Syok sendiri...

Latihan Dalam Perkhidmatan or LDP - teachers must attend at least 42 hours ( I think, it could be 48) starting this year. LDP is supposed to improve your professionalism, quite a noble objective. But that's where it ends cos most of the time, I find the courses they give quite boring and impractical.

Many of us more than met the minimum hours needed this year but that did not stop us from being forced to attend yet another course on a Saturday! .. we've a term for it; paksa-rela. LOL! Going back to school on an off day certainly did not appeal to many of us but we had no choice because we were told to write a show cause letter if we did not attend.

It was a course on Asset Management... of no use to me since I'm just an ordinary teacher. And they called in the same guy who a couple of years ago told us that in order to help Bumi companies, we should give them the tender even if the price given is not competitive, even if it's higher than its competitors by a ringgit a unit... so much for accountability of public funds. Never mind if we do not get our money's worth. Integrity, accountability, efficiency.... glossy words but not practised! So, it was a switch off the minute the voice started droning.... yet he is thought as someone who is very good at what he does. That's how system works. We don't go by efficiency, we go by crutches cos we applaud those who continue to make sure the patronage system remains alive even if it costs us more tax payers money. We bleed ourselves cos we think it's a right. And you wonder how come Malaysia is losing out on competitiveness??? Sheesh!!!!

And what was supposed to be a 2 hour talk ended an hour later! So much for good planning. The world of officialdom is not so time-minded after all. It is very stretchable.... poor time management! Time is asset, no??? Guess that's also poor asset management.... LOL!

Syok sendiri... bosses, speakers and even us attendees. This particular LDP provides each group a different kind of syok sendiri. And it was a most unproductive Saturday morning, at least for me. I'm sure some people found it helpful but it was not my cup of coffee cos it had no relevance for me.