Yesterday, went to Newton to attend a talk, "1-Day Business Apprentrepreneurship Program" organised by the Maximas Training Academy and presented by Mr. Thomas Mathew, Financial Services Director of Prudential, and Coach, Trainer and Consultant of Maximas Group Pte Ltd.
This talk is about the process of identification and Evaluation of business opportunities, and leasts about 5 hours.
Of course there is time given for lunch.
The flow of the presentation is smooth and you will not be wanting to look at your watch often to see the time remaining, though there is insufficient time to complete everything.
But overall its a good presentation in the sense that the presenter keeps you awake and focused, not dozing off.
After the talk ends at around 4pm, went to TM GV to watch Avatar : 3D.
I paid only $6 while my friend offered to pay the rest, in the form of a long-overdue birthday present. (lol)
but i helped to pay for drinks and part of the lunch.
(we ate vegetarian bee hoon at the cafe in the Prudential Building)
anyway
the movie is ..nice..not like any common movie you see in the cinema which after watching you will regret paying the money for it.
Its 15 years in the making, and the CG, actors, special effects, plot....worth your money i feel.
The movie lasts thre hours...but there is very few boring scenes, which means you wil not feel bored just becasue its three hours.
Overall flow of the movie is good, and the action scenes are , in 3D, not perfect but can be counted as magnificent.
One of the few flaws is that of the 3-D glasses which does not seem to be the right size for my eyes, kept dropping off, had to use one finger to hold it in place...
Next Movie (s) :
- Bodyguards and Assassins
- The Treasure Hunter
Must-watch, or if your wallet / time allows.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
You must know that a person's personality or character will stay with him like his own shadow, throughout his life.
You cannot change it, nor can the person himself.
But if others cannot tolerate or come to terms with it, its their own problem.
People who knows me will know that i am not a loner, and though i do not speak much, its because i cannot interact well with others, not because i am an ARROGANT BASTERD.
No one says i am so, but some things you do not have to say it out to let people know how you feel about them
Yes, i am not able to interact well with other.
Yes, my actions make poeple feel that i am a loner.
Yes, i cannnot commit to interacting with people for long period of time ( and in my case 30 mins is quite long) unless the person initiates the talk .
But this does not mean i cannot do well in group work!!
If you bloody hell feel that my lack of interaction skills or communication skills will afect the group as a whole ( and i can say that whatever i was told to do (eg. research or parts of report), i will do my best to finish it within the time limit), then FINE!
worst come to worst i can accept any group that is willing to accept me as a group member
I dun need friends just because i have few.
I dun need those that look down on me.
I dun need those that cannot accept me as me.
I dun need people who use streotypes to look at others. (and i know i am doing the same thing in this post but i dun care)
I dun need friends just to increase my current number of friends.
I need only those that are worthy of my friendship.
I am not a loner by nature, i am forced by circumstances
i know no one forced me, and this is all my wrongdoing.
but i know the meaning of fairness and separating personal feuds with official work.
If you dun like me, say it out.
Dun use other excuses like you dun want more than 5 people in your group.
okokokokok i know this may seem very biasd and i am limiting this situation to my own thinking and not based on objectivity.
In the first place i should not have post this post and affect my readers, but i feel the need to just vent the pent-up feeligs within myself.
This may look as if its full of slander but i dun care.
I am not aiming at anyone, just the situation i am in now.
or am i lying to myself?
BTBM or not, this is the last semester.
Just get the hell over with it and survive NS.
Tekong or not it does not really matter
What matters is at least i gt a few friends who kows what the hell i am babbling about.
I'll show them i can do it even with this psychological problem of mine.
No one can be denied any fairness and right in achieving success just because they have any communication or interaction problems.
I am starting to wonder if SP DBA is the right choice for me, except the fact that i've made some good friends here.
Needless to say, this is the extreme side of me.
Poeple ask, why i am different when outside and at home?
I might or might not provide an answer in this blog, but its for another time.
but i know that whatever happens in SP, its just a tweeny weeny part of my life.
I have far more important matters to do, to achieve, to enjoy, than to stay here and suffer or cry just because people dun welcome me.
Even if SP dun welcome me, there are people outside who will accept me.
To an extreme, for me, SP is just a place to get a diploma and cca points and to make a few real friends.
tt's all.
besides this, it does not matter if the whole class doe not wish to interact with me, or in a sadder case, fear to.
People change but not their character or personality, but if they do change these two things, then it means they have achieved something great, provided they change for the better.
To conclude,
(1)
In life, you will experience failures more than success.
This is because there will never be success without failure.
The main thing is to accept the failure, learn from it and to apply what you have learnt.
In this way you will not have failed for nothing.
(2)
In life, one of the most important things to do, and also the thing that you must learn to do, is to
LET GO.
remember the phrase: "Live and let live"?
if we forever remember hatred and force ourselves to carry this hatred with us throughout our lives, isn't it more easy to just let go and live a more less stresful and peaceful life?
Only when we can put down truly all our hatred will there be peace in our mind and soul.
but sadly, its not the case in this world.
even i am not able to achieve these things
After writing this post,i feel a little better.
I dun care what will happen for BTBM, lets worry when the time comes.
for now, just do my MMIT and enjoy the holidays (if i can)
Stay Positive!!!
If you ever find youself lost and all alone, get back on your feet and think of the people you love.
Their love will get you home :)
You cannot change it, nor can the person himself.
But if others cannot tolerate or come to terms with it, its their own problem.
People who knows me will know that i am not a loner, and though i do not speak much, its because i cannot interact well with others, not because i am an ARROGANT BASTERD.
No one says i am so, but some things you do not have to say it out to let people know how you feel about them
Yes, i am not able to interact well with other.
Yes, my actions make poeple feel that i am a loner.
Yes, i cannnot commit to interacting with people for long period of time ( and in my case 30 mins is quite long) unless the person initiates the talk .
But this does not mean i cannot do well in group work!!
If you bloody hell feel that my lack of interaction skills or communication skills will afect the group as a whole ( and i can say that whatever i was told to do (eg. research or parts of report), i will do my best to finish it within the time limit), then FINE!
worst come to worst i can accept any group that is willing to accept me as a group member
I dun need friends just because i have few.
I dun need those that look down on me.
I dun need those that cannot accept me as me.
I dun need people who use streotypes to look at others. (and i know i am doing the same thing in this post but i dun care)
I dun need friends just to increase my current number of friends.
I need only those that are worthy of my friendship.
I am not a loner by nature, i am forced by circumstances
i know no one forced me, and this is all my wrongdoing.
but i know the meaning of fairness and separating personal feuds with official work.
If you dun like me, say it out.
Dun use other excuses like you dun want more than 5 people in your group.
okokokokok i know this may seem very biasd and i am limiting this situation to my own thinking and not based on objectivity.
In the first place i should not have post this post and affect my readers, but i feel the need to just vent the pent-up feeligs within myself.
This may look as if its full of slander but i dun care.
I am not aiming at anyone, just the situation i am in now.
or am i lying to myself?
BTBM or not, this is the last semester.
Just get the hell over with it and survive NS.
Tekong or not it does not really matter
What matters is at least i gt a few friends who kows what the hell i am babbling about.
I'll show them i can do it even with this psychological problem of mine.
No one can be denied any fairness and right in achieving success just because they have any communication or interaction problems.
I am starting to wonder if SP DBA is the right choice for me, except the fact that i've made some good friends here.
Needless to say, this is the extreme side of me.
Poeple ask, why i am different when outside and at home?
I might or might not provide an answer in this blog, but its for another time.
but i know that whatever happens in SP, its just a tweeny weeny part of my life.
I have far more important matters to do, to achieve, to enjoy, than to stay here and suffer or cry just because people dun welcome me.
Even if SP dun welcome me, there are people outside who will accept me.
To an extreme, for me, SP is just a place to get a diploma and cca points and to make a few real friends.
tt's all.
besides this, it does not matter if the whole class doe not wish to interact with me, or in a sadder case, fear to.
People change but not their character or personality, but if they do change these two things, then it means they have achieved something great, provided they change for the better.
To conclude,
(1)
In life, you will experience failures more than success.
This is because there will never be success without failure.
The main thing is to accept the failure, learn from it and to apply what you have learnt.
In this way you will not have failed for nothing.
(2)
In life, one of the most important things to do, and also the thing that you must learn to do, is to
LET GO.
remember the phrase: "Live and let live"?
if we forever remember hatred and force ourselves to carry this hatred with us throughout our lives, isn't it more easy to just let go and live a more less stresful and peaceful life?
Only when we can put down truly all our hatred will there be peace in our mind and soul.
but sadly, its not the case in this world.
even i am not able to achieve these things
After writing this post,i feel a little better.
I dun care what will happen for BTBM, lets worry when the time comes.
for now, just do my MMIT and enjoy the holidays (if i can)
Stay Positive!!!
If you ever find youself lost and all alone, get back on your feet and think of the people you love.
Their love will get you home :)
This morning, when i was throwing some hoops in the basketball court just opposite my HDB flat, i met Mr Kelvin Koh, my geography teacher in HSCS.
He was returing home from breakfast at the nearby coffee shop.
we chatted.
I do not remember everything but here are some excepts:
- Mr Koh asked me about my recent GPA.
- He said 3.0 is still ok cos its just a matter of 0.5 to go Uni.
- He said that some unis got exempted courses depending on the relevance of the particular course to that which you are taking currently in poly.
- If i wanted to take up any part-time courses during my NS vocation, it is cautioned that i choose those private intitutions that are recognised in Singapore.
- Safe bets would be national univerities of foreign countries such as ANU (Australia National University)
- I must have discipline in myself as its already tiring having to cope with NS.
- By taking part in part-time courses, after NS just need to finish remaining years eg. one or two years of uni then can obtain degree le, provided the institution that you took part-time courses in is recognisied in Singapore and by the particular university u want to finish your degree in.
- It is better to apply for admission to your chosen university as soon as possible after you graduated, as if you are admitted, the course fees that you need to pay will be based on the course fee for the particular year you applied for admission.
- eg. you applied for admission in 2010, and after NS in 2012, you gt admitted, you only need to pay the amount of course fees stated in 2010, not 2012.
- Advantage is the course fees will always be increasing year after year. It may be more expensive in 2012 compared to 2010, maybe by even a thousand dollars.
- so the earlier you apply, the lesser you need to pay.
- If your aplication failed in this year, you can always apply in next year.
- priority will be based on those who have the highest GPA, and if there are any vacanies left, then the second-highest will be considered.
Thats about all i can remember for our conversation (some info i might have remembered wrongly sry if tts the case ><)
Good luck!
He was returing home from breakfast at the nearby coffee shop.
we chatted.
I do not remember everything but here are some excepts:
- Mr Koh asked me about my recent GPA.
- He said 3.0 is still ok cos its just a matter of 0.5 to go Uni.
- He said that some unis got exempted courses depending on the relevance of the particular course to that which you are taking currently in poly.
- If i wanted to take up any part-time courses during my NS vocation, it is cautioned that i choose those private intitutions that are recognised in Singapore.
- Safe bets would be national univerities of foreign countries such as ANU (Australia National University)
- I must have discipline in myself as its already tiring having to cope with NS.
- By taking part in part-time courses, after NS just need to finish remaining years eg. one or two years of uni then can obtain degree le, provided the institution that you took part-time courses in is recognisied in Singapore and by the particular university u want to finish your degree in.
- It is better to apply for admission to your chosen university as soon as possible after you graduated, as if you are admitted, the course fees that you need to pay will be based on the course fee for the particular year you applied for admission.
- eg. you applied for admission in 2010, and after NS in 2012, you gt admitted, you only need to pay the amount of course fees stated in 2010, not 2012.
- Advantage is the course fees will always be increasing year after year. It may be more expensive in 2012 compared to 2010, maybe by even a thousand dollars.
- so the earlier you apply, the lesser you need to pay.
- If your aplication failed in this year, you can always apply in next year.
- priority will be based on those who have the highest GPA, and if there are any vacanies left, then the second-highest will be considered.
Thats about all i can remember for our conversation (some info i might have remembered wrongly sry if tts the case ><)
Good luck!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
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