Category Archives: Work life

Delay you say?


Posted by Skye

I’ve been wondering what to blog about… Life has been so hectic lately, that there is almost too much to say! Instead let me summarise in a few (?) bullet points.

  • Penang laksa = awesome
  • Penang loh mee = double awesome
  • Last minute business trip = tiring
  • Last minute business trip combined with assignment due dates = no sleep
  • Shanghai subway @ peak hour = not as bad as KL monorail @ peak hour
  • Travel delays = inevitable, frustrating, and please can I shove the woman who just pushed in front of the queue out of the way?
  • More travel delays = tears
  • Langkawi = relief to get off the freaking plane. Now if only I had had time to go home and pack clothes for a holiday.
  • Langkawi seafood = I don’t eat it, but ohmigod, is that really a prawn? How huge is that??
  • Flight home = more delays? Thank God this time I’m with family
  • Home = hot shower. Clean clothes. Heaven.

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It’s all about compromise


Posted by Skye

It is coming up to the end of my first week back at work. I’m having a good time. It has been great to meet new people, and I think my team is really lovely. They have been incredibly welcoming and extremely helpful. I’m also enjoying having new challenges in my day. I don’t like it when I don’t know something, but the journey and that feeling when you finally work something out/learn something new is awesome.

Anyway, next week I’m hosting a “team meeting” using Adobe Connect and apparently I need to prepare a 5 minute piece to introduce myself. First things first, I love Connect. I really wanted my team in my previous company to start using it, but for some reason they weren’t so keen. But on the other hand… this task feels like homework! Lol. My manager said “do something quirky”. What on earth is quirky?

I think the problem is that because of my background (in creating interactive learning presentations) I may be overreaching. A 5 minute quirky, online presentation, all about me? Theoretically speaking, there is scope to do SOOO much. I can imagine it now – a bouncy, quirky, not-powerpoint-driven presentation. Practically speaking… unless I do it after hours, it’s going to be a little more bland :)

I realise I need to find a compromise. Any ideas?