I have been kept busy lately with work... (who doesn't...!). With the KM project kicking in, there are a lot of presentations to prepare, conduct and sit in. But hey... I enjoy doing all those things. I don't mind working till late at night... But with my time spent on work most of the time, I don't seem to have the time to read chedet anymore, or read the latest news (I'm reduced to the non-mainstream media nowadays, remember?), or catch up with my friends either online or offline. But I'll make it up...
However, today was a bit different. I had to be in Putrajaya for one of those presentations to one of the Ministries for our KM project. I was so engrossed with work and with my other colleagues that I absent-mindedly answered a call from someone from work called "A". Being me, I had to crack jokes first before asking what he wanted. The conversation went something like this...
*ring*ring*
Me:
Hello "A"... I'm not in the hospital yet.. (I'm due in October, but people are worried that I'm going to deliver early...)
"A":
Hi Liza, I've just confirmed a meeting with xxxxx at 2.30 pm today. Can you join us. I'll be meeting so and so...
Me:
OK, I'll skip xxxx's presentation in the afternoon. What do we need to do for this meeting?
"A":
Just print out the slides that we presented last time for about 8 copies.
Me:
OK. Are you in the office? Can you print the slides for me? I'll email you the file and I'll bring the folders with me later... and by the way... what's the agenda?
"A":
errr... I'm in a meeting right now... can you ask xxxx to print for you?
*At this point, I realised that it was so not the usual reply from my colleague*
Me:
errr... is this "A Hus" or "A Has"...? (nervously...)
"A":
errr... this is "A Has"...
Me:
OMG!!! I'm so sorry... I thought you were "A Hus"... I am so... sorry...
"A Has" is one of the Directors in the company...!!!!!!! I have just asked MY DIRECTOR to do some printing for me when all this while he never prints his own work... he has someone to do it for him..!! "A Hus", on the other hand, is my colleague that I work with... The whole room laughed at me... and I bet this will be the news for the day that will be delivered via multi channels...
So, moral of the story... when you label the names in your phone directory, make sure you label them clearly so that you won't make the same blunder... Immediately (still red-faced though - hot from the embarrassment) after I ended the conversation (rather abruptly I guess...) I edited both "A" names in my phone directory!
ieja
However, today was a bit different. I had to be in Putrajaya for one of those presentations to one of the Ministries for our KM project. I was so engrossed with work and with my other colleagues that I absent-mindedly answered a call from someone from work called "A". Being me, I had to crack jokes first before asking what he wanted. The conversation went something like this...
*ring*ring*
Me:
Hello "A"... I'm not in the hospital yet.. (I'm due in October, but people are worried that I'm going to deliver early...)
"A":
Hi Liza, I've just confirmed a meeting with xxxxx at 2.30 pm today. Can you join us. I'll be meeting so and so...
Me:
OK, I'll skip xxxx's presentation in the afternoon. What do we need to do for this meeting?
"A":
Just print out the slides that we presented last time for about 8 copies.
Me:
OK. Are you in the office? Can you print the slides for me? I'll email you the file and I'll bring the folders with me later... and by the way... what's the agenda?
"A":
errr... I'm in a meeting right now... can you ask xxxx to print for you?
*At this point, I realised that it was so not the usual reply from my colleague*
Me:
errr... is this "A Hus" or "A Has"...? (nervously...)
"A":
errr... this is "A Has"...
Me:
OMG!!! I'm so sorry... I thought you were "A Hus"... I am so... sorry...
"A Has" is one of the Directors in the company...!!!!!!! I have just asked MY DIRECTOR to do some printing for me when all this while he never prints his own work... he has someone to do it for him..!! "A Hus", on the other hand, is my colleague that I work with... The whole room laughed at me... and I bet this will be the news for the day that will be delivered via multi channels...
So, moral of the story... when you label the names in your phone directory, make sure you label them clearly so that you won't make the same blunder... Immediately (still red-faced though - hot from the embarrassment) after I ended the conversation (rather abruptly I guess...) I edited both "A" names in my phone directory!
ieja
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