Augenblicklich (German) ~ "like the blink of an eye"
And just like that, it's Ramadan. Alhamdulillah that I am able to make it to another Ramadan.
February was quiet.
28th February, Friday - Panel Discussion at UAS
I got invited by NAFA to be part of the panel discussion at UAS Career Fair -"Arts and Beyond". A discussion for their Diploma programme. It was a good discussion, but I don't think it was fruitful. It was only 1 hour and 15 minutes long and I felt bad that I did not get to answer some of the more interesting questions posed by the students. It was nice to share my experiences with the students but at the same time, it was obvious that half of them were not interested while the other half wants to have a proper fruitful discussion about their future in the arts industry.
8th March, Saturday - Iftar with relatives.
After 3 years of skipping iftar at my aunt's place because there was no space in that small house to squeeze in at least 40 people, I went over alone - as my family representative, for iftar. Honestly, it baffles me why none of the cousins wants to volunteer to be the host instead of asking my 70+ year old aunt to still be the host just because she is the oldest. I have voiced it a few times to some of my cousins but it just fell onto deaf eats. Even my dad feels bad for it but there's only so much that he can do since my aunt is more than happy to give in to her other siblings.
Overall, I had a nice time catching up with the uncles and aunties, and the cousins. It's a weird feeling knowing that everyone is aging and I don't know why but part of me was trying to mentally and emotionally be prepared for who will be the first to pass away. I need to strengthen myself spiritually.
11th March, Tuesday - Appraisal discussion with HR.
This was unexpected. Moving forward, I will have 2 appraisal sessions - 1 with my CEO and another with my HR manager in Hamburg. It was a quick half an hour session unlike with my CEO, which was a 2 hour long appraisal talk. It feels like it was more of a summary of my talk with my CEO. I mean, at least with this job, I know the direction that I can go forward on and from the looks of it, there are 2-3 courses that I can sign up for to use as leverage for career advancement or salary increment or even for future job switch. For now, I'm happy with both talks that I had.
We shall see how it goes next with my CFO for salary negotiations in a couple of weeks.
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The rest of March will be a tad busy for me.
- 14th March - Syima's wedding.
- 24th March - Salary negotiation with CFO.
- 27th March - Joseph's last day.
- 28th March - Iftar with Aidah, Haikal, Nazron & Netty.
- 31st March - Hari Raya & Mami's birthday.
In Shaa' Allah, everything will be fine.
