Summary - 10 keywords in your pocket

I’m sure we must all familiar with the concept of Seiton already. I have an idea though.. how about if we branch the idea of Seiton to other things in life.. Non-material things in life?

So how exactly do we apply Seiton to other things in life? One thing come up to mind…

There will be time when you are walking along a very nice guy/girl and you were talking to each other. Suddenly, there’s that silence. Your mind goes blank, No idea whatsoever as to what to say, and from his/her reaction. He/She may be suffering the same thing. Fear not.. You can try this.

Always be prepare with 10 keywords to talk about. Remember, it’s keyword not topics. Examples of keywords are like “Weekend”, “Rambo4″, “LessonInLife.com” etc. Anytime you’re stuck use the next one. Lastly, don’t forget to refresh your keywords once you’ve used it. That’s a secret only you need to know

Also please understand that those keywords are simply for emergency case only. They should not be used one word after another. If you really need to use up all 10, it can only means one of you is really not good with conversation. Improve on that first.

Another methods to use, is maybe redirecting the topic on another subject, like pointing at a mad man preaching to the traffic light. Comment on him instead of asking question to each other. People always love to comment, especially after the appearance of American Idol etc

- I wonder -
What other things you guys do if you run out of ideas in a conversation?

————– Personal Note ————-
I suddenly remembered the classic movie of P.Ramlee (A Malaysian classic movie) where P.Ramlee is dating Saloma, and they had no idea on what to talk about so he asked her about the weather in Africa, some questions about giraffe. Now that is poor keyword choice

Can i ask, what keyword are you keeping as spare should your conversation freezes?

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Summary - Seiton : A place for everything

You are late for work, and to make things worse, you forget where you left your key. You spent about 5 minutes just trying to figure the whereabout. Now that’s 5 minutes a day, in a year you lose about 30 hours just trying to figure out where exactly that damn key.

now imagine you forget other things

There is one tool established by the Japanese that has been used all over the world. People pay hundreds just to learn about it. Seriously, I’ve seen seminars highlighting the tools as their key points. But fear not my friends, I’m going to spill it here for you guys FOC

The tool is called 5S. I’m very sure most of you are already familiar with it. Basically the 5S consists of Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke. Google them for more info.

But I’m more interested to illustrate how Seiton works. Seiton is roughly translated to Orderliness which basically means “Everything must have its own place”

Look on your table now. There should be a pencil in left side of the table, several pens on the other side. If there is also a cup of evaporated coffee there, you are beyond help (kidding). Anyway, abiding to the principle of Seiton means that you should have a proper place for the pencils and pen. All pens must be put in there, no exception. If you have finished your work, put the pen back there. This way, when you’re looking for a pen, you know exactly where to find it. No other place. That’s Seiton.

Apply that to the important things in your life. You can’t categorize everything, if not, your home will be changed immediately to a warehouse. Just the important things like documents, clothes, small change. and maybe remote control.

Remember there are only two rules to Seiton

• One place for it.. No other place
• Put it back there when you’re done

- I wonder -
Do you have a specific place for your things?

———– Personal Note ————
The reason I come up with this topic is because yesterday, I asked the clerk to find me a document. And guess what they took almost 30 minutes just to locate it.

Previously I had advised them on how to be organized particularly document wise, but I think old habit is very hard to die

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Summary - Learn Learn Learn

The next time I attempt this puzzle, I will have a cheat sheet. So guys, can I ask? How many actually finished the puzzle?

Can I interest you with a post I made very early during the startup of this blog. Generally, I proposed that life is actually just like reading a map. There are two things that are important. Where you are now, and where you’re going. You just cannot read the map if you didn’t know the two. For example, you have the map to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. But you have no idea that you are now in London. There’s no way the map will be useful

Now completing the puzzle, I realized I am partially correct with that statement. Besides the two important data (where are you now, and where are you going). there is another thing we need to know, which is “How to get there”

The same goes to life. We need to know exactly where we are now, where we are heading and how exactly to get there. For example, we know that we have $2000 in our saving account, and we actually want to have $100,000 in 10 years. We then need to know how to reach that goal. And for us to do that, there is no way except through knowledge

So keep learning guys. Surf the world and check out new things to learn. I’ll share with you my top resource for information.

1) Lowyat.net - A Technology Enthuasist Forum, My favorite channel would be Software, Mobile Computing, Handphones, Codemasters, Blogmasters and Finance.

2) Problogger.net - The one stop center to learn all there is about blogging and how to go pro with it.

3) Zenhabits - The site to look for if you want to learn more about managing and simplifying your life.

- I wonder -
Care to share your top 3 sites where you will check almost daily for information / knowledge?

————- Personal Note ————–
I simply love learning new things. Last time, I learnt HTML coding entirely by staying up late in the computer lab, and taking note. I then started a mini project of class homepage. It was so exciting at the time, I kept discussing it with Filantera until very late at night

The website now is no more But that is basically how I started…

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It’s Sunday.. For new readers visitting, there are usually no entries on Sunday, today however is puzzle day.

I received this puzzle quite a long time already.. And everytime I try to solve it, I will have to start afresh. If you are free today, download this puzzle attached and try to solve it. Basically you just need to drive the car out of the maze.

Anyone able to solve it the first, please show how you finish the puzzle here in the comment section. He / she will receive the ultimate prize of all.. “The Right To Brag About It” hehe Enjoy your Sunday

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Summary - 7 things to do after you wake up that will guarantee you a good day

Yesterday, I proposed that small things in life is usually as important as the big things. How about joining me in this little experiment of mine. Try to do all these small steps immediately after you wake up.. and let’s see whether it has any positive effect on your life.

1) Smile after you wake up (10 seconds)
Eventhough you are still in sleepy land, let’s have that smile, weak smile is usually the most genuine

2) Start the day like children (5 seconds)
Children always asked this, “What day is today?”. They always start their day afresh. Say this out loud - “Today is a brand new day.. Can’t wait to explore it”

3) Use your senses consciously (30 seconds)
Look around your bedroom, Hear the sound of morning, and Smell the fresh air.. Be thankful you still have your tools to enjoy life.

4) Look at your loved ones (15 seconds)
Take that photo you placed besides your bed. The photo of the one person you love. Feel that emotion in your heart while looking at the photo. If you have your wife/husband still sleeping.. there’s no need for the photo, unless of course you love someone else :p

5) Take your “Funny Moment Notepad” (30 seconds)
This notebook should contain your most funniest / embarassing moment. Write things that you find funny in it. And every morning, just have a look through it, and if you can, laugh along.. okay, a giggle might suffice

6) Stretch (1 minute 30 seconds)
If you don’t appreciate your body, who will. It only take 1 and a half minute

7) Sing and dance (4 minutes)
You should have a favorite song. Now while you are going to shower, hum that song, or even better play that song on your speaker and sing along. Dancing to the song is a must (Remember : just one song)

/end list

The whole 7 steps only need 7 minutes of your time. However I seriously think that by doing all 7, you will now have started your day beautifully.

If you still didn’t feel good, after all that.. please go to a nearby clinic. I believe you are down with fever.

- I wonder -
Any other small things you did after you wake up that usually brings up your happy mood?

————- Personal Note ————–
I sometimes wake up quite late, and when that happens, it will be rush here and rush there. Things will usually just get messier by the hour with fluctuating mood or problematic day at the mill.

However, if I wake up early, and I have time to do many things like walking casually to the kitchen for my morning drink, or singing during shower.. be prepared for a very happy banji that day

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