Relief and Peace

One of the best thing in life is a sense of relief and peace after a hectic schedule. I'm enjoying that feeling now :) I also have tomorrow to enjoy before hecticness continue on Sunday. Enjoyment tomorrow = house cleaning + laundry + packing + grocery shopping. Who would've thought mundane chores can be so enjoyable ehh! It means I have free time. It means I don't have any important obligation to anyone but myself. Horayyy!!!

I have a last minute request to conduct training this week. I don't have the 2-days module for the topics requested so I have to do a bit of research for it. Beside, they have the material ready and I just have to deliver. The material is a mess. The arrangements made no sense but I have to make the best of it. I was given a free hand to modify as long as the content in the material was covered. The catch, I only have less than a day to prepare for it. It was quite stressful. Of course I want to give my best but with the time constraint, I have to be reasonable to myself. The night before the training, I make sure I go to bed by midnight since the training starts early.

I only plan for 1 day at a time or else I'll feel so overwhelmed. So after the 1st day training, I have to prepare for the next day. Feeling so tired, I fell asleep at 8:30 and woke up at 10 p.m. with a bad allergic reaction. Must be something I had for dinner. Inside my ear itches like crazy and I started sneezing. I took my medication but it didn't really work. Despite that, I still have to prepare my material. I tried to sleep at 1 but toss and turn till past 3 a.m. Sigh! I know the adrenalin will keep me going throughout the day. The sneezes stop but I have stuffed nose instead. Anyway, my participants enjoyed the training and I do hope they learn something too.

The week before I also have 2-days training which I have enough time to prepare. I impressed myself because that's the first training where I have to communicate in Malay fully and I managed to do it. Wow!!! I can't believe it myself. I did use English... very sparingly. The materials were prepared in English as requested. I was informed I can use dual language during the training but it turned out I have to translate everything to my participants including the pre and post test questions. This is not to say I have forgotten my root and pretend to not able to communicate in my own mother tongue but I'm so used to dual language that sometimes finding the right Malay word for something can be quite a challenge. Some more with the direct translation like deklarasi, reformasi, informasi and what not. It's not really helping isn't it?

My contract with a company who wants my exclusivity will end soon. There are pros and cons to it. I may not get the series of training that I have conducted and contributed to its improvement in future. Despite the presence of Madam Kucing who barks, I'd miss the program if I'm not given the opportunity to train. I could approach them in my personal capacity but Madam Kucing is one of the gatekeeper. She might not let me in. The good thing is now I'm free to conduct any training with any training organizations who require my service. I have to plan more carefully next year.

Anyway, I want to bask in this feeling of relief and peace for a while. It truly is one of the best thing in life. I'm thinking of communing with nature too for extra sense of peace but that has to wait for now. From Sunday onwards, hecticness awaits. For now.... PEACE \o/