Things You Can Never Undo

A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of an airport.

As she would need to wait many hours, she decided to buy a book to spend her time. She also bought a packet of cookies.

She sat down in an armchair to rest and read in peace. Beside the armchair where the packet of cookies lay, a man sat down next to her, opened his magazine and started reading.

When she took out the first cookie, the man took one also. She felt irritated but said nothing. She just thought: 'What a nerve! If I was in the mood I would punch him for daring!"

For each cookie she took, the man took one too. This was infuriating her but she didn't want to cause a scene. When only one cookie remained, she thought: "ah... What this abusive man do now?"

Then, the man, taking the last cookie, divided it into half, giving her one half.

Ah! That was too much! She was much too angry now! In a huff, she took her things and stormed to the boarding place.

When she sat down in her seat, inside the plane, she looked into her purse to take her sunglasses, and, to her surprise, her packet of cookies was there, untouched, unopened.

She felt so ashamed. She realised that she was wrong. She had forgotten that her cookies were kept in her purse. The man had divided his cookies with her without feeling angered or bitter, while she had been very angry, thinking that she was dividing her cookies with him.

But now there was no chance to explain herself, nor to apologize.

There are four things that you cannot recover:

1. The stone after the throw.
2. The word after it's said.
3. The occasion after the loss.
4. The time after it's gone.

This story reminded me a Hari Raya commercial:



Selamat Hari Raya (belated) to ALL.

任何时刻，保持最好的弹性

成功的人会随时改变自己去适应环境。

在安定中一旦发现若干危机时，就会选择必要的改变，以寻求转机。

如果不肯改变、不知变通、缺乏弹性，就无法在现代社会长久地生存下去。

晚安。

近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

你的命运决定于你跟什么样的人在一起。

你如果想要成为第一名，就一定要跟第一名在一起。
你想要成为一个好人，就一定要跟好人在一起。
你想要成为一个快乐的人，就一定要跟快乐的人在一起。
你想要成为一个拥有健康的人，就一定要跟健康的人在一起。
你如果想要成为一个百万富翁，就一定要跟百万富翁在一起。
你如果想要成为一个成功的人，就一定要跟成功者在一起。
你如果想要成为一个颓废的人，就去跟那些整天无所事事、烟酒人生、游戏人生的人在一起吧，他们一定可以把你带进低迷的深渊的。

成功是一个磁场，失败也是。

脑海与脑海之间，心灵与心灵之间，有一种伟大的"感应"力量，虽然无法测量，然而它的刺激力及建设力却是十分巨大的。假使你常同比你低下的人混在一起，他们一定会把你拖下去，降低你的斗志和理想。

那你要和谁在一起？

成功 Success

成功的路上并不拥挤，因为坚持的人不多。
梦想越大，一切都不是问题！
成功者找方法，失败者找借口。
大家共勉之！

The road of success is never crowded, because giving up is easier than persisting.
If you keep your dreams big, all problems will become nothing. 
Winners find a way, losers find excuses.
Let's succeed together!

Unique Taste of Malaysia - Episode 1

Hey guys, check this out. It's one of my work recently in Mediasaya. My supervisor assigned me to do an individual program. I have to produce at least one episode for each month. I decided to do a programme introducing extraordinary food/drink/dessert found in Klang Valley and I named it 'Unique Taste of Malaysia'.

Chew Chew Chow Tofu, is a stinky tofu restaurant located in Kepong Baru. Initially, I did not know about this restaurant until a friend invited me there. I personally love stinky tofu dearly and I found the food there gave me a different sensation of eating stinky tofu. LOL Thus, I decided to highlight it in my first episode.

I'm not sure how many people out there likes stinky tofu as I do, but I'm sure there are many people hate it. They can't stand the stink and claims it tastes like shit. But those who can bear with the smell and eat it before, they will definitely enjoy it for life.

Ok-lah. Enough writing. Just watch the video. Made tons of mistake but I will try my best to improve for the next episode. Hope you enjoy watching. Kthxbai.

 

Mediasaya Sdn Bhd

It's been awhile.

Started my internship two weeks ago and everything was great. Unlike working in other big production houses or media company, I do not have to work long or shift hours. I plan, script, shoot, edit at my own pace and time.

Everyday I go to the office at 9.30am and leave on time at 6.30pm. My supervisor will have a two to three hours discussion or sharing session with me daily so that I can learn something new and how to make a better production.

In Mediasaya, I am considered as high-end slave (LOL), according to my supervisor. I was given the position Creative Media Executive but I don't get paid at all for interning in the company. Some of my friends and family members said it wouldn't be nice if you work for a company without allowance.

On second thought, internship is about getting experience before venturing into the real working world, not earning money. If I could get valuable knowledge and priceless experience from a company, all these will worth much much more than a piece of money.

I will update again soon.

Below is a time lapse video done by me about the 'punch card' system of my company:

Final Year in UTAR!

Happy Chinese New Year to all of you! I know it's kinda late to wish you all, but please forgive me. I am just very lazy to update my blog. 

University life is quite OK right now. Just too much of holidays before this. Because of that, I feel hectic when the assignments start piling up like a mountain and there are many replacement classes in the coming weeks. 

Had a meeting for Multiple-Camera Production (MCP), one of my final year projects, with my group members this early morning. I was interested to become the Floor Manager of the production team but at the end I did not get the position due to 'democracy voting'. 

After the meeting ends, few friends asked me whether I was upset with the outcome of the meeting. I answered them I'm more than fine. If I was the person I used to be, I would surely get very disappointed and emotional about it up to few days. Well, I've truly learnt how to let nature take its course. 

Life is not a bed of roses. Things don't always go according to our wills, but perhaps it is the best act by God. I thank Him for giving me such a great learning environment that keep teaching me how to think positively, the true meanings and values of life, i.e. my business centre. 

It's my final year in UTAR already. I will do my best and graduate without a hitch. Fighting! =D 

p/s: Just in case you will misunderstand, I am not a Christian. I'm a Buddhist/Taoist who acknowledge the existence of God. I think most religions believe the existence of Him. Ciao. 

Happy New Year 2013

The year is going to end in few more hours.

Mixed feelings. I'm getting one year older soon! *sob* 

Time travels in the speed of light. I can still remember vividly what I did last year December. Christmas caroling in Genting Highland. Two weeks of joyful memories and I really miss it. In this year December, I'm one of the survivors of the so-called 'the end of the world'. Yayyy! xD 

I had the most terrible month of the year. Nothing is smooth in the whole month I guess. I don't want to list out one by one here as I've gotten over them, and no point mentioning the bad things that have happened in the past. Life is short, so just let it go.

I believe everything will be better next year. 

I'm looking forward to meeting you, 2013. 

Amway Moving Up Seminar (MUS)

After 'surviving' from the doomsday, I attended the event mentioned on 22nd and 23rd December. It was one of the best seminars that I had attended so far as all the guest speakers were all enthusiastic and inspiring.

To most of the people, seminars are considered boring events but that is not the case in Amway Moving Up Seminar. From a youth to a midget, from a businessman to a housewife, people from all walks of life had shared their backgrounds and how they succeeded in Amway business. There is no better motivation than real-life experiences. 

To summarise the two-day event, I will briefly state each speaker's background and the main points of what they had shared: 

1. 翁祥隆 (Founders Platinum, 24, Student)

• Started Amway business at age of 21 
• Gave up the opportunity to study overseas
• Friends who laugh or look down on you, make them regret 
• Life is short, make your parents proud as early as possible

2. 李小玲 (Executive Diamond, 36, Top INTI Graduates & Freelancers)

• Extremely poor family background, started unskilled labour since 4 years old 
• Independent, work multiple jobs to pay for living expenses and university fees
• Started Amway business with her husband (farmer), in heavy debt condition 
• Amway business is the best way to change your destiny, not complaining. 

3. P.W. Chew (Executive Diamond, 67, Interior Design Business Owner)

• Stresses life quality really matters 
• True value of Amway business - can achieve peace of mind
• Have youthful lifestyle despite his age, played the highest skydiving in Australia!
• Hard work should be recognised, not being charitied (被施舍)! 

4. Peter Lee (Crown Ambassador, 60, Owner of 13 Types of Businesses)

• Be suave (潇洒) while doing Amway business, it's the fact that not everyone will appreciate and see the opportunity
• If you are unsatisfied with current condition, find a way to change it instead of keep complaining.
• You have to build your courage to do business
• To succeed, you have to hungry for success and never give up!  

5. 马文觉 (Platinum DD, 22, Student)

• Chinese educated, did not further studies in Taiwan due to unsatisfactory result 
• All family members and friends threw a wet blanket on him for 7 months
• While parents are working hard to raise the family, you are resting and spending their hard-earned money, is that right?
• The speed of success must be much faster than the speed of parents' aging

6. Grace Wong (Diamond, 45, School Teacher)

• The competition between people is not intelligence level, but concept thinking
• In 21st century, your social relationship (network) = business asset = money! 
• The ones who changed their concept thinking faster has become billionaires, e.g. Steve Jobs, Li Ka-Shing, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey etc
• To earn passive income, you have to become business owner or investor, not employee or self-employee (Robert Kiyosaki's ESBI quadrant)  

7.  陈思莹 (Diamond, 44, Housewife) 

• Started rubber tapping with parents since young 
• Did not receive higher education due to poor family condition
• Hated doing direct selling, but wanted to improve her lifestyle badly
• The best gift for your family is indemnity, parents is honor, friends is hope

8. 骆翠玲 (Founders Plantinum, 30, Midget)

• A persons suffer from dwarfism, most inspiring speaker of the seminar
• Being looked down by others, including her family members too.  
• Faces challenges ten times harder due to her physical size, but she never gives up.
• If she can do it, we can do it too!  

9. 林海峰 (Executive Diamond, 44, Nutrition Master)

• World's top nutritionist, currently working with Germany's INUS hospital
• The best way to maintain health is through sufficient nutrition and thinking  
• Whatever that has negative element, let it go. Negativity is the roots of most diseases. 
• Don't conclude your life easily, so that it has lots of possibilities

I hope you have learnt something new. There is no end to learning. =)    

一个可能改变你未来的故事

北极熊的故事：人生不能重来~

你听过北极熊的故事吗？在北极圈里，牠可是沒有什么天敌的，但是聪明的爱斯基摩人，却可不费吹灰之力逮捕牠。

爱斯基摩人是怎么办到的？这就是上帝给人的智慧吧！

他们杀一只海豹，把牠的血倒进一个水桶里，用一把两刃的匕首插在血液中央，因为气温太低，海豹血立即凝固，匕首就结在血中间，像一个超大型的冰棒，之后把冰棒倒出來，丟在雪原上就可以了。

北极熊有一个特性：嗜血如命，这就足以害死牠了。牠的鼻子特灵，可以在好几公里之外就嗅到血腥味，此時牠一定闻到爱斯基摩人丟在雪地上的冰棒，于是迅速趕來覓食，开始舔起血冰棒，舔着舔着，舌头渐渐麻痺，但是还是不愿意放弃这样的美食，忽然血的味道变好了。那是更新鲜的血，温热的血，于是牠越舔越起劲──原来那是牠自己的血。

事实是：牠舔到一个程度，已经舔到冰棒的中央部分，匕首画破了牠的舌头，血冒出來，但是牠的舌头早已麻木，所以沒有感觉，但是牠的鼻子还很敏感，知道新鲜的血來了，加紧舔食的结果就是，舌头伤的更深，血更多流失，通通吞下去自己的喉咙里。

最后是北极熊失血过多，休克晕厥过去，爱斯基摩人就走过去，几乎不必花力气，就可以轻松捕获牠。

在我们的生命中，追求幸福的过程里，我们也很可能是一只北极熊，如果你所抱持的是错误的观念和看法的话。

很多人，他们工作時间超长，因为他们认为事业上的成就，对他们的人生而言，是最重要的，他们赚了很多钱，真的很多，可是沒有時间去花，说实在的：即使他们有了時间，他們很有可能也不知道如何花这些钱。

他们虽然赚到了钱，却失去很多东西，可能是人生更重要的东西，他们的家人和他们极少互动，他们的儿女不认识他们（我的意思是他陪着孩子长大，花時间与孩子相处）他们沒玩过，沒休闲生活，也不曾帮助任何一个人。

有人在他们的事业高峰時，忽然心肌梗塞，失去生命，有人忽然中风，失去行动能力健康，有人有一天忽然发现家人全都离他而去。

美国一个周刊 TIME : 做过一个调查，针对世界百大企业的退休CEO，请他们填一份问卷，其中前十大企业的老板，对其中一个问题都有相同的答覆，这个问题是：

如果人生可以重新来过，你会希望什么是你绝对不能错过的？

这十个大老板都说了同一件事，即人生可以重來，他们一定不放过陪伴孩子一起成长。

很多人说他们一旦做決定就不会后悔，问题是他们做決定之前，沒想清楚，到最后还是后悔！

让我们现在就想清楚：你是那只大北极熊吗？

你正在吸自己的血，享受幸福的感觉吗？人生只有一次，过去了就不再回来，请不要当大北极熊，以生命为代价的事业，很可能最后是赚得全世界，却失去了你最宝贵的生命！

December 2012!

It's exam month. Will only finish my last paper on 19th. But exam is not going to stop me from I'm planning to do this month. I will do what I do best - cram and pass! xD

Everyone is talking about the end of the world at almost everywhere. So do I with my friends. I'm an optimistic person. I believe the world is not going to end. I haven't seen the world clearly and enough yet. 

If the world is really going to end, well, so what? There is nothing we can do and we will be vanished ALTOGETHER. So afraid no more as you will have lots of company. lol 

Whether the world ends or not, do appreciate your life and the loved ones around you. =)

Revisions, exams, caroling jobs, business meetings, appointments, family trip, seminars, nutrition classes, 21% bonus...... loads of things to do in the last month of the year. No time to think about the end of the world already. 

Life still goes on. Ciao~ 

A Wonderful Day

Ya, I know. It's been awhile since I last updated my blog. I wonder if this blog still have visitors. My stories are kinda boring and not as interesting as those famous bloggers, and I'm too busy to write a new post. =P

Well, today is definitely a good day.

While I'm stressing out at music composition (MIDI editing) this afternoon, all my groupmates suddenly turn up and together we make a SO-CALLED not-so-bad music. To others (especially very pro in music composing), our final composition might sound awful but who cares, we still have the great sense of accomplishment! After all, we aren't expert in music knowledge.

During the completion of the assignment, received a call from a friend saying that she has a business deal for me. I get a contact number from her and immediately I call the prospect. I manage to close the deal on-the-spot and get to know more new people behind the prospect. Business starts to grow a little and I'm really happy about it, because it means profit/bonus is coming to me very soon. LOL

After sending the stock and servicing the customer at night, I head to business centre for meeting even though it's already late. But I never miss the best part of the meeting which is the leadership talk. Diamond (a pin level in Amway) is sharing with us what kind of a mindset a successful entrepreneur should have when facing many challenges. After the talk, all of us are requested to stay back at the centre to learn how to dance 'Gangnam Style' for an upcoming event - Eagle Project Graduation. Everyone, yes, I just said EVERYONE in the centre, regardless of their age and status (many are professionals or high pin level), are all learning how to dance 'Gangnam Style'.

Everyone gets high and is having fun. Well, you might be surprise that Amway has this kind of stuff. A lot of people think that Amway is merely a direct selling company, or begging/persuade people to buy products. But it has something much more than that. This business is really great and I hope people around me are able to see Amway in a different way - always having fun and being happy! =)

Good night. I still have some shits to clean up for my assignments. xD

考试成绩出了！

上个学期的考试成绩已经出炉了。不懂为什么这次没有特别的紧张。可能是对这一次的成绩没有很高的期望，只希望全部及格就可以了。毕竟上个学期的功课和考试我没有表现得很好。

当看到成绩的时候，真的有点吓到。我的CGPA竟然被这一次的成绩提高了，心中有很难掩的喜悦。哈哈哈哈~

新的学期要到了，是时候准备收拾心情了。学业和安利事业都要兼顾！加油！

在为自己梦想和未来拼命的朋友，我们一起加油吧！晚安~ 

48 Hour Film Project!

这一次的semester break我真的过得非常的充实。参加了很多有意义的活动。每一天都早出晚归，搞到现在发热气了。xD

明天将会参加一个短片制作的比赛，Kuala Lumpur 48 Hour Film Project。这一个比赛要所有参赛的电影制作团队在48小时里面完成一个四到七分钟的短片。48小时里面要包括写剧本，拍摄，剪接，音乐设计，准备文件等等。所以可以想象到在比赛过程中的刺激和压力。

虽然我们还是没有什么经验的大专生，但希望可以通过这个比赛获益不浅和为大学争光！

我觉得我要去休息了。就先和大家update到这里。晚安！

Skating on Thin Ice

I screwed up big time.

My coursework mark for Film Studies is not satisfactory and I'm facing the possibility of failing the subject.   

I just hope that I will get a pass. Retake is a hell to students. And I really don't want to experience it. 

Cross my fingers for my finals. Adios.

现在的Gen-Y

年轻的我们时常都说‘我没有钱’和‘我没有时间’。是事实，还是借口，我们自己心里有数。

钱和时间都花在哪里？享受和娱乐。

当我们还在求学的时候，我们不懂什么叫‘安居思危’。从小到大，我们所拥有的一切都是父母给的。在马斯洛人类需求五层次理论的角度来看，父母给予了我们生理需要和安全需要。如果这些都被取走的话，我们连基本的生存能力都没有！

但有谁会想到这‘危机’可能会发生？没有。我们这一代活得太舒服，太舒服了。

其实外面有好多好多的机会和活动，能让我们充实自己的能力和智慧，甚至能为自己的未来铺后路。因为懒惰和要物质的享受，我们白白地把这些机会都浪费掉。

年轻是本钱，但不好好利用就一点都不值钱。这句话说得没错。

我是时候要好好地反省了。那你呢？

晚安。

Late for Registration

The night before we were all rushing our editing for PSA and short drama, but the next morning they have course registration for the next semester. My university management have never been smart for once. 

Slept at around 1am and set my alarm clock at 7.45am., but I woke up at 10am. Damn my stupid alarm clock! My first thought. Later I realised that the alarm clock did not malfunction, but I was sleeping like a pig and it got tired ringing. 

I was very exhausted, indeed. 

I am supposed to register four subjects for the next semester but now I can only register for two subjects. I guess I just have to wait until next semester to change my timetable at the office. 

After the today's screening for PSAs and short dramas, it will be a big hooray for me and I want to sleep like a hibernating bear.

Zero for Quiz

My handphone battery dies in the morning. Alarm clock does not ring and I wake up late.

I receive a call from my classmate saying that lecturer is giving a sudden quiz. When I reach the classroom, the quiz ends and I get ZERO. *sob* 

My heart aches a little because it's a true-or-false quiz and it make up 5 marks of the whole coursework. Film studies is a tough subject with 70% coursework, therefore I'm very concern about the quiz even though it is only 5 marks.  

Being late for a class has a price to pay. =(

Lesson learnt: Charge my handphone battery before sleep. Lol.  

Good night. 

目标

因为上个月的业绩突破，中心的领导人要我在这个月的花红之夜上台做个分享。

我只希望妈妈那天会出席中心会议听我分享。我想她更了解做安利的价值和我现在学习做安利的环境，让她知道我为什么每个星期都那么坚持地去开会，我为什么要做安利。

虽然在安利里面我暂时还没有赚到很多钱, 但对一个还在就读大学的人，兼职一个月能赚几百块也是不错了。而已安利生意是长期的，生意额是可以通过时间和行动的累积而增长。倒时候，安利是会越做越轻松，但赚得钱会越来越多。

虽然学校的功课越来越繁忙，但这个月我还是要继续突破。今天有一位领导人报告说如果在八月（只有这个月）业绩上有突破的人，Peter Lee老师会请我们到他的豪宅（‘逆战’里面的豪宅是属于他的）吃豪华自助餐，然后身为马来西亚第一个安利皇冠大使的他会亲自颁奖来表扬和鼓励我们！

而在我还没有毕业之前，我要上21%！上DD！有了目标，才有实际的行动！

加油！=)

Power of Auntie

As usual, too many stuff to handle lately until I can't even take a good breath. 

But I'm excited and happy. Even though I'm busy with assignments and TV production workload, my part-time business is going well. You know what, my mum is actually involving in it actively! 

In previous months, my mum kept scolding and nagging me about getting involve in Amway. She always says things like "finish your studies first before doing Amway!", "don't ever ask me to do Amway, I will NEVER do it!", "why you always keep buying Amway products? Waste money!" and blah blah blah... 

This month, my mum has closed plenty of products. Some on her own, and some with my assistance. Her sudden enthusiasm has really surprised me. She is a totally different person from last month!   

Never underestimate the power of aunties. Their mouths are the best selling weapons.

Anyway, I just can't wait to share this great business opportunity to more people around me. I will do my best to make them understand that Amway can improve their lives and realise their dreams! 

Good night.