Team building!

Monday, May 12, 2008


Pheww!! My body is aching. Maklumla dah berkurun tak exercise. Team building was very interesting. 3 reality TV shows TAR,FF and survivor concepts were combined into one. It was organized by Training Touch.

I could not tell much on the activities since Mommyalif was not part of the challenge yet. So I cannot reveal nanti no surprise anymore.

But towards the end of the program I thinks I change a lot. I'm not going to talk about teamwork spirit over here but I'm going to tell you about what change in me that I realized during the session.

1. I talk a lot - Normally, if I was joining any conference or group meeting, I always be the one that try to hide myself from be highlighted by the speakers. I will avoid to throw any voice or opinion. I have this stage fright problem since I was a kid. So if I had any question or idea, its usually will stuck in my throat and towards the end it will burden my chest.

So during last weekend challenge, during every and each time we complete our task or challenge, our facilitator will have a talk or Q&A session with us. Its talking about how do you feel, what did you learnt from the challenge, if you wants to relate with your personal life, to the company or as a citizens how its will be...

So most of the time I will try to answer every question that throw by facilitator. Its surprise me a lot when I can speak without even shaky a bit... I said to myself.. Wow!!.. there is no more shaky hands or shaky voice. I can talk in front of my colleagues (where some I know them and some I did not even notice them before in office) without any fear. Bear in your minds two of them is a Manager and the only active members that always volunteer (that one that no need facilitator to mention any name) to throw the opinion is only 4. 3 out of 4 are men and only 1 woman and it was me!

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! I'm so proud of it. So proud especially when I can see all members focus on me and start node their head agree with me and later I was so happy when others will add a spice based on my opinion. One of the things I highlighted to them the big issue that cause our company target or objective was never been achieved. I hope the 2 managers listen to what I said. As I can see most of the members agree with me.

2. Surprise notice from colleague - There is heart to heart session. Where you should pick 1 or 2 among the members where you need to voice you personal opinion of the member that you choose and give a constructive feedback. So I got 2 colleagues comes to me and voice their opinions about me.
  • They love my character. I speak up from my mind and avoid any emotional interfere. I work professionally when I only voice out of ketidakpuashatian something related to work but not on personal attitude. They love me because I was once fireback my ex-manager where most of everybody hardly to do that infront of him.
  • The like me when I laugh. They said, when I laugh I look so sincere. When I laugh its alyways shows that my laugh is come from my heart.. bukan pura-pura ketawa.. - I can say, wow!! I did not know that!. I thought everybody do the same. OK... I'm so happy when I know I can made someone cheer when they see me ketawa mcm setan!! Hahahahah!!
  • They hope that I can be more cheerful in the morning. Hahahah!!! I know that... because I'm not a morning person... hahaahha.. susah ni nak ubah but its a good things they highlight to me...
3. As mentioned earlier that Fear Factor is one of the concept that was applied. So ada la kan adegan makan tu kann.. But I'm not going to tell you what was eaten by me...But its truly disgusting and surprisingly I can chew them and swallow them without even vomit. Wooohoooo!!.. So when the facilitator asking all of us our feedback, my answer is " Oh well.. now I smell like xxxx. (then everybody laugh). But surprisingly I can do that. So my conclusion, you will never know that you can do it until you try"

I do enjoy the session even my body was painful. And even all of the members will remember me cause I speak a lot and most of it because of aksi 'panas' that I have to do it with my team during E! session.. now ada gossip liar la kan kat opis ni... isk! isk! isk! But I will handle it as celebrity la... "No comment!" hehehe..

Ok la.. dah panjang la kan.. mcm korang nak baca... ni entry cam syok sorang2 pon ada... but anyway.. I'll keep it for the record. Mana tahu kan boleh jadikan peringatan and semangat when I feel down again... buhbye!

2 cheers!!:

NJ@Goboklama said...

eeeuwwww...makan apa tuh? Glad u hv so much fun for the entire occassion!! *clap*clap*clap*

Nadia said...

goboklama: heheheh.. kita ekceli kena makan belacan mentah with asam jawa mentah with peria mentah, kobis mentah & jering.. semua tu tak basuh.. siap jumpa ulat in between kobis itu.. euuuwwwwwwwttthh!!