At times, we will be asked “What do you want?”.

Many people ask and answer in many different styles. For example, what do you want for blogging? How would you want me to answer?

I want to blog for living or blog for money… In reality, my blog barely survive with the advertiser funds only…

In life, what do we want, will not be what we can get. A lot of people tends to think things happen logically or the-way-they-want-it-to-be …

When things are not happening in the way that it should be, they will be disappointed… for example, you bought a DSLR, but still could not get a professional style photo from it. Then you start to be disappointed… Perhaps, buying a DSLR will give others an impression that you -maybe- a professional… However, it is still depends on your skills to compose the photo. Again… if you have no skill then you have to spend extra effort in order to acquire the skills.

If you still don’t get what I am trying to convey from the above… Never mind, read next.

What do you want, it is always need to spend the equivalent effort to get it. Let’s say, you want more salary, then you have to work harder either in your current job or search harder to get a better pay job! Simple as that! You are the one who knows what you want and how to get it!

There are nothing happen logically… no one can control anything that beyond their wills.

Honestly, I am not a mature human, neither you are… At least, we will have to figure out the answer for this question.

What do you want in life?

Many years ago, I had this simple mindset. I thought money can solve everything, whatever money can solve, there are no problem at all!

Today, I found myself is not entirely correct. Don’t get me wrong, I am not trying to tell you something like “I found love overcome money”, “My family is greater than all” or “Money just can’t buy anything”… these are bullshit… love can’t keep you alive without money to buy food!

Indeed, I am still find we need money to resolve problems but not as easy as paying it only. Most of the time, we have to be involved in order to get the best outcome too.

Money, it is still the essence to all kind of solutions but money cannot build solution.

Money can buy books but not knowledge.

Money can buy supplement but not health.

Money can buy sex but not love.

Money can buy a lot of stuffs but you have to be involved in order to get the best outcome!

Let’s say, you are hungry and you want to feed yourself with food. So, you need to buy a fresh salad with your money. Now, look into this way. Money, you use it to buy food. It can’t grow vegetables, it can’t be chew like fresh salad and it is definitely not safe to eat! Do you still think money can kill your hunger without you spend it on food?

I want to express that is all solutions associated with cost / price. It is not money that builds solution.

I am frustrated, very irritated when someone says “We’ll pay for it, do it”.

First of all, before you say that sentence, better think twice. By saying this sentence, you may feel very bossy and very proud but it also shows how childish you are… … Sometimes, people may reject you due to self-esteem. If this happen, what else you do with your beloved money? Think… Respect.

Again, never ever say “I am willing to pay, you better figure out yourself on how to solve my problem”. OK, let’s stay away from this kind of human being. Money is one of the important ingredient of all solutions, but it is not a medium for you to push your problem to the others! Have your teacher teach you never put your hope on people that eyeing on your money? I, myself, appreciate your trust on me. However, I must advise that whenever shit happens, you are your own life saver.

Think – you are seeking assistance, not someone begging you to pay. You have to pay because every solution associates with price. Get it right or leave.

After reading this, do you think your can solve everything with money?

我平时都不是爱书之人，更没有阅报的习惯。

这篇文章让我想发表一下。。。

文中指出一个保险套可以认识一个男人的个性。。。 我想说作者也未免太肤浅了。把读者都当傻瓜一般的看待。。。

我不用保险套，可以说我不安全吗？

如果戴套是一种礼仪，我见到你，一定会亲手把这个礼仪套在你的头上！

套=胶袋=环境污染=地球死亡！我不说有多少小生命会因此不得已存活，毕竟那是个人的观点。。。

可是你的礼仪对地球灭亡的贡献还不少哦！

再说，戴了套，有了隔膜，感觉就失真了。这种虚假的礼仪，千万不好让下一代学习。。。免得误人子弟！

是啊，我就是不爽作者把戴套说成礼仪！就像说他的父母没有顾存礼仪的把他（这块叉烧）生了出来！

觉得我说错，你就自杀吧！那时我会认错的~

1997年，股市风暴，我想很多人都成了负资产。。。 当年我18岁，不知道经济风暴的影响。贸然的踏入学院，花了大笔的钱去就读电脑科系。。。想起来，现在也在骂自己真的是吃饭不知道米贵！

2001年，随着股市风暴后的几年，经济也没有明显的恢复，毕业了，就等于了失业，更是成为了家里最大的一个负担。。。应征了不少过百份工作，终于在毕业了的四个月后找到了第一份正职。

2001年，9月11日，世界贸易中心被恐怖分子用飞机撞倒了。。。世界又迎来了异常的经济打击。负资产更成为了有钱人的口头禅！我也受到了影响，被裁了。。。之后的经济也没有什么变化的慢慢从头来过。

2008年低，金融海啸又再次的从美国刮起！世界的经济脉搏又再一次的大大萎缩。

可能年青的一辈，不会体会到以上的经济冲击，就像十年前的我。。。可以肯定的是，年轻的朋友一定也是在为工作而烦恼，因为经济的衰退，市场不会有太多的空缺，更减薪和裁员不断！市场需求的减少，寻找工作的竞争也大大的增加了。没有经验的朋友，一职难求！有经验的人也未必可以保住饭碗！

就算我升职了，也觉得是假象。。。在一个这样的环境了，一切都不是我们可以控制。不安也不是没有原因的，可是在多的不安也于事无补。毕竟，我们这样渺小的存在只能随波逐流了。

事业无成，就业无望，游手好闲的朋友，好好的想想有什么可以尝试的！不要等待机会了，这是一个创造机会的时机了！所谓英雄造时势！

这十年里，我们见证了很多工作介绍所的成功案例，有些还上市了！更有许多的传销公司在各地崛起！

十年后的今天，看过了他们的成长的我们，又会杀出哪一条血路呢？

我没有参加大马中文部落格祭，但是从友人的部落格看来也略知一二。。。

友人的文章利用了稍微有爆发性的词句。。。就引起了各方的不满。

我不是想提有人出头或辩护，毕竟他的幽默也是少数人才能了解的。。。

从文章的反应看来，大部分的人都在挺大马中文部落祭的相关人士/团体， 火气十足！ 真正看得开的寥寥无几。

有些还说有人诸多批评，来年要他当工委。这真的是天大的笑话！如果凭一片攻击性的文章就可以得到一席之地，你们一定会吃不完兜着走！

我什么都看不懂，却看清了大马中文部落的未来真的还有很大的“成长”空间！

友人说了单凭热情，是不可能补救技术和经验的不足的。我绝对赞成！满怀热情的哑巴要当歌手，你觉得可行吗？

人们往往把自己的不成熟和年纪挂钩。年纪可能造就经验，但是未必的让你成熟。有些事，要处之泰然，不要因为某人的发表而自取灭亡。要想想，为何他人可以把你们贬到一文不值，你们还要像正义勇士一样的以多欺少。。。 这也未必更加让人觉得你们在搞小圈子吗？

所谓的工委，又是如何挑选的？如果缺乏人才就要公开招选或者诚意邀请啊！不要一直往小圈子里转，毕竟有能之士多是独来独往的。。。

一个不好运，让友人用这文章闻名大马中文部落圈，还真的多谢你们了。

是时候做自我检讨了，也是时候认清自己的弱点了。

我不是搏出位，如果我真的要，很早就把这篇文章公开了。

写出来只是想给有缘的相关人士一些忠告。

～共勉之～

Yesterday, I went for a hair cut. I had a talk with the business owner and also a professional stylist, Bernard. A few times, he discussed this topic to me which every one had asked me the same question too.

Do you write program/applications/system for the anybody?

My answer is "Yes". Of course I will do it when there is a profit but not necessary to every one.

Bernard told me that he had acquired a few quotations from some suppliers ranging from RM20,000 to RM40,000. He wants a computerize system to capture all customer data and allow all his branches to share the same database for products or benefits redemption. A very good objective and very positive business motive too. I must praise him because that is not much of business owner will really care about how to increase customer satisfaction.

Although he has a good objective but that is not enough. To be honest, whenever there is a business, there is profit or loss.

I did share some of point of views with Bernard because I see the investment is not small for a small / medium business.

First, he must think about the Return of Investment a.k.a. ROI. To be frank, he did not thought about it. He was thinking to have a system to process things faster and consume lesser man power. So my question to  him is "How much profit do you expect the computer system to generate for you?". His answer is "Not really generating any profit". I was so shock... I replied "Then you should not consider to apply any computer system, because you are investing on something that don't bring you any profit... So why you do it? Better purchase more business related products or equipments in order to provide better service to the customers. That will bring better impact to your business."

Second, I advise him to aim for true Win-Win instead of a fake dream. The question is how to maximum the value for money that a customer spent in each transaction? There are no reasons to ask your customer to pay more because you are going for computerization. If you do not ask your customer to pay more then yourself have to bare the system cost which did not add any value to your business profit. So why bother to apply I.T. where you can't formulate a really Win-Win strategy for it? I am not attempt to force him to retreat but this is the crucial point for all business owners to think about... All of you need a system to generate money but not to waste your hard-earn money. The story can be different if you are filthy rich...

Third, I have asked him, "Do you have any idea on how to guarantee the customer loyalty?". Obviously, he was thinking that the computer system is able to help to secure a customer by providing membership to them. Well, this is partially true. It is because if his competitors apply the same or more advance membership system then his investment will be mostly turn into no value... The first thing he should do it to think on how to secure the customer based by rolling out the computer system.

Anyway, our chat did not go any further because my hair is not that long. Only 20 minutes, he managed to get my hair into a good and stylish shape again!

I pay the bill and come back to share this with you.

I hope this give you some thinking points when you are going for computerization.

很多人认为说得一口流利的外语/英语就是比其他人优秀。

以前，无知的我也曾是仰慕着说得一口流利英语的族群。

可是，当我接触到更多的人和事务后，我也说得一口流利的英语，还可以跟老外谈天说地，不时还说冷笑话。

其实，就算说得一口流利的英语，但是如果你的语法或是应用的方法错误，还是会被人当笑话的。

我每天都遇到一些人说着一些滑稽的英语。

就像今天，我就遇到了。。。

有一个人把垃圾桶打开，然后惊讶的说了一个英文名词，"Jesus!"。我立刻想笑了，难道耶稣真的就在那个垃圾桶里？？

午餐之后，我看见了两个人在电梯里相遇，其中一人喊了一声 "Holy shit! Long time no see! How's you doing?"。我又想大声地笑了。。。难道他的朋友的名字就是“神圣粪便”？

再来的就是下班前，在某人的电脑前听到有人大喊， “Oh My God！”。 可能是因为当机了吧。。。但是想求神般的大喊“我的天啊”真的有帮助吗？倒不如快快的Restart，在继续工作吧。。。

说真的，语言还是简简单单的好~

你认为呢？

今天打油后，看了一看。。。RM70.31。心里涌起了一股莫名的无奈，一阵无法言语的心痛让我觉得钱真的是不够用了。。。

我为国家两胁插刀，国家为石油插我两刀。。。

说真的，无能的政府和永远不会亏本的石油企业。我要对你们说：“Go to hell LAH!!!"   

我听过引人深思的一句话。

“。。。无论个人的思维如何广阔，观点往往都会从自己出发。。。”

这么的一句话让我产生了莫名的共鸣。

在生活当中，我们每天都在过着自己的生活，也同时的看着别人的生活。很多时候，我们都会拿别人的生活上的点滴来“讨论”，好听一些就是“参考”或是“学习”。往往我们都是看到他人的错处然后加以批评。就像 “他不应该这样那样的，应该像这样的做才行的。。。” 还是 “如果我是他，我觉得不会这样，我会那样因为我知道什么什么的。。。”

如果你真的时常在“引用”他人的故事来说一些“马后炮”的话，那你也只是一个平庸之辈，完全的抹杀了其他人的自由。

想必你在生活上也常常的遇到某个人针对你的失误，然后引入自己的观点在加以评击你吧？在读书时期，工作时期还是朋友之间的闲聊， 我们都会遇到这些事情。

就像父母严厉的对待你，要你比谁谁谁聪明，也是因为他们的思想告诉他们这样做才会把你将来的生活给与保障。。。

还有老师往往都说谁谁谁比谁谁谁好，你们要向谁谁谁学习。

在职场上，也不断有老板喜欢把自己的标准套在员工的身上，而导致过量的工作压力。

这一切一切的发生都是因为某人将自己的观点套在他人的身上而引起的。

请仔细的想想，你在把自己的观点套在他人的身上时，有没有考虑到他人的处境和心理状况？还是你只是一个头脑简单到家的白痴，就只会尽做一些看似有用但却没有建设的批评？

也是时候真正的让自己已不同的角度的看待每一件事，然后再下定论也还不迟。

虽然我们无法控制别人的想法，但是我们可以做到的是不要让自己有这种可悲的思想。

Have you ever stumped at a point where you ask yourself "To further study or not"? I believe most people did. Yes, including me. 

First of all, for what makes you think about this question? You should ask yourself, what is your ultimate goal or aim for further study.

Some people will answer for money, higher working position, better future, qualifications, knowledge and "they don't know".

Ok. Real story...

A few of my junior colleagues asked me this question before. They seek my advice on whether or not to further study like taking a few technology certificates, acquire the Master degree or some other money-sucking courses.

My answer to them is "Yes, go ahead if you are aiming for the knowledge. But please think twice if you are going after other aims."

It is very simple question but people just do not know about themselves. Let me say something realistic to you.

Study for better salary package - Idiot! Have you ever see a company promote or increase your pay due to the study that fund by yourself? Hell No. I have not found any company is rewarding like that. If you do, by all means, please tell me only! LoL.

Study for higher job title/position -  Ok. I do agree that if you are a fresh graduates or someone don't have a degree. A degree seems like the lowest qualification for the entry level job in the global market now. If you don't have one, you are losing a great advantage no matter how many years of experience you have. However, the story may turn-around if you are looking for a senior position. When it comes to senior, it means experiences, to be precise that is practical experiences, this is something that do not show inside your certificate... I does not mean only old folks can sit on top of the organization chart but practical experiences is the keyword here.

Study for better future - Well, you tell me what future you want? How to classify a better future? Most important, are you sure that little piece of paper can guarantee you a better future? No way. Get real! Don't dream!!

Study for qualification - Yeah, qualifications do give you certain among of respect and recognition. But please be sure that you are going for a right qualification rather than end up being another MCP (Microsoft Certified Payer) or other terms that you know...

Study for knowledge - YES! Please do! If the knowledge is what you wanted to acquire, please go for it. I encourage you to study for the sake of knowledge.

You can find an interesting article here.

Personally, I don't feel like study anymore. I am not saying that I refused to study for more knowledge. But I do have another point of view where I choose to "learn". So what's the different between study and learn? Yes. I see the difference but I doubt you can define it. I am learning everyday but I am not studying anymore...

I found that the Malaysia education style is totally incorrect! They teach you how to study like a student but they failed to guide you on how to learn... That is why you see most people never learn! Yeah, it is not entirely your fault but you have the responsibilities to correct it. So you won't be another pig! Same story goes to some 1st class degree graduates unable to perform well at work simply because not all of the solutions can be found in text books or Google. We need to learn then apply it into what we are doing.

Often, people shouting they have no chance to learn for example the lecturer sucks, the computer(study material) too lousy, the employer not giving chances, work too busy and etc. Folks, please stop giving yourself any reason for not learning well. Please open up your eyes, your ears and your mind. To learn, you must open the path by yourself! You can't wait for something to clear your front path and lead you all the way!! You must make the first move before hoping for others help.

Seriously, I don't really know how many people will understand the points of this blog but I do hope that I manage to open up a few brilliant minds. I hopes!

Happy learning~