Macroeconomics

Caught too fast too furious, the proposal and 17 again few days back. these movies been out for quite awhile, just that i don't have the chance to watch them in the cinema, so no choice but to download and watch at home. it's great to watch on a day when there's no school and no work. so relaxing.. both the proposal and 17 again are nice, but i prefer 17 again!! how i wish i can turn back time again, and i will sure cherish it.. i really really wish i can turn back time just for once, even sacrificing 10 years of my lifespan.


anyway, i bought a textbook for macroeconomics !! And this is my 1st time buying textbook for my studies in UOL, coz the study guide for macroeconomics is damn pathetic, not much info inside, so hopefully the investment in this Oliver Blanchard textbook is worth it. Macroeconomics is real tough, no joke, totally different from what i have been perceiving last year and i hope i can understand it with the help of my lecturer and this book!! :)

Haeundae : The deadly tsunami

Bad apples

BAD APPLES

How to manage difficult employees, encourage good ones to stay and boost productivity

What is a bad apple? --- behavior, performance and productivity



Reasons for bad apple behavior?

1. he doesn't like his job
2. he doesn't like the work environment
3. she doesn't like her coworkers
4. he feels dissatisfied within the company
5. she has skill set deficiencies that she is trying to manage or cover up
6. he really has no idea he's not measuring up
7. she is experiencing a personal, health, or family problem outside of work
8. he has a clash with management
9. he has basic personality traits that are incompatible with the job or company



Type of bad apples

1. gossips
2. backstabber
3. passive-aggressive
4. waster
5. narcissist
6. the liar
7. lazy bones
8. combatants
9. poisoner
10. the bully
11. the slob
12. thief
13. whiner
14. unreliable
15. career climber
16. our lady of perpetual crisis
17. the job hater


Motivating bad apples to become good

1. identify the problem
2. understand the causation
3. demonstrate the benefits of being a good apple
4. dealing with your own feelings
5. how to talk about the problem
6. a plan for improvement
7. follow thorough



AND it continues... :)

"time heal all wounds"

"Time heals all wounds." how true is this statement? everyone always mention it when something not good occurs. for example, you are ditched by your boyfriend and people come and console you saying time heals all wounds. Scenario 1: 10 years later, you are still single and your ex-boyfriend has a girlfriend and they are spending their lives happily. then are you sure you will be okay when see such situation? are you sure time heals all wounds? or your wounds are pricked and deepened this time? Scenario 2: 10 years later, you are still single and your ex-boyfriend has married with his wife and has a cute baby of theirs as well. Does time heals your wounds? does your wounds still hurt? Scenario 3: 5 years later, you meet a guy that is much nicer than your ex-boyfriend and you fall in love with him and decides to marry him. so is it time have heal all wounds? In fact, theoretically time does not heal all wounds at all. it's simply nonsense and it's not proven scientifically at all. It's the events that happened within the 10 years, not the 10 years time that heal your wounds. it's that your ex-boyfriend has married a woman and given birth to a baby which makes you give up totally and thus you have no choice and find another guy to fall in love with. therefore, time is not a factor in conclusion.

correlation vs causation,
dependent variable vs independent variable,
confederate vs critical participant,
quantitative vs qualitative,
experimental studies vs field research vs survey studies

my 1st esap lecture !!

well, i attended my very first ESAP, element of social and applied psychology lecture today. it seems abit interesting somehow. hmmm.. social psychology is the study of how the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others. And the core aspects of social psychology are these three, cognition, affects and behaviour. Taking smoking as an example, cognition will explain why some pick up smoking. some youngsters think that smoking look cool. Affects is about feelings, for example some smoke because of stress or insecurity. Last but not least, behaviour is about actions. you are the only one among your friend that don't smoke, and slowly you will be influenced by their actions and try smoking as well. hahas ain't i smart? Awaiting for my next week esap lecture again!

Also, the lecturer show us a video clip. it's a very funny clip, let's watch it again! :)

Love Knows no limits and true friendship lasts a lifetime. Get back in touch with someone today

Love Knows no limits and true friendship lasts a lifetime.
Get back in touch with someone today

Picasa 3

WOW, i found a cool software ! it's called Picasa 3, a very nice and convenient way to organise your pictures. Guess it's been out for v long, just that i am too noob to notice it? anyway, i did some collages and here they are :

my all time favorite idol

army dudes

sim peeps

sch is reopening in 1week time !!

my school holiday gonna end soon, in 1 week time. i am taking corporate finance, macroeconomics, management mathematics and elements of social and applied psychology this year, hopefully i can cope with ease. it has been months since i finished my exam in mid-may. wow that is around 4 months. alot of stuffs actually happened in these 4 months.

- my 1st time working at the CBD area !
- my 1st time being sacked by a freaking bitch !
- my 1st time working in a call centre !
- my 1st time going hongkong !
- my 1st time watching a 3D movie - final destination !
- my 1st time clubbing on ladies night - butter factory !
- my 1st time applying i-banking !
- my 1st time opening an account in UOB !


And i think i am liking customer service after working in a call centre, i appreciate excellent customer services from others, especially from DBS. i like their attitude, their ways of serving customers and the politeness of them! superb !! :)

school reopening, meaning gotta pay course fees again.. guess the amount ? 4.7K !! where the hell am i gonna dig out 4.7K from my pocket, no choice but to pay through instalment by citibank. this imply that i need to pay 392 bucks monthly for 12 months. life without money real sucks ! Gotta scrimp for the next few months and hopefully i gets some part time job or tutions !

should i sell my phone and get another one? this phone has been with me for almost a year, don't really bear to because it's a 8mp camera phone, and i know if i gonna change a phone, the one i gonna get is definitely not a 8mp camera phone. should i or should not ??

my army batch, siming, chris, pengjun, jonathan, weemeng, bernard, alex and ian are all currently attached. the number has been increasing throughout the year and when is it gonna be my turn? i think it's hard. somehow i have already forgotten what is love seriously.

hmm.. where should i go this weekend?? ...

a jigsaw puzzle from Kinder Joy !!

random

bought a $99 printer at comex 09!

OMG i went clubbing again this week. this time round i went on thursday, as usual enter for free again. hahas it was super quiet when we went around 10 plus. zhencong and his friends joined in that night. And it's butter factory again!! Actually, don't feel like going at all, well beitris is leaving for UK soon, so club with her for one last time. yeap nice knowing her, nt really a bad girl though she clubs often? hahas.. Went Jalan Kayu for prata and it's my 1st time going there. the prata there wasn't that fascinating though. i still think the prata below my house is still nicer and yummy!! Anyway, wanna wish beitris all the best for her law studies in UK, study hard and don't club so much over there. (wonder if you will read my blog? lol)

Caught Blood Ties on Fri afternoon. it's a local production, so didn't pin much hope on it. the actions were not very great, just has a good plot and storyline telling us about an eye for an eye!!

Comex 09 is here again! Hard to resist the temptation if you were to walk the whole convention centre one round. After much hestitation, zhonglun, boonleng and me bought a $99 start buy printer each with a free audio technica headphone!! overall, i still think it's quite worth it. No harm buying a printer, i can print stuffs anytime when i want next time. It's quite funny actually that all 3 of us bought the same model printer and imagine 3 guys dragging the printer on the trolley from suntec, to citylink mall and to mrt station. Have an enjoyable day afterall. =)

CANON printers !!!


this is how my workstation looks like, with my asus laptop, altec lansing speakers and canon 3-in-1printer

1st time going ladies nite !

Oh ya, i finally got my results back !! not too bad, i got 50 for PBF, 53 for econs, 76 for stats, 88 for maths and 68 for POA. meaning i got a 2nd upper on average, but i still gotta work hard for the next 2 years in order to maintain my 2nd upper !! GAMBATTE !! :)

Been slacking for the whole week. nothing much for me to do after ending my job at CPF. Went to watch Final Destination 3D!! My 1st time watching 3D movie, it's just a normal movie actually, not really that nice. And i remembered a scene where the champagne is opened, and the cork pop up, then someone in front of me shouted!! hahas it's damn funny for this.. btw, the movie is abit gore and you can get to see lots of internal organs, dont watch if u cannot take it !! :)

Wednesday is Ladies' night and it's my 1st time going club on a wed night as well. All i can say it's a bad experience to go Butter Factory on ladies night. it sucks totally. Waited damn long just to get in, and all the time is used on wait and wait !! Neverthless, saw a couple of friends there. cheng wee, my sec sch fren whom i never met for years, mr poh, my army junior who's currently studying in UOL as well. and lastly, joanna, a pretty girl. Lucky that we entered as VIP, and it saved us 28 bucks each!! hahas :)

Went to Heeren and tried the Shokudo. if you tried marche before, it's around the same concept, Shokudo shares the similar concept of having several cooking stations under one roof, charge cards and themed dining, but with japanese cuisine instead. Caught I love you Beth Cooper today, nice comedy and i like beth cooper to0!! she's sweet-looking and hot.. i suppose every guy would agree with me yea?

Hayden Panettiere

RED mini cooper


VINTAGE mini cooper


inside of mini cooper


shiromi fish curry rice


salmon omelette rice


unagi and prawn with bacon


mushroom!!


Acting cute !!