Didnt manage to meet any one in the evening even though i have planned to do it on Monday and tues.. I even changed my tuition to wed to accomodate. =( Micheal Jackson passed away on Fri.. Was so sudden and tragic too.. Even though he's not really my idol and some may consider his as a weirdo.. but do look at his good side.. He's really a great performer with good stage presence.. So many ppl imitated his famous "moonwalk" and other dance moves. To date, his album sales (Black or White, Dangerous) is the highest and nobody has manage to come close to his record.. Probably cos there wasnt the piracy problem during tt time.. Ppl have to buy his album to listen to his songs..
Wat a waste, what he tried to do to his face and life.. But I still think he has a kind heart..
But he's still a legendary icon.. I believe most of the ppl have heard of Micheal Jackson bah..
Even though he died at a young age, he might have achieved more that any of those who have managed to live twice of his life. The money he earned, fame and recognition, etc.. So jus do what ever we can at this moment cos we nvr know what's gonna happen tml..
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Another Story by Geoff Tan
It's another story by Geoff Tan on 15 June 2009.
Title: There is beauty in a cracked pot
Sometime ago, in this column, I wrote about an unassuminng man who plonked himself down beside me while I was sitting on the floor of an in-line skate shop trying on a pair of Rollerblades. and stated to share with me his story.
Born a dyslexic, he honed his skill as a skater and became a champion in the sport. Till today, he still finds great difficulty reading and writing. But what he lacked in one area, he madeup for it with an acute eye for business. And all this was triggered off by the dedicated effort he put into excelling in his strengths, and looking beyong his weaknesses.
Law Kum Seng has not only been blessed witha succesful skate school business but he is also a motivational speaker, runs adventure camps for corporations, and helps people learn more about caring for our environment through his reforestation projects.
This remind me of the stroy about a water bearer in India who had two large pots hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his back. On of the pots had a crack in it and, by the time the water bearer reached his master's house, it would have leaked half of the contents.
For 2 years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only 1.5 pots of water. One day, the cracked pot said to the water bearer: "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologise to you."
"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are ashamed of?"
The pot replied:" I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to lak out."
The water bearer, feeling sorry for th pot, said:" As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."
The pot did this and was cheered up a little by the sight. The bearer said to the pot: "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side, and everyday while we walked backed from the strea,, you have been able to pick the beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace the house."
This story illustrates that each of us has our own unique flaws. We are all cracked pots to a certain degree. But if we can look away from this and focus on the positice aspects of our situation, it will not only lift out self esteem but also inspire the people around us.
To me, my take away is 将心比心. Dun try to change ppl to suit you. To leverage on others strength to aid you.
Title: There is beauty in a cracked pot
Sometime ago, in this column, I wrote about an unassuminng man who plonked himself down beside me while I was sitting on the floor of an in-line skate shop trying on a pair of Rollerblades. and stated to share with me his story.
Born a dyslexic, he honed his skill as a skater and became a champion in the sport. Till today, he still finds great difficulty reading and writing. But what he lacked in one area, he madeup for it with an acute eye for business. And all this was triggered off by the dedicated effort he put into excelling in his strengths, and looking beyong his weaknesses.
Law Kum Seng has not only been blessed witha succesful skate school business but he is also a motivational speaker, runs adventure camps for corporations, and helps people learn more about caring for our environment through his reforestation projects.
This remind me of the stroy about a water bearer in India who had two large pots hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his back. On of the pots had a crack in it and, by the time the water bearer reached his master's house, it would have leaked half of the contents.
For 2 years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only 1.5 pots of water. One day, the cracked pot said to the water bearer: "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologise to you."
"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are ashamed of?"
The pot replied:" I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to lak out."
The water bearer, feeling sorry for th pot, said:" As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."
The pot did this and was cheered up a little by the sight. The bearer said to the pot: "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side, and everyday while we walked backed from the strea,, you have been able to pick the beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace the house."
This story illustrates that each of us has our own unique flaws. We are all cracked pots to a certain degree. But if we can look away from this and focus on the positice aspects of our situation, it will not only lift out self esteem but also inspire the people around us.
To me, my take away is 将心比心. Dun try to change ppl to suit you. To leverage on others strength to aid you.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
8/6-20/6
So long nvr blog... no time leh.. so busy and tired lately..
brief outline of wat I did:
8/6 (Mon): Played Badminton with colleague at Club hse
10/6(Wed): Met MINDS Cafe for our upcoming event
12/6 (Fri): Slept at 3am.. sent out a long email to YEC to sort out some work stuff
13/6 (Sat) Woke up at 730am to go on an Educational tour to the botanic gardens. After which, went to LD's hse to book our tics and accom.. YEAH.. we r finally goin to Club Med - Phuket.
14/6 (Sun): The usual busy stuffs
19th (Fri): Attended Hip Hop lesson at CC.. yeah.. it's nice and i luv the lesson.. the instructor is good.. =)
20th: Movie Screening at CC.. it's a success! cos the turn out was good =) approx 130 ppl.. hehe.. but mostly little children with their parents
21: Today is the usually stuff...
Haiz.. tired le.. so sian.. so many other things tt I need to do and clear.. but i jus dun hav time to do it.. =(
Need to keep myself motivated... GAMBATE!!
brief outline of wat I did:
8/6 (Mon): Played Badminton with colleague at Club hse
10/6(Wed): Met MINDS Cafe for our upcoming event
12/6 (Fri): Slept at 3am.. sent out a long email to YEC to sort out some work stuff
13/6 (Sat) Woke up at 730am to go on an Educational tour to the botanic gardens. After which, went to LD's hse to book our tics and accom.. YEAH.. we r finally goin to Club Med - Phuket.
14/6 (Sun): The usual busy stuffs
19th (Fri): Attended Hip Hop lesson at CC.. yeah.. it's nice and i luv the lesson.. the instructor is good.. =)
20th: Movie Screening at CC.. it's a success! cos the turn out was good =) approx 130 ppl.. hehe.. but mostly little children with their parents
21: Today is the usually stuff...
Haiz.. tired le.. so sian.. so many other things tt I need to do and clear.. but i jus dun hav time to do it.. =(
Need to keep myself motivated... GAMBATE!!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
1/6 to 7/6
It's Mth end close wk.. =( SO nothing much happened during the wkdays.
Met LD for pedi and dinner on fri. Went for YEC farm tour on sat.. cool.. =) Went to Hay Dairies Goat's farm, Wheatgrass and Mushroom farm and Bolloywood veiggies.. Bolloywood veggies is like a farm where they gram their own crops and cooks them for customers.. pretty nice place.. Played with this cute boi..
Pretty pleased with my timing.. it's finally below 3min. it's 2m58s to be exact.. cos i had a smaller casualty.. but i wan to improve by another 10s.. cos now that my casualty is smaller.. hm.. at least i can pass now.. cool.. =)
Tired.. time to sleep
Met LD for pedi and dinner on fri. Went for YEC farm tour on sat.. cool.. =) Went to Hay Dairies Goat's farm, Wheatgrass and Mushroom farm and Bolloywood veiggies.. Bolloywood veggies is like a farm where they gram their own crops and cooks them for customers.. pretty nice place.. Played with this cute boi..
Pretty pleased with my timing.. it's finally below 3min. it's 2m58s to be exact.. cos i had a smaller casualty.. but i wan to improve by another 10s.. cos now that my casualty is smaller.. hm.. at least i can pass now.. cool.. =)
Tired.. time to sleep
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Another Busy Busy Wk (17/5 to 30/5)
Trying to recall the past events
20/5 (Wed)
Went to sing K with ZW and AW @ cineleisure- K lunch from 11am to 4pm.. sing until 烂. Sang new songs too, eg =) 梁文音's 我不是你想像那么勇敢.. nice =) Then we met KH for late lunch or early dinner.. went to borders.. dunno y oso.. then drank stuff at TCC... then toked damn long.. as usual.. tok cock.. haha.. then went to lido's MOS to eat late dinner... it's a 吃喝玩乐的一天. haha
22/4(Fri)
Met ZW,AW,KH again@ JP for drinks @ starbucks.. Boss treat us for dinner b4 I met them..
23/5(Sat)
I went to swim @ FW with ZW. Had to start training.. my timing sux.. =( Then went home and meet family for dinner
24/5(sun)
Lifesaving learn CPR. Then had lesson. Went to eat dinner with them...
I have been meeting ZW,AW and KH for 4 days in a wk... 太夸张..haha
Have been busy during the wkdays of 25th to 29th.. FLASH again..sian..
Met ZW and AW on thurs for gym.. But ZW was lazy to gym when i was abt to leave home.. so we went to AW's hse to watch movie and tok rubbish... saw his photos when he was young.. haha..
Met the 2 AGAIN on fri.. wanted to swim, but then too lazy again.. haha.. in the end tok kok again lah.. then WD brief us on wat to do for tml's CCSM..
30/5(sat)
Went to help out at CCSM.. woke up at 615am!!!!! cant believe I did tt... Luckily everything went on smoothly =) then we went to 399 to makan.. then home.. Missed my facial.. but going tml morning.. which means I cant sleep in..
There's no lesson tml.. cos it's 5th wk.. but need to go help to sell tics for YEC tml.. another day burn..
Love this song.. by 谢安琪. The title of the song is 年度之歌. It's a cantonese song.. but super nice..I first heard this song in Shenzhen @ their MTV channel. Kept hearing song every nite.. You can hear this song on my Imeem.. I have learnt to sing this song too... =) not bad liao.. hehe..
tt's all folks..need to go rest le...
20/5 (Wed)
Went to sing K with ZW and AW @ cineleisure- K lunch from 11am to 4pm.. sing until 烂. Sang new songs too, eg =) 梁文音's 我不是你想像那么勇敢.. nice =) Then we met KH for late lunch or early dinner.. went to borders.. dunno y oso.. then drank stuff at TCC... then toked damn long.. as usual.. tok cock.. haha.. then went to lido's MOS to eat late dinner... it's a 吃喝玩乐的一天. haha
22/4(Fri)
Met ZW,AW,KH again@ JP for drinks @ starbucks.. Boss treat us for dinner b4 I met them..
23/5(Sat)
I went to swim @ FW with ZW. Had to start training.. my timing sux.. =( Then went home and meet family for dinner
24/5(sun)
Lifesaving learn CPR. Then had lesson. Went to eat dinner with them...
I have been meeting ZW,AW and KH for 4 days in a wk... 太夸张..haha
Have been busy during the wkdays of 25th to 29th.. FLASH again..sian..
Met ZW and AW on thurs for gym.. But ZW was lazy to gym when i was abt to leave home.. so we went to AW's hse to watch movie and tok rubbish... saw his photos when he was young.. haha..
Met the 2 AGAIN on fri.. wanted to swim, but then too lazy again.. haha.. in the end tok kok again lah.. then WD brief us on wat to do for tml's CCSM..
30/5(sat)
Went to help out at CCSM.. woke up at 615am!!!!! cant believe I did tt... Luckily everything went on smoothly =) then we went to 399 to makan.. then home.. Missed my facial.. but going tml morning.. which means I cant sleep in..
There's no lesson tml.. cos it's 5th wk.. but need to go help to sell tics for YEC tml.. another day burn..
Love this song.. by 谢安琪. The title of the song is 年度之歌. It's a cantonese song.. but super nice..I first heard this song in Shenzhen @ their MTV channel. Kept hearing song every nite.. You can hear this song on my Imeem.. I have learnt to sing this song too... =) not bad liao.. hehe..
tt's all folks..need to go rest le...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
An inspirational article
I have always like the articles written by Geoff Tan in My Paper. He writes about family relationship and how to treat ur family members and others. I love this particular article on 14th May 2009.
Extracted from Geoff Tan's article on 14th May 2009.
Tile: Your reaction is key
Whatever the incidents that frustrate you in you life are, they are more likely to be influenced by how you react to them than the incidents themslves.
If you have ever wondered why such incidents happen to you more so than to anyone else, you may want to consider applying maagement guru Stpehen Covey's 90/10 Principle to rid yurself of these frustrations once and for all.
This principle is founded on the premise that 10 per cent of life is made up of what happens to you, and the remaining 90 per cent is decided by how you react those events.
Take for example, this scenerio: You are ahving breakfast with your family. Your son spills a cup of tea on your office shirt. You have no control over what ju happened. But what happens next will be determined by how you react. You may swear or shout at your son for being so careless.
He breaks down and you turn to your wife, accusing her of placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. She starts an argument while you stride to your room to change out of your shirt.
Your son is too distraught to finish breakfast. The delay causes him to miss his bus. Your wife leaves for work. You decide to take your son to school and end up getting fined for speeding. Your son, still angry at you, slams the car door without saying goodbye. You get to the office half-an-hour late and realised you had forgottn to take your laptop with you.
It was all in all, a very bad day.
Then, it gets progressivelu worse and you wish the work day would end soon so that you can go home. Then, it gets progressively worse and you wish the work day would end soon so that you can go home. When you do, you find both your wife and son refusing to talk to you.
You asked yourself: Why did I have such a bad day?
Was it the tea that caused it? Or was it your son?
Nope, you were the one responsible. You, and you allone! How you reacted in the seconds after the tea was spilt set off a chain of events which led to the day being a bad one.
If you had applied the 90/10 Principle, this could have happened instead:
Tea is spilt on you - the 10 per cent you cant control. But you can determine the outcome of remaining 90 per cent. Your son is about to cry. You put your arm around him and tell hime that it's okay.
You change our your shirt, grab your lap top and hea for the car after kissing your wife goodbye. Your son waves to you from the bus and you get to work on time.
You feel on top of the world and the day is off to a great start.
Isnt it strange that both scenerios started out the same way but ended on wastly different notes? My friends, don t let the 10 per cent that happens to you lead you to make wrong decisions for the remaining 90 per cent, which is very much within your control.
For example, if a car rudely cuts into your lane, a taxi driver sounds his horn at you, a colleague passes a negative remark, you maid stains your favourite shirt, or, worst of all, your boss tells your that your are fired, take a deep breath.
Now, think very, very carefully, because what you do in the next few seconds will dtermine whether you come out a "winner", or face a disadtrous outcome.
You decide!
Yes.. I can decide the outcome.. Ren Ding Shen Tian!! Yes.. every wk making a change.. Looking fwd to attending "Effective Emceeing" - Nacli course on coming sat.
Extracted from Geoff Tan's article on 14th May 2009.
Tile: Your reaction is key
Whatever the incidents that frustrate you in you life are, they are more likely to be influenced by how you react to them than the incidents themslves.
If you have ever wondered why such incidents happen to you more so than to anyone else, you may want to consider applying maagement guru Stpehen Covey's 90/10 Principle to rid yurself of these frustrations once and for all.
This principle is founded on the premise that 10 per cent of life is made up of what happens to you, and the remaining 90 per cent is decided by how you react those events.
Take for example, this scenerio: You are ahving breakfast with your family. Your son spills a cup of tea on your office shirt. You have no control over what ju happened. But what happens next will be determined by how you react. You may swear or shout at your son for being so careless.
He breaks down and you turn to your wife, accusing her of placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. She starts an argument while you stride to your room to change out of your shirt.
Your son is too distraught to finish breakfast. The delay causes him to miss his bus. Your wife leaves for work. You decide to take your son to school and end up getting fined for speeding. Your son, still angry at you, slams the car door without saying goodbye. You get to the office half-an-hour late and realised you had forgottn to take your laptop with you.
It was all in all, a very bad day.
Then, it gets progressivelu worse and you wish the work day would end soon so that you can go home. Then, it gets progressively worse and you wish the work day would end soon so that you can go home. When you do, you find both your wife and son refusing to talk to you.
You asked yourself: Why did I have such a bad day?
Was it the tea that caused it? Or was it your son?
Nope, you were the one responsible. You, and you allone! How you reacted in the seconds after the tea was spilt set off a chain of events which led to the day being a bad one.
If you had applied the 90/10 Principle, this could have happened instead:
Tea is spilt on you - the 10 per cent you cant control. But you can determine the outcome of remaining 90 per cent. Your son is about to cry. You put your arm around him and tell hime that it's okay.
You change our your shirt, grab your lap top and hea for the car after kissing your wife goodbye. Your son waves to you from the bus and you get to work on time.
You feel on top of the world and the day is off to a great start.
Isnt it strange that both scenerios started out the same way but ended on wastly different notes? My friends, don t let the 10 per cent that happens to you lead you to make wrong decisions for the remaining 90 per cent, which is very much within your control.
For example, if a car rudely cuts into your lane, a taxi driver sounds his horn at you, a colleague passes a negative remark, you maid stains your favourite shirt, or, worst of all, your boss tells your that your are fired, take a deep breath.
Now, think very, very carefully, because what you do in the next few seconds will dtermine whether you come out a "winner", or face a disadtrous outcome.
You decide!
Yes.. I can decide the outcome.. Ren Ding Shen Tian!! Yes.. every wk making a change.. Looking fwd to attending "Effective Emceeing" - Nacli course on coming sat.
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