Hari Ini Saya Terkejut..

Today is Hari Wilayah. It's an official public holiday in KL, Putrajaya and Labuan (as if you all didn't already know). And although today is a public holiday in KL, I still had to attend a training session in UTM KL. What made it such a great day was the traffic was clear! Sungguh tidak tension memandu di KL pada hari ini..muehehehe..

Anyway, back to why I was stumped just now. There were two trainers conducting the training. One of them was my colleague from old office, and another was the new staff they hired to replace me (initially planned to take care of sales operation in KL but the plan was cancelled and he was asked to remain in Penang).

My colleague from old office had just finished her session and passed the floor to this new guy (he had been with the company for 8 months now). We were chatting at the back of the room while he was delivering the speech in front of the other audience. I was asking my friend on how to choose good quality Mandarin oranges from the different types of cartons they come in and she was about to reply when we heard a loud thud in front.

There it was! The new chap had fell flat onto the floor without any warning! All of us rushed forward to see what happened to him and I had all kinds of pictures inside my head. Had he suffered a heart attack? Did he faint? Was he having a seizure? Did he bump his head to the desks in front of him? Panic woo!

Apparently everyone of us had never encountered such incident so everybody was stunned. Then, I asked them to give him some space and air. Luckily he was ok just a few minutes afterward. According to him, it was the first time it happened to him and he had no idea what had caused the incident. Maybe it was because the room was a bit warm due to the malfunction of the air-conditioner. Maybe he suffered extreme panic attack for having to do presentation in front of an audience (he was just asked to start doing sales instead of technical support). Maybe he didn't get enough rest the day before. I don't know.

Moral of the story: Make sure you get enough rest before doing your presentation. And, if you suffers from panic attack, take a deep breath or ask for 5 minutes break before you reach your extreme panic level. Don't put hazard on yourself, especially if you are only an employee. Tak berbaloi!