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Will YOU Remember OLD PLACES ?
By tangenghui | August 24, 2010
Do you remember the time when you were young ? What was your surroundings like ? How different is it compared to the environment today ? Extrapolating back further in time, how different was it from our parents era ? How about our Grandparents and Great-Grandparents era ?
Singapore today had grown so much, from a fishing village, world harbour of call and cross routes to a modern and clean cosmopolitan city today. However, how much history, places and buildings were being preserved, how much were those used for modern economic growth and development ?
What would be left behind for our future generations ? Just digital images or old films ? Royston Tan, Singapore’s film maker, produced a very nostalgic documentary OLD PLACES and before I proceed further, let’s all give him a big round of applause for producing this documentary, it brought back many beautiful memories for many of us here and leave behind many important and social history for the future generations and beyond. The documentary OLD PLACES was shown on Okto TV and there was a repeat telecast.
Being only to watch 1 hr out of 1.5hrs of OLD PLACES during its repeat telecast, I managed to copy down the names of the OLD PLACES by scribbling on my paper.
- Old Bus Stop ~ Lim Chu Kang (It’s along Old Choa Chu Kang, I been there before)
- Old Post Office ~ Mandai
- Old Elevator ~ Kadayanallur Street
- Seletar Airbase Estate ~ Seletar
- Abandoned Railway ~ Bukit Timah (It’s from Sunset Way leading to Bukit Timah)
- Vailli Floor Mill ~ Serangoon
- Loong Fatt Confectionary ~ Balestiar
- Syed Alwi Barber (passed by there before)
- Yangtze Cinema ~ Chinatown ( I went inside there and watched movies before !!)
- Old Woodlands Cinema ~ Old Woodlands Estate
- Capitol Theatre ~ City Hall (I went inside there and watched movies before !!)
- Cantonese Opera ~ Hougang
- Thian Hock Kheng Temple ~ Telok Ayer
- Jalan Mempurong Mosque
- Cedar Estate Longkang
- Kampung Lorong Buangkok ( Went there for a photowalk before)
- Dragon Kiin ~ Lorong Tawas
- Kelong ~ Punggol
Other locations that I missed out because I missed the first 30mins, that were found / seen in other sites/videos, details to be advised and confirmed
- Old Playground (Where I can find them ?)
- Dragon Statue ~ Whampoa Housing Estate
- Glee Leong Bakery ~ Balestiar
- Chin Mee Chin Confectionery ~ East Coast Road
- Any more that I missed ?
As much as I would love to capture them down in photographs, I urge everybody not too be too over frenzy and start to disturb their peace, working environment and living environment.
Take pictures only and take away beautiful memories for everybody to view and share, let’s all help to preserve OLD PLACES of Singapore !
Topics: Dreams, Essential Planning, Goals, Leadership, Life Experiences, Mentoring, Personal Development, Personal Stories | 3 Comments »
Mentor and Mentee
By tangenghui | August 22, 2010
In a Galaxy far far away …
“You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!”
Obi-Wan-Kenobi to Darth Vader (a.k.a Anakin Skywalker)
No, don’t worry, this is not digging up Star Wars trilogy. The above segment was in relation to my article today, Mentor and Mentee, Obi-Wan-Kenobi in the Star Wars trilogy was a Mentor to Anakin Skywalker, his protege a.k.a known as the Mentee. In the later part of the trilogy, Obi-Wan-Kenobi continued Mentoring another Skywalker, he is Luke, son of Anakin Skywalker.
Bringing back to reality and real life, what is a Mentor ? what is a Mentee ? Is a Mentor your trusted friend, counsellor, teacher, experienced professionals, personal development coaches ? A Mentee on the other hand is a student of the Mentor, sometimes called a protege.
In today’s fast paced and constantly changing working environment, how are you facing up to the challenges of the current situation and future ? Are you ready for constant changes and new developments ? Are you ready to take them on – the new challenges ahead ? What are the area of concerns for you ? Career ? Personal Development ? Pay -It-Forward ? Professional upgrading education ? Networking ? Mentoring is present across different disciplines, careers, industries, that is how dynamic and wide scope it can reach out, yet it can be just as disciplined and focused in the field you are operating/working in.
~ Are you a professional with a rich wealth of experiences in your field of expertise and life ? Would you like to take on the role of a Mentor ? Are you ready to Pay-It-Forward ?
~ Are you a young professional that is still learning the ropes and gaining the work and life experiences ? Would you like to be a Mentee and learn from the highly experienced/experts who had been through that and done that ?
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Games of Sony Playstation Move
By tangenghui | August 21, 2010
During the launch of the Sony Playstation Wave Launch Event, I had the chance to experience first hand of the Sony Playstation games using the Motion Controller. I couldn’t manage to play all the games on display, however, I had my fair share of playing experiences with the following games, below are some screenshots of the wonderful games I played during the Launch Event -
Archery
Table Tennis
Volleyball
Time Crisis – Dead Sea Pirates
All screenshot images above courtesy of Sony Entertainment Hong Kong
How was the experience and ease of use with the motion controller ?
~ It was easy to use, once you get the hang of it (easily and pretty quickly) and the initial calibration.
~ Quite accurate and responsive to the motions when we were playing and imitating the actions.
~ Realistic and responsive, with a great experience
~ Fun to use and play with the Motion Controller
~ Great for team play and also playing against each other
The above games are some of the games available on Sony Playstation and keep a lookout for more games to be announced and launched later in the year !! There are some key and powerful gaming houses that would be part of the Sony Playstation, stay tuned and follow Sony Entertainment Hong Kong for the latest news updates of the Sony Playstation Motion Games !
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Sony Playstation Wave Launch Event !
By tangenghui | August 16, 2010
On Wednesday 11th August, I was invited by Sony Entertainment Hong Kong and T3 Singapore Magazine to attend the Sony Playstation Wave Launch Event in Singapore, held at Se7en, iluma. It was a great honour to be invited for this launch event and to be part of the media (as part of the Singapore Blogging Community).
During the launch event, distinguished key management executives from Sony Hong Kong, were also here in Singapore at the event, highlighting the importance and significance of the gaming market. Sony Entertainment Hong Kong would release PlayStation Move Motion Controller for the Sony PlayStation 3 system in Singapore on 15th September 2010.
Therefore, what is the Motion Controller ? What is it like ? How does it work ?
Mr. Tetsuhiko Yasuda, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Asia, Mr. Katsuhiko Murase, Deputy Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong Limited, and Mr. Norihiro Nishimura, the director of game development for “Time Crisis Razing Storm”, who were here to grace this event and presented to us, the Sony Playstation Wave.
How was my experiences like with the Motion Controller ? How was the Gaming Experiences for me ?
- It was an eye-opener to the different games from children/family friendly games to the fighting action games such as the famous and popular Time Crisis game !
- The motion controller was easy to use after the initial phase of getting the hang of it, with some calibration of the control device.
- Game graphics was realistic and real life like.
- It look like a microphone YET it is powerful and very realistic & easy to use for playing the games !
- You can play with multi-players, either as your team mate or your opponent.
- Some games are great to play with your partner/boyfriend/girlfriend, building up teamwork and relationships between the 2 of you !
- It was awesome and I enjoyed it a lot during the launch event, having hands on and trying out a few of the games, namely – Archery, Table Tennis, Golf and Death Storm Pirates.
In my next post, I would share with you my experiences of the games that I played above, pictures of the games, technical details and pricing details of the Sony Playstation Wave. Do check out my photojournalistic post of the Sony Playstation Wave Launch Event here !!!
Last but not least, I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Sony Entertainment Hong Kong and T3 Singapore Magazine for the (blogger/media) invitation !
Topics: Dreams, Information Technology, Latest News & Updates, Life Experiences, Personal Stories | 1 Comment »
Social Media Tips by Kodak
By tangenghui | August 15, 2010
Exploring more & learning more into the power of social media, I was looking for particular tips in social media for specific industries e.g. Photography, Tourism, Food & Beverage etc etc (if applicable and there are companies doing/writing/researching on it).
While searching, I found Social Media Tips by Kodak, that I found very short, sweet and interesting. Kodak being a photography related company, would suits nicely to attract photographers practicing, embracing and starting into social media. When looking through their slide presentation below, keep your minds and hearts thinking -
10 Social Media Tips from Kodak’s Chief Blogger
(1) Know What You Are Talking About ~ If you don’t know what you are talking,writing about, your readers would know … sooner or later.
(2) Always be Transparent ~ Lies, deceptions, cheating would not get you far and the truth would come to you someday soon.
(3) Be Yourself ~ You are who you are and not somebody else, every one of you is unique and special. What is your style ? What defines you ?
(4) Post Frequently ~ Keep your readers (new and returning) updated constantly and they would always come back consistently and tell their friends too.
(5) Add Value ~ How much value are your blogs/sites giving your readers ? How rich is your content ? Would your readers return again ?
(6) Respond ~ Communication is only successful when there is 2 – way communications at all times, therefore, respond is the return leg of the communication channel.
(7) Listen to What Others Have to Say ~ Feedback, good and bad, are for us to learn, improve and interact with our readers, friends, mentors.
(8) Learn from your Mistakes ~ NOBODY is Perfect, we all make mistakes, big and small, once a while. Remember to learn from your mistakes, move on, don’t REPEAT them again.
(9) Be External ~ Link up, share, ReTweet, Drop comments, Chat – Remember to interact ! That’s a key and very crucial point of Social Media Networking!
(10) Have Fun ~ Yes, never forget that !
The above 10 tips would be an excellent reference guidelines/tips for photography and travel buffs moving/starting into blogs and social media. It’s just getting bigger and more exciting.
Are you (as a budding photographer or photojournalist or travel journalist or travel blogger) with social media or are you avoiding social media ?
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Should there be a Retirement Age ?
By tangenghui | August 3, 2010
The art, science, myth and reality of Retirement, should there be a Retirement Age ? This topic wasn’t something new in today’s modern society and economy, it’s not just an issue or problem common to some countries, it’s getting significant and common among different countries and economies around the world.
It was with great interest from this article here – Retire Early, Live Longer from the TodayOnline paper. The topic of Retirement Age was brought up with this headline “I don’t think there should be a retirement age” and retirement is something that all societies/countries/economies need to face today, tomorrow and eventually.
Some countries are facing retirement issues, in the area of support for the elderly and retired whereby the future generation would/may not be able to support the aging population and if we observe carefully, more countries might or have already raised their retirement age, encouraging more people to work longer beyond their retirement age.
Why do we continue working beyond our retirement age ?
- Is it that we fail to plan for our retirement and golden years ?
- Is that we don’t care about our own future ?
- Is that we can or want to depend on others during our retirement years ?
There are probably 2 schools of thoughts on retirement -
~ People who retired early and not doing anything passed on within the next 10 years
~ People who retired early that planned for their retirement years, financially, emotionally and lifestyle, living a longer life.
From the TodayOnline article by Tan Kok Tim
“Japanese Nobel Laureate Dr Leo Esaki once spoke on the relationship between longevity and retirement age. He revealed that the pension funds in many large companies such as AT&T, Boeing, Lockheed, Lucent, and so on, are overfunded as many who retire at the age of 65, usually die within two years of retirement.
Separately, Dr Ephrem Cheng of the University of Alberta did an actuarial study of lifespan versus age at retirement, based on the number of pension cheques sent to Boeing Aerospace retirees. It found that staff who retire at the age of 50 had an average lifespan of 86. Those who retire at the age of 65 live to an average age of just 66.8.”
Therefore, if you want to retire early, have you plan for it, financially, emotionally and what’s the lifestyle that you wanted? If you want to retire early , yet you don’t take any action at all to plan for your retirement , do you blame yourself or you find somebody to blame ?
Or you have grown complacent, lazy and don’t care or can’t be bothered about your future, your retirement ?
Retirement Age is up to YOU, it can be a daunting task if you fail to plan …..
Topics: Dreams, Essential Planning, Financial Advisory, Goals, Latest News & Updates, Life Experiences, Personal Development, Personal Stories, Training and Development | 1 Comment »
The Social Media Jungle
By tangenghui | July 24, 2010
Traditional communication channels are still important today because they are the pillars and cornerstones that laid the foundations for human interaction and communication. However, in today’s highly inter-connected internet and social media life, there is a need to tweak and change the communication networks into the modern and fast moving social media networks.
It’s not just for businesses, organisations or individuals … It’s for everybody !
Quote from 20 Factsand34 Examples About Social Media Oct09 Christian Palau - ”Social Media is the new marketing school … and our teachers are our users”
The social media landscape as we speak/write/breathe/share/apply is and always constantly changing. From the above presentation, showcasing 20 Facts and 34 Examples about Social Media, how many can you relate to ?
Are you inside and actively using and applying social media without yourself knowing it ?
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Can ROI be measured in Social Media ?
By tangenghui | July 19, 2010
A well known rule in the business world, is known as ROI a.k.a Return On Investment. What does ROI means ?
A performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or to compare the efficiency of a number of different investments. To calculate ROI, the benefit (return) of an investment is divided by the cost of the investment; the result is expressed as a percentage or a ratio.
The return on investment formula:
From Investopedia
How does ROI apply in Social Media ? Is there any standard rules/tools to measure it ? Do you as a business organisation shun Social Media because it is very difficult to measure the ROI ? Does a modern information technology tool such as Social Media, use the traditional ROI method ?
Soicalnomics – Social Media Blog, had a great write up on businesses and examples with regards to ROI in Social Media, the facts and figures speak for itself, the power and influence of Social Media.
Even without a proper or widely accepted ROI tool, have you taken the first step to engage your communities, marketing channels, customers, friends, partners using Social Media ? Do you want to be like those (people/friends/business beside/around you) in life that sit in the back row with their arms folded, judging, and complaining or do you want to sit in the front row with a big vision and goals, spending your energy to make your vision a reality and dreams come true ?
I have embraced and learned using Social Media to engage my readers, bloggers, partners and vendors, the growth had been phenomenal and my blogs are still growing while I am still learning the world of Social Media.
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How Big is Social Media ? Is Social Media a Fad ?
By tangenghui | July 13, 2010
Have you ever wonder how big is Social Media ? Can you imagine and dream how huge it can potentially be or currently how enormous it had transformed into?
On 11th August 2009, Socialnomics shared with all their readers – “Statistics Show Social Media is Bigger Than You Think”
When I started off in the direction of Social Media, it didn’t dawned upon me how huge, impact-ful and helpful with the adoption of social media, the tools and channels of social media networking, on my blogging and sharpening my communication with people/friends/customers/vendors/business partners in real life and in the blogsphere, twitterverse and social media arena.
Moving forward to 5th May 2010, Socialnomics shared again with their readers – “Social Media Revolution 2 (Refresh)”
Less than a year since they did their first video, there were significant changes and growth in social media. Just how big has it become ? Is it for real ? How long would it last ?
Quote from Socialnomics – “Social Media isn’t a fad, it’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate“
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Entering into Social Media Arena
By tangenghui | July 12, 2010
First and foremost, I am NOT a Social Media Guru / Expert and I confess that I was quite slow to embrace the various social media networks, channels and tools. Nevertheless, once I stepped into the Social Media Arena and took my 1st step into social media networking, I grew a lot more from my blogging, interaction, writing, understanding and communication.
Therefore, what is social media all about ? What lies in social media for me, as a company, as a blogger, as a service provider, as a consumer ?
Let me share with a presentation by Marta Kagan “What the F**k is Social Media?”
I am stepping into the role of an avid student/learner in social media, learning and helping fellow bloggers, tweeples and brand names, before moving up the next level to be a freelance social media consultant, gaining as much as experiences in both reality and social media networks, to build up my experiences and sharing. My recent speaking experiences in the ISW-Course is my maiden step forward.
Moving forward, I would be sharing more on social media, researching more in-depth into social media on/for travel and photography bloggers, thus moving into a niche expertise for me that I ventured off and somehow grow into.
Is Social Media a fad ? How much have you embrace it ? Are you into Social Media ? What are the harsh realities of Social Media ? What is the future of Social Media ?
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