Shell Life (Part 13: Back In Action!)

Back to work, finally!! After sitting 'on the bench' waiting for new project assignment for almost a month, I have got new role being assigned!

It was so relaxing in the begining when I first got out from my previous project - it was a total 'idle' mode where there was nothing to be done but taking (or rather clearing) leave that I brought forward from last year, attending training, participating in all the social activities arranged by department that I wasn't able to attend when I was in project! Later, I realised that there was basically nothing I could do, but feeling useless (or disturbing all my other colleagues that have project in hands :P)!

Well, with all the planned activities (and the only activities I could do) stated, I managed to do it all except few training that I have to attend after the assignment of my new role. But I was lucky enough to be given time and chance to complete all the training before starting officially with actual work being assigned (not just title). And with that 'idle' duration 'granted', I have attended Shell Life training (that I missed in 2005 & 2006); become the certified BA after attending all the required courses; meet one of my GPA (Goals and Performance Appraisal) target by attending the social activities arranged by department (yes, we are being measured against our participation to company's event!) - all within the precious one month!!

I guess my busy days will start soon, where I will be getting into the 'insane' mode without much time to update my website or blog - do expect delay in getting the latest news! But, am so happy that I have finally become useful and occupied again!

Shell Life (Part 12: The Shell Life Training 12-16Mar07)

Finally! I was enrolled and participated in the well-known training in Shell - 'The Shell Life'! I missed it both in 2005 & 2006 due to late registration - I joined the company in late Q3 of 2005, and was drowned with my project in 2006. The programme is so hot that it will be closed for registration in first quarter of every year due to overwelming responses despite the increase in number of training available in the year - almost one in every month in different region! To realise my goal in 2007, I had to put on my 'kia-su' (Chinese Dialect: Hokkien, mean scared to fail) aura to become one of the early birds - I registered immediately after knowing it was open for registration! Well, it worth the effort (the 'kia-su' spirit)!

It was a lively, fun, fully interacting and tiring training for learning, re-learn, and sharing - not forgeting the networking bit. The course design and content was so intensive and compact to be digested within the 5-day training. There were so much to be learnt, experienced, thought off and shared, which are impossible to be done thoroughly during the programme duration. It was done with the 'best' touch-n-go mechanism by 2 trainers. How I wish we could have more time!!

Am still anticipating for the moment to receive the postcard that I have written to myself during the training - we got to write a message to ourselves in a postcard in one of the session. I can't really remember what I have written, but it will be great to recall and flash back my thoughts and feeling that I had on that day through the card! Not to mention our self-designed T-shirt themed with our name, location, values and role models! It was further decorated with feedback from the group at the back of the shirt in our last session - it was kinda fun writing at the back of other while having other to write on yours, the long 'people-train' is formed! Reading through the words really remind me on what I have gone through during the training, what I have learnt, and who I have met and make friends with (out of so many employees and training out there, we have chosen the same training at the same location, same time)!

I will cherish this part of memory in my Shell Life journey. And most importantly, reflect all the learnt values in my real life.

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