Kenapa bukan kita?

siapa selalu nampak tweet atau post di mana-mana social media tentang apa yang lelaki/ perempuan buat untuk pasangannya? sweet kan? kasi jambangan bunga, jambangan coklat ataupun scrapbook tentang apa yang pernah terjadi dalam perhubungan mereka? bayangkan, berapa lama masa yang diambil untuk kumpul semua bahan dan kemudian dibukukan. lama kan?

kemudian, kita nampak pulak seruan tentang bagaimana lelaki perlu layan pasangan, perempuan perlu buat begitu dan begini. banyak kan?

kita memang sentiasa mahukan sesuatu dilakukan untuk kita. tetapi berapa kalikah kita berhenti untuk fikirkan mungkin kita boleh jadi orang tersebut.

contohnya, kita selalu mahukan seorang pemandu yang sabar di tengah jalanraya. pemandu yang sekali-sekala beri ruang kepada para pemandu lain untuk menukar laluan atau yang berhenti untuk pastikan semua pejalan kaki sudah habis melintas. adakah kita juga orang yang sama? adakah kita cukup sabar untuk buat semua yang di atas tanpa menekan hon berkali-kali atau adakah kita cuma telan rasa geram dalam-dalam dan bisikkan diri untuk sabar?

bila kita RT atau kongsi kisah kesetiaan seseorang, adakah kita juga bersedia untuk setia sebegitu? bila kita kongsikan tentang kesetiaan seorang isteri demi seorang suami yang sakit, adakah kita mengharapkan semata-mata pasangan kita begitu atau kita pun bersifat begitu juga? adakah kita bersedia untuk sama susah senang dengan pasangan tanpa curang atau lari dari perhubungan tersebut?

kalau kita cuma mengharapkan layanan begitu, kenapa kita sendiri tidak berbuat begitu?

He was a king at 19 whatttt

The beloved Thai king passed away yesterday. The news of his illness has long been whispered by a good friend (we are both Malaysians but we just happen to like to gossip. That's all) but there was hardly news about it anywhere.

Do you know that the late King Bhumibol took the throne at the age of 19? I may not know much about him but 19? I was too busy crying over my calculus notes at the age of 19.

Although there's not much difference there. He reigned over his subjects (the people) while I was ruled by my subject (calculus). Although obviously I did not succeed with my subject.

Berebut Sudip

petang tadi, teruja sangat nak memasak di dapur. entah, tetiba datang mood nak kacau mak di dapur.

' mak, nak,' sambil tangan hulur ke arah sudip. mata memang terus ke dalam kuali. bak choy yang dibeli semalam dah siap dipotong.

' eh tak payahlah. biar mak buat,' mak larikan tangan yang pegang sudip.

' aaaaaa nak!' tiba-tiba bila buat perangai macam tu, teringat masa kecik-kecik dulu.

tarik kerusi dari ruang tamu ke dapur. tarik biar sebelah mak yang tengah memasak. panjat kerusi perlahan-lahan.

mula-mula perati mak buat apa. lepas tu makin lama kepala makin dekat.

'eh nanti kena minyak panas!'

' mak, nak!' tangan panjang sahaja menuju ke arah sudip.

sama. tak berubah. kasihan mak. anak dah besar panjang masih mengada-ngada.

oh ya. dan bak choy petang tadi digoreng chinese style.

Kisah perempuan di ladang dengan api

Ada seorang perempuan. Kerjanya sehari-hari menguruskan rumah dan ladang. Pagi membersihkan rumah, membantu ibu dan ayah sebelum bergegas ke ladang untuk melihat ternakan.

Satu hari, cuaca panas terik. Si gadis lekas-lekas lari ke ladang untuk pastikan ternakan tidak dahaga. Setibanya di ladang, kelihatan api menjulang.

Si gadis rasa marah. Selama ini dijaga ladang dengan baik, kenapa mudah sahaja semua dijilat api.

Didorong rasa amarah yang meluap-luap, si gadis bertekad menghalau api. Dicekaknya jerami di dalam kandang, lalu dibakar, dicampak pada api.

' Rasakan! Api siapa yang lebih kuat!,' ujar gadis sambil mengetap gigi.

Lalu, kesemuanya hangus. Benar api si gadis lebih kuat. Tetapi menangnya jadi abu.

P/S: tentang perbalahan mengenai hinaan terhadap Allahyarham Haron Din.

#1 Conversation with the boss

These days the team leader visits me at the table to talk about cosmetics. I hardly know anything about Bobbi Brown, how do I contribute to conversations regarding comparison of make ups?

I have to go check more on cosmetic stories now. fashion bla bla.

Toodles...

Monday blues

It's Monday morning. Very early morning in fact. You may ask, why am I writing this very early in the morning while I should be worried about the work.

Ah, the perks of working from home.

Just this one day though.

But that's the thing, the fatigue from the weekend (most probably from going out and such) has spilled over to the oncoming week like a steel freight train. Come 10pm Sunday night, the moodiness and all the grey clouds gathered above my head (it was just so lucky that I usually ironed my clothes on saturday night instead of the usual schedule of doing so on Sunday). A 10 pm bedtime spilled over to 11pm...11.15pm...11.30pm and so on. Before we know it, it is already midnight and thousands of excuses run in my head to actually take an emergency leave.

But then, we need work to get paying the bills (I'm actually very nervous about the upcoming electric bill. God knows how much it will total up what with the hot weather and all. The aircond for most of the night since the heat is so suffocating. But on a bright side, the floor dry up faster after I mop it) hence, we just need to drag ourselves off the bed to work. Well, not really dragging myself if I was late.

So here I am. Feeling a bit better for not being at the office now. But still working. Or attempting to start working (ha-ha!)

Just don't tell my boss about this.

So, may be force be with you on this Monday.

Between jealousy and admiration

I have always wondered where some women get their energy from measuring against people's material belongings. This is particularly obvious in a workplace. 

If we ask nicely, women will gladly share their beauty tips. But one starts to make scathing remarks, brace ourselves for the aftermath. Amazingly, those who make such scathing remarks are hardly Miss Universe so seriously, what is your motivation. 

Women please. We are having a hard time enough being in a workplace. It is already difficult trying to make people listen to us, managing different people at all times and keeping our emotions in check. Why do we have to make it continuously difficult to face the day by being difficult to each other? 

It is fine if we are not wearing Braun Buffel handbag yet, it is not the end of the world. We can always work towards the bag. It is also ok if we are yet to be able to afford Tod's shoes but what does it really tell about us when we actually spend time to tell stories that 'she wears expensive stuff but still look as if she's wearing cheap stuff?' It does not actually bode well for our personalities. 

Why do we have to measure ourselves over petty little stuff? I'd rather we work towards creating a better work ethic and producing more quality work. We can also work to gain more knowledge while talking about the new eyeshadow we heard available or how we want to try the Louboutin lipstick. But why do we have to continuously focus on petty little stuff over materials that will fade away. In 20 years, the Louboutin shoes may be worn but in 20 years, our little trip of saving money can be passed down to other generations. They why o why do we spend so much time accumulating material instead of wealth of knowledge? 

A little jealousy is fine; to drive us to succeed. But what is this determination to roast people just because we admire them, dear ladies? This is so stupid and time consuming. 

And aren't we forgetting a little something. Spending time so much focusing on one person; doesn't that show a tiny bit of admiration? 

Food will....

Food will not judge me. It accepts me for who I am; whether I'm pear, apple or A shaped. Food will always be there for me, for better or worse.

I can totally rely on food, whether I'm sad or mad. It won't sulk, run or ask for a break.

Food, my true love.

P/S: I probably need to eat now.

what is leadership?

How do we define leadership? Is it:
1) the longest-serving worker in the company?
2) the one with the most contribution in the team?
3) someone who can motivate others and actually do his/ her work?
4) someone closes to the boss?

of course. number 4 tend to be hated. haha. but here's the deal; number 1 may be the obvious choice. most think this should be the case but we forgot something; managing a team of people does require more than a long track record. humans have feelings, emotions and that also mean issues. losing someone close or having a breakup does affect performance in the workplace. now, can someone with a long history with a company tackles this?

a leader embraces the title of being a manager with a huge responsibility. the balancing act between hitting the KPI or ensuring the highest productivity level and at the same time making sure the team still have motivation to carry out the job is not easy. i mean, it should be expected.

in most articles discussing what is desired in a workplace, being a team player is the top priority. now, this means managing several people at once to be working together towards common goal(s). as a clue, this requires a leader to be a people-person, visionary, encouraging teamwork and at the same time having to treat staff as professionals. it is becoming more difficult to draw a line between staying just as workers or becoming friends with people at work. so, there you go; handling the delicateness of managing people.

by motivating people, it's not just towards one goal as a manager must also need to encourage personal growth at the same time. now, how do we do this? it's not quite difficult actually. a manager must be ready to ask questions (and of course, at the same time, be prepared to listen to the answers). here is also where putting teams' need first must be done.

you see, being a manager is never easy. i mean, an efficient one. for as long as i have been working, i've never heard a manager actually saying ' please stop being demotivated.' (i just did btw) if we see anyone is demotivated, as a manager, it's our job to motivate them.

a good worker is not necessarily a good manager. but a good manager can produce good workers.

Psikologi dan perbelanjaan

perasan tak barisan gula-gula yang berwarna-warni di rak-rak berdekatan dengan kaunter pembayaran di supermarket? skittles la, M&Ms la kinder bueno la. memang geram sangat rasanya, apatah lagi kalau perlu beratur lama-lama tunggu giliran. memang geram rasanya nak ambil sebungkus gula-gula. 

ya, itulah gunanya kenapa gula-gula diletakkan di rak berdekatan dengan kaunter. sangat mudah untuk terus capai sahaja kinder bueno dan bayar. ataupun skittles. itulah hasil daripada psikologi. sudalah mudah dicapai, dalam saiz yang cukup sedap untuk digenggam pula. 

inilah cerita saya yang baru sahaja menggenggam sebekas nutella kecil dari kaunter buat kali kedua dalam seminggu. 

"Seronok ke dah habis belajar/ kerja?"

Seronok? Adalah seronok dan tak seronoknya.

Pertama yang paling seronok sekali adalah saya dapat guna apa yang saya belajar. Mungkin ramai yang selalu kata hanya guna 20% daripada apa yang kita belajar tetapi alhamdulillah, saya guna banyak ilmu saya sebagai seorang business consultant untuk software system. banyak sangat ilmu yang saya dapat dari Computer Science yang dapat saya guna sewaktu kerja. mungkin itu yang membuatkan saya seronok bekerja.

Kedua, dapat pegang duit. Bila dah bekerja ni, insyaAllah adalah sedikit duit di tangan, maklumlah, dah dewasa.

Bagi saya, yang seronoknya bila dah kerja, dapat tolong-tolong keluarga sedikit-sebanyak. Kalau dulu, selalu tengok emak duduk dalam bilik, asing-asingkan duit dalam sampul surat untuk bayar bil telefon, bil eletrik, dan bil air, contohnya. bila dah pegang duit sendiri, dah boleh cakap dengan mak, ' mak, bulan ini orang bayar semua bil mak.' rasa puas hati pula dapat bayarkan bil mak bila setelah sekian lama mak tanggung hidup kita.

Kami sudah kehilangan ayah. Jadi, yang dapat kami lakukan adalah membantu mak sebanyak yang mungkin. tidaklah banyak, yang mana boleh, kami lakukan. mak masih suka main masak-masak (saya panggil main masak-masak sebab mak suka sangat cuba-cuba resepi yang dia tonton di TLC). resepi antarabangsa pun mak suka cuba. jadi, sangatlah seronok kalau dapat belikan mak bahan-bahan yang dia nak untuk dia cuba-cuba masak. balik-balik pun, kami juga yang makan. jadi, tak perlulah berkira.

hobi mak yang lain pun boleh kami sokong. mak suka buat roti. kalau boleh nak belikan mesin pengadun tetapi sekarang sedang kumpul duit. yang ada buat masa ini, oven. seronok juga bila tiap-tiap minggu ada saja yang mak masak.

bila dah ada oven ni pula, mak sudah mula jual kek sikit-sikit. inilah yang buat saya sendiri makin berazam untuk simpan wang buat beli oven yang lebih besar.

jalan-jalan? tidaklah jauh sangat lagipun kaki mak dah tak kuat sangat. tapi kalau teringat mcm mana kecik-kecik dulu arwah apak hantar ambik kami seorang pada satu masa dengan menaiki motor untuk pergi dari rumah ke perhentian bas, rasa nak dapat sesuatu yang lebih dari itu. kalau tidak selalu pun, sekali-sekala. masa duit masih belum ada di tangan, mestilah tak boleh sangat nak bawak mak jalan-jalan dengan kerap dan selesa. tetapi alhamdulillah, sekarang dah boleh sikit-sikit.

memanglah kalau nak diikutkan, bekerja ini tekanannya lebih dari masa belajar dulu. dulu, boleh lagi malas-malas buat kerja, atau buat kerja saat akhir. sekarang, dah kerja, mana boleh macam dulu. sekarang pun dah rasa nilai duit tu macam mana, maklumlah, dah tau susahnya cari duit. itulah yang jadi berkira bila berbelanja, kadang-kadang.

kena fikir macam mana nak uruskan duit. tapi yelah, yang dapat faedahnya nanti pun diri sendiri. apa salahnya belajar sekali-sekala. tak begitu?

Kedewasaan

Definisi dewasa, bagi saya, bukan semestinya tentang beg tangan, mobile phone harga beribu-ribu atau kedai makan yang mana paling mahal untuk dikunjungi. tetapi, tabiat-tabiat yang dulu biasa dilihat di kalangan emak dan makcik, sudah saya warisi.

usia saya antara pertengahan dua puluh tahun.

sekarang, semakin kerap saya dan kawan-kawan berbual tentang cara-cara terbaik membersihkan barangan dapur samada menggunakan sabun atau pun soda bicarbonate. kalau dulu, perbualan lebih berkisar tentang penggunaan bicarbonate soda sebagai rawatan muka tetapi sekarang bagaimana bahan itu boleh digunakan untuk membersihkan oven di dapur. perbualan ini bukan dengan emak semata-mata, malah dengan kawan-kawan. kadang-kala berjela-jela jadinya.

beberapa kali juga saya terlajak mengajak teman-teman pusing-pusing cold storage. kalau mereka jenis yang suka masak kek, memang boleh dekat sejam pusing-pusing tengok cake, dan bekas bakar kek. itu belum masuk cheese lagi. memang boleh duduk di depan kaunter keju hampir setengah jam untuk tengok keju sahaja.

di social media yang lain pun lebih kurang sama. kalau ada yang ghairah berbual tentang baju dan beg tangan, kami sudah mula fikirkan untuk tulis buku tentang resepi makanan tengahari yang ringkas dan boleh disiapkan dalam masa sepuluh minit.

entahlah. rasanya berlainan sungguh kalau dapat rasa excited bila tengok mop lantai. rasa lain sangat bila gigih cari jenis detergent yang paling berkesan untuk kotoran di baju.

tetapi, tengok kartun pasti akan diteruskan. mak tengok, atuk pun masih tengok kartun. jadi, mengapa saya tidak teruskan?

Antara waktu kita

Antara jeda waktu yang terlopong,
Ada kita yang terpelongo menunggu takdir mimpi
Sedangkan nasib kita sudah jadi permainan
Di tangan.

Adakah kita betah untuk pegun dengan mata penuh rayuan?
Sedangkan tulang empat kerat masih mampu menduga cabaran
Jika pun dicatu emosi celaru, ditunggang nafsu.

Kita..kenapa tidak diisi jeda waktu tanpa terpelongo meraih laba tidak kunjung tiba?

Take control of our dreams and aspirations

I was once told by a friend to not pursue in my studies for languages. It was because she said that studying languages doesn't come with certs while studying for courses will give us an opportunity to work.

I was a bit disheartened and I let her comments affect me. I know I love learning languages, I can grasp it quite fast. But at that point of time (about five years ago), I just thought about working. I put a stop to my language learning and let her comment into my head. I shouldn't have done that.

I travel, sometimes. And having a grasp of languages can give us a certain edge. For example, knowing how to read mandarin can give a certain edge when we are in Japan. Let's not get to being in Japan; it helped tremendously. I only had three months to prepare for Japan when I was there during winter for a week. I couldn't get everything but at least when I went to the rural areas, I can understand instructions. That is more than enough to help me move in Kanagawa.

I have been travelling to Indonesia for quite a bit. It does help to greet them in their language and because of that, I have been commissioned quite often by a local company to translate Indonesian materials to English.

I learnt a bit of French. Although I don't use it much since I haven't been to Europe, it helped a bit when we bumped into French tourists and those from some French-speaking countries.

Not too bad huh?

Currently, I'm working on Japanese. Yes, there's a lot of ground to cover but what makes it different is I love doing it. I enjoy discovering and learning new vocabulary. To this point, I can read hiragana and katakana. It will only be a matter of time before I can read kanji; I truly believe in that. The reason why I don't enrol in Japanese classes yet is because I want to learn as much as possible on my own, at my own pace.

I have always dreamt of wanting to travel. And with my penchant for languages, I plan to open more opportunities for myself. Although someone commented that languages are not as important as a certificate in ITIL (although, of course, we can also enrol in that), I beg to differ.

So there you go. If you like drawing, don't let anyone stop you. Practice with pencil or colours and don't skimp on papers. One day, when you have money, invest in your hobbies. Believe me, you will be needing your hobby. Working is not all fun. An outlet to let all the stress go is very much needed. And turn the hobbies into income, I mean why not? Do you know that you can sell your designs with Society6?

In conclusion, take charge of your dream. If anyone tells us our love to doodle is going to be a waste of time, it's fine. They are entitled to their opinion but you must take charge of your life.

" It's like the instructions given by steward/ stewardess: Help yourself before helping others."

A bit on Touch and Go cards

Since I work, Touch N Go (TnG) card has become such an important part of my life for both train and RapidKL  bus service.

However, I notice most of the riders opt to use cash instead of TnG when they go on the bus when they can still save using the card. The 20% discount is actually still applicable until now. Although it does not look much, over the course of a month, the savings can actually add up. It is one of the ways for me to save money, not much but still fine.

Apart from using it for public t, I also use TnG when paying tolls. It is not as fast as Smart Tag but still, can save time by not having to carry a lot of cash; whether notes or coins. Of course, most people don't mind it but I'd rather have my coins put in my safe. Not a big safe but still a safe.

I also use my TnG card for other uses. Once, when the train fare has not been increased, I used my card to pay a meal in Chicken Rice Shop. Of course, you can say I can use my debit card but I like the act of having another card that I can use to pay for my bill. There's a discount for that but I cannot remember how much.

Now, I can remember the discount for Dunkin' Donuts. It was 10%. There's no minimum purchase with Dunkin' Donuts to pay with TnG, which I like. Yes, just a few ringgit or cents savings but savings are still savings. What I really like about my purchase then was no minimum purchase.

On top of that, I can use my TnG card at MyNewsPlus. I usually disembark at stations with MyNewsPlus early in the morning so I tend to get breakfast from them too. It's early in the morning and sometimes I'm too lazy to fish out my purse out of my bag. As a solution, I just use my TnG to pay for my purchase. It takes only a few minutes and I don't have to struggle with my coins in my purse.

These are some of the things I can do with TnG card. I am sure there are other uses for this card. So, anyone wants to share?

Checkout the benefits at the Touch And Go Personal page for more information.

P/S: Not a promotion but more on sharing.

A bit on online etiquette

have you ever felt that every single situation that you have gone through has made the person you are today?

like the sales job that you hated so much which made you lost your hair and only stayed for two months? or the customer service job (which you took up for four months) that caused you to cry on at least two occasions?

have you?

for some reason, i feel it now. just a musing.

the sales/ customer service job has helped me a lot in dealing with emails. it looked small but communication is always the key in the corporate world. yes, qualifications are important but we work with people too. good communication skill (whether on paper or verbally) makes a difference.

tip: always try to ask how the other person is doing in an email and end it with thank you. it actually creates a better atmosphere.

with us communicating using the computer, online etiquette is becoming more and more important. if we want to email people about asking for jobs, pay attention to the header. i've heard so many complaints on people applying for jobs without any manners. start the heading with 'Application for..'. In the email body, say hi, introduce  ourselves and tell them what we are applying for before proceeding to inform we have attached our cover letter and resume. it sounds trivial but believe it or not, these are the things that most applicants forget or think not important.

Those people working in HR are people too. it will be such a nice change to have someone email them and ask for their wellbeing once in a while, don't you think so?

chop chop! it's Friday. are you ready for the long weekend?

Sympathy is a powerful tool

These past few days, I noticed something interesting.

There are a lot of people on social media. There a lot of people who want to do good on the Internet. People are trying hard to find something good or give something good. Interestingly, many also see this as an opportunity to take advantage on others.

It doesn't take a lot. All that is needed is a few pictures and a few sob stories. Of course, I'm well aware some of the stories are true. There truly is people with sad stories and really need our help. But the social media is fast becoming a place where people think they can just use people's sympathy to gain something, or specifically, money. I have seen a few posts that requested money for their first cars. I really do hope those are fake posts.

But if it is not, seriously, what made some people think they are entitled to donations for things that they supposedly pay for with their own money?

Listen, how do you think people get money in the first place? There are people who worked the whole day (some the whole night) to earn money for their family and pay debt. And the same people might want to help other people in need or they have a kind heart. The operative word here is 'in need'. Do you think asking for money to buy a new car?

It is bad enough that we have scammers who ask from money in public places like KL Sentral. Those sob stories like, ' I need RM 10. I just met with an accident and need money for a ride home', ' I need money because I forgot my wallet,' ' I need RM 35 for the ERL ticket because I live in Putrajaya and just lost my wallet.' These are just lies. If they are really in need, there is a police station in KL Sentral. In fact, there are policemen milling around the area.

I know my friend will not agree to this. ' Just give this person a few ringgit. Don't carelah what he does with it.'

This is actually the formula being used by these scammers on the road. I believe if people start saying this, we are just giving birth to more scammers. My father always said, ' if you want to help these people, buy them food instead of money.'

Of course, all of us want to make the world a better place. Of course we want to be there for each other. But we have to do this with caution too. There are people who are really in need and there are also people who are just milking others' sympathies.

Life is bad enough with the inflation and bad economy; it is unfair manipulate the sympathies from Good Samaritans. Everybody is suffering but many are trying hard to survive. We can all do with the extra money but manipulating or worse, lying is not.

I'm ranting a lot on this Friday but I had to let it out. It saddens me to see young people trying to start GoFundMe for causes that are totally selfish. Please, do it for a good cause. If we cannot help the world to be a better place, just don't be the extra burden.

Book Review: Shadow Play by Barbara Ismail

I'm a huge fan of mystery and thriller. I have quite a collection of James Patterson, use to finish Agatha Christie's when I was in colleage and a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes. This time, however, I ventured somewhere closer home. It's Shadow Play from Barbara Ismail.

Set in 70's Kelantan, the story was about how a quiet Tawang was disturbed by the death of one of a wayang kulit musician. The death shocked everybody and ruffled a few feathers. The rivalry between several Wayang Kulit troops got in the way of the investigation, which was greatly helped by a songket trader. Although the case was assigned to the Chief Police Officer, the case still needs a local.

I didn't really browse through the book when I bought it; I just want a book that tells me stories here rather than abroad and I've never been so right before. The story, albeit being written by a foreigner (Barbara hailed from the US), has managed to put me to shame. I learnt so much of peribahasa Melayu that have long been forgotten. These peribahasa were included in the story with an English and its own translation. I'm very honored to have come across this book.

With the setting in Kelantan, Barbara has managed to paint the pictures beautifully about the people there. Although the Pasar Besar that I know might be a bit modern compared to the one in the book, but it managed to capture the feeling of it.

The flashbacks are nice flowing, the mystery is kept interesting towards the end and the kampung feeling is preserved as nicely as possible. I particularly liked the fact that the modern and traditional themes are tackled nicely like when a bomoh is summoned to a house but turned out the disease was caused by science.

I strongly recommend this book for someone who wants to read something closer to hope; to at least capture some part of our wonderful Malaysia. The Bahasa Malaysia spelling might be a bit old, but that actually added to the charm of the book. I have nothing more to say, but praises for this book.

Read up more on the author Barbara Ismail.

Back from Long Hiatus: Again, Interview

So, we have covered the first part of the interview here: First Impression: On Paper.

Still on paper, and it is going to be quite short, I guess.

It is actually best to list down the work experiences as concise as possible. For those involved in jobs like writing or web designing, it is also best to include your portfolio. It is nice and all to hear ourselves talking about our achievements, but a proof will be so much better.

In putting down the words in the resume, wordplay is extremely important. I'm sharing a page detailing 222 action verbs for the resume Resume Cheat Sheet: 222 Action verbs to use in your resume. Do check it out.

HR goes through hundreds of resumes; refrain from tiring them. Opt for bullet points instead of long lengthy paragraphs (unless needed).

There is no one-size-fits all solution for everyone but I seriously hope we can all learn something from here. Drop me a comment for those who wish to have this written in Malay.

Have a nice weekend people.