People can learn a lot from Youtube. I learnt a lot, and I used it normally when I have trouble understanding complex engineering concepts, especially after reading about them on Wikipedia. There are certain things that can need a video or at least more visual representation, in order to understand. I guess in the days…
Some people say it is rude or a bit intrusive to ask what a person does for a living. One reason I agree with is when the question then leads to asking how much that person earns, which I agree is private to him/her. Unless you are very close, question about salary seems sensitive. But…
We normally know what the right thing is. Even if a person is inclined toward malicious acts, he or she knows that what he is about to do is wrong. And if we want to improve ourselves, we normally know what we must do. If we want to live a healthy life, we need to…
I’ve mentioned before that some people don’t want advice. And I try not to dole them out, unwarranted. However today someone did asked my opinion, regarding working in the UK but halfway talking it out, I realised that this guy didn’t really want my opinion. My wife then came along and I dragged her through…
Last year I sat for this exam and recently the result was announced; I passed! Alhamdulillah. Here’s to more further examinations
I was a bit surprised when I started working that project managers didn’t do any of the technical stuffs, here in the UK. I said that but in actuality I believe this is the same for most countries too, at least other than in Malaysia. In my previous experience, project managers are the technical ‘expert’…
My kids don’t ride the car too often these days. About a month ago though, we went down to London and during the ride, two of my children puked in the car. It might be the long drive, or the smell of the rented car, or something they ate, but whatever it was, they puked…
I am thinking of taking a few professional exams this year, and I am deliberating about whether I should be improving my study by buying certain equipment. For example I argue with myself that I can’t read a pdf in my bed since I can’t bring my laptop, so I need to buy an Ipad….
Yeah that is a little bit too late but I just had my yearly review done. Similar to journaling, which I wrote about previously, I had been recording or reviewing my life yearly. Basically at the end of the year, I look back at my past year and answer some prompts/questions from a template. I…
I came upon this book which was on sale on Amazon Kindle for just GBP0.99. It had 40,000 reviews which means it must be read by a lot and hence it is famous. I flipped through the ‘read me’ feature and I was reading through the first few introduction, I felt that the story was…
