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When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel. Nikita Wong. Wongy. Wongkie. Wongkitongkie. Ms. Wong. Nikita. Whatever name you know me by. This is my ranting and rambling on the memoirs of the olden days, the excitement of the present days, and the anticipation of the future. This is me, uncensored. |
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Hello World Wisdom #2
I had my first (frontal) confrontation the other day. The first recently, or perhaps even, in my whole life. This confrontation involves all emotions and no diplomacy. The first time ever I lost myself in a near-public place.
To conceal names and to cut long story short - There was a problem with the delivery of a task. The task should have taken more than a day to complete but this person was asking it to be delivered in quite literally 24 hours. Voices raised and things heated up a little. It is really easy to blame other people and that exactly what this particular person of authority did. It actually only proves that my hunch about this particular person is right. I know, I should have known better and not carried away with emotions. So, one thing I notice is that I still need to learn more. The next thing that got me thinking is: shouldn't those in position of authority known better? The simple answer to it is: No. Reality really bites me in the arse, these days. Seeing more people in different kinds, shapes and attitudes opens my eyes to the world. This is more than just working with people from different cultures and having different work ethics. It is also about different motivations, goals and ambitions. It is all about the politics and getting to the top. Like other life challenges I have faced before, this little hiccup in life you just shrug it off and move on. Look at the bright side, I know myself better, I taste what the real world is like a little more and hopefully next time I can be a little bit wiser. *sigh* C'est La Vie.
Hello World Wisdom
I have been doing quite a lot of comparison and hind sights lately. Especially today. I think the people who complains about getting too many emails about something they need to be kept in the loop about should shove it up their buttocks. And those people who complains about they're not getting enough communications and making a big fuss about their boss making the executive decision should grow up! That is for your own good. Labels: wisdom Best quote of the year
Ahh, memories. Sometimes they're best left in the past where they belong, as there's nothing sadder than discovering something that you used to treasure hasn't really stood the test of time.(Taken from stuff.co.nz, this is actually the opening paragraph of the review of the Goodnight Kiwi) Hmmm... so true. Related to my "Who moved my cheese?" discussion with certain person - this could probably be one of the things that I am most scared of in my life. Labels: life, quote, random, thoughts, wisdom Getting Through
He is an old friend of mine. The kind of friend who you never made the effort to keep in touch with but the friendship never really fades and you quickly pick things up where you left off. He is the kind of person that I have that love-hate relationship with. In the sense that you hate him when he picks on you but you do respect him when he's being a good listener.
His Dad passed away near the end of last year. I don't know too much about his family but he became the head of the family every so instantly. He takes care of his Mum, work and finishing Uni all at the same time. Being the father of the house pretty much. He told me all these today. It made me feel ashamed of myself. I laughed as I realised how silly I have become. Dwelling over practically nothing compare to what he has to go through. I thought he doesnt know anything about getting through and I have had enough of people telling me cliches. I was so wrong. He knows more than I do about handling "difficult times". He said, "I may not know what exactly that you have to go through, but I'm sure that you can get through it." For that. I thank you. You grieve you learn, you choke you learn Listen to your parents
Every passing day teaches you something new. When I was young (not that I'm old now, though) my parents are so worried and over-protective of me. They want to know who I hang out with, I cannot bring the friends that they have not met home and they always tell me to be careful in choosing who I am friends with.I think it is quite strange. Why and how should I choose my friends, why can't I bring friends home, why cant my parents be a little bit friendlier to my friends (it's not like they dont, its more to the friends that they dont know). Obviously, I never listen to them. I am friends with whoever I want because I think I know the best who should I be friends with. When I moved to New Zealand, and this is when I was in my late teen, they did the same. The same old advice to choose my friend carefully. The fact that they are not here to see my AIESEC friends especially, making it a lot harder for them. As always, I stand by my own principle. After this morning, I realise what it is meant to "choose your friends" and "don't bring friends home." I realise now how lucky I am to have the friends that I have now. Lucky. After so many years, I now understand, Mum.
Posted on: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Posted at: 9:45 AM 3 Comments:
Happy relearning!
Almost 3 weeks into the term, boy have I learned heaps in the last few months than ever in my life before? Re-learning things that I already knew or maybe things that I thought I knew -is proven to be harder than learning new things. Challenging my view. Challenging myself. Learn about how to be a leader and a motivator. This is why a culture shift in organisation is taking ages! When my coach summing up our discussion about motivation and leadership- I found that there was nothing new about it. I have seen it demonstrated before, I have demonstrated it and , as the receiving end, I have felt it. Care, respect, passion, sense of belonging. Sometimes we forget these fundamentals? Sometimes are we so caught up in rules and policies to drive performance and we forget the "marshmallow" of things. On the other side of life though, Simone was back from the Landmark course in Auckland, that, apparently happened to change lives. I'm a skeptic so I won't say much about it :) However, Amy, Sim and I were having a lengthy discussion about how events in our past that affects our today's behaviour. It is amazing to see that the smallest thing, the things you thought you have forgive and forget - shape who you are today and how you interacted with society. It is proven that forgiving is not easy! I am thinking about doing the course but I also need a money-back guarantee :/ because sometimes I found myself immune to this type of course. The one that has anything to do with "Getting in touch with your soft side". Labels: wisdom
Posted on: Friday, July 20, 2007
Posted at: 7:16 AM 2 Comments:
The Final Analysis
People are often unreasonable, illogical, I forget that I have this in my laptop. Yesterday, I was just flicking through some old folders and I bumped into this particular prose. I have read this many times before, however it feels a lot more meaningful now than ever. Labels: wisdom |
