tons of questions to be ask. The thing is, the person in charge of my inquiries does not answer my questions at all. Not once, but twice! She did replied but she's not answering my questions and asked me to call their toll free-number. I tried to call but since I'm out of the country, I couldn't reach them even I dialed it together with the country code number. I even arrange my email properly and check all the grammars (I'm still learning to improve on this) to ensure that she will understand my questions. But the result is still the same. Kind off disappointed. I am still trying to figure out ways on getting the answer. I hope they can fix this. Should focus on the customer's email also, not the phone calls only.

But looking on the bright side, most of the organizations such as PTPTN, Zalora , OUM, BKNS, UMS, Airasia, Malaysia Airlines and moreeeeee did have a great customer services.  (can't remember the rest). But it based on my personal experience. Kudos and keep it up!

XOXO,

Jujie

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Packed.

I've got packed, hectic and crazy schedule nowadays!  I was updating my calendar thingy just now and shot, it is 13th of May already. I had some free time this afternoon (not that free actually, I just being lazy) and I decided to give a visit to my blog and write a little. And again I'm doing this live from MIC's office. Haha. I was down with fever and flu few days ago and slightly regaining my health again. Might happened because I was too tired and plus the condition of the weather here in Brunei. Sekejap panas, sekejap hujan.

It's been 3 months since the last time I went back to my hometown. And guess what I missed home so much. I can only go back on this coming July. Little that I know, I've never been away from home for more than 3 months. The challenges of working abroad I guess. I missed my dad's 50th birthday, I missed the Arie's family mothers day celebration for my mom and also expected to miss my cousins wedding on the end of this month and another one earlier next month. How cruel life is.

Nevertheless, the hectic schedule actually help to remedy a bit of this homesickness. Whether the in-office or off-office activities. It does help actually. So my dear diary for this months;

5th May 2016. Snorkeling + Diving. It was my first time, I didn't know what to wear so end up wearing my gym outfit. HAHA.

Women Of Destiny Conference at church. 5-7 May 2016.

Simple celebration at home which I missed out. Dad's 50th birthday. He texted me that he was sad that I am not there which made me cry out loud. Love you dad!

Mother's Day Celebration for my mom. So sweet my dad and the siblings cause they prepared all of that.

Daily routine. Facetime-ing with the fambams. Thank God for the evolving technologies. 

Be good to each other and keep the positive vibes on peeps!

Love,
~Jmarlyn~

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As of 10th April 2016

Greetings blogger! 

Finally, I updated my blog's template and arranged each item properly. Big shout out to newbloggerthemes.com for creating and designing such an adorable templates. I wanted to add background music to my blog but the thing is, I failed to do so. I've tried few steps that I google-ed but nay, it didn't succeed. Where do I get the song's URL which end with .mp3? I stuck there. Therefore, I decided to just arrange it some other time. Perhaps if any of you, who read this post can help me to resolve this matter? Just drop it at the comments area down there. Thank you in advance :)

Yes, it's 10th of April already! MIC new semester just began last week and as usual time really does flies if student's were around. My schedule for this semester quite pack but never mind I preferred going to class with the students rather than stuck with the office's work. I hoped and prayed that I'll get along well with my new students just how it works with my previous and current students. 

Spent my weekend by doing a revision for my upcoming exam. I barely able to finish 1 chapter within this 2 days and I still have 9 more chapters to go. Just for 1 subject. The other subject? No comment. My goodness, so this is how it felt to study and work in the same time. Just after I know that I've been accepted to pursue my study in Master, I am so damn happy and I thought it's gonna be cool and I can't wait to start. But then, the reality bites me. It's matter of balancing every single aspect of my life. I know I will survive, but how? The question remain unanswered.

And I have a new commitment again. Thank you bapa! I'll treat that as my advance birthday gift. I am excited but nervous at the same time. I hope it will lead me to become a more responsible person. At least, I'll know where my money will go every month and financial management it is.

So, as a conclusion for today's post, I'll summarized on what I've learnt about "Managing and Performing" in the Organization and Business Management Subject;

1. Managing in the new competitive landscape (basically this sub-topic discuss how it works on managing in different, latest situation in business world)

• Globalization
• Technological change
• Knowledge management
• Collaboration across boundaries

2. Managing for competitive advantage (this topic urged the manager to emphasize more their organization's specialty compared to their competitors)

• Innovation
• Quality
• Service
• Speed
• Cost competitiveness
• Sustainability

3. The functions of management (it discuss the basic functions of management and the managers need to mastered all of it)

• Planning
• Organizing
• Leading
• Controlling

4. Management level and skills

• Top-level managers (strategic managers)
• Middle-level managers (tactical managers)
• Frontline managers (supervisor/sales managers)
• Working leaders with broad responsibilities (interpersonal, informational, decision)
• Management skills (technical skills, conceptual and decision skills, interpersonal and communication skills)

(Bateman & Snell, 2013)

And, it's a wrap! Till next time. XOXO

Rowling Stones Team for Crossfit Games Open 2016 #673Jerudong (I'll try to find time to blog about crossfit)

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Private Sector

Greetings everyone,

Can't believe that it's Wednesday already. Well, the semester break had officially started on this week. No students, no classes, everything is no, #ijoke. Again I'm updating my blog live from the office. Just finished marking one of student's assignment and upon finishing it I realized I need a sneak peak here in my blog just to burst out things that bother my head.

So, here's the thing. I am currently working in one of the private college here in Brunei. Meaning to say that I'm in private sector. Long story short, I believe that everyone is aware with the current situation of global economy crisis and yes, this country also affected by this matter. Sales is not good, number of students allocated for each private college drop and in term of business I believe the profit also drop.

During annual dinner last year, I remembered the owner of this college mentioned that there 'might be' a cut down of headcounts. That 'might be' became reality. Two of my colleagues will going back to their hometown next week. And about few more will going back this September. I thanked God that I'm not in the list and great news is I've been offered to renew my contract. The management called me earlier last month regarding this matter but I kept things low to avoid rumors spreading within the company. I am grateful.

Deep thought about this, I realized that this is the consequences working in private sector. I felt 'kesian' with my colleagues who'll end their journey in this college. I am sad. I'm like talking to myself, 'Ok, we have to faced this kind of things when working in private sector'. And I started to envy those who are working with the government where they doesn't have to undergo this kind of things. I know I should not compare it. I know I should be grateful. It just, I am sad of this situation.

I believe in the power of prayer. Ever since I got this job, I continued to pray about it and as a result of that, I am still here. 

I tried to discuss this matter with someone that I believe will understand and comfort me via Whatsapp last night. I tried to explain everything, tried to share every story regarding this re-structuring matter. But end up having a fight. I haven't finished my story and questions keep coming up, I texted the direct points but being accused of using flowery words and I should call rather than texting. What am I supposed to do when I'm not good in expressing things verbally. I get mad and I am sad again. Hoping to get comforted but it just getting worst. 

Why don't I share it with my parents? Yay or Nay? Nay. A biggg NAY NAY. I don't want them to get worried of me. As simple as that. Decided to have my own 'me-time' today. I'm gonna devote myself to works and assignments today. No social networks. Now, it's like I'm punishing myself. Meaning to say, heart-broken sangat2 lah tu. I am sad :'(

Screenshot-ed this from CF673J IG acc. When I just finished my foundation in Crossfit in the middle of last year. #throwback

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