Thursday, July 31, 2008

April in August

Yes!! Avril Lavigne is coming to town!!
Can't wait for that..

In the meantime, I found this on youtube.. I'm not really a fan of Coldplay but atleast now I can listen to the song until the end ;)
I hope she sings this one in KL..




P/s: Just in case you think the title is a typo, 'Avril' is French for April ;)

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Introducing...

sensei's NEW V!!









amacam? ;)

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Application..

Past two post I blogged about Steven Tyler & "What would you do if you weren't afraid?"..
Well, today it hit me.. check out this one..



The song is not a typical love song.. it does sound so, but knowing Steven Tyler and his hidden meaning lyrics before this, my bet is he's talking about drug addiction here.. OK la, so maybe he didn't write the lyrics, but only he can pull it off..

And on the second point... check out how he just grab the girl and gave her that killer kiss.. Now that's 'fearless'!! ;)

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

The answer is in the question..

Few months back I kept asking myself
"How can I make an impact?"
It has worked on several occasions.. and I've also shared it in my trainings..

But last month I came accross a book.. it was on adapting to changes.. and in that book one statement in the form of a question striked me.. and now I try to ask myself the same question all the time..

"What would you do if you weren't afraid?"

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

For every love letter written, is another one burned..

I don't know about you guys but I think Steven Tyler is a lyrical genius.. that's why I consider him as one of my 'wise sensei'.. I still remember the first time I heard "Dream On".. had goose bumps.. that line "you got to loose to know how to win" is just classic!

I mean, let's think about it for a while..

The best method of learning is commonly said to be through experience.. Malcolm Knowles eleborated this through 'andragogy' (don't worry, click on the link and you'll know what I'm talking about) but here comes a 16 year old rocker (that was Steven Tyler's age when he 1st wrote the tune) and easily summarized the whole thing in 1 line.. and guess what, you actually do learn faster through observation and reflection - not just from your own experiences but also learn from the mistakes and achievements of others instead of having to go through it yourself.. he got it right.. most of us still don't see it..

A few months ago I started this new concept of "simulation learning" in my training session.. I have this idea that adults might be able to learn faster through emotions stimulated in certain controlled situation by using proper trigger mechanisms.. the theory is based on how we recall certain memories when our senses are stimulated/triggered.. ex. a distinctive smell might remind you of a person from the past, a song might bring back specific memories of an event that happen, etc..

And taking from what the wise sensei said.. if it works on the negative side, it should work on the positive side because it is then up to you to use those triggers to help you counter an emotion and excell in what ever you do..

Don't listen to a sad song when you're down, but listen to a uplifter instead.. get what I mean? ;)

Saturday, July 05, 2008

As I was driving back..

Another piece of my heart went with the last team..

If this carries on with every teambuilding program I do, I might end up being 'heartless' at the end of the year.. ;)



Standard Tuning:

Am Dm G C F B E

Look out [3]

Where it’s at
I know karma’s coming to pay me back
Im with the sweetest thang thats on the map
I broke her heart in 30 seconds flat
In 30 seconds flat

Now how did i
Just how did I become that kind of guy
To look at girl and lie right in the eye
My momma told me willy that aint right
Boy now that aint right

Im s s s sorry
Im s s s sorry
I didnt mean to break your heart [2]
Im s s s sorry
Im s s s sorry
I didnt mean to break ya
B b b b break it baby
Look baby
Im a heartbreaker [6]
Im a heart
A h h h h im a heart
A h h h im a

Where she go
I got some things I gotta let her know
To fix the love now its impossible
But baby baby if we take it slow
If we take it slow
We can make it work
We just cant throw the love down in the dirt
You probly think that im a f**kin jerk cause the way I let you down it made you hurt
I didnt mean to make you hurt

Im s s s sorry
Im s s s sorry
I didnt mean to break your heart [2]
Im s s s sorry
Im s s s sorry
I didnt mean to break ya
B b b b break it baby
Look baby
Im a heartbreaker [6]
Im a heart
A h h h h im a heart
A h h h ima

Break it down
Lets break it down [roughly 15]

So so so sorry
So so so sorry
A la la la
La la la la
La la la la

Im s s s sorry
Im s s s sorry
I didnt mean to break your heart [2]
Im s s s sorry
Im s s s sorry
I didnt mean to break ya
B b b b break it baby
Look baby
Im a heartbreaker [6]
Im a heart
A h h h h im a heart
A h h h ima


p/s: What's the opposite word for Heartbreaker?

Friday, July 04, 2008

Alive...

This is what I used to listen to 10 years ago...




SPEED released this single on July 1st, 1998..
I saw the movie 3 times in a row.. crazy huh? :)

Thursday, July 03, 2008

When it rains, it POURS...

Cik Lan (Arwah Cik Din's elder brother) passed away last Tuesday evening..

I can only imagine how my mother must have felt to loose 2 younger brother in 9 days.. I myself have yet to recover from the 1st blow..

Cik Lan too stayed with us before he got married.. he used to take me to the shop and would always get me a sweet.. he sent me to school when I was in Standard 1 until Standard 2.. When I went to visit him last Sunday he mentioned this to me.. "Jangan lupa berbakti pada orang".. regardless of his shortcomings, he was always kind to children... he did mention that he only wanted to be a good uncle for all the kids.. I pray that God will be kind to him..

Al-Fatihah..