The Filipino Community in Malaysia

Leaving your family and friends in your hometown is hard, but starting a new life in a new country is harder. I am lucky enough to go to a place where people taught me how to live and do things on my own. It was not hard, because they loved me and scolded me as their own little sister. Because of that I didn't even feel any kind of home sickness when I was starting. It might be because of the constant communication with my family or it's just that I feel loved by the people around me.

Ofcourse it's not only the Filipino people who loved and took care of me, my colleagues from my work also treated me very well. Without them I would have not survived and learn a lot.

During my last days in Malaysia, I was very surprised and I didn't even know that a party will happen. I, to tell you the truth, do not have the slightest clue that this would happen. Until now I don't know how they did plan it. I usually use my colleague's laptop (Benedict) if someone is using our desktop and I sometimes could see his emails (but of course I don't read it). So if they have planned it using the email I would have seen or maybe they changed the title into something formal or boring. So anyway when I went back I was surprised to see my colleagues (friends)! It was my second time to have a party like that.

Ok not all are Filipinos. Some are Malaysians and Indonesians 

Ate Gen!!!

The team from Regulatory, R&D and Category Tech. 

My two closest friends in R&D

with our Chi Chi Liana. :-) 

Ate Gen, Ate Ritchie and Ate Steph

Because it was a very memorable night for me 

 It was Ate Ritchie and Ate Steph who planned this surprise party for me. They all did cook my favourite dish which I have not enjoyed a lot because of all the happiness that I was feeling that day. They took care of me like their own child. They gave me a lot of advises and love that I will forget.  These two do not know how much I love them so I am saying this now that no matter what nobody could replace you two. :-)

New Friends, New Learnings

Last March 2014 I have experienced a wonderful event in my life, full of learning and full of happiness. Our company invest on training the new GMTs (Graduate Management Trainee) for them to become a successful person not only for the company but for themselves as well. My 3-day GDP (Graduate Development Program) was not only about learning how to become a better leader but to become a better person as well.

GMTs all throughout the APAC region went for the GDP to share their experiences from different departments and countries with each other. To learn from it and to grow from it. Meeting a lot of new faces is a fun part for me for I can understand them better and learn what their cultures are. Speaking of cultures what I learned is that each and everyone of us has different cultures and the only way to understand their culture is that you should have respect with them and their culture. 

To start it off we usually have our breakfast and lunch in the hotel. Then for dinner it would always be out from our hotel. 

R,D&A girls 

Pretty Yu Wei my Twin Sister (I hope so! haha) 

with my Fifi!!! Pretty Fifi

On our 2nd night, we went for Japanese. It was not suggested by me. But again I love Japanese food so how could I say no? 

 

 

It was a very good experience for me for I have learned a lot and I met a lot of GMTs in our company from different countries such as China, Australia, Malaysia and India. Hoping to see you guys again in August!!! :-)