met up with jason for dinner yesterday. it was a dinner that was long overdue. jason was someone whom i worked with many years back. he was one of my pcs when i was in ocs. we met again in selarang when i got posted there in the late mid-90s but worked in different units. and we eventually became colleagues again in safti in the late-90s.
i am grateful to him for all the help he had rendered over the years that i have known him. as a colleague, he was ever ready to help me whenever i need any assistance. also, he was the person who helped me secure a place on the advanced learning programme in nie. that led me to eventually obtain my masters degree.
he left service in 2005 (i think) and i have not seen him since. nonetheless, through the years, we have kept in contact and he would call me up ever so often to ask if things were ok with me. it was nice of him to keep overwatch of me even after he left the service. he is currently working in the training development industry.
it was the same again last week when he called and asked if i was free to meet up to talk about my second career. that is the kind of person jason is. ever so ready to help. and so, i had a very good evening yesterday talking to him and sharing with him what i am looking for when i look for a job. it was no surprise that he already knew roughly what i was looking for. he spoke to me about his organisation, what it is going through, the challenges, la la la... and asked that if i am interested, i could consider joining his organisation given that there are openings in different positions at the various levels. apart from this, he also offered some suggestions as to how i might want to proceed - eg, be associate trainers and do free-lance training, permanent contract staff, contract trainers, etc. each of these different options has their pros and cons. but the bottom line is that it would be good for me to get myself certified as an adult-trainer first.
it certainly sounded very interesting. i might give it a try. nonetheless, i need to do some thinking first.
let's see...
:-)
i am grateful to him for all the help he had rendered over the years that i have known him. as a colleague, he was ever ready to help me whenever i need any assistance. also, he was the person who helped me secure a place on the advanced learning programme in nie. that led me to eventually obtain my masters degree.
he left service in 2005 (i think) and i have not seen him since. nonetheless, through the years, we have kept in contact and he would call me up ever so often to ask if things were ok with me. it was nice of him to keep overwatch of me even after he left the service. he is currently working in the training development industry.
it was the same again last week when he called and asked if i was free to meet up to talk about my second career. that is the kind of person jason is. ever so ready to help. and so, i had a very good evening yesterday talking to him and sharing with him what i am looking for when i look for a job. it was no surprise that he already knew roughly what i was looking for. he spoke to me about his organisation, what it is going through, the challenges, la la la... and asked that if i am interested, i could consider joining his organisation given that there are openings in different positions at the various levels. apart from this, he also offered some suggestions as to how i might want to proceed - eg, be associate trainers and do free-lance training, permanent contract staff, contract trainers, etc. each of these different options has their pros and cons. but the bottom line is that it would be good for me to get myself certified as an adult-trainer first.
it certainly sounded very interesting. i might give it a try. nonetheless, i need to do some thinking first.
let's see...
:-)
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