However, I do think there might by-laws enacted under the MCMC jurisdiction that clearly defines the difference and the liabilities that someone can carry as the publisher of comments and as the publisher of website or platform.
I’m no law expert. We just need to find out and read more about the computer crime laws in Malaysia.
Wow. This year has been quite a journey for me. Though I’d prefer to see in retrospect.
It has been a truly awesome experience working with the Chalkboard team: Bernard, Saumil, Chaiwat, Serge, Jonathan & Kai Min. I am truly grateful for all that we have done together. It’s been awesome and I truly, really appreciate the times we experienced together.
It felt like years to me. All those experiences cramped into one short period of time kinda make me feel old & grumpy.
I wish all the best to the Chalkboard team in their aim to be the best location based ad network in the world. Hopefully, our paths will cross again in the future.
Till then, till the next episode…
Like what mom said: finally I made it there. I’ve been dreaming for years to visit San Francisco, to attend Google I/O. I’m thankful and was very lucky to be one of the few from Malaysia to attend Google I/O 2011 in May. Though the trip was last minute, from the visa application to the flight ticket, all that anxiousness finally became an awe the moment I stepped on SFO soil. Thanks Google, thank you God!
Now I’m working for NSTP e-Media, the digital arm for New Straits Times Press. As the Tech & Product Manager, with an awesome development team, we’ve grown the company (in terms of revenue & achievements) within the past 6 months I’ve been there. Bureaucracy aside, I took this role fully understanding the risks that I needed to go through (old school thinking, guarded mindset, etc).
But I understood the mission: to change the media landscape. Now that’s an opportunity that I cannot resist.
So to end the year, this will be my theme song for the years ahead.
Rock on!
Be cool in heaven, Mr. Jobs
“You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.”
Stay hungry, stay foolish.
Working my way out to work on what I truly believe in.
That’s the plan.
Some people think that the moment you joined a “linked company”, you’ve turned evil.
You know what: fuck you for your narrow minded mind. If you’re living a life just to impress and just wanted to be accepted by everyone (and make everybody to like you), then you are living the wrong life.
For the past 2 years, being in GTUG has been an amazing journey for me. More importantly, it has been amazing to meet the people that I’ve met, helped (hopefully), inspired (hopefully), and have come across along the way.
My main highlight was my first trip to Google I/O this year. I wish I could write a longer post about this experience, but I’m leading a triple agent life = product manager by day, freelancer/startuper/advisor/mentor/lover by night, evangelist by the weekends with GTUG & Codeandroid; I’m just too tired to write a comprehensive one.
But I do like to share some things I learned from being the 1st GTUG in Southeast Asia to one of the most active in Southeast Asia. The only concern I have: is how long can I last? Anyhow, here’s what I’ve learned so far…
To finish things up, thank you to Christine Songco, Stephanie Liu, Vinoaj Vijeyakumar, Jason Costa (Xoogler), Hanson Toh, Wesley Chun, Timothy Jordan, Daniels Lee, Bob Aman, Pamela Fox (Xoogler), David McLaughlin, Ikai Lan, Sajith, Derek Callow and other Googlers for the support. I really appreciate it. Very much. Please drop by KL!
Thank you to Krish (Singapore GTUG), Ohm (Bangkok GTUG), Azaman (Brunei GTUG), Agus (Indonesia GTUG) and other GTUG organizers in Southeast Asia for making a big effort to stir things up in this region. Thank you to other GTUG organizers for all of the funny things you say in mailing list. Nonetheless, the effort you guys have made to making GTUG the most awesome community organization in the world is indispensable.
As for celebrations, I kind of celebrated our 2nd year anniversary with an impromptu Google App Engine 24 hours hackathon in June with Ikai Lan from Developer Relations team. It was real fun! But that belongs to another post.
Read about the hackathon from Ikai’s blog!
Last but not least, thank you developers for changing my life :)
Cheers!
The Malaysian Insider posted an interesting article about the spending power of Malaysians. The fact is, that is the truth. Day by day, we Malaysians are slowly blinded by our own insatiable 7 sins to see the truth.
Here’s my simpler version of the story, that I think every Malaysian would be able to understand & relate perfectly.
6 months ago, I was working in Singapore. Being away from home kind of sucked for me, but for the purpose of making myself a better person, I endured the whole journey. One interesting journey was my trips to KFC. Yes, the chicken restaurant by Colonel Sanders. While in Singapore, I frequent this establishment for lunch or dinner. But when I’m back in Kuala Lumpur, I hardly visit the restaurant anymore. Not because of the chicken, but because of the price & affordability.
Now, let me describe to you 2 scenarios. Continue reading
Gotcha!
Last 2 years, I had a prank. This year, a bunch (quite a big bunch) had a new prank. The prank is called “Birthday Bomb”. Continue reading
The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says “I”; The leader says “WE”. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, “GO”; the leader says “LET’S GO!”
- H. Gordon Selfridge
Rare. Simply rare. Cannot be doctored nor nurtured. Just rare.