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| It's your birthday and I can't be there But I'll send you a special birthday wish and a little prayer Have a happy birthday I hope that all of your birthday wishes come true May you have a great time today and find happiness in everything you do. |
Happy Birthday, Mummy!!
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Handling Criticisms
How do you handle criticisms when they are displayed before you with different intensities, ranging from mild assertions to stinging words thrown straight in your face?
Stop Being Defensive and Start Examining Yourself
In all cases, criticism usually arises out of something that you did or didn’t do. The most difficult task is to separate the facts from the emotions. The next step is to objectively look at the results and ask how you played a part of it. For example, if you were criticised for making bad decisions that caused poor results, examine how you made it happened. This is because if you were to instantly be defensive, self evaluation will not occur at all.
A cognitive psychological tool called Johari window also states that everyone has a blind spot. This represents information that a person is not aware about themselves but others are aware of it. Therefore, it is imperative to listen what the criticism is and find out whether there is any truth in that statement.
Change Yourself
Change does not usually happen at a cognitive level but usually happens at an emotional level. For example, even if you are overweight and know that you have to lose weight, you might not be doing anything significant about it. This is the cognitive level. However, when things happen at an emotional level, the results might be longer lasting.
So, ask yourself the tough question what do you need to change? By not making a decision is also making a decision not to do anything. Change only comes in when you demonstrate the resolve and absolute desire to make it happen (and of course, take MASSIVE ACTION on it).
It is also good to thing about the good outcomes from the positive change in your life. Know that everything comes with a cost, even with change. So, discipline and intense resolution is required to make the change.
Understand that Criticism is inevitable
Criticism; whether it is given with true intentions or destructive in nature, are always inevitable.
Here are some questions to determine if criticism is helpful:
- Who said it? Sometimes harsh words from a wise man are better than the loving kisses of fools.
- What was the spirit behind it? Is it to help or tear me down?\
- What is the truth? I need to determine if what was true and how I should address it.
Let go and move on
What happens when you feel that after much self examination, there is really nothing wrong with yourself? There are people who will constantly grew angry and frustrated because of what other people said to them. They are not able to let go and move on in their lives.
Secure people can see that they are fallible and know what their weaknesses are. The good thing is that they make a conscious decision not to get bonded by the negativity and move ahead fresh. If you keep harping about the past, you will never be able to take on the new possibilities in your life.
John Maxwell in an article shares that “while we are growing up, a lot of us spend a good deal of time worrying about what the world thinks of us. By the time we reach 60, we realize the world wasn’t paying much attention.”
Conclusion:
Some of the best people that entered into your life were your critics, not friends. Treat criticisms with a certain respect, learn from it and then move on in your life
Love
From BC:
This is your manual generated message from your dear: Welcome home! Who says you can online??? hahaha....no playing too much games, drink more water...rest more...yes yes, i admit i'm naggy So what? i care for my baby
A little LOVE
Dedicated to my dear BC...
Greatness as you
Smallest as me
You show me what is deep as sea
A little love, little kiss
A litlle hug, little gift
All of little something. these are our memories
You make me cry,
Make me smile,
Make me feel that love is true...
You always stand by my side,
I don't want to say goodbye.
You make me cry,
Make me smile,
Make me feel the joy of love.
Oh! Kissing you...
Thank you for all the love you always give to me,
Oh! I love you...
(* Repeat from the beginning * 01 time)
Yes I do, I always do...
Make me cry,
Make me smile
Make me feel that love is true
You always stand by my side
I don't want to say goodbye.
You make me cry,
Make me smile,
Make me feel the joy of love
Oh! Kissing you...
Thank you for all the love you always give to me,
Oh! I love you...
Yes I love you... Oh! I love you...
Ghost of You and Me
What am I supposed to do
With all these blues
Haunting me, everywhere, no matter what I do
Watching the candle flicker out in the evening glow
I cant let go
When will this night be over
I didn't mean to fall in love with you
And baby there's a name for what you put me through
It isn't love, it's robbery
I'm sleeping with the ghost of you and me
Seen a lot of broken hearts go sailing by
Phantom ships, lost at sea
And one of them is mine
Raising my glass, I sing a toast to the midnight sky
I wonder why
The stars don't seem to guide me
I didn't mean to fall in love with you
And baby there's a name for what you put me through
It isn't love, it's robbery
I'm sleeping with the ghost of you and me
The ghost of you and me
When will it set me free
I hear the voices call
Following footsteps down the hall
Trying to save what's left of my heart and soul
Watching the candle flicker out in the evening glow
I can't let go
When will the night be over
I didn't mean to fall in love with you
And baby there's a name for what you put me through
It isn't love, it's robbery
I'm sleeping with the ghost of you and me
I didn't mean to fall in love with you
And baby there's a name for what you put me through
It isn't love, it's robbery
I'm sleeping with the ghost of you and me
-Nice song but I just found out what are the words in it-
NUSSU Appreciation Dinner 2010
8th October 2010
6.30pm
NUSS Guild House
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| AY09/10 Committee |
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| AY09/10 & AY10/11 |
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| AY10/11 Committee Take 1 |
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| AY10/11 Committee..Look forward to a great year ahead! |
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| AY10/11 Committee Girls! |
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| Girls Take 2 |
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| Girls Take 3 |
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| Missing the old committee |
NUSSSC Appreciation Dinner 2010 - Epilogue
7th October 2010
7pm
MPSH4
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| Nexus Group B |
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| IGC |
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| Love |
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| Nexus Group B Take 2 |
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| Nexus Group B Girls |
Time for Mid-terms
This marks the end of Recess Week.
18th - 21st Sept : Nexus Camp 2010
22nd Sept : Preparing DSC2006 notes
23rd Sept : Residential Games & VPC Meeting
24th Sept : MKT3402 Group Project Meeting
25th Sept : Study LSM3212 + F1 Qualifying
26th Sept : Singapore GP
The Best Group!
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You don't see people doing anything doesn't mean they are doing nothing. Respect and trust are important when you are working in a team. If you want to quote someone, better do it correctly. Remove the Vice from your position and do what a Chairperson has to do?? If so, why do you call them Vice??
Voyage de la vie
“Voyage de la Vie” or the “journey of life” is a story of a boy’s metaphoric journey, or a rite of passage before he becomes an adult.
Enter the world of the mysterious Lantern Keeper, the charming Crystal Cat and the mesmerizing Diva along with extraordinary inhabitants. Explore the journey of the boy on an adventurous search to discover his destiny. An unforgettable experience of magnificent sets, glamorous costumes and amazing circus feats awaits…
A circus theatre spectacular, the story is told through song and dance, combining with the energy, physicality and athleticism of circus arts, resulting in a contemporary cutting edge performance art form which fully engages the senses and keeps audiences on the edge of their seats. The first circus theatre spectacular ever to be created in
Singapore, it presents an international cast of circus stars brought together from 16 countries.
Really enjoyed the show! Great!
Company Photo
We took a company photo today! I really enjoyed my work at Acumen. Dr Ong had been really nice and teaching us lots of new things.
I've learned more about the financial aspects as well as project management. I also had the opportunity to meet many professors to discuss about possible project collaboration. I've just met the Associate Director of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company today. I manage to learn something new from him too.
Our company website was officially launched last week and I had been working on the booklet specially made for a trip to Poland. We will need to put on the final touch and it's ready for printing tomorrow.
I'm also in-charged of making arrangement for our weekly T.E.A.M. There's really lots of learning opportunity in a start-up company. Since it's a small company, we get to try a bit of everything.
I'll also be starting on research of my projects which I had been doing literature research on. Will be looking forward to it!
Oh, there's one new member to my Pooh family. Will post the photo next time since I can't get it out from the camera.
Last weekend, we had R3 farewell dinner for the 4 graduating RAs. I guess we will all miss them. I really learned a lot from them. Wish them all the best! (Photos also can't be taken out from the camera)
Reminder: Check when is their commencement :) (or if you all happened to read this, drop me a message k :P)
Oh, I just realised the reflection of the cars moving along the road from my window looks like shooting star!
Holiday!!
Exams was over more than a week ago. I have been enjoying myself since then. Internship officially starts on Monday. No more playing around. Need to wake up early every morning, even earlier than I need to go for lesson. But I guess this new job will be exciting. The company offers contract R&D services to support early-stage drug target discovery and pre-clinical drug development in the pharmaceutical industry, with focus on anti-cancer therapy.
Currently the office is on campus, so travelling isn't much of a problem for me. The canteens will also be open, so can get cheap food too (but a bit bored of it).
Nevertheless, the learning outcome from this internship includes:
- Apply knowledge learnt in classes in industry lab
- Experience in translational research and industry R&D processes (vs academic)
- Appreciate startups as a mechanism of commercialization of science and technology
Other specific projects and learning outcome:
- Understanding and implementing the concepts of a contract R&D business
- Setting up the operations and administrative processes for a new lab and R&D company
- Experience and exposure in interactions with diverse partners in the R&D industry.
Sounds like a lot to learn for me but that's the usual objective of internship, right? To learn as much as I can :D Looking forward to it.
"There is nothing like a dream to create the future."
Life Science Dinner & Dance 2010
Nice food. The magic show was great too but I had no idea what the card trick was about. Other than that, it was a great evening.
Trust
Trust is the currency in all relationships, whether in office or at home. If you do not have enough of this currency, you will realise that whatever you do, you will need more time, energy and money to perform a task. However, you will realise that the reverse is true as well.
Imagine how things can be done faster if people had their trust in you?
Imagine that business deals are done simply with a handshake rather than countless pages of contract?
Imagine how you can align people to a common objective because they trust that you will deliver?
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