I noticed the ad above last Monday, and without much hesitation, I've signed up for the game. Anyway, I've long wanted to learn the tricks and trades of the share market. What other opportunities better than this? I mean, RM100,000 sounds so hard to resist.
However, things aren't easy. My ranking as of today (6 Oct 2007)? 19,918th. Long way to go man...
Hope to do better next week when the market reopens on Monday. Aiming for a top 100 position by end of the month. :)
Too many setbacks are hurting my self-confidence lately. It signifies that it's already time to wake up I guess. Reality is going pretty harsh now. If I don't pave my path effectively for career after graduation, I'll end up like many fresh graduates. I believe I can do better than that but at this point of time, I have doubts on how to go about it...
I always think that corporate is for me but lately, that doesn't seem the case. What are these corporates looking for actually in an employee? Looks like I don't seem to fit the bill after couple of job interviews with corporate institutions.
If I don't go for employment, what are the choices that I'm left with? Close to none at this point of time although it's better to create employment opportunities than to take up an employment opportunity. That boils down to whether I have the capacity and capability to be an employer after graduating, plus worries that the economy of the country are not likely to do well given the volatility of world economies as a result of subprime lending and liquidity problems in the US. 2008 may be foreseen as a tough year for businesses.
Perhaps, I should really sit down to think and plan for the road which I'll be taking in time to come.
I'm still waiting anxiously for my external hard drive to be fixed. Less than 1 year, the hard disk has become problematic. Well, I'm fortunate enough that it's still "less" than a year which means it's under warranty of course! I'm pretty worried for my files which are stored in that precious one-piece metal. 3 years of files and photos all hanging by the edge of the 120GB hard disk. I'm praying hard that it can be salvaged. Or else..... there goes..... *Sigh*
Have been sitting in front of the computer for the whole day since afternoon. It's been a long time since I've done this at home. Usually I'll be out at the nearest Starbucks around town, which means that now I'm really b.r.o.k.e. But quite delighted to really update on lots of stuff in my computer which has been neglected since I fell in love with books not so long ago.
Working hard to reallocate time to prepare for working later. Back to HP and will be starting work this coming Thursday. It's a challenge again to tackle between studies and working. Hopefully can cope well.
Afterall, it's another phase of my life. Hope to make the best out of it.
N73 for RM400. That's a real bargain but definitely suspicious too. A young Malay lad was unfortunately careless enough to fall for the deal which was pretty hard to resist. He bought a fake phone. Guess what, who're the culprit? It's our fellow good friends who are good in producing imitations from China.
If one doesn't turn on the phone, it's exactly the real thing. It looks and weighs exactly as the same. If one is not careful enough, it also sounds like the real thing when it's turned on with the typical Nokia music. It has a battery and standard housing (with appropriate stickers).
And the Malay lad was openly claiming that he "kena jampi" (casted with spell) and that the Chinese conman "kuat sembahyang macam-macam jahat punya Tuhan" (worship various evil gods). Well, I don't buy that and of course, these people are always looking for excuses for their foolish acts, to ensure that their IQ are not perceived as near to 0. Not good, it's more stupid this way.
Anyway, have to really admire these guys from China in producing this 'dummy' that really fooled many people (tried showing it to some people around, and they're amazed! Some offered higher prices to get the fake N73.) However, a word of caution to everyone out there, really really have to be careful as the fakes are becoming more real than ever.
I'm so into the game of badminton now. Perhaps it's part of the heat from the Proton-BWF World Championships 2007 which is being held in Kuala Lumpur currently. Besides playing, been catching up with the competition as well. After watching the world badminton championship through the TV for several days, I've decided to go to Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil to be part of the lively crowd last Thursday (16/8/2007). Didn't really take many pictures but below are a few ones caught by the camera,
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei against Indonesia's Kuncoro. Poor lad, he was jeered throughout his game for the poor performance by the crowd. The home player lost the game by 21-11, 21-9.
See the crowd behind me? Phew!
Not so clear... Malaysia's Hafiz against India's Anup. Last hope for Malaysian mens singles category after the bowing out of Lee but unfortunately, fell to the hands of the "long hands, long legs and everything long" (Serious, he can easily reach all ends of the court!) Anup by 21-19, 18-21, 21-15
Last game of the day for Court 4. The young Malaysian pair, Koo and Tan warming up for the game.
Another shot of them warming up before the game started.
The Polish pair are no match for the Malaysian pair who displayed a good performance of badminton throughout the game.
Get to see Rexy in person at last. Great guy with good composure. Like his attitude!
Good outing for a Thursday night. RM23 per person for the night was all worth it. Wished to see the final game on Sunday but (at the time of writing) most of the Malaysian players have been eliminated except for the veteran Malaysian pair, Chong and Lee, and ticket is all too pricey. Afterall, it's better to watch through the TV as the game is also being broadcasted live and all games will be played on the same court which means no games will be left out.
All the best for the Malaysian pair of Chong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah, the last hope for the country to taste success of the world championship.
This semester is a one tough one. It has been like this since the first day I stepped in the first lecture. There are just too many things in my mind and hey, guess what... I like it! I've never been able to taste 'real stress' since those days, running around the Klang Valley and sometimes, peninsula to attend conferences and some events. I thought I would've been dead lazy by the end of this year and lose touch on skills on team management and socialising. I'm longing for loads of work that requires management and rushing for deadlines. Seriously, it feels great.
No doubt, it has taken its toll on me. Whenever I feel like I've nothing to do, I want to read something at least, or I'll stick with the notebook. At least I think my life is much proper now rather than wasting my time relaxing and in the end, being a low productivity individual. I'm enjoying every second of my life now. Yeehaaa!
雨 不停落下來 Yu bu ting luo xia lai Rain falls continuously
花 怎麼都不開 Hua ze me dou bu kai Why doesn't the flower bloom?
儘管我細心灌溉 你說不愛就不愛 Jin guan wo xi xing guan gai ni shuo bu ai jiu bu ai Despite my careful watering you just say you won't love and don't love
我一個人 欣賞悲哀 Wo yi ge ren xin shang bei ai I watch and appreciate the sorrow alone
愛 只剩下無奈 Ai zhi sheng xia wu nai Love is left with only helplessness
我 一直不願再去猜 Wo yi zhi bu yuan zai qu cai I kept refusing to guess
鋼琴上黑鍵之間 永遠都夾著空白 Gang qin shang hei jian zhi jian yong yuan dou jia zhe kong bai White emptiness will always fill the gap between the black keys of the piano
缺了一塊 就不精采 Que le yi kuai jiu bu jing cai Missing a piece it can never be exciting
* 緊緊相依的心如何Say Goodbye Jin jin xiang yi de xin ru he Say Goodbye How can two hearts that rely on one another say goodbye
你比我清楚還要我說明白 Ni bi wo qing chu hai yao wo shuo ming bai You know better than I do, yet you still want me to say it
愛太深會讓人瘋狂的勇敢 Ai tai shen hui rang ren feng kuang de yong gan Loving so deeply can make people crazily courageous
我用背叛自己 完成你的期盼 Wo yong bei pan zi ji wan chenni de qi dai I betray myself to reach your expectations
把手放開不問一句Say Goodbye Ba shou fang kai bu wen yi ju Say Goodbye Letting go, not asking anything, and say goodbye
當作最後一次對你的溺愛 Dang zuo zui hou yi ci dui ni de ni ai Let it be the last indulgence I give you
冷冷清清淡淡今後都不管 Leng leng qing qing dan dan jin hou dou bu guan Coldly, drearily, mildly (I) will no longer watch (over you)
只要你能愉快 Zhi yao ni neng yu kuai As long as you can be happy *
心 有一句感慨 Xin you yi ju gan kai (My) heart has only one regret
我 還能夠跟誰對白 Wo hai neng gou gen shui dui bai Who can I still ask to
在你關上門之前 替我再回頭看看 Zai ni guan shang men zhi qian ti wo zai hui tou kan kan Before you close the door look back again for me
那些片段 還在不在 Na xie pian duan hai zai bu zai to see if (our) snippets are still there
Often when I drop by in the McDonald's to grab a chocolate sundae to satisfy the crave for ice cream, in most cases, I complain about the size of the sundae given to me. I don't know but it's just me. I tend to point straight to the posters of the sundae and tell these McD people at the face that the amount of vanilla and chocolate filling the cup is not as I've expected. It's obviously different from what's been shown in the ad posters. It shows the vanilla sticking out from the top of the cup.
"This is intentionally misleading," that would be my usual first sentence to express my dissatisfaction. C'mon, I'm not being mean here, as I don't demand for extra vanilla and chocolate and specifically, with vanilla filling the whole cup with the top sticking out from the cup. What I'm seeing in the poster is what I'm expecting. I don't mind if it's not full enough but please don't give me those nonsense such as "standard" weight. I don't need these people to tell me what's their determined weight of a sundae. Coz I don't see any weight mentioned in the ad posters. You're expecting me to accept the 3/5 sundae filled cup and convince me by putting it on the weighing machine, saying it's the standard weight and Mr. Manager, that's ridiculous! Go and buy a big mac with a piece of the bread or cheese missing and it's still the same weight. All I see is the poster with only the picture of the sundae and the price of it. I don't need it to be exactly the same as what I've seen. But don't give me nonsense with those 3/5 sundae filled cups.
Kudos to Mid Valley Megamall's (LG) McDonald's for the best sundae I've ever seen for quite some time. See... The cup is fully filled and see the top of the vanilla. Yum yum... Well done! To the other outlet managers and their beloved workers, especially from the Bangsar and some other Klang Valley outlets, stop giving me nonsense of the standard weight and give me vanilla and chocolate fudge. Wake up and learn what's the lesson of meeting customers' expectations. Failure to do so is such an embarrassment to the golden arch brand. And I believe it should start from the head, Mr. Manager. Get your stuff right.
Got an MSN message from Cecilia last week, informing me about an outing planned with some AIESECers from TBS. They're going to the Loft, Heritage Row. I thought to myself, "Great, since I haven't been hanging out at clubs for quite a long time." So, there we went on that very Thursday night. While on the way there, or actually on the way to the parking in front of Maison, met with Randy and Dennis. They're going to the Maison to celebrate Nick's birthday. Anyway, Dennis and Nick are my primary school buddies. Knowing that, I promised to drop by after I've hung out with the group in Loft.
Christine and I doing a cam-whoring session
Christine and a friend enjoying the view of some hot hunks while Jim looks on...
..."Look at the camera!"
An hour later, we headed down to the Maison to meet with my primary school buddies.
From left: (The primary buddies) Jason, NickLJF - birthday boy and I
We stayed at the Maison until about 2am where Christine and I had to call it off as she's to work the next day. Really enjoyed ourselves. It's funny that we seldom hang out at clubs in KL but we did at two different clubs on the same night.
There were many previous trips that I couldn't join these beloved course mates of mine simply because I was too tied up with AIESEC activities or some other agendas. But this time, finally, I made it guys! So we went to Redang Island on the 25th - 28th June 2007. We stayed in the Redang Beach Resort. Nice place.
Here are some of the pictures taken from my camera (How I wish I had a water-proof camera, then I would not have missed the snorkeling photos...) :
...while waiting for departure at the airport.
...Some time for a snap of photo.
...the next day. We actually put up a night in Kuala Terengganu before leaving to Redang Island when we arrived in the state.
...where is the van that will bring us to the jetty?...
...Cheese!
...on the ferry to Redang Island.
Nice view...
...while waiting to check in. Rooms are not available yet.
...the wave was strong on the day of our arrival = fun at the sea!
...first morning and we're waiting to view sunrise. :D
...where's the sun? I see light.
..C'mon, where's the sun?
...Aiks, the sky is getting brighter?...
...Okay, the sun hides behind the clouds. Tough luck! Waste our effort waking up early. Humph!
...One nice lizard. Looks like little dino to me.
....Just posing. Nothing behind the bamboo plants except some crickets.
...Christine baby smiling for camera on the last day.
...the infamous More More Tea!
...a nice view of the beach in front of Redang Beach Resort.
...ready to leave the resort. Waiting for the boat to arrive...
...leaving on the boat...
..another shot...
...again, we smile for the camera...
...the sea looks like the water in the swimming pool to me...
...Bye bye Redang Island!
...in the ferry while on the way back to Kuala Terengganu.
...One of the mosques in Kuala Terengganu.
...while doing some shopping in the KualaTerengganu's Central Market.
...these ladies are busy reading newspapers at night while waiting for the bus to go back to Kuala Lumpur.
Really had fun! And the post trip was bad... Terribly sun burnt and skin is peeling out. Nonetheless, it was a memorable trip and a fun one.
Time flies. Just as the exam was few months away, it's now down to two more papers for the semester. Freaky... Exam's been relatively tough so far. Nevertheless, doesn't mean good grades have been given up. It's just that I couldn't find a right way and place for ranting. Anyway, what's my reason to rant? Just have to work extra harder. :) Same to others. Work hard and smart. Good luck!
Interestingly, while I was reading the press yesterday, I came across a quote from our PM, Pak Lah when he was asked to comment about his love for his late wife as compared to his future wife. As shown below:
“...God has created in your heart many spaces for different people that you can love as much as you want.
You can love your wife. You can love your mother. But you never compare. How can you compare your love for your mother and the love for your wife? God has created the capacity for us to love and to develop relations. That's important."
Nice one. Thanks for the reference :) and Selamat Pengantin Baru, Pak Lah!
Some people just enjoy and like to make people annoyed. Recently, everywhere I go, people tend to stop me and say "Hi," and followed by, "Liverpool has lost the Athens game. Too bad, the team ain't good enough." Yeah, right. It's not as though I'm gonna fall into no-no war of words with these people. I'm not in control of things that happened and I don't get anything out of it. As if I'll get millions of pounds out of Liverpool's victory (if they'd won). Some people are just plain silly. So in most cases, I'll just answer, "Thanks for the compliment." Sarcastically.
Exam's next week. I'm not going for the usual ride this time - studying for a pass in all subjects, that's what I always do since I enrolled in UTS. But maybe some higher grades. Something other than 'P's. My academic transcript has not been looking good all this while and I've not much time to make it right. As the saying goes, it's now or never. (Reminds me of the Elvis Presley's song. Gonna look up for it now!)
When the two-week exam period is over, I'll be on my way to Singapore and Redang Island for holidays. Can't wait to check out on items for sale in our neighbour country and see what're up for grabs there. And for the first time in 4 years, I'll be going for a holiday with my campus buddies and babes. Let's see... I've missed out on the Genting trip... Malacca trip... and the Penang trip. Fortunately, I'm not missing this time's Redang trip. Lol. And it's my first time to the island too. Really hope that the trip will turn out well.
Now, have to get back to the books. I mean, my lecture notes and tutorials. What an easy way to get good grades by not looking at the books too much... I wish. :p
A month after my return of the day, on the May 12th, another gathering of friends was held and this time, in Poh Mei's house for a steamboat dinner. Yum... yum...
Christine and I became Scousers for the night. Ya...ya... Bad hair day for me. At least I looked younger that night. Lol.
From left (Standing): John, Michael, Oscar, Kuek, Me; (Sitting): Sang, Poh Mei (Host), Christine
(18SX) These Uncle(s) can't afford to wait till back home for some back and butt 'exercises' and they need it there itself after the meal.
Not long after, the happily married couple in our same circle of friends, came (Not in the pic...), Huey Tyng and Bro Fatt. Moments after their arrival, we had a couple of chess games. *What an activity after dinner, I know..!* Remarkably, some of us met each other for the first time at several chess tournaments and we became good friends after that. For e.g., Oscar and I, Kuek and Michael, and etc. *Maybe...* While the others sat and chat on...
What makes good and capable leaders different from 'wanna-be-as-good' leaders?
My opinion, ability to accept positive or negative critics and feedbacks. Lead with open mind and always believe that critics and feedbacks will help the person in the leading position aware of the shortcomings that may not be expressed by people who are working around. As some may know, there are some creatures with a nice English noun that reads 'hypocrite(s)' lingering around an organisation. These people are the worst creatures that ever exist in the working culture in the organisation. Having them are, believe me, the worst experience ever felt by leaders, especially when expectations towards them are high where opinions are crucial - more often than not, they are blinded by the "Yes, sir - No problem, sir - Everything's right, sir" assurance. Bless the hypocrites. How could things be right when they are so wrong!
No point in becoming leaders of leaders when you can't open to critics. Everyone's thinking of the best for the organisation. I would like to be full of praises for an organisation who've done so much for me and other young people around but again, I couldn't stand from keeping my mouth shut if things are not going well. At least not as far as I could see. Prove me wrong and assure the concerned people around that things are really going on an upward trend.
However, I really appreciate a fast reply from the MCs in showing interest to provide further explanations on the role and direction in ensuring growth in the national chapters. Thumbs up for the members in the team but for other leaders in the team who could not take the critics as opinions expressed out of concern, too bad to say, you're not ready to lead yet. Being upset and disappointed of feedbacks are just a sign of an immature leader.