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Knowledge is power, I do believe in it. With knowledge, I do feel that it empowers me to make better decisions in my life, especially at work. There are so many ways we can gain knowledge. Read. Ask. Experiment. Write. Listen. Observe. And my personal favourite is talk. Having conversations with the experts, the people … Read more

I learnt a new word today. Dictionary.com defined Autodidacticism as the process or practice of learning a subject without a teacher or formal education; self-education. Some famous Audodidacts I do admire are Walt Disney, Frida Kahlo, Bill Gates, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci. Today, with the internet, self learning is so much easier. But also … Read more

I have always been a fan of micro-things. Micro-loans, micro-chips, micro-biology, micro-economics and of course, micro-learning. Because when things are small, it’s easy to customize so we can cater to individual needs to create that personal experience. And I am a big advocate of PX. What I love about micro-learning particularly is contents are in … Read more

I just read this joke: “What if we invest in this employee’s training and he leaves?” “Okay, what if we don’t invest and he stays?” Normally we will rebut with ‘and you think he will stay if we don’t?’. But this, it’s really funny. I am still laughing while I am typing this. Because it’s … Read more

Oh I do love a good mischief. And Loki is definitely the bomb. And he said it best, “I’m burdened with glorious purpose.” It’s triggering the narcissist in me. Me too, darling Loki, me too. I am burdened with fucking glorious purpose too. Dedicated to you, my fellow narcissist. Bimbo #NarcissistsUnite

This is the thing. When you are very good at something, you will become confident. When you are too confident, then you will become fucking arrogant. It’s always easy to swing from one extreme end to the other. But moderation, oh man, that is the toughest place to reach. To reach that balance of ‘just … Read more

It is not uncommon that people will ask me how I can be so cheerful & energetic all the time at work, regardless what time the day is. Maybe it’s also my natural high-pitched voice which contributed to that. “Harlowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww…..!” is my signature greeting hehe… Well, there is no secret to that really. I made … Read more

A lot of times when we want to hire, we always judge too quickly. That 30-60 minutes spent to get to know the person might not be enough. Especially for a strategic role. I remember my ex-boss once asked me this question, how would you know this person is good at his job if you … Read more

I often hear people say, in order for them to achieve their goal, they need to multi-task. I was just thinking why don’t we apply it the other way round? We perform a task that serves multi-goals instead, just like the old saying, we kill many birds with one stone. Oh, oh, oh! Or how … Read more

My mum told me this – “If you know how to use money, then you will know how to find money.” I’ve decided to take her advice & learn how to use money and there is no other better way to learn that by shopping! Every time I went out, I told myself, just go … Read more