Mahatma Gandhi My Idol

Gandhi in London, at the age of 18, working as a Barrister
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Mohamdas Karamchand Gandhi, who was also known as Mahatma, "Great Soul" Gandhi, was a hero, as well as a political and spiritual leader of India. He was of the Hindu faith. Mohandas brought India to independence by using non-violent resistance. He thought that there was injustice being served to the Indians, especially to the immigrants by the South Africans. Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, Kathiawar, now known as Gujarat. Gandhi passed away at the age of 78 on January 30, 1948. Mahatma Gandhi was brought up in India near Rajkot, where he did most of his studies. In 1888, Gandhi went to London, leaving his wife and son behind, to pursue his degree in law. Later in 1893, Gandhi went to South Africa to work and found that there was a lot of prejudice towards Indians. That was the reason Gandhi began protesting and eventually he became an inspiring hero for millions. The three main qualities that define Gandhi as a hero are his strong leadership, simplicity and bravery. 

Leadership was one of Gandhi's heroic qualities. One way he demonstrated leadership was by encouraging people in his village to start using homespun clothing. Homespun was one of Gandhi’s favorite hobbies. Introducing homespun to his village promised the growth of the village’s economy. The poor became employed to make homespun clothes for others in the village and outside of their own village. This drastically diminished the poverty in Gandhi’s village. Moreover, Gandhi ended the issue of discrimination against untouchables. Back in those days, the Hindus used to discriminate against the untouchables, who were their own kind but just low in the caste system. The untouchables are just another word to describe poor, less educated people who really didn’t fit in with the middle class people. Gandhi made the Hindus realize that what British people were doing to them is the same thing that they were doing to the untouchables. This made the Hindus realize what they were doing to the untouchables. Last but not least, the Indian Independence Movement was the all-time heroic deed led by Gandhi. This movement was accomplished in 1947 by Mahatma. This movement took place because India was governed by the British, and Gandhi wanted India to become independent. Therefore, Gandhi showcased many outstanding leadership skills that made him a hero

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Simplicity is the second most heroic quality that Gandhi demonstrated. Gandhi believed in living a simple life. He wanted a simple life, with only the necessities that he needed. Even though he was a barrister (a lawyer), he had no arrogance. He dressed like a poor person and he only wore clothes that were homespun, made out of khadi (cotton). He was a vegetarian and then became a fruitarian; many days he would go without eating and would not complain. He was also a man of truth because everything he did and said, he did it with truth. Because he believed in truth, he wrote a book titled, The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Moreover, even though he did many heroic things, he claimed to be an average man: "I claim to be no more than an average man with less than average ability" (pg 112). This quote tells the readers that he did not want to be known as Gandhi, he did not want everyone worshiping him, and he was just proving that he is an average person like others. In addition, what made him a hero can make anyone a hero, only if they have the will to do the right thing and if they believe in truth, nonviolence and creating peace among others. As a result, Gandhi believed that simplicity and truth can make anyone a hero.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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Bravery is another quality that describes Gandhi. Gandhi did many big things that show how brave he was. The first example of his brave work was the Dandi March. The Dandi March was an Indian march led by Gandhi for salt. This was the first act of opposition towards the British and the beginning of the movement to get India's independence. Gandhi broke the Salt Law made by the British and was imprisoned for many years. The Dandi March, with more than enough Indians and with the support of Gandhi, diminished the Salt Tax that people had to pay. Gandhi was also very brave to fight for his country on his own and also to sacrifice himself. Many times he got beaten up by the British people, but he did not say one word. He did not execute any type of violent behavior towards them. This is because he was a strong believer in nonviolence. Lastly, Gandhi showed bravery by doing what he believed was right. He believed that things can be done with love and not war, which definitely results in peace. He believed in his own principles for many years till he died, and he fought for India believing that the only way to end the hatred and war is through peace and love. For that reason, Gandhi is a true hero to all because of his bravery and what he did for India’s independence.

Gandhi, at the Dandi Salt March,
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In conclusion, Gandhi was an astonishing hero. He possessed countless qualities, many things that an ordinary person could not have had. He set several examples for our countries to look up to and learn from. He fought for something that he believed in and he never gave up. He fought through all the obstacles that came his way with love and peace. Leadership, simplicity and bravery were the three most outstanding qualities in Gandhi.

"Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being." ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Influence

Good evening everyone, we meet again in this lovely evening with another entry in my class blog. So today i would like to talk about Influence. What is influence? And how to have it?

Source: http://innetwork.net/2013/02/what-is-influence-and-how-to-have-it/

Influence is being able to affect an action. If you create, alter, inspire or change someone’s behaviour, you have influenced them. From a business perspective, influence is key.  Marketers hope to influence consumer spending decisions to purchase their goods and services. On an individual level, having influence within your social relationships has many benefits and could help to further your professional career.

So, the question is, how can one achieve influence?

4 Criteria of Influence

To have influence , one must establish 4 criteria with those they hope to influence: trust, authority, the ‘so what’, and a connection.

Source: http://innetwork.net/2013/02/what-is-influence-and-how-to-have-it/

Trust

Establishing trust with consumers is key to influencing their behaviour.  This one is fairly straight forward.  For example, you as a consumer, are only going to do what you trust to be is best for you.  As a marketer, you must establish a level of trust with your consumers, and create a belief that your product or service or whatever, is what is best for them.

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Authority

By authority, I mean you have established some level of ‘I know what I am talking about’.  Authority, in this sense, means that you have established some level of expertise or given good reason for others to believe in what you are saying.

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‘So what’?

Why should people believe you? Of what benefit is it to them? People are primarily self-motivated- give them a reason to care.

Connection

And finally, establish some kind of connection with the people you hope to influence.  Personally, I think this is one level that frequently is overlooked, especially in business.   I can think of several brands (Loblaw’s President’s Choice, for example) who are doing this well and showing the importance of it. Do it.

Think about who influences you. Think about your relationship with them. Do you see each condition of influence within that relationship? Next time your hoping to influence someone, think about the nature of the relationship you currently have with that person and try to establish these aspects within it.

Leadership Style Onboard My Ship

Hello there everyone! We meet again in my blog post after quite sometime didn’t post anything in here. So in this entry, i would like to write about Leadership style onboard my ship. Speciafically i will tell about 1 of my Captain onboard. I sailed onboard JM Sutera 2, a Product/Chemical Tanker trading South East Asia.

JM Sutera 2

So onboard my ship, i mix with one Captain, a captain who have a leadership style like a lion. He’s always right and no one can challenge him on anything. This makes it hard for the officers to confront him and tell their opinion on something. I think this is not a good leadership style because a leader should also hear opinion from others. A leader cannot make decision on his own because its important to also hear opinion from others. 

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So basically an opinion from others does count towards the decision made by a leader. So as a leader , or a Master who is the oveall incharge onboard ship, should also accept opinion and suggestions from others. Don’t be selfish or too ego because it might led to incidents and accidents. 

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My Idol : Elon Musk

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Since 1972 when the last Apollo mission landed on the moon, no one has been to the moon, or even out of Low Earth Orbit. One person who noticed, and asked why, is Elon Musk. He looked into why and found that the main reason space exploration slowed almost to a stop was cost. Elon Reeve Musk was born on June 28th, 1971 in South Africa. When he was first able, he emigrated to Canada, and later went  to the United States to go to school. He learned a wide variety of things, mainly science related, then became an entrepreneur. He founded many companies, including Zip2, Paypal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and SolarCity, quickly becoming a multimillionaire. He started each company with an idea on how to improve the world. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is Musk's company to make space travel cheaper and to push space exploration forward (Newsmakers: Elon Musk). A hero must be someone that is willing to do what is right for the benefit of the whole world, and not just himself. Elon Musk is an inspirational hero because he is trying to make space flight affordable for the common person, he is reducing our carbon footprint, and he is trying to save humanity from extinction.

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Elon Musk is inspirational to me because of the many selfless things that he did to benefit the entire world, rather than just himself. Musk has reduced the cost of spaceflight with his many new innovations to improve space flight and bring its price down. He is also helping to reduce the amount of CO2 pollution in the world caused by humans. One of Musk's life goal that he is working towards at a fast pace, is to get humans multiplanetary in case of a cataclysmic event, so that the human race will still survive. Elon Musk is an inspiration to me because he tries so hard to achieve goals for the benefit of the whole human race, and not just for his own personal benefit. A friend and coworker of Musk said, "The one major important distinction that sets him apart is his inability to consider failure.  It simply is not even in his thought process.  He cannot conceive of failure and that is truly remarkable.  It doesn't matter if [he is] going up against the banking system (Paypal), going up against the entire aerospace industry (SpaceX) or going up against the US auto industry (Tesla).  He can't imagine NOT succeeding and that is a very critical trait that leads him ultimately to success" (Cantrell). His friend sees that he is attempting the "impossible" to cause things to happen that will benefit the entire world. Elon Musk saw that space exploration had not explored any farther out since 1972, and he decided that he wanted to be the catalyst to reinvigorate space innovation. Quickly, he started making advances in that field and many others for the benefit of everyone in the world.

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Turns Out You've Been Pouring Chili Sauce Wrong This Whole Time

There's a really easy way to avoid that dreaded sauce avalanche

We're all probably a little too familiar with the frustrations of trying to get ketchup and chili sauce out of a glass bottle

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Unfortunately, slapping the bottom of the bottle to get the sauce out has only two possible results: You get nothing, or you get a sauce avalanche. There's no in-between.

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Turns out we've been doing it all wrong! Holding your bottle straight-down and hitting the bottom won't actually make the sauce come out. In fact, it forces the sauce back inside the bottle.

In order for the sauce to flow out of the bottle, air has to squeeze in on one side of the bottle's neck. Also, ketchup and chili sauce have the unusual condition of being both solid and liquid, which means they respond to different Newtonian laws.

According to a TED-Ed video by George Zaidan, their thickness and viscosity change based on how long, how hard and how fast you push. When you hit and shake the bottle gently, the sauce behaves like solid and remains in the bottle. When you hit the bottle hard and vigorously, the spherical particles break down and flow too easily out of the bottle, resulting in all that messy glob on your food.

There's actually a perfectly simple way to get your sauce out of the bottle according to the amount you want! All you need to do is hold your bottle at an angle and tap the neck area.

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And voilà - perfect amount every time!

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11 Most Sakit Hati Moments From Your Childhood Growing Up As A Malaysian

You could still feel the pain even till now.

1. When you lose your Pilot mechanical pencil which you 'ikat perut' two weeks to buy

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2. Eh eh just because the erasers cost 30 cents back then, it doesn't mean that losing a new eraser doesn't hurt ok

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3. But nothing can compare to the pure agony of losing RM1, which was basically 20% of your daily pocket money

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Cannot buy kerepok lekor already.

4. When you don't have enough money to buy snacks after school...

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Weh after school also hungry one okay...

5. You're either going to eat the rotan or listen to an hour-long lecture when you lose your mum's tupperware

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6. Monday morning: Clean and white. 4 hours later: heartache.

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And you just give up. Dirty then dirty lah.

7. When your parents start comparing you with your siblings, cousins, neighbour, their colleagues, your classmates, and basically the world

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8. When you have to leave your best friends after primary school

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After six years of friendship, it's time to part ways and attend different high schools :'( Thank goodness for Myspace, Friendster, and Facebook.

9. Your first puppy love heartbreak or your first rejection

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I'm sure most of us could still remember our first crush or love. You know what they say, "The first cut is the deepest."

10. When your favourite toy falls and breaks into five pieces

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Do you hear that? That's the sound of our heart breaking.

11. When you're only allowed to take Milo from the Milo truck once... Whai :'(

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Remember when you lied and say that it's your first time? Yeah, me too.

Don't Know Where To Makan? This New App Will Tell You Where To Eat Based On Your Mood

No more discussing "where to eat?" for an hour before you decide!

You know that geram feeling when you're hungry but don't know what to eat so you ask someone, "What you wanna eat?" and it ends up making things worse?

Ya, of course you know. Where to eat? I don't know. Anything. No, I don't want that. Where YOU want to eat? I don't know, you decide. Anything...

It's the age-old question that has plagued our existence since the beginning of time.

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Ok, that's super dramatic. But the good news is that IPC Shopping Centre's app now has a feature that helps offer suggestions on where to eat based on your mood!

In collaboration with the music streaming app Spotify, the IPC Shopping Centre app has a really cool feature called The Mood Menu.

The Mood Menu analyses your recent playback history to track your current mood. Then the app matches food to your mood and suggests places to eat and drink at IPC Shopping Centre.

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So, if the app determines that you're feeling happy, it will suggest places to get food that is more sour and less sweet :)

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Meanwhile if you're feeling sleepy, the app will suggest a great place to have a cup of coffee; if you're in love, somewhere to indulge your sweet tooth; and loads of other moods too!

Check out all the yummy places we were recommended to try out to complement our happy mood:

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The best part is that you can screenshot the suggestions to redeem special discounts from selected restaurants

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Here are some of the restaurants that you can get freebies and discounts from with your Mood Menu suggestions:

- Nando's: One FREE 1/4 chicken with two sides, with purchase of three sets of 1/4 chicken with two sides

- Noodle Shack: 20% off all items

- Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul: 15% off à la carte items

- Bread Story: 15% off on normal priced items

- Magnum Café: 15% off à la carte items

- Hana Japanese Dining: 15% off total bill

- Dome: RM9.90 for a slice of cake

- Starbucks: 15% off for a Frappuccino

- And many more!

Check out all the offers and promos on IPC Shopping Centre's website.

The Mood Menu was created together with Professor Robin Dando from Cornell University, with insights from his landmark 2015 study as the basis of the Mood Menu’s ‘food and mood matching’ algorithm

Professor Dando hails from the world renown Department of Food Science in Cornell University. His most famous paper, published in the scientific journal 'Appetite', found that human moods have the ability to inhibit or accentuate sweet, salty, bitter, sour, or umami (savoury) flavours. According to his work, our taste perception changes based on many factors, including our emotional responses to pleasant and unpleasant real-life events.

For example, Professor Dando's study found that positive emotions enhance your sweet tooth.

Science aside, it's cool to have an app suggest places to eat based on the music you've been listening to.

In addition to The Mood Menu, the IPC Shopping Centre app also contains a store guide, parking information, latest promotions, and members-only promotions

On top of that, they'll also be offering FREE Wi-Fi throughout the shopping centre starting from now onwards.

With the app, you can now seamlessly connect to the free Wi-Fi for the whole day.*

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9 Buffet Ramadan Bawah RM60 Sekitar Lembah Klang Yang Boleh Anda Cuba Tahun Ini

Harga buffet serendah RM28+ seorang pun ada!

1. Sana'a Restaurant @ Cyberjaya

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Sukakan masakan Arab? Jom ke Sana'a Restaurant untuk cuba pelbagai hidangan menarik seperti Nasi Kabsah, Nasi Mandy, Kebab dan bermacam-macam lagi. Harga promosi buffet Ramadan ini ialah RM29 seorang untuk 10 hari pertama di bulan Ramadan. Selepas itu, restoran ini mengenakan harga biasanya iaitu RM32.90 seorang.

Alamat: Sana'a Restaurant, No.13, Aras G, LKR Cyberpoint Barat, Neo Cyber, Cyberjaya, Selangor

No. Telefon: +603 8319 1776

Waktu Operasi Buffet: 6.30 petang - 10 malam

2. Polperro Steak House

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Untuk yang minat masakan Western pula jangan terlepas untuk mencuba juadah yang disediakan di Polperro Steak House! Dengan harga RM39.90 seorang, menu menarik di sini termasuk Chicken Chop Black Pepper, Lamb Chop, Fish Tempura, Meatballs BBQ dan bermacam-macam lagi. Ais Kepal Coklat pun ada!

Cawangan: Seksyen 7, Shah Alam | Seksyen 13, Shah Alam

Waktu Operasi Buffet: 6.30 petang - 10 malam

No. Telefon: +6019 9999 429

3. Cafe D'Istana Jalamas @ Istana Budaya

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Dengan harga serendah RM42.90 seorang, anda boleh menikmati juadah yang cukup menyelerakan pada harga yang berpatutan.. Daripada lauk-pauk masakan kampung ke pilihan pencuci mulut tradisional, semuanya pasti memuaskan untuk peminat masakan tempatan.

Alamat: Cafe D'Istana Jalamas, Istana Budaya, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur

Waktu Operasi Buffet: 6.30 petang - 10 malam

No. Telefon: +6016 6777 402

4. Citarasa Azizah @ Taman Sri Kenari

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Restoran Citarasa Azizah juga menyediakan buffet masakan kampung khas untuk anda yang berada di Kajang. Anda boleh dapatkan harga serendah RM35 seorang dengan membuat tempahan terlebih dahulu sebelum ke restoran ini.

Alamat: Citarasa Azizah, C-01-01, Jalan Sri Kenari 12, Taman Sri Kenari, Kajang, Selangor

Waktu Operasi Buffet: 6.30 petang - 10 malam

No. Telefon: +6012-298 2797

5. INTEKMA Resort & Convention Centre @ Shah Alam

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Terletak di Seksyen 7 Shah Alam, buffet di INTEKMA Resort ini juga antara yang paling berpatutan. Anda boleh menikmati pelbagai pilihan juadah berbuka pada harga serendah RM50 seorang sahaja.. Harga pakej serendah RM135 turut disediakan bagi seisi keluarga dengan 2 orang dewasa dan 2 kanak-kanak.

Alamat: INTEKMA Resort, Persiaran Raja Muda, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam, Selangor

Waktu Operasi Buffet: 6.30 petang - 10 malam

No. Telefon: +603-5522 5000

6. Dewan Banquet Astana Cyberjaya @ Cyberjaya

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Menyediakan menu berkonsepkan masakan Asia Tenggara, highlights di sini termasuklah Kambing Golek! Tazkirah dan persembahan nasyid turut menjadi antara acara berbuka puasa di sini. Anda boleh menikmati buffet Ramadan di sini pada harga RM59 seorang.

Alamat: Dewan Banquet Astana Cyberjaya, Promenade @ Garden Residence, Cyberjaya, Selangor

Waktu Operasi Buffet: 7 malam - 10 malam

No. Telefon: +603 8063 3020

7. Ani Sup Utara @ Shah Alam

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Restoran yang terkenal dengan Sup Gearbox Kambing ini turut menyediakan buffet dengan harga yang amat berpatutan. Dengan harga RM33 seorang, anda boleh menikmati lebih dari 30 jenis makanan dan manisan bersama keluarga anda. Jangan lupa untuk cuba Ais Batu Campur istimewa juga di sini!

Alamat: Ani Sup Utara, No. 31 Block A, Jalan Tengku Ampuan Zabedah J 9/J, Seksyen 9, Shah Alam, Selangor

Waktu Operasi Buffet: 6.30 petang - 10 malam

No. Telefon: +603 5523 8375

8. Golden Valley @ TTDI

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Sukakan masakan Cina Muslim? Jom berkunjung bersama keluarga ke Golden Valley! Dengan harga serendah RM48++ seorang, menu menarik yang disediakan di sini termasuk Kam Heong Lala, Claypot Seafood & Tofu, dan Salted Egg Squid.

Alamat: Golden Valley, LGB Tower, 1 Jalan Wan Kadir, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur

Waktu Operasi Buffet: 6.30 petang - 10 malam

No. Telefon: +603 7722 1488

9. De Ja Vu Restaurant @ Setia Wangsa

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Restoran unik berkonsepkan Mesir ini menyediakan pelbagai jenis hidangan seperti Lamb Kabsah, Hummus, dan Nasi Briyani pada harga serendah RM28+ seorang sahaja. Jom berbuka di sini!

Alamat: De Ja Vu Restaurant, No. 104, Dataran Jelatek, Jalan Jelatek, Setia Wangsa, Kuala Lumpur

Waktu Operasi: 6.30 petang - 10 malam

No. Telefon: +603 4253 2101