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Alvin Lim - The Dreamer
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A blog which talks mostly about life (dreams, passions) and a bit on the rest (management, leadership, business, entrepreneurship) by using words and drawings
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Working for US project doesn’t mean you’re in US
Globalisation is no longer a buzzword or a new term….it’s already here for good. US manager and US client but Malaysia team. US client but China manufacturer. Japan designer, China manufac...
When your mind travels somewhere else…..
Ever come across people who have pretty good imagination…or more like…pretty good daydreaming skill? Daydreaming is good once in a while because it will improve your creativity but daydrea...
How do you turn passion into a career?
I find this to be quite an interesting read. Sharing it with you people. How do you turn passion into a career? (and should you?) Been pretty busy today - busy troubleshooting other people’s pro...
We work hard in pursuit of happiness
Today I watched an old movie called “Pursuit of Happyness”. The main character Chris Gardner was played by Will Smith. It was a very touching movie, talking about the “rat race”...
Be moderate in your words
A lot of people around us are feeling stressed up and depressed nowadays. Having such negative thinking is bad but sometimes, you cannot blame people especially when the world itself is in such a depr...
I said A is right, because that’s what I know
People have been arguing what is right and what is wrong for as long as human beings are on Earth…which is pretty long to be honest. Even to this date, people are still arguing which is right or...
3 kingdoms - leadership lessons learnt
I’ve just finished watching the famous movie - Red Cliff, based on the story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. I’ve always been a big fan of the 3 kingdoms story. I feel that there are man...
Dare to be different - it might make you become successful
Last night, I watched the F1 qualifying round held in Singapore. I must say that it is the best looking circuit ever. Sepang? Forget it. Montreal? Forget it. And to think that they actually did not sp...
The end signals a new beginning
NOTE: This is a personal post about my life. It’s not a rant. It’s just something I wish to speak out. If you’ve read this post before “Sometimes…you really have to leave...
Never say “life is tough”, because it’s not
I was watching ASTRO AEC the other day. It was quite an interesting programme which I came across by accident (no football, no interesting documentaries, no interesting AXN series……what el...
Give people time, they will not disappoint you in the end
Let’s face it, there are some people who are very fast learners. They can pick up things pretty quickly…..these are the famous quick learners that most employers prefer. And there’s ...
When you have too much to do…you’ll end up doing nothing much
I’m not sure if this habit of mine is just me…or it applies to other people. This weekend, I’m supposed to do so many things To try and finish some of my pending work (which is bori...
It’s normal to have misunderstanding with other people
We communicate with other people everyday (unless you’re stranded in an island with only a volleyball called Wilson). And there will surely be times when we just cannot accept what the other per...
If you don’t respect my time, then go away
Everyone of us is provided with a limited amount of time in this world. That’s why we have all this big fuss about time management, time allocation, efficient time usages, etc. Every second wast...
Life is fragile…. everything else don’t seem to matter in the end
Today my parents called me up. They’re in Johor now, my hometown. They told me 2 of their friends passed away - one 40+, cancer while the other one was 60, heart attack but he seemed to be perfe...
Is it so hard to say “Thank You” and “Sorry” ?
Let’s face it, human beings are egoistic by nature. Not many people have the guts to say “Thank you” when someone has helped them with something. Some might be willing to say it̷...
Malaysians’ buying power….reduced…again?
As of last month, Malaysia’s inflation rate has shot up to 8.5% which was the highest in 27 years! Yes, you heard that right, 27 years. Gone were the days when we heard our leaders promoting 0% ...
Letting LUCK rules your life?
Luck according to free dictionary means “the chance happening of fortunate or adverse events”. Most people associate luck with good luck…..but sometimes luck can be bad as well - exa...
Schoolteachers should set a good example for students
….and not as bad example… I still remember when i was in the primary and secondary school, there were teachers who were very good role models for us (the students). Some taught us how to b...
Roman Abramovich kicked out from a small Italian restaurant?
This is quite a funny news - Billionaire Chelsea chief Roman Abramovich refused entrance at Italian restaurant Apparently, one of the world’s richest man went on a vacation in a small town in It...