A lil part of life .. ... ...

I have been in the corporate line for more than 3 years. I worked for a public-listed company that has strong historical links with the local government. The categories of stakeholders in the company are all too evident. I have broken it down into 7 categories, all taking a share of the revenue pie the company generates. I have omitted others such as the authorities and the utility generators simply because I rarely see them in the office. I also would like to put a rating of time spent in office vs. salary on a scale of 1-9. The big bosses  Our white collar bosses that wears a suit in the office. They are usually identified by their chauffeur-driven-imported-premium-car, their access to the private lift and the amount of people wanting to shake their hands. You bump into them when you walk into or out of the main building or when they happen to use the common elevator. The good golfers get an occasional game with the elite. The real workers The off few that you see ...

I've lived in 3 cities in the past 6 years of my life. One was where I grew up in and it is also where transportation is the worst. It is sad that after many years, Malaysia still have a terrible transportation system. Yes, the train networks are expanding but the bus services and city road plannings are terrible. It is natural to assume there will be traffic in any major city during peak hours. The government or the transport ministry puts planning into improving conditions: better rail network, more frequent bus services, accessible public bicycles, heavy occupancy vehicle lanes etc. Malaysia, however, has done poorly in all sections. My experience 2 years ago is similar to the one 2 days ago. I commute via LRT from Kelana Jaya to Damai on a daily basis. My dad has to give me a ride to the station and back from the station. I only wished that they would improve the bus services back home. There are 5 buses going from Kelana Jaya (2 rapids, 3 free shuttle buses) and between 5...

Summer in Boston has been a great adventure for me. As it comes to an end, it is always good to reflect on the good and the bad - more so on the learning's. One thing that has been most enjoyable is to have someone appreciate and cherish the joy you share. Nothing beats dancing with someone who enjoy it as much as you do! I always have a saying too but it is more on relationship, "the ability and joy of a man to buy flowers for someone who will treasure it as much the process of flower selection is wonderful". Put it simply, you want that someone to enjoy it as much as you enjoy putting it together. It can be singing a song, getting a present.... anything. It was also my first time I am doing a dance tryouts ! Talk about being a confidence booster, I am taking this in a few strides, on one hand, I really want to achieve something in dancing and it brings the other side of confidence out of me. More challenges in Fall to come.  

Back to another new class, the typical first class scramble. I have been part of 2 classes now - one that had someone organized a LinkenIn group, another which had the professor set up the group based on credentials. So today, I witnessed a typical scramble and I always categorize them into a few stereotypes: The high flyer The person who knows he will be approached as he made one or two really interesting remark in the class discussion. These are people who typically know what they are doing The nosy one The person who comments a bit too much or tries to be ahead of the lecturer knowing what topic is next. These people generally break the momentum of the class and can be annoying The rest - silence  These mass market surveys who are their potential team members or will just ask the person next to them. Some have specific preference to skin color (racism), gender (sexism) and looks (stereotyping). There must be a better way derived to do this. 

Have you ever been in the position that you had an option, a choice, or a decision that you know would influence your way of thinking ? Were you in a networking event that you just wanted to get the business card of an influential individual rather than approaching a company that you know you have very strong interest in? I was in a similar situation just 2 months ago. Here I was, being a budding student again with my fellow summer students and aspiring part-time school-goers. I was spoil for choice. Option 1: Work with a very knowledgeable Individual that I was trying to build network with, BUT in a topic that I am relatively familiar with - Marketing. Option 2: Taking the risk and taking a completely new field to me - Finance & Banking with a group of unproven individuals. I took option 2. In hindsight, zero regrets. Mind you, option 1 was working in a particularly intellectual man, who has an MBA from Stanford, and has worked with Apple. Ideally, it would be nice if he ...

It feels too long that I have not blogged. Writing a piece of journey down use to be an enjoyable past-time, now it seems more like a passing thought that ends up in some corner of my cerebrum. Fast forward 2014, I have achieved a remarkable feat since coming to Boston. It is the first time, I probably feel like I have utilized my time beyond utilization. I've signed up for dancing, night education class, picked up snowboarding and accomplished many other goals that would not have been possible. Work wise, I've blended well into the team but still lack knowledge of the systems. I envisaged the need to really go through them again otherwise I'll be far behind. I wouldn't say I've met too many people, but enough people to keep my week busy. My typical work has been getting crazier, eating out most of the time and not really having time for myself. Monday: Dance Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Night Class Friday: Dance or Sleep in Saturday:  Someone's e...

A quick recap of 2013. I guess everyone at some of point of life should sit back and reflect on things that has happened. Jan - Posting to Kuantan + Socialising My final 6 months of rotation. I was sent to Kuantan for a 4 months posting. Little did I know I will spend almost 11 months there. Also, Tosin talked me through things and it was a year when I started meeting a lot of new and interesting people March/April - Indon + Cambodia Amazing family trip with 5th uncle to Indon where I actually approached the air stewardess ! Cambodia was a grand reunion of the PE1 boys. We were literally drench in sweat every step we took but enjoyed every single bit of it. May - Biodiesel My amazing mentor left the company and I was so lucky to be transferred to another mentor. My life in commissioning and taking actual responsibilities officially starts. Also, to land of many opportunities where things started to fall into place Sept - Successful in Transfer Luck must've fell upon ...