Nov 29 2005
Learning Week
Last week was like a ‘back-to-school’ week for me.
On Tuesday, evening, I had to go to Singapore, to attend a conference from Wed till Fri. Then after coming back on Friday, I had to attend a breastfeeding-counseling course given by the Ministry of Health on Saturday and Sunday (full day from 9-5).
It was such a tiring week for me. That’s why you see me missing from suzette.com.
Studying itself is nice, but studying from 9 to 5 is torturing. The first few sessions of the days are usually fine, but normally after lunch the eyes will not be listening to me. I actually slept through one of the presentations in Singapore, and I was sitting on the first row!
Whatever it is, comparing the two courses I attended, I have to say that the courses given by the ministry is extremely good. Though I have breastfed 16 months, there is a lot of new knowledge that I learnt in the course. The free course is much more worthy compared to the paid course in Singapore.
The speakers from the Jabatan are so good that their quality is so much better than the so-called professionals in the Singapore conference. Most of the sessions in the Singapore conference were given by AngMo, but they just read out from the slides and the sessions were boring.
Unlike the AngMo, our fellow Jabatan staffs were so good at presentations. They were very lively, energetic and interesting.
I will share in this blog later on interesting things that I learnt from the breastfeeding course… when I have the time later. :p
wah! I think this might the first time in MOH history that someone actually complimented them
just kidding!
Wow, how come there’s MOH counselling? How do you get involved or register yourself? Aigh, I have to pay to get help.
egghead: these people are very serious and committed to breastfeeding ler… some more they don’t get paid for doing extra one…
zara’s mama: i am a member of MMB, and have expressed interest in the course before. They no longer have the 18-hour breastfeeding course, and it is changed to this format. After this course, I am supposed to help others.
yap, glad you went to the breastfeeing counselling course, it is really really good, all very made in malaysia
…feel totally related.