Me & Mr. Hokkien Mee

Mastery July 9, 2010

A geeky friend once told me that before he can say that he is an expert on a certain programming language, he must be able to perform the following on top off his head:

file manipulation

xml manipulation

database

multithreading

reflection (if the language is equipped with one)

Gee, I think I need to go back to my lab and start mastering these!

What do I enjoy doing? July 9, 2010

This is embarrassing but here goes:

1. Reading
2. Chatting
3. Eating Out
4. Cooking

I’m feeling lucky! July 9, 2010

I’ve been starting to reconnect with friends back in my home country. Perhaps there’s this need in me to know what makes a person feel contented in life. I want to learn to channel my negative energies into positive and powerful force that would make me change my perspective and ultimately, make me a better person.

Here I list the things that people taught me:

Everyone has a “Core” gift. The use of this core gift makes someone feel fulfilled and happy. If we enjoy what we do, we excel at them naturally. My friend gave me sites where I can do what I love for a fee, something that my current work is not able to provide for me, causing my misery and all. I was also reminded that work is not my life, it is just a part of it. Maybe it would help if I objectify my work instead of putting my heart into it as if I’m in a relationship with it ewww!

Invest in financial instruments that will help you augment your family’s finances and/or prepare for your retirement or future kids. My friend joined an organization where they educate people make informed decisions when investing their hard earned money. I was given some info, most of them I’m already familiar with cos I read a lot of articles on investing. But still I want to join as I’ve encountered  financial instruments that are new to me.

Feeling down is inevitable when faced with failure or rejection, but what’s important is that you don’t stay in it for long, pick yourself up, stronger than ever and ready to face another challenge that life hurls at you. If you dwell too much on every setback, you’re the one who’ll end up losing.

Keep a positive mind. You are great, only you don’t see it. Faith and confidence (when put in their proper places) in one’s ability is the key to success.

Keep the passion burning. When you are passionate about something, you tend to spend hours and hours of time perfecting it. Just need to focus. Establish what you want and go for it. Eye on the ball at all times.

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I’m trying my best to shake off the negativity in me. I know I would succeed! I know I will!

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Everyone’s getting married! I’m still undecided whether I want to get married or not. Do I want a child or not? Do I want to raise a family back in my home country or move to an English-speaking country where we can experience 4 seasons in a year?