tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post1510753963753101404..comments2023-10-31T19:57:34.988+08:00Comments on As Zewt As It Gets: More tales from the conferencezewthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-84379295689464346042007-09-27T22:15:00.000+08:002007-09-27T22:15:00.000+08:00anon @ 10.22pm - like i said... a damn curse. we l...<B>anon @ 10.22pm</B> - like i said... a damn curse. we long for a sense of satisfaction... the know how to starve and feed us.<BR/><BR/><B>rashikaps</B> - and they will gladly do it... right?zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-87780945129272072612007-09-27T00:07:00.000+08:002007-09-27T00:07:00.000+08:00Got in late.. :( I don't think there is anything w...Got in late.. :( I don't think there is anything wrong in trying to learn from the Westerners. They are definitely more creative than we are and smarter at maintaining work-life balance.<BR/><BR/>The more I read, the more I realize all Asians are alike. :) I know of us some people who were sent on a Needs Analysis assignment to the US. The Americans would work 8 hours, 5 days a week and these Rashikapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475186654733972537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-30045181962947051652007-09-26T22:22:00.000+08:002007-09-26T22:22:00.000+08:00Now even better. They leave the Asians to run the ...Now even better. They leave the Asians to run the business. Even coming out with creative ideas. Then they reward these Asians with some shares of their companies. They sell the idea across the globe and makes even more money. Then they remit it all home, for their quality living. Meanwhile, the Asians still feel proud, while slaving away at wee hours, basking in the idea that he/she has created Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-25980298356131049282007-09-26T21:33:00.000+08:002007-09-26T21:33:00.000+08:00sunflower - agree with u. but i think cirnelle can...<B>sunflower</B> - agree with u. but i think cirnelle can be quite contradictory... really, i know her... haha<BR/><BR/><B>j or ji</B> - memang bagus.. mari kita sama tinggalkan budaya yang teruk tu. <BR/><BR/><B>me</B> - yes... indeed... i have to agree, not all who call themselves lenglui are lenglui. probably becos they are not thus calling themselves such.<BR/><BR/><B>Bee Ean</B> - we just zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-33580421314679216522007-09-26T21:29:00.000+08:002007-09-26T21:29:00.000+08:00anon @ 12.59pm - very subtle my friend.KGC - that'...<B>anon @ 12.59pm</B> - very subtle my friend.<BR/><BR/><B>KGC</B> - that's the whole problem... asians want more dough and as such... are willing to die for it.<BR/><BR/><B>rinnah</B> - they are treating it as a half holiday really. cant blame them.<BR/><BR/><B>alan zed</B> - thanks bro :)<BR/><BR/><B>littlepolaris</B> - and the CNN and BBC has nothing but bad things to say right? hehe...<BR/><zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-31150058134056278602007-09-26T21:24:00.000+08:002007-09-26T21:24:00.000+08:00cirnelle - for a while... i am not sure which side...<B>cirnelle</B> - for a while... i am not sure which side are you heading to. are we to follow the west or not to follow the west? i take it as 'no'. i believe in learning the good traits and do away with the bad ones. their thinking may not be acceptable... but i think, they are still colonising us... indirectly. <BR/><BR/><B>hor ny</B> - yeah... i see those ppl being paid well... they have zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-24731936895380708822007-09-26T21:16:00.000+08:002007-09-26T21:16:00.000+08:00Helen - when someone derive pleasure from verbal r...<B>Helen</B> - when someone derive pleasure from verbal recognition and applause... one can just keep going. quite incredible. yeah, we asians just know how to work long hours... dunno how to be efficient.<BR/><BR/><B>angel</B> - my statement very bad meh?<BR/><BR/><B>jonny</B> - we 'think' we are doing well but...<BR/><BR/><B>whoalse</B> - indeed... we are under this blardy curse really. and... zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-36492236747196187582007-09-26T19:15:00.000+08:002007-09-26T19:15:00.000+08:00Your boss newcomer ar? Hahahaha where got these pp...Your boss newcomer ar? Hahahaha where got these ppl want to have meeting all day long one? <BR/>Better have more plans AFTER the meeting lah... wrong focus leh... <BR/><BR/>Guide to planning a meeting for MNCs: <BR/>1) Good food - ensure that there is a fusion for Msian food and also Western food. Some like to try new things but most cannot tahan and revert back to Western food. Hahahaha<BR/>2) Trader Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470236813764490432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-50455497562478787782007-09-26T17:48:00.000+08:002007-09-26T17:48:00.000+08:00i love how u put all these into short tales. :D i ...i love how u put all these into short tales. :D i love these entries!!Ehonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194273706841433910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-44889170520148556512007-09-26T17:25:00.000+08:002007-09-26T17:25:00.000+08:00I think if the conference starts at 10am and have ...I think if the conference starts at 10am and have a lunch break at 12pm to 2pm, then continue until 4.30pm, people will pay more attention to the content and contribute to the discussions, then keep reminding themselves that there are still how many hours to go before they can get their butt out.Bee Eanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860357505146690089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-13181876706234226122007-09-26T15:39:00.000+08:002007-09-26T15:39:00.000+08:00goes without saying, actually. i wld hv tot zewt w...goes without saying, actually. i wld hv tot zewt was no so biased in his views. if all kenyans are born runners, then all malaysians are damn lazy, all british ppl need to stop for a tea break (which, come to think of it, i think they really do), all italians are great lovers, all french are great cooks and all ppl who call themselves lenglui are lenglui. hahahaha.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533948223583280991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-10696371867896446392007-09-26T15:37:00.000+08:002007-09-26T15:37:00.000+08:00orang kata kat Dublin, kul 4 dah habis keje..kul 5...orang kata kat Dublin, kul 4 dah habis keje..kul 5 dah ada kat pub..kul 7 dah mabuk habis.<BR/><BR/>Budaya keje sampai kul 7-8 malam dah lama aku tinggalkan.<BR/><BR/>Esok masih ada..sambung aje esok.Jorjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922706634035009863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-17530120619159409742007-09-26T15:19:00.000+08:002007-09-26T15:19:00.000+08:00I disagree with Cirnelle, we might have our own wa...I disagree with Cirnelle, we might have our own ways of doing things but there's no harm observing others' ways and learning from them if there are better ways of doing things.<BR/><BR/>The Westerners have this concept of work-life balance which seems to be missing from our Asian working culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-34928439190541500292007-09-26T14:47:00.000+08:002007-09-26T14:47:00.000+08:00Wow...we are Malays eh?ahaha..The boss fucking dem...Wow...we are Malays eh?ahaha..<BR/><BR/>The boss fucking demanding...who the hell wants a conference that long?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-14722237337859240002007-09-26T14:17:00.000+08:002007-09-26T14:17:00.000+08:00story one:I knew that one beforehand...=)story two...story one:<BR/><BR/>I knew that one beforehand...<BR/><BR/>=)<BR/><BR/>story two:<BR/><BR/>typical lah. she must be a Pepsi supporter. Ask for more...however, I'm basically that way when it's time to set project deadlines.<BR/><BR/>story three:<BR/><BR/>from what I understand about Western business culture, their meetings are brief, but daily.<BR/><BR/>there are also longer meetings that last Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-85916730553235653912007-09-26T14:04:00.000+08:002007-09-26T14:04:00.000+08:00Following your tale #1,Lol, most of the time when ...Following your tale #1,<BR/>Lol, most of the time when the angmoh ask me where am i from, I said Malaysia... then they will be lost bcos I'm a chinese, non-muslim but i live in malaysia. Hahaha most ppl relli thot malaysia are for MALAYS and MUSLIMS bcos agama islam is agama rasmi and all of our big big, high high pose minister from the same race and same religion. Poorer angmoh no chance to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-33449206441376855732007-09-26T14:01:00.000+08:002007-09-26T14:01:00.000+08:001. oh like that ar, now i know.2. ur boss need to ...1. oh like that ar, now i know.<BR/>2. ur boss need to learn more.<BR/>3. we are taking our own time la.<BR/><BR/>have a good one, bro.Azlan Zedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929339305318543233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-61426622645638713302007-09-26T13:50:00.000+08:002007-09-26T13:50:00.000+08:00Aiyah... your lady boss is so typical... I have wo...Aiyah... your lady boss is so typical... I have worked for (and am working with!) bosses like that.<BR/><BR/>How I would love to be in that Europe/Africa group! Start late, finish early. Hahaha.rinnahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233586539656719434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-74287992365268358062007-09-26T13:22:00.000+08:002007-09-26T13:22:00.000+08:00Your boss has a lot to learn. I work with Westerne...Your boss has a lot to learn. I work with Westerners and though working hours are shorter, the productivity is never questioned. In fact, I have learn to work like them, though I do work at home at night but staying in the office does not make one work harder. And I get to avoid the jam because they have flexi hours too! The only set back is the dough....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-47537822002095191142007-09-26T13:01:00.000+08:002007-09-26T13:01:00.000+08:00Eh btw, on a different subject, sometimes I want t...Eh btw, on a different subject, sometimes I want to comment on ur posts but I see u already have over 50-70 comments man! I kesian u so I refrain from commenting. How do u reply to every comment and still find time to churn out such "thinking" posts. <BR/><BR/>But I salute u man when u reply every comment. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-50620640397224817462007-09-26T12:59:00.000+08:002007-09-26T12:59:00.000+08:00maximising time - at least farklah did pretty good...maximising time - at least farklah did pretty good...<BR/><BR/>sleeping through everything.<BR/><BR/>having a helluva times in down under when half of the country is flooding.<BR/><BR/>breaking fast & canvassing for votes/ge in kelantan when the whole judiciary is in tatter.<BR/><BR/>hardly found in putrajaya, leaving the country in auto pilot. <BR/><BR/>and he is saying " i'm working very hard".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-13822139389933020412007-09-26T12:57:00.000+08:002007-09-26T12:57:00.000+08:00Maximising time is common among asian(Malaysia?) b...Maximising time is common among asian(Malaysia?) bosses. When I switched from a Malaysian to a Swedish company, it was an eye opener for me. Same thing happened. <BR/><BR/>We had a seminar and my msian boss saw our agenda and said it was too short, "Make it longer so that we can end it ngam-ngam at 6pm". My big boss(swedish) answered, "What for? Everythings covered in the agenda. Why create Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-19119052986256699972007-09-26T12:37:00.000+08:002007-09-26T12:37:00.000+08:00Zewt, I was going to pin you on your first tale......Zewt, I was going to pin you on your first tale... mana tau u answered yourself... It is the same of East Malaysians on East Malaysia... And lots more... <BR/><BR/>Are there gonna be more tales from the conference?Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588160067116711965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-58214640779534309982007-09-26T11:44:00.000+08:002007-09-26T11:44:00.000+08:00what an idiot your boss is.. typical malaysian sla...what an idiot your boss is.. typical malaysian slave driver. My experience is that we asians are just too afraid to really try and innovate and do something that will make our lives easier. instead we just plug on using the old fashioned way which takes longer to do (because our grandpa did it!) Work is never ending, it can never be finished, you have to call it a day sometime and stop hanging Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-81036894269954330502007-09-26T10:52:00.000+08:002007-09-26T10:52:00.000+08:00zewt,Wrong perception is very common as people ten...zewt,<BR/>Wrong perception is very common as people tend to generalise due to incomplete informations or even ignorance. What you found out about the runners goes to prove that excellence is achieved through rather than being born with it.<BR/>As long as you remain in that outfit with your boss, I can safely say that we will be hearing alot more stories about her. Anyway there is alot to learn Pak Zawihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811910594190129145noreply@blogger.com