The Firm season 2

Team Asset. Watching the first episode I tot The Fitness Consultant was going to be fired, of course after The Banker. He kept on side-tracking n talked so aggressively. Guess he got his alliances, alrite. Ain was right when she said tat The Fitness Consultant's presentation was like going to a war n tat he talked girlishly (not judging any sex orientation here). He was n did. Ain was also right most of the times. It's tru tat she gives her opinions straight, cos they dun reali hav much time to come up with smtg n beating around the bush certainly will not help. One thing, at least she was not harsh (sadly, The Boss does not agree. I suppose he would hav his own reasons. And so, she will not stay long). But The Fitness Consultant was clearly rude, harsh n aggressive. The only mistake done by Ain was tat she was not the presenter. She could hav saved the team.

Ain n Terence were rite when they said tat The Banker should decide by himself wht to leave The Firm or not cos it was his own call. The Banker tot tat he was not compatible enough n so made the decision to leave. Let the man go. Let the man go with dignity. Salasiah made 2 mistakes: 1) Suggesting tat the team should talk n persuade The Banker to stay, like it was a children's game n somebody had cried 2) She agreed to leave for the betterment of the team.
Ain n Terence were the only ones participating actively n effectively. Salasiah n The Legal Assistant were always playing safe by not participating enough. The Sissy always got lost during brainstorming while The Banker is permanently lost in the woods.

The Student is another issue. She actually used the word "disgusting" to describe their client's product. We'll forgive her cos she din know better. But we could not forgive her when she gave some rude facial expressives when told by The Boss! I think she was very immature n she was on national tv. She will not stay.
Azti is well balanced - not too active. Not irritating.
The Legal Assistant said "It's ok tat they (Team Equity) rulez, cos we're going to conquer them!". He rocks.

Team Equity. I luv Jennifer n Masami. Jennifer can really prioritise, organize n manage. I won't be surprised if she wins in the end. Masami evaluates the situation n can reason well. She speaks impeccable English too. The Corporate Trainer is the issue in tis team. He over-rate himself. He volunteered himself to be the presenter n vow to be "fully responsible" if they lose, yet was rejected by his team members, politely. They were trying to save his face for him. If he's wise, he should've shutted-up. He claimed tat his team was judging him n tat he was dissapointed. He forgot tat tis is a matter of choosing the perfect person for the role n not js putting someone on the stage js becos he "thinks" he could present well n tat he is willing to hold himself fully responsible. Moreover, hekept on saying tat presenting is wat he does in his daily profession. Masami had to point out tat tis presentation is not abt giving a motivational talk, it is abt trying to sell ur ideas n selling to ur potential customers. It is definitely not the thing tat he does daily n thank God they did not trust him enough for the responsibility. There is a tie between The Sissy n The Hold-Myself-Fully-Responsible.

Anoop was....Anoop.
Boon Yew was js so lively n good.

We await the next episode. My bet is on The Sissy or The Student.

VK Liew: To treat people as people

One would hav expected a relatively new public figure like VK Liew to be approachable n generally - a PERSON. Sadly, wat he had portrayed is the opposite of his real self. A man who is proud, ill-mannered n does not worth to be regarded. As a Sabahan myself, I feel ashamed of his appointment. Perhaps he could learn a thing or 2 from Datuk TK Koh, who is even a Penangite, or Dr SL Chua.

Always, there r politicians of our beloved country who unfailingly put us in the limelight by making a fool out of themselves. U know, I believe it is still probably forgivable since these incidences might not be intended. (And sometimes, men do hav those days of the month, surprisingly. Recall the amusingly emotional interview on the riot in kl over cnn. CNN!!) I could still giv them the benefit of the doubt. But to intentionally treat/talk inhumanely in a calm n emotionless situation upfront to another being, it's a baffle.

In his blog, he emphasizes on his passion to serve the people. But he forgot the basic thing here is to firstly, treat people as people.

Tis dude here - no respect for u.

Pet-Zhi-So-Wei

Case 1: U r driving along a fairly busy road one afternoon n while the traffic is moving smoothly, suddenly all cars just come to a halt. And for the longest time u din know wat causes the halt but u do hear cars honking like crazy. Along came a girl running out of a shop to a car abt 6m in front of ur car, n the cars began flowing like b4. The said girl parked her car now beside the road, came out of it n walk stylishly across the road like she did not do anything wrong!

Case 2: I js went to tis parenting n nutrition talk tis afternoon. 1 of the speakers talked abt upbringing/parenting skills play an importan role in children's displine, lifestyle n character. Tis auntie who came with her kids nodded in dire agreement. Yeah sure, cos rite after the talk, she jumped a long queue to approach the speaker for a private session. Yup, the speaker did also mention abt setting an example.

Case 3: While moving out, an ex-hsemate of mine left behind her old smelly mattress in her room, along with a few goodies like used yogurt jars, empty bottles n newspapers spreaded everywhere. Guess who had to clean up for her?

System down for the day..

M thinking of wat to hav for dinner. Had been working since yesterday evening, thruout the nite, til tis morning, but hav yet to sleep til now. And since I've dragged sleeping til tis hour, heck, might as well hav dinner first before retiring. Actually, I wanted to make some porridge served with seaweed n white sesame, but m too tired, blur n sluggish not to mention sore feet...sigh,
wat an unproductive day.

Don't Quit

Crossroad episode over, for now. Js need to patch things up a bit. Tis is my fav piece of poetry, eversince i could remember. Got a bookmark of it too.

Don’t Quit!

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

when the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out;

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow—

You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,

It seems to a faint and faltering man,

Often the struggler has given up,

When he might have captured the victor’s cup,

And he learned too late when the night slipped down,

How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out—

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far,

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit—

It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

—Anonymous

5608

Last nite was my sister's b-day. Her birthdate is very easy to remember - 5678 - 5th of June, year 1978. My lil brother's b-day on the other hand falls on the 23rd of January, and is remembered as 123. And hence we always get birthday wishes from cousins etc etc..

Since we were lil, my sister is always the 1 i look up to. Well, she's not the only one (think Eric Soon, Keanu Reeves, Michael n Victor etc), let's js say tat she's always the stronger one. She'll march on no matter wat as long as she believes. Sure there'll be tears along the years, but u know wat they say, when the going gets tough the tough gets going and tis is wat she lives by. To say tat she's stubborn, nope, tat's not the rite word. She's simply firm n full of pride.
My sister thinks maturely even when we were still in primary school. She would think things over quietly n came up with a "no". And her "no" will always be a "no". Period. Tat's tat. And when she left for Sg for good, she had every valid reasons to. It is js like the thousands of ppl who had left n never looked back.

Last nite was also the 4th line-d party/jam tat i've ever attended. It's amazing tat at 1 glance u c all the aunties, but look again. Once the music starts, the aunties transformed into dancing freaks. They could really dance. Among the crowd r some instructors from fitness centres, studios n even some smaller scale classes. One of my instructors was there too (she likes to stay low profile. m still trying to negotiate with her to upload a video clip of her dancing).
I think at a line-d party the dance list n the venue is very important. U could hav those really 60s n cowboyish songs n it's such a big turn off cos line-d nowadays has transformed. Yup, big thanks to these aunties ;-)
We did hits like Break the ice, so glamorous, ain't got no money (think it's Timbaland the way i r), wanna know why, feed the fetish (Janet Jackson's), wat goes around (Timberlake), don't stop (Rihanna's pls dun stop the music)...



Many people may know tat I think lowly of Amber Chia. Nothing personal, really, js tat I can't c anything in her. As a public figure, she could be so easily disregarded - can't speak, has a cow-like voice, she can't act, n it goes on. But the recent June issue of the Shape magazine finally gav one reason for her fame - she still is u*** but she really has the shape. The bikini tells the truth. And so, will giv her some credit for tat.

Roads n Hammers

Another juncture. Another crossroad in life. A point where u start pondering n questioning yourself again. There's a few paths u could take but when u dun see the end of the road, guess it's tough to pick one. Sure u'd weigh it out, to see the pros n cons n as a whole...but the uncertainty is there...

Some more got a line-d party tonight by one of the "si-fus". Stress lah. Practise n practise. The soles hurt, n so r the hamstrings n some of the muscles here n there. 75 songs. So far can nail 33 songs, which is only a mere 44%...must buy a bigger hammer n start nailing away ;-P