MY TSC EXPERIENCE

To God be the glory both now and forever more. Amen

It is said that anything that has a beginning must surely have an ending. Just like yesterday when I assumed office as an industrial trainee in an ICT organisation. Only felt it was going to last for a very short while but there is this popular saying “Man proposes; while God disposes.” An industrial attachment meant to last for only 5 months resulted to a short but long attachment spanning for 9 – 10 months no thanks to the 4 months nationwide strike of the Academic staff union of University (ASUU). One thing that struck me is that even after 9 months of attachment, it still looks as if I have just spent a week because I just keep enjoying every moment, every minutes, every hour, and every day as it passes by here in this company.

I could remember vividly the last few weeks in school after my first semester examination. I was already being sorted after by GTBank. In fact, I was on their top most wanted list. Back then in school, I receive phone calls day after day on when I was going to resume work let aside theose calls received before the interview. As a well-grounded “ chap ” from the great Obafemi Awolowo University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering; I taught I was already guaranteed a placement in the Information Technology (I.T) department of GTBank at the head office only to get to Lagos and was posted to the Transaction(Teller) Department। The first 2 days were quite difficult for me considering the nature of my job and the challenges it entails. I was always carrying money to and from the bulk room on daily basis.

To my greater disbelieve which even till this moment I still find hard to understand. The third day was my last day in the bank. It was all over. “ I had to throw in the towel ”. I resigned and decided to go in search of a more knowledge-based placement. According to this believe of mine that “ God doesn’t call the qualified, but he qualify those he call. ” within the next 72 hours, I secured a placement at The Source Computers (TSC) to make it more serious, that of a System Engineer when I had no qualification whatsoever. Although I once had worked with the company sometimes in the past precisely year 2006. But it was now a new setting quite different from what it was. I got this placement because I resolved never to settle for less in my life; I go for the better because at the time I was in the bank, the bank seemed to be the best placement but there was a better place TSC.

TSC is a growing information technology company in Nigeria with two offices nationwide located in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. The company provides Sales, Support, and Consultancy services in the area of Information Communication and Technology (ICT). Since its inception about 6 years ago, the company has been able to explore the ICT world with its partnership and service rendered to major oil and gas companies, manufacturing companies, banking industries amongst others.

The first few weeks of my assumption of duty was a little difficult but I got myself accustomed with things within the first month after which I started working on my own, going to customer’s site to resolve computer related issues and at the same time learning day after day. I was also; with the help of my project co-ordinator, able to lead the project team on various occasions to accomplish a given task. One thing that really worked for me was the nature of people that were working with me. My colleagues were all goal oriented individuals who had an eye for success, improvement, and innovations. They also helped me to discover some hidden potentials in me.

In conclusion, the entire period of my attachment have really been a time to cherish; the tempting times, the challenging periods, the periods when I celebrate my successes and even those period I don’t eat either Breakfast or Lunch because I was trying to solve a particular computer problem. All well and good, it has been fun for me because I must say; I really truly gained a lot that cannot be quantified. It is touching that I am leaving the company; and I know I am leaving on a high note because I got my first set of certifications here in this company.

At some point in life, one needs to move ahead and face some stiffer challenges so as to develop and be productive in life. I leave the company with some wonderful memories and also with this parting words: “ All smiles, we will be all smiles; when we are together again, we will be all smiles.”At this juncture, I say thanks you, thanks you for the love, care, and understanding. Thanks for all, far too kind.

Adios!!!

MAKING THE BEST OUT OF OUR FAILURES

In the presence of God, there is fullness of joy. On this note I welcome you to this blog. As you join me in exploring the world of possibilities, permit me to go spiritual today because it is from the spiritual that the physical transcends. In the scriptures; gospel of Luke(5:1-11). Where Jesus was at the lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing round him. Further into this passage we would come across the event which was the centre of this passage of the bible. There were some fishermen in person of Simon Peter, James and John(Sons of Zebedee) who were Simons’ partners. They have been in the cold on the water all night trying to catch fish; so as to be able to feed their families. Simon Peter and his companions had done their best. They had fished all night but had caught nothing; all their time and effort had been for nothing. They were now tired and dispirited as they watched their nets.

It is possible to do ones best, yet at the end of the day (or night) to have nothing to show for it, nothing really but weariness, anguish, and wounds. One might study hard for an exam, yet not get the desired results. One might work hard, I mean really dedicated to his/her job in a company, yet he/she is not recognized or commended. One might play ones heart out, yet lose the match. One might do ones best to be a good parent, yet a child goes wrong. Jesus did not blame Peter and his companions. But he didn’t encourage them to bask in the euphoria of self-pity either. Nor did he allow them to rest in failure. He challenged them to try again: “Launch out into the deep, and let down our net for a catch”.

According to the words of the great scholar; Emerson: he said: “Each of us have a greater possibility”. There is in each of us a chamber, or a closet that has never been opened. If we are to realise this “greater possibility”, we need to be challenged to go beyond ourselves, beyond what we think we are capable of, what we have settled for, and most especially beyond what we think our neighbours can do for us. Nobody is an Island of knowledge. Life is a school where every student keeps learning.

Imagine a mechanic from across the road goes to a tailor’s shop and begins to dish out instructions to the Tailor on how to measure a cloth, will the tailor welcome him? No, he may even abuse him saying he does not know what he is talking about. The same will happen if a farmer tried to tell a mason how to go about his work.
A nurse would be very surprised, and probably annoyed too, if a market woman tells her how to give injections. And a Typist would not agree to be advised by a hairdresser. This is how things are, each work has its skills. In this passage of the scriptures, we saw a carpenter who is also a preacher dishing out instructions and advising a fisherman how to go about his job. Put yourself in the fisherman’s shoe, how would you react? That is to show that failure is not falling down, but staying down. The person who can draw strength from failure is quite rare. Jesus called the apostles not to serve him, but to serve others.

In conclusion, I urge you today, never let your disappointment materialise into self pity because surely if it does, you are on the verge of failing. See your Disappointment as Encouragement. Failure is nothing but an assurance of being able to succeed. See your Failure as stepping stone to excel in life. Nothing good comes cheap, little wonder the rose flower, as lovely as it is; is surrounded with thorns.

Until I come your way again to fulfil my promise with you, keep living your dreamz.