Wider horizon

Tomorrow will be my last day working @ Millennium Associates, it was fun working for/with them. Good experience for someone like me who is completely new to the Public Relation world to have some good 3 months of first hand battlefield experience in this particular industry.

Truthfully, I enjoyed my last 3 months here @ Millennium Associates (MA). They might still be young in terms of existence (formed roughly a year ago), but they're indeed an emerging lifeforce in the local PR industry. Experienced and skilled bosses in various areas, sharp senior execs and fairly fluid yet efficient workflow, it was a good learning opportunity for me.

I've learned that simple can be a beauty as attractive as complex. Clean, sharp, direct, proper, and accurate. Easier to say than done.

Overall, I think if i am to stay in the field of Public Relation, hmmm, I can't really tell what might happened to me, but I am sure that I won't be a big success. I tried to be simplistic in my approaches at time, but... overflowing with ideas/actions could be one of my many weaknesses.

Anyway, from next week onwards, i will be "unemployed" well, a freeman to permanent employment. While, I will be working on several freelance jobs (some already secured, some still pending). Little to my surprise, if I could secure all of the prospect deals, in terms of $, I will be earning more than my current monthly wages. Additionally, it would most probably take up 2 weeks of my time only.

How wonderful?

Hereby, another quote which I somehow managed to pull it out of my rusty and web-clogged memory storage and not able to remember who said it, here you go,

" A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world."

It narrowed your view perspective and hence... refrain your ambition and sets the limitation for yourself without knowing your own limits.


That's bad for health.

Happening week

This week has been fun and interesting for me, it is pretty much fast pace with many intriguing elements (both expected and unexpected).

First, I have broke my record in multitasking by operating 2 PCs, talking on the phone, massaging my dog with my legs, eating, and writing down notes at the same time. I am so regret that I couldn't find anyone to take a video on that.

Second, I went to the parliament this Monday!! Yay, I am no longer a parliament virgin! A few quick notes about our Malaysian Parliament -

• The security is super slack in my opinion - We can just drive in by saying "Encik, dalam ada meeting"
• In one of the buildings, there were no metal detector at the entrance, but metal detector at the exit... So, I suppose that's to prevent me from stealing pens from the parliament?
• When registering ourselves to get the tags, you just need to say you are here to arrange some conference, and they will award you with the "Khas" (Special) pass, where you will have the access to 70% of the area in the parliament
• There's free Wi-fi and free food in the parliament
• It's a smoking free zone with jail-free personnel walking around with cigarette on their hand

Third, our office got blew up by my colleagues... almost killed the server

Fourth, work is increasing with its density, and will needs to be responded in a way faster pace.

Fifth, my evil plan is working fine at the moment.

MUAHAHAHAhahaha..

Evil Plan

Someone I know once said this to me,

"A Goal without a plan is just a wish".


I had many wishes, some had been fulfilled, either through thorough planning or plain impulsive, I managed to manifest some of my wishes, dreams, to reality.

Recently, many of you might heard of, or know about this already; my evil plan to change the world has been undergoing hohoho, for few months.. and it is still running smooth.. hohoho

I am giving myself a deadline for this plan to be manifested, as A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.


STay tune!

Promises

A promise can sometimes be described as a pact, or a conceptual contract that indicates trust in action, exchange or provision between two entities. It could be a pact that render services or gift or devotes something desirable to the person intended.

A promise may also be vow or guarantee of any sorts.

There is always the argument of whether a promise would be vivid and unpractical if it isn't written down or evidenced in any form. Hence, the existence and occurrence of contracts, agreements, guarantor this, guarantor that, that has been reinforced by the legal world.

Well, little may we realized that, 80% (or more, based on my own natural observation :p) of the promises we made or granted weren't documented, and mostly are just verbal confirmation, and even more at times, assumptuous.

We made so many promises everyday, at times, not being able to remember about it all.

Have you ever remember making statements like, "I will come back to you in a minute" "I wont be late" "I will do this for you" "I will remember" "I will"

I will... How many I wills we stated every day? To be honest, I've lost count on my account. And how many of those promises we/I made, have I/we fulfilled? For your record, I believe I am below the borderline which is below 50-60%.

To some people, who possessed real good memories, a simple promise that has not been satisfied, might became the cause of begrudge, devastation, despair, or at times lost of friendship.

So, does that mean our memories at the expense of how much we can remember and recall is our worst enemy in neglecting the promises we made? To certain extend.. it is pretty vital. But it isn't the main cause.

We, are the cause. I've learnt so much through out my short but resourceful working life, where I learnt that even a promise as small and as simple as "I will off the light switch when I leave" reflects the degree of responsibility we treats life.

Recently, I have come to this realization that, those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it. They might be slow in coming to a decision, but they at least, they don't make rush promises that otherwise often would be revolved to a.. Blank promise.

Think, just think through about this.

When you think, do not spend too much time in it, just start from the beginning, follow the flow, once u reach a junction, if you can turn, turn, if you can't decide, stop.

Think about it another day.

If you have the time

Just give yourself a minute and think, how many times have you heard of this or reason yourself in this way?

"I will do it, if i have the time"

"I will take a look, if I have the time"

"I promise to bring her out, if I have the time"

"If I have the time, If I..."


It is useful and encouraging to use and think from the "if" angle, as the main objective of "IFs" is to forecast the possible outcomes, consequences, obstables, etc. However, at the same time if the feeling of attribution towards the obstacle is greater than the will to succeed the thoughts, the earlier idea often gets a rejection or ignored.

Meanwhile, too much of IFs often create an illusion and formed as an excuse for us to not change and react to things and phenomenon that would require changes otherwise.

Really, think about all these...

To end this short post, let me pull out a quote for you -

" Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
— Steven Wright"

Care, Consider, Care

Ever since young, maybe around primary school time, I have been praised as a caring person, where I think 2 steps (or more) ahead for others more than for my own well-being, way too often.

Some says, I am subtle in my caring manner, some says, I am blunt. And if you require an opinion from me, I guess it just comes natural. For those who thinks that I am subtle, it is because I chose to portray the tough side of me, the bright side of me in front of you. Well, for the other extreme, maybe I am just tactless at showing my care and concern at times.

I often portray myself to be slightly masculine, wild, or at times insensitive. Mainly due to the cultural structure and my upbringing.. however, if you know me slightly better, you might notice that i have eagle's sight, hyena's hearing,, whale's senses and a protector's will.

I do not know why and from where I cultivated the instinct of wanting to protect someone, something. In whatever field, be it sports, music, anything, I am always the underdog supporter, I always support the ones that no one or less people are fond of. And often than not, I think ahead for them, for those that are closer to me.

I dont drop tears, not easily, more like at all, but that doesn't mean i have a steel heart.

I agree that when someone accept some things doesnt mean you agree, or vice versa.

However, it's just me to care for you, even if it's not accepted, I might at times consider the worth of it, and yet, my only conclusion would still be...

continue to care.

and continue to be me.

Common Kedai Runcit Ettique

Today, after lunch with colleagues @ Jalan Batai (near my office), we then walked to a small convenient store (Kedai Runcit in Malay) intended to just browse around.

While wandering around mindlessly with Lenny, she (yes, a she) suddenly says that she wanna go take a look at the pads. So, we walked over to the sanitary pad section, where in side glance I saw the label of KY Gelly. Hence, my head just turned naturally to that direction, and yeah ah huh I saw KY Gelly as sighted, and.... it's placed above fisherman's friends below some traditional herbal oilment, and in between some sport use heating rub oil and Dracoline - an external lotion to treat baby rashes.. HOW WRONG CAN THAT BE?!?!?

hahaha...

KY Gelly - a world famed lubricant for sexual intercourse purposes decked next to heating oil and baby rash lotion?????????

Imagine this, what if a guy with bad eye sight, mistakenly took the heating oil and somehow mistakenly perceived and thinks that that's KY.. and apply it on his humanrod... ok.. that's gonna be funny.