Friday, October 26, 2007

~bLenDinG in..



1st : Visiting the warm and cozy coffee/bakery shop. Yummy :-) (Ipek, me, Ira)



2nd: Buying super cheap Vodka at 24 hrs. store, next to the club. Freezing your butt off by sitting at the bench in front the shop. And while drinking also wondering that how flamable of this vodka can be!


Blending in beautifully ...

xxx

gOod coMes, bAd comEs ~

The popular question on Tuesday when I meet up with the AIESECers here is
“So, how was the training last week?” “Fantastic!!” was the answer for my last week.
It does feel much better than the first week. Of course we all should learn from the past, should we not? Time management I have delivered. 3 hrs. of joy and well managed I would say.
The feeling is so good because I have included the OC of the project to play more part in the training. As always, I feel great when I can empower and give the opportunities for individual to shine on. It does really feel great.
Can’t help put on the big smile on my face when one of the facilitator came to me and said that ‘Weaw, I have decided. One of the goal in my life next year, I want to be the trainer as you are” How can you not smile on that?  
Just can’t help! They all just love me. Well, who am I to stop them? Haha

Well, as they said “When you have too much of up time, there comes the down time. Right to each other” Here I am facing one of the challenge in working with some people here. Do you believe in the first impression? I know that we should not judge the book by it’s cover. Well, it is harder to do than say. So here the challenge comes.
Most of the people knows that if you want the trust from me, s/he needs to earn it. How can I trust someone that I feel his/her effort has not been put into the work at all?
How can I work with the person that keeps on saying that ‘I can take the critique’ But do nothing with it. Not even try to understand?
How can I work with the person that think just the outline is enough for the training and I can go enjoy the night club before the training?
How can I work with the person that said one thing but do another thing?
How can I work with the person that never listen!! Not even the things that he said?
How can I work with the person that shouts out loud repeatedly that I am AIESECer but not even know what is aiesec.net?
I’m trying not to be so judgmental here. But it is just hard.
My dear B said that not everyone has to be my friend. I guess is so here then.

Still rocking well here, ppl.



my facilitator 1 : Sergiu – OCP of the PBoX: NEXT-STEP that I am in.



Breanne – The girl in Blue. Another faci of mine, great & Fun & helpful

‘Good job for both of them!!”

Happy lucky me,

Love ya all.
Xxx

Friday, October 19, 2007

~ScReamInG ouT!!

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just feel like want to screaming here!
The feeling is GREAT!
Okay, my work has started on the next day after i arrived here in Chisinau - 12 days before.
One training down, Team Work, 3 more to go.
Pretty tired but FUN though.
For the first week i was pretty much solo in everything.
Planning, designing and delivering (of cause with the help from such dear friends around)
Anyway, the feeling is GREAT!
To be able to get back working and let my brain dancing and dancing and exercising more and more.
To meet up with people, to search for information, to work with the exciting people, to be able to share and give some of examples and experiences with them,
Storing their energy and heat me up here. It does feel good!
I am longing for this. To be able to get myself back in the working. To feel great that sometimes you just can't help not to jump up and scream!


Yesterday was a good day for me.
Please imagine the picture as best as you can while reading this.
Okay, i was in the Big Picture day of AIESEC Moldova - Introduction to AIESEC.
The room is full with people.
There is the external, members, EBs and guests.
So there i was, sitting there among them.
Seeing the powerpoint of what happened with 8 people in Europe stand up and do something after the world war II.
It's just amazing!! Okay for most of the MCs & MCPs or even the EBs, i know the feeling of yeah yeah.. this again.
I would suggest you to go back and join some of this meeting and presentation, reenergize yourself a bit of why are you in here and why are you still or why were you.
I feel good. haha i was trying my best to behave (as one of the EBs who seems to know me just came and said Weaw! Behave!) ha ha ..
I feel like i want to cheer out. I want to shout, to jump, to enjoy and show that it's good to be in here.
Then later on, we (3 trainees) need to give little speech about exchange. (of coz i did marvelous job on that :-)
It's hard for them not to like me!!
Anyway, now i am no longer jealous when seeing friends sharing of their XP.
Now I don't feel like ... humm.... am i missing something here?
Now i can stand up and said
'I was here before in this room back in BKK, Introduction to AIESEC, I was there taking some responsibilities and taking up the leadership roles and now i am here on the exchange internship'
I am walking (and talking) AIESECers!
People just love it.
I feel great about it.
I do mean what i said.
They can feel that.
I can feel that.

and the day ended up with such a nice productive meeting.
What can I ask for anything more.....

--
Love you and love me more!
xxx


Monday, October 15, 2007

TaiLanDe Here~

You know when an Asian girl is in Chisinau, Moldova when

a) All she sees is trees in brown color in Oct.

b) The price of the orange juice and red bull are more expensive than wine, vodka, brandy and other alcohol.

c) There is 1 lei bank note. (can't help feel like i use a lot of money just to pay for the bus ticket by the note!)

d) There is always a guy walks you home whether they are interested in you or is he your boyfriend or not.

e) There are beautiful big-eyes russian looking girls and tall handsome guys on the street.

d) You will be offered the seat on the crowded bus by the very old guy.

f) The door will be opened for you when there is a guy walk before or behind you.

g) When the shop is closed at 9.00 pm on the weekday and 7.00 pm on the weekend.

h) When you can enter to the popular concert on the purchase of a bar of chocolate.

i) When they look you a bit weird that you ordered cake at 8 pm. in the coffee shop (aka: cafe')

j) When there is the homemade red wine in the plastic bottle in the fridge of your apartment.

k) When she couldn't really find any meal at 8.00 pm on the sunday's evening. So ended up with just a cup of salad.

l) When you can use the toilet paper as your note paper!

m) When meat means meat! What do you want? It’s mystery meat!

n) Most of the salad is with mayonnaise

o) You know how much gram of food you eat and how much nutrition you are getting in

p) People dance in circle, holding hand.
q) The wedding bell rings on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (the average of getting married is 23!!)

r) Most of all when she is wearing 3 layers clothes in the sleeping bag top up with the thick blanket when goes to bed.

That’s all now folks!
Miss you all,
--
xxx

10 days in Chisinau, Moldova



"The view from my apartment, beautiful yeah?"


"My teammate, Ipek from Istanbul, Turkey"