Dear Jacqueline

Dear Jacqueline from Shanghai,

I saw your comment in my blog after long time you posted. I'm really sorry as my blog don't send me notification if anyone drops me a comment. Anyway, thanks for your comment to me and yes, I would love to have a chat with you. Please drop a comment here so that I know you read this post.

Cheers,

Thanks and regards,

Yap

For Ryan

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I love core meet

For today's dinner, we are having a core meet, together with Celest my cell leader, and the rest of my core, Wai Peng a.k.a Wipes, Belinda, and Jon. We went to LoganHaus at Taipan USJ and had a great meal there. Although Jon say his lamb chop sucks, but I think overall the food was fine, and the setting of the whole place was just perfect for core meet.

I realise when we have core meet in Genting few months ago, it was just a fun core meet. Having core meet at a cold place with a nice cup of coffee from Awana restaurant and a session of driving range wacking 100 balls by 5 of us, and some flying kite session was just awesome for the program of the day. But somehow, tonight's core meet was just different. If I could use one word to describe the core meet tonight, is the word EMO. I can feel is like a farewell core meet. Is like my or someone's last day in Malaysia, flying off to UK and work, won't be back anytime soon. Or could it be some of 'them' just being emo? Maybe Celest?

We had a great time of dinner, sharing each other's current life status. We found out that everyone is embarking a special uniquely designed journey that was provided by God. I had my own journey and as much suffering as I would face, I always know the outcome is His blessing. Jon's journey seems kinda great too on where is he going, and Wipes journey was God's confirmation on him. After sharing all this, it speaks to me again and reassure me His role to me as Father, and I'm into it again to run with more passion in this journey.

After our dinner, completing 1 out 3 part of the core meet, we went on to Bakery shop called Patisfrenca or something like that to eat ice cream. That is where Celest make the whole core meet feel a bit emo, but I must say it was the best core meet ever I had. Somehow, having her sharing out to us what she feels, makes me think from her point of view and gives me a picture of what she always think. I must say, I know Celest slightly more after today's dinner other than knowing she won't wake up through phone call.

Overall, we had a great laugh, laugh until Celest teared and great time planning for cell and great moment sharing God's miracle in our life. I rate tonight's meeting and dinner 11 out of 10. Somehow, I would love to meet more for core meet and definitely meet with MY CORE and CELL LEADER

The most unprepared part of my life, and I'm struggling

That was my tweet few days ago. I really struggled in an area of my life, which is friendship and relationship. Most of the time, I prepare myself for my future and anything you name it. But I never ever thought of preparing myself in this area therefore I'm suffering now.

It was until very recent that this whole topic hit me hardly. I came to a realization all my decision was wrong. After reading His word, I finally learn His teaching. But I'm still taking time to digest all the things I heard from. I''ve consulted people like women, friends, and elder people. All information was good and helpful to me.

It was a situation of me being myself in a group date and in personal date. The way I reacted in both situation of course is different. Somehow, I personally believe that the way I treat everyone is DIFFERENT and is fine. Agreed by Sam, he said the same thing too. But problem is, people will perceive this as an act of fake, or the other word that normally girl used is 'trying hard to be' like someone whom I'm not normally. Well, I guess if I ever try to be someone whom I'm not, it can be only based by my actions. But based on personality and character towards each one, it can be different because human treat people the way how opposite treat us.

Do you agree with me? Or you have another point of view?

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A Tiger Beer, keeps me away from flu

Once I was having my class started at 6:30pm, having our lecturer James Ho teaching us on Media Studies. We had a whole long day class, and we still have to go through the night class. Suddenly, Darren almost fall sick. He felt that fever is coming and all. So he went on to the IACT favourite store, 7-11 right behind our college and bought a can of Heineken. Drinking it in class while listening to lecturer is perfect to have a can there. Conclusion from him, he feels way better after drinking the beer.

So, here I am now feeling almost fall sick. My eyes is very hot, and I got flu. Thanks to Backyard Pub and their delivery service to us, that I can enjoy a pint of Tiger Beer on my working table.

Cheers.

Knowing your market is not enough

Before I go into the main topic, I just want to share my day. I went back to TBWA today and had a meeting with Chew Ling and Pesha. The meeting was not lunch meet or some leisure moment, it was for my work. So, meeting them today were great. Stepping back into my ex office were great too. I met Shaun, Nik, Sabri, Andy, Sasha, Aaron, Charmaine, Alvin, Shazila, Shireen, and lots more.

So, the meeting went on today with my boss sharing a concept of the program that my company is doing right now. Throughout the whole sharing, I was observing the expression of Chew Ling and Pesha to see whether are they wondering on all the things we shared. Out of a sudden, a thought came into my mind. In marketing, we always learn that we NEED to understand the target market well. But the question that pop up today in my mind was, to what extend and level of understanding there should be? And I draw a conclusion on this. "Understanding your market is not enough. We need to live like them to understand fully".

Reason why I say this is because nowadays in agency, more and more female becoming Account Management people. I met a lady who handle a tyre brand (a man's type of brand). She don't know much about cars and tyres, but she was allowed to serve in such brand. What about a brand that is related to football (another man's type of brand)? They just divide the job as it is to all the staff or do they find the right people who is in that market to serve that account?

I think each agency should look at the people they hire. Not just only they are skillful in terms of their work, but they must be living like how their target market is living in order to understand things their market understands and give opinion like how their market gives it.

Today is a good day

I'm not sure what has been happening to me lately. Yesterday night, I reach home late around 11pm. I plan to sleep early so that I can wake up early and do some 'stuff'. Eventhough, I already know that it is late, but I still persevere to continue my search for wisdom. I spend almost 15 minutes doing my quiet time and I draw a lot of things from God. Then I went on to read the book I got from CoUZ night, 'A Man's guide to marrying well' or something like that. After reading it for a while, I turn off the light and hope that I can fall asleep. Turning on my bed for 30 minutes, I decided to wake up and go online. Start talking to Bernard about some stuff I learned from the Bible and I had a long chat with him. 

After all the things that I'm doing, the thing that was running in my mind is, 'Oh shit, is 2am. I'm gonna be dead tomorrow in office'. So, I pray hard that I will have strength to go through today that I won't fall asleep when I work, cause I hate that a lot. 

Guess what, I woke up today at my normal time and came to office. As of now, when I'm blogging at 4:22pm, I never yawn at all for the whole day and I feel very strengthen throughout the whole day. This must be His power running in me. Everything just feels great.

Praise be to God my Father in Heaven. All glory goes to Him