~SuMMéR Lé@VéS HoMé~

Role Play

2008-05-07T16:48:00.001+08:00

Something meaningful to share about ROLE PLAY...

Shakespeare was absolutely right - all the world's a stage and you are on it! It means we all have many roles to play. That means never identify with your role, or you will get very stuck and very stressed. You are not what you do. Your job, position, vocation are just roles. Play the role, never think you are the role - this is the art of making life creative and fun. All great actors dislike being typecast and seen to be good for one particular type of character or role. There is no role you cannot play, if you really want to play it. Which is the same as saying there is nothing you cannot do, if you really want to do it, nothing you cannot be, if you really want to be it. You can even be a Queen or King. You may not have a throne or a court of advisors, but you can create and express all the qualities and behaviours of a 'royal' character - dignity, respect, humility, caring...and many more. Be a 'royal', sit on your inner throne with dignity and self respect, and you will see many other royal qualities emerge through your character. And then...you will feel royal.

Lateral Thinking

2008-01-31T14:56:00.000+08:00

If you are good in lateral thinking, then you can be agood strategic thinker or... be a part of Think Tank. Here is an interesting quiz to test your Lateral Thinking abilities --- Think!

1. There is a man who lives on the top floor of a verytall building. Everyday he gets the elevator down tothe ground floor to leave the building to go to work. Upon returning from work though, he can only travel half way up in the lift and has to walk the rest ofthe way unless it's raining! Why?

(This is probably the best known and most celebratedof all lateral thinking puzzles. It is a true classic. Although there are many possible solutions which fitthe initial conditions, only the canonical answer is truly satisfying. )
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2. A man and his son are in a car accident. The fatherdies on the scene, but the child is rushed to thehospital. When he arrives the surgeon says,"I can't operate on this boy, he is my son! "How can this be?
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3. A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks,trousers, lumper, gloves and balaclava. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with its light off but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?
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4. Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones? This is logical rather than lateral, butit is a good puzzle that can be solved by lateral thinking techniques. It is supposedly used by a verywell-known software company as an interview question for prospective employees.
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5. A man went to a party and drank some of the punch.He then left early. Everyone else at the party whodrank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?
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6. A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and pointsit at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out.

(This puzzle claims to be the best of the genre. It is simple in its statement, absolutely baffling and yetwith a completely satisfying solution. Most people struggle very hard to solve this one yet they like the answer when they hear it or have the satisfaction offiguring it out. )
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SOLUTIONS

1. The man is very, very short and can only reach halfway up the elevator buttons. However, if it is raining then he will have his umbrella with him andcan press the higher buttons with it.
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2. The surgeon was his mother.
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3. It was day time.
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4. A square manhole cover can be turned and dropped down the diagonal of the manhole. A round manhole cannot be dropped down the manhole. So for safety andpracticality, all manhole covers should be round.
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5. The poison in the punch came from the ice cubes. When the man Drank the punch, the ice was fullyfrozen. Gradually it melted, poisoning the punch.
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6.. The man had hiccups. The barman recognized this from his speech and drew the gun in order to give hima shock. It worked and cured the hiccups-so the man nolonger needed the water.

在你生命中是廚師還是老和尚

2008-01-30T14:53:00.000+08:00

Got this forward email from my friend and i think it's quite meaningful. We need to enjoy the process of everything including our life instead of just focus on the end result. If you are too focus on the result, you will missed and will not enjoy the process. In fact, you will missed out many things.

從前在山中的廟裡，有一個小和尚被要求去買食用油。在離開前，廟裡的廚師交給他一個大碗，並嚴厲地警告：「你一定要小心，我們最近財務狀況不是很理想，你絕對不可以把油灑出來。」小和尚答應後就下山到城裡，到廚師指定的店裡買油。在上山回廟的路上，他想到廚師兇惡的表情及嚴重的告誡，愈想愈覺得緊張，小和尚小心翼翼地端著裝滿油的大碗，一步步地走在山路上，絲毫不敢左顧右盼，很不幸的是，他在快到廟門口裡時，由於沒有向前看路，結果踩到了一個洞。　　

雖然沒有摔跤，可是卻灑掉三分之一的油，小和尚非常懊惱，而且緊張到手都開始發抖，無法把碗端穩。終於回到廟裡時，碗中的油就只剩一半了. 廚師拿到裝油的碗時，當然非常生氣，他指著小和尚大罵：「你這個笨蛋！我不是說要小心嗎？為什麼還是浪費這麼多油，真是氣死我了！」　　小和尚聽了很難過，開始掉眼淚。　　

另外一位老和尚聽到了，就跑來問是怎麼一回事。了解以後，他就去安撫廚師的情緒，並私下對小和尚說：「我再派你去買一次油。這次我要你在回來的途中，多觀察你看到的人事物，並且需要跟我做一個報告。」小和尚想要推卸這個任務，強調自己油都端不好，根本不可能既要端油，還要看風景、作報告。不過在老和尚的堅持下，他只有勉強上路了。

在回來的途中，小和尚發現其實山路上的風景真是美。遠方看得到雄偉的山峰，又有農夫在梯田上耕種。走不久，又看到一群小孩子在路邊的空地上玩得很開心，而且還有兩位老先生在下棋。這樣走看風景的情形下，不知不覺就回到廟裡了。當小和尚把油交給廚師時，發現碗裡的油，裝的滿滿的，一點都沒有損失。　　

其實，我們想比較快樂的過日子，也可以採納位老和尚的建議。與其天天在乎自己的成績和物質利益，不如每天努力在上學、工作，或生活中，享受每一次經驗的過程，並從中學習成長。

一位真正懂得從生活經驗中找到人生樂趣的人，才不會覺得自己的日子充滿壓力及憂慮。
我想，這也是活得更積極，更樂觀的人生法寶吧。

因為在乎，反而越會對他產生誤會，因為在乎，犯了錯反而越不能原諒他
因為在乎，反而對他會越不客氣，因為在乎，反而越會裝做不在乎，人就是這麼奇妙的！

No Pain, No Gain ......

2008-01-30T14:20:00.000+08:00

Monday- after work as usual i went to PG9 for my dancing class. Today i didn't see my instructor but i saw another lady instead. My instructor was sick so her boss came to replace her class. So, it's not dancing class but body workout class instead.

We did a lot of jumping, sweat a lot for the first 30 minutes. After that we did body toning for another 30 minutes. After the class we chit chat for a while and i went back home. I prefer to attend dancing class as i am not used to do so much jumping. Brought my mum for dinner when i reached home , after that we went to TESCO together with my sister.

The next day when i woke up i was totally in surprise...What happened to my leg? How come i can't walk at all? The feeling on my right leg is something more serious than normal cramps. Oh my god.... i tried my best to walk to downstairs and grab some ices to put on my leg and rest for a while. After 15 minutes, i tried to walk again.... OH no, it's serious this time the condition didn't change and it's still that bad. So, i text my friend and told her i'm not going to work today.

Around 2pm in the afternoon, my sister came back and took my to the physio theraphy center. I have been visiting the physio center quite frequently these days, as i have back pain so i have been doing physio for my back since 3 weeks ago. When the staff in the center saw me, they started to ask what happened to me as i just went yesterday for my back and i was fine still when they saw me yesterday.

The doctor asked me to lie down and started to diagnose if the problem on my leg is caused by my back. Then I was on treatment for muscle relaxation, ultra sound etc... After that, the doctor wrapped my leg with plaster and gave me 2 days MC to rest at home. It was caused by muscle strained and ankle joint got sprained.

After this experience, i told myself that i have to be more careful next time. Other than that, this make me realise that legs are very important so we have to wear good and comfortable shoes rather and pretty and nice looking shoes. Comfortable is important especially if we have to spend most of the time walking and standing. Good shoes will be able to support our back and help in our posture.

This is so called "NO pain, No gain" :) know your limit next time and don't work out too much ......

A small disappointment

2008-01-27T00:50:00.000+08:00

I felt a bit disappointed when get to know that my dance group will not perform in this year dragon boat annual dinner. I have been expecting for the performance for quite some time and when got to know that we are not performing due to some reason, i was a bit down and really disappointed.

Hope to have the chance to perform soon :)

TaiWan Trip (Dec'07)

2007-12-20T20:56:00.000+08:00

I supposed to post this 2 months ago ...:P

Hello!!! I'm currently at Taiwan with my sister on vacation.

Wow, it has been a long time since i last travel together or go on holiday with my sister ... I guess it have been more than 10 years ;)

It's her wish to come to TaiWan so i just accompany her to do some shopping and sight seeing. It's always wonderful to have the chance to travel to another country or some places you are not familiar with, at least you will have the chance to learn about different culture and try and see different things.

So, what is nice about Taiwan? First of all, i would say the travel bus. All the buses in Taiwan are double decker, it was my first time travel in a double decker bus! (New experience) They have karaoke set in the bus and you can sing whenever you go. Secondly, it was the first time in my life to see so many ppl crossing the road to get to the night market. I would say if you missed just one step, you would be steped by others like a sardin on the road. I know it sounded very scary but it's the fact. I was very very careful when i crossed the road as you can't imagine, there are more ppl on the road then the cars. This scene was at the Shi Lin Night market.

Other than that, can you imagine the scene where there were more than 20 ppl queing up in front of a stall just to purchase Taiwan famous chicken chop? It was real where you will see a big crowd in front of the chicen chop stall as the crowd are queing up to get the chicken chop!! Incredible long queue in fact......

There are a lot of places to go and nice food nice people around. I was very lucky to get to know a few friends in this trip and after the trip we have become good friends and have been out for a few times. All the memorable moments and unforgettable experience ... ...

HOLA

2007-12-03T09:49:00.000+08:00

It has been a while since i last signed in to my Blog

Update from what had happened to me recently:
- I got a new job offer (Security) on Oct 15th and I joined the new team immediately after 2 weeks
- I went to Folsom, Sacramento for training and I was there for a month
- Life in Folsom is a little bit boring, luckily i have some friends as companion there, otherwise for sure i will be bored to death :P (thanks to Lynn, CY, ah Long and CS...)
- I extended to stay in US and spend the last 3 days in Las Vegas
- Las Vegas is a happening place, the hotel we stayed in was cery crowded and we have to wait for nearly 45 minutes to queue for the check in ... so you can imagine how many people are there
- We reached Las Vegas around 3pm on Thursday, the journey supposed to take around 10-12 hours to reach, but thanks to the super driver (CY) he really drove fast and we managed to reach there within 8 hours. They were blamming me because they suggested to start the journey at 8am but i insisted to go at 6am as me and Lynn has booked the show ticket to watch one of the show @ MGM grand hotel (URL: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/Cirquedusoleil/en/KA/main.htm) Nice show with incredible effect!!
- Last but not least, the most unforgettable post thanks giving day ~ The Black Friday where i spent the whole night shopping with Lynn. Before the sales, me and Lynn spent 3 hours to visit most of the hotel along Las Vegas Boulevard, we managed to walk back to our hotel from M&M shop but it took us 3 hours. After that we started the shopping spree from 12.30am midnight until 10am in the morning. It was the longest shopping i have ever made in my history... somemore it's in winter !!! How did i make it?? :P
- Now I'm back to Penang. Hopefully will settle down and start the new challenge ahead .... New learning curve and new environment to adapt and new people to work with

AZA AZA Fighting!!

the WisDom of WoRds

2007-10-08T23:50:00.001+08:00

Got this forward email from one of my friend and i think it's worth for sharing ... ...

天堂的婆婆

2007-10-07T12:31:00.000+08:00

" May the soul of grandma continue to receive merits from our prayer and
chantings, May the soul be re-born into a better life after the 49 days."

Death and dying might be a release for my grandma who has been suffering from lung cancer illness for the past 6 months. It was very sad to watch her becoming thinner and thinner day by day, trying to fight with the diasease. It was a hard time for my family especially my dad and my mum as they were busy have to travel back and forth from mainland to Penang island to take care of my grandma however it was a good time to test how strong was the family bond. From there, we can really see how our relatives react and is grandma really important for them. Anyhow it has already passed, there is no point to give any comment how. All I know is we will always miss you grandma... RIP

By then, it makes me reaslise that how precious and how short life is that we are most likely to make it meaningful and to live it fully. Spend time with your parent, love and treat them well when they still around. This is very important...

Umbrella

2007-10-07T12:26:00.000+08:00

Just like this song sang by Marie Digby - Umbrella (Acoustic Full Version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67-rIC0Mn_s&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=589Mvlz6LWE&mode=related&search=

[VERSE 1]
You had my heart
and we'll never be world apart
Maybe in magazines
but you'll still be my star
Baby cause in the Dark
You can see shiny Cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because

[CHORUS]
When the sun shines
We’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath
I'mma stick it out 'till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

[VERSE 2]
These fancy things,
will never come in between
You're part of my entity
Here for Infinity
When the war has took it's part
When the world has dealt it's cards
If the hand is hard
[Umbrella lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]

Together we'll mend your heart
Because ...

[CHORUS]
When the sun shines
We'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath
I'mma stick it out 'till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

[BRIDGE]
You can run into my Arms
It's okay don't be alarmed
(Come into Me)
(There's no distance in between our love)
So Gonna let the rain pour
I'll be all you need and more
Because ...

[CHORUS]
When the sun shines
We'll shine Together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath
I'mma stick it out 'till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

It's raining (raining)
Ooo baby it's raining
baby come into me
Come into me
It's raining (raining)
Ooo baby it's raining
You can always come into me
Come into me

August 2007

2007-09-07T21:46:00.000+08:00

Have not update my blog for a long time...
This year is a travel year for me, have travelled to Costa Rica for 2 times. The first time was on April (for 6 weeks) - went to San Francisco on the way back to M'sia; the 2nd time was on June (for 2 months) - went to Miami for 3 days due to CR Visa problem and Los Angelas (Disneyland) while travelling back.

There are a lot of changes happened during this period. I met a lot wonderful people, learned a lot of new things especially Spanish and started to observe people and how behaviour changes on some people. I have some good and bad experience, good one will remain in my memory while the bad one i chose not to remember anymore. It was quite sad when i came back and noticed the changes, shocking... angry... helpless could probably describe my feeling. Luckily i found my own way out by reading and learned from that bad experience. Bad experience will make you grow wiser and become stronger... Agree? :)

I got to know a friend who was just converted to become a Buddhist and he has the enthusiasm to learn about the Buddha teaching. We have became very close friend as he always brought me around and taught me a lot of things when i was in Costa Rica. yes.. he has the passion and enthusiasm to learn and become a real Buddhist, so i went to the temple and got him some books related to Meditation, and some basic Buddha teachings in English. He has the rosery and even the buddha statue with him and the most important thing is he doesn't eat beef. I'm going to send him more books at the same time i can also learn before i send him the book. Good for him and good for me as well ... ...

Happy, no worries = enjoy life and enjoying life too much usually can be seen from a person's physical outlook. This indicate good life will make people fat .. hahaha (wat i wanted to say is i have gained some weight as well) i wasn't realise i put on weight until on my way back while i was taking photo suddenly was shocked to see my round has became so big ... eeeeeeeeeeee so i''m currently working hard to get back my shape. Joined back my dancing class (Modern Jazz) and has just signed up a fitness center yesterday. I prefer to join the classes compare to the gym as i am an active person. not machine person :P hehe

Other than that, i have applied a new position within the same company. Didn't know that the job was so hot. There are 5-6 people were applying for the same job and it happened to me my good friend also my good partner in work is applying the job as well. Initially there are 2 req for the job, but we rescheduled our interview due to I need to travel back to Penang and he needs to travel to Costa Rica. That was bad when we got to know one req has already taken by someone else and left only 1 for 2 of us. It has become very competitive now as both of us are doing the same job, i think he has added advantage as he was a Team Lead and now he is the APAC region best agent for the contact center. He has very good project management skill and presentation skill. Anyhow, I am very honest with him told him that he has more advantage than me but I am still good though. I have strong technical skill and of course my strengths too. No matter how, i will fight till the end... Never give up!!! but i still wish him all the best .. hopefully we both will get the job :)

Talk about job, my dept manager has just left for his new job. My team is currently bossless now. We are like chicken without head, flying without wings?? :) There were initially 10 ppl in my team, 1 just left and 1 just tendered resignation and the other 1 waiting for his contract to end. From 10 became 7 and workload is increasing everyday instead of reducing. I know it's going to be hard for the team, as long as we stand strong together and work as a team there will be no problem for us - one stick is easier to break than a bundle of sticks. We were anxious to know who is going to be our new manager too.... things sure will change with different managing style and i'm realy LOST and all my plans are pending, i can't go or proceed any further without knowing who will be my new boss.

There are 3 things keep distracting my mind:-
1) the job that i applied
2) My SAP Certification course
3) new manager

these 3 things are inter-related
If i don't get the job i applied, i will proceed with my SAP certification course. But i have to see if my new manager going to approve for me to take the course. The next intake for the course will be on Oct 29th and i have been requesting this for 2 years... Even if the new manager approve, there will be operation concern in which if I don't get the job, that means my partner has got it.. If he got the job, then i can't go anywhere as we are the only Primary support for the appplication we are supporting. If i can't go anywhere.. means i can't go to KL and take the course. So this is really a big headache for me... What should I do? Cluesless ... i believe in destiny and i am very optimistic :)

Hopefully everything will be fine... Bless me!!! Pura Vida

The Road is Never Long BetWeen Friends

2007-07-05T00:30:00.000+08:00

Sometimes in life, you find a special friend; Someone who changes your life just by being part of it. Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop; Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.

Life is Short

They say it takes a minute to find a special person,

an hour to appreciate them,

a day to love them,

but the entire life to forget them.

It's Your choice to be Happy or Unhappy

2007-06-30T06:52:00.000+08:00

An article i received from the forward mail... It's your choice to be happy or unhappy :)

一大早，我跳上一部計程車，要去台北郊區做企業內訓。因正好是尖峰時刻，沒多久車子就卡在車陣中，此時前座的司機先生開始不耐地嘆起氣來。隨口和他聊了起來：「最近生意好嗎？」後照鏡的臉垮了下來，聲音臭臭的：「有什麼好？到處都不景氣，你想我們計程車生意會好嗎？每天十幾個時，也賺不到什麼錢，真是氣人！」嗯，顯然這不是個好話題，換個主題好了，我想，於是我說：「不過還好你的車很大很寬敞，即便是塞車，也讓人覺得很舒服?」他打斷了我的話，聲音激動了起來：「舒服個鬼！不信你來每天坐12個小時看看，看你還會不會覺得舒服！？」接著他的話匣子開了，抱怨政府無能、社會不公，所以人民無望。我只能安靜地聽，一點兒插嘴的機會也沒。兩天後同一時間，我再一次跳上了計程車，再一次地要去郊區同一家企業做訓練，然而這一次，卻開啟了迥然不同的經驗。一上車，一張笑容可掬的臉龐轉了過來，伴隨的是輕快愉悅的聲音：「你好，請問要去哪?堙H」真是難得的親切，我心中有些訝異，隨即告訴了他目的地。他笑了笑：「好，沒問題！」然而走沒兩步，車子又在車陣中動彈不得了起來。前座的司機先生手握方向盤，開始輕鬆地吹起口哨哼起歌來，顯然今天心情不錯。於是我問：「看來你今天心情很好嘛！」他笑得露出了牙齒：「我每天都是這樣啊，每天心情都很好。」「為什麼呢？」我問：「大家不都說景氣差，工作時間長，收入都不理想嗎？」司機先生說：「沒錯，我也有家有小孩要養，所以開車時間也跟著拉長為 12個小時。不過，日子還是很開心過的，我有個祕密?」他停頓了一下：「說出來先生你別生氣，好嗎？」當然好，只要是快樂的祕密，我這個念過心理學的都感興趣。他說：「我總是換個角度來想事情。例如，我覺得出來開車，其實是客人付錢請我出來玩。像今天一早，我就碰到像你這樣的先生，花錢請我跟你到陽明山去玩，這不是很好嗎？等下到了陽明山，你去辦你的事，而現在是花季，我就正好可以順道賞賞花，抽根菸再走啦！」他繼續說：「像前幾天哦，有一對情侶去淡水看夕陽，他們下車後，我也下來喝碗魚丸湯，擠在他們旁邊看看夕陽才走，反正來都來了嘛，更何況還有人付錢呢？」漂亮！多精采的一個祕密！我突然意識到自己有多幸運，一早就有這份榮幸，跟前座的EQ高手同車出遊，真是棒極了。又能坐車，心情又開心，這樣的服務有多難得，我決定跟這位司機先生要電話，以後再邀他一起出遊。接過他名片的同時，他的手機鈴聲正好響起，有位老客人要去機場，原來喜歡他的不只我一位，相信這位EQ高手的工作態度，不但替他贏得好心情，也必定帶進許多生意。快樂其實是一種習慣心理學家發現，快樂其實是一種習慣，不論環境怎麼變，EQ高手的快樂決心是不會改變的。當我們能換一種心態去看待自己的工作，並帶著遊戲般的愉快心情面對工作，你會發覺自己的內在能量強大許多，抗壓應變的功力也因此大為增進，而這，也正是貫徹快樂決心的漂亮做法。我自己就常覺得，工作其實是一種偽裝，讓我有很好的藉口及機會，能因著演講及各種活動，去認識許許多多有趣精彩的人，這不是很過癮嗎？（更何況，往往還有人付錢呢！）。

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2007-06-27T21:53:00.000+08:00

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ChaNGeS

2007-06-21T19:54:00.000+08:00

It has been a while since i last update my blog.... i was quite hectic recently especially after i come back from Costa Rica, working like cow everyday as my team is down on resources.

I noticed there were many changes after i left for around a month. Certain people are behaving one kind, showing their unlikely attitude. Some people even start to back stab each other, although they act freindly in front of you, they might not be the one you thought they are. Situation became very unhealthy and would get worse at any time.

Everyone thought he/she is the only victim. I prefer to keep quiet and observe what's going to happen rather than join them together to get in the mess. I pity my new team lead the most as she has to worry about hassles and make sure she has everything controlled... everyday there is something going to happen and it's like watching drama, new episode each day.

I strongly believe the same situation would happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime in the working environment. It's just the matter how you look at it and how to face it - whether you want to take is easy or look at it in a hard way which might end up with an upset situation.

There is nothing we can do other than united, work as a team and trust each other. Hopefully there is some changes soon.... Hope for a better day !! Good Luck to everyone

Working with Idiots can Kill You!!!

2007-06-21T09:31:00.000+08:00

An interesting article ....

Pirates of Costa Rica

2007-05-22T03:21:00.000+08:00

I had an eye infection last Saturday evening. In the morning when I woke up, my eyes still okay still can see well just feel a bit uneasy but I still put on my contact lenses as me and a bunch of friends are going for outing.

The place we are going to --> Prendas

On the way to Hirador Prendas, we have gone through a terrifying ride as our 4WD got stuck and the car cannot moved at all. It was difficult to describe here, i have captured some pics of the road and how we got up to the hill.

Narrow woodedn bridge (1)

Narrow wooden bridge (2)

Narrow wooden bridge (3)

We have passed through 2 narrow bridge and the rocks road... Finally reached to the top... Nice view taken from the top of the hill....

nice view from the top (Prentas)

The next day, terrible eyes infection. My left eyes was swollen and cannot open at all. When I tried to open my eyes, the tears keep coming out ... I felt helpless " Am I going to be blind? " Silly question ... of course not....

I asked Andy to send me to the Intel Clinic early in the morning and the nurse gave me some oilment and eye drops to apply and a patch to cover up my eyes .... here you go

Well covered with cap and sun glass

When the mistery disclose..... yakss.. .. scary right?

~Pirates of Costa Rica~

Life in Costa RIca

2007-05-22T01:58:00.000+08:00

At first, i was thinking to update my blog every week but ended up i have to sum up everything in one blog.... due to too busy with the trips and lazy with the posting :P

I am having a real good time here, enjoy the environment, people and food here very much. Imagine, you are breathing the different air as what you used to breath, seeing different kind of people and experience their cultures. This is a really good experience and something good to learn and share with. I love everything here except there is one big problem which is the communication problem. Most of the people in Intel can speaks good English but if you go outside Intel, you may find problem to communicate with the sales person or anyone outside as they only know their own language - Spanish..... so when you face this kind of problem, you will need to use your body language or any sign language to communicate with them. This is kind of interesting .....

I have try a lot of new stuff here, do something different which i have never did in my home country before. 1st of all, i have tried Rappelling..... from 180 feets ... I bet i wouldn't do that back in my country :P Other than that i have tried canopy (zip lining) with 350 kmph speed. Some new experience for me which made me almost mad, shouting for help in the middle of the jungle ... haha

Where I have been for this few weeks? Other than giving training during the weekdays, we have been travelling a lot of visit different places .....

1st week - Arenal valcano ( Valcano hike, hot spring, rappelling)
2nd week- Element Club (karaoke), Terra mall for shopping, La Paz waterfall
3rd week - Punta Leona, Jaco (Canopy zip lining)
4th week - Rio Frio (German bridge, nice view from Prendas)
5th week - from Monday to Wednesday (on MC due to eye infection, that's why i have time to update my blog now .. :P )

Throughout the 5 weeks here in Costa Rica, I have met really nice people, love their courtesy and warm hospitality here. Other than that, we have build a really good rapport with the people coming here and with the Tico here. We have been to the nice restaurant around and tasted different types of food.

I'm glad i have met some special friends here.... especially Alex chai, AJ :) thanks for their hospitality for bringing me around ......

For the next following week, Karen, Andy and I will be travelling to San Francisco for our personal vacation. We will be there for 1 week before heading home. Can't wait to feel the world there...... Till then.....

I have posted some nice pics in multiply site
http://carm3n83.multiply.com/

My first week in Costa Rica

2007-05-01T13:06:00.000+08:00

Finally, I havc reached Costa Rica safely in one piece. The travel hour was really very long, it took me nearly 16 hours to get to Los Angeles from Singapore and another 6 hours from LA to Costa Rica, have not yet include the transit time. Luckily I'm not alone for the whole trip, Karen and Andy will be with me for the whole trip - 5 weeks.

Let me tell you about the first day when we reached Los Angeles, it was around 4.30pm (21st April) and we took the Hertz airport shuttle to the car rental center to get our car. 3 of us were sharing a Mazda 6 thinking that it would be much more cost saving and would be easier for us to travel around.

4/19 night - 3rd Street Santa Monica (we had subway for dinner)
4/20 morning - Costa Rica Embassy
afternoon - Universal Studio
evening - Fisherman Pier (Dinner at California Pizza Kitchen)
4/21 whole day - LA city tour (we went to Hollywood, Beverlyhill, Fox Studio, Farmer's market and etc.)
4/22 midnight - took flight to Costa Rica (2.40am flight)

We touched the ground at 9am in the morning. Everything looks pretty nice here... fresh air .... Chris Thomas came and picked us up from the airport and fetched us back to our apartment (Obeliscos Apartotel). After rest for a while, unpack everything and he brought us out for grocery shopping. That's the first day in Costa Rica.... TBD

Preparation

2007-04-19T02:10:00.000+08:00

It's 2am now... i'm still awake as I don't feel sleepy at all, may be too excited for the trip tomorrow? Perhaps...... Has been packing for my stuff for the past few days and my luggage is overloaded i guess as I have to bring a hand carry bag for my good friend who is now in CR, she spoilt her luggage!! hehe

Jennifer just touched the ground yesterday, came back from Costa Rica and I will be flying in 8 hours time. Yesterday we had dinner together and it has been a while since our last friends' gathering. The dinner was for Rohan's post birthday celebration, my farewell as well as to welcome Jennifer's return.. 3 in 1 save cost ya :P There are 7 of us (Lynn, Jack, Dan, Nikki, Jen, Rohan and me) We went to Foong Wei Restaurant, a Chinese restaurant at town area. Had a wonderful dinner with wonderful people around me :)

Actually I'm not that excited for this Costa Rica trip as I know that there are problems waiting for me. My purpose to Costa Rica is to provide training to the new team there, and the part I''m going to train them on is not somehting easy that can be absorbed in one or 2 months time. Hopefully everythign will go well as in plan and there will be no trouble and hassle for me. Bless me please......

Was chatting with one of my friend yesterday and I was shocked by the reply he gave me. He is very pessimistic with his current life, he doesn't like his work and the company he is working in currently. Hopefully he will find something he likes to do and work with someone who will really appreciate him for the hardwork he pays one day. Not everyone in the company is bad to him, may be just his luck for not meeting the correct people, I'm sure he will find his destiny soon. All the best to him......

Time to go to bed... Adios and will be back soon!!

Enhancing Relationships

2007-04-08T14:48:00.000+08:00

This was sent to me from one of my friend, find it true to share wih... Lessons on how to enhance relationships......

TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation. A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, "Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she Heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB.Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is." Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB".
~Don't ever start a relationship if there is no trust in each other, both will be suffering and end up with daily arguement. ~

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NO POINTING FINGERS A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?" The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you." We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves. If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.
~Ãct like an adult, blaming other people won't help to solve the problem, we should work out the solutions together and the important thing is the process, not the result. ~

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CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS? A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous , sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest." The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you need television." There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband ,because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.
~No one is perfect in this world, patience and tolerance are important to live together forever. One day the exitement of love will wears off, if there is no tolerance, that's when you discover the true colors and the nightmare begins.~

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NO OVERPOWERING Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another,or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage. Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character." It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness. It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations..
~Be yourself is what I always tell my friends. Just be what you used to be, you don't have to purposely reshape yourself for someone. Doing something unwillingly will not last long, one day you will still explode as you are not being your true self. Be Yourself- Freedom-Smile :) ~

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RIGHT SPEECH There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation." Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other,we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party. A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted,"Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school." On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me.Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker." She answered ,"You should appreciate that you married me. Otherwise, he will be the millionaire and not you." Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.
~祸从口出 is the word to describe this. I find that people tend to take things for granted, forget the mutal respect and sometimes being rude to someone they are close with. They tend to treat stranger more politely and with more respect than people they have close relationship with. ~

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PERSONAL PERCEPTION Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home,a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey?"Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey. Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman." The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders. It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future. Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..
~Have faith in yourself. Different people have different perception, we can't please everyone in this world. Just follow what your heart says and stick to your õwn standpoint. You can refer to other's opinions but keep in mind that the final decision is still yours. Do what you think is right.~

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BE PATIENT This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital. Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, " Daddy,I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home & committed suicide. Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge. People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.
~Control your emotion, don't let your anger control you. Be the master of your emotion, don't be the slave. Please take few minutes to think and cool down before you make any decision. Sometimes one time mistake might be forever mistake and will not be forgiven.~

Wrist Injury

2007-04-07T00:51:00.000+08:00

Feeling pain on my wrist for the past few days and wasn't really pay attention to the pain and was thinking that the pain might goes off after 2-3 days however it wasn't and was getting worst. I am having some difficulty to carry heavy stuff and even when I do typing for 10 minutes non-stop, i can feel the pain now.

Can't really recall when did i injured my wrist, i guessed must be 2 weeks ago when i played tennis with my friend. That day i was holding the grip in a different way, not using the old way and due to the force was too strong and moreover I didn't grab the tennis racket properly ... that's the consequences

Went to consult a doctor at the clinic nearby and the doctor gave me some medicine and cream to apply and advice me not to play tennis or carry any heavy things until the pain goes away. So I need to learn to love myself, not to be so stubborn again.. What other things will be important than a healthy body? Health comes far more important than other things, right?

Good Karma

2007-04-04T23:18:00.000+08:00

This is a nice reading, but short. Enjoy! All it takes is a few seconds to read and think over.

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three R’s:

Respect for self,
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.

7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

8. Spend some time alone every day.

9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

Langkawi Trip (3/30 -4/1)

2007-04-03T23:50:00.000+08:00

It's my first time!!! First time to Langkawi! Hehe ... a bit "3 8" right? have been living in Malaysia for so long but never been to Langkawi before. This is because I always no chance to go and everytime when I asked my friends to go along, they sure will say there has nothing to see. I must see by myself instead of believing them ... It's so coincident that my sister has a free hotel stay at Langkawi, so we chose a date and went to buy the ferry ticket and just packed and go without any hesitation :)

We took the ferry and it cost us RM95 each for a round trip. The ferry ride took about 3 hours from Penang pier to the Langkawi Kuah pier. When we reached there, noticed there were a lot of ppl offering the car rental.... we rent a car (red color Hyundai 2 doors car) which cost us about RM100 for 1 day due to it was public holiday -Prophet Muhammed. I was the appointed driver for the whole trip may be it's because my driving skill is better compared to the 2 of them :) hehehe

I did some research the day before we go and printed out the map of some places of interest and our hotel map so i just drove by referring to the map. Luckily we were still able to get to the hotel (Aseania Hotel) and although it was rated as 4 stars but from it's out look , it looks really old and the paint was dropping off. The room was not big, may be because it was free so they gave us a lousy room? perhaps ...

It was a really hot day, we were buring under the hot sun and have to travel here and there. In addition, the airconditon in the car was not really functioning well, plus we had some trouble to wind down the car window, so basically we were baking inside the car and sweating like hell.

Places we went:
1) Underwater World
2) Mahkam Mahsuri
3) Handy Craft Complex
4) Geology Park
5) Akeology park - basically it's a fruit farm
6) Eagle Square
7) Taman perdana

8) Langkawi Crystal

9) Black sand beach

we didn't manage to go all the place as we were running out of time

This round we didn't go for island hopping as I haven't visit the palces of interest in the island itself so we decided to visit all the places and thinking of going for the island hopping next round. It's so coincident that I met Seow Han (my primary schoolmate) there as well.. such a small world :)

On the way back to Penang, the ferry stopped at Pulau Payar to pick up some passengers. A guy named John then sat besides me. He is from Alaska and we talked a lot. He is currently working for military in US and now he is in Kulim Police camp for his work. He has been in Penang for 1 month and will be going back this weekend. He always travel around due to his job needs and he has been to many places e.g. Philipines (hulu island), Japan, Egypt, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam .. His greatest interest is diving... and i think he is a great risk taker as from the way he talked to me, enjoy life is the most important thing for him. Not to forget to mention, he has 12 tatoos on his whole body and he pierced on his tongue (ouch.. must be very pain). It's really nice to know him, and i got to know a lot of things from him although it was a short 2 hours conversation

After this trip, we have came up with some of our opinions for what we like and what we think that's really a problem:-

1) Poor management of the Ferry system - the staff didn't tell us we have to sit according to the seat number and this has led of some foreigner dissatisfactions and complains to the management

2) the aircond in the ferry was really cold - we were shiverring down there and almost got sick

3) Wasting resources - some of the places we visited has really low number of tourist, but they hired a lot of staff, e.g. i saw 4 staffs taking care of 1 cashier counter and more than 5 cleaners cleaning the same area... this is wasting our money especially those who pay tax!!

4) Place of Interest but it's not interesting .... Time to improve how to make it more interesting, some places look really dull and not interesting at all, from far you look at it and you won't want to walk in

5) the hotel service is really bad, especially during the morning breakfast. The food was not enough to serve the guests and moreover although it mentioned there it's breakfast for two but you can see especially the Malays, they will have the husband and wife with 4/5 kids at the breakfast table. That's why!!

Overall i think it will be better if the trip is to island hopping :) nevertheless it's a good experience.

Photos available here

26th & 27th March

2007-03-28T00:35:00.000+08:00

Start learning new dance yesterday - very lively and interesting song called 'Belly Dancer'. Am very excited to learn and complete the dance, hopefully can complete the whole song before I leave to Costa Rica

Today is the last day for the ballroom dancing as Jenny and Jennifer is not around and Nikki doesn't want to continue anymore and furthermore i will not be around next month too. So we have to stop from April until not sure when. Someone was not in good mood today because he missed at least 4 times of the class and was frustrated with himself and just simply gave up even though the teacher was kind enough wanted to guide him through.

I think we need to have the right kind of attitude when you learn something as it will not have an easy way out. You have to put your effort if you want to learn something and the most important thing is ---> patience is the skill. Just wanted to express my opinion to this kind of situation :) Btw, teacher was kind enough to teach us some basic Salsa and Samba steps before we left..... and he asked us to bring back some coffee beans from Costa Rica

Saturday Night 3/24

2007-03-24T22:37:00.000+08:00

Was practising piano for almost 2 hours now. Feel a bit tired. Has been sleeping quite early for the past few days may be due to Jennifer is not around and we have no programme after work. I left the office pretty early these days --> swear to beat the jam + the rain :P

Planned to go hiking today with my primary school friends and some colleagues but unfortunately the rains came on and off and it's not safe to go hiking during the rainy days so I called off the plan. Will go sometime before I leave.

Eyes are closing.... ... Good Night!!

Now, Discover your Strengths

2007-03-07T21:12:00.000+08:00

Was reading a book called "Now, Discover your Strenghths". The book was given to everyone in my team for us to read and to do the survey from the website after complete reading. I have been reading this for the past 2 weeks and finally was able to get it done today. Forgot to mention, the due date for us to finish it is by EOW -> before our team FTF

Here is the result I got from the survey that I have done :

Relator
Relator describes your attitude toward your relationships. In simple terms, the Relator theme pulls you toward people you already know. You do not necessarily shy away from meeting new people-in fact, you may have other themes that cause you to enjoy the thrill of turning strangers into friends-but you do derive a great deal of pleasure and strength from being around your close friends. You are comfortable with intimacy. Once the initial connection has been made, you deliberately encourage a deepening of the relationship. You want to understand their feelings, their goals, their fears, and their dreams; and you want them to understand yours. You know that this kind of closeness implies a certain amount of risk-you might be taken advantage of-but you are willing to accept that risk. For you a relationship has value only if it is genuine. And the only way to know that is to entrust yourself to the other person. The more you share with each other, the more you risk together. The more you risk together, the more each of you proves your caring is genuine. These are your steps toward real friendship, and you take them willingly.

Learner
You love to learn. The subject matter that interests you most will be determined by your other themes and experiences, but whatever the subject, you will always be drawn to the process of learning. The process, more than the content or the result, is especially exciting for you. You are energized by the steady and deliberate journey from ignorance to competence. The thrill of the first few facts, the early efforts to recite or practice what you have learned, the growing confidence of a skill mastered-this is the process that entices you. Your excitement leads you to engage in adult learning experiences-yoga or piano lessons or graduate classes. It enables you to thrive in dynamic work environments where you are asked to take on short project assignments and are expected to learn a lot about the new subject matter in a short period of time and then move on to the next one. This Learner theme does not necessarily mean that you seek to become the subject matter expert, or that you are striving for the respect that accompanies a professional or academic credential. The outcome of the learning is less significant than the "getting there."

Achiever
Your Achiever theme helps explain your drive. Achiever describes a constant need for achievement. You feel as if every day starts at zero. By the end of the day you must achieve something tangible in order to feel good about yourself. And by "every day" you mean every single day-workdays, weekends, vacations. No matter how much you may feel you deserve a day of rest, if the day passes without some form of achievement, no matter how small, you will feel dissatisfied. You have an internal fire burning inside you. It pushes you to do more, to achieve more. After each accomplishment is reached, the fire dwindles for a moment, but very soon it rekindles itself, forcing you toward the next accomplishment. Your relentless need for achievement might not be logical. It might not even be focused. But it will always be with you. As an Achiever you must learn to live with this whisper of discontent. It does have its benefits. It brings you the energy you need to work long hours without burning out. It is the jolt you can always count on to get you started on new tasks, new challenges. It is the power supply that causes you to set the pace and define the levels of productivity for your work group. It is the theme that keeps you moving.

Positivity
You are generous with praise, quick to smile, and always on the lookout for the positive in the situation. Some call you lighthearted. Others just wish that their glass were as full as yours seems to be. But either way, people want to be around you. Their world looks better around you because your enthusiasm is contagious. Lacking your energy and optimism, some find their world drab with repetition or, worse, heavy with pressure. You seem to find a way to lighten their spirit. You inject drama into every project. You celebrate every achievement. You find ways to make everything more exciting and more vital. Some cynics may reject your energy, but you are rarely dragged down. Your Positivity won't allow it. Somehow you can't quite escape your conviction that it is good to be alive, that work can be fun, and that no matter what the setbacks, one must never lose one's sense of humor.

Responsibility
Your Responsibility theme forces you to take psychological ownership for anything you commit to, and whether large or small, you feel emotionally bound to follow it through to completion. Your good name depends on it. If for some reason you cannot deliver, you automatically start to look for ways to make it up to the other person. Apologies are not enough. Excuses and rationalizations are totally unacceptable. You will not quite be able to live with yourself until you have made restitution. This conscientiousness, this near obsession for doing things right, and your impeccable ethics, combine to create your reputation: utterly dependable. When assigning new responsibilities, people will look to you first because they know it will get done. When people come to you for help-and they soon will-you must be selective. Your willingness to volunteer may sometimes lead you to take on more than you should.

After review the result I got, this is something true about me. You can borrow the book from me if you are interested to read and know more about yourself.

~It's time for you to discover your strenghths~

My Buddy's Wedding

2007-03-05T01:19:00.000+08:00

4th March 2007

A memorable day for my dear friend - Guat Ching as today is her big day. Time flies, and it's unbelievable that we have known each other for more than 10 years. Guat Ching is 1 year older than me and we used to be classmate during highschool since Form 1.

Still remember she was a bit boyish type during secondary school and always like to jump around and shout around. We were school prefects and always hang around together. She always sang Gigi Leung's song in the class and her famous song was “胆小鬼“&“锺意他"

She has a bit of "Lam Ah Chan" style and sometimes quite blur and funny type. She was the one who claimed not to get married in the future and also said that she won't have any baby because she scared of pain.... In the end, she is the first one who get married among our group and most probably she will be the first one who will have a baby...

It's my pleasure to know her and it's our fate to become close friends. Hope our friendships will continue and remains forever even you have your family and baby to take care.
All the best to my dear high school buddies - Guat Ching, Chen Yee, Yok Mei and Ing Hui
~Miss you gals a lot... Take care and do keep in touch~

Photos for the wedding

VacaTioN @ kRaBi

2007-02-07T00:33:00.000+08:00

Krabi trip flash back ... ... Might not be 100% accurate

Date: 1/26/2007 - 1/29/2007 (4 days 3 nights)
This tour consists of 9 ppl (4 girls, 4 guys, and 1 little Indian tour guide)

Day 1
7:30am - Friends gathered at my house and we car pool to Greenlane McDonald
8:30am - Van arrived. Started our journey to Hatyai
12:oopm - reached Hatyai and check-in to New Season hotel. After checked-in we went for lunch and had some nice food near Lee Garden.
2:00pm - Free and easy after lunch. So we went for shopping at the famous market. I didn't buy anything for myself, just bought some tidbits as souvenir for my friends and family.
4:30pm - Went for Thai Massage @ a hotel (forgot what's the hotel name dee :P) - Really feel good and relax after the massage
6:30pm - We rushed back to the hotel and prepared to go to Hanna Palace for the Cabaret. It was the performance by the She-Male... they all really look like girls from far and near but too bad there was no surgery for their voice. Which means when they talked to you, you will get shocked ... "Come here, come here... "(you will know what i mean if you were there)
9:00pm - After the show, we went to a night market somewhere nearby. The market is quite big as you can find a lot of stuff there. Clothes, belts, shoes, food, accesories whatever you named it. Looks like everyone has bought something for themselves, me too... I bought a handbag for my elder sister - as her birthday present
11.30pm - Headed back to hotel with "tuk tuk" and after shower, we (Jen, me, Rohan, Dan) went to Pary's room to play card ---> bluff and those who lose have to drink... luckily i didn't lose a lot ---> Good Night

Day 2
The day start with a silly mistake ... :P and i have made myself woke up early and gave a morning call to the whole world .... Guess what mistake I have made???
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I forgot to change my time!!!! I woke 1 hour earlier from the time which we have agreed. So i woke up at 5am (Thai time) overlooked the time in Malaysia time. I asked Jen to set the alarm and she forgot to set 1 hour later as well... so when the alarm rang, i straight away went to the toilet clean up myself without double check on my watch. Then after came out from the toilet i started to give a morning call to everyone of them until i called Dan's room then only realised that i have created a joke to them :P The funniest thing was Lynn and Nicole also as blur as me, they didn't check the time as well... and luckily i managed to stop them b4 they went down to the lobby.

7:00am - Breakfast time
8:00am - Van arrived. Started our journey to Krabi
12.30pm - Reached Ao Nang...The driver didn't stop the van for us to go toilet all the way... a bit suffering for us and everyone looks tired and hungry and dizzy after sitting so long in the van.
1:30pm - checked in to our hotel - Ao Nang Beach resort, Krabi Thailand. The resort is facing the sea and we can see several islands from our resort.
2:00pm - Time to cure our hungry stomach. we went to a Thai restaurant nearby and had our lunch. We found that the level of spicy in Hatyai and Krabi is different as when food is listed spicy in Hatyai, the food is served with really spicy - eat till you cry level. However, the very spicy food listed in Krabi is served with sweet and not spicy. May be there are more foreigner in Krabi to they have to custom the spicy level in order to suit the foreigner taste.
4:00pm - finished our lunch and we seperated in 3 groups. Jack, Eng and Nicole went for shopping; Dan, Jen, Rohan and Pary went to the beach to swim and to make sand castle; Lynn and I went for explore the road and took some photos for our blog :P
5.30pm - Finished exploring the places nearby and i guess Ao Nang beach is the most happening place in the town. Went for some shopping and bought some post cards. Then, i went back to hotel to have a rest (as i woke up at 5am... :P)
7:00pm - Joined Dan, Rohan, Jen and Pary for dinner @ McD as they wanted to try the Pork burger. After dinner we stroll along the street and do some shopping. I bought a nice necklace for my sister and all of us went for Inai Tattoo... The Tattoo was cool :)
11:00pm - reached hotel, took shower and went to Rohan's room to play cards again... playing Big2 tonight as Dan was down unconcious......---> Good night

Day 3
8:00am - breakfast at the hotel
9:00am - we went for island hooping today with Barracudas tour. We visited a few islands and some nice bays

Bamboo island - fabulous and gorgeous beach with coral reefs
Hin Klang - Open sea for snorkeling
Phi-Phi Don - had our lunch at the beach restaurant
Viking cave - passed by to photo taking session and sight seeing
Pileh Bay - Awesome and Fantastic lagoon
Lohsamah Bay - Colorful corals and fishes in shallow water
Monkey Bay - there are a few monkey on the beach - that's why was named as money bay? we did some modelling there and took some funny photos
Maya Bay - this is the place for "The Beach". We did some exploring on the beach and ended up swimming at the sea.

4:00pm - trip ended and headed back to hotel
7:00pm - we went for BBQ buffet @ Bernie's place. Wow, a full stomach is a happy stomach :)

9:00pm- After dinner, Nicole, Jack and Jen went to get the Inai tatoo again. The rest of us doing window shopping until Pary went for the real tattoo then I went back to hotel to rest and called it for a day.

Day 4

Time flies especially for happy and enjoyful moment. This trip would leave a good memory for all of us. It's time to go back home!!! and it's not an easy trip to go home as we need to take 8 hours van to go back to PG!!!! Oh, help me!!

9:00am - breakfast

10:30am - van reached and we started our journey back to Hatyai.

3:00pm - reached Hatyai. It was late because the driver keep on stop in every 30 minutes... we were very pek chek with the driver as the one who sent us to Krabi didn't want to stop for us to go washroom while this one keep on stop every 30 minutes.... That's why we reached Hatyai late. We have 1 hour to spend before leaving home. So we girls went for last minute shopping and i didn't ask that the guys going to do... before get into the van, i rushed to McD to ta pao my dinner... Just in case :P

4:00pm - heading home and reached home before 8pm

Jack and Nicole was on MC the next day ... due to van sick and food poisoning...

This is a good experience for all of us, for our friedship. Hope we can travel together next time... LooKinG FoRw@rD

Photos available here : Photo

Christmas Deco

2007-01-02T23:07:00.000+08:00

Has been a while since my last blog update... was quite busy for the past few weeks preparing for the Christmas Celebration Events and some work related stuff. I went to KL 2 weeks before Christmas and have took some nice photos on the decoration... The nicest was the one taken from Midvalley

This was the decoration in my work place. The star hanging at the tree was the wishes from the Salvation Army Kids. We did a charity for the kids to fill their wishes and we wiill fulfill their wishes for them. The response was really good. The snowman on the floor was the from one of the competition we had in our office - The snowman making competition. There are other competition like the cubicle decoration competition and overall the event was a successful one :)

The generous sponsors and the Kids from Salvation Army

These was taken from a friend of mine when he went to Singapore for holiday. He said that the decorations in Singapore is really very grand and very nice... as you can see from the photos above :)

This is the one I like the most. The fairy Christmas.... The Ginger Breadman and biscuit and the candy houses are really superb!!! All thumbs up for this deco which you can found in Midvalley Megamall in KL.

Disney Christmas @ 1U

HappY NeW YeaR and Wish everyone will have a better year ahead!!! Be Happy Always and stay healthy all the time :)

Life is like ... ...

2006-12-09T12:09:00.000+08:00

Joy to the World Again

2006-11-29T00:09:00.000+08:00

When it reaches December, what I can think of is Christmas....... When the Christmas bell rings, it reminds me that the Joy is coming to the World again, on the other hand it also reminds me that a brand new year is approaching. Although i'm not a Christian, I do celebrate Christmas as Christmas is always fun.... the Christmas Party...

Still remember 4 years back when I was still in Australia before coming back to M'sia, I held a Christmas party at my place with all my friends. It was really fun, as everyone of us were really well prepared for the day. Turkey, Lasagne, Spagetti, Cakes, Pizza and the Cheeze Tarts...... really missed those days. Was searching for the photos just now and found some in one of the CDs..... shared with you some of the photos taken years back on the Christmas Day :)

pic1: Christmas Tree and the Christmas Santa bears

pic2: Caroling with candles and lights off (Romantic ...)

pic 3: Group Photo

Pic 4: Fireworks at the riverside. The Building in front is the Parliment house just opposite the place that i used to stay

As usual, when there is any celebration or festival I will become busy as need to prepare for all the decoration stuff. Let's see if there is any surprise this year ... ngek ngek ngek :P the room will be filled with Christmas atmosphere and everything will be different!!! Ho ho Ho... :P

World Television Day (21 November)

2006-11-21T23:32:00.000+08:00

Read from the newspaper this morning and got to know that it's World Television Day today (21 November). How amazing that even television has a day for everyone to remember!!!

Nowadays, TV has become part of our lives - we can see how the World Trade Center crash from the TV, we can watch the World Cup football match, Olympic events, favourite movie show from TV and etc...... Can you imagine how our lives would be if there is no TV? (Honestly, i seldom watch TV, i think i see the monitor screen more than the TV but too bad the monitor can't watch the Astro programme online :P )

Check it out the link below for the history of television, quite interesting......

The Origins of Television
http://www.farnovision.com/media/origins.html

Television History
http://www.tvhistory.tv/

~ The Magic Box in every House~

人生不能像做菜

2006-11-21T23:03:00.000+08:00

不久之前，从报纸上看到的一小段有意义的文章：

记忆中最经典的电影台词

“人生不能像做菜，把所有的材料都准备好了才下锅。。。。。。“

解说：人生短短几十年，不要给自己留下什么遗憾，想笑就笑，想哭就哭，该爱的时候就去爱，不需要压抑自己。

Time to have a Kit Kat ;)

2006-11-20T01:12:00.000+08:00

After the hectic weeks, time to have a kit kat ...... What am I doing so late at night? I'm taking off tomorrow, went back home since Saturday and lazying aroung at home as well as to enjoy to be in the home sweet home :) I missed my home, my parent and my nephew :) was so busy the past few weeks and got no time to come home at all... so I must enjoy the moment

I have started to filter and edit all the photos taken during the Annual dinner, will post in my website soon....... :) Time to go to bed, bye!!

Happy Customer Service Week :)

2006-11-06T23:11:00.000+08:00

This week is the Customer Service Week for my company (WW45), working in the customer service sector, the management has prepared some surprise for us!!! but looks like it's not a surprise for me as I'm the one who helped to prepare for the surprise :P

Yesterday night (Sunday) around 8pm, I went back to the office with a few colleagues in order to prepare for the decoration in our office. Why went to office at night? Because we wanted to give a big surprise to the people on the floor tomorrow when they came in to the office. We started with blowing up all the balloons (luckily we have the pam), cut and paste the pictures, arranging the clothes nicely etc... It's not an easy job to prepare for the decoration.

After spent around 3 hours, the deco is up!!! Wow, it's amazing but I am sure that people will feel very happy when they see the smiley faces around. The purpose for the deco is to bring us back to the childhood memories.... all the sweet memories .... Don't Worry, Be Happy!!!

Share with you some photos taken for the duration and feel free to give some comments in order to improve in the future :P

"The decoration that we put at the entrance"

"Jenny and I at the mushroom house"

"The initial and drawings on the mugs!! "

~Overloaded~

2006-11-02T11:40:00.000+08:00

Busy week. I think I have never be such busy in my entire life before. All events just coincidently to be happened on the same week which will be WW45 (next week) and i have to rush for every event.

1st of all, the most important one is the IT Annual Dinner 2006. The theme for the dinner this year is ***Glitz & Glam***. Last year we had Movie Awards and for this year we will be having Project Runway!!! I have been appointed to be the Fashion Designer for the 8 models. Why 8??!!! That is a lot for me. Have been drafting the models wear since last week and finally have passed everything to the other designers and asked them to start to work on the clothes this week. It has to be up tomorrow!!! I am responsible for Jennifer's and Rohan's clothes so have been working hard to get everything done. That's why we stayed up till 3am yesterday to work on the clothes!!! (My eyes can hardly open now ~yawn~)

Other than the fashion designer, i will be perform on the stage during the IT annual dinner 2006. Haha... surprise? I have dance performance with a team of 6 during that night and we are going to perform the "Buttons - by Pussycat Dolls" :) My group has been practising hard since last 2 weeks and i have been teaching them since 1 month ago.... luckily they are fast learner :) Good Good..... Hopefully everything will go well

Besides that, Customer Service Week will be on next week too!!!! Oh gosh, many things to do right? :P Suddenly got tied in to join the meeting as I am the service desk makeup lead, used to in charge of the decoration. So was tied in to the meeting and need to help them up for the decoration thing. The theme is simple, and i think should be easy to do.... Smiley and every one will be happy :) We will just draw some sunflowers, smurf, mushrooms something that will bring us back to our childhood memories. That is not difficult to do .....

Next coming up - ISD teambuilding. Previously my department was known as ACS but due to recent reorganisation, we have changed our name to ASD. ASD is now under ISD so the new organisation is having a teambuilding on this coming Wednesday in order to get to know each other better as well as to get to know our new boss. The teambuilding will be at EQ. Looking forward to that :)

Other than that, Intel-MinD 2006 will be on next Thursday. I'm the helper for that event so have to attend the rehersal on this Friday and next Wednesday to walk though everything and to ensure a smooth event day. I think i'm quite long winded.... :P Have been writing non-stop in order to tell how busy I am. Actually still have few more event to write but I'm hungry now :P Going for lunch.... :) bz bz bz ... ;P

Little Penang

2006-10-29T23:28:00.000+08:00

It's sunday today - Sunny day with extremely hot weather. Finally, it's a day for me to rest. Yesterday I spent almost half of my day at Megamall Penang with few friends to shop for project runway clothes.... Clothes for the models to wear and do the catwalk .. hehe. Was cracking head to think who suppose to wear what, it's not easy to be a designer, now i know.

Woke up early in the morning today as I need to attend my piano lesson......Came home after my class and did some housework while waiting for the two gentlemen to come and pick me up for lunch. They are very slow as always....... especially the Korean guy :P ... Went to pick up Daniel and we headed to Sawtow lane for lunch. Here are the food we had and there were 3 foreign ladies shooting movie over there, i think must be some kind TV programme introducing Malaysia local food to their country.

"Cucuk Udang" / "Ïce Kacang" / "Movie shooting"

After that, we headed straight to Little Penang Street Market. The Little Penang Street Market was launched on 30 July 2006, and it will be held on the last Sunday of every month. Market times are 10am to 8pm at Upper Penang Road. You can find a lot of good stuff there, most of the things there are hand made by the person who is selling. Other than that, you can find live music, kid's corner and food over there. A nice place to go on the weekend though :)

Happy Holiday

2006-10-25T10:38:00.000+08:00

Deepavali and Hari Raya celebration has just passed. I'm not celebrating the festival but still very happy as i can enjoy the holiday especially after those hectic work... long waiting holiday!!!.

During this holiday, I went to KL with my parent and my sister to visit my aunty uncle who live in Sg. Buloh. They have just moved into a new house somewhere around that area Sunway Rahman Putera (Sg. Buloh).

On the way to KL, we saw a terrible jam on the highway. I think that was the first time I saw such terrible jam. The cars were quieing up bumper to bumper and there were no space in between, from Sg. Buloh to the Ipoh toll. I felt lucky that i was on the opposite site, not joining them for the terrific jam.

It took about 4 hours for us to reach our destination. It was the first time for me to visit my aunty's new house. Wow... nice and big house with 2 ponds outside. After rest for a while, we went to 1Utama shopping complex for window shopping. As my mum and one of my aunty is vegetarian for 9 days, so they can't join us for dinner. My dad, sister, cousin sister and I had our dinner in one of the restaurant in 1-Utama. Nice food and nice environment :) I guess the pictures will tell em all... ...

"The fountain outside the house"

"The pond with fishes "

"Nice environment in the restraurant

On Sunday, I attended my friend's wedding dinner at Klang. I'm not familiar with Klang area, so I called up Jefery in order to get a ride from him. I have met a lot of old friends there, have not meet them for about 3 years after we graduated. It was like a gathering for us :)

What I enjoyed the most on that night was the music band. The nice food can't catch my attention compared to the band. The band consists of a keyboardist, a guitarist and a saxophonist. I admired the saxophonist the most, the nice sound produced from the saxophone, not forgetting to mention that the saxophonist can play flute very well too!!! Nice dinner, nice food, nice environment and of course it's nice to meet all my friends again!!!

"Congrats to Kok Meng & Jen Lin"

Pick the Right One

2006-10-17T00:16:00.000+08:00

I got this article from a friend. Found it to be very interesting and makes a lot of sense, so put it up here to share with you all. Love is not about chemistry and compatibility only, there are others factor that we need to consider. Hopefully this could help one to choose the right one for themselves :)

With the divorce rate over 50 percent, too many are apparently making a serious mistake in deciding who to spend the rest of their life with. To avoid becoming a "statistic", try to internalize these 10 insights.

No.1 You pick the wrong person because you expect him/her to change after you're married.
The classic mistake. Never marry potential. The golden rule is, if you can't be happy with the person the way he or she is now, don't get married. As a colleague of mine so wisely put it, "You actually can expect people to change after their married... for the worst!" So when it comes to the other person's spirituality, character, personal hygiene, communication skills, and personal habits, make sure you can live with these as they are now.

No.2 You pick the wrong person because you focus more on chemistry than on character.
Chemistry ignites the fire, but good character keeps it burning. Beware of the "I'm in love" syndrome. "I'm in love" often means, "I'm in lust." Attraction is there, but have you carefully checked out this person's character? Here are four character traits to definitely check for: Humility: Does this person believe that "doing the right thing" is more important than personal comfort? Do I want to be more like this person? Would I like my child to turn out like him or her? Kindness: Does this person enjoy giving pleasure to other people? How does s/he treat people s/he doesn't have to be nice to? Does s/he do volunteer work? Give charity? Responsibility: Can I depend on this person to do what s/he says s/he's going to do? Happiness: Does this person like himself? Does s/he enjoy life? Is s/he emotionally stable? Ask yourself: Do I want to be more like this person? Do I want to have a child with this person? Would I like my child to turn out like him or her?

No.3 You pick the wrong person because the man doesn't understand what a woman needs most.
Men and women have unique emotional needs, and more often than not, it is the man who just doesn't "get it". The unique need of a woman is to be loved - to feel that she is the most important person in her husband's life. The husband needs to give her consistent, quality attention. Sexual intimacy is always on the woman's terms. Men are goal-oriented, especially when it comes this area. As a wise woman once pointed out, "Men have two speeds: on and off". Women are experience-oriented. When a man is able to switch gears and become more experience-oriented, he will discover what makes his wife very happy. When the man forgets about his own needs and focuses on giving his wife pleasure, amazing things happen.

No.4 You choose the wrong person because you do not share a common life goals and priorities.
There are three basic ways we connect with another person: 1. chemistry and compatibility 2. share common interests 3. share common life goals
Make sure you share the deeper level of connection that sharing life goals provide. After marriage, the two of you will either grow together or grow apart. To avoid growing apart, you must figure out what you're "living for", while you're single - and then find someone who has come to the same conclusion as you. This is the true definition of a " soul mate". A soul mate is a goal mate - two people who ultimately share the same understanding of life's purpose and therefore share the same priorities, values and goals.

No.5 You choose the wrong person because you get involved sexually too quickly.
Sexual involvement before the commitment of marriage can be a big problem because it often precludes a fully honest exploration of important issues. Sexual involvement tends to cloud one's mind. And a clouded mind is not inclined to make good decisions. Of all the studies done on divorce, sexual incompatibility is never cited as a main factor. It is not necessary to take a "test drive" in order to find out if a couple is sexually compatible. If you do your homework and make sure you are intellectually and emotionally compatible, you don't have to worry about sexual compatibility. Of all the studies done on divorce, sexual incompatibility is never cited as a main reason why people divorce.

No.6 You pick the wrong person because you do not have a deeper emotional connection with this person.
To evaluate whether you have a deeper emotional connection or not, ask: "Do I respect and admire this person?" This does not mean, "Am I impressed by this person?" We are impressed by a Mercedes. We do not respect someone because they own a Mercedes. You should be impressed by qualities of creativity, loyalty, determination, etc. Also ask: "Do I trust this person?" This also means, "Is he/she emotionally stable? Do I feel I can rely on him/her?

No.7 You pick the wrong person because you choose someone with whom you don't feel emotionally safe.
Ask yourself the following questions: Do I feel calm, peaceful and relaxed with this person? Can I fully be myself and express myself with this person? Does this person make me feel good about myself? Do you have a really close friend who does make you feel this way? Make sure the person you marry makes you feel the same way! Are you afraid of this person in any way? You should not feel you need to monitor what you say because you are afraid of how the other person will view it. If you're afraid to express your feelings and opinions openly, there's a problem with the relationship. Be on the look out for someone who is always trying to change you. Another aspect of feeling safe is that you don't feel the other person is trying to control you. Controlling behaviors are a sign of an abusive person. Be on the look out for someone who is always trying to change you. There's a big difference between "controlling" and "making suggestions." A suggestion is made for your benefit; a control statement is made for their benefit.

No.8 You pick the wrong person because you don't put everything on the table.
Anything that bothers you about the relationship must be brought up for discussion. Bringing up the uncomfortable stuff is the only way to evaluate how well the two of you communicate, negotiate, and work together. Over the course of a lifetime, difficulties will inevitably arise. You need to know now, before making a commitment: Can you resolve your differences and find compromises that work for both of you? Never be afraid to let the person know what bothers you. This is also a way for you to test how vulnerable you can be with this person. If you can't be vulnerable, then you can't be intimate. The two go hand in hand.

No.9 You pick the wrong person because you use the relationship to escape from personal problems and unhappiness.
If you are unhappy and single, you'll probably be unhappy and married, too. Marriage does not fix personal, psychological and emotional problems. If anything, marriage will exacerbate them. If you are not happy with yourself and your life, take responsibility to fix it now while you are single. You'll feel better, and your future spouse will thank you.

No.10 You pick the wrong person because he/she is involved in a triangle.
To be "triangulated" means a person is emotionally dependent on someone or something else while trying to develop another relationship. A person who hasn't separated from his or her parents is the classic example of triangulation. People can also be triangulated with things as well, such as work, drugs, Internet, hobbies, sports or money. Be careful that you and your partner are free of triangles. The person caught in the triangle cannot be fully emotionally available to you. You will not be their number one priority. And that's no basis for a marriage.

~Moody~

2006-10-17T00:08:00.000+08:00

hhmm... Mood was not really good for the past few days. A lot of things happened recently and tend to get more emotional to small matter. I have tried my best to control my emotion, anyhow i'm a patient person, so won't get angry easily :) Keep saying wuuuu saaaaaa for the whole day already :P ( you should know what i'm talking about if you have watched the movie Anger Management before)

I remebered I read from not sure whether was an article or magazine on the tips how to make people happy. According to the article, one of the ways is by eating chocolate, you will feel happier. Believe it or not? :P hehe.... I don't know if this will really work, may be only will work for those who loves chocolate :) My house's chocolate always running out of stock because I have a hungry ghost at home :P hahaha ... (can't let her see this, she sure will kill me)

Share with you the chocolate that I like - I like the seashell shape of the chocolate :)
Just a simple chocolate, as simple as me ... ...

Influence Edge

2006-10-13T15:45:00.000+08:00

Yesterdy (Thursday, Oct 12th) I attended a Personal Development training called Influence Edge in my company. It was an interesting training. The training is about how you can get your work done without authority and how you can influence a person to do something, to say something and to give something.

Influence skill is important to get work done faster, reduce conflict, relieve stress and etc. There are strategies and tools to assist you in the development. There are a lot of activities through out the training to keep the class lively and interesting so i never felt sleepy in the class :)

Share with you some of the Influence Edge Situational Facotrs:

Goal
What do I want?
What will make it clear to the other person?

Self
What assumption am I making?
What is my mindset?

Other
What is their mindset?
What is important to them?

Organisation
What is going on in their organisation?
What is the history?

It's good to refer to these situation and take some time to think about yourself in relation to the other person and the other person's sitaution, in short put yourself in others shoes. Influence always work in two-way, so please take the other person's view into consideration. It might work well for you.

So, why are you still hesitating? Start practicing your influencing power now :) I would strongly recommend you to attend this class, you can actually gain a lot from the class.

Japanese Tea Party

2006-10-13T09:23:00.000+08:00

"Instruction on how to take the Japanese Green tea"

" Tea set and the sensei who taught us how to make the tea"

Last Sunday, I went to Japanese tea ceremony (Ocha) with my sister and Guat Ching. The ceremony was held at my sister's Japanese teacher's house. The event last for about two hours. In the ceremony, the Sensei taught us how to make green tea, how to hold the tea cup and how to take the tea in the correct way.

The photo above depicts the necessary decorations needed for the Japanese Tea party. The decorations are important to welcome the guess and to show your respect to the guess. Basically, the decorations include a calligraphy hanging on the wall, a green fresh plant and a small Pipa (Chinese Lute). Inside the Pipa, sometimes you will find the aroma incense stick. The incense stick was used by the Japanese if they are using the charcoal to boil the water instead of the stove. When they use the charcoal, they would throw the incense stick in the fire to let the aroma smell to fill the room.

Overall, it's a good experience for us to understand the Japanese tea drinking style and the proper way to drink Japanese tea :)

Penang Old Folks Home Visit

2006-10-12T01:21:00.000+08:00

MoonCake Festival is a festival when we can have all the family members to gather around and have a some sort of reunion dinner. According to my Korean friend, this is a big event in Korea and same for China, that's why they have Golden Week Holiday.

When we were enjoying the delicious mooncake and the full moon, have you ever think of the lonely old folks in the old folks home? Did they have a chance to enjoy the mooncake and the moonlight?

ACS High 5 team has organized a home visit to Penang Old Folks Home last Saturday, to distribute the mooncake and some daily necessary products to the old folks. Thanks to the KTBR team who has donated the money to help the old folks as well as to support this event for this event to be carried out successfully.

The event was very successfully and we were happy to see the smile on the old folks face. Everything is worthwhile and I can felt the appreciation and the joyness on everyone's face.

Yeah!! My first blog :)

2006-10-10T11:34:00.000+08:00

Wanted to start my blog long long time ago but always think never do.... Finally, i have taken the action :)

Will post more updates soon .... ... To Be Continue ... ...