Monday, December 28, 2009

HBUG Sempena 2010 : Edisi Kraf Anyaman Rotan

HIDUP BERANI UNTUK GAGAL : Live-Dare to Fail

Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal diteruskan dengan edisi ke 2 berkaitan dengan Kraftangan Malaysia. Kalau Kraftangan Malaysia sudah disebut, jawabnya, tidak lain dan tidak bukan berkaitan dengan Kraf Anyaman Rotan. Aha, Incik RestNrileks, pembuka bicara dalam BM taktik SEO ka? Memang jawabnya BERANI GAGAL lah untuk HIDUP BERANI UNTUK GAGAL.
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Alright!! This is actually an extended post of Incik DenaiHati "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" keyword contest which is getting "Hot sampai merecik-recik." Currently, there are 126 blogs participating in this awesome contest. Winning it will be great, and if not, well, at least i ve managed to make new friends. And that is priceless. Whoaho!!
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You can read my first lengthy "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" post here. Mind you, it is really a looooong entry with no pixs: 1st time ever a post with no pixs from Incik RestNrileks. Aha!!

The last 2 weeks, i was feeling down. Last week, however, i was feeling a bit nervous. Talk about emotional roller-coaster ride. Phew!! I had my reasons for feeling a bit nervous. First was the NSTP (News Straits Time Press Educational Program) and second was an hour talk in front of single mums for the I-KIT Closing Ceremony Program.

Inspite of having done a number of rattan interactive program, NSTP Rattan Weaving Program had me worried the most; for two simple reasons. Kids of 9-12 of ages would be joining, and English would be the medium. Great !! (not in a positive tone). Though we previously did an interactive with Alice Smith School before, that was different, since those kids were there with their parents and teachers. Few things did come to my mind. How would these non-BM speaking kids take it? Could my staffs be able to converse fluently in English (yeah they had no problem communicating in BM but English! that would be another story.) Well, it seemed there was only one thing left to do. "Just do it!!" i said to myself. Hey!! moreover as the Head of my department, i should remain cool. Ha!ha! . Thus, being true to "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" the only sensible thing to do was to go with it; leaving my comfort zone behind and embracing the uncertainties (of course with preparations : D)

Now, i am not going to bored you to death..:yawn:
Let the pictures do the talking.

In the beginning, we started slow. Incik Razali was doing all the nice, smooth sweet talk to these kids. LoL!! Incik Razali, i didnt know that you could be such a caring person ( You are now being awarded the anugerah Bapa Penyayang :D), very much different when you were with IKN Students. Those kids finally tamed the tiger in you huh!

and thus, these kids weaved and weaved and weaved....

"Look at my pweety basket. I did it.." Yayy!!

Sabrina was something. She made us laugh with her "kids being kids" attitude. High 5 Sabrina!! Whoaho!!.

Photo Time! Hip2x! Hurrah!!

Closing Ceremony!! "Yay Ma!, we got certs!"

Owh!! Mala of I-KIT single mum program!! You looked "Ceria Merah Membaralah!" Muakss!!
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Surprisingly, we had fun. I had fun with the kids and i had a great time giving an hour talk to single mums - (at the end i was taking for 1 and half hours - Owh! i didnt realize how fast time flew). And i am glad i took these two programs. Basically, those were my "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" - Leaving my comfort zone breaking from my routine. Sometimes, small things do make a different. As they say, small opportunities often lead to bigger opportunities. There are nothing wrong in thinking big, but i believe too that there are many hidden opportunities in small and simple tasks. Collectively, these small tasks are big as one unit.

Speaking of HIDUP BERANI UNTUK GAGAL.. hehe.

Anyway, i also like to say Happy New Year and thanks to all my readers for keep supporting RestNrileks. May all the best be with you always. And may all our blogs keep going great and going and going...

First three commentators are :

The New Revamp DenaiHati
Marzie
Monica.

Till next time.

Thoughts of Noorizal Ramly at 11:01 PM , 61 thoughts
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Monday, December 21, 2009

Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal

Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal : Live-Dare to Fail

This is a long winding post with no picture, not for the faint of heart. Aha :D

Previously, i had no intention of participating in this "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" Contest. This "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" which simply translates to " Live : Dare to Fail", is a contest organized by DenaiHati, . The prizes are quite tempting if you ask me, if and only if your blog ends up among the first top 10 ranks at Google.com under the "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" keywords. Hope on to "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" contest for rules and regulations. Thanks to these sponsors : DSGClicks, Berani Gagal Network, One Malaysia Blogshops, Anisha Online Mall & Saudacare the "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" is finally out there alive and kicking among 114 brave blogs .

So hows my chance Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal? Pretty much slim. Question is.. why am i doing this? I am not doing this for the money, though i cannot say that winning it would not make me happy. I am a happy person when it comes to money, much like most people are, i guess. I am jumping into the pool since i wasnt in a good mood last week, and second, this will serve as an update entry for RestNrilekS.

You see, last week i was feeling a bit down due to one major project. It was a project that had taken almost 4 years to prepare with constant changing and refining . At the end, I passed or should i say fail on 60% score-mark. . I didnt get it. We all had the same contents with the same strategies. It wasnt my fault. Yeah blame on other things instead on yourself Rizal. The rest of my peers all score 90% on crafts projects which representing the heart, passion and love of hundreds of craft people in Malaysia. Darn! i felt like a crap! Big Time! My second boss did try to comfort me by saying it was out of my hand (true is it has nothing to do with me), but i still felt like a crap! It felt like a thousand needles stuck in my heart . Trying to look cool, i laughed my way into it for the next few days. It turned out, one of the panels had given a not so nice feedback while he was here in school few months back. Ohh! i remembered him alright, of all the panels, he was the most critical of them all. Owh, he had his ways with words to us all. I ended up having him as my assessor for that day.

Why was i feeling like a crap? Perhaps i am such a competitive person. You see, over the period of 4 years, i have managed to get things done (with Wow-factor results) by being the first compared to all of my peers. Yeah , i had had pretty much things under control, the way i wanted them to be : The first in passing both exams in one take. The first in passing PTK3 and above for both papers in one take. The first being awarded APC after filling my new post. The First in bringing experts from out of Malaysia for IKN PnP. The first in successfully managing a big event. The first in presenting papers on Malaysia Basketry to Asean delegates in Laos. The first in these and those bla.. bla.. bla...?

Now it seems the first of everything doesnt even matter anymore. Sigh...

If this is a typical "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal"entry, I can go on and quote many advisable phrases like " When things get though, the tough gets going.." or "Belajarlah dari kesilapan.." or "Life is full of wonderful things" and on and on. The truth is, seldom do people tell you how hard-wrecking you will be . People dont tell you how crappy and useless you will feel in the faces of failures.

Frankly, i would have traded all my first of everything for this one particular major project. The first of everything is all about ME! ME! and ME!, when the proposed project was about the hopes of us ; the rattan people. That explained my major crappy feeling.

Put aside, I moved on. During my "feeling-down" week, i browsed the internet like i would normally do on one weekend. Suddenly, i had a sms from one of my student. . "Encik Rizal, have you seen the papers!" " Nope. Why?" I replied. Quickly then, i opened Berita Harian, Utusan and Metro Online scanning for some weird news. I had no idea what i was looking for.. Then, there was it...

"PADANG BESAR 11 Dis. – Ajal maut dan jodoh pertemuan di tangan tuhan. Itu hakikat yang berlaku kepada seorang pengantin lelaki, Mohd. Ariff Ab. Kadir, 23, yang maut dalam kemalangan jalan raya selepas empat jam bernikah.

Dalam kejadian di Kilometer 7, Jalan Kangar-Padang Besar itu, turut terbunuh ialah bapanya Ab. Kadir Awang, 55, dan ibunya, Apsah Othman, 59, serta jurugambar, Mohd. Farhan Musa, 18, yang juga rakan Mohd. Ariff.."

Yaya, the student, smsed me again "She was my aunt.." I sat there in silence. My thought s were on how i felt when i lost my mother to a colon cancer years back. Quickly, i smsed her back saying how sorry i was and wished may all the souls rest in peace and blessed by ALLAH.

I was feeling down, sort of a whiner for my major project, which was nothing compared to what those people had to encounter. For no reason, that major project didnt seem MAJOR anymore.. See, sometimes, when you feel that things that you value are being ripped apart from you, just remember that in some other parts of the world, there are other less fortunate people. You should be grateful then.

So.. my so-called-MAJOR failure. Yeah so i failed for the first time. So what? You cant win all the time. And if you win all the time, you will never learn anything. Success is gained after going thru all the bumpy roads. Success isnt an easy grasp but it is not imposible. Sure you ll get this crappy feeling inside. Sure you will feel sad. Sure, at times you feel like you need to be alone. My advise. Take your time. Take a rest , take a deep breath, and then just get on with it.

In fact, I am glad that i didnt pass it for the first time. Failing that major project has been such a humble experience. Makes me sit back and think all over again. It is an ilusion in life if you expect things will act according to your expectation. Life sometimes surprises you in mysterious ways for sure. And if things dont go according to what you expect, just smile and, as a muslim "Redha". Let us give our best and let ALLAH do the rest.

So, with "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" @ Live : Dare to Fail, it doesnt simply mean that you should take up any challenge wrecklessly without weighing the risks involved. That is just plain stupid. "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" is also about you leaving out your comfort zone and taking up a whole new path . And that takes a whole lot of guts to embrace the uncertainty. While others like to look at "Hidup Berani Untuk Gagal" as Dare to Fail ?, my real take on this issue is, Do Your Dare To Change? Are you willing to leave your comfort zone should you fail in something or aim for something better? To change is never easy. It is hard to change people or environment. The best is to adapt.

That is pretty much my story on HIDUP BERANI UNTUK GAGAL.

I wish i can go on, but I think i ve written long enough. Maybe, i ll save some for second part. In the Wish me the best of luck in my 2nd attempt again for that thingy (the-so-called-major project) on February .

Owh, i ve updated my liveblog as well, hope you visit my LiveMoBo ya : )

In the meantime, i wish you Happy days, Happy Blogging and Have Great Days always.

First three commentators are :

Precious
Marzie
Lady Java.

Till next time.

Thoughts of Noorizal Ramly at 1:31 PM , 30 thoughts
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Saturday, December 05, 2009

RestNrilekS on Live Blogging : Quick Lunch

LiveMoBo is updated. Ee Haa!! Head on to LiveMoBo if you like to leave comments. : )

RestNrilekS LiveMoBo: of Incik RestNrileks and Quick Lunch

Till next time.

Thoughts of Noorizal Ramly at 3:11 PM , 9 thoughts
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Tuesday, December 01, 2009

RestNrilekS on LiveMoBo

Olla, Just done my LiveMOBLOG @ Live Mobile Blogging Blog. Hehe. Instead of having my live blogging entry here on RestNrilekS, i have set up a new blog just for such purpose. Each time a new entry is up on my LiveMOBO, i think i do a short post @ announcement here. Just a simple blog, without fancy widgets. Just like to keep it clean and clear. Happy Blogging ya and have a great day.

of Incik RestNrilekS and his Quick Shots: RestNrilekS on Landscape

Till next time.

Thoughts of Noorizal Ramly at 2:37 PM , 17 thoughts
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