Asking for Direction

Today, I had a meeting with my boss, there is a project that needed a direction, on whether to spend and invest the money to prepare for the future needs, or to hold.
I make suggestion and proposal to invest the money first, as we know that that the successful implementation of the project will be our money earning machine, as we are phasing out old product that is not profitable any more. But, however, I was requested to supply justification, why need to spend this money, what is the buy back and all sort concerns. OK, I told him why we need to spend the money, addressing his concern, still no agreement on my directions. Then, I open up my mouth, and ask my boss, "Please show me the directions". I was blasted, by him, that I should provide him proposal and directions and not to ask him for directions. This is what I did a few moments ago, and resulted in a lot of justifications he asked that I already explained, which really made me don't know what to do. Thereafter, I ask for his directions, he asked me back for direction. Looks like, I am clown in his merry-go-round directions decision making.

Rationale or irrationale?

A late meeting called by my boss with the other rest of colleagues.
We all sat down and talk about what projects and who to lead the projects.
Then came, one topic of asking my guy from my mechanical department to lead a project (the project is mainly on software). I told my boss this is not suitable, as my rationale is finding the correct resources to do the job effectively & efficiently.
He did not agree with me. However, he raised his voice, and say that his rationale is job career development. I make my sound and views, I close my case, and told him "You are the boss, I do as what you instructed".

After a while, another topic sets in. I was told to take in a guy from Logistic shipping department. He told me his background is mechanical engineering and he firmly stressed that he is not suitable in Logistic shipping department. I am dumbfolded. The early rationale, I had made my point to him of finding the right person to do the job, was rejected by him, and now he uses my rationale to justify a transfer of a Logistic guy to me. Wow, what a speed of light of mind change!

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Face mask - A social responsible act ?

H1N1 is rampant in every country, death had been on the alarming rise and every major newspaper in my country, make a tabloid headline with the counts of casualty and death.

This is the first time, in my life, I experience people wearing face mask at work and outside the public place. It is not common to see this kind of stuff, especially here in my home country. I was made understood by most people, because of H1N1 and also the newspaper had make a good effort on public education, as a good citizen and social act, it is good act to put a face mask, if you have a flu or cough, to prevent spreading to others.

As usual in my work, I went to a meeting called by boss, and I saw one of the managers was wearing a face mask. It is so abnormal scene, to see people wearing mask while during meeting. Really, first time in my life, kind a bit of "Sua Ku" (Hokkien dialect) My boss commended him for being social responsible of not spreading the flu he had. He just nod his head and said nothing. After the meeting, I pulled over him, and ask him to tell him my feeling and encounter, it is a strange sight for me to see people wearing face mask in the meeting. I asked whether he had flu. He told me "No". I asked him whether he had cough. He told me "No". Puzzled! I asked him then why you wear the face mask, since you had no flu and no cough! Mumbling in his face mask, he said "I don't want to catch the flu and cough from you guys who are not wearing face mask!" I burst into laughter, spitting my saliva over him. Indeed a social responsible guy! (Kiasi guy).

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