Tutu Ku

Many, many years ago, I was promoted to head a branch. My first year leading the team of some 12 odd was not too bad. The people actually loved me. I remember one Valentine’s Day they surprised me with a cake. I was moved to tears. Then as my role progressed, the business didn’t. The … Read more

Yesterday, I was accused of being defensive. Then I started defending myself that I was not defensive. Damn. Fell into the trap. … Post argument, I sat down and reflect what had happened. You see, like most, my brain is naturally wired to defend when I feel threatened. So I asked myself, what caused that … Read more

I participated in a poetry reciting contest in school and won. … … … …. … … Damn. That’s all I achieved? Enters Momiji Nishiya, the latest sensation in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic who won the gold medal for the street skateboarding event at the tender age of 13. As of now, she is also … Read more

This is another heartwarming & uplifting story related to the Olympics – Ola Bola, a film (later turned theatre musical) inspired by true events about the Malaysia’s Football Team journey to the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. Till today, Malaysia only qualified twice to participate in the football event in the Olympics. Once in 1972 and … Read more

This is another memorable Olympic moment that I remember watching on telly. Nur Dhabitah Sabri, our young national diver who managed to finish 9th place in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics for the 10m diving event. This image was taken right after her 3rd dive attempt. It was quite a terrible dive for Olympics standard … Read more

I still remember that Sunday evening, 5th Aug 2012, the mall was closing. I was on my way to the carpark when I saw a group of people glued to the LCD screen at an eatery. It was the badminton finals, Lee Cheong Wei vs. Lin Dan, in the 2012 London Olympics. I approached the … Read more

This is another iconic Olympic moment. A powerful picture taken by photojournalist John Dominis that was frowned by many in 1968. Tommie Smith & John Carlos won the gold & bronze medals lowered their heads, raised their hand in a black glove, wearing only black socks and no shoes. They were eventually booed by the … Read more

When it comes to the Olympics, it will always remind me the story of Nadia Comăneci. How the official Olympics scoreboard manufacturer, Omega SA, did not see it coming when she scored the perfect ten, displaying her score as 1.00 instead of 10.00. It’s such powerful stories that inspired so many young girls to be … Read more

When I was much younger, I was quite athletic. I took aerobics & ballet lessons, so I was quite fit. Every year’s Sports Day, I will be representing my rumah in track & field events like long jumps, high jumps, 4x100m relays & 200m sprints. Often I did end up at the top 3 positions … Read more

“The difference between the successful and the most successful is Be Consistent, Not Complicated,” said Jason Selk, a leadership psychology expert. When I read that headline, I couldn’t help it but laugh. When things doesn’t go well, even myself often use that line: “It’s Complicated.” What is your relationship with that guy? It’s complicated. Why … Read more