Phew.... Two down, more to go, more coming.
My performance in diabolo was quite disastrous on Sunday. Lot's of dropped diabolos from me.
I could hear "Come on la SKY!!!" from the crowd.
But with a little luck all went fine, the crowd supported me in a way, haha. Gotta thank the audience.
The next day I spent the whole day thinking about my first assignment, finally able to finish it, just need to print...
Haha... things are getting a bit adventurous now, gotta keep up the ENERGY in me, a few weeks more...
Anyway, I seen something yesterday which tells me the importance of feeling happy.
I've got a friend who was homesick and tired who could not go back home for a few weeks. And her face looked drained from all colours. After coming back from a short holiday, all her colours came back! Vibrant and beautiful once again with all the grace in the movements. Certainly, the break let her recharged. Haha, what a sight. Wish her the best. (so that i can enjoy watching perhaps? :p)
So I need to continue and increase my energy this few days... Hmm... what than can make me really happy to be energetic.... Gotta be something.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
My Schedule.
Hmm.... Let's see.... Just to list out coming deadlines and activities..
8 March 2009 ~ Memoir Semalam
10 March 2009 ~ Psycholinguistics Assignment Deadline
11 March 2009 ~ May have Survey of Prose Forms and Poetry 2nd Test
12 March 2009 ~ Hubungan Etnik Assignment Deadline
13 March 2009 ~ Tamadun Islam & Tamadun Asia Assignment Deadline
15 March 2009 ~ Malam Appresiasi Keunggulan Tradisi (I am Choir Leader)
20 March 2009 ~ Secretariat Dinner (Biro Peralatan)
21 March 2009 ~ San Hua Reunion Dinner (MC)
28-29 March 2009 ~ Floor High Dinner (I am Timbalan Pengarah)
Ok... Be calm... be calm.....
8 March 2009 ~ Memoir Semalam
10 March 2009 ~ Psycholinguistics Assignment Deadline
11 March 2009 ~ May have Survey of Prose Forms and Poetry 2nd Test
12 March 2009 ~ Hubungan Etnik Assignment Deadline
13 March 2009 ~ Tamadun Islam & Tamadun Asia Assignment Deadline
15 March 2009 ~ Malam Appresiasi Keunggulan Tradisi (I am Choir Leader)
20 March 2009 ~ Secretariat Dinner (Biro Peralatan)
21 March 2009 ~ San Hua Reunion Dinner (MC)
28-29 March 2009 ~ Floor High Dinner (I am Timbalan Pengarah)
Ok... Be calm... be calm.....
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Presentation Problem? Anyone?
Usually, because of my outspoken attitude, people tend to think I'm good at presentation, but that's not the case.
Professional people will know at once I'm not that good at speeches, that I just merely talk a lot. That's talkative not good in speech.
However, I came to a book by Jeffery Gitomer who teaches sales to people. So I'm going to give a few advices to people that I think helped me in my presentation.
#1
Know your stuff.
If you don't understand your own topic, how are you going to expect the audience to understand you? So first, really do a bit of research until you really understand your own topic. Don't worry about other people's topic, they'll present theirs to you anyway, so why waste your time?
#2
Believe in your stuff.
This overlaps #1, where I would stress on the research. The difference here is, you have to believe in your topic that you are going to present, then you'll have any possibility that your audience would be convinced by your topic.
#3
Stress on only the important points.
This is where I always have trouble (chuckle...) You are given a limited amount of time. So know what is important, and stress on that. You may like to increase your volume on that important part, or just use words or phrases like "I find this very important..." or "now THIS is important."
However, do not keep using them, if everything is important, then everything is just as unimportant to the audience, they'll not listen.
#4 Simplify your Powerpoint
Now this is what some people like to do; they have their words swirling round and round or until they arrive on the spot they are supposed to, then wiggle it a bit just to tell the audience "I am good in this, eh?". The whole idea is pointless and harmful to your presentation. It is distractive and it wastes time. Make the words appear as simple as possible, like just let it slide in in less than 2 seconds. That way, people focus MORE on YOU and YOUR TOPIC than your animations.
#5 Prepare
Not much I want to stress here, just that after #1 until #4 be sure to revise your points and be sure of the order of your points you want to present. People may say "Just be confident and be calm up there, no need further preparation." or "The problem is only in the nerves.". Again, that is not the case. If you did not prepare well, how can you be confident while presenting. When you are not confident, how can you not be nervous?
#6 Wardrobe choices...
Choose clothes which are presentable and comfortable for you. It must be comfortable, to ease you when you speak.
#7 When presenting...
Ok, besides #3, I'd like you to focus on a few things. Lean forward a little bit while you are talking. This way the audience will feel you are focusing on sending your message to them. Use different tones of voice and volume in your speech. You don't have to USE LOUD ALL THE WAY!!!! Use a mixture of all the tones, sometimes slow down your volume a bit so that people are interested to know what you are so secretive about... Besides, people do like gossips. Again I must stress that use a mixture of tones, monotonous presentation seriously bores people. Oh yeah, try not to use words like "but, however etc" those sort. It means the phrases you state before, are useless.
So this is what I can tell for presentation. I hope I can help you. Just in case you find it interesting, you may want to introduce this blog to your friends(Chuckle). Hey, it's good to help people isn't it?
Professional people will know at once I'm not that good at speeches, that I just merely talk a lot. That's talkative not good in speech.
However, I came to a book by Jeffery Gitomer who teaches sales to people. So I'm going to give a few advices to people that I think helped me in my presentation.
#1
Know your stuff.
If you don't understand your own topic, how are you going to expect the audience to understand you? So first, really do a bit of research until you really understand your own topic. Don't worry about other people's topic, they'll present theirs to you anyway, so why waste your time?
#2
Believe in your stuff.
This overlaps #1, where I would stress on the research. The difference here is, you have to believe in your topic that you are going to present, then you'll have any possibility that your audience would be convinced by your topic.
#3
Stress on only the important points.
This is where I always have trouble (chuckle...) You are given a limited amount of time. So know what is important, and stress on that. You may like to increase your volume on that important part, or just use words or phrases like "I find this very important..." or "now THIS is important."
However, do not keep using them, if everything is important, then everything is just as unimportant to the audience, they'll not listen.
#4 Simplify your Powerpoint
Now this is what some people like to do; they have their words swirling round and round or until they arrive on the spot they are supposed to, then wiggle it a bit just to tell the audience "I am good in this, eh?". The whole idea is pointless and harmful to your presentation. It is distractive and it wastes time. Make the words appear as simple as possible, like just let it slide in in less than 2 seconds. That way, people focus MORE on YOU and YOUR TOPIC than your animations.
#5 Prepare
Not much I want to stress here, just that after #1 until #4 be sure to revise your points and be sure of the order of your points you want to present. People may say "Just be confident and be calm up there, no need further preparation." or "The problem is only in the nerves.". Again, that is not the case. If you did not prepare well, how can you be confident while presenting. When you are not confident, how can you not be nervous?
#6 Wardrobe choices...
Choose clothes which are presentable and comfortable for you. It must be comfortable, to ease you when you speak.
#7 When presenting...
Ok, besides #3, I'd like you to focus on a few things. Lean forward a little bit while you are talking. This way the audience will feel you are focusing on sending your message to them. Use different tones of voice and volume in your speech. You don't have to USE LOUD ALL THE WAY!!!! Use a mixture of all the tones, sometimes slow down your volume a bit so that people are interested to know what you are so secretive about... Besides, people do like gossips. Again I must stress that use a mixture of tones, monotonous presentation seriously bores people. Oh yeah, try not to use words like "but, however etc" those sort. It means the phrases you state before, are useless.
So this is what I can tell for presentation. I hope I can help you. Just in case you find it interesting, you may want to introduce this blog to your friends(Chuckle). Hey, it's good to help people isn't it?
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Love Perhaps not now...
Hmm,
Well, I guess i should stop now on giving signals and all that. Somewhere in my heart, I told myself to quit. So I went to my "mentor", and asked him whether it'll be proper to quit, or what am I gonna do now?
He said "You go take your bath first, take your time and think of what you want under the shower, then come back and find me."
So I did.
I thought and thought.
And I begin to discover myself whilst typing my thoughts out...
"What do I really want?
Thinking this way, I’m in a bit of dilemma because after only a few attempts to court a girl, I feel the frustration and burden. Somewhere in my heart, I don’t want to go on.
Why do I feel frustrated? Is it because I don’t really like the girl, which I am too ashamed to admit this statement? Do I really like the girl? What makes me choose this girl? What do I want?
Looking back, I never had any girlfriend before, and I was rejected for a multiple number of times. There are many reasons that arisen, some I am too ashamed and defensive to admit.
I am a “flower heart”, that I never really admitted fully to myself. This is always seen as bad by other people, which is why I defended myself on that statement. Is it a bad thing? I admit in some ways it will bring trouble to me, but if I don’t accept it, wouldn’t it get worse? So I have this “flower heart” problem, how should I deal life with it? Even if I say I’d like to court this girl, my heart sometimes tell me to think about the other person. Yes, I should think. I had always been indecisive… never really decide on what I want.
Let’s face it; I court this girl because I was desperate to have a girlfriend, not because I really like her. Why must I be desperate? Others have their partners and have someone to talk to, sweet time with each other, holding each other whispering, joking…
What motivates me, I know. Girls motivate me, girls whom I think are pretty enough. Any encouragement, no matter how small, energizes me for at least half a day. Appreciation gives me the most motivation, real sincere appreciation, no matter how small it is.
So do I need a girlfriend? Since all I need are girls’ motivation and appreciation? Another reason is that I want a girlfriend is to have a girl talk to me. Someone to talk to… And a girl’s touch. I won’t die without any certain girl; it’s just that I longed for any girl to talk to, to be with, anyone who’s pretty enough.
In the end.. what is it that I want?"
So I had to admit to some of my "bad points", which was hard, because I wanted myself to be a "good" guy.
I went back to my "mentor" and told him what I discovered myself. There I said my decision:
"I should stop now and hang around a bit, until I can find a girl that really sticks to mind"
There he said,
"You have made your decision."
Be it then.
Well, I guess i should stop now on giving signals and all that. Somewhere in my heart, I told myself to quit. So I went to my "mentor", and asked him whether it'll be proper to quit, or what am I gonna do now?
He said "You go take your bath first, take your time and think of what you want under the shower, then come back and find me."
So I did.
I thought and thought.
And I begin to discover myself whilst typing my thoughts out...
"What do I really want?
Thinking this way, I’m in a bit of dilemma because after only a few attempts to court a girl, I feel the frustration and burden. Somewhere in my heart, I don’t want to go on.
Why do I feel frustrated? Is it because I don’t really like the girl, which I am too ashamed to admit this statement? Do I really like the girl? What makes me choose this girl? What do I want?
Looking back, I never had any girlfriend before, and I was rejected for a multiple number of times. There are many reasons that arisen, some I am too ashamed and defensive to admit.
I am a “flower heart”, that I never really admitted fully to myself. This is always seen as bad by other people, which is why I defended myself on that statement. Is it a bad thing? I admit in some ways it will bring trouble to me, but if I don’t accept it, wouldn’t it get worse? So I have this “flower heart” problem, how should I deal life with it? Even if I say I’d like to court this girl, my heart sometimes tell me to think about the other person. Yes, I should think. I had always been indecisive… never really decide on what I want.
Let’s face it; I court this girl because I was desperate to have a girlfriend, not because I really like her. Why must I be desperate? Others have their partners and have someone to talk to, sweet time with each other, holding each other whispering, joking…
What motivates me, I know. Girls motivate me, girls whom I think are pretty enough. Any encouragement, no matter how small, energizes me for at least half a day. Appreciation gives me the most motivation, real sincere appreciation, no matter how small it is.
So do I need a girlfriend? Since all I need are girls’ motivation and appreciation? Another reason is that I want a girlfriend is to have a girl talk to me. Someone to talk to… And a girl’s touch. I won’t die without any certain girl; it’s just that I longed for any girl to talk to, to be with, anyone who’s pretty enough.
In the end.. what is it that I want?"
So I had to admit to some of my "bad points", which was hard, because I wanted myself to be a "good" guy.
I went back to my "mentor" and told him what I discovered myself. There I said my decision:
"I should stop now and hang around a bit, until I can find a girl that really sticks to mind"
There he said,
"You have made your decision."
Be it then.
Goodbye Choir, Hello Choir.
Haha, well good news is, our choir team won the inter-combination choir competition. We're champions, although I kinda ran out of key in the end. We'll, there's that. Goodbye Choir.
However, MAKT is coming, and they need choir members to perform......
So....
Somehow I put my name in and got involved again. (never learn do I?) So hello Choir again.
Assignments start showing their red lights now and I am into another adventure of sleepless nights and raging wars (quarrelling). But I know it's gonna end well.
For the PAC award receivers, I congratulate them. For the non receivers (those who cared), work hard and we still have next year.
Life is going to be extremely exciting from now on.
However, MAKT is coming, and they need choir members to perform......
So....
Somehow I put my name in and got involved again. (never learn do I?) So hello Choir again.
Assignments start showing their red lights now and I am into another adventure of sleepless nights and raging wars (quarrelling). But I know it's gonna end well.
For the PAC award receivers, I congratulate them. For the non receivers (those who cared), work hard and we still have next year.
Life is going to be extremely exciting from now on.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
PAP and MESRA over!!!!!!!!
Phew, after two weeks of endless work, PAP and MESRA is over, and PAC incoming Choir Competition tonight.
My... I've really gotta work on my stamina, handling so many things.... Haha, some even said I am power hungry!
I suffered from fatigue after those two activities, aching mentally, psychologically, physically and emotionally these two weeks. As i braved through the activities, I felt as if I had just swam for miles offshore and back.
Luckily, however, one lecture was cancelled yesterday and i was able to take a long nap. Thanks to Chi Chung, I recuperated faster when he took us out of UPM to play basketball. Now I must say, I'm at about 80% health, I should be okay by next week, should I have enough rest.
Well, throughout the activities, I have been trying "something" brave.... signals I have been passing... And it kinda hurts and confuses sometimes not to get any response.... Well, gotta try...
Friday, February 13, 2009
My Chinese New Year
My Chinese New Year has been one of the busiest i've had in my life! Travelling for more than a thousand kilometres to visit my relatives and friends! And all in less than a week. Phew! it's like a month rather than a week. I seriously need to improve my stamina.
Well, anyway, i didn't get too many pictures... My camera's out of battery, and shops were closed so, no purchase.... Anyway, I still have some. Here are the pics...
My Mum and Little Sis Kelly
My Eldest Younger Sis, Tiffany
My Second Younger Sis Angela
My Little Sis Kelly, always with the Peace sign
This "hu lu", Tiffany made with yellow cloth and some sort of filling, I was amazed. (She never sew, and yet she can sew this one, WOW!!)
And Me, myself on the sofa.
Of course, it's always nice to meet old friends again. Some of my female friends became way beautiful! Could have took pictures with them and showed, but... haiz, my camera...
Still, now i'm back in UPM, with loads to do... Gonna be busy again.. haha..
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