福气啦！

洗啊，搓啊。

糟糕，搓到破了一个洞！

哎呀！竟然等到最后一个步骤才来功亏一篑！

我可用水浸泡了一个月呢！真不甘心！

后来，我看到义卖菩提叶书签的摊子。

原来，那些菩提叶也并不是完美无缺的！

而且还写了不同鼓励的句子。

其中一句：This too will pass.

(我已经把它送给了朋友的孩子)

所以我决定了！

虽然不完美，但重新包装，又可以用了！

真是福气啦！

其实我是看见朋友收集菩提叶了以后，才随后拾起了菩提叶。

回家了以后就开始制作菩提叶书签了。

由于不曾做过菩提叶书签，又没开口问朋友, 所以就选择了不是最合适的菩提叶。

但经过一番了体会，才不至于很懊恼选择了不是最合适的菩提叶。。。

牵着孩子的手

在讲座会的时候，小孩子开始闹了。
当妈妈的怪不好意思的，于是就带她的小孩子出去走走了。
我看着妈妈很有耐心的牵着自己小孩子的手，来来回回走了好几趟。
看着他们的背影，觉得真的好温馨哦！

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隔天， 讲座会还没开始之前，七十九岁的主讲者（女法师）牵着一位女士的手，
走向了菩提树。

看着他们的背影，我也感觉好温馨哦，就像那妈妈牵着自己的孩子一样。
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不知何时，我也能像法师这样呢？

Highlight 句子

有时候，我总喜欢在文章里highlight一些很喜欢的句子。

有时候，却一句都没highlight，因为我舍不得在新书里乱涂一番。。。

但要再找回那些精华的句子时，却翻来翻去都找不着!!!
尤其是急着要用的时候，简直是气死人!!!

但是如果有时间话，
再度读回同一篇文章的时候，
原来，
还会再有新发现的。。。

原来这样讲比较好听

很庆幸的，我参与了这项义工。
这项义工也是跟我的’老本行‘有关的---那就是教育啦!
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我应该已经参与了四个月左右吧。
经过了两个月的training，也经过了一个月多的observation(看前辈怎么教小孩)。
所以我现在也还是trainee.

那天，在义工场所举办了给feedback的session!

The principal gave some briefing in the beginning. It sounds something like this:
'I would like to hear all your suggestions and needs to make teaching better. Comments you given would give us an opportunity to correct it and make it better.'

Everyone gave their suggestions and comments because encouraged by the pricipal's briefing.

Everyone given their suggestions and now it's my turn to say: Errh, is it possible to give notice or paste notes on the notice board so that we, the trainees, know what is going on?"
(If I don't go to the office after my class finished, I wouldn't know that there's a feedback session today)

The principal said: Yes, just now a few trainees had also addressed the same matter. We will look into it and won't let the communication breakdown between the committee and trainees.

Then, one of the committee members said: Well, you all trainee should take the initiatives to ask the seniors what happen instead of waiting for others to inform you all what happened.'

The principal said: It's not about who's fault this is. Maybe the passing of information from committee to trainees might have been overlooked. Communication is about two way and not from single party only. We'll discuss it with other committee member and work out the best solution. Don't worry.
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Mmm, I wouldn't say that what the committee member said was wrong.
It's true. If I really wanted to take part in something, I should take the initiative myself!
Errh, but there's always a 'BUT'.
As volunteer trainee, I'm trying to learn but I need guidance. Sometimes I might need more help.
I'm not just here to help, I'm here to learn as well as to grow together.
And not everyone can accept suggestions or comments easily and willingly with an open heart.

So from this feedback session, what I've learned is:

• Depend on the situation, when giving comments or suggestions, I must be careful and consider the different background of participants. So, my point of view won't hurt them or offend them.
• Try listen to more speech which uses more positive words instead of negative words. And emphasize on positive words. It is because positive words had greater impact than the negative one. And who doesn't love to hear nice words?!

I will try to apply this is my work as well!

Well, instead of helping, I've gain more, learn more, and grow a little bit!

反射。反映。反应。

这一张是我在Langkawi 的 Underwaterworld 拍的。

其实我也并没有真正的想focus些什么，我只是拍下starfish而以。

我所种的因，已经结出果来了。
就像这张照片一样，开始反射了。

我的宝贝们的成绩，因为我教得不好，所以考到非常的烂!

既然如此，我唯有重新整顿我的步伐。

我请他们反映出他们的真正看法，他们对我的要求。

-要时常面带笑容。
-要指出最容易解决的方法。
-要用讲故事的方法来教学。
-要有丰富肢体语言。

他们都毫无保留和诚实的讲了出来。

因为我对他们说: 我也想要进步! 请你们帮帮我!

讲了出来，听了进去，就要开始有所反应了!

跟自己说: 一定会要改变，一定会成功的!
加油吧!

意外收获

哇，连续在外工作了三个星期了，终于可以回家了。

八月三十一日二零零七年，我也还是在外边。
想到无法在家休息，心情真的是超闷的!

本来已睡着了，突然间觉得好热哦!
怎么停电了嘛! 心情都已经够糟的了!

砰! 砰! 砰!

哦，原来我所住的酒店，就在广场的附近!
好美的烟花哦!

好开心哦!

真是一个国庆日的意外收获啦!

由于本人的拍照技术有限，只有这一张才像烟花!

手伸出去，就像是触摸到了烟花一样!

虽然是迟了点，但还是祝大家: 国庆日愉快!

海龟。许愿。

很活跃的海龟宝宝哦! 一直爬个不停!

这可是我第一次亲手拿着海龟宝宝哦! 很特别哦!

我真是糟糕极了，鸡手鸭脚的拿着海龟宝宝，还得需要请小辈们帮忙!

At Turtle Santuary, Cherating, Pahang

在那里，每晚10。30分都会让观光客放海龟宝宝回大海。

而且还是免费的哦!

记得带videocam去，因为不可用flash拍照.

所以在沙滩时，我无法排下放海龟宝宝回大海的可爱画面。。。

在放开海龟宝宝回大海之前，妈妈打了个电话来:

"记得许愿哦! 放生海龟宝宝时许的愿可是很灵的哦!"

好，那我就来个别开生面的许愿吧(对于我这个土包子来说)!

那，我也不能那么自私，只是自己许愿，不跟他人分享嘛!

于是，我就跟隔壁的乖仔说了。然后乖仔就问我:

"要是海龟宝宝中途死掉了，那许的愿还灵不灵啊?"

听了这问题之后，你还会不会继续许愿啊?

Being Addicted to...!

Are you expecting replies or responses when you own one of these?

I knew I did!



Handphone:

Once I've got to look at my handphone so often because I was waiting and hoping the next reply or message would appear as soon as possible.

Even when I'm working, I just couldn't get my eyes of it!
(Yeah, I know it's not professional to do so! But...sometimes I'm just an ordinary human!)

When there was no reply at all, I would feel so upset and felt let down.
I feel so empty when it didn't beep beep anymore......


When I looked at other people getting messages so often, my feelings were even worse!



Mail: Email of course!
(I wonder if there were any people still write letters when they can email?)

When I started to use email, I was so eager to see that there would be new mails for me each time I check my inbox.

Then, I not only wanted to see mails, but I want to see mails which replies and ask me new questions.

I want to be cared for, I guess.


Blogging:

It's a new stuff I'd get to know from newspaper.
I tried blogging.

And it feels good to be able to express myself and share my feelings and thoughts with others!

Now, it's not just about expressing and sharing anymore.
I'm hoping that there will be more bloggers looking or reading through my blog.
I'm hoping to get more comments from either my friends or bloggers.
I just can't forget how happy I am when I've got a comment from you!

Once I come back from work, the first thing I'll check is my blog! Everyday!

I wouldn't deny this. Yes, I want more attention and recognition!

Should I say that I have turned all these desires into habits?

Or should I say I am a "REPLIES" ADDICT?

When you have free time, what would you be doing?

When there are new stuffs around, would you be even of thinking to try them out?

When you can't just continue what you were used to do for quite some times, what would you do then?

My valuable experience during selling cars (2)

Summary of my experience:

3. I must make sure that I NOTE DOWN the date of any installment that should be paid in my schedule. And I must pay ON TIME for all the installment.

Sometimes, we tend to forget on which date we must pay for our installment. Sometimes, we are just to buzy to spend a little bit of time to pay. Sometimes, we think it's alright to pay late. I'm still paying, right? So, what's wrong? Well, there's nothing wrong about it until you want to apply for a new loan. If you are the boss, would you consider to approve one's loan if he/she doesn't pay on time for most of the time? Would you have the fear that one day he/she might not able to pay back for you if he/she don't plan their spending habit properly?

4. I must NOT be a GUARANTOR to X (anybody) unless I have prepare that sum of money in case if X does not have the ability to pay anymore or RUNAWAY!

Please refer to my previous post of the consequences of being a guarantor: "I want to buy...Could you please help me..."

My valuable experience during selling cars (1)

I've always wanted to work in other field before starting to teach because I want to tell my students what's the real world is like. Although I have not see all of the real world, at least I know very little about it. Now, it seems like these experience are not only useful to them, it's also benefiting to me as well for my future.


Here are the summary of my experience:
1. Before I want to buy something, I'll make sure there will be an OFFICIAL RECEIPT issued to me when I pay.
If not, forget about buying that thing! Do you know why? Because if the thing you buy is not delivered to you, you have NO PROVE that you have paid for the thing you buy! Then, whom can you complaint to without any prove? Be alert, even the salesperson is your very own cousin or good friend!


2. I MUST BANK-IN my SALARY even my salary is paid with cash.
When you want to apply for loan, the bank will look at your income with prove such as payslip and bank statement (e.g: how much money in bank-in & withdraw from your account). If you are the officer, would you consider to approve one's loan if he/she can't show you any prove of income in black and white? Unless you have decided that you are not going to apply for any loan in the future for buying car or house or so on, PLEASE, PLEASE spend some time to bank-in your income for your future sake.
January 12, 2007

I'm very proud & lucky for being a SALESGIRL (2)

Before I joined the sales profession, I never analysed what people had in their thoughts. So, many times, my friends knew that I'm "blur, blur all the time". Hahaha! And yes, it was true, I just let everything pass by without analysing.

When I'm selling, my senior taught me how to judge a person whether he is interested to buy or not just by observing his body languange when he just step into the showroom. Do you know why my senior taught me this technique? Yes, because I served all the customers as if they can buy without any judgement. Of course, there's nothing wrong with this attitude. It's just that he felt it like just wasting my time. And to my surprise, his experience of reading customer's body languange was correct for most of the time (there's still some exception of body languange, and which cost me to lost my sales for simply judging body languange)!

Besides analysing body language, I've started to analyse the response of customers to my introduction of the product. After some times, I knew what were the things that attract certain customers. So now, its quite easy to make effective introduction to attract customers. And from time to time, I learned how to sharpen my skills of analysing (but still not very sharp yet).

My father and brother recommend some books of selling to me. After reading them, I did apply some of the techniques and analysed after the sales. Those techniques really worked! If I dare to ask the right questions, I would find out what were the customers really needed. From there, I can close the sales more easily!

I always think that selling is an easy job. Selling is a job that only require you to talk to customers, have the luck to get the sales and that's all. Now, to me, selling is not simple anymore but yet it still can be very easy. It's not just solely depend on luck, but how you analyse and plan for it to success! Just selling or successful selling depends on how you work on it!
January 21, 2007

I'm very proud & lucky for being a SALESGIRL (1)

For the past eight months, I'd been selling cars.

I started without any experience at all. Until today, I'd been the top sales person (not just only among salesgirl) for the past few months. Although the money I earned was not up to my expectation, the experiences will be my most valuable thing that I ever earned, ever!

Before I enter the sales profession, I was a shy person. I couldn't get along with people easily and I also felt so shy to talk to boys or man. When I'm selling cars, I must force myself to talk to all kind of people (no matter they are old or young, man or woman, boy or girl, or even kids). I've to listen and talk to them without feeling shy, afraid or without convidence. If not, will they buy cars from me? So, listening and conversation is the most important part of my investment.

I can't feel shy to listen and talk just because I don't know that person. I must take it easy and naturally so that my customers won't feel awkward, strange, or feel that I didn't respect them! And I tell myself, "I'm just giving the information needed by customers, and asking for the right questions so that I can help my customers and hopefully will get the sales. Because I'm not cheating or using tactics that I can't accept such as dressing sexily to attract my customers to buy. So, there is nothing to be shameful of! It is just a proper job that requires the sales person to communicate with the customers." That is why now I'm not shy of talking to strangers that I have to meet, be it man or woman. If I don't communicate, how would I ever get the information needed? I will not bother how the others think of me because of my job. By the way, it is a legal job!

Selling cars (& sanitary pads for just two months) had helped me to be a person who is much more mature in terms of communication. It also made me to stand firmly for my own thoughts. And here, I must thank my father and auntie who had given me the chance to experience the sales job. If not for them, I wouldn't have all these today! Thank you! And to all my friends who is doing sales now, I wish you all the best! And for those who will be joining sales job in the future, I will respect and support you!
January 20, 2007

I want to buy...Could you please help me...

"I want to buy XXX, but I need a "guarantor" in order to get my loan approved. Could you please help me to be my "guarantor"? I really need to have XXX in my life. Please help me."

What your answer will be? To help or not to help?

Are you familiar with the above question and demand from you by somebody close to you in your life?

Example 1*
A: Hello, I want to buy XXX. Am I qualified to get the loan?
B: Based on your information and details proven by your documents submitted, you should be qualified to get the loan. However, the approval is depend on the checking and evaluation of the computer system first. Please wait for the loan approval after the checking and evaluation.

After a few days,
A: Has my loan been approved?
B: Sorry. Your loan has been rejected.
A: Why? I have the required amount of income, and I didn't owe anybody any money!
B: It's true that you have fulfill the basic requirement for the income category. However, after the checking by computer system, it was found out that you are a guarantor to your family member. And, your family member had not repay his loan for more than 3 months. In another word, you are not qualified to apply any loan for the mean time.
A: It's not my fault. I was just trying to help my family member to get the loan. Alright, forget about that. Now, please tell me, how can I get my loan approved.
B: There are 2 ways. The first way is, ask your family member to pay back the loan. The second way is, you pay back your family member's loan. After the loan is fully paid back, then, your loan application will be considered (not straight away approved).
A: What? He owed more than ten thousands! He already can't pay anymore! And I don't have that much of money!
At this moment, A looked very sad, dissapointed and helpless...*
*The example 1 above does not refer to anybody in real life.

What would you do if you were A in the first place?
Would you be a guarantor to anybody?
Could you bear, handle, or overcome the possible outcomes of being a guarantor?
Please CONSIDER these questions SERIOUSLY, as I've seen many of these outcomes of being a guarantor!