my mindsay: "Go Beyond Your Limits, Just Because You Can."

I'm not sure should I call it "Puzzles of Life" or "Puzzles in Life". But I actually wanna say is, those puzzles which I encountered in life from time to time.  Puzzles are those things that I can not understand or don't know how to handle.

I write this blog with that title is because I want to remind myself on something besides sharing my thoughts/life.  In fact, most of the time my blogs are my reminders.  Thats many thoughts come in my mind everyday & always I have many questions asking why this, why that. Sometimes I got the answers but sometimes they remain as questions.

Like today I think I found something which I think it is good to write it down.  This was happen when during my revision of my text book.  It was a very tick text book teaches people how to write C program.  OK, some people don't know what it is, but doesn't matter, just, it is a text book.

I used to like reading text book a lot during my high school time. I remember that time I was so hardworking went through every text books even without the instructions from teacher.  I was having that kind of initiative which I'm quite surprised now when I think back, right now.

So I recall back why that time I have such initiative, such gut / positive action to go through my text books.  Then I found that it is because I found some 'secret' during that time.  Or I should call it " good tips to learn new thing"  and I used to practice this principle a lot to cover up all the chapters in my academic books.  It was the tips which gave me a 100% for my chemistry objective exam paper. (Of course I never expect to get full mark for my subjective & practical lab exam). These tips also helped me to get almost full mark for my maths as well.  They also helped me to sharpen my memory to memorize my Biology, Chemistry, Physics & History.

So, what I wonder now, is, where's my memory about what I have gone through.  I'm kind of like losing the 'weapon' which can help me to solve the problems in my daily life now.  Now only I'm awaken. Glad.  Lucky me.

Actually the tips that I'm saying is that; suppose when I learn a new thing, simple or complex, I'll take a first glance. Have a 'feel' on what I'm reading, why I'm reading, what will I know before & after (just like the objective before you begin to read a new chapter in your text book). With that, an incomplete picture can be framed up in my mind.  OK, then now on, I'll try on some questions/ exercise  related to the topics that I'm reading, if there are available.  Doesn't matter if I did it right or wrong, I just do it. But if I don't know how to answer them, I'll just leave it. I won't check on the answers up to now.  By now, I roughly know what I've missed during my reading, what I actually didn't get a good understanding on, what I suppose/suppose not to go into depth, etc.

Then after, I start over again with second time of reading. During my second time of reading, when I come across /arrive the portions which I missed before, since I know they are those which I missed, I take more attention on them now.  With that, I improve my memory on them. I can say, now I strengthen my memory on them.    Later then, I try again the questions & answer those which I'm not able to answer previously. 

Up to now, I'll check how much I've covered. How capable I can answer the questions/exercises & then I decide whether I need to continue to third reading, or fourth reading & so on until I fully satisfy with my comprehension on this particular chapter.  This will also depend on how much time I have plan to cover it.

Thats it.

I think those missing portions that I mentioned just now are those puzzles.  On the second or third (or so on) reading, I pick up the answers here & there & replace/fit them to my puzzles. Come to think of it, no wonder they say setting up puzzle is good to train our brain on eyes sharpness, patience & memorizing power.

It is time to use back this method.

You know I really think no matter how good a product is, if the company can not sell it, it means nothing.

How can a company survive with that?!

I really think so.  After a while I struggling to fight to get more opportunity to hand on technical thing, now I really don't care much that now.

The fact is, no matter how good your technical skills are, if you don't know how to present your product to the right customers,  then you are out.

What so matter with it?  Your products are good, your technical people give world-class support, your products are convincing, etc etc blah blah, but you don't know how to sell your products? You ended up nothing. (or sales person can not sell them, those that talk)

Ask business men what do they matter most?

Profit? High Technology? Quality?

We know the answer.

No gain then how much they can invest the technical resources on the technology then?

Saying research, some more.

Each engineering resources or effort a company spends on all are about time & time is ? Money.

Really, if I let my company see the hope that it can sell this product now, my boss & sale manager will be very delighted already.

They don't really care much how good the technical aspects in this particular product.

Isn't it common to business men?

Good product without good marketing mind, all ended up zero.

Engineers eat what?  Even with constant salary also I feel shame on it.  Because product which I developed, can not be sold ?! What to proud of then ??

Of course we don't sacrifice the quality of the products.  But basically it should be up to an acceptable standard.  To get higher standard?  More engineering effort or resources needed.  very realistic rite. No pain no gain.

I wish to see product which my team developed soon or later appear in the market.  Now perhaps just some little bit of physical improvement (make hardware more attractive)

Overall, I'm glad to say, "hey, this product does work, have the content, you know?"

& really if in job interviews people ask me what skills do I cultivated in current/formal company, I might answer them "My skill? My greatest enlightenment or skill set that I developed is knowing how to make company products sell able, get businesses, gain profit"  HA HA

My team should celebrate once this product go into the market.

if I grant you a wish, what do you want?

no, I'm not a genie .

but, if, only if, you have only one wish, what do you want? or do?

this question is inspired by a movie where 4 people ; i.e. 1 elderly, 1 young man, 1 woman & 1 kid saved a rich man.

the rich man asked what do they want as an appreciation on them.

the elderly wishes for wealth, money.

the young man wishes for a new life (long story. its about he lost his reputation because been accused of killing a famous & rich entrepreneur in Korea.)

the woman wishes same as the young man (as she also be accused as the business spy of the entrepreneur's company)

the kid, also wishes for money (because he has been very poor since he was born)

I think the wisest one is the young man & the woman.

they both got everything they wanted after 3 years working for the rich man. smartest i think.

so! what you want if you been granted a wish?

share with me.

headache while writing this.

as expected after few days didn't get enough good sleep.

u bet, addicted to something which dragged much of my sleeping time.

well, you do it, you bear with it. fair fair games.

i did told myself that whatever I decided to do, we need to bear the responsibility then.

don't give any excuses. take it up, put it down. once did it, bear with it.

morning heard the very sad news about the tragedy happened in VT University.

people really go nut, or psycho (better word to say i guess?) uncontrollable emotionally till thought turned to reality.

revenge. i heard.

the drama that i 'sacrifice' my sleeping hour also about revenge.

revenge, revenge, revenge.

when this will be end in this world?

i could have just tear dropped seeing the news about the tragedy.

deepest condolences on those victims.

they could have just almost finished their course then graduate then after happily do whatever people usually do in reality.

to those mothers, fathers who lost their children. moment of silence for all of you.

even i think words can't describe well the sadness we have, everybody have, now.

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when things don't go with our ways, we give excuses.
when changes happened & we are not comfortable, we give excuses.
when rainy day & we are late, we give excuses.
when we've talked badly, we give excuses.
when we are bad in mood, we give excuses.
when we felt the day went unusually, we give excuses.
we give many excuses, just to stop ourselves to step forward.
when will we give no excuses & just tell our mind, "Shut up, just do it!" ?
when is the right timing, right place & right people?
there's no always we have right timing, right place & right people. but
there's always we can have right mindset.
just do it. stay focus, move forward.

"elaine, stop day dreaming, back to work !"

you see, I really do day dreaming. isn't it the big dream came from small small pieces bits of day dreams?

anyway, perhaps the only constrain is, you need to check it out whether it is really a right timing.

sadly, now is working hour, i got to back to reality then.

no dreaming, no imaginations, no fantasy.

"reality, I'm home!"

Can you imagine your life has been charactered in a story which at the end you have to die?

Can you imagine every single steps , every movement, what you are counting, what time you'll be some where, meeting someone, what you'll be eating, even, when you'll fall in love, etc all are entirely been set or fix to happen in exactly timing.

 

Most spooky part is that, you can hear the author, who is writting about your story, her voice.

You might be shouting, screaming, frightening & wanna to find out who the hxxx this person is.

 

Unfortunately, you'll never know. This is because, she'll never hear you.

You're just one of her characters in her new book.

 

The author still researching (I mean it, really she did researching) in what way she can kill this character.

The scary moment is, this character heard that he is gonna die very soon.

 

Who doesn't afraid of dying, isn't it.

And if, you already aware that you gonna die and forcely to accept the truth and to willingly waiting to die.

Cruel, hur?

 

This movie is such creative, I think.

The character with the help of a literature professor finally able to find the author and he was trying so hard to reach her. Alas, He got her.

 

Imagine when the character in your book ringing your door bell, will you open it?

What you gonna do? changing the story's end?

 

He was begging her so that he can live longer. He just got his love, wrong timing he would say.

But the story's end, if she change it, the book might not be the best seller's book.

 

After all, this book is her master piece.

 

Will you fight to change your fate? 

 

Will you kill the author just to stop her from 'ending' you? . ha . ha. just. kidding .

 

You'll know the end if you watch it .

 

 

 

I found out that I have the fear of calling people which I don't know.

Is it because too afraid of rejection or not comfortable to talk to strangers?

Sometimes my job requires me to call someone.

Every time, if I think twice, I feel hesitate to pick up the phone then after.

I don't know why, why it is this fear stopping me so much.

The Worst is, it causes procrastination.

Perhaps, I have no choice but to conquer this feeling.

However, sharing this feeling here make me feel better now.

Time to call people now!