I’m not sure who said this, could be Jay-Z during the rapper’s pre-song rant.

“WASTED talent, man!”

Two stories I wanna share with you.

1. A lot of people go online, go to the forums, and rant about how sucky our society has become. We lament the increasing crime rates, and how our society has deteriorated macam 3rd world country. We blame the cops for bribery, we blame the government for wastage of funds, we accuse politicians of doing shit that might not be true, but we hear these stories from some of our “close circles” and distort the facts beyond the truth. I can imagine that if one day I become politician and say I wanna bom KL the local SWAT team will come pick me up when in actual fact I need to excrete fecal matter.

We think we have the answers to everything; a solution to every problem. A friend’s Lambo broke down. All of a sudden, there’s 10 mechanical engineers on site instructing what he should do. Some gives half-truths, some make REALLY good stories and some just want to give in their 2 sen and rub shoulders with the rich kid. When a friend have a headache, then we have 10 doctors on site. All the time, guaranteed.

When doctors give advise, they are liable to be sued if the misdiagnose. They are very petulant and careful when checking out the patient. Same with Lambo engineers, its million ringgit cars we’re talking about.

But when a friend gives you advise….. ??

And that’s story number one.

2. There is a Google UK beatbox video more commonly known as “sickest shit you’ll ever see”.

As I watched it again, I look down and lo-and-behold I was wearing my black Google shirt. Man… I really gotta get myself hooked up to the Google-world. Best place to work in the world, until they cancel their European ski trip, which bump them down to 4th best place to work :P hahaha….

The guys at Google are indeed talented. The organisation is as respected as it is today because of its workers and the work ethics. Whatever roles they are playing, however miniscule it may be, it gels together and makes up a one big master piece that we see at http://google.com

One of my problems is that I’m opinionated. I like to take opium.

Ok, not really. I like to get my voice heard. In the past it has got me into trouble, serious trouble. Asians in general are not ready to hear harsh words even if its the truth. In our world, feeling are more important than, say, progress, or human advancement. That’s how it worked, and that’s how it generally is. It seems to be working, if we look at China, Japan, Hong Kong and dare I say, Singapore.

But lets face it. We still don’t have the fun work environment like in the UK or US. Either that or, our boss expect his employees to enjoy the Britney song “I’m a Slave 4 U!”

One of my best memories was in high school. A friend moved to a international school in form 2, and came back in form 4 to visit. The first thing I said when I saw her in the canteen is, “Hey! You’re so fat!!!”. At least 20 people heard it, thank GOD she took it lightly. But yes… just saying lah.

Today’s sermon is: Yes, you are talented. If you think you don’t have a talent, you are not yet tapping into the one big thing that will eventually make you rich and famous. But with great powers come great responsibilities. Be accountable for your advise, and be cautious that whatever you say things that will affect your friends decision. Getting your point across is one thing. Forcing it down his throat, against his beliefs or previous pre-conceptions and understandings? Well, that’s abit dangerous. And it requires a bit of thinking as to whether your words are:

1. beneficial

2. relevant

3. SMART (systematic, measurable, attainable, realistic, timeframe)

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