Archive for August, 2006

Statistics – the new bling

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

My kind of geeky humor! 4:33 minute clip warning.

I am reminded of myself when I saw that take-himself-too-seriously guy (scene at 3:52). Just kidding. Ha ha.

Frank Sinatra — That’s life

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Thanks to my co-worker Sabrina, I’m now stuck on Frank Sinatra! I found his song titled “That’s Life” to be pretty meaningful. Thanks Sabrina!

 

I’ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,
A poet, a pawn and a king.
I’ve been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing:
Each time I find myself, flat on my face,
I pick myself up and get back in the race.

That’s life
I tell ya, I can’t deny it,
I thought of quitting baby,
But my heart just ain’t gonna buy it.
And if I didn’t think it was worth one single try,
I’d jump right on a big bird and then I’d fly

What would happen if you had this laptop on your lap?

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Wow. I would hate having a hole on my lap when if I had this laptop. I would have to totally miss out on ice hockey for at least 1 week. Better return the Sony-made batteries in Dell and Apple laptops if you have them. Good thing I own an IBM ThinkPad! :) — and I don’t mean Lenovo either.

Young mentor, old mentor

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Power Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Proteges Get the Most Out of Their RelationshipsTom Morris wrote an interesting advice when it comes to mentoring:

A very wise woman in her 40s once said to me that she always makes sure that she has at least two women friends — one a good deal older, and one sigificantly younger.   The older one shows her the way forward, she explained. The younger one renews her energy for the journey.

Interesting advice for mentoring. When we think about finding a mentor, we usually think about seeking out a more senior person,or a number of such people. Maybe that’s half of the game. Perhaps an exposure to youth has its own teaching purpose in our lives.

That’s a pretty interesting concept I thought I’d share with my readers. Viewing the perspectives from both mentors, gives us the ability to see what we cannot yet see, and the ability to see what we have forgotten to see. Everyone, regardless of accomplishments, age, and power, can learn from others.

And to quote Mike Myatt, the Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer of N2growth:

Whether young or old, experienced or inexperienced, the best way to approach personal and professional development is to always stay in the learning zone. When you think you have all the answers is when you are headed straight for the proverbial brick wall. Always seek out people who know more than you do and actively learn from them. Find a mentor or coach who can dispassionately point out your shortcomings and help you chart a path to progress. Most things in life happen as a result of choices we make and you can make the choice to gain an understanding of what it is that you don’t know and determine what you want to do with that information. It’s your choice…choose wisely.

I don’t personally own this book, but I’d be interested to know if anyone else has read it.

Scheduled site maintenance — DNS records

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Dear visitors,

I have just updated my domain (jayliew.com)’s DNS records at about 7:30PM PST — and these changes may take up to 48 hours to propagate throughout the planet. I hope for minimal disruption, but if you have trouble accessing this site, please be patient and I will sort it out as soon as I can. This also means that I might not receive some emails. If an email bounces back to you, please resend it to me. Thanks again!

Sincerely,

Jay Liew