failed plans, didn't attend play, didn't attend church and caught a flu pretty much the whole weekend.
best thing I would say is the wonderful presents which wifey got for me (bluetooth and coffee maker!) and the tv (mainly csi) marathon we have the whole weekend.
and, we bought sakae starry set for the aws, had sakae dinner for ourselves on xmas evening, and sakae dinner again with the kohs on boxing day evening. a truly sakae christmas.
and here's to perhaps a crappy (crabs?) new year?
cheers!
Sunday, 26 December 2010
Saturday, 18 December 2010
John C Maxwell loves Peanuts
Charlie Brown peanuts that is, and its an assumption. but where did I get that? from his book "Developing the Leader within You".
with over a million copies sold, its basically a book on "how to be a leader". 10 chapters covering from "self" right down to "staff", the book is littered with quotes, mottoes, slogans and words from famous successful people, and charlie brown in peanuts.
charlie brown and leadership? hardly a connection. yes and like some of the examples inside, they were perhaps necessary to make a point.
although the book is titled "developing the leader within you", is not limited to and exclusive for people who wants to be leaders or is already a leader and wants to be a better one. its also good for people asking, "am I for leadership?".
most people won't know if they can be a leader until thrown into the deep end of the pool and usually with no buoyancy devices. most of the time its too late and will end too sad. I for one discovered that I may not be a natural leader but I have developed some traits over the years that would have been useful. still far off but I'm that much closer.
no cheem words and not specific to cultures, the words and presentation are very applicable. although I don't quite like some of the slogans (just like I don't like ALL slogans), they are catchy and easy to absorb. not thought provoking to a point of heaviness and enough to get you inspired to be a better person, even if not a leader.
so whether you are already in leadership from somewhere or aiming to be one or wondering if you would ever have the chops, this book is definitely for you. even if you don't appreciate charlie brown strips and jokes.
with 1 million+ copies sold, it can't be wrong!
with over a million copies sold, its basically a book on "how to be a leader". 10 chapters covering from "self" right down to "staff", the book is littered with quotes, mottoes, slogans and words from famous successful people, and charlie brown in peanuts.
charlie brown and leadership? hardly a connection. yes and like some of the examples inside, they were perhaps necessary to make a point.
although the book is titled "developing the leader within you", is not limited to and exclusive for people who wants to be leaders or is already a leader and wants to be a better one. its also good for people asking, "am I for leadership?".
most people won't know if they can be a leader until thrown into the deep end of the pool and usually with no buoyancy devices. most of the time its too late and will end too sad. I for one discovered that I may not be a natural leader but I have developed some traits over the years that would have been useful. still far off but I'm that much closer.
no cheem words and not specific to cultures, the words and presentation are very applicable. although I don't quite like some of the slogans (just like I don't like ALL slogans), they are catchy and easy to absorb. not thought provoking to a point of heaviness and enough to get you inspired to be a better person, even if not a leader.
so whether you are already in leadership from somewhere or aiming to be one or wondering if you would ever have the chops, this book is definitely for you. even if you don't appreciate charlie brown strips and jokes.
with 1 million+ copies sold, it can't be wrong!
Saturday, 11 December 2010
of malacca
famous for its historically rich buildings which have european and asian influences over a few hundred years, melaka is a mishmash of a lot of things words alone cant quite describe. you have buddhist temples surrounding a mosque. the mosque itself (and most of the other buildings) was built with roofs similar to what you would see in china. evidence of cheng ho and his HUGE band of merrymen from the 1400s. then you have farmosa, the fortress built by portugese. and then the christian churches littered all over the place.
of course other than snapping away at these red buildings with your latest digital camera, there are satay celup, nonya food, chicken rice and cendol, not to mention other malaysian fares. and right beside all these, you have modern shopping complexes side by side each other, all offering free wifi.
with so many things to do, its amazing that some ppl would be ok doing a day trip. chicken rice alone we did three times.
singaporeans queue for novelty items like hello kitty dolls and new apple gadgets. in malacca, you queue for lunch. delicious ones.
was it fun? ya it was an eye opener. would we go back? for the food yes. would it be soon? don't quite foresee it happening soon but since its so near and so accessible, who knows. the fishball looking chicken rice beckons.
of course other than snapping away at these red buildings with your latest digital camera, there are satay celup, nonya food, chicken rice and cendol, not to mention other malaysian fares. and right beside all these, you have modern shopping complexes side by side each other, all offering free wifi.
with so many things to do, its amazing that some ppl would be ok doing a day trip. chicken rice alone we did three times.
singaporeans queue for novelty items like hello kitty dolls and new apple gadgets. in malacca, you queue for lunch. delicious ones.
was it fun? ya it was an eye opener. would we go back? for the food yes. would it be soon? don't quite foresee it happening soon but since its so near and so accessible, who knows. the fishball looking chicken rice beckons.
Friday, 10 December 2010
Monday, 6 December 2010
Thursday, 2 December 2010
instant blessing
breakfast - $7.
papers - $1.6.
pearl milk tea - free (thanks yishun 291)
midday snacks - free (thanks instant win from McD)
for everything else, there's $100 instant blessing from sunday (thank You God!).
edit: and of course to the owners and management of penang place for extending us excellent svc and with a $5 voucher to complete our already wonderful day! great food!
papers - $1.6.
pearl milk tea - free (thanks yishun 291)
midday snacks - free (thanks instant win from McD)
for everything else, there's $100 instant blessing from sunday (thank You God!).
edit: and of course to the owners and management of penang place for extending us excellent svc and with a $5 voucher to complete our already wonderful day! great food!
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
customer service
can be a pain. but its necessary and not just because john c maxwell said so or even that its good for the business, but more importantly, we as believers are called to love our neighbours as ourselves.
its hard yes but necessary.
on a totally related note, I want to thank the wifey for waking up early and helping out with my work. she is showing her neighbourly love for me and I do appreciate it. and for the record, I was really so distracted that I almost hit a fellow neighbour with charcoal. but wasn't as shaken as wifey would be.
but anyway, thanks dear!
its hard yes but necessary.
on a totally related note, I want to thank the wifey for waking up early and helping out with my work. she is showing her neighbourly love for me and I do appreciate it. and for the record, I was really so distracted that I almost hit a fellow neighbour with charcoal. but wasn't as shaken as wifey would be.
but anyway, thanks dear!
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