I miss writing

It has been a while since I last wrote anything creative. Most of my writings have been dull unexciting pieces of junk that passed as compliant writing at work. BOOOORING!!! I can’t imagine writing any more of that without some other outlet. I’m not saying I’m a very creative person, but I was once told [...]

Paid to perform

I am an employee. I have a fixed salary every month, for as long as I work with the company. I get some holidays which I can take anytime of the year. Of course, “anytime” is normally controlled by someone else, commonly known as “the boss”. I can “request” anytime, but it’s never “anytime”… Anyway, [...]

A simple game

I like simple games. Some of the best games survive the test of time because of its simplicity. Think tic-tac-toe or tetris. In my trip to Mount Kinabalu in Sabah (Malaysia), some of the nights were spent playing a card game called bluff (or bullshit, cheat etc). It tests the ability to bluff your way [...]

Outsourcing - you can never outsource yourself

We’ve heard of outsourcing. Companies are doing it. Employees are afraid of it. China (among others) is welcoming it. As a result, outsourcing has different meanings to different people. To me, outsourcing actually holds a deeper root than what companies are currently doing. It has become a convenient tool for us to relinquish our responsibility [...]

The conflict is in my perspective

A personal view on why balancing work and life is hard. It’s all in the perspective…

Why do I feel like a dog

Reason #1 - Dog collar

I have a dog collar around my neck, holding my identity just in case I get lost in the streets. It also allows me to get inside my master’s building. I was told it was for “security” reasons. It’s for my own protection.
Reason #2 - Performing tricks

A no frills haircut

A hairdressers’ advice in business and in life - focus on basics.

A strange conversation

I just wanted to sit down and eat my lunch but ended up having to understand the whole business process of the Japanese restaurant before finally sitting down, twice.

Lead or be led?

My dad once asked me this question when i was very young.
“Do you want to be a leader or be led by other people?””I want to be neither. i don’t want to lead or be led.””This is the most difficult person to be…”
And my dad never said anything on this matter again. I think secretly, [...]

Equal opportunity

For the very first time, i saw a black mannequin today, together with black hair. talk about equal opportunities! it has extended to mannequins now. maybe we’ll see other races soon. or am i just in the wrong shops?
talking about equal opportunities, a doorman at Ralph Lauren rejected to open the door for us when [...]