A Story of Being Grateful, Expressing Gratitude, Being Generous
- Inspire-Me
- November 19, 2021
The “Mouse tail” Noodles #storiesformykid Once upon a time, there was a very poor man. He lives in an old cottage that is so bare that when you walk in, you can only see a square table and a chair. Nothing else. The poor man used to be a chef in a nearby restaurant but he met with an accident …
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Keeping things simple
Describe your product in a single line, better still, in 5 words. Q: What does your product do? A: It ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ The simplest questions are the hardest and there is no right or wrong answer to this question. The most interesting part of this simple question is what perceptions people build around your answer – assuming …
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Focus on the Problem, not the Distractions
As we walk further towards our goals, whether it’s a career, personal, life, etc, distractions get louder. More so, when the pandemic started. There is an increasing amount of social anxiety, life doubts, career stagnation, and instabilities. In my journey, I was not short of such distractions. It came to a point where waking up or performing daily routines can …
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Anger
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- December 23, 2020
“Any person capable of angering you becomes your master. They can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by them.” – Epictetus
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BE UNIQUE
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- December 18, 2020
“Absorb what is useful. Discard what is not.Add what is uniquely your own.”
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Driving transformative change
- Pieces, Uncategorized
- December 11, 2020
As we roll on to a new year and possibly in every organization, every company, we talk about change. “This year we will change for the better.” “We are all about change.” “In order to move forward we embrace change.” Maybe, just maybe, there is too much expectations on this word.. change. What is change? A lot of leaders talks …
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You need to believe that going through hardships is part of your journey to success (Part 2)
This part of my journey is about creating value. I was now a Solution Architect tasked to build Customer Experience platforms that integrates various data points across different operating companies within Axiata group of Telcos. When I started, the business case or proposition already had a lot of gaps and a project that has over-ran it’s budget and timeline multiple …
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You need to believe that going through hardships is part of your journey to success (Part 1)
I started reading ‘A Promised Land by Barack Obama’ – my early Christmas present to myself fulfilled by Amazon. And the first few chapters has already inspired me. Why take the hard path oppose an easy one? – a question that Michelle Obama asked the former president. Makes me reflect on myself and the journey I took.
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Perseverance
- Inspire-Me, Quotes
- October 12, 2020
A champion is defined not by their wins, but by how many times they recover when they fall.
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Winning in Consistency
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- September 26, 2020
Eating half-boiled eggs are an Asian favourite..with soya sauce and pepper. However, cooking half boiled eggs is a skill in itself. HALF-BOILED EGGS Recipe Preparations: 1. The eggs need to be in room temperature. 2. If you took it out of the fridge, soak in water for about 15 – 30 mins. 3. Start boiling water Cooking: 1. Once the …
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