The Apprentice is one of my most favourite reality TV shows ever since it started. Currently season 6 is running on NBC. The part I love the most is when Donald Trump says the dreaded words: " You are fired!"
It is one show that I always recommended to my MBA students back in Malaysia. gives them a taste of what the real Corporate World is all about and what you need in order to succeed in that brutal World.
Now, you have the chance to hear straight from the show's former winners, Randal Pinkett, Sean Yazbeck, and Kendra Todd. This is part of the Trump University Speaker Series. Take this opportunity to listen to their experiences - from their professional lives and The Apprentice show and learn how you can apply them to your own career.
Tags: Donald Trump Apprentice Kendra Todd Randal Pinkett Sean Yazbeck
17 March 2007
16 March 2007
Do you like classic rock
Classic rock is my kind of music. Unfortunately not many of my friends are into this genre of music. I was lucky that my wife loves the same kind of music I do.
I do listen to the new songs on the radio but if you asked me to name any new singer or band that I really liked, I couldn't come up with any. I simply don't feel a connection.
Give me Led Zeppelin any day. Listening to Nazareth's Love hurts can send shivers down my spine.
It was a great moment when I was finally able to watch the legendary band Deep Purple live, when they last visited Malaysia. It was amazing to see these guys (some of whom are grandfathers) still rocking.
Going through the blogosphere, I find that I am not alone. There are a lot of classic rock lovers out there. Olivia from Canada is one of them. She blogs at "The Funky Olive". Learned that they actually play classic rock in her office. I really envy her. In my last place of work, I was the only guy who liked classic rock music. One guys actually told me that listening to it was giving him a headache.
Anyway, read what happens when a temp comes in to their office and tries to switch the music to "sappy easy listening bla bla" music here.
Related posts:
- Farhan singing the blues on AF4
- Led Zeppelin and the evil one
Tags: classic rock music
I do listen to the new songs on the radio but if you asked me to name any new singer or band that I really liked, I couldn't come up with any. I simply don't feel a connection.
Give me Led Zeppelin any day. Listening to Nazareth's Love hurts can send shivers down my spine.
It was a great moment when I was finally able to watch the legendary band Deep Purple live, when they last visited Malaysia. It was amazing to see these guys (some of whom are grandfathers) still rocking.
Going through the blogosphere, I find that I am not alone. There are a lot of classic rock lovers out there. Olivia from Canada is one of them. She blogs at "The Funky Olive". Learned that they actually play classic rock in her office. I really envy her. In my last place of work, I was the only guy who liked classic rock music. One guys actually told me that listening to it was giving him a headache.
Anyway, read what happens when a temp comes in to their office and tries to switch the music to "sappy easy listening bla bla" music here.
Related posts:
- Farhan singing the blues on AF4
- Led Zeppelin and the evil one
Tags: classic rock music
What makes you laugh?
Is it a clown, a funny picture, the sitcom "Friends", a dirty joke that your colleague narrated, a satire of the politicians or simply your toddler making funny faces and sounds.
Wikipedia defines Humour (or humor) as "the ability or quality of people, objects, or situations to evoke feelings of amusement in other people."
Humour can cheer us up, it can lighten the mood in a tense situation, it can break the ice in parties and can even be used to attract attention. For example, a nice way to catch the attention of students in a classroom is to start the lessons off with a relevant joke.
Of course, it is important to remember that other people might not share your same views on stuff you find funny for example. I found it quite funny but my wife didn't. It depends on culture as well. The British are famous for their unique sense of humour, which unfortunately might be lost of people from other countries.
On the other hand, many people like Physical/Slapstick humour, which seems to cross cultural boundaries. A good example would be the old Laurel Hardy and Charlie Chaplin movies.
So what makes you laugh?
So what makes you laugh?
Wikipedia defines Humour (or humor) as "the ability or quality of people, objects, or situations to evoke feelings of amusement in other people."
Humour can cheer us up, it can lighten the mood in a tense situation, it can break the ice in parties and can even be used to attract attention. For example, a nice way to catch the attention of students in a classroom is to start the lessons off with a relevant joke.
Of course, it is important to remember that other people might not share your same views on stuff you find funny for example. I found it quite funny but my wife didn't. It depends on culture as well. The British are famous for their unique sense of humour, which unfortunately might be lost of people from other countries.
On the other hand, many people like Physical/Slapstick humour, which seems to cross cultural boundaries. A good example would be the old Laurel Hardy and Charlie Chaplin movies.
So what makes you laugh?
So what makes you laugh?
15 March 2007
Kim's life in a blog
Kim Darrell is another blogger i got to know through Payperpost forums. She a 38 years old mother who loves sewing and knitting. She blogs at
Life in General. I got to know of two really interesting tech blogs through her blog:
1. Tap Blog, which has loads of Internet and Web 2.0 news. and
2. Mom's Gadget - about gadgets, gizmos and working from home, from a mum's perspective.
This process of jumping from one blog to another though links is called Blog hopping. In fact, if you click those links you will be blog hopping too. I do it quite frequently. On the other hand, other people usually have a few blogs they regularly frequent and don't blog hop much.
Do you blog hop too?
Life in General. I got to know of two really interesting tech blogs through her blog:
1. Tap Blog, which has loads of Internet and Web 2.0 news. and
2. Mom's Gadget - about gadgets, gizmos and working from home, from a mum's perspective.
This process of jumping from one blog to another though links is called Blog hopping. In fact, if you click those links you will be blog hopping too. I do it quite frequently. On the other hand, other people usually have a few blogs they regularly frequent and don't blog hop much.
Do you blog hop too?
Belated birthday gifts
I received a very pleasant surprise this morning. Was getting ready to send my daughter to school when the doorbell rang. There was a delivery lady with a parcel. I could make out the words Amazon on the side of the box and the first thing that came into my head was "I didn't order anything!"
Then I guessed that it must be a birthday gift and I was right. It was from my two sisters (Juliana & Diana) and Fred down in Australia and consisted of a book - "The Age of Kali: Travel and Encounters in India" by William Dalrymple, Two volumes of Herge's "The Adventures of Tintin" and 3 DVDs of "An Inconvenient Truth".
Thanks a lot guys. You really made my day.
Tags: birthday books comics gifts personal
Then I guessed that it must be a birthday gift and I was right. It was from my two sisters (Juliana & Diana) and Fred down in Australia and consisted of a book - "The Age of Kali: Travel and Encounters in India" by William Dalrymple, Two volumes of Herge's "The Adventures of Tintin" and 3 DVDs of "An Inconvenient Truth".
Thanks a lot guys. You really made my day.
Tags: birthday books comics gifts personal
14 March 2007
Online bookmarking service
I am sure you faced the problem whereby you had visited a great website but couldn't recall the url when you wanted to access it again. Now, whenever I find a website or blog I particularly like, I would immediately bookmark it on my browser.
Just learned about this online bookmarking service provided by
www.BookmarkAll.com. Some of you might ask why one would need an online bookmarking service.
As opposed to bookmarking on a browser, bookmarking it online has several advantages:
first of all, as is mentioned on their site, you can now access your bookmarks from anywhere, anytime or any computer in the World.
Security is another reason you may want to have your bookmarks online. For example, your boss won't be able to view your favourite sites.
Of course some of you techno-savvy guys will be pointing out that there are similar tools already available. However, the difference is that Bookmarkall provides both online and social bookmark. A user can share research or information on a specific topic and even publish your bookmarks on your blog via an RSS feed
In order to do that, you have to sign up and create a "User Profile". This user profile is accessible to the public.
You can install BookmarkAll’s Tool Bar in internet explorer/Firefox browsers, which enables users to quickly access their online bookmarks.
Just learned about this online bookmarking service provided by
www.BookmarkAll.com. Some of you might ask why one would need an online bookmarking service.
As opposed to bookmarking on a browser, bookmarking it online has several advantages:
first of all, as is mentioned on their site, you can now access your bookmarks from anywhere, anytime or any computer in the World.
Security is another reason you may want to have your bookmarks online. For example, your boss won't be able to view your favourite sites.
Of course some of you techno-savvy guys will be pointing out that there are similar tools already available. However, the difference is that Bookmarkall provides both online and social bookmark. A user can share research or information on a specific topic and even publish your bookmarks on your blog via an RSS feed
In order to do that, you have to sign up and create a "User Profile". This user profile is accessible to the public.
You can install BookmarkAll’s Tool Bar in internet explorer/Firefox browsers, which enables users to quickly access their online bookmarks.
TV is bad for your kids
Was watching some parenting programme on the idiot box some time back and the expert on the show mentioned that too much TV can result in a host of behavioral problems in children. This include short attention span and hyperactivity among others.
I felt a bit guilty because I had been letting the TV babysit my daughter - putting on the cartoons for her while I did my thing.
My wife and I recently decided to cut down on her TV viewing and substitute it with some other activities.
Last Sunday, we were able to get some great bargains and our purchases included 3 boxes of Jigsaw puzzles (almost brand new with their original boxes). You will be surprised when you hear the price - 10p each. 2 of the jigsaws were for me (500 pieces each) and another for my daughter.
We had lots of fun. And before we knew it, we had spent hours without no TV at all. That day we only put on the TV at night after the kids had gone to sleep.
When it gets warmer, I plan to have some outdoor activities for her.
Tags: games jigsaw kids
I felt a bit guilty because I had been letting the TV babysit my daughter - putting on the cartoons for her while I did my thing.
My wife and I recently decided to cut down on her TV viewing and substitute it with some other activities.
Last Sunday, we were able to get some great bargains and our purchases included 3 boxes of Jigsaw puzzles (almost brand new with their original boxes). You will be surprised when you hear the price - 10p each. 2 of the jigsaws were for me (500 pieces each) and another for my daughter.
We had lots of fun. And before we knew it, we had spent hours without no TV at all. That day we only put on the TV at night after the kids had gone to sleep.
When it gets warmer, I plan to have some outdoor activities for her.
Tags: games jigsaw kids
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