[Me] Time to Learn

[Sheraton Bandara]

Spirit that we still need to maintain is spirit to learn something new, as this is our human character. It was rapidly accelerate, when the day we born, when we were a little toddler and start slows down when we are mature. Imagine, how fast we absorbed the knowledge and the skill when we were young, our first step should be our first graduation as we learned from our fault, we absorbed critics and advice, we felt that we needed other hand, and than we decided ... yes it was the time to make a first step.

All reflects a maturity in a small little body, called a baby, we were observing not only for success but fail, we were always thinking positively, can do attitude and finally when we thought we were ready we made a giant little step, we made decission!!! That's what we were.


Later, we think that we know everything. Specially after graduated from major universities with series of tittle, professional degree or appreciation. But finally, we forgot our human character ... is to learn. We should always think that we are still learning in every aspect.

When we stopped learning, we were dying ... at least in our heart. When we learn one thing, we will found tens or hundreds new unknown.

I link all of those with our 6 day-ASSET training, where we simulated to run a small oil and gas company to implement strategy, expect the unexpected situation, including Political and prices. Six of us from AxP company, a virtual company in ASSET world that we operated, run a company with aggresive and expect progressive growth. Finally, our company produced the highest production 512 mboe compared to the other four virtual companies that produced no more than 399 mboe. Eventhough our gearing ratio was ever the highest 90% (or 10% only equity), finally we could maintain 50% with biggest asset value, share price and other financial parameters.

After 15 years in oil and gas industry, this course opened up my mind about the whole business in E&P and not only production related. I still have big question unanswered in my life, bigger than yesterday and even become bigger and bigger tomorrow.

Above, AxP demonstrated "Saman" dance from Dhang Yeng
Below, all trainees and facilitators posing