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Discovering Other Side of Kuala Lumpur
The world is book and those who do not travel read only one page. Malaysia, a country where diversity in life-styles; harmony in differences and dream for more robust nation never put the national pride in jeopardy _ Malaysia, truly Asia. Living for two years has taught me one thing for certain, the country never…
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Happy New Year, 2016
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia celebrates New Year’s Eve in its way… Photo Credits: Jawad Jahid
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Be Spontaneous, Be Fearless
Let’s confess life turns monotonous replete with mundane stuff devoid of genuine pleasures of life. Our routine cannot afford anything unpredictable, mind-set becomes defiant against unplanned events and our life-style relies on utterly programmed arrangements. There will be no margin for unpredictability and spontaneity demises. This attitude affects our health, relationship, motivation to work and…
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What can we learn from The Walk, the movie?
I bet as business students, Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs incessantly comes forth. For many, the theory defines life’s guiding patterns and values shaping human ambitions and directing their actions while others – limited in number but larger in impact – challenge the indispensable principle and follow their intuition; i.e. for them hierarchy goes the…
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Live the Story before You Craft the Script
Plato says the learning and knowledge that we have is, at the most, but little compared to what of which we are ignorant. Five-days a week _ lucky enough three-four days _ waking up _sometimes not very early morning _ heading to college, skipping breakfast for I have a mob to feast with,…
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Global Transformation Forum 2015
“Operationalising Transformation: Shifting Dialogue to Effective Action” Speak for yourself because you can… I had an opportunity to watch live talks by Malaysian Premier, the Former Premiers of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Bolivia; Ministers from Tanzania, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Ecuador; the sports icons, global entrepreneur tycoons and representatives from the World Bank, IMF…
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Different But Same
We are different but same in many ways… A generation ranked as the 6th in Asia and 20th in the world in terms of economic growth (6% per year) has borne rough journey. Sure, it has been rough and painstakingly long to attain this status. How Malaysia has evolved this far is another story. I…
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Nervousness, Asset or Liability???
Whether you think you can or think you cannot, you are right. I give a fearless but careful stare at the Koh-e-Baba Mountain ranges asking myself with all nervousness I’ve lived; Jawad, Can you??? Fellow Toastmasters, “Is nervousness a liability or an asset?” You listen to your anxious whispers from within, follow negative calls or…
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Getting Colored
Often time spent in crowed leaves us wondering about our true self. Our judgmental genes begin to reassess ourselves as an individual, how we are connected to the crowd (surely to what extent in true senses) and how the crowd can influence us. Those with greater self-esteem make the moment not letting the crowd get…
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Break Invincible Fences
Over the course of history, man is derived to theory of idealism in essence and practices, practically. However, there have been individuals whose motive drove them to go for the otherwise _ change the course of history. They knew the change had to come from within prior to imparting to the masses. From Socrates to…
