The museum presentation is certainly my favorite presentation to date. We were showered with photos and information of what would be a state-of-the-art museum anywhere in the world. And of course, the presenter played a “huge role”. Most of you would know what I mean.
It has always been my hobby to collect currencies all over the world. The easiest of course being the Ringgit. The highlight of my collection will certainly be the discontinued RM20 (I can’t afford to have RM500 back then) note, both the discontinued version and the one before. In my collections, I also have the uncut series of RM10. Just imagine having 3 pieces of RM10 glued together. Only during this NEP program, I realize it has a transportation theme behind it. Of course, there was no museum back then to tell us about the currencies. Not only that there’s going to be a museum, it actually has the Million Ringgit Tunnel. Apparently, the tunnel is a collection of the notes and all that it has since the Malaysia and Borneo currency. I would definitely be wow-ed by that.
So here’s a heads up about the museum. It is going to be open to public this coming October and it runs on a daily basis. It houses the Bank Negara Malaysia, Children’s, Islamic Finance, Economics, Numismatics and Art galleries. There is a must visit section within the Economics gallery where you will find an attraction namely, “Managing The Economy”. I would really want to get my hands on that just to get a feel of what it’s like being the Minister of Finance for one day. What makes the museum so much closer to me as it is to the many future visitors is that, I would get the chance to be visiting the museum almost every day since RMD is going to be located in the same building. I am just praying that the parking lots allocated, are sufficient to accommodate us all.
Having visited several famous museums in the world, I just can’t wait for this October. I can’t wait for kids and some foreigners to learn what the Malaysian currency is all about. See you guys there!!! And do remember to ask me out for lunch (Gentle reminder that my office is at Sasana).
Me, Mazuki and Falahi also bought the collar pin of Bank Negara and it is now a symbol of our bromance. Ki and Falai, remind me to buy the “thing” from the museum people at the end of the course.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Week 1 @ Langkawi
The day came 22nd, I was glad that I am finally out of the office, to the beach after spending most of my last two years in a cubicle.
What else beats teambuilding in the duty free land of Langkawi? The last one I had, I was on the flying fox, climbing walls, beach volleyballs, rafting, etc. I had so much in mind for this Langkawi trip. Little did I know, what was in store is 4 days of in-the-class activities learning on i-ACTED. I have always believed that values can't be taught and it’s something that we learn through life experiences. Otherwise, I will just be keeping those values because I was taught to rather than I want to.
However, I was in for a treat to learn how the values and the pillars shape the Bank to what it is today. Having said so, Bank Negara has become a respected and successful organization while becoming one of the points of reference for other central banks in the world. Prior to this, I had always defined “authoritative” as having various authorities within the financial industries within the country. In short, I fell in love with the bank and I am proud to become a central banker. Having to incorporate all the values into a group mural was really the icing on the cake. Thank you Falahi for making it happen.
Luckily for us, it wasn’t all about classes when Shamsul finally brought us out for kayak on the last day of the teambuilding after way much of persuasion. Amen. I was also blessed with some funky, smart yet reliable mates, Akmal, Kath, Tania and Sheli. We formed two kayaks into a shape something we would believe is aerodynamic and trashed Langkami’s team. Unfortunately, we only ended up in second place losing to Hash, the worthy champions. All I can say is, the yellow Kayak failed us and there were totally nothing wrong with the human elements of my team.
To reflect back the week, I really had a fantastic time getting to know 16 new fellow colleagues and a handful from HCDC. I would really like to express my gratitude to HCDC for making this happen. The highlight was listening to Pn. Arlina sharing her lifelong experience with the bank. I really learnt a lot from her and Shamsul in incorporating the 6 core shared values within my career in Bank Negara. I am really to play my part for the Greater Good of the Nation.
What else beats teambuilding in the duty free land of Langkawi? The last one I had, I was on the flying fox, climbing walls, beach volleyballs, rafting, etc. I had so much in mind for this Langkawi trip. Little did I know, what was in store is 4 days of in-the-class activities learning on i-ACTED. I have always believed that values can't be taught and it’s something that we learn through life experiences. Otherwise, I will just be keeping those values because I was taught to rather than I want to.
However, I was in for a treat to learn how the values and the pillars shape the Bank to what it is today. Having said so, Bank Negara has become a respected and successful organization while becoming one of the points of reference for other central banks in the world. Prior to this, I had always defined “authoritative” as having various authorities within the financial industries within the country. In short, I fell in love with the bank and I am proud to become a central banker. Having to incorporate all the values into a group mural was really the icing on the cake. Thank you Falahi for making it happen.
Luckily for us, it wasn’t all about classes when Shamsul finally brought us out for kayak on the last day of the teambuilding after way much of persuasion. Amen. I was also blessed with some funky, smart yet reliable mates, Akmal, Kath, Tania and Sheli. We formed two kayaks into a shape something we would believe is aerodynamic and trashed Langkami’s team. Unfortunately, we only ended up in second place losing to Hash, the worthy champions. All I can say is, the yellow Kayak failed us and there were totally nothing wrong with the human elements of my team.
To reflect back the week, I really had a fantastic time getting to know 16 new fellow colleagues and a handful from HCDC. I would really like to express my gratitude to HCDC for making this happen. The highlight was listening to Pn. Arlina sharing her lifelong experience with the bank. I really learnt a lot from her and Shamsul in incorporating the 6 core shared values within my career in Bank Negara. I am really to play my part for the Greater Good of the Nation.
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