"[For salarymen] being exhausted
is considered a virtue."
Masao Miyamoto
Psychiatrist
As
cliche as it sounds, time flies. It has been one year since I turned
into a new chapter of my life in Japan; from a S to another S. That is,
from a student to a salaryman. And today, it will mark my second year at
Gateway Computer. Throughout this short period, I have gone through and
seen a lot. I would say stepping into the real world is something
different that what you get at school.
You
learn how to respect people, how to deal with stress and pressure,
organizing yourself, time management, etc. And also, how excited it
feels on Friday evening, and how blue you turn when the clock is ticking
down on Sunday night haha! I am not gonna elaborate every one of them
in detail here though. Those who have been working for some time should
get one I mean.
Taken with CEO Hayashi
Shuichi, exactly one year ago, on our first day at company.
There
are two good news and a bad news in this short update. I'll start with
the good ones. First, I was selected to be the "Best Employee of the
Month" for February. This monthly award allows anyone to nominate anyone
else in the company, whom they think has done a good job for the month.
And the great thing is, self-nomination is possible as well haha!
Normally,
there are several people picked to get this award. In January, there
were zero nomination, but in February, there were as many of 14 of us
haha! So, yeah, as you can see from the newsletter, I appear as one of
the award recipient. I was selected for my involvement in a
PC-deployment project for Novartis for about five months last year. And
the award entitles us to 10,000 yen worth of coupon.
My aunt reaction when she
saw that picture, "Can't see anything except seeing you running. For
that, you got selected as best employee??" lol!
Just like my aunt commented, "Anda sangat cemerlang, gemilang and terbilang" haha!
The second good news is that all of us in our department got an unexpected fallen durian (durian runtuh)
this month. Apparently, the company made quite some profit over the
year and as an appreciation of our hard work, we were awarded with a
special bonus this month. Getting two good news in one week is just
great, isn't it?
However,
as I had mention, there is a bad news. I am thinking should I mention
it here or not. But I guess sooner or later, it well become public
anyway. So here I am, making an announcement. For several private
reasons, I have decided to hand up my resignation and return to Malaysia
for good. I have not make this official to the top management people in
my company, but I will get everything done by mid-April and you shall
see me back to Malaysia by the end of this month.
I
shall explain my decision when the right time comes, but yes, this is
indeed a sudden decision and my six-year-plus journey in Japan has
finally, come to its end. It has been a memorable journey. Thanks you
and arigatou!
5 comments:
Wow... Been 1 year of u working? Had the feeling like u started work not too long ago. Hehe... Time flies. Been great reading ur stories in japan. Anyway, wish ya all the best in ur future undertakings... Hope u don't stop writing... :D
Hahaha... Great day to post this hor... :P
@ DT:
Haha! Yeah, time flies! Thanks for your continued support all along.
I know you have been reading my blog since long time ago, and every time I see you dropping come comments, it motivates me even more to write!
And yeah, sorry for the super duper late reply to this comment lol!
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