Responding to issues with the decision-making prochest process

Studying in university is many things. But definitely not a bed of roses like the way i portray it to be. At times, it can be demanding, tiring and even intimidating. Other times, it is just plain dull, boring and monotenous. I guess that explains the amount of classes that i skipped(late nights and clubbing outings aside) =PPP.

It seemed like just yesterday that i enrolled in this god forsaken, leng lui deprived(except for u girls wink*) university that claimed to be alot but well, surprisingly lived up to its name of being top notch in the education department. However, it seems to be otherwise for all other aspects that really matters such as social and entertainment aspects.

And as the semester draws to a close, and the exam flu starts to kick in, i cant help but want to slack even harder. But hey, that does not mean that i've learnt nothing. Although at times we do doubt the relevance of our syllabus for practical uses, more often than not, it is functional.

For example, in the subject of Managing People and Organizations, under the chapter of planning, there is a concept called the decision-making process. It is a systematic and thorough way in which managers perform to resolve issues. It consists of 8 steps and every manager uses it somewhat.

However, if you are not or do not become a manager some point in your life, don't fret. You can still use this very canggih concept in your everday life.

Take Ah Boy for instance. He is a good looking chap with alot of charm, style and moolah. He is having difficulty choosing between the many many different types of girls. So,i suggested to Ah Boy and i even assisted him in using the decision-making process so he can make the best decision.

Step 1: Identifying the problem
This concept begins with the existence of a discrepancy between an existing and a desired state of affairs. For Google’s Ah Boy's case, the discrepancy is that there are too many fishes in the sea until he dont know which to throw his cock bait at.

Step 2: Identifying decision criteria
The decision criteria are important in resolving the problem identified. That is, deciding what is relevant in making a decision and to guide his decision. Ah Boy would have identified the criteria of facial features( i.e leng lui or not), kawaiiness, difficulty of courtship, intelligence and of course, bootyliciousness(how big).

Step 3: Allocating weights to the criteria
Then, Ah Boy must weight the items in order to give them the correct priority in the decision. For simplicity's sake, Ah Boy has decided to weight the criterion with a weight of 10

Ah Boy views bootyuliciousness as the criteria with the highest importance because big boobs and a tight ass is very attractive to him. Cannot blame him also. Because the more he is aroused, the more he would want to make love and that increases the chances of creating more offspring. Blame mother nature.

Intelligence is of the least importance as Ah Boy didn't do too well in his studies and feels abit insecure and intimidated by smart girls. Poor Ah Boy.

Step 4: Developing alternatives
Ah Boy is then required to list viable alternatives that could resolve the problem. Ah Boy has decided that possible alternatives are to date an Ah lian, the brand conscious socialite type(high class chick), the university/college girl next door, the high school rebel and the foreign chick.

Step 5+6: Analyzing and selecting an alternative
Once the alternatives have been identified, Ah Boy must critically analyze each alternative by appraising it against the criteria to view the pros and cons.

After all the criteria have been weighted and analyzed, we choose the alternative that gathered the highest total. Not so surprisingly, Ah Lian wins it hands down. You have to admit some of them are very desirable.Step 7: Implementing the alternative
This step is putting the decision into action. Ah Boy then goes to Sungei Wang in search for his Ah Lian. He hung out at the video game arcade for some time. It was love at first sight for Ah Boy when he laid his eyes on Yuki. He mustered his courage and went up to speak to her. Thanks to his charm and charisma, he got her.

Step 8: Evaluating decision effectiveness
10 years and 4 children later, they are still very active bunnies. Nuff said.

Goodbyes.