NLDS 2008 – Be the Captain of Your Own Ship!

As I mentioned in the last post about my participation in NLDS 2008 – now I finally have a mood to write up about it (after almost a month gone by)

It was held at Assumption University, Suvarnabhumi Campus, on 8-10 February. Well, the campus was luxurious – like I always remember – so it's good to be back.. so many memories there :)

So what I learned & discovered this time – as an Alumna, no particular role in the conference!

Happy Moments: @ dances in public again :P , amused by new LC rollcalls, meeting old & happy faces, converse with people that have the same interests and passion again! Feel energized just being there ~ though not everything went smoothly and its damn tiring the next day at work -_-''

Not so happy moments: when nothing is ready or nearly ready as you would expect, only 2 rest rooms available at the floor (how did we survive it last time??), no coffee... walking to 7-11 is not my favorite choice, but considering as morning exercise sounds good to me J ~ and seeing those kids - under 20… hmmmm

Frustration: I think it’s typical for recent alumni to feel like this; you question about your involvement in AIESEC - how much help you should offer to them, or wait til they come around and ask. Are you allowed to criticize their work and what’s the limit that you can be getting into… do they really want you to be there?
And the feeling that you know you shouldn’t, but you can’t help to, to compare this year to yours and how they work to your time ~ letting go is hard eh.

Self-discovery: It was good to sit in this session again – this time, the speaker (she was really cool, btw) took us back to our childhood… all the way back to present time. And I like the way it was delivered, well, first starting off in big circle ~ relaxing body & mind… thinking back through our past… ~ then splitting in group of 4, where one would share one’s stories and others would attentively listen – no question, no interruption – until everyone finished then discussion would rise. Many questions really helped me reflecting: of my ability, my potential, my passion and maybe my goals (^^).
But there was this one question – it was simply just to imagine myself when I was a kid, where was I in the house and who I was with. Being me, overanalyzing things sometimes, that image sort of explain a lot of why I am who I am now (in some aspects), kinda interesting to see it as explanation for my complex.
Anyway, at the end of the session, I was left with more questions: where does my real passion lie, where am I heading to… am I on the right path?

So I pretty much learned a lot more than I expected, and had quite some fun too… I could only wish they would keep inviting me to their conferences :)

(wanna share some pics from my reunion - not so related to this post, but well.. :P)