how true

hmmm, we all know too well about the long, endless and frequent meetings ... so someone remarked today, that when we have meetings, MINUTES are taken, but HOURS are lost..... how true.... how true.....

Global leadership summit 2008

I was extremely privileged to be apart of the recent Global leadership summit, which ran from 27th –28th Oct, 2008. It was an astounding and successful summit, which has drawn many people – new and old members alike to this yearly event.

The Global leadership discuss about the current leadership challenges, attributes to adopt and important lessons to learn as leaders. It spurs us on in our commitment to leadership development and growing the spirit of servant hood.

Many exciting experiences and valuable lessons were learnt from these wonderful speakers:
1) Bill Hybels (Pastor of Willow Creek Communte Church) – taught lessons on being passionate about empowering leaders to transform communities.
2) Gary Haugen (Founder and President of International Justice Mission - a human rights agency that rescues victims of violence, sexual exploitation, slavery & oppression) – he taught lessons on being brave and courageous in the face of challenges and how God is in perspective and in Him we shall not worry but shoulder on!
3) Brad Anderson (CEO for “Best Buy”) – from him, we learnt a great deal about treating subordinates as family, respecting and valuing each one of them which in return will generate growth to the business.
4) Efrem Smith (Senior Pastor of The Sanctuary Covenant) – he taught much about leading in a rich cultural environment which transcends race and socioeconomic divides.
5) Craig Groeschel (Senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv ) – who inspire us to create and keep the illusive “IT” (“IT” made me wonder…. So I bought the book to discover some more...)
6) Bill George (Professor at Harvard Business School and founder of Medtronics)
- who defines the new 21st Century Leadership styles (Align, Empower, Serve and Collaborate), instilling the traits of successful leaders and keys to developing authentic leaders.
7) Catherine Rohr (CEO and founder of Prison Entrepreneurship Program) – who sacrifices her time and finances to restore hope in the life’s of the inmates by building a program that will make them self-sufficient upon their release. Her’s was a model story about sacrifical giving..... just like our Lord Jesus Christ.

Truly blessed with these sharing.
Personally, I thought it was a great reminder for leaders today on what a privilege it is to be called by God and to be used by Him to impact lives. The sessions stretched our minds, broaden our horizons and pushed us just a little bit more to excel in our given ministries.
Looking forward to the event again next year.

fancy bike

Caught this when I was in Seremban earlier today....a real fancy bike (bordering weirdness actually) .... couldn't believe it at first, those are actual decorations fixed on the bike....
it's amazing how some would compromise safety for a fashion statement....

a beautiful sight

I saw this up in the sky today... a very beautiful rainbow. It's a big & colourful rainbow, smiling over the blue skies. It has been a long time since I have seen one and I thought it's such a treat...

On the road

Whoah....almost got into an accident on my way back from work last Fri! A car just swerved into my lane without the signal lights on at all! Wah… really irritated by these inconsiderate people on the road.... anyway, I really don’t understand :
* how some of these people enjoy cutting lanes – toll lanes some more ! Is there a certain thrill of deliberately switching lanes at the very last minute? Wanna see real examples? LDP toll every morning without fail…sigh …
(Worst still, some went to a SMART TAG lane and realized that they only have cash!)
* Turning without signaling – my friends, there are reasons for those sticks to be installed !!!
* Taxi drivers stopping suddenly to pick up passengers …. Mind you they stop everywhere, but the taxi stands….I could not count the times I had my near misses with them.
* And if we do let anyone pass us first, please have the courtesy to acknowledge our kind gesture, perhaps lifting your hands or flash a smile…. Don’t act as if you have the right to go first and others have to give way to you….
* Switch on the car lights when it’s dark or when it’s raining! ….it's really dangerous for us all if you don't, coz you will be "invisible".
* But, please don’t on the hazard lights when it's raining!! Hazard lights are meant for stationery cars ….
* Please don’t throw your rubbish out of the car windows …. The extent of damage to the car behind you will depend on the speed of your car and the size of the rubbish you threw out!
* Double parking !!! It’s a BIG BIG sin. Park where you are supposed to and don’t hoard the road…
* Rolling down your windows, driving at a tortoise’s pace while smoking a cigarette.....and the whole world waits behind you in a long queue. Please...you don't own the road, get a move on.
* Speeding !! The road is not a race track – 2 words: Speed Kills.

Govt efforts are futile. Couple of years back they were penalizing errant drivers with demerit points... Whatever happened to that now? Is anyone keeping track of our points?
Let’s learn to respect each other on the road, hopefully we can become more courteous drivers then.