The Glass Half Full

"There are essentially two completely different ways to look at the Sony Alpha 550. The glass half empty view is that it lacks the serious photographic toolset offered by any similarly-priced model from the likes of Canon, Nikon, Pentax et al. A more positive view - and the one I'm sure Sony wants you to take - is that it brings high end features such as high speed continuous shooting and automatic HDR processing to those looking to step up from an entry-level SLR or high end compact."

Which would be a better opinion.....

About the glass that is half full

OR.....

About the glass that is half empty

What Einstein say about Leaders and Followers

The led must not be compelled; they must be able to choose their own leader.~ Albert Einstein

Transformation Starts in the Mirror

This is a nice piece of personal reflection I came across from Twitter posts, about the "Power of One" i.e. changing one's own mindset to contribute towards the greater good (Transformation Starts in the Mirror).

Transformation is never a smooth journey. It starts with a realization that it takes only one ... to start and make that change. Enjoy reading this article.

Phase 1 Interventiopn Programme Completed

We have completed phase 1 of the intervention programme. This programme emphasise personal transformation. We have managed to get all group staffs to participate.

We originally have 18 session to cover all participant from the group but after 16 session everyone already attended. The last 2 session was redesign for staff's children and power presentation skills for transformation agent.

We are hoping that there will be a considerable changes in the staff's acceptance towards the transformation. It is very hard to measure the improvement but nevertheless we hope the session is of a great value to everyone.

There is a phase 2 session in the Mindset & Culture intervention programme but no final decision has been made by the company.

This blog will continue to be updated with tranformation related information. Do come often, leave you comment and suggestion.

Mushroom

I watched Agro Asia on tv last week. It was about mushroom industry in Taiwan.

A few companies are producing various mushroom for local and export market. The process had been transformed from labour intensive to technology intensive. This is to ensure consistent quality of the products.

But a few interesting thing that I found:

1) They have started the industries 30 years ago

2) 90% of the product is being sold locally (only 10% is being exported)

They have created a vast market internally. Mushroom have become a favorite source of nutrition and it has been supported by hotels and restaurants which have come up various dishes based on mushroom.

What mushroom has anything to do with our transformation?

Ehmmm.... opinoin anybody?

Do the ride things!

I rode to Pangkor Island last weekend. Yes, during the Christmas holiday. The 15 of us spent hours on the bike, enjoying the gallop and the views.

When I reached the island's jetty, I realised there were some improvement compared to my visit a few years ago. More hotel and chalet. More stores and other related facilities. Glad to see such improvement but really disappointed by the rise of hotel price during the festive season. According to a local, the dorm like room for 9 people usually cost RM250 a night but I got it for RM450 last weekend.

But it was fun. Dining at a seashore stall on the sandy beach with a group of friends was memorable. Riding in the sun and in the rain and talking nonsense just for the fun of it.

It's a very nice get away! I don't expect all of you to understand but I do hope you can enjoy a little bit of you life.

Do what you like..........

I attended a training session called 'Powerful Presentation Skills Training' last week. Very good course. But I am not going to talk about the training.

During the introduction session, we had to get up and tell a little bit about ourselves. Thing that grab me hard was about our chosen profession.

Some said that this is not really what they like to do, some said that their parent was happy when they graduated in the course that their parent choosed for them.

When I took Diploma in QS 25 years ago, I was in the same situation but not because my parent choosed for me, but because I did not know enough what I was getting into.

I survive for 10 years but when I joined KLCC I was asked to choose between Project QS and ICMS System Administrator. It did not take me even 10 minutes to think. I choosed the later.

I enjoy my work ever since but with no less worries or concern about what is going to happened. A paper certificate in QS but a working experiences in IT...... ehmmmmmm.... which will do me more good in the real world?

To those in the above situation, I do not have a clue what you should do but one thing I am very sure, you will have to do something about it.

......It's either you do what you like or you like what you do! ...............