Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Prince: Reading...
Reading is a good habit, and a nurtured hobby of mine since young, until recently; I hardly have time for it. I was pretty much occupied, and of course, my PhD is still progressing (although it was hang-on for a while due to some ‘technical’ issue with Open University!) especially now that I have got my supervisor appointed, finally!
Sitting in my new apartment alone (my wife travel to Bangkok, and will only return tomorrow night); I manage to do some reading; I read ‘Money & Me’ written in Mandarin by one proclaimed, well-known professor; and I’ve learnt new thing today.
I learnt about DISC, a behavioral model that often use to characterize a leader; we have D stands for Dominance; I for Influencer, S for Steadiness, and lastly, C for compliance.
Dominance leaders tend to see only ‘the end’, which mean very objective oriented, focusing on achievement; while influencer are emotionally driven, and they are gregarious, they are also good in socializing. Steadiness, however, is looking for stability, while Compliance always wants assurance.
Finishing the chapter, and I start to think about myself; where am I, and who am I. Am I a dominance leaders? As a matter of fact, I have the dominance portion in me and a bigger portion of influencer as well; but due to the environment I am in, which could as well oppress my dominance self, leading towards more compliance seeking. I sighed, as much as I know sometimes being dominance is good, yet always lead to adverse effect of my end, and may as well ruin my influencer skill in the process…
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
王子:皮鞋的来历...(fwd)
很久很久以前，人类都还赤着双脚走路。
有一位国王到某个偏远的乡间旅行，因为路面崎岖不平，有很多碎石头，刺得他的脚又痛又麻。回到王宫后，他下了一道命令，要将国内的所有道路都铺上一层牛皮。他认为这样做，不只是为自己，还可造福他的人民，让大家走路时不再受刺痛之苦。
但即使杀尽国内所有的牛，也筹措不到足够的皮革，而所花费的金钱、动用的人力，更不知凡几。虽然根本做不到，甚至还相当愚蠢，但因为是国王的命令，大家也只能摇头叹息。
一位聪明的仆人大胆向国王提出建言：「国王啊！为什么您要劳师动众，牺牲那么多头牛，花费那么多金钱呢？您何不只用两小片牛皮包住您的脚呢？」国王听了很惊讶，但也当下领悟，于是立刻收回成命，改采这个建议。据说，这就是「皮鞋」的由来。
小哲理：
想改变世界，很难；要改变自己，则较为容易。
与其改变全世界，不如先改变自己--「将自己的双脚包起来」。
改变自己的某些观念和作法，以抵御外来的侵袭。
当自己改变后，眼中的世界自然也就跟着改变了。
如果你希望看到世界改变，那么第一个必须改变的就是自己。
「心若改变，态度就会改变；态度改变，习惯就改变；习惯改变，人生就会改变。」
王子:一道终身受用的测试题 (fwd)
你开着一辆车。
在一个暴风雨的晚上。
你经过一个车站。
有三个人正在焦急的等公共汽车。
一个是快要临死的老人，他需要马上去医院。
一个是医生，他曾救过你的命，你做梦都想报答他。
还有一个女人/男人，她/他是你做梦都想嫁/娶的人，也许错过就没有了。
但你的车只能在坐下一个人，你会如何选择？
我不知道这是不是一个对你性格的测试, 因为每一个回答都有他自己的原因。
老人快要死了，你首先应该先救他。
你也想让那个医生上车，因为他救过你，这是个好机会报答他。
还有就是你的梦中情人。错过了这个机会。你可能永远不能遇到一个让
你这么心动的人了。
在200个应征者中，只有一个人被雇佣了，他并没有解释他的理由，他只是说了以下的话：
“给医生车钥匙，让他带着老人去医院，而我则留下来陪我的梦中情人一起等公车!'
每个人我认识的人都认为以上的回答是最好的，但没有一个人（包括我在内）一开始都没想到。
小哲理：
是否是因为我们从未想过要放弃我们手中已经拥有的优势（车钥匙）? 有时，如果我们能放弃一些我们的固执，狭隘，和一些优势的话，我们可能会得到更多。
王子:和尚与屠夫 (fwd)
从前有一个和尚跟一个屠夫是好朋友。和尚天天早上要起来念经，而屠夫天天要起来杀猪。 为了不耽误他们早上的工作，是他们约定早上互相叫对方起床。
多年以后，和尚与屠夫相继去世了。屠夫去上天堂了，而和尚却下地狱了。
Why?
因为屠夫天天作善事，叫和尚起来念经，相反地，和尚天天叫屠夫起来杀生……
小哲理：
你做的东西是不是都是你认为对的，却不一定是对的。
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Prince: Don't penalize Ara Damansara's residents for MPPJ's mistake!
With reference to the write-up in Metro section on, ‘Tunnels get into bad light’ by Debbie Chan and Rouwen Lin on 21 July 2008, and the article on the complaint lodged by Megah Mas residential committee sometimes in May’08 to pursue the closure of the tunnel links between Ara Damansara and Megah Mas / Jalan Tropicana. I am very disappointed with the complaints lodged by Megas Mas residential committees to close the tunnel as I perceived their action is driven mainly by their personal interest. In the interview, they claimed to be very frustrated with the rudeness of the road users, who do not want to give way when residents trying to reverse their car from their house as the main reason for them to pursue the closure of the tunnels, but, have they ever thought about the consequence of the closure which can cause major inconvenience to thousands or millions of residents in Ara Damansara?
By closing the tunnels, residents in Ara Damansara will have to use the road to Subang Airport and exit at Kelana Jaya Centre Point to cut into LDP, which means a 30 to 45 minutes driving (depending on the traffic) versus currently less than 5 minutes drive to LDP, and 10 minutes drive to One Utama Damansara. Not forgetting that
In this case, the MPPJ should be blamed for building the ‘highway’ without considering the accessibility of the resident for both Megah Mas and Ara Damansara. The highway has cut the landscape into two without an alternative route to cross over except the badly build tunnels that do not meet the general guidelines, and is not well managed; and if they close the tunnels, it means no alternative route is available to cross over to Ara Damansara or Tropicana, and all traffics will be channeled towards Kelana Jana Centre Points to cut into LDP, it may as well create another problem for residents staying around that area, then my next questions, are we going to block the access to Kelana Jaya Centre Point again if the residents lodge another complaint?
The Megah Mas residents, instead, should work with Ara Damansara Residential Committees in their negotiation with MPPJ to resolve the issues, either by opening additional tunnels or build a new one (example: just like what they did for the tunnel in front of Tropicana Golf Club). Blindly pursuing the closure of tunnels will please one party but is not a perfect solution.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Prince: Before the eyes of others...
My career has reached such a situation where I’ve been dwell into a sensitive position myself in the company; knowing myself coming from competitor’s, yet I was overwhelmed by my desire build my ‘baby’ now; knowing any reaction from my previous company can significantly affect the growth of my ‘baby’, yet I can not speak out freely of what may come; but…I think I have found another way around to deal with it, yet maintain my work ethical / professionalism which is to…Tell what you should tell, and no more than that, tell NOT what an ordinary person may see, but a smart person may realize……Anyhow….The marketplace is a Warfield, Sun Tzu said….so…王子: Love is Acceptance --> 八天與八年
Nice article I received today. The new employee who is so excited about the new job quit after 8 days. He found it boring after few days of working. His supervisor who worked for 8 yrs has some advices for him. The job is like love or relationship.
¡¡è Love someone is to accept the person for who he is and is not
¡¡è To remain in love is to work on the emotional bank for what or/and who u love.
¡¡è Never give up when facing the challenge
¡¡è It's OK to leave if that's the choice
There are many good points in this articles, you can explore what u perceive. Enjoy the reading…
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八天與八年
吳若權
在工作上，我跌倒過，痛過，也疲倦過，但是從來沒有放棄過。
愈是這樣，我愈發現自己真的很愛這個工作。
拿愛情打比方，當你喜歡一個人的優點，也喜歡對方的缺點，才能愛得比較久。
就職屆滿一個星期之後，他向主管提出辭呈。
他的主管是一名女性，在這個行業中的資歷相當深，每天做重複的工作，卻樂此不疲，讓他不解。
「起初，我以為我是很有興趣的。工作一個星期以後，我才發現我對這個工作一點都沒有興趣。」他說得理直氣壯。
「我該恭喜你，至少你才做了八天，就發現你對這個工作不感興趣。」
她感觸萬千地看著他，雖然有點失望，但不忍心責怪。
工作要越做越有趣
幾天前，他來應徵的時候，興致勃勃地表現出他對這個行業的熱愛，一副「不入此行，終身遺憾」的豪情壯志，她因此而格外看好他。
缺乏經驗，沒有關係。
熱誠，才是年輕人最大的資產。
基於這個理由，她很快說服自己，也說服了高階層主管。
沒有想到，三分鐘熱度的遺憾，竟發生在他的身上。
該怪自己看走眼，還是要怪年輕人太莽撞？
「說真的，我很想知道，妳怎麼能夠在這種工作上熬了這麼久？」
臨走前，他誠懇地問。
「八年。」她斬釘截鐵地說，如同內心對自己的肯定。
「我做這個工作，做了八年。而且愈做愈覺得有趣。」
「八天。我做不到八天，就覺得無聊死了。」他坦白承認。
「我不清楚你的狀況，到底是因為判斷錯誤入錯了行，還是碰到少許挫折之後就退縮？
也許，只有你自己能回答自己。
不過，如果你真的覺得這個工作不適合你，我真心地恭喜你，沒有在這裡浪費太多時間。
有些人，做了半輩子，結果一事無成，才發現：原來，自己從來沒有喜歡過這個工作。就像有些人，結婚幾十年，才發現從來沒有真正愛過對方，這種感覺是很可怕的。」
全心投入和接受挫折的勇氣
聽了她理性與感性兼具的回應，他有些感動，於是打開心門，誠懇地向她請教，「難道這八年來，你從來沒有放棄的念頭？」
「沒有。說真的，沒有。」
她回顧既往，以十分感懷的語氣說：「我跌倒過，痛過，也疲倦過，但是從來沒有放棄過。
愈是這樣，我愈發現自己真的很愛這個工作。
我還是要拿愛情打比方，當你喜歡一個人的優點，也喜歡對方的缺點，才能愛得比較久。」
「也許，我熬過這八天，就會熬到八年。」他說。
「可惜，你熬不過這八天。」她說完一笑，送他離開辦公室。
從八天到八年，是一段遙遠的路。
從開始的自知之明，到最後的堅持到底，需要的不只是熱忱，還有全心投入的努力和接受挫折的勇氣。
愈來愈多經理人跟我抱怨，「不知道現在的年輕人，究竟要的是什麼？」
也有很多朋友問：「怎麼樣才會知道自己真正的興趣？」
我想，唯有多做、多嘗試，才能發現自己到底適合什麼。
不過，話說回來，有些興趣是天生的；有些興趣是靠培養出來的。
天生的興趣，幾乎不必別人指點，就會很明顯地表現出來。
而靠後天培養的興趣，則需要時間與耐性。
興沖沖找到一份工作，最好至少做滿一年，不要輕易放棄。
除非，那個環境差到令人待不下去，不得已之下才離開。
但是，就算是很無奈地必須提早離職，你必須學到教訓，了解自己為什麼那麼快就想離開。
當初公司給你聘書時，哪些地方沒有考慮清楚、沒有問清楚，就隨便答應要來上班。徹底檢討原因，不要再重蹈覆轍。否則，不停換工作，將來履歷表上的紀錄很不好看，每個新老闆想錄用你時，都會有顧慮。
做自己最擅長的事
所謂的「三分鐘熱度」，常發生在過度天真的人身上。
他們往往只看表面，不重實質；或只貪圖好處，不接受缺點。
喜歡閱讀的人，不見得適合當文字編輯。
愛喝咖啡的人，不見得適合開咖啡館。
畢竟，享受成果和努力付出是兩回事。
那些每天羨慕別人婚姻有多麼美滿幸福的人，自己卻不肯好好做感情的功課，只會怨嘆自己時運不濟、遇人不淑，到頭來還是只有在旁邊乾瞪眼的份。
高居全球首富榜首多年的美國微軟公司總裁比爾蓋茲先生，曾經說過一句名言：
「做自己最擅長的事。」我十分認同。
一個人能夠及早發現自己真正有興趣的事，並且將興趣培養成為專長，是一種揮灑自我到淋漓盡致的人生幸福。
而這種幸福，只會屬於勇於嘗試、不輕言放棄的人！
Prince: The Star (18 July 2008)
Friday July 18, 2008
All about ASAP and FYI and FYA
By CHRISTINE JALLEH
ONE day, a colleague turned to me and asked, “What’s FYI?”
“For your information.”
“What’s FYA?”
“For your action.”
“What’s WRT?”
“With reference to...”
Before the conversation dragged on any further, I quickly looked up a website on acronyms used in business communications and sent it to him via e-mail.
This conversation made me realise that the full meaning of many acronyms and abbreviations may not be immediately apparent for many people – students or working adults alike.
For starters, an acronym is a word created from combining the initial letters of each word. For example, For your action.
An abbreviation is a word shortened from its original form. For example, “Attn.” is an abbreviation of the word “attention” to convey the meaning “for the attention of”.
In general, a full stop is used for abbreviations where the last letter of the word and the abbreviation are not the same. For example, “Co.” (Company) needs a full stop but “Ltd” (Limited) does not. Acronyms do not need punctuation marks.
Below are some frequently used short forms in business communication like e-mails, faxes and letters:
a.k.a. – also known as
On Monday morning, Kay El, a.k.a. The Boss, walked in happily and greeted her assistant, Pee Jay.
approx. – approximately
Checking her e-mail, Pee Jay read, “Today is the boss’s birthday. Can everyone please slip off quietly to the cafeteria in approx. 15 minutes?”
ASAP – as soon as possible
Pee Jay opened up her daily planner and scribbled ASAP next to some of the urgent items on her to-do list.
Attn. – for the attention of
Leafing through the stack of mail to be sent out, Pee Jay asked her boss, “To whom should I address the cheque for the annual report?”
Her boss replied, “Just write ‘Attn: Ms. Chris-tine Jalleh’. She’ll know what to do with it.”
Bcc. – blind carbon copy or blind copy to. In this case, the carbon copy is sent to an e-mail recipient whose e-mail address is not visible to the cc or other bcc recipients.
“By the way, I think it’s better if you bcc me in your e-mail to Brown. We wouldn’t want him thinking that I’m supervising you for this project.”
Cc. – carbon copy, or copy to
“But I would like to be cc-ed on the e-mail to Mr Green as I have not yet introduced the both of you to each other.”
c/o – in care of, used when sending a document to A who will receive it on B’s behalf because B is away from the office.
“Boss, I think Christine is back in China this week. Would it be all right if I sent the cheque in care of her assistant? I’ll still write her name on top with c/o Ah Sis Tern below.”
COD – cash on delivery, where a person makes payment for an item purchase after it has been delivered.
“I’m also sending out the cheque for the set of Business English reference books we bought COD on eBay.”
e.g. – exempli gratia (for example)
Pee Jay replied to the e-mail, “Hi everyone. Please remember that the boss doesn’t like surprises, e.g. everyone shouting ‘Surprise!’ in the cafeteria.”
et al. – et alii (and others). Usually used to list co-authors after the lead author in a bibliography, this form is now popularly used to address the other people other than the recipient in e-mails.
She received a new e-mail, which read, “Dear Pee Jay et al., I was reminded that the boss does NOT like surprises ...”
etc. – et cetera (and so on OR and so forth)
This means that we will not be able to collectively surprise her by springing out of the cafeteria doors as we had planned, etc.
exc. – except
“Can everyone, exc. Pee Jay, be at the cafeteria in 5 minutes? We need to figure out a surprise without the surprise element. Thanks!”
FYI – for your information
Her boss’s voice brought the young assistant back to the present, “Pee Jay, I’m forwarding you all these e-mails FYI, okay?”
FYA – for your action
“Note that some of these e-mails are FYA ...”
i.e. – id est (that is)
After acknowledging her supervisor, Pee Jay decided to help her colleagues out and typed, “She’s in a good mood today, i.e. we won a new account and completed a major project.”
K – thousand, e.g. 450K = 450,000
“Just to give you an idea of her mood, it’s a 450K retainer for the first quarter ...”
PA – personal assistant
The immediate reply to Pee Jay’s e-mail read, “Thanks for the info, Pee Jay – you’re the best PA!”
p.a. – per annum (per year)
Pee Jay smiled and responded, “Haha, there is a reason why I’m paid RM65K p.a.”
p.p. - per pro (used when signing a document on someone’s behalf)
Looking back at her paperwork, Pee Jay signed some invoices on her boss’s behalf, inserting p.p. just before her signature.
Pto. – please turn over, used at the end of a page to indicate that there is a continuity to the text.
“By the way, please remember to type Pto. on the first page of the proposal you’re sending. The last time we sent it to him, he forgot to read the subsequent pages,” chimed in Kay El.
viz. – videlicet, namely
She got up and left a note on Pee Jay’s work station before leaving. Scribbled on it was, “Can I pass you my slice of birthday cake after I cut it? I really don’t need a lot of carbo, viz. refined flour, at my age.” The note ended with a wink.
Readers can go to http://www.acronymfinder.com/ to search for the meanings of over 4 million acronyms and abbreviations. This online dictionary also allows users to filter their search according to categories like information technology (IT), military and government, business and finance, science and medicine, organisations and schools, and slang and pop culture.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Prince: The game has just begun, my friends...!
I am a man with principle, who also well known for clear mind, and assertive. I took the risk to depart myself from my home ground to a new environment assisting the new troop to attack the opposite. The day I stepped out from the old-city to the new one, I've in fact made up my mind to be ready to serve the new 'rule', and fight the enemy with all my heart. The way I see thing, most likely, cognitively affected as I was trained under the so called "military management style"; during then, we always have to believe the marketplace is a Warfield, yeah, speed is the king, speedy action is a must, and we always have to serve the 'country' where we make myself into, with loyalty, dignity, and wholeheartedly, and In today's term we called 'like my baby'...no doubt. but the ball game has changed; They started to worry (when I left...), and they should, as they know me well for two years how I work, endlessly, forgotten myself, serving only my objective, my goal; and now that I have my new goal, and I can be sure the enemy are not forgotten...now, this is getting more fun, with new ballgame created ~ the game has just begun...
Prince: Spotted Stealing in Jusco One Utama!
Out of no where, early in the morning, receiving SMS that claimed to have 'big news' from my ex-company; "what's that" I wander, and soon I broke into cynical laughter where everyone set their eyes on me, for a short while, at least, wandering 'who the hell is this guy laughing at!' The message; 'Big news from @@@ company, the Sales GM caught stealing Kotex Pantiliner presenter in Jusco One Utama, and was spotted by the Kotex promoter; the promoter tried to stop 'him' but he kept walking as if he was deaf'; Immediately I SMS and called a few guys to verify the fact, and the fact was re-affirmed, again, somehow; and I text the 'victim' later in the evening on this issue, advising him to be more "careful" in future, as the FMCG industry is very "big" indeed, but small for spreading news; something may happen at 10am, while you can expect everyone in the industry knows it by 11am! that's how fast it is! Anyway, after the call, there and then I realize it was not him (he claimed not him); but it was the marketing manager who was stealing presenter from Jusco One Utama, spotted by the promoter,and during then he was STILL wearing "company ID Tag" (lucky it was not company uniform!...oh..doh...Prince: "Fitnah"- Remind me of my ex-company
You probably heard anwar constantly claim the word "fitnah" in TV or anywhere you see him; that remind me of my previous company who "did" not do 'fitnah' but "endowed" your reputation a mark of betrayal, and proudly brainwashed all those under them...fortunately, none would believe... Still remember first week of my new work started, soon enough to have someone who I never know quoted me saying to have authority for project approval...that's even ridiculous, my advice is...please understand "me" before your action...I ain't any big shot...I ain't got any authority to approve...don't embarrass yourself...OMG. Many asked me how could that happen, but I guess someone may have tell something or ask something by quoting me as settling in new company; (hinting may have one big business opportunity!); thus using my name even though not even knowing my role in the new company...Prince: Anwar Vs Shabery
Monday, July 14, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
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Saturday, July 05, 2008
王子: 人生就如火箭。。。
實際上﹐火箭只有3% 的時間是在完全朝向月球的軌道上﹐沒有絲毫偏移﹐在其余的97% 的時間裡則一直都在修正﹐才能最終飛底月球。
Life is full of mistakes, and corrections; nothing is absolute, even if it is being pre-planned. only 3% are pre-determined, another 97% is planned but required constantly monitoring and correction in order to achieve objectives...
Friday, July 04, 2008
王子: 別人的嘴巴，自己的道路 (fwd)
一隻可敬的青蛙～
從前有一個故事是這樣說的：有一群青蛙在比賽誰能爬上最高的鐵塔，比賽開始了，一大群的青蛙看著那高大的鐵塔議論紛紛：「這太難了！我們絕對爬不到塔頂的……」、「塔太高了！我們不可能成功……！」聽到這裡，有些青蛙便放棄了。
看著那些仍然繼續爬的青蛙，大家又繼續說：「這太難了！沒有誰能爬上塔頂的……」就這樣你一言我一語，越來越多的青蛙退出了比賽。
但有一隻卻越爬越高，最後當其他的青蛙都無法再前進的時候，牠卻成為唯一到達頂點的選手。
其他的青蛙都想知道，牠是怎麼做到的？於是便跑上前去詢問，才發現原來牠是個聾子！
朋友，你知道這個故事告訴你什麼嗎？是的，嘴巴是別人的，但人生卻是自己的！
雖然我們不必做個真正的聾子，但卻要永遠充滿希望、樂觀和積極，不要只聽那些消極、悲觀的話，因為他們只會潑別人的冷水，澆熄你的毅力。要將充滿力量的話，時時記在心裡，因為這將影響你往後的一生。
嘴巴長在別人嘴上，但自己卻要走屬於自己的道路。 在這個現實的社會裡，即便是遭受旁人無情的冷落、批評、否定，甚至排擠，也不能表示你就必須哀聲歎氣、自怨自悲，唯一能否定你的人，只有你自己！
王子: 知道政府為何通過全國683間的郵政公司分行發放回扣現金給人民嗎?
政府通過郵政公司發放現款回扣的內幕!
知道政府為何通過全國683間的郵政公司分行發放回扣現金給人民嗎?
目前在網絡上大事流傳的主要原因就是因為首相的女婿凱里是該公司的大股東。
据知，大馬郵政公司是ECM-LIBRA所擁有，而ECM-LIBRA則是凱里的公司，在肥水不流外人田的情況下，首相終把全部過賬的佣金都給了其女婿去賺。
在每10令吉的郵政匯票都必須繳交10仙佣金的情況下，凱里一年就能多賺3千750萬令吉。提供最新精彩的时事及新闻动态，介绍您的朋友一起来玩吧！&l S4s.o'T-B
就以全國共有600萬輛各種交通工具各領取625令吉的回扣來計算，*~:Z)B'|.h1p$V+S-i
即每年該公司就能獲得600萬X6.25令吉=RM37,500,000的佣金。
每輛電單車150令吉的回扣佣金還沒有算進去。www.ericsoo.com#K:i/A0_&g(k6M
此外，這還不包括政府也同樣會在每個月通過郵政匯票付200令吉予漁民的佣金
及政府存放在郵政公司的幾十億令吉現款的利息也都沒有算進去。;i'p:]!_2q/k*y)v7u+W
内容真偽則由读者自己决定吧!爆
因為大家都感到好奇，為何回扣不是通過JPJ或是通過銀行發放呢?
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