Monday, January 22, 2007

Benci sama Allah??

Mutiara Hati, tv9:
Nabila benci sama Allah! Mengapa Allah tak makbulkan permintaan Nabila (anak kecil) ?Anakku, cuba kau pejamkan mata sebentar….Ingat semula, cuma hanya sekali Allah makbulkan permintaanmu? (flashback) Nah, banyak sekali kan? Kok kali ini Allah hanya mau menguji……..kita hambaNya harus tetap bersyukur dan banyak berdoa!

Campus politic again
This time, I’m afraid they’re really goin’ for the kill!
The ‘sacrificial lamb’ is ready, unknowingly (submitted recently).
I might be wrong (God, I really hope so) but if it does happened in the near future while I’m still here to observe things – that’s all the proof that I need for my so-called ‘conspiracy theory’!
The big shots are working independently but their actions are cumulatively taken together out to destroy the reputation of that someone, at least to impart some considerable damage to the self-ego.
The conspiracy theory is based on bits and pieces of information, snatches here and there but I’ve had it from good authority (read as - to be trusted). The thing is I’m helpless, couldn’t do a thing about it – all I’m thinking is that I’m glad it’s not me! Not that I’m far from being hurt in the process. After all, we are all ‘small people’. One lamb might not be enough (big ego involved), and there is the possibility of retaliation and/or retribution by others.

Office politic on a smaller scale
Since I’m the most senior in terms of no. of semesters here (but almost the youngest lor) and being the unofficial office bearer of gossips, I’ve been subject to the receiving end of complaints, welfare duties, organizing headaches etc.
Considering the number of candidates and would-be candidates, places in our office are very limited, only 17 furnished cubicles in all. It’s only for the chosen few (I’m lucky indeed)- nah, not the crème of the crème but more like who’s most frequently show their faces- so queuing and sharing are to be expected. Sometimes, sharing is out of the question for some since it’s difficult to assign the accountability for the computers esp. when they’re infected.
The phone call that I received this morning is another complaint about a person here in the office that verbally harassed the caller about giving in her password in order to gain access to the computer that they’ve recently shared. The caller is simply annoyed and the fact is that she doesn’t particularly like the pushy attitude of that person. The thing is she is currently in another campus nearby but making noise about the person who is here in the office with me. So, what am I suppose to do? And I was the one who came out with the idea for them to share – sort of..

Wait the minute, what does it got to do with me in the first place?
I’m outta here by June, the latest! And my place isn’t up for grab, it’s already taken.

BTW, if you think I’m selfish – wait:
I’d thoroughly involved in 2 corp.lec and 2 colloq.
I’d bought the latest of the series of kettle to replace the previous leaky one - 4 months waiting for someone else to do it.
Malas lah masuk bakul angkat sendiri..

Lesson learnt today: How to rate your supervisee (Is there such word uh?)
By: Supervisor


This is intended for the purpose of biannual confidential report of student’s progress.
Students are rated (in part) for the following:
Diligence
Attendance
Interest
Work quality and Efficiency
English proficiency: written and oral
Ability to work independently
Overall performance

The scale used:
A – Excellent
G – Very good
H – Good
C – Satisfactory
S – Average
D – Unsatisfactory
F - Poor

P/S: I’ve got all very good and two excellent – not bad huh? Given the fact that she’s doing it (filling in the form) in front of me, I wonder whether she’s thinking highly of me or simply she pitied me – kesian perhaps?

The previous arrangement was for me to fill it in myself (mampus klu kantoi nih!)- she just sign earlier. What I did was to underestimate myself! I thought I was trying to be honest ok. So, I just rated myself at most - very good, but mostly good or satisfactory. Klu letak ‘Excellent’ tu mcm jobo yo pulak..
I do regret it now – since the report does have some weight towards my future career aside from staying in my personal file forever. Duh!!

She told me, “Given that kind of varying scale are being used, you should have never rated yourself even as ‘satisfactory’ since it means little. Unless the range of scale is something like merit, satisfactory and poor, then satisfactory means ok.” (Based on her daughter experience in medical school in UK)

2 comments:

simah said...

WHERE R U PlaNNİNG TO Go By JUne? does that mean ur big T is finally in its final stage??

office politics huh? May Allah help the lamb..

rad said...

Scholarship will end on early June - kete nak makan apa? Tuang pasir? (See, I'm more concern about my car rather than me-self heheheh) So, by hook or by crook, I've to finish & submit by May! InsyaAllah...doakan byk2 ye.