A good lesson in Perseverance, the attainment of success by relentless pursuit of what we seek until it lies before us, like a much deserved prize.
Oct 28, 2013
Oct 11, 2013
Building On Your Failures
I love to read. I’ve read all sorts to feed my seemingly insatiable hunger to know. From fiction to non-fiction, from poetry to rock stars preaching on novel ways to alleviate poverty, I’ve read across the shelves like I would pick my way across the Sunday buffet lunch spreads.
And I love to read self-helps and business books.
A large part of business publications sell us the formulaic easy ways to achieve success. Everybody wants to learn that Quick & Easy 3 Steps to Become Rich & Famous or the 5 Simple Steps to Make Your Million Before 30 while sipping Latte over a Saturday afternoon between surfing the Internet and talking to friends.
Truth be told, true success comes only to those few who refuse to give up on their dreams.
No, not just any dreams, but that ONE DREAM. That one you cling on to everyday with every breath you take. That ONE DREAM without which nothing really matter much anymore. To get to that ONE DREAM, you would have bet your life on it, get thrown to outside your comfort zone, take the blows, kneel over to stand up again, and most often than not, you will be taken down, torn inside out and kick you about many times over before Life finally decides you are worthy of your ONE DREAM.
You see now, that glittering word success is not for everyone.
Yes, success takes Perseverance. A neat little word with a lot of mess packed into it.
It takes Passion. Not MTV-styled passion, but Passion with its root meaning, “to suffer” for something you care deeply for.
You’ll never get to wrap your hand on the handle to Success if that ONE DREAM isn’t packed with that ONE REASON why you want to wake up in the morning and live your life for. Victor Frankl says if you have the meaning for being, you will live through even the most horrific experience in life. He lived through the holocaust and survived to tell his story. He wanted to tell his story so he survived to tell it.
I built XIMNET for one reason. I wanted to make a difference to people’s lives through deeply-engaging, meaningful work that produces beautiful results for paying customers. I believe we should live to serve and to love with our actions daily in exchange for a fulfilled existence.
And that brings me back to where I started. The journey towards Success has been hard all along for me but it’s been meaningful all the way. I’ve made mistakes, I’ve done things that I don’t respect myself later, I’ve tripped over foolish things but I know I will get there soon. I can feel the wind on my face now.
To all my customers, my partners, my team-members and friends, I promise the success is as much for you as it is for me.
And I love to read self-helps and business books.
A large part of business publications sell us the formulaic easy ways to achieve success. Everybody wants to learn that Quick & Easy 3 Steps to Become Rich & Famous or the 5 Simple Steps to Make Your Million Before 30 while sipping Latte over a Saturday afternoon between surfing the Internet and talking to friends.
Truth be told, true success comes only to those few who refuse to give up on their dreams.
No, not just any dreams, but that ONE DREAM. That one you cling on to everyday with every breath you take. That ONE DREAM without which nothing really matter much anymore. To get to that ONE DREAM, you would have bet your life on it, get thrown to outside your comfort zone, take the blows, kneel over to stand up again, and most often than not, you will be taken down, torn inside out and kick you about many times over before Life finally decides you are worthy of your ONE DREAM.
You see now, that glittering word success is not for everyone.
Yes, success takes Perseverance. A neat little word with a lot of mess packed into it.
It takes Passion. Not MTV-styled passion, but Passion with its root meaning, “to suffer” for something you care deeply for.
You’ll never get to wrap your hand on the handle to Success if that ONE DREAM isn’t packed with that ONE REASON why you want to wake up in the morning and live your life for. Victor Frankl says if you have the meaning for being, you will live through even the most horrific experience in life. He lived through the holocaust and survived to tell his story. He wanted to tell his story so he survived to tell it.
I built XIMNET for one reason. I wanted to make a difference to people’s lives through deeply-engaging, meaningful work that produces beautiful results for paying customers. I believe we should live to serve and to love with our actions daily in exchange for a fulfilled existence.
And that brings me back to where I started. The journey towards Success has been hard all along for me but it’s been meaningful all the way. I’ve made mistakes, I’ve done things that I don’t respect myself later, I’ve tripped over foolish things but I know I will get there soon. I can feel the wind on my face now.
To all my customers, my partners, my team-members and friends, I promise the success is as much for you as it is for me.
So if you are having a hard time now, remember there’s a season for everything. If you are on your knees, or have fallen over, you can stand up, dust off the dirt and stay in the fight.
I’ve stayed in the fight long enough to know that Life crowns the one who finds meaning in the hardest black-out blows. You just need to stand up before the count of 10.
I’ve stayed in the fight long enough to know that Life crowns the one who finds meaning in the hardest black-out blows. You just need to stand up before the count of 10.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 …
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Come on, you can stand up and punch again!
Sep 21, 2013
5 Questions Asked: Software Engineer
Tech geek? Nerd? Gadget Freak? Many assume working as a programmer is boring. But Yap, our Software Engineer, says otherwise. Let’s get to know what he has got to share with you today.
How was the beginning of your career in XiMnet malaysia?
I remember there are QBasic code snippets in my Form 4 Modern Mathematics text book. I was a lazy student, I tried to build application and let the computer solves my math homework. But that didn’t make me interested in programming. Sooner, my first personal webpage was built with Microsoft Frontpage (a WYSIWYG HTML editor).
I like the challenge like adding bulletin board, guest book to the webpage and also cloaking the URL to prevent hot-linking. While all those were accomplished with very little use of HTML & JavaScript programming but since then I have great interest in programming.
A decade has passed and things keep changing. As a programmer in XiMnet Malaysia, I always seek to better techniques for building web applications. Following best practices and building high performance web application is part of my work. Helping people to solve their day to day problem by using programming is my ultimate goal.
I have great interest in collecting currencies, solving puzzles and watching movies.
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE
Always initiate to spend more time with your family and don’t waste your food.
DON'T BE AFRAID OF CHANGE
Anything can happen so one must always prepare themselves for new challenges set ahead.
ALWAYS PUT YOURSELF IN OTHER'S SHOES
Think and analyse. Everything you do can impact someone else in your life. Always avoid hurting someone while you are trying to get things done your way.
CHANCES WAIT NO PEOPLE
Life is short, seize the moment.
DO NOT JUDGE TOO SOON
There are two sides to every question, always.
My hero is Sheriff Woody from Toy Story. He is a great leader who always gives support and motivation to other toys. For what he thinks is right, he will do it to the end.
I will still going around to see what is behind the mountain even someone has already told me what it is.
Sep 16, 2013
Understanding Responsive Web Design
If you're aware of the current web design movement, the keyword is "Responsive". But we do encounter peers or clients who do not have an overall understanding of building a responsive website. Here are some important points we have featured in an infographic, hopefully to help you get a clearer picture of how responsive website is done and why it is important.
Sep 12, 2013
Mini Paper Craft by Gus Santome
We bumped into this website, featuring various Ready-To-Fold Paper Toys designed by Gus Santome. If you are feeling rather crafty today, why not hop over to his website and start making one of its paper toy collection?
