2016年7月29日星期五

Toastmaster Project 2 - Let's save water!

2016.07.29

When talk about water, what come to your mind?
First things come to my mine is 70% of earth's surface is cover by water.
So, do your guys remember what happened few months ago?

Few months ago, we are out of water supply and have to start with water rationing.  
Our water supply from the reservoir/river is steadily depleting and had reached a new historical low.

I believe most of us only realize how important of the water and how grateful that we always have a clean, safe and unlimited water supply in the past...
Is the water rationing a signal to us that we might face a water crisis in future?

Our living standard is getting better but why will face water rationing?
What's the root cause of causing we have the water rationing?
Here some point to share my thought
To me, the major root cause shall be the dry weather.
A weather phenomenon called El Nino is lead to even drier weather than usual which will further affect the water supply from the river
and
nowadays the temperatures in Malaysia have been higher than last time, especially it went up to five degrees higher during March and April 2016.

Secondly, less raining cause the water supply drops as well.
Don't you feel that nowadays less raining compare to few years ago?
Last time, I used to dislike raining day because it is very inconvenience and have to bring umbrella.
Now I have changed my mindset, raining actually is good. It cools down the hot temperature, supply us the water and drive away the haze.

Thirdly, wasteful consumption are the root cause as well.
Many of us have mindset water is unlimited resources but in fact it is not, we shall use it with careful and with plan. For example, we use water to wash rice and, the water can be reuse to waste vegetables, and finally can use to watering flower.

Fourth, pollution is another part which causes the river become more and more dirty. People's behavior just simply throw the rubbish to the river add on the pollution. Such behavior obviously can see that we are short of citizenship and irresponsible.

Now, we know the root cause for causing the water supply drop, but what we can do to help sustain the water level/ prevent it become worst?

Firstly, we can organize some event/campaign to increase the awareness public toward the use of water.
For example, on 22nd of March - World wide water day, we can have something activity or seminar sharing how to use water in smart way, or even the activity such like clean up the river.

Secondly, I do believe educations play an important role.
Remember, not only educate children, teenager, but we do also need to educate adult which the résistance of changes from adult is more significant compare to the rest of people.

When we have changes, people always choose to stay at comfort zone and tend not to change.

For example, do you still remember when Aeon implements no plastic bag on Saturday, consumers are feeling uncomfortable for no plastic beg provided.
After implement quite sometimes,  we all are actually aware and most of us start practice no plastic bag on Saturday.
The campaign itself had not only created awareness but do help to reduce the use of plastic bag.

From that case, we know that Education will creates awareness; awareness will lead to changes.
We have to re-educate public always saving water from time to time

We all know how important of water and we shall put it to action - changes the mindset, change the behavior.
Let's save the water from now on.

*黑字划线是重点,我用联想的方式来记稿。

我加入会员的那段期间,也刚好有很多新会员。因为新会员多了,所以大家都在争取可以演讲的机会。

这天的会议,本来有四个演讲者,结果一个生病,一个有公事走不开,再来还有一个不幸遇车祸了。结果,四个演讲者变成剩下我一个而已。而我,过了新加坡关卡后,就没有Data了,到了会场才知道原来剩下我一个而已。

本来,我还想这期的对手都是厉害的,应该是无缘拿Best Speaker 我想老天一定是要给我多点信心,让我再一次拿到Best Speaker,几乎可以说是不战而胜。虽好像是不战而胜,但是我也是有付出努力,用心准备的哦。至少一定要确保我在限时里完成我的演讲。我觉得这次的表现比上次第一次来的自然,更有进步。

而我的评论员,是智慧及受人钦佩的Qj(我真的觉得他很有魅力)。
给与我的评论真的是与众不凡。他以开场白当年有5个卡通人物(Captain Planet)的其中一个代表水的女子来形容我的外形几乎和那代表水的人物吻合。
接着呢,点评演讲有达到P2 的宗旨。
最后他给于的意见是需要加强结尾那部分,比如,(真正的句子已经忘了,内容大约是这样) we have to start saving the water, don‘t wait until the last drop of water is coming from our eye drop
哇,我真的觉得这样的结尾真的是有给人当下警觉的作用。要达到这样的功力,应该要多练习几年吧~

由于只有我一个speaker, 所以在Table Topics时,有非常足够的时间进行,几乎是每个人多有机会出去演讲。这期的主题是Healthy diet/healthy live。我抽到的题目是:How you do your exercise (忘了正确的题目,大概大概是这样)
对我来说,这题目超好发挥,因为我就是为了这个Toastmaster 而牺牲掉我的瑜伽。再来忙于孩子+新柔关卡无预告的发脾气,现在的我几乎是在0运动的状况下。

结果,一针见血的题目让我拿下了第一次Best Table Topics。双喜临门,开心开心。
(当然,还有很多很多的高手,我这个卡拉菲真的是超幸运的)

在无法身兼多职的当下,暗自做了决定 - 八月暂时告别Toastmaster,  我需要兼顾家庭,事业。。。
九月吧,九月我再战!

 

2016年7月27日星期三

(佑)脾气

2016.07.27
1yr7mths



和姐姐的那篇比较,少了“臭”字。弟弟的脾气算中规中矩。
现在的弟弟17个月,时间过的很快。开始会表达喜好的事物。

每天都做跟屁虫,跟着姐姐走上走下。姐姐做什么,他也会跟着学(两个跳上跳下时,还真的是伤脑筋一下)。

比较臭脾气的时候,应该是算出门的时候吧。
门只要开了,他就会冲着要出来。如果没让他出来,他就会开始哭了。
就是爱出门就对了。
如果在家的庭院走走(骑脚车)他会不愿意进来,会闹。

暂时看到弟弟也不太愿意和别人分享手上的食物/玩具。需要在花时间教导。

(仟)臭脾气



2016.07.27
4yrs 9mths

最近我有些忙,除了参与Toastmaster以外(一个月两次),每个星期二还有瑜伽练习(共八堂课,到八月底),然后呢,还忙着找新家的东西,家具,装修等等。

也不懂是不是因为这样,给与娜娜的Focus好像变少了。
娜娜的脾气变的固执,暴躁,无端端还会发神经,明明是艳阳高照,下一秒钟就狂风暴雨。
让我们肯本摸不着,搞不清楚到底她不爽些什么。

到底是因为陪伴的时间少了,还是玩手机的时间变多了(在我们不在家的时候玩家公家婆的手机),还是饮食方面吃了比较多加工食品(有时候看到冰厨没有什么菜,真不知道他们下午吃些什么),还是她长大了有自己的想法/情绪?

新柔长堤的关卡好像女人的脾气一样摸不透,虽我只是坐车,可是因为塞车迟回到家,宝贵的时间被吃掉了一点。每次已经很累了,还有“看”小姐的天气,应付小姐的功课,还要找活动和她玩。

最近开始和她玩些tot school的玩意,一发不可收拾,每天才踏进家门,她就会说Play...play...play,可惜妈咪我创意有限,而且有些材料要花时间准备,然后小妮子还很贪新鲜,每天都认为有新的玩意可以玩(我上哪儿去找这些精力哦)。

好在另一半很帮的上忙,谢谢他帮忙分担。

这个女儿啊,怎么越大越头疼,朋友亲戚都会说她很乖,可是啊,怎么我觉得越大越头疼呢。
是我要求高吗? 还是遗传我的臭脾气? 所以是以前肇的孽,现在“报应”来了?(现在我可是收敛很多了,好不好噢)

我的脚步再放慢些吧,等到八月的瑜伽课完了后,我再继续Toastmaster吧。

2016年7月21日星期四

弟弟牙牙记录

2016.07.21
1yr6m
有天忽然惊觉,弟弟长牙齿的记录好像没什么记录到,我这个妈咪真的是粗心。
目前,弟弟已经出了上排与下排各六颗,而且感觉上尖牙好像没完全出到完(还是牙齿小颗的关系?)
一开始弟弟出着前面四颗牙齿时会明显的看到牙齿比较不整齐,过后呢,出着出着,不知怎的变成没有很不整齐,相反的牙齿还变得整齐起来呢,唯一在意的(是我在意啦)他下排的牙齿好像比上排的牙齿出,因为这样变成是有点下排的牙齿包上排的牙齿。
记录就到这,继续忙其他的东西去啦

2016年7月13日星期三

Toastmaster Project 1 - Self introduction

My name is Lim Ming Yen, married, mother of two kids.
i'm born at Johor Bahru, study at Malaysia, working at Singapore

i'm work as planner, production planner. My job function is to give priority of customer order to the production. with that, every customer order are being take care, on time shipment with quality always is our company objective.

I'm traveling daily to Singapore, by bus.
It is a bit tough as the traveling time is long. 2 hours per way is the minimum.
The total working hours which I included the journey time is longer than others.
Although is tough but it is worth to do so. Why i said so?
Remember, earlier on I had mentioned, I'm mother of 2 kids.
As a mother, of course. we would like to together with the children all times, witness their first milestone, like first time to sit down, walk and even the first time they call you mother.

Traveling daily allows me to take care both career and family at the same time.
You will not have the second chances to play the mother role in your kids' childhood.

Since 2 out of 3 my times is spend commit to work, but I still able to do the things that I like. For example, attend toast master meeting.

To attend toast master meeting successfully, I have to give credit to one person - my husband.
He encourage the things that I want to do and help me to take care the kids when i not around.

He is a good man, he bring me to travel before we have kids. With kids, he still continue doing so, like we just went to Japan 2 months ago.

We played hard but we also study hard. The study is not attending class at school but is attending the seminar, regardless is financial related seminar, personality or even the parenting.
We also do self-study by reading books / magazine. Remember, reading can take you anywhere; it shall always be our one of the lifetime learning.

is fortunate that start the relation with him since pre-university time. With him, we start from none to now, have a small family, car and recently we just bought our dream house.

I can imagine that I'm cooking in the dream house. i have interest to cook but yet professional. I also can imagine I'm doing yoga while the kids are doing their homework. Of course, since we love books, we shall have a reading room as well.

I'm a ordinary women, no big ambitious.
Perhaps when the kids grow up in the future, i can go to materialize the dream - travel around the world. Hopefully I'm still fit by that time.
At the age of 32, I'm grateful that what i have now. My motto at this age is " when you good to others, you are best to yourself".

Project 1 是大约4-6分钟。抱着讲多错多的心态,不多说。没想到我的评委竟然给我其中的评语 是:the speech is more on the life after marriage. Since the time is allow, may talk more about yourself

演讲这篇时,一个对手缺席了;另一个超时。所以我不战而胜,哈哈。小确幸!