Thailand trip:)

My recent trip to Thailand was very much enjoyed:) I went to Bangkok and to Phuket. Yes I practically went crazy over shopping and the entertainment there is no doubt, interesting. Besides all these obvious enjoyments, like most of my travels, I took time to observe and understand their culture. In Bangkok, most locals there dont really speak English that much and it was pretty hard communicating with them. Therefore, sign and body languages had to be used frequently. It was harder too as i dont even speak chinese. Sometimes, their pronounciations for certain words sounds totally different and i even took it as something offensive when it was not suppose to be. After a couple of days over there, i adapted better to what they were trying to say. So i was basically adapting to them and their particular way of saying or doing things. However, language barriers got much easier over at Phuket:) Eventhough, Malaysia is just a neighbour to Thailand yet, there are so many culture and language differences.

Home

Went back to hometown for my CNY Celebration ~

There are more than two months i never went back home..

Once i reached home,

the feelings are so complicated..

It seems..i never left the home before..

Everything are so familiar with..

Although I don't see them for more than two months

Ya, Our home..will become our forever home

A place that you never left

A place that will accommodate you always

Home, is a place where we always be

I will never leave you

As, You never neglect me before..

The Fear of Public Speaking Statistics

Some surveys and research results show that most people rather die instead of talking in front of a live audience. This is a global fears top ten:

1. Fear of public speaking (Glossophobia)
2. Fear of death (Necrophobia)
3. Fear of spiders (Arachnophobia)
4. Fear of darkness (Achluophobia, Scotophobia or Myctophobia)
5. Fear of heights (Acrophobia)
6. Fear of people or social situations (Sociophobia)
7. Fear of flying (Aerophobia)
8. Fear of open spaces(Agoraphobia)
9. Fear of thunder and lightning(Brontophobia)
10. Fear of confined spaces(Claustrophobia)

Retrieved from: http://www.speech-topics-help.com/fear-of-public-speaking-statistics.html

How To Conquer Public Speaking Fear?

#1---Speaking in Public is NOT Inherently Stressful

#2---You Don't Have to be Brilliant or Perfect to Succeed

#3---All You Need is Two or Three Main Points

#4---You also Need a Purpose That is Right for the Task

#5---The Best Way to Succeed is NOT to Consider Yourself a Public Speaker!

#6---Humility and Humor Can Go a Long Way

#7---When You Speak in Public, Nothing "Bad" Can Ever Happen!

#8---You Don't Have to Control the Behavior of Your Audience

#9---In General, the More You Prepare, the Worse You Will Do

#10--Your Audience Truly Wants You to Succeed

Retrieved from: http://www.stresscure.com/jobstress/speak.html

Help Haiti!

After a devastating earthquake in Haiti recently, the charitable and generous side of everyone around the world was displayed. Here in Malaysia, different organizations quickly step in to rebuild the lives of these Haiti citizens, with the help of the public too. Most of the time, we tend to judge how stingy people can be by their everyday actions, but i'm sure we Malaysians also sympathize for the thousands of people who've lost their love ones, homes, and all their possessions. Glad to see everyone's doing their part to help whether big or small:) So help in any way possible:)

In Preparation for AniHelp 2010

Since AniHelp 2010 is coming around just in March, things are getting pretty intensed between all the team members. Have to admit though that I really got irritated with some of my team members due to their lack of communication with me or just no feedback whatsoever. But I cant just blame or point fingers at them because some of us may not feel the importance of it and are still learning it along the way. Eventhough Communication is important but Patience & Understanding is also needed.

Communication is Key

One of the keys to a great relationship is to communicate well with one another. I just came out of a one year relationship and about 50% of the fights and arguments that we had are based on misunderstandings or lack of communication. Sometimes we may overlook the importance of this, but just from the lack of communication between two parties, conflicts may arise and things may get ugly from all this. Sometimes just from slipping out a wrong word or sentence, something may trigger the other person to withdraw or even act violently. I definitely learn that i got to think before i say anything from now on:)