Friday, September 07, 2007
The days of the submission is nearing... people are beginning to panic... and I have lesser time to write this kinda blog post... think I better start work, bye. Eh... jk
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I've being working non-stop for the past few days... Huh... not doing work? I was here since 8am and do work till 3pm. That's 7 hours straight... And from 10pm to 3am, that's about 12 hours a day. I do need rest = /
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Well... maybe I act like I'm too slack already... but my principle is that if its time to work, I put all my heart in it. When its time to enjoy... don't ever think of work.
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Maybe people see that I finish too little already. But what they never see is the thought I put behind every design, every elements in the page. That's the way a designer work, don't they? You don't just put things there because it look good right. The template is revised a lot time to suit the possible problem it might face. Placement and consistency is being planned out. Design don't just happen. Design is planned.
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You need to justified for everything you design. Maybe your justification is right and works, maybe its wrong, it depend on your skills and experiences. But as someone who is just starting up and has little experience, you will need a lot of help and you must dare to take risk.
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Well... that's better get back to my thinking... Cya.
@ 10:45 AM
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I've being working non-stop for the past few days... Huh... not doing work? I was here since 8am and do work till 3pm. That's 7 hours straight... And from 10pm to 3am, that's about 12 hours a day. I do need rest = /
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Well... maybe I act like I'm too slack already... but my principle is that if its time to work, I put all my heart in it. When its time to enjoy... don't ever think of work.
-
Maybe people see that I finish too little already. But what they never see is the thought I put behind every design, every elements in the page. That's the way a designer work, don't they? You don't just put things there because it look good right. The template is revised a lot time to suit the possible problem it might face. Placement and consistency is being planned out. Design don't just happen. Design is planned.
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You need to justified for everything you design. Maybe your justification is right and works, maybe its wrong, it depend on your skills and experiences. But as someone who is just starting up and has little experience, you will need a lot of help and you must dare to take risk.
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Well... that's better get back to my thinking... Cya.
@ 10:45 AM
Monday, September 03, 2007
Am I just being too self-centred? I thought this a while after writing the previous post.
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I recalled reading a book that teaches how to be a highly effective teens. Before setting off to school, I manage to grab the book and read it during the bus journey.
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I remembered about the "personal bank account", before one ever win in the public arenas of life, one has to first win private battles within themselves. E.g of PBA (personal bank account) deposits is keeping promise to yourself, do small act of kindness, likewise, a PBA withdrawal is breaking personal promises and keep to yourself, being dishonest.
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And as I look through the section whereby they explain what is meant by poor and healthy PBA, I wasn't shocked to find myself having a poor PBA.
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Some of the symptoms of having poor PBA is
- You cave in to peer pressure easily.
- You wrestle with feelings of depression and inferiority.
- You're overly concerned about what other think of you.
- You act arrogant to help hide your insecurities.
- You self-destruct by getting heavily on drugs, pornography, vandalism, or gangs.
- You get jealous easily, especially when someone close to you succeeds.
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Wow, I find that I'm having most of the symptoms now, Oh... except for that drug, porn symptoms of course... lol.
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Then as I continue skimming through the book. Another section grab me. Its that 'seek first to understand then to be understood'. I tried that today, and even though not everything is according to plan, our group is at least better off than previous meeting = /
@ 11:13 PM
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I recalled reading a book that teaches how to be a highly effective teens. Before setting off to school, I manage to grab the book and read it during the bus journey.
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I remembered about the "personal bank account", before one ever win in the public arenas of life, one has to first win private battles within themselves. E.g of PBA (personal bank account) deposits is keeping promise to yourself, do small act of kindness, likewise, a PBA withdrawal is breaking personal promises and keep to yourself, being dishonest.
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And as I look through the section whereby they explain what is meant by poor and healthy PBA, I wasn't shocked to find myself having a poor PBA.
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Some of the symptoms of having poor PBA is
- You cave in to peer pressure easily.
- You wrestle with feelings of depression and inferiority.
- You're overly concerned about what other think of you.
- You act arrogant to help hide your insecurities.
- You self-destruct by getting heavily on drugs, pornography, vandalism, or gangs.
- You get jealous easily, especially when someone close to you succeeds.
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Wow, I find that I'm having most of the symptoms now, Oh... except for that drug, porn symptoms of course... lol.
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Then as I continue skimming through the book. Another section grab me. Its that 'seek first to understand then to be understood'. I tried that today, and even though not everything is according to plan, our group is at least better off than previous meeting = /
@ 11:13 PM
Sunday, September 02, 2007
I finally decided to take a stand. It has being a long time since I tell people to do things.
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I used to be vice president of the student council and giving instruction and making decision quick is all part of the job. Ever since I came to poly, I decide to stay away from all this political stuff and try to remain low profile...
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But there isn't a choice now. In group work, I allow others to take charge and hope that everything will turn out well. I wanted to try to support whoever giving the order. But sometime, they might make wrong decision and focus on wrong things. I do not mean to be rude or give attitude, I just try remind them again and again.
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However, some people will just never get it. I was thought to be uncooperative and oh man, they will never look nice on my peer assignment. But heck that, I had to turn things around. We had only 9? 8 days? left. My design skills might not be the best but I know how to make things happen. I had ideas that will surpass other group, its hard to implement things if the group, needs a few days to approve an idea = /
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Time management now is crucial. We can't afford to lose any more time... that's why I decided to tell them what to do. If everything goes well and everyone is cooperative, I am sure we still can be the best DEFA group that present. Don't forget... you got the best person for the job. When did I fail to amaze? Lol....
@ 7:03 PM
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I used to be vice president of the student council and giving instruction and making decision quick is all part of the job. Ever since I came to poly, I decide to stay away from all this political stuff and try to remain low profile...
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But there isn't a choice now. In group work, I allow others to take charge and hope that everything will turn out well. I wanted to try to support whoever giving the order. But sometime, they might make wrong decision and focus on wrong things. I do not mean to be rude or give attitude, I just try remind them again and again.
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However, some people will just never get it. I was thought to be uncooperative and oh man, they will never look nice on my peer assignment. But heck that, I had to turn things around. We had only 9? 8 days? left. My design skills might not be the best but I know how to make things happen. I had ideas that will surpass other group, its hard to implement things if the group, needs a few days to approve an idea = /
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Time management now is crucial. We can't afford to lose any more time... that's why I decided to tell them what to do. If everything goes well and everyone is cooperative, I am sure we still can be the best DEFA group that present. Don't forget... you got the best person for the job. When did I fail to amaze? Lol....
@ 7:03 PM
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