Learning: The Magic of Making Training FUN

People development Please visit the website www.hrdcongress.com to get an update. We are only 92 days away from Asia HRDCongress 2005 incorporating the 28th Trainers Meet Trainers Conference. Please be sure to register NOW and get the best deals. Since the posting last week, after my return from Sabah, I have had a pretty hectic week. I spent this morning teaching Sunday School teachers FUN principles. It was a great session as well as a satisfying one. I will be away in Brunei for the next week but I will tomorrow see both my sons participating in the relay race at their school sports day. My former colleague Jeremy Spoor will be proud of me. I am fulfilling my parental responsibilites. See you next week. Regards Palan

Employee Relations in Malaysia I have just returned to Kuala Lumpur after a 4 day visit to Sabah. Interesting visit after a long time. Renu, my Research colleague wedded a Sabahan Joseph Celestine on Saturday in a beautiful Roman Catholic church wedding. The ceremony was conducted by the Reverend Auxillary Bishop of Trivandrum in Malayalam and English. Renu now settles down in Kota Kinabalu and we have a vacancy for a Research Associate. I had the opportunity of being seated in the VIP table with YB Datuk Panglima Joseph Pairin Kittingan, the Deputy Chief Minister and Datuk Yee Moo Chai, the Minister for IT. We flew - a team of 23 from Specialist Management Resources by Air Asia. Pretty good flight. The Bangsar office was staffed minimally while the Cyberjaya team had to stay back due to tight datelines. Good to be back in KL.