Showing posts with label tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tips. Show all posts

Keep Your Eyes Open

No Connection. No Selection.
No Connection. No Promotion.
This is what currently happening.
It's the true nature of our society.
It's a situation that we could never annihilate.
Completely. Holistically.

In order to get a job, we need "cables".
To get higher chance of a promotion, there must be bigger "network".
That's the way, how things are done.
In the competition of getting jobs.
In the hypocrisy world on getting promotions.
Even, in the political world of back-stabbing and two-face nature.
This is happening.
A Social Network is Important, But Sometimes, It can Become a Liability. [source]

Tips: Easiest Way To Learn English

So, here is the thing.
All this time, I've been hearing people complaints.
Giving excuses actually.

"I can't speak English very well"
"My English is not good"
"My weakness is English"
Globalization has provides us with the virtual world of online. So, use it. [source]
From the way I look at it, this is a problem.
I know, for some, they thought English is not important.
But to survive, in this harsh and competitive world.
English is the core to success.

Admitting the problem is just part of the equation.
But what we need is the next step.
A step forward, which will lead us to the solution.
So, let's see the easiest and simplest way to learn English:

1. Watch TV
You all watch TV right. Who doesn't? Nowadays, I believe, all TV stations have translations, at the bottom. So, start learning from there. Don't just "watch" those TVs. Focuses on the storyline. But, watch and learn. Learn on how to translate the sentences. Learn on how to translate Malay words into English, and vice-versa.

Good ICT Security Practice

Mdm Haslinda ~ ICT Policies...bla...bla...bla
I'm sure that you uses computer all the time.
I'm sure that you surf the internet 24-7.
But do you have what it takes to secure your information.
Do you back up your data and takes whatever actions necessary, to secure yourself from the internet threats.
Here are some things that you should do (some lessons that I have learned today);

1. Use a strong password
For some, they just want to use a simple password, so that they could remember them easily. This isn't a good practice at all. I know, that for some, even myself, uses multiple passwords for multiple accounts. Facebook, twitter, email, Youtube, Google and blogs. I used multiple passwords for them. But that doesn't let my guard down in using a simple password. The best practices in creating a password, is to have numbers, lower case, upper case, signs and symbols. For advance users, they might change passwords every three months. Another note, don't use significant names or numbers as your password. For example, your name or your IC number.

2. Back up your data
Data is the most important thing for any organization and I'm sure it is important to you too. So, if you don't it to get lost due to some virus, malware or worms, back up your data to any other remote computer. Just to be safe.

Lesson #12 ~ Check Your Time

How I wish to see this face every morning. :) [source]
 After you wakes up every morning,
check your time with focus.
Make sure the time is correct,
before you decides to go to work or not.
Just in case, you wakes up noticing that the time is 10.00am,
where in fact, its just 8.00am.
syaftome

Tips: Quit Smoking

"It's impossible to stop smoking. It ain't easy." My father said this when we were talking on the issue of smoking. I used to hear that when I was a little boy, but still, until today, he smoke. So, you could say that he is quite a hardcore smoker.
Yikes...Don't stare too much. [source]
It's impossible. Nah, I don't think so. How do you know that its impossible if you don't even try? How do you know its impossible, if you don't do anything, if you don't try any method, if you don't have the will to stop? I'm sure some of you would say, "It's easy for you to say." Yeah, it's easy, but I know it is not difficult. It is not impossible.
So, let's see some of the things(tips) that you could do to stop smoking;
  • Learn about the dangers of smoking.
  • Announce your decision to quit smoking to everybody you know.
  • Get rid of every item that has any connection with cigarettes like ash trays, lighters, etc.
  • Drink lots of water, this will help you to flush away the toxins in your body.
  • Eat more fruits and vegetables to reduce your addiction to nicotine.
  • Adopt an active lifestyle, sport activities would help to facilitate blood circulation to your entire body. Exercise can help to regulate body temperature and proper functioning of your organs. Exercising is good for you.
  • Avoid places where smoking is common, eg. night clubs, karaoke centers and bars.
  • Refuse any cigarette offer. Try to stop smoking completely, otherwise this would hamper your effort to quit and you may be inclined to smoke again.

Lesson #8 ~ Before Presentation

Don't let others take a picture of you while you are sleeping.
 Before you plugs in your laptop to the projector 
for a presentation,
Make sure there is nothing embarrassing 
is display on the screen.
syaftome

Lesson #7 ~ Save Phone Number

Don't save your money at home as well...
Don't save phone numbers into the hand phone memory.
Anything happens to the phone, you can't retrieve the numbers. 
syaftome

Lesson #5 ~ Group Visit

Plan or Planless?
 If you celebrate Raya in a group,
Don't visit to your group member's house.
Otherwise, you are just wasting time,
talking with the same people throughout your journey.
Instead, visit other friends' or relatives' of the group.
Meet new people.

Pāto 10 ~ Don't Plan, Just Go

If you go to a motivation course, or any course for that matter, the speaker usually say "If you Fail to Plan, then you Plan to Fail", but sometimes, No Plan is actually a Good Plan. A GREAT plan actually
Towards the end of Ramadhan, I began to plan visits to few of my friend and relative. But in the end, everything wasn't according to plan. The short amount of time that I had wasn't enough. I couldn't focus. My mind was wondering. I wondered about the next place I should go to according to my list. Later, I realized, I didn't bring along the list. Sad. We could just plan, but the end result, isn't something absolute.

Nike Logo: Such Powerful Motto
Celebrating Raya. The Plan isn't going to work. Believe me.You want to visit others, but they also wants to visit others. So, how is this going to work. No, it isn't. The solution. The solution is "Just Do It". In my case, my friend and I did a lot of surprise visits to some of our friend's house. If they are at home, then, we are lucky. If not, there will be next time. The time is always there, but we, as human, must know where to go and use our time effectively. So, its just a matter of having fun while visiting your friends and relatives. Even though, you are just wasting your time and money if someone, who would like you to meet isn't at home. But, at least, you are having fun while you're at it. As for me, yeah, I was having fun. A lot.

The rational behind "this plan". If you plan to visit your friend, where you had called them ahead of your plan, that means, you are going to their house. If you go to their homes, that's good. But if not, first, you are just wasting their time. They have to wait, since you said that you ARE coming, even though they have plans to go somewhere else. Second, you will absolutely feels guilty. Deep inside, your guts keep on telling you that you had done something wrong. You couldn't fulfill your promise. That's for sure.

To summarize, Just Go and Don't Plan. If you're lucky, then you are lucky. If you're not, maybe some other time. Their houses won't move anywhere on their own. So, don't worry and while you're at it, try to have fun.

SMART Shopper: It's Easy

1. Survey
If you want to buy things (especially electrical appliances), survey some places that sells the item that you would like to buy. Take notes of their discounts, perks (bonus items), functionality and of course, their prices.
The Valley of Temptations

2. Compare
As you take notes during your survey, make a comparison to the best of your choice, in terms of quality, quantity and cost. In this case, selecting the best choice is quite subjective. For some who doesn't compromised quality, they doesn't care about the prices as long as it could be use for a long time. However, some people prefers the cost of an item. The less the better, as long as they can use it. In some rare cases, people chose their items based on colors, shapes and even the size of the items.
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