May 25, Friday
Our MDP class this particular day was held at Sofitel. Apparently, there was left over budget that our functional group had to spend and this was where all the money went. It was fun and more interesting than our usual classroom set up. There is just one thing that irked me though. I was in my element, yes (posh resort with a very nice view of the Manila Bay and Sofitel’s spiral restaurant’s lunch buffet) but I was not wearing my usual get
up. One of our facilitators candidly told me the day before that I should start dressing up like how a manager would (oh God!). The moment she said that, I immediately felt like I wanted to cry and so the rest of her speech was drowned in my misery. It turned out that she said that while we are in training, WE CAN WEAR what we want and be our usual selves because the training is our laboratory for learning, meaning, this is where we can make as many mistakes as we want. BUT once we
graduate and go back to our respective work areas, then that’s the time we have to apply our knowledge and at the same time, be more cautious of our image. Too bad, I reacted so soon. And being the obedient little worker that I am, I wore boring clothes the next day. I really wasn’t feeling very comfortable. It was an out-of-the-box experience for me! Tsk, tsk, tsk. On the contrary, I don’t know if I could really stop being me once I finish with this MDP (if I do get to finish it). Our organization, most often than not, practices martial law and it is only every Friday that I am able to express a bit of myself thru the clothes I wear. Sigh.
On a more positive note though, this was also one of those days when I got to see my crush (*melt*). Need I say more?
L-R: Amy, Karen, Alma, Me, Abby & Ireen
My friend Dodgie (left) was one of the training personnel assisting us that day and my friend Lloyd (right) who is one of the brightest in our class. He’s already a PhD holder, mind you.