(2007/03) March 2007 MTBs

Pax,

That's good. Hmm, but I have cases of allergies (not to peanuts) on my side. My sis when young was allergic to balloons and similar rubber. Her face will swell if she blows balloons. I used to have very bad skin on my hands too. Scratch until raw but dunno allergic to what. Then dad also allergic to his metal watch... So I think I better watch YT's diet like a hawk!
 


mejo: if i want to be very lame.. the paypal ask u to key anything except '0'.. u still go and key so many '0'...> 0.00...
of course cannot go thru lah! :p:p
sorry la. i VERY bored..and dun ask me to do grading hor...
 
Mejo: Went to their website. They also have a live chat thingie. I asked them to provide me the tracking number for my order. But the consultant is "not available at this time". Chey! Then the same question was converted into an email and sent to them. See what they come back with.

Astro: Erm.. There is a lot of talk on personality traits, and how to handle conflicts - that's all part of communication.
Very powerful delivery of the topics and it's not boring at all. Have been to many other training with single trainer, and none of them can compare with this one guy! He's over 66 yrs old and runs his won "small company" of abt 20 staff I think. An English man and educated in the US.

SQ: I don't have his company offhand. Will provide when I receive the notes or I can check with my HR. He does training for many banks.
 
astro,
all same size like mi la...yes... true lei... i m almost same height with my sis... so meaning, my sis is smaller in size... also the size of mi is bigger den my sis... she is slimmer... eh... but now she fatter liao....

ai yo... cannot chat liao... must have early night... tml need to have war with bel again...
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bbmouse: that is those kind of course which i would LOVE to sign up for! haiz.. so fun... so fun... bsed on the time u were there.. was there a lot of activities.. or just talk? and hor. the talk.. is it provocative kind? or u know.. lecture style?
 
Astro: Just to go a step further. Advocacy/Inquiry - tells if a person is more a tell or ask person.

For eg: When you go into a meeting, do you start to share your points of view (ie tell), or do you start by asking questions (ie ask)? This leads to whether the person is more aggressive or submissive, and how to train a person to become assertive instead (of being either aggressive or submissive).
 
yvonne: but not true in my case lor.. ehhh. maye both of us freaks lah.. too tall liao.. but my sis is much slimer.. coz she has higher metabolism rate.. while i am a crouch potato..
 
bbmouse: wah!!! u got me very very very interested leh!! ehh. i am a ask person.. so .. does that mean.. i am agreesive or submissive??

SOOO interesting!
 
YY,

That's exactly what I'm doing right now! Grading! Well, at least I'm doing my fave class... sigh... LOL, bbmouse also said something like that. She said to her, 0.00 is also ZERO mah.

bbmouse,

That's interesting! Now I'm trying to think hard whether I go into meetings telling or asking. LOL.
 
SQ,

I'm eating the perfect slim alpha from fancl which purportedly will give you a higher metabolism rate. I think it does help. But if you sensitive to spicy stuffs then cannot use.
 
SQ: she was in a marching band.. ehh. actually i was also. but her marching band is those DAMM stylo kind.. u heard of deyi band? ya.. so they march day and night..24/7 s. thoughout the week.. even on sun kind.. long long hours and fr anyone who needs to march AND play at the same time while looking smart and play GOOD music is no mean feat.. so that increased her metabolism tremendously..

and her character is very outgoing.. so she will chio her boyfren go play badminton.. cycle.. bowling.. wah ever.. active person... very differnt from her sister leh..
 
mejo: whahahaha.. yes. 0.00 is still zero. kekekee

interesting hor? aiya.. i like going for this kind of courses leh. just my cup of tea!

hmmm.. i am DEF an ask person. no doubt of that.. i ask TOO many questions for pple liking :p
 
Astro: Mostly lecture style. We participate as a group. By the way, it's a small group of not more than 15 of us (only the newly promoted directors in my department).
There is one exercise (in groups of 3) where each one in the group takes turn to be the listener, the observer and the one who advocates a point - the person who advocates talks passionately abt the topic (provided for) to the listener, and he in turns must ask questions without revealing if he/she agrees with the advocate. The observer is silent throughout and gives feedback on how each of the other 2 performs. We find it's very tough to ask questions without revealing our stand on the topic.
Then other exericse is mostly answering a list of questions and thereafter points were given to each answer and the total implies if you're one style or the other.
And, before the course, we each have to complete a questionaire that tells our pre-dominant style.

SQ: When it involves a regulator, it's an emergency. But this time round, I think I over-reacted. Could have waited til Mon to settle and then I won't have to miss the course!
Am wondering if I could join the next group's schedule on Tues! We hired the trainer to do 2 sessions with separate groups. This is also to provide 2 sets of dates to cater to everyone. Hmm... Maybe I'll do this.. Will check with HR on Mon..
 
SQ
yes.. it scared the hell out of me bcos i used to watch M's diet vv tightly... like no sweet, no jelly.. now i relak.. Jo also get 1 sweet a day.. :p
 
Astro, Mejo: Both types should be trained to become "assertive" instead. However, there are situations when the manager has to be aggressive (when there is no room for discussion - such as in compliance issues) and there are times when one can choose to be submissive.

Kekekeke... If even I can make it interesting over the forum, can you imagine how much more powerful this can be with the presence of a highly-motivated trainer, together with a group of highy particupative audience?
 
bbmouse: wait.. who ask questions? the listener or the adovocate? and yes... questioning is a skill.. and how to question without giving hints of ur inclination is a BIGGER skill! i am practicing this everyday.. just ask autum/mejo/saffy... the students will jump of us for any 'leakage' of hints...!!

interesting seah.. i wld love to do the questionaire..to know my pre dominant style!!
ehh. u leh? u which style? Inquirer ah? is that one of the styles?
 
i know this is going to make u gals laugh and fall of the chair.. but i find it hard to be more 'aggresive'.. yes i can be assertive if i want to .. but half the time.. i lean to the submissive side.. whahahaahah.. DUN puke..

yep.. highly engaging trainer + participative audience = HEAVEN!
 
Astro: The listener asks the advocate questions WITHOUT revealing (ie imposing) his/her point of views on the topic. Try doing this on any topic. It's very tough!
 
dreamgal: we are all over the place at the moment. three threads going on at the same time.. management, toddler's nutrtition, and diet and execise..
which thread u want to join ?? :p
 
SQ,

Erm, I'm not fat. But I dun think I'm slim either! I'm still nearly 2 kg above pre-preg weight. Somemore, pre-preg that time I'm heavy due to lots of exercise and good muscular tone. Now all flab left only...
 
pax: i jumping treads also.. those multi-vits gummy hor.. Jo can manage? i keep thinking if i shd get teng those.. i scared he munch a bit and spit out liao! though syrup easier to adminster...:p
 
pax
i'm also thinking of buying those mult-vit sweets for YE. any to recommend?

mejo
haha... ok. let's not talk about weight liao
my mil just told me i put on weight. and the "best" part is "all" the aunties downstairs also said so
*fainted*
 
YY, bbmouse,

Yes, I used to drive my students crazy until they beg me to tell them the answers. LOL. But that is last semester. This sem, the module is rather mundane. Nothing as exciting as last sem where the students literally will clap when I ask a question.
 
Me? I didn't complete the questionaire before attending the course.
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Cos the online system didn't register me or more likely I didn't register properly so my name was not captured and the trainer didn't send me the questionaire beforehand. I only manage to squeeze into this course late last week when I checked my schedule and realised I didn't write down the venue and had to call HR to enquire, and I couldn't join the next class cos I have my gynae appt on Mon.
 
bbmouse: like that wasted leh..!
hmmm. based on what was shared.. what u THINK ur style will be leh??

and hor.. the 'ask' person is the more submissive one ah?
 
Pax,

Aiyoh, I only just manage to get YT to eat non-blended porridge nia. For lunch, MIL tried to feed her non-blended porridge but YT just kept rejecting until my MIL blended it... sigh. I already told her would have this problem where YT will reject more textured food but MIL kept being "bullied" by her. At night I came back and she slurp up the non blended porridge in no time. Must just find the right distraction. Last time YT also forced me to blend her ABC pasta... no more ABC, became one blended mess. Sigh.
 
astro, SQ
i find the sour gummies softer. the vit c gummies which i give M r a little too chewy. i get mine fr GNC... let me see if i can find online...
 
Astro: If I answer the questionaire having in mind the group I manage, I think I'm directing and coaching (ie a more push-style).
The challenge is to move my people on to the next stage so they can be independent (ie delegation).
My boss definitely adopts a pull approach with me - so more supportive and he delegates to me as well.

This is the objective the organisation wants to achieve. And they want to train us to be less agressive and more assertive. (None of us in this line is submissive lah. Not at work at least.)
 
pax; from GNC?? i think i know which kinds liao. i seen them before...
like that i can use my discounts liao!! whahahahah.. ehh. i just bought $100 plus of vitamins and colostrum for him leh.. wah liew.. going to get broke again..
 
Michelle: thanks. Ya the gold looks nice, i have seen the actual one.

To Account POSB Savings
049-38322-3 MichelleK
Amount S$39.50
Transaction Reference 1795338652
 
Angel: You haven't paid for CP isit? $9.63 is your total.. I tabao wverything to office and you ask hubby to collect there ok?
 
mejo
our kids vv smart one.. they bully grandparents one.. M & Jo vv guai when i'm ard, esp during mealtimes, they will sit at the table and eat with me. when i'm not ard and esp when my mil is ard, cham! M would be fed in the living room while he's playing or smthg! Jo's not so bad, but she would be climbing up and down in the kitchen!
 
YY,

Well, her will is definitely stronger than ours when it comes to food. She being such a merlion make us really fearful to battle her over food... no choice but to bend over and blend over for her. Sigh...
 
bbmouse: *nod nod*.. true true.. directing and coaching or push style can only get the team that far.. what is impt .. like what u pointed out.. is to get the pple to be independent.. and it will have that spin off factor.. truly management of pple! motivation of the heart, i call it
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and guess what. this doesnt just apply in banking (ur sector).. it applies in education as well (my sector).. i think it applies everywhere..
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the aim is to get pple to be more self directed.. right??
aiyoh. this links to my research topic which i dun want to think about at this time!
 

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