Unity Bond

An Answer Of Life

2011-07-14T17:33:00.001+08:00

Recently, one of our bloggers of Unity Bond asked us this question. Here would be my opinions and response.

"If you fall from a very tall place, would you get up and move on or climb up and try again"

I believe that this question totally applies to our life.

Falling from the top are painful and it hurts of course. Some people fall so hard that they couldn't be able to climb back up while some couldn't resist the reality of falling. First of all, to know the reason of falling. You have to know what causes the fall so you could learn by the mistakes and think of solutions to overcome it. If you are able to do this, you are ready to climb back up, because you know and because you are prepared.

Only when you have found the reason, and you don't think you can overcome it, is where people tend to move on. Mistakes are harsh. Failures are disappointing. Falling is painful. Not everyone in the world could face such mistakes and failures in life. Most importantly, you have to understand the reason behind every causes and consequences which would only allow you to decide if you want to climb back up.

If you want to climb back up, knowingly what causes you to fall and know what's up ahead of you. Moving on is an alternative to avoid the battle or to climb as you know you will not win or you couldn't climb.

Hopefully, you could make the right choice in your life. As the choice you choose determines the journey of your life.

:)

The Standardization Of Life

2011-03-24T15:22:00.001+08:00

Doesn't this statement just sound so wrong? Oh yes. It sounded doubly wrong because the world will never be standardized. The world is so diversified with so many culture, opinions, thoughts... Until the existence of standard are so hard to be unified. A common understanding are so hard to be understood by all parties which create conflicts and miscommunication sometimes. "It takes a day to understand one's culture" which is so true.

But let say, we as human being. Share the same principle. Same mindset. Same mission. Would the world be unified? Living towards a world of less selfishness and having the same living standards. This would be what the world today is trying to create or to envision. Towards the unification, the fulfillment to reduce the gap, for equality, for the common to be shared.

We are moving towards the standardization of life. So that we could eat what the other side is eating and watch what the others are watching. Can I just equal this statement to globalization? Although it may sound the same but it does not bring the same meaning.

The Lost Symbol Of Necklace

2011-01-24T12:55:00.001+08:00

More often than not, we always and usually see people wear necklace. Has been norm for girls to fashion up themselves, but today even guys are wearing them, be it Asians or Westerns. Let it be for fashion purpose or I think today is more like a trend.

Necklaces worn by people during old times for a purpose, especially during an occasion. Currently having the new release of sports necklace which is said to be able to strengthen one self during the game are becoming a popularity in the market although not scientifically proven of its worth. Today, as we can see, people don't wear it as a purpose of wearing them instead of wearing it for fashion or style. Types and kinds of necklaces are in the market today. Be it the skull, peace, love or anything at all.

But wouldn't be ironic when someone doesn't even know the meaning of what he or she is wearing? You could just experiment with your friends by asking them the meaning of the symbol on the necklace they're wearing. 90% of them would say that they wear it because the peers are wearing them. Losing their symbolic meaning.

It's exactly like watching China people in China wearing English wording on the T-Shirt without any idea what they mean. Even the same placing on Western people wearing Chinese or Japan wording not having a single idea what it exactly mean at all. *snort*

It's Your Journey... Not Ours

2010-03-05T20:35:00.001+08:00

Life is all about how people live, be it happily, struggles and satisfaction. The list goes on. Everyone have their own story to share, I have mine and you have yours. Have you ever heard of the statement of "Life Is Not About The Destination But How We Travel To It That Matters"?

It is so true that life certainly need goals and objectives, but above all, it doesn't really matter about whether you achieve it or not. It is the journey and the process of achieving it that make the best memories and wonders in your life even if you did not achieve the goals you wanted. It is the satisfaction of the journey and efforts and all the things that you faced through that really really matters.

You and I have been hearing so many successful stories of others. But those stories and not yours and it just provide you motivation and inspiration to be as good. So go and make your story!

Ideas: My Own Reality TV Show

2010-03-04T19:41:00.004+08:00

Last night, I watch a TV sitcom called How I Met Your Mother online. It's hilarious, except that I got annoyed by repetitive ads of reality music show! That kept me wondering; how many reality music show out there on earth? American Idol is obvious. But there's plenty of them!

The next morning, I've gone up to class for my presentation. As I wait for my turn, something poke my mind. Is there any reality show using just presentation? Yes, the powerpoint presentation. I don't think so.

I imagined my friends as the contestant while my lecturer as the judges (2 of them, man & woman). After the powerpoint session ends, the judges expresses their reviews (spicy one). The worse presenter (including the bad slides) gets eliminated from the show. Isn't that sounds great?

Imagine yourself as the contestant presenting a topic about HIV/AIDS. The judges criticize how ugly your slides are, the keypoints seems cluttered, looks like copy and paste or worse, you don't even know what is AIDS when asked! Is it a sexually-transmitted disease? Is it an infection? Is there any cure?

Then, you're screwed. When it comes to elimination round, your buddy gets eliminated from the show! Wow! If your keynotes are otherwise good, then you would proceed to the next round until the final stage, a massive crowd of high-class presenters (including Steve Jobs) will be judging you. Gosh, I can feel the intense pressure right now!

Stop right here. I imagine too much. But what if this type of reality show comes to life? I would love to be the director, and name the show "Powerpoint" or something, then broadcast it to the world!

Meet the Hot, Flat and Crowded Earth

2010-02-18T23:12:00.008+08:00

Really pardon me with the title which was taken from this book by Thomas L. Friedman title "The World Is Hot, Flat and Crowded" This book was published end of 2009 and I bought it not any longer after that but still I couldn't manage to finish it despite my busy life. Wahaha~~

Never mind about that. Reading that book really makes me feel like the President of United States of America. Reading it makes me float above the globe and travels all around the world, watching views from different country side til viewing from West to East perspective. It is a book about how the world function as a whole from each different country and its impact as a whole. Let me break down the three terms:

Flat = Globalization
The world today is so FLAT that it doesn't look round anymore. You can see what other people across the sea are doing and what they're thinking. Globalization makes the world borderless than before and enables anyone to know anything that is happening. Internet and global outreach explains it all.

Hot = Global Warming
Today, the Earth we are living are hotter than ever before. Thanks to globalization, we create so much and consume too much from this planet that leave the footprints that was so heavy, perhaps so heavy that the impact was irreversible causing animal species to extinct, nature environment losing its touch and biodiversity to non-biodiversity. And today, we are suffering the cause of our action. The nature is calling and we are getting the pain.

Crowded = Population
I don't think I need to explain this further. As people meet people, electric connection sparks and WALAA! Another fat, round cute baby! Yup. The Earth are getting too dense with human population and too dense with human habitation. There is just not enough for everyone. That is the reason we have salvation, die of hunger, living like stray and etc. Population is a major problem for every country and it is uncontrollable from growth.

So what happens when Flat + Hot + Crowded equals to? You gonna get this book in stores today! Well, I couldn't really see this book in display anymore on bookstores' shelves. Go find it! MUST READ!

Malaysian Got IDEAs: Use+Less Project

2009-10-10T21:41:00.007+08:00

You might be wondering what the heck is a "Useless" Project? And what the heck is Malaysian Got IDEAs? Is it Malaysian you are talking about? Do Malaysian even have brains at all. This is actually the society's mindset, a global brianset.

Even Malaysia's south country neighbour, Singaporeans shrugged when they see "Malaysian Got IDEAs"? Singaporean have even more. Let's just get down to the point that Malaysian Got IDEAs (MGI) is the first launched AIESEC event that focuses on entrepreneurship. Ehem... Excuse me. I just mention entrepreneurship. (yawned....)

Yeah, people yawn when they hear about entrepreneurship. They don't give a damn and even if they do, they don't really know what the true meaning of entrepreneurship value. MGI programme launched on 10-11 October 2009, a two day programme sponsored by Joobaholic.com. The CEO of Joobaholic, Bernard Hor basically gave us the foundation motivation and let us make our own projects focusing on social entrepreneurship. He provide us with nothing and that's where we learn when we start doing it and know that we can never learn something IF we DON'T do it and basically paying your bucks to business conference will only inspire and teaches you something but learning nothing on your seat.

Use+Less Projects are one of the MGI projects that will be launched conducted and ideas brought forward by 7 energetic, outgoing, fun and superb youth in a team that bringing this so called "Useless Project For Useless People". Useless Is Just Something Beginning With You!

Grading System of Education Across The Globe

2009-07-03T11:05:00.010+08:00

There's no problem with the education system right? Surely, there are world class graduates or more preferably to be called as first class graduates. I am very sure you have first class graduates in your university or colleges. BUT what really define first class? When I was in UPM attending AIESEC conference, i was bombarded with a very shock statement from my U.S. roommate. He said the Asia's education system was flawed and ridiculous. And what's more, he's currently studying in a Top 5 listed Best University in Singapore. There's one problem with our system education, and that is the grading system.

Most overseas or international students dislike Asia's education system as the grade are being not so FAIR. The GPA of obtaining grade A is 3.67 to 4.00 pointer. So what if you get 3.8 or 3.9? U still get an A and for those who obtained exact 3.67 are referred as A as well. There are no significant difference and this is quite ridiculous. If you are a better student and perform better, you deserve better right? Many International students complained about this issue as they were dissatisfied with the education system. So is this kind of education system suppose to change and further improved? If you can do better, you deserved a first class initial but if you are merely not born-genius but just got lucky instead. Do you think you deserve the name of "First Class"?