Friday, January 4, 2013
Howdy!
It's 2013.1.4.
Oh well, it's kind of a meaningful day especially for chinese (chinese, you know right).
Au revoir to the dismay of apocalypse (though I never believe it will happen at anytime soon), hello better 2013.
To kick-off my 1st post of the year, I found something interesting from the Forbes.
Originally titled as "40 Thing To Say Before You Die", yet I'm just so afraid that the page no longer accessible (or I may misplace the link), I'd rather re-blog (you may say it's something like copy & paste but no, this is not plagiarism!). heh
1. "I understand."
More important than being right, or being important, is being truly aware.
✔ - Some may simple say it to end a conversation, yet I only say this when I really undestand what's going on.
2. "I love you."
We all want to say this, and we all want it said to us.
✔ - Thanks to those wonderful people around me.
3. "I made a decision."
Autonomy transforms any activity from a chore to an act of destiny.
✔ - Very often, it took me quite a long while to contemplate and decide on something important and yes, I made it.
4. "This is going to work."
When this is said truthfully, it's an assertion of power.
✔ - I don't say this often but I mean it when I say this. Just do what I said in that case.
5. "I'm terrified."
Fear is an asset. It can save you from danger and alert you to trouble. Don't ignore the tingles that run up and down your spine.
✔ - Fear is not an act of impotent sometimes. However, this should not be said frequently unless I am really afraid of something. It acts as a form of motivation in some way.
6. "I don't know how to do this."
It's better to admit it and learn than to fake it and embarrass yourself.
✔ - Yeah right, I don't know how to do that. Then, ask for help!
7. "I trust you."
We all need allies, and admitting as much helps forge alliances.
✔ - I don't often say it out, but I only assign task or share something to those whom I really trust. However, it is really saddening when that person breached your trust which explains my losing of trust on certain people.
8. "Let's go!"
Where you're going often matter far less than the enthusiasm you have for the trip.
✔ - Yeah right, breakaway!!!
9. "Eureka!"
Being the first to know something is a delicious sensation.
✔ - Aww... this reminds me of the moment when I got to know my team was qualified to enter the semifinal of L'Oreal Brandstorm 2013!
10. "Your secret is safe with me."
Because it feels deep-down good to be trustworthy.
✔ - Promise is a promise.
11. "I don't care."
Being able to discern between what's important and what's trivial is a skill that will save your sanity and your schedule.
✔ - It took me a great courage and struggle to utter. Yes, I don't care about it anymore.
12. "I earned this."
There's a layer of proud ownership over everything you possess that wasn't merely given to you.
✔ - That moment when you accomplished something upon putting loads of efforts and sacrificed for it. Hey, I did it!
13. "This is my favourite thing."
Enjoy what you love and say this as often as you can.
✔ - Ah, my buddies know based on what and how I can express it, easily :)
14. "Tell me more."
Really getting to know someone (or some topic) will help you better triangulate your own place in the world.
✔ - Like how? with my eyes wide open looking at you
15. "I'll try it."
Consider the impotence of never saying you'll try.
✔ - Saying this when I have no confidence on achieving it but I will give it a try.
16. "That was my contribution."
Own what you've worked to create - that's how your presence will be felt longer after you're gone.
✔ - This is not bragging but hey, I am the one who did that! But how many people actually realise that...?
17. "Get out."
It's always harder to take back an invitation than to give one, but protecting yourself from personified trouble is always worth the effort.
✔ - When you are not getting the fair treatment and it started to burden you, get out.
18. "This is who I am."
The nervous energy spent pretending to be something you're not is better spent on practically anything else.
✔ - So far I didn't say it but showing my nonchalantness.
19. "Hold the mayo."
Ask for the little things on a regular basis and you'll find that it's easier to make larger demands on occasion.
- Erm... Yet to say it out.
20. "I can master this."
The ability to learn is the foundation of every other talent.
- I will only say this to my superior or my boss. lol
21. "Damn, I look good."
You come from a long line of people who convinced others to sleep with them. Remember that.
- Erm.. Apparently, I'm lack of self-confidence and this sounds like a narcissist for me. haha
22. "Congratulations."
Say this without jealously. Practice if you have to.
✔ - Congratulations, your hard work is paid off!
23. "Isn't this beautiful?"
The more often you notice the gorgeous world around you, the happier you'll be.
✔ - I don't ask but say it as a statement. hehe
24. "I quit."
Not everything is worthwhile, and somtimes we don't find that out until we're in the middle of a rotten situation.
✔ - This is not easy for me to express yet I finally verbalised it upon contemplation, with a broken heart.
25. "This is wrong."
If you never say it, you embody the statement.
✔ - Yeah, I hardly say this. When I say this, I truly mean it.
26. "I want that."
Ask for it: that's you get what you covet - from others and for yourself.
✔ - 1 of the most frequent things that I said of all the phrases. HAHA
27. "I'm lucky."
You are lucky, in a way that no one else is. Now, what are you going to do with your good fortune?
✔ - Life is never a bed of roses. It's not to the extent that I am very unfortunate but I can't deny the fact that I'm lucky, in some circumstances.
28. "How can I help you?"
Because you want people to come to your funeral, and if they can't make it, at least they'll miss you.
✔ - Yes? How can I help you? By the way, the author's interpretation of this phrase is amusing. haha
29. "I did my best."
If this is true, you did something amazing.
✔ - I did my best, regardless of the outcome. The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
30. "I am home."
Home is every adventure's final destination and starting point - and we all need one to call our own.
✔ - It was frequently mentioned especially during the days before X'mas & New Year. you know right? lol
31. "You're amazing."
Let yourself be in awe of another person, and you'll feel strong and weak simultaneously.
✔ - Seriously, there are a lot of amazing people around me.
32. "I survived."
Moments of danger are the plot points of an exciting life.
✔ - Reminded me of the experience that I had white water rafting (yes the dreaded one) and the recent Penang Bridge International Marathon that I went for without much training done)
33. "I'm sorry."
But you can't just say it; you have to mean it. Really mean it.
✔ - My apology to all the inconveniences caused.
34. "I can do better."
As soon as you say it, you're that much closer to making it true.
✔ - But most of the time, I only realise this after the deadline :(
35. "That's enough."
Food. Drink. Pairs of shoes. Overtime. Articulating your own limits is powerful.
✔ - I wouldn't crazy over the best thing in the world but things that best suit me.
36. "Thank you for making this possible."
Because nobody does anything alone. We're driven and supported and thwarted by others at every turn.
✔ - Ah yes, I can't thank enough to all of you who made my event successfull and my life meaningful.
37. "I'm not finished."
Only you get to decide when your life's work is done.
- Does saying "I'll be back" synonym with this? Haha
38. "I believe in this."
A god, a plan, a company, a person, an idea - you have to put your faith in something.✔ - Yes. Have faith!
39. "Today was good."
If you can say it once, you can say it again. And again. And again.
✔ - Take deep breath, say this and smile - things I always forgot to do in the morning.
40. "I wonder."
Give yourself time to think so the time you spend doing things will be better spent.
✔ - Having this thought in my mind and start thinking.......
Checking this list and realise there are only a few phrases that I have not said.
Well, this is not gonna take anytime soon to achieve that but hey, my life is not finished!
Haha..
Happy 2013 readers!
Saturday, December 29, 2012
I am not sure if it portrays the current society or I am just being unlucky to encounter these
Umm.. Maybe I am just an odd one or I am indifferent from them.
I feel that sometimes people just couldn't complete a task being assigned to him or her, even if it is just a simple or menial one.
No matter how long was the duration given.
It is not a question of who should do or should the person do, it is about responsilibility.
Many times, it is one's responsibility to get it done.
It's ironic when the person-in-charge don't realise about their responsibilities.
Was it really due to time constraint, zemblanity, something happen to backfire, negligence, mere forgot, procastination, irresponsible or incompetent?
In the end, I would be the one clearing up the mess.
I don't mind helping on clearing the mess till I got hold for the responsibility and worst, being the one who got blamed or put into trouble in the end?
Seriously, while people are cheering over some so-called handover or watching the glorious moment, have you ever thought of how did it come about?
I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel, to be frank.
This would be the last mess that I should be found clearing up.
It has reach my limit.
Disappointed, really
It's not that I have more extra time compared to anyone else.
And yes, I am so going to continue my revision for my finals now.
Monday, December 24, 2012
As the title says it, I'll be home for X'mas this year.
To be exact, it's including NYE too.
That's right, thanks to the final exam period that has commenced since last week until January 2013.
Well, there are few versions of the same title that I personally in favour with:
1. Michael Buble
2. Josh Groban
3. Flute cover (with Michael Buble's instrumental version)
Enjoy and Merry X'mas readers!
Feliz Navidad!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
It's night time.
"Could you sleep earlier today? Don't leave me alone.." my lil sis pleaded
Awww, I was planning to do the revision until midnight.
Okay, the truth is I don't believe in apocalypse and so gonna continue my plan.
Move your bed to the study room and you won't be alone.
Heh.
I'm such a bad sister
"Refreshing* the news feed on Facebook, noticing that almost everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of Big Bad Wolf.
This reminded me of the few books that I bought few years back then from BBW sale.
I only managed to flip through few pages in these few years time.
Sigh.
Anyway, it has been weeks and finally, I can't resist the temptation and went for it TODAY, before the sales ends in this week.
Not as much as my friends bought though (yeah, they have been spending hundreds or even thousand on it).
Guess what I have bought:
Perseverance!
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
I've been posting quite a few photos taken at Port Dickson and Wisma Genting lately.
And, my friends thought that I was having vacation.
It's a misconception!
Indeed, the purpose of heading down to Port Dickson and Wisma Genting (yesh, not the one at Genting Highland, Pahang but the head office building at KL) was to obtain some information for our assignments.
To my surprise, I actually received reply from the Marketing Manager, Mr Andrew Leong of Genting Berhad on the next day upon sending my interview request.
Due to our clashing of time table (yeah, it's a group assignment while we all have different time table), we managed to arrange a time and meet with him at the nick of time.
It was such a relief though it was very last minute.
The interview session was extended from the prior schedule of 1 hour to 2 hours+!
We were glad to collect some interesting insight during the interview that public wouldn't know of.
It was just too bad that I can't join the blogger gathering night by Nuffnang (yes, I'm a Nuffnanger too!) at Genting due to prior commitment when Mr Andrew Leong invited me.
Well, in order to work on our research, we were required to delve into the operations management of either 5-star hotel, beach resort or shopping mall.
To get that done, we really have to interview the person-in-charge or, we can't proceed.
While I was scratching my head of requesting which operations manager from which hotel that we shall look for or worst come to worst, getting my friends who are working in this industry for help... * poof *
You wouldn't believe that once again, I got replies from the resorts that I have sent my request to earlier.
We chose the award-winning Avillion Port Dickson after considering a few factors.
I've never thought of the first person that I met at APD was the security guard who was working at Reliance College.
He still can recognise me after a few months' time!
Seriously, we were fortunate to interview the Assistant General Manager, Mr Gared the Senior Operations Director who has been with APD for more than 15 years!
No, I did not ask for help from my boss this time though he was at Avillion few days before I went there.
Besides getting substantial operations information from Mr Gared, we got to know that APD, the flagship of Avillion Hotel Group was Dato' Gan Eng Kwong and Datin Irene Tan's dream.
Yeah, AHG is one of the subsidiaries of Reliance Pacific Berhad that is spearheaded by them.
"Their dream come true", Mr Gared told.
Guess what, I actually met Datin Irene and talked to her before when I was working at Reliance College.
Didn't know she was such a calibre figure but the mother of my boss at that time.
LOL.
What's even more appealing to know that APD was named after the tale of Lord Jennings Avery.
In point of fact, the architecture and the naming of each room, each pier is evolving on the story of Lord Avery.
Another place that one must not miss upon visiting APD was the Avi Spa.
It is a sanctuary of recluse offering spa and massage treatment.
Kind of amazing to know that it is the brainchild of Ms Gricia Gan, the daughter of the spouse.
Well, we don't really get to visit the entire resort due to the rain :(
No photos this time as it was prohibited.
Anyway, it was easier for me to relate the info due to my prior working experience at Reliance.
As a matter of fact, it is one of the costly coursework that I have done so far.
We spent a day and overnight at Avillion Admiral Cove as the driver of the trip, Jayden brought his friends along too.
Personally, I think it was really fun (provided that you manage to interview the key person and get the relevant info, otherwise be prepared to fail this course work) and eye-opening.
In fact, I have never thought that PD has transformed to such a paradise!
haha..
I'll visit this place again by any chance in the future!
Friday, December 7, 2012
