Archive for May, 2008

Fairy Story

May 17, 2008

Once upon a time, there was a girl. She was meek, she spoke softly, she behaved strangely and she was helpless. She landed in a strange world together with a few good strangers. Everyone pitied her. The strange world was also landed by me. I was among the few good strangers. Of course, I pitied her.

She talked and thought naively. She said she came from a not-so-good family in term of relationship. She said she had a poor health. Whenever she encountered problem, she would look for me.

As time goes by, she grew more and more reliant towards me. For a normal human being, I think I should help her. But later proven I was wrong. She asked every little things that she could find. I grew more and more frustrated with her. She was so annoying.

But the most annoying part was she treated me, not friend, but a stranger. A stranger who needs to be repaid the kindness. In other word, I was just an outsider for her.

I didn’t speak to her after that, let alone, help her. There was another stranger, the stranger treated her as a real friend. However, in the end the stranger was disappointed with her. She did something unexpectedly. She did something that the stranger didn’t want her to do. For they had had already an agreement.

Inspirational of the day

May 16, 2008

When the interview has come to the end, I asked a question.

How do you think about ITE students?

The answer :

I have faith in them. I believe they can excel, they lack of opportunities.

Persuasion : Art of Influencing People

May 10, 2008

I have finished reading the book titled above. A bit disappointing. It only touches the surface.

This book only serves as a summary what is needed to influence people.

It is good for beginner. It touches aspects such as human behavior, body languages, emotional, etc.

For more in-depth on understanding what’s mentioned in the book, probably we need more specialised book to do so.

Overall, it’s quite a practical book. The lessons, even though are simple, but quite useful in every day life.