Sorry guys who miss out on the video about North Korea beating Brazil and won the World Cup 2010. It has been removed by FIFA. Maybe they found out that it's a false news on North Korea winning the World Cup.
One week later after North Korea 'beaten' Brazil, They played Portugal. And now, watch the news about the match and What Cristiano Ronaldo had to say about North Korea after the match.
Watch it now! (before it got removed by FIFA again. :P)
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Free Live Broadcast of World Cup 2010 Matches
If you want to watch it free, I have 2 recommended places (online) to go to watch all matches free, with good quality resolution and hardly got disconnected.
1) Go to www.atdhe.net . It will give you all links to streaming of Live World Cup matches. Then Bookmark the page, and visit again before every match starts.
2) Download TVU Player. This player works on both Mac and Windows.
Start the player, Choose 'Sports' at the top, then select the Channel "CCTV-5-Sports"
Take a while for it to load... about a min or so.
CCTV-5 commentary is in Mandarin. Chinese commentary is quite interesting and sometimes, you may hear the commentators use Idioms, a.k.a 'Cheng Yu / 成语' in it. If you don't like it, you can just turn off the volume. :P
Some Disadvantages:
Your Streaming may be lagging behind by about 2-4 mins. Meaning while those who subscribed Singtel or Starhub shouted 'GOAL!', you will shout 'GOAL!' 2-4 mins later.
Under some circumstances, your streaming may 'jammed'. It may pissed you off when C.Ronaldo is taking a 30m shot, and the streaming jammed just when the ball is about to enter the goal post. You saw the goalkeeper diving. But you do not know if the ball is going into the net, saved by keeper or hit the post!!
If your internet connection is slow or is being shared by many other servers, then it is not advisable to stream online, because you'll be watching football in slow-motion. The goalkeeper may take 1 min to land on the ground after a dive.
Afterall, It's Free Live Broadcast. We shouldn't complain, and I'm lucky I'm not encountering a lot problems while streaming online:D
If you can't stream online, the best place I recommend is your neighbourhood kopitiam, pubs along Clark Quay, or some MacDonald restaurants (you may have to find it yourself).
Till then, enjoy World Cup 2010. Who will be the Runner-Up this year? Comment below! :D
Friday, June 04, 2010
Yes! So happy that City Harvest Church and Kong Hee is Finally being PROBED!!
On Sunday 30th May 2010, Asia Conference , a mega-conference which draws about 20,000 delegates from over 70 countries organised by City Harvest Church, and CGI, Church Growth International,
draw to a close.
Sunday, May 09, 2010
The Infamous Silviu Ionescu Arrested
He is occupying headlines in Singapore newspapers, and probably Romania papers too. Silviu Ionescu, a former charge d'affaires in Singapore. He's been hogging headlines since last year, when he allegedly knocked down 3 pedestrians one midnight in Singapore. One of the 3 pedestrians died, and 2 suffered injuries.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Thursday, April 08, 2010
The Biggest Dilemma for Soon-To-Be Undergraduates Part-2
Now, Let's look at our 1st Big Question Undergraduates ask themselves.
"Should I choose a Local University or Private University for my tertiary education?"
Local university refers to NTU (Nanyang Technological University), NUS (National University of Singapore) and SMU (Singapore Management University). So far, there's only 3, and there will be more in upcoming years.
Private University refers to private institutions set up by companies in Singapore and provide degrees and education from overseas countries. For example, SIM offer degrees from RMIT, a university in Australia, University at Buffalo, USA. PSB offer degrees from UON, from Australia, and other countries too.
In my experience, this question came up for most people whose A level results are not up to their expectations, and they are unable to get a place in a particular course in a local university. Hence, they are deciding whether to pursue that particular course in a private university, or pursue another course(with lower demand) in a local university.
This seems like a choice which you have to give up one to get another:
- Go to a local university, and pursue a course which you don't like, but you manage to get it because of its low entry grades or low demand.
- Go to a private university, and pursue a course which you like, but you will not have the bragging rights of being in a local university (which many people want!).
What's the issue here?
I know of some friends who manage to study in a local university, but not in a course they like. People usually named these courses 'dumping ground', which means these courses are taken up by people who can't get the course of their choice. They go for the University they want.
I also have friends who can study in a local university, but did not choose it in the end, because they did not get the course of their choice. Hence, they choose a private university, and pursue the course of their choice instead. They go for the Course they want.
Look at this, which one is more important here?
The education at a local university or the education you want to get from the subject you like?
At a local university, the education you get can be of certain standard and quality. Some professors who are teaching there have vast academic experience and research experience. They come from renowned universities around the world too.
Secondly, some people chose a local university because they don't want to feel left-out in the crowd. They see many of their friends enter local uni, and feel that if they go private uni, they are regarded 'second-grade'. Hence, the reputation is not there. They try to squeeze into a local uni, regardless of whatever course they are offered.
Thirdly, people thinks that a degree from a local university will be more 'profitable' than private uni degrees. 'Profitable' meaning higher income. This may be true to a certain extent. But I can say a local degree is not a deciding factor whether someone is being paid more. We talk about that later.
That's bascally the 3 reasons for people choosing a local university than a private one.
Quality of Education:
It's true that local universities provide a certain standard of education to their students than private ones. The professors are certified, and most are experienced. Local uni also have good facilities like laboratories and computer labs for students to do research.
However, private institutions in Singapore are not as bad as what we think last time. They are also building big campuses soon. SIM can be regarded as a private university with high-class services too. They have their own professors, lecture and seminar rooms too.
However, 1 minor disadvantage for private university. As far as I know, private uni does not provide a very good environment for research to be done, especially sciences (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) research. They do not have million-dollar machines and devices in their schools, unlike local universities. That's why you notice private universities hardly provide degree courses in Sciences, which require research work. Most courses offered are 'not lab based', like Business, IT, Accountancy...etc.
Otherwise, private uni are not very far off, in terms of the quality of education both provides. Both type of universities have their good professors, and also their boring professors.
Reputation:
Of course, if you have a choice to study in a well-known, local university where the top 10% of students study there, why not? Everybody will grab that chance. You will feel smarter, being in a school where the 'top10%' are.
But does that mean those that did not make it, are not smart? Yes! They may not be so 'academic-smart' compared to those local uni students, but I can say many are more 'street-smart' than the local uni grads! However, I did not say private uni students are lousy in their grades, or local uni students are not 'street-smart' either.
When you get into a local uni, people will think that your future is gonna be bright, you must be a very clever student, you must be highly intelligent, you will be very successful one day. They praises you, and you feel good (people love praises!). If you are from a private uni, people will think that's because you're a lazy student who play too much, and didn't study hard enough, or someone who is not smart
enough to enter a local uni.
What I can say is, that's what other people thinking! And we should not make decision based on others' thinking! We choose what we want to have for dinner, because we want to have it, NOT because other think we should have it. "I want to eat vegetables for my lunch today, because I want to, not because you think I should be eating".
With that said, I want to say that people who try hard to squeeze into a local uni, just to accept any course thrown at them, are making a very unwise decision. They just want to feel known, feel recognized by being in a 'top10%' school by others. They don't care what if they like what they learn, or what they will be learning in the school. "You think I should eat meat for lunch today, that's why I eat meat. If I eat meat, I will make you feel good about me (probably only macho-man eat meat). I do not care if I dislike the meat, or if the meat is nice"
Profitable Degree:
The truth is, A local university degree is more profitable than a private univeristy degree.
The myth is, A local university degree is more profitable than a private univeristy degree.
(Eh? Isn't both sentences the same?)
Yes. It's a truth, and it's also a myth.
True, a local graduate can get a higher pay than a private graduate, but we have to look deeper into various aspects. In the public service, a local degree is more recognized than a private degree, and pay structure for public service is determined by the grades you have in your degree (First Class Honours...etc)
In the private sector, pay structure varies. Some may look at the grades you get in school to determine you pay, but I can say, MOST do not care about your grades once you join them.
I have talked to many people regarding this, from students who are graduating soon, people who have already graduated, people who have went for numerous interviews, people who are in the workforce looking out for talents.
They have one common reply to me.
"Grades don't matter!"
If you have been called up for interview, the interviewer will close your resume, and start asking you questions. And, they do not ask question about your grades! They do not care about your grades!
They are interested in what value you can provide to the company, what skills and expertise you have. Can you work with people? Have you worked in teams or large organizations before? Do you have experience in other companies/industries before? Are you active in the society, leaders of some communities or organization? What are your interests and hobbies, your strengths and weaknesses?
If you really think your future-bosses are very concerned about your results, you may want to ask some of your friends who went for numerous interviews. Ask them how many bosses actually ask them the As and Bs they get. :D
The most profitable job will be given to someone who shows and proves that he is valuable to the company. And this does not always refer to First Class Honours Students.
Share your comments with me. I would love to hear them :D
Next, we look at Question 2!
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
The Biggest Dilemma for Soon-To-Be Undergraduates Part-1
I once had that biggest dilemma too. It gave me a headache sometimes.
This problem is faced every year by many 19 year olds who have received their A level results. In normal circumstances, Guys usually have 3 chances to make their final decision, and Girls have 1 chance to decide.
By now, for those who have been through, you know what I'm referring to.
For those who have passed their A levels, usually, they would look at the next level of education - tertiary/ university education. (I said usually, because not everybody will move on to university, even though they have good A level results...)
There are usually 2 Big question marks in the minds of the youngsters after they got their result.
i) Which Uni should I go? Local/Private U?
ii) Which undergraduate course should I take?
1. Local or Private University?
For students who have done well enough, many would prefer to enter a Singapore local university, namely NTU, NUS or SMU.
For students who may not do so well, there are other choices to pursue their university education, at reputable private universities in Singapore, like SIM and PSB, which offers overseas degree programs.
Some may decide to pursue their university education overseas too.
2. Which undergraduate course should I apply?
For those who have acheived the results they expected, they would have go on to apply for the courses they already have in mind before taking A level examinations.
However, there are also people who have also achieved exceptionally good results, but do not know what courses to apply to.
There are people who achieved 'not bad' results, but are unable to apply for their 'dream' course.
There are people who did not do that well to get their desired course, but trying hard to 'squeeze'
into the local U, by accepting any course thrown at them.
There are people who applied for a course in a Private U, because they wanted to pursue that course, which are not offered in local U, or the admission criteria in local U is too high.
I say that it is a Big Dilemma, because a wrong answer in either 1 of the questions, will determine the next 3-4 years of their lives. A good decision will let them enjoy the fun of studying in university. Wrong decision... it depends. Some people can force anything down their throat, even if they don't like it. Haha.
Alright.
Let's look into the issues of Question 1 in our next post! :D
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Is Money The Problem With These Men?
In recent months, 4 men appeared in headlines in almost all newspapers around the world.
From the sports scene, we have Tiger Woods, first got into a car accident, which slowly leads to the exposure of his extra-marital affair. And one woman after another keep popping up, claiming their share.
Then comes Chelsea captain John Terry, who got into a relationship with the ex-girlfriend of his ex-teammate, Wayne Bridge. Wayne Bridge and his former partner got a kid, and John Terry has a family too!
Then one more Chelsea player got involved. Defender Ashley Cole got kicked out of the house by his celebrity wife for his relationship with other women too.
And the most "HOT" scandal is Singapore's movie director Jack Neo, who got involved with a 22 years old model, who plays a role in his latest movie, "Being Human". Fortunately, his wife has forgiven him. But as news keep spreading, there are also more women coming up to claim their share too.
So there's a video from Yahoo! which features these 4 men. They find out from the public, Why Men Cheat?!
Here it is:
If you've watched the video, and listened to the people speak out, some says Why Men Cheat is because, they have acheived a certain level of success, and feels that they can do more things, so they try to take a step further. Or when men have fame and money, they tend to flirt around. When they have more money, they tend to spend it on younger girls. Or their wives are not attractive anymore..etc
Actually this is just a short 2min plus video, so it doesn't really gives the view of the whole general public, but just a few people on the streets that day.
With reference to the 4 men in headlines today, they have some similarity. They are wealthy, achieved a certain level of success regionally and internationally, and of course, they are famous too.
Some people said when men are rich, and famous, they tend to cheat.
Is it true?
I strongly say NO.
Money is not the reason. Fame is not the reason. If they are the reasons for men to cheat, then all male billionaires on Forbes list, pop stars and singers are all cheaters of their wives, since they are wealthy and famous.
Money and Fame can't be the root of the problem. How can they be?
They are just tools! They are dead objects!
To find out the root of the problem, find out from the source!
If someone rob the bank because of money, don't blame money. It's the person.
If someone uses a knife to kill, don't blame the knife. It's the person.
If someone uses the telephone to scam someone, don't blame the phone. It's the person.
If you got food poisoned from the rojak from a rojak stall, blame the rojak stall. Don't say that all rojaks are poisonous.
So if a man who has money and fame cheat, look at the man! Don't look at money and fame! If not, it will be very unfair to people who have money and fame!
In my opinion, there are a few reasons why men cheat.
1) They did not get enough love from the family/spouse.
Men are human beings too, and they need love and connection from the people they love. If men are being scolded by the wife every time they return home from work (why are you so late! why didn't you answer my call!...etc), they will feel disconnected from the family. They would not want to go back home and got scolded by their wives. (Men got Ego!) They would rather stay late in their office, and then find the love and connection they need from someone else.
2) Men would like an attractive wife.
Don't get me wrong here. I'm not saying that men must get young and attractive women when their wives are old. NO! What I mean is, men would want to go home and look at their attractive wife, who dresses well at home too. It is true that men are moved by what they see. In early stages of marriage, couples tend to dress well when dining, at home, or even on the bed. But as time goes by, dressing well is often neglected at home.
This can be worse for stay-at-home moms. Stay-at-home-moms seldom dress up themselves, since many thought that it's unnecessary to do so. But men would like to return home from work, looking at their beautiful wife (even in their golden years), and not a shabby-looking women. So dress up well, and welcome your tired husband back home after work everyday yea!
3) Irresponsibility and Ill-discipline
Men cheat because they lack discipline and irresponsibility. Actually, this applies to both sex too. They are going for short-term gratification, short-term pleasure. They want instant gratification, thrill, fun. But by doing that, they put their marriage at risk. They didn't think of the consequences that may come from getting these short-term enjoyment. They lack the discipline to control themselves. They can't resit the temptation. They 'go' for it, thinking if there's any problems after that, it's just a small problem, "no worries la!"
That's basically my 3 reasons (not money) why men cheat, but that's not the reasons why the 4 infamous men cheat. For the reason Why they cheat, I do not know, and I do not want to speculate. Instead, I would prefer the matter to rest, and move on.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
The Current Infamous Pastor Rony Tan of Lighthouse Evangelism
If you read Straits times from Monday 07.02.2010 onwards, you would have learnt of Pastor Rony Tan of Lighthouse Evangelism. He appeared on the front page of the news on Monday, and a long passage is written about him. Thereafter, there are news about him everyday, online and offline.
So what is the Hot news all about?
Pastor Rony Tan is being called up by the ISD (Internal Security Department) of Singapore, for his undesirable and controversial comments of other religions during his church services. He has committed an offense under the Sedition Act.
What's more, those services which feature his comments were recorded and uploaded online too. They are found on YouTube after his case featured on newspapers. And with today's technology, everybody in the world can watch these videos!
His comments are kind of controversial and put the harmony between different religious groups in Singapore at risk. He got present Christians who were ex-Buddhists and ex-Taoists from his church to share their experiences and testimonies during the service. Rony Tan also asked them questions to probe further about some practices of the other religions. Some of his comments had their audience laughing out loud.
I have watched those videos on YouTube, just before they were removed by the user the next day. After watching them, I can say that his comments are quite ridiculous, and it's more of an entertainment to the crowd. The crowd laugh to his 'jokes' made at other religious.
I find that it is very very inappropriate for him to do this. Singapore is well-known for its racial and religious harmony. Different people from different background and different faiths can live together harmoniously. As he ridiculed other religions, he has not put himself, and his church in good light too.
The fact that Singaporeans can live without the fear of racial and religious riots on the streets, is because we respect each other's race and religions. If people think that by putting down other religions will put their own religions in good light, then they are very very WRONG!
It's meaningless. It's the same as gossiping and laughing at others, and trying to gain support from your friends to show that you have done the right thing sneering at others. And when your friends laugh with you, you feel good, 'cause you feel that your friends are on your side too. You may feel that you are in good light, and the people you criticize are in 'bad' light. But you are in the 'bad' light too! Because you did not show respect for others!
So if Pastor Rony Tan believes that he can strengthened the faiths of his church members with his 'funny' comments on other faiths, then he is dead Wrong! Furthermore, he had shown his inadequacies of his knowledge of other faiths. He is just making false claims and assumptions of other religions, and make it seems like he knew a lot. Now, he looked helpless when these religions have clarify his ridiculous claims.
Currently, there are many raging groups set up to 'protest' against Rony Tan. There's a Facebook group created to anti-Rony Tan, to vent their anger at his criticisms, to gather more people to join forces against him... Even though I'm not supportive of his actions, I think that it is needless to set up this anti-group.
I do not know what they want to get out of this group, by anti-Rony Tan, and criticising him of his actions, 'shooting' him up down left right. I'm being asked to join this group, but I decline. This is not the way to solve a problem. It's just creating more problems.
This issue may not end that soon. So let's follow the news. :D
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Can I say Michael Jackson is still ALIVE?
Watch the video first!
Did you see Michael Jackson jumped out of the Coroner's van alive?
So is he still alive?
So do is he just faking his death?
Ok. That video may be a shock to you. It released a few weeks after news reporting his death. Ya! News has reported his death, and the whole world knew he's dead!
But who do you see in the video?
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Alright, the guy who jumped out is not Michael Jackson. The fact that Michael Jackson is dead, is True. And, this video is FAKE too!!
News have reported that this video is created by a company to see 'how easily people can be manipulated on the internet with hoax videos'. And indeed, there are really people who believe it!
And words just spread all over internet, with the video now watched by over a million people.
Information on the internet can be misleading, and one's proper judgment and analysis is important to deem if information is reliable.
Again, this video is fake, and share it with your friends if you want! (see what kind of response you'll receive! :D)
Did you see Michael Jackson jumped out of the Coroner's van alive?
So is he still alive?
So do is he just faking his death?
Ok. That video may be a shock to you. It released a few weeks after news reporting his death. Ya! News has reported his death, and the whole world knew he's dead!
But who do you see in the video?
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Alright, the guy who jumped out is not Michael Jackson. The fact that Michael Jackson is dead, is True. And, this video is FAKE too!!
News have reported that this video is created by a company to see 'how easily people can be manipulated on the internet with hoax videos'. And indeed, there are really people who believe it!
And words just spread all over internet, with the video now watched by over a million people.
Information on the internet can be misleading, and one's proper judgment and analysis is important to deem if information is reliable.
Again, this video is fake, and share it with your friends if you want! (see what kind of response you'll receive! :D)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Think Big Think Big!
What a July yea...
I recently read a book by Donald Trump, "Think Big".
It's a very good book. and it's worth reading. Humans need to think big. BIG.
I know a lot of us had heard of this "井底之蛙", or "Frog in a well". It simply says that the frog concludes that the sky is only as big as the size of the well. But when he finally came out of the well, he really see a big sky.
Reading into it deeper, many of us here are really a "Frog in a well", although many of us claimed we are not. I am one also. People like to generalise things too much. When they see something as it is, they will see it as it is. Like the frog, from the well he determine how big the sky is. And whenever another frog ask him "How big the sky is?", he will say,"as big as my well."
When people see others winning big money fast from 'Toto/4D', they think that it is easy to win money this way. Alright, they may won a few thousands. But they didn't count how much money they have put in, before they have won the money. Often or not, they usually pay more than they win.
Recent recession causes many banks to go bankrupt. Then, a journalist from Straits Time published a article, " Less students are applying for Local Uni Business Courses. " The journalist just did his job of reporting facts and statistics, probably from university applications. But what about the students applying? There are a lot of interesting quotes or comments from students...
"The banking industry is not secure anymore"
"My brother just graduated with a business degree from a local uni, and couldn't find a job."
"My parents say that the next hottest industry will be Hospitality & Tourism, as the IR is coming up next, and so I'm getting a degree on that."
"Science general degrees are still the best. With a general degree, I can choose to become a banker, or I can go and be a Maths teacher with MOE."
Hahahahahahahaha....
When I see these comments, I just can't stop laughing at how Naive, Short-sighted our young generation are. Let's analyse these comments one by one...
"Banking industry not secure anymore."
There are indeed many banks collapse during this recession, biggest being the Lehmann Brothers. However, this doesn't mean the whole industry is going bankrupt!. It is just these few companies who didn't handle their problems well. Remember the days when milk products from China contain melamine? It's the milk products from CHINA that has problems, and not the whole Milk Industry that is collapsing!. People like to look at failures to determine their opinions. China has problems with their milk, and all their factories are closed down. But other milk production companies are still doing well yea! That explains... Only the Fittest Survive.
"My brother just graduated with a business degree from a local uni, and couldn't find a job."
Ok. Your brother just graduated with a business degree. But that is just the sentence reported in the news. It did not state his grade, his attitude, his records, his overall GPA, his character, his soft-skills, such as leadership, his experience... many more! So who on earth know who your brother is, except you and your family? And so, people are using this 'example' as saying business degree students couldn't find a job. It would be very superficial, and naive to use this example to determine whether to take up a business course or not.
"My parents say that the next hottest industry will be Hospitality & Tourism, as the IR is coming up next, and so I'm getting a degree on that."
Yup. Singapore will be having an Integrated Resort, with 2 casinos. And people say there will be a very big market for this. So, what would be a better choice? Working in a very 'hot' industry, or invest in companies of the 'hot' industry? Alot of people see the next 'big thing' coming up, and so they want to work in there. But they do not see further. Working in 'Hotter' industry means higher demand for workers, means greater competition, means stiffer challenges. So when people work there, they need to be indespensible, if not they can get replaced anytime! Since everybody also want to get into the 'hot' industry. But as an investment, it's different! 'hot' industry will create higher demand for the products or services, and higher income flow, and hence more money generated in their pockets.
Another thing is listening to parents before making own decisions. I'm not saying parent's comments are useless, but I'm referring if valuable information are given. If his parents are some economic professors who have successfully predicted trends for the past 10-20 years, then ya!, their comments are very valuable. If not, it's hardly valuable.
"Science general degrees are still the best. With a general degree, I can choose to become a banker, or I can go and be a Maths teacher with MOE."
Hahaha... has anyone done that before? What do I say this... This person has no direction in mind what he want in his life. He make his decisions based on external factors. He's putting all his control of his life on external factors. So if he can he will become banker, if not he become teacher, if not... den what he become? He doesn't know what he want.
Example... this person is travelling out of Jurong. If the person wants to go Changi, he may have used the PIE. Because, he knows his destination will be at Changi, and PIE is faster. But if this person do not know where he is going, but just wan to get out of Jurong, he would have landed himself in many places. Even if he drive through PIE, he will have enter many exits, to the North, South, den enter some places, den back to PIE again, den enter some exits again... 'cause he doesn't know where he want to land at. By the time he has stopped, he realise he has wasted alot of time. The time can be short, a few years, or 10-20 years. When time is up, they dunno what they have done in their life. They can say they have alot of experience, maybe they have tried alot of industries...
Yup. Alot of people thought that generalisation is good. they know alot of things. But back to the end, "Jack of all trades, Master of none". On the other hand, Specialisation is the winner. How come?
Tiger Woods only plays golf, and he is the world no.1 golf player and the most famous player in the game. Roger Federer only plays tennis, and he is no.1 tennis player. Michael Jordan, only plays basketball, and the most famous in the game. Michael Jackson, famous for pop songs and dance. He does not go into performing musical or classical music. See it? They only need to be master of ONE thing, and they rocked the world.
Coming to specialisation here, I don't mean that anyone who specialise in anything will be good. NO!. Winners are only those who specialise in the correct things. What if someone is a specialist in fixing type-writers? What if someone a specialist in making casette tapes? What if someone is a specialist in fixing windows 98 OS? These ppl would have died 10 years ago...These are ppl who choose the wrong things to specialise in, even though they can be master in their field...
If you want to be a winner in specialisation... find a niche that will not change for years to come. Games of soccer, basketball, golf, their rules are still quite similar to, maybe 10-20 years ago, or just some adjustments to the rules. However, looking at technology...how fast they have changed, how fast they have improved, and how great they can be year after year. Look at the functions of Nokia 3310, and current iPhone. Vast differences.
Hence... I regard that newspaper report as a very invalid and inaccurate report, as it is written irresponsibility, and may have misinformed alot of people, especially students. It would be a killer, if someone accept everything what the report says.
My point in this passage, is just to bring the message of asking people to think big, bigger than their lives, because the brain can think as big as you want them to think. The brain is only limited by our own thinking.
Whenever we do something, let's see how far we can go, and if you can see where you want yourself to be. If you can't see yourself doing it in the future, so don't do it! If you can't see yourself standing in labs doing chemical works day to night, wearing masks, suits, gloves, and memorise scientific equations, formulas, so don't study science! Never say you will try to get interested when you start to work. This will never work.
Think Big. Look outside for what we really love doing, and do it. That's the real meaning of life. Get accurate information from people who have done it, and succeed in things that you want to do. Even if you want to learn how to rob, you should find a seasoned robber who has not been caught, and not a robber who has been nabbed by police in his first attempt! ok. this is just an example... not asking you ppl to do illegal things :P
Let's start thinking BIG yea!! :D
I recently read a book by Donald Trump, "Think Big".
It's a very good book. and it's worth reading. Humans need to think big. BIG.
I know a lot of us had heard of this "井底之蛙", or "Frog in a well". It simply says that the frog concludes that the sky is only as big as the size of the well. But when he finally came out of the well, he really see a big sky.
Reading into it deeper, many of us here are really a "Frog in a well", although many of us claimed we are not. I am one also. People like to generalise things too much. When they see something as it is, they will see it as it is. Like the frog, from the well he determine how big the sky is. And whenever another frog ask him "How big the sky is?", he will say,"as big as my well."
When people see others winning big money fast from 'Toto/4D', they think that it is easy to win money this way. Alright, they may won a few thousands. But they didn't count how much money they have put in, before they have won the money. Often or not, they usually pay more than they win.
Recent recession causes many banks to go bankrupt. Then, a journalist from Straits Time published a article, " Less students are applying for Local Uni Business Courses. " The journalist just did his job of reporting facts and statistics, probably from university applications. But what about the students applying? There are a lot of interesting quotes or comments from students...
"The banking industry is not secure anymore"
"My brother just graduated with a business degree from a local uni, and couldn't find a job."
"My parents say that the next hottest industry will be Hospitality & Tourism, as the IR is coming up next, and so I'm getting a degree on that."
"Science general degrees are still the best. With a general degree, I can choose to become a banker, or I can go and be a Maths teacher with MOE."
Hahahahahahahaha....
When I see these comments, I just can't stop laughing at how Naive, Short-sighted our young generation are. Let's analyse these comments one by one...
"Banking industry not secure anymore."
There are indeed many banks collapse during this recession, biggest being the Lehmann Brothers. However, this doesn't mean the whole industry is going bankrupt!. It is just these few companies who didn't handle their problems well. Remember the days when milk products from China contain melamine? It's the milk products from CHINA that has problems, and not the whole Milk Industry that is collapsing!. People like to look at failures to determine their opinions. China has problems with their milk, and all their factories are closed down. But other milk production companies are still doing well yea! That explains... Only the Fittest Survive.
"My brother just graduated with a business degree from a local uni, and couldn't find a job."
Ok. Your brother just graduated with a business degree. But that is just the sentence reported in the news. It did not state his grade, his attitude, his records, his overall GPA, his character, his soft-skills, such as leadership, his experience... many more! So who on earth know who your brother is, except you and your family? And so, people are using this 'example' as saying business degree students couldn't find a job. It would be very superficial, and naive to use this example to determine whether to take up a business course or not.
"My parents say that the next hottest industry will be Hospitality & Tourism, as the IR is coming up next, and so I'm getting a degree on that."
Yup. Singapore will be having an Integrated Resort, with 2 casinos. And people say there will be a very big market for this. So, what would be a better choice? Working in a very 'hot' industry, or invest in companies of the 'hot' industry? Alot of people see the next 'big thing' coming up, and so they want to work in there. But they do not see further. Working in 'Hotter' industry means higher demand for workers, means greater competition, means stiffer challenges. So when people work there, they need to be indespensible, if not they can get replaced anytime! Since everybody also want to get into the 'hot' industry. But as an investment, it's different! 'hot' industry will create higher demand for the products or services, and higher income flow, and hence more money generated in their pockets.
Another thing is listening to parents before making own decisions. I'm not saying parent's comments are useless, but I'm referring if valuable information are given. If his parents are some economic professors who have successfully predicted trends for the past 10-20 years, then ya!, their comments are very valuable. If not, it's hardly valuable.
"Science general degrees are still the best. With a general degree, I can choose to become a banker, or I can go and be a Maths teacher with MOE."
Hahaha... has anyone done that before? What do I say this... This person has no direction in mind what he want in his life. He make his decisions based on external factors. He's putting all his control of his life on external factors. So if he can he will become banker, if not he become teacher, if not... den what he become? He doesn't know what he want.
Example... this person is travelling out of Jurong. If the person wants to go Changi, he may have used the PIE. Because, he knows his destination will be at Changi, and PIE is faster. But if this person do not know where he is going, but just wan to get out of Jurong, he would have landed himself in many places. Even if he drive through PIE, he will have enter many exits, to the North, South, den enter some places, den back to PIE again, den enter some exits again... 'cause he doesn't know where he want to land at. By the time he has stopped, he realise he has wasted alot of time. The time can be short, a few years, or 10-20 years. When time is up, they dunno what they have done in their life. They can say they have alot of experience, maybe they have tried alot of industries...
Yup. Alot of people thought that generalisation is good. they know alot of things. But back to the end, "Jack of all trades, Master of none". On the other hand, Specialisation is the winner. How come?
Tiger Woods only plays golf, and he is the world no.1 golf player and the most famous player in the game. Roger Federer only plays tennis, and he is no.1 tennis player. Michael Jordan, only plays basketball, and the most famous in the game. Michael Jackson, famous for pop songs and dance. He does not go into performing musical or classical music. See it? They only need to be master of ONE thing, and they rocked the world.
Coming to specialisation here, I don't mean that anyone who specialise in anything will be good. NO!. Winners are only those who specialise in the correct things. What if someone is a specialist in fixing type-writers? What if someone a specialist in making casette tapes? What if someone is a specialist in fixing windows 98 OS? These ppl would have died 10 years ago...These are ppl who choose the wrong things to specialise in, even though they can be master in their field...
If you want to be a winner in specialisation... find a niche that will not change for years to come. Games of soccer, basketball, golf, their rules are still quite similar to, maybe 10-20 years ago, or just some adjustments to the rules. However, looking at technology...how fast they have changed, how fast they have improved, and how great they can be year after year. Look at the functions of Nokia 3310, and current iPhone. Vast differences.
Hence... I regard that newspaper report as a very invalid and inaccurate report, as it is written irresponsibility, and may have misinformed alot of people, especially students. It would be a killer, if someone accept everything what the report says.
My point in this passage, is just to bring the message of asking people to think big, bigger than their lives, because the brain can think as big as you want them to think. The brain is only limited by our own thinking.
Whenever we do something, let's see how far we can go, and if you can see where you want yourself to be. If you can't see yourself doing it in the future, so don't do it! If you can't see yourself standing in labs doing chemical works day to night, wearing masks, suits, gloves, and memorise scientific equations, formulas, so don't study science! Never say you will try to get interested when you start to work. This will never work.
Think Big. Look outside for what we really love doing, and do it. That's the real meaning of life. Get accurate information from people who have done it, and succeed in things that you want to do. Even if you want to learn how to rob, you should find a seasoned robber who has not been caught, and not a robber who has been nabbed by police in his first attempt! ok. this is just an example... not asking you ppl to do illegal things :P
Let's start thinking BIG yea!! :D
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
I got a local U degree. What am I afraid of?
What am I afraid of ?
Wow. The people who give me this answer somehow tell me that their degree is quite Big, quite Powerful ah! I got some friends who tell me this. They are from the local University. They think that with local university degree, they are untouchable in the future.
Nope. I'm not saying all local university undergrads are that proud and arrogant. Nope. I have friends, who are in local uni, and I always enjoyed talking to them openly, with their open minds. We share views and always talk it out whatever there are in our minds. However, it's the small number of 'arrogant' friends I dislike. They become proud when they are able to get into a course when their friends can't get in. They try to be arrogant, asking people, 'What kind of scholarship should I get? This $20,000 one, or overseas one?'' or '' Should I take Law only, or a Double Degree with Law and others?'' etc... when others can't get even in.
Wow. I think everybody got these kind of friends. Sometimes we just smile back, or just give a cool answer like ''I think this is better... If I were you, I would...", just to entertain their arrogance. I once did that too. But I got a different approach now:D
So What? So what you have a local U degree? So what you have a scholarship? So what?
Their reason is with a local U degree, they have good job prospects, they can get good jobs. With a scholarship, they are secured a job after graduation, they can get promoted, and get pay rise.
I agree with that 2 years ago, when I just finished my A level education. But now, not anymore.
After this Greatest Crisis that hit almost every country, especially the world's biggest economies which includes USA, Japan, China, I came to realise how 'valuable' a degree is. When the crisis hit, there are news of scholarship being canceled by companies. There are also news of fresh graduates not able to get jobs. There are also news of graduates being hit the most. People said this is the worst year to graduate! JUST GO GRAB ANY JOB!!
Wow. this sounds scary yea! That's the answer! So what you have a Local U degree?
Poop! another objection appears.
'' Yes! But Im still studying now, and by the time I graduated, the economy has recovered and I can get my dream job! and my scholarship won't get canceled. So even if the ecomony is bad now, by the time I graduate, it will be booming!''
I agree with that objection, but to certain extent. Yes. You will get your dream job, you will get higher pay, as the economy has recovered, and maybe its booming. But my answer, So What?
In Economics, after every recession, there's a boom, and after every boom, there's a recession. It just goes on and on. It's a cycle! Looking at previous records, a recession happens in every 8-10
years.
So what you are still studying now? So what you have not graduated? So what by the time you graduated is a boom, and able to get high salary?
Are you able to guarantee there will not be a recession happening in 8-10 years time? Are you prepared to face the recession when it happens? But the scary thing is this...
During the boom, you ask for a pay rise, you can get high salary. You are doing well, and may have been promoted a few times during this boom. However, when recession happens, who do you think the boss will ask to 'Go' first?
Of cause is the one who gets paid the most!. He will do a bonus cut first, then salary cut, then if things get worse, the highest paid needs to go. Why? Because he can always get someone to do the same job at a lower pay, and not so demanding too, as economy will be bad that time. He can use foreign talents, from China and India, when their pay demands are not so high as locals.
And when these talents come in, where do Singaporeans stand? Stand by the side lo. Then when they still got their degrees to show off, what happen? They got to fight with fresh graduates who enter the job market! Bosses prefer fresh graduates during bad times, as fresh graduates are always asked not to be demanding, take whatever offer they are given, and just do the job.
HaHa. What about the Singaporeans who are retrenched, but with Big Local U degrees they show off when they are studying? Will bosses choose them? Depends. They have higher demands of pay, especially they have worked before. They got local U degrees! But when did they got the degree? 5 years ago? 10 years ago?
Every bosses know that things that are taught in University becomes Obselete by the time they graduate. Yes. Its useless, or irrelevant by the time they graduate. Worse, their degrees are 10 yrs old degrees. If you are the boss, which kind of knowledge do you need? The latest knowledge, or the knowledge 10 years ago?
When you see what windows 98 is, and what apple software "Snow Leopard" is now, you will know how big the difference is.
However, no matter how much is being said, these people are still living in their own world. They never believe this kind of things will happen to them, even though it had really happened!! (Just look at how many jobs are lost, or how many people got retrenched in this crisis. I doubt these people read the news too. They are in their own world.). They only believe it, when they got it themselves. And when that happens, why will blame the boss, blame the economy, blame the company, blame the wrong job, blame the wrong major they study, blame the wrong university they went to, blame ''Why Nobody tells him recession will occur once every 8-10 years!!".
Oops. They forget to blame themselves.
Notice in what i wrote here, I keep mention 'Local U'. Why so? It's just a simple reason. I can't stand people who are in local U, look down at people who are in private University! What's the problem with studying in private U? or the problem of NOT studying in a University? I just can't stand all those smart arrogant people from Local Uni, laughing at people from Private University.
And let me state again. I'm referring to people from local Uni, who are proud and arrogant and look down people from private uni. If even if you are from local Uni, but you are not proud and arrogant and doesn't look down people from private uni, I'm not referring to you. :D
If getting a local degree is so great to be arrogant about, a secured job, a secured career, high pay, fast promotions, think again, and maybe think twice. The world richest man in the world now, Bill Gates, didn't even finish his Harvard Education. What's makes these people so arrogant about, and just a local U degree?
Again, I'm not saying there's no point to get a local U degree. What I'm saying here is not to show off and be arrogant about just a local degree you have.
This phrase came from ACJC : "The best is yet to be". When you think you are the best, there are always people better than you out there." Arrogance will bring you no where:D
And to all my friends or people studying in private universities, Be proud that you are in that university! Never get looked down by arrogant people from local Unis anymore! I mean arrogant friends only, when they try to bring you down with their local U degrees. Don't tell it to all your friends, you will be seen arrogant instead. Haha.
I never look down people from private U, and students from private U should be proud of themselves too! Whenever I see how graduates from private U succeed in life, or business, I always like to see their stories, and tell those to my friends. Arrogant ones. Haha.
That's a long post from me. Share your comments!:D
Wow. The people who give me this answer somehow tell me that their degree is quite Big, quite Powerful ah! I got some friends who tell me this. They are from the local University. They think that with local university degree, they are untouchable in the future.
Nope. I'm not saying all local university undergrads are that proud and arrogant. Nope. I have friends, who are in local uni, and I always enjoyed talking to them openly, with their open minds. We share views and always talk it out whatever there are in our minds. However, it's the small number of 'arrogant' friends I dislike. They become proud when they are able to get into a course when their friends can't get in. They try to be arrogant, asking people, 'What kind of scholarship should I get? This $20,000 one, or overseas one?'' or '' Should I take Law only, or a Double Degree with Law and others?'' etc... when others can't get even in.
Wow. I think everybody got these kind of friends. Sometimes we just smile back, or just give a cool answer like ''I think this is better... If I were you, I would...", just to entertain their arrogance. I once did that too. But I got a different approach now:D
So What? So what you have a local U degree? So what you have a scholarship? So what?
Their reason is with a local U degree, they have good job prospects, they can get good jobs. With a scholarship, they are secured a job after graduation, they can get promoted, and get pay rise.
I agree with that 2 years ago, when I just finished my A level education. But now, not anymore.
After this Greatest Crisis that hit almost every country, especially the world's biggest economies which includes USA, Japan, China, I came to realise how 'valuable' a degree is. When the crisis hit, there are news of scholarship being canceled by companies. There are also news of fresh graduates not able to get jobs. There are also news of graduates being hit the most. People said this is the worst year to graduate! JUST GO GRAB ANY JOB!!
Wow. this sounds scary yea! That's the answer! So what you have a Local U degree?
Poop! another objection appears.
'' Yes! But Im still studying now, and by the time I graduated, the economy has recovered and I can get my dream job! and my scholarship won't get canceled. So even if the ecomony is bad now, by the time I graduate, it will be booming!''
I agree with that objection, but to certain extent. Yes. You will get your dream job, you will get higher pay, as the economy has recovered, and maybe its booming. But my answer, So What?
In Economics, after every recession, there's a boom, and after every boom, there's a recession. It just goes on and on. It's a cycle! Looking at previous records, a recession happens in every 8-10
years.
So what you are still studying now? So what you have not graduated? So what by the time you graduated is a boom, and able to get high salary?
Are you able to guarantee there will not be a recession happening in 8-10 years time? Are you prepared to face the recession when it happens? But the scary thing is this...
During the boom, you ask for a pay rise, you can get high salary. You are doing well, and may have been promoted a few times during this boom. However, when recession happens, who do you think the boss will ask to 'Go' first?
Of cause is the one who gets paid the most!. He will do a bonus cut first, then salary cut, then if things get worse, the highest paid needs to go. Why? Because he can always get someone to do the same job at a lower pay, and not so demanding too, as economy will be bad that time. He can use foreign talents, from China and India, when their pay demands are not so high as locals.
And when these talents come in, where do Singaporeans stand? Stand by the side lo. Then when they still got their degrees to show off, what happen? They got to fight with fresh graduates who enter the job market! Bosses prefer fresh graduates during bad times, as fresh graduates are always asked not to be demanding, take whatever offer they are given, and just do the job.
HaHa. What about the Singaporeans who are retrenched, but with Big Local U degrees they show off when they are studying? Will bosses choose them? Depends. They have higher demands of pay, especially they have worked before. They got local U degrees! But when did they got the degree? 5 years ago? 10 years ago?
Every bosses know that things that are taught in University becomes Obselete by the time they graduate. Yes. Its useless, or irrelevant by the time they graduate. Worse, their degrees are 10 yrs old degrees. If you are the boss, which kind of knowledge do you need? The latest knowledge, or the knowledge 10 years ago?
When you see what windows 98 is, and what apple software "Snow Leopard" is now, you will know how big the difference is.
However, no matter how much is being said, these people are still living in their own world. They never believe this kind of things will happen to them, even though it had really happened!! (Just look at how many jobs are lost, or how many people got retrenched in this crisis. I doubt these people read the news too. They are in their own world.). They only believe it, when they got it themselves. And when that happens, why will blame the boss, blame the economy, blame the company, blame the wrong job, blame the wrong major they study, blame the wrong university they went to, blame ''Why Nobody tells him recession will occur once every 8-10 years!!".
Oops. They forget to blame themselves.
Notice in what i wrote here, I keep mention 'Local U'. Why so? It's just a simple reason. I can't stand people who are in local U, look down at people who are in private University! What's the problem with studying in private U? or the problem of NOT studying in a University? I just can't stand all those smart arrogant people from Local Uni, laughing at people from Private University.
And let me state again. I'm referring to people from local Uni, who are proud and arrogant and look down people from private uni. If even if you are from local Uni, but you are not proud and arrogant and doesn't look down people from private uni, I'm not referring to you. :D
If getting a local degree is so great to be arrogant about, a secured job, a secured career, high pay, fast promotions, think again, and maybe think twice. The world richest man in the world now, Bill Gates, didn't even finish his Harvard Education. What's makes these people so arrogant about, and just a local U degree?
Again, I'm not saying there's no point to get a local U degree. What I'm saying here is not to show off and be arrogant about just a local degree you have.
This phrase came from ACJC : "The best is yet to be". When you think you are the best, there are always people better than you out there." Arrogance will bring you no where:D
And to all my friends or people studying in private universities, Be proud that you are in that university! Never get looked down by arrogant people from local Unis anymore! I mean arrogant friends only, when they try to bring you down with their local U degrees. Don't tell it to all your friends, you will be seen arrogant instead. Haha.
I never look down people from private U, and students from private U should be proud of themselves too! Whenever I see how graduates from private U succeed in life, or business, I always like to see their stories, and tell those to my friends. Arrogant ones. Haha.
That's a long post from me. Share your comments!:D
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Getting 'As' in school doesn't mean you can get an 'A' in life
Hey guys, below is a Must-read post by a 12th grader. He had just put all my ideas and thoughts about how schools are training us to become. It is an insightful post, and one that you MUST read. And i emphasize again, MUST READ.
Read it here.
So what if you have scored straight As from primary school to Sec sch to A levels to Bachelor to Masters to PhD? So what you have not? So What??
You must read this post. You will find the answer within.
That's the real meaning about life.
:D
Read it here.
So what if you have scored straight As from primary school to Sec sch to A levels to Bachelor to Masters to PhD? So what you have not? So What??
You must read this post. You will find the answer within.
That's the real meaning about life.
:D
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