Earth Hour = Media Hour?

I was impressed by the level of enthusiasm displayed by families, friends or even strangers in their cause to support the ‘Earth Hour’. Who could dispute the fact that 1 hour of energy saving would be of benefit to the environment, but what is it really about?

By Definition:
Earth Hour is an annual international event created by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund), held on the last Saturday of March, that asks households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. It was pioneered by WWF Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, and achieved worldwide participation in 2008.

Simply translating that into:
Another commercial frenzy for the giant companies to show their support towards another humanity cause, to gain the media advantage and public recognition.

I don’t believe in the initiative, because for me, individuals need to do more than just switch off their light for an hour. I mean, you have 24 hours/day, 7 days a week, 4 weeks a month, 12 months a year. Surely, there’s more than 1 hour in a year for us to conserve the environment.

But these giant companies are another case altogether. I mean, how else would they actually do some good to the humanity, if not for another media advantage? Malaysian TV are broadcasting their effort, the paper are writing about it, and people aka the most gained publicity are talking about it. So, why not?

Let’s just reap the advantage of this free promo. Let’s pretend as if we care!

If that’s the only way to gain participation for big companies so that they would actually support the cause, why not? Don’t we all use each other at some point in time?

Make sense?

Saya Main VolleyBall

Been a while since i lepak with the Koma'ites, and signing up for a Saturday volley seems like a good idea at the time, not until i realised on Friday when it is ... for TOMORROW! So there i was dreading about the fact i have eagerly said yes, when I have a wedding in Taiping and a BAKTI session on the same day. Geezz....

But anyway, it was fun. I learned the right skill to volley, and i had good team mates. Way to go girls!

Girls after the game. Oh well, we lost two games (we only played two), but what the heck, it was all for the fun of it.

Showing off our hand after the hard volley. Look at the merah-ness of the hand.... Cool...

Another adventure.. till later.

Another Lazy Sunday

Loneliness creeps in.

I can see glimpse and shadowy figures moving about, listening to the noises from the many wide acoustic blast, and the loud bang on the walls from nearby residence, the honk and drift from the traffic out the window, yet I feel lonely.

I blame others for my own misfortune yet I seldom act upon them.
Now I found another scapegoat to relish my trapped anger, and he willingly accepts it. I am not too sure when he would actually stop to tolerate any of this anymore, and choose turn and walk away. It’s probably the PMS I’m having, but then again, it’s been going on for the past 2 months already!

Oh well, Sundays are supposed to be those lazy Sunday. Cut the crap Suhana. Enjoy the rest of your lazy Sunday!

Toastmaster Experience - Aku Gagap!

I fumble badly today at a toastmaster meeting, and I felt incompetent. I ain’t too proud of the recognition of being the first Competent Communicator of my club, and felt strongly about stripping off my title there and then.

You can’t escape the fact that it was one of the hardest topic that you’ve heard (say me and the rest of the guests), hence people were reluctant to volunteer themselves. As I was falsely volunteered, I thought that I might have just given it a shot. Hey, how bad can it be? But then my mind went blank and I stare emptily at the crowd. My mouth was open, I was talking yet it did not make any perfect sense. Then I went blank again. Oh screw this, I could not take this crap I was making.

And all this happens when I was just about to minimize my toastmaster involvement, when I was just about to reduce my meetings participation, and focuses more on work. There and then I realize the fact that I needed more practice. In front of those very experienced speakers, I have made a name for myself. The girl who walked away from 2 table topic themes when she is in fact, a Competent Communicator (oh, just scrap that).

I am not too proud of myself. And I realize how I’ve always been putting off things, such as the fact that I don’t blog more nowadays. I was focusing more on other things that I felt matters, and shifting my focus on other things that have started to reach a decent comfortability level.

Balance it up girl! Don’t believe that you are good at one thing after reaching a certain comfort zone, and started losing grip on it. Keep striving for more excellence by comparing yourself with others, and your vision will be a moving target where you always aim to be better.

There it goes. A disappointment which resulted in a positive determination to be better. Let’s do it babeh…

Ps: I guess the fact that I don’t write much nowadays proves the point where my writing skills have suddenly deteriorates. Oh well…

Have You Told a LIE?

Have you ever told a lie, with the intention of deceiving others either in a good or bad way. (But then again, can you really justify it even how noble the intention might be?)

I told a lie today, and I am not proud of it.

Hey, it’s a white lie. It really is not that bad ok, and I really am thinking for the sake of others…. What a fullload of bull.

How do you define a white lie?

A white lie would cause no discord if it were uncovered, and offers some benefit to the liar, the hearer, or both. White lies are often used to avoid offense, such as complimenting something one finds unattractive. In this case, the lie is told to avoid the harmful realistic implications of the truth. As a concept, it is largely defined by local custom and cannot be clearly separated from other lies with any authority.

I think I told a white lie today, and God forbid, I hope that it will not come back to me eventhough the rule of karma is strictly embedded in my believe. But hey, it was something that has happened in the past, and I fail to make a big deal of it then. And I thought now is the best time to reproduce that historical event, and use it to my advantage (or is it?). So, I have used it in time of emergency! It best fits what they say, an 'Emergency Lie'

What is an Emergency lie?
An emergency lie is a strategic lie told when the truth may not be told because, for example, harm to a third party would result. For example, a neighbour might lie to an enraged husband about the whereabouts of his unfaithful wife, because said husband might reasonably be expected to inflict physical injury should he encounter his wife in person. Alternatively, an emergency lie could denote a (temporary) lie told to a second person because of the presence of a third.

Wait, that doesn’t sound right too. I didn’t actually lie. I had just omitted some very critical facts like it has happened over more than 4 months ago… err..

All because I was quite taken aback by what someone said. I just wanted to state a case, and make sure that I have concrete reason to support it.

I had just finished reading Outliers, and I then realised what I lack of as opposed to all these Mat Saleh. I just wasn’t as blunt as they were, and I tried very hard to make them like me. I just need to step up, and ensure that they don’t look at me as a ‘little girl’ but someone whom just as equal.

So I lied. It is just a beginning to more bold and blunt things I will do. You’ll see.

Oh, and what lie best describe what I did today..?

Lying by omission
One lies by omission by omitting an important fact, deliberately leaving another person with a misconception. Lying by omission includes failures to correct pre-existing misconceptions. A husband may tell his wife he was out at a store, which is true, but lie by omitting the fact that he also visited his mistress, although it is disputable whether or not this is actually a lie. In most cases, the person has not directly denied a truth, but merely omitted some part of what transpired.

They say a liar is a person who is lying, who has previously lied, or who tends by nature to lie repeatedly
Which one describes me? .. Now or Eventually?

I feel like my nose getting longer.. No...

Suhana Sebagai Emcee Berjaya

“Suhana, you’re in the wrong business. You should be in front of tv, and become a talk show host for kids tv. You just have the talent for it”

Hmm.. this is coming from a Norwegian Mat Saleh boss after I did very well emceeing our engagement session yesterday.

It can mean a lot of things, which are:

• “You’re fired, but I want you to quit on your own realisation and think that you can make a name in the show business. Ha ha.. the joke is on you”
• “These Malaysian.. You need to suck up to them, and they’ll warm up to you even more”
• “Please don’t embarrass yourself by becoming an emcee again. I can’t see you emceeing any other xxxx function”
• “You’re good, and I am honest” OR
• I wanted to go and check whether this guy is in the office, and because you were standing in front of his office, you can be my divertion. I will pretend to talk about just anything with you (sucks isn’t it)

There’s been a lot of office politics lately in this freaking Level 52, between the Mat Saleh and the orang Malaysia, that nowadays, you don’t know who to believe.

Believe in yourself? Heck.. I don’t have that much confidence anymore. But then, with the toastmaster program i've been going, i've been pretty much a confident speaker (of talking crap) and pretty good at emceeing. Haha.. Angkut bakul la plak (translation - picking up a basket - err... I know it sounds silly)

Moral of the story: None
The underline story: I emcee well (only informal emceeing that is). Please hire me.