Many ... many Happy Returns of The Day Dear Boss !

Hi again,

Just a rare occasion that we can catch a glimpse of this busy man in our HQ because he is jostling between Bangkok and Manila, but we made him (or rather the PA made him, thanks Pris) drop-by the office yesterday (25 Nov), and we gave him a surprise, then let him make a blow and dream a wish. It is also our way of saying that we know he has been very hardworking and that he has our moral support (and yes, he is missed in the HQ).

We take this opportunity again to wish you, Mr Mikel Yaw,  many many years of good tidings and that your life's fill with joy, happiness and most of all love.   

Happy Birthday Mr. MD !! 

Here is the MD with the lil' team in the HQ (we hoped our presence were presently enough) 

Until then, keep your head up high and reach for the sky.

Extending our Emotion to Haiyan Victims @ Philippines

A note arrived via email from our ESI Marketing Manager, Grace. She told us the plight of those affected by the super-typhoon. At the same time, we saw daily on the Internet and TV the surreal graphics of the people and places that were stormed by the typhoon. What we watched in movies are now real, and it can happen to us or our loved ones. We in ESSB felt her emotion, and we readily extended our help as a Malaysian.

So instead of just passing the till bucket around, HR thought, we can do better than this. This is because, we have an extended family there, and maybe, some of our fellow colleagues in ESI are affected by this act-of-god. And we want our staff members to remember such tragedy, and that their donations matter. 

HR organized some lil' activities by selling fruits, breakfast and candies spread over 3 days. And voila, we collected a total of RM800/ which is about eleven thousand pesos. It's a significant amount for a premises of about 30 people.

Being Malaysian, we are well-known for our generosity. It is just our natural intrinsic value in us. We should be proud of ourselves. We are blessed that this beloved country is a haven - safe from major natural disaster. Yes we did have some disasters in the country but they were inflicted by some irresponsible people.They were man-made disasters.

Please continue to be a good Malaysian and do not take things for granted. ESSB as a community CAN, and we believe this vibe is contagious. We hope this lil' donation can make a change - can give a smile to a child, lift the spirit of a mother and give hope to a man. So, let's pray for world peace. 

Here are some pictures from our heart and all the way to the Philippines. May God bless all of them and hope they will recover from this aftermath soon.

Community Hall Season II

Hello Elabram'ers,

How has everyone been doing so far? It is already the last quarter of the year and before you know it, it's gonna be a brand new year. Again? Well, yes, it was just like only last week that we bid 2012 goodbye.  

Just a quick update on our recent event in the HQ, we had our last session of Community Hall held on 31 Oct. We have a total of 22 participants over two sessions and this time we talked about Quality and what were the staff members perceptions about quality and what they want to see quality in their work aspect.


HR also took the opportunity to update the staff members about the current statistic in the Company and the impending changes which may occur soon. So everyone has to be ready for this changes so that the Company can propel forward.

Since it was held on 31st Oct which was a Halloween Day, the participants were given a spooky ambience ...... and some thought they went into the wrong venue ....

 

Pre-event activity was Laughter Yoga ..... yes, all you have to do is laugh .... Ho ... Ha ..  Ho ... Ha .. Hha

Oh yes, not forgetting some stretching required too

 

And then back to the actual forum. Let's talk quality!  

 

 

Then team presentation

 

This is an open forum for the Management to gather feedbacks from the staff members on a selected topic. After the presentation, all the feedbacks are revealed to the Managing Director for his knowledge. Good ones shall be adopted. And of course the core objectives are to adopt the best practices, continuous improvement and understanding both parties.

 

That's all folks, we are gearing towards the year end. Yes, I smell something brewing - until then, keep yourself grounded.