Day 2
It's another day at work in Mumbai. I woke up at 6 and went for a run at the gym. Since the training started at 10am today, I decided to have a lazy morning breakfast. The concierge got me a cab. It was another coolcab. The journey today was different than yesterday. The driver took me on an entirely different route. He didn't go by the highway but instead through the suburbs. I panicked. The traffic was really bad. I did not want to be late. I asked the driver if we could be there by 10 and he assured me we would be there before 10! I glanced at my watch. It was 9.20am and we were stuck at this junction near the bus terminal and traffic was practically crawling! All these big red buses competing with other vehicles as well as pedestrians to get out of the terminal and here I was stuck in between! I looked to my left and saw a long line of Mumbaites queuing up for the buses. It was a rare sight as the queue was really very long! I was glad that in Singapore, driving to work is not as nerve-wrecking as in Mumbai.
Not only it's nerve-wrecking but also expensive. I still could not believe that I have to part at least S$24 for today's and yesterday's transportation. I calculated that with my 26 days here that would cost me S$624!!! Some of the course participants told me that it's cheaper to take the 3-wheeler but looking at the traffic, I wouldn't want to risk my life with the 3-wheeler while I'm here. Unless of course if this was a personal trip, I would definitely try the 3-wheeler. It must be as exciting as a roller-coaster ride!
It was the second day at E-serve for training. I am now more warmed up with the Citibankers here. The training was basically a continuation of yesterday's.
I have yet to get accustomed to the working hours. Lunch starts around 1330hours here. Coffee breaks at 1100 and 1600hrs. By the time we finished, the sun had already set and the mad jam begun.
Anjali approached me for a training session with Indian teachers on 30/11. Sounds exciting.
Learning Journey:
I found the section on 'Giving Feedback' and 'Avoiding Conflicts' practically relevant. I could transfer this knowledge back at school in giving appropriate feedback to pupils and when dealing with conflicts with unreasonable parents.
Post-its:
Only the second day and I'm almost running out of name cards! I tried to give namecards selectively and i have to make such silly excuse like, "Thank you for your name card. Mine's still in the luggage. Haven't unpacked yet". So embarassing.
Not only it's nerve-wrecking but also expensive. I still could not believe that I have to part at least S$24 for today's and yesterday's transportation. I calculated that with my 26 days here that would cost me S$624!!! Some of the course participants told me that it's cheaper to take the 3-wheeler but looking at the traffic, I wouldn't want to risk my life with the 3-wheeler while I'm here. Unless of course if this was a personal trip, I would definitely try the 3-wheeler. It must be as exciting as a roller-coaster ride!
It was the second day at E-serve for training. I am now more warmed up with the Citibankers here. The training was basically a continuation of yesterday's.
I have yet to get accustomed to the working hours. Lunch starts around 1330hours here. Coffee breaks at 1100 and 1600hrs. By the time we finished, the sun had already set and the mad jam begun.
Anjali approached me for a training session with Indian teachers on 30/11. Sounds exciting.
Learning Journey:
I found the section on 'Giving Feedback' and 'Avoiding Conflicts' practically relevant. I could transfer this knowledge back at school in giving appropriate feedback to pupils and when dealing with conflicts with unreasonable parents.
Post-its:
Only the second day and I'm almost running out of name cards! I tried to give namecards selectively and i have to make such silly excuse like, "Thank you for your name card. Mine's still in the luggage. Haven't unpacked yet". So embarassing.
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