Work Smart better than Work Hard

Those were the words of advise given by a prominent banker and one whom I would acknowledge as a leader. If only those whom I work with think more about that than trying to gauge achivements by the number of hours you show your face around the office. For me, if you need to endlessly work beyond the office hours shows two things;

1. The worker is inefficient or
2. There's something wrong with the organization

What about all the talk about work-life balance? From what I see, it is still office related activities. What life were they referring to? Some assume just because their lives revolve around the office, so should their subordinates.

Well, there might come a time when you would need skills and knowledge that will determine one's survival. How then will "office" help, since there might not be any left.

Need for compressed air!!

The East Cost island have reopened after the monsoon season and diving season has resumed. I have not logged any dives since August last year and I am eager to immerse myself underwater with scuba gear (but of course!). Finally confirmed to go but with a heavy heart as my dive buddy will not be there with me. The actual reason of how this trip came about was to spite someone. Lets just refer to that person as BS (as in BullShit).

When I organised a trip for this group last year, there was lots of fun and the weather had been kind. Visibility was an astounding 20 meters and possibly more. To give an idea of the conditions; I have never dived Tiger Reef in flat sea surface, zero current and near perfect visibility. Anyway, back to the story. Couple of weeks ago, I was informed that there was an arrangement to bring this group back to Tioman and the 'organiser' decided not include yours truly. Times like this we get a glimpse of who friends are when there were protests of why wasn't so-and-so included. Some of them encouraged me to go on my own and be there just to see the look on BS's face when I show up at the jetty.

I'm really not there to spite anyone though I would admit it was a bonus if it did. I would like to keep my skills polished and not deprive myself of compressed air for too long a time least I forget how to dive.

Choices

There's much I wish to say but to say it might bring hurt to someone.
Not saying would mean I will suffer in silence.
Better that I suffer in silence....

So Grown Up

She was born 14 years ago today. At seven and a half pounds, I could then cuddle her with one arm. Today she stands over 5 feet and 5 inches and still growing. One of the things she enjoyed was riding high on my shoulders. I am not able to carry her on my shoulders as I once did as with the 'flying high' and doing the 'giddy-rides'. The price of growing up I suppose. Of course she would be glad that she is grown up more than enough for the fun rides like the roller-coaster at amusement theme parks.

As long as I am able, she will still get a piggyback ride.

Happy Birthday 'girlie'.


P/S: Why do parents usually call their daughters 'girlie' and their sons 'boy-boy'?

Thoughts that Flash by

Once a while one of the many firing neurons gets a short-circuit and it comes up with things like this:

Bravery is just another word for Foolhardy.

The difference from using the former over the latter would be the motive.
So does this make steadfast mean stubborn?