Flying Solo

Liverpool 0 - 0 West Ham.
What a stalemate! :(

with flame-licked steaks

19 Epic Traits of Confident Extroverts

If you work on these simple habits that are the trademark of the self-assured, you'll be the next confident badass in no time. You will always appears calm, happy and ready to get the job done. You will be the coolest of the cool, because you’re a confident goddess.

1. Confident people don't care what other people think of them (no matter what!).
2. They aren't afraid to be alone.
3. They work out (exercise boosts your mood, gives you energy, and helps your brain function).
4. They love the skin they're in.
5. They try new things regularly.
6. They put all their effort into their work, and it pays off. Big time.
7. They're humble - they understand they don't know everything, and are willing to learn from those around them.
8. They're open-minded.
9. They're optimistic about everything.
10. They do what they love. (And if they don't love it? They do something else.)
11. They don't report to anyone but themselves.
12. They meet new people.
13. They aren't afraid to go after the next big promotion.
14. They pay attention to their health.
15. But once in a while, they indulge. (No shame in a little chocolate and white wine!)
16. They don't maintain toxic relationships.
17. They refuse to let the little things stress them out.
18. They draw inspiration from awesome people.
19. They love the world they're in.

Ben Frees

12 Time Management Tips

1. Only go through your mail or emails once. Don’t save them -- answer them right away.

2. Block out time each day where you're totally disconnected.

3. Schedule meetings back to back, but leave time at the end of each one to quickly jot some notes to remember key takeaways.

4. Avoid going to meetings because you think you need to be there. Either you definitely do, or you definitely don’t. Be decisive.

5. Carefully review your calendar every now and then to see how you’ve been spending your time. This is one of the best ways to realize that you're probably wasting more time than you should.

6. It might seem counterintuitive, but take time to work out. It gives you energy to be much more efficient.

7. Set tough but realistic deadlines for yourself. We usually take longer to do things when we give ourselves more time.

8. Get a good night’s sleep.

9. Use the time you spend on airplanes to work on something that can’t be rushed. The forced isolation for a set period of time takes away the pressure of figuring stuff out super fast. Less pressure = more thoughtfulness.

10. Purge, delete and throw out unnecessary emails and paper as well as any other clutter. And do it often.

11. When you hit a roadblock with one of your multiple projects, move to the next. Don’t keep hitting a brick wall.

12. Always wrap up a projects for the day at a point that will be easy to pick up the next day.

Copying Beethoven

Happy Australia Day! :)

This year is the year of sports – there will be the Euro Cup in June & the Rio Olympics in August is on the cards.

Therefore, for this Australia Day – I would like to pay tribute to the West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Football Club which are part of the Australian Football League.

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the highest-level professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the Laws of the Game. The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s.

The league currently consists of 18 teams spread over five of Australia's six states (Tasmania being the exception). Matches have been played in all mainland states and territories of Australia, as well as in New Zealand. The AFL season currently consists of a pre-season competition (currently branded as the "NAB Challenge"), followed by a 23-round regular (or "home-and-away") season, which runs during the Australian winter (March to September). The top eight teams then play off in a four-round finals series, culminating in the AFL Grand Final, which is held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground each year. The winning team in the Grand Final is termed the "premiers", and is awarded the premiership cup. The current premiers are Hawthorn.

The current 18 teams are based across 5 states of Australia. The majority (10) still remain in Victoria, including nine teams located in the Melbourne metropolitan area. The states of New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, and South Australia have two teams each. In 1990 the national nature of the competition resulted in the name change to the Australian Football League. Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory, and Northern Territory are the only states or mainland territories not to have AFL clubs.

The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club based in Perth. The club trains and plays its home games at Subiaco Oval (Domain Stadium) in Subiaco, having previously also played matches at the WACA Ground. The club was founded in 1986 as an expansion team and entered the competition the following season, along with the Brisbane Bears, making the finals series for the first time in 1988. West Coast won its first premiership in 1992, after being defeated in the grand final the previous year, winning two more in 1994 and 2006. The club's current coach is Adam Simpson, and the current captain is Shannon Hurn. From the 2014 season onwards, the East Perth Football Club, playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), has served as West Coast's reserves team, with West Coast players previously distributed among all WAFL teams.

The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia. In1995 it became the second team from Western Australia to be admitted to the national Australian rules football competition, honoring the rich footballing tradition and history associated with Fremantle.

Matthew Pavlich has been club captain since the beginning of the 2007 season. High profile players since the club's inception include Pavlich, 2015 Brownlow Medallist Nat Fyfe, the league's tallest ever player Aaron Sandilands, former captains Peter Bell and Shaun McManus, former number one draft pick Clive Waterhouse, winners of the AFL Rising Staraward Paul Hasleby and Rhys Palmer, Jeff Farmer, Luke McPharlin and Hayden Ballantyne.

The club is coached by Ross Lyon following the sacking of Mark Harvey at the end of the 2011 AFL home and away season. Fremantle has not won a premiership during its time in the AFL, however it did win the minor premiership in 2015. Their most successful season to date was the 2013 season in which they finished runner up after losing in their first grand final appearance.

Les Brigades du Tigre

7.15 am…this morning, I officially sign out from Ursula’s WatsApp chat group…see Ursula still haven’t halau me out yet…thank you Ursula for everything. You are the best! :)

Michel Vaillant

Besides the LeisureWare WatsApp group chat which I was previously a participant, I am also the participant in another WatsApp group chat for a new store opening…as my last day was yesterday…at night The Witch remove me again. Celaka betul. I bet she didn’t want to see the store people praise me…hahaha…she will be very sakit hati when she read those messages…hahaha…

Wicker Park

Alice came to my room the other day…asking me what I want for my farewell present. I told her that I don’t need one. Don’t go and waste money. Whatever she buys, I will like it.

Then as usual, The Witch sure stab me one…she said that she don’t know what to get for me. I am not girly girl and I am not man man, I am in between…what the…then she said what about a bicycle since I like cycling…so I say ok. Adoi…

Mon Idole

I have sinned again :)

The other day, I had my exit interview.
I told the truth, nothing but the truth on the reasons why I left.
I mean…the platform was given to me…and to ensure that Pietro & Fendi will be ok…I think my feedback is very vital.
I also told Maximoff…I speak out during my HR exit interview.
I know that this feedback will be report back to Alice. Like I told both Marcus & Ursula…I don’t know whether I did the right thing or the wrong thing…probably there is no such thing as right or wrong anyway in such a circumstances…I just felt that I have to do it.

But lately, Alice for sure has become more polite.
Even Marcus feels it but Marcus felt that Alice was forcing it out, not sincere and Alice still do not realize what is the problem, where is the problem and who is the problem.

Alice needs time…good luck to her…and I hope that Miguel will continue to train her.

Reckless Words

Being under Stewart & Celtic…whew…Stewart is more of like a coordinator than a leader…where as Celtic is so in the box…only have a loud voice when negotiating with the suppliers…will they or the top management be able to see what I can bring to the table…can I manage the both of them first…and one more thing…cannot show off in front of Celtic…show off in front of everybody…hahaha…

Dear God, please give me self-control through Your Holy Spirit when I am tempted to retaliate with words.

The Two Bears

I am actually very nervous :) starting my new job with the Japanese on Monday.

For sure, I will be bringing in some English flavor with me on board. Of course, I take note that not everyone will like the English flavor…but I also believe that if it is a good one, we should keep it…the not so good one, we should fine tune it…the bad one, we should just bin it. And I should also remind myself not to pass judgments so quickly and harshly as well. I also don’t want to repeat the same mistakes like those English people when they first on board G13 which cause many existing G13 people to leave.

Hmm…I wonder how Stewart and Celtic will react to me then…

Most fights aren’t about policy and principle, or about right and wrong; they’re almost always about pride. Pride leads to conflict. Quarrels are fueled by pride, by needing to be right, by wanting our way, or by defending our turf or our egos.

On the other side, wisdom resides with the well-advised – those who listen and learn, those who allow themselves to be instructed. There is wisdom in those who humble themselves – those who set aside their own selfish ambition; who acknowledge the limits of their own understanding; who listen to the other person’s point of view; who allow their own ideas to be corrected. This is the wisdom from God that spreads peace wherever it goes.

Dear heavenly Father, help me as I battle pride today. It’s so easy to take my eyes off You and focus on myself. Give me a humble heart.