So finally I made it to the biggest AIESEC conference of the year, the International Congress (IC) in Turkey. I really enjoy spending time with amazing people from all over the world. This AIESEC conference has been very different for me; I no longer see AIESECers the same way, I don’t know if I have lost the fling for them or I have in a way moved on. I have in some way calmed down, I don’t enjoy role calls like I used to, I don’t enjoy talking about my achievements anymore, I for some reason don’t have the passion to talk about my country anymore. Maybe I just expected more out of AIESECers; I expected them to be more mature, more independent, stronger…
I am really disappointed with this conference; In terms of content it has not satisfied me a lot. The conference has been a great Networking opportunity but I wanted to get more from it and unfortunately I haven’t yet.
Delegates are not really responsible; a lot of people come late; people talk during sessions & speeches, a lot of people doze off and sleep during sessions; people cut all the time and much more. Almost everyone in this conference is on the Leadership team, and for these people to act the way they do is very unprofessional.
All I am doing is complaining about this conference which is not necessarily a positive thing to do but hey I got to get it out.
In terms of the Bahraini delegation, I could never have wished for better people to represent Bahrain. Everyone loves the Bahraini Delegation and this is something that I am most proud of. Today they went through the Issue Based Experiences Certification and out of 5 projects; Bahrain’s name came out in two of the Projects (Entrepreneurship & Finance). What more could I want from a country who has had AIESEC only for one year and is an expanding country. We are growing and we are proud of it.
Lyna thanks for all the things you taught me about AIESEC; IC has been a piece of cake!!
Monday, August 27, 2007
Sunday, August 12, 2007
I will miss BMI
Thursday was my last day at work. I hadn’t really felt that I resigned until the last day; I really felt it when people would gather at my table and talk about the farewell party and what was needed in it. It suddenly hit me that I won’t be coming to work again. I won’t be waking up early every morning and rushing to work. I won’t be walking into the building and saying hi to the security guards on the ground floor. I won’t be walking out the elevator and seeing the security guard on the 6th floor with a wonderful smile wishing me a Good Morning. I won’t be entering the main door to see Khadija with a big smile wishing me a Happy Eid.
I’m going to miss my desk with the MEPI group picture on my PC. I’m going to miss the Credit Admin Department since I would pass by them every morning and Mansoori would make some kind of funny comment. I will truly miss the customers and their nagging on why we have charged them extra or why we have not put their money in a deposit and why we haven’t reduced their loans.
Although I always knew I am not a business person and I just studied business because my father wanted me to, I am really going to miss my work. For some reason I actually enjoyed my work; although it was frustrating but I enjoyed even the bad times. I enjoyed nagging over Faby to pass the entries he had to pass weeks before, I enjoyed telling Ali to pass the transfers ASAP, I enjoyed disturbing Ameeta with all the proposal requests.
Most of all I will miss my department. I will miss Mohammed’s so though bad temper (which by the way I think is not that bad, he is actually much sweeter than what people think about him). I will miss Ameer and him getting pissed at some clients but still wishing me a Happy Eid. I will miss Basim calling out my name every 5 minutes and when I go to his room, turns out he could have just gave me the message over the phone. I will miss Joy’s “Oh you are still here Shereen!” and telling me his life stories. I will miss Mona for pissing me off because she never picks up the rest of the team’s lines. Most of all I will miss Haifa; not only my colleague but a true friend and sister.
I will miss wafa, mariam, Cynthia, FCU, Chandran, Jalal, HR, IT, Ebtisam (even though I didn’t spend much time with her), Corporate, GTS, Operations, Treasury (specially Khalid) and defiantly Ahmed Gallaf!! Every single one. All of them have in one way or another impacted my life and have taught me something new, or reminded me of things and why I should try to enjoy and stay positive every day of my life.
I will miss wishing people a Happy Eid and Merry Christmas in the heart of summer. I will miss singing them seasons of love (525,600 minutes). I will miss BMI!
I’m going to miss my desk with the MEPI group picture on my PC. I’m going to miss the Credit Admin Department since I would pass by them every morning and Mansoori would make some kind of funny comment. I will truly miss the customers and their nagging on why we have charged them extra or why we have not put their money in a deposit and why we haven’t reduced their loans.
Although I always knew I am not a business person and I just studied business because my father wanted me to, I am really going to miss my work. For some reason I actually enjoyed my work; although it was frustrating but I enjoyed even the bad times. I enjoyed nagging over Faby to pass the entries he had to pass weeks before, I enjoyed telling Ali to pass the transfers ASAP, I enjoyed disturbing Ameeta with all the proposal requests.
Most of all I will miss my department. I will miss Mohammed’s so though bad temper (which by the way I think is not that bad, he is actually much sweeter than what people think about him). I will miss Ameer and him getting pissed at some clients but still wishing me a Happy Eid. I will miss Basim calling out my name every 5 minutes and when I go to his room, turns out he could have just gave me the message over the phone. I will miss Joy’s “Oh you are still here Shereen!” and telling me his life stories. I will miss Mona for pissing me off because she never picks up the rest of the team’s lines. Most of all I will miss Haifa; not only my colleague but a true friend and sister.
I will miss wafa, mariam, Cynthia, FCU, Chandran, Jalal, HR, IT, Ebtisam (even though I didn’t spend much time with her), Corporate, GTS, Operations, Treasury (specially Khalid) and defiantly Ahmed Gallaf!! Every single one. All of them have in one way or another impacted my life and have taught me something new, or reminded me of things and why I should try to enjoy and stay positive every day of my life.
I will miss wishing people a Happy Eid and Merry Christmas in the heart of summer. I will miss singing them seasons of love (525,600 minutes). I will miss BMI!
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