I Saw the Sign
Sat, 3/01/09 – 21:57 | One Comment

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!… and it opened up my eyes  I saw the sign. Life is demanding without understanding… (Ace of Base, The …

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Business School

Possibly the best phrase ever uttered in business: “Would you like fries with that…”

Faith

“Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alteration of night day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding.”

Motivation

“I realise that this might be a shock, but I can change the world. And I refuse to believe that I am part of a lost generation.”

Music and Videos

“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.”

Reviews

“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.”

5 Aidilfitri Home Customer Service Tips
Mon, 29/09/08 – 19:48 | One Comment

As the music continues to play (literally, from my previous post), I’ve decided to share with you my list of must haves that will keep your guests rejoicing as you welcome their presence. Here’s my …

Selamat Hari Raya (Turn Up The Volume)
Sun, 28/09/08 – 23:05 | No Comment

(Rarely you hear music on Hafihz.com … but what the heck, rejoice!)

PS: Here’s a rather out-of-point but good food tip for households celebrating Eidil Fitr in Singapore: Cook something else other than ketupat / lontong …

Reflections on Ramadan Blogging
Sun, 28/09/08 – 1:46 | No Comment

The idea: To blog only about Ramadan during Ramadan.
The verdict: Not easy. Sort of like a restraintful feeling… suppressing the normal whimsical blog posts, the regular commentary on everyone else (other than yourself), the nitpicking …

Ramadan and Ctrl+F5
Sun, 21/09/08 – 20:12 | No Comment

Pressing Ctrl + F5 on your keyboard when surfing the net is also known as a hard refresh. This is when you clear your cache and reload your site… simply put it, it’s like surfing …

Ramadan and Patience
Wed, 17/09/08 – 22:56 | No Comment

Ramadan and patience… inseparable.

You wake up in the early hours, despite the heaviness, and almost force yourself to eat at times, no matter what the food, no matter how zero the appetite is. Patience in …

Ramadan and Sweetness
Fri, 12/09/08 – 22:59 | No Comment

I say in Ramadan, you can taste more than in any other period.
When all distractions are (almost) silenced, you savour sweetness in its purest form. And not by the taste of sweet sugar, nor some …

Ramadan and Discipline
Tue, 9/09/08 – 22:50 | No Comment

Ramadan is often associated with abstaining not just the food and drinks (from dawn to dusk), but also of guarding the tongue against ill words.
This to me is easy. Ultimate discipline is guarding the heart …

Ramadan and Goal Setting
Sun, 7/09/08 – 5:59 | No Comment

With the discipline that it entails for a duration of about 30 days, Ramadan is an excellent opportunity for the following:

Break bad habits
Install new good habits
Accomplish pending goals

Spend your Ramadan wisely for yourself in this …

The Ramadan Blogging Project 2008
Fri, 29/08/08 – 22:21 | 4 Comments

Ramadan is coming. If you have a blog, I have an idea…

Reply to this post saying that you would like to be part of the project, with your blog site in your comments.
In the whole …

Fight Fires, Don’t Drown
Tue, 26/08/08 – 22:50 | No Comment

That one-of-a-kind migraine you feel when you see something done awfully wrong, and you have the skills to correct it.
You roll up your sleeves, pick the nearest, most powerful hose available, and start distinguishing all …

Spreading Cheating is Not Cool
Fri, 22/08/08 – 23:04 | No Comment

Every morning when I go to work now, at about the 4th bus stop a dad will board the bus with his young son (maybe primary 2?). And everyday, he’ll tap his and his son’s …

Pitching Yesterday’s News
Fri, 22/08/08 – 22:37 | No Comment

It’s a disease of pitching some have. The poor salesman attempts to give great insight, but uses facts that are dusty, and stuff that almost everyone knows. It’s worse when you knew the fact eons …

Get People Better Than You
Fri, 22/08/08 – 22:21 | No Comment

For quite some time, I’ve been in the advisory seat. I would have short meetups and advice businesses on their marketing angles.
Today I was the client. It was a short meetup with the creatives agency …

When Your Branding Gets to You
Tue, 19/08/08 – 23:05 | No Comment

Sometimes it benefits you. Sometimes it rings.
I’m talking about self-branding (what people know you as). Take me: I’m the marketing/malay/nus/wrote the book/business/entrepreneurial guy whose supposed to help you with your business/marketing/ …
You get the idea.
Sometimes …

Cover Story in Teens’ Crossroads Magazine
Sun, 17/08/08 – 19:04 | No Comment
Cover Story in Teens’ Crossroads Magazine

My 4th article for Darul Arqam’s Teens’ Crossroads magazine, and InsyaAllah not the last. The brief given was to write an article which would uplift and motivate the youths when faced with setbacks in their …

Silly Promotions Copywriting
Wed, 13/08/08 – 19:30 | 2 Comments

2 recent examples:

“All items at 73% of price” - It’s bad enough that the customer has to take awhile to figure out that it’s therefore at 27% sale (which would have been visually easier to …

Breaking News: Singapore Yahoo Auctions Closing Down
Wed, 13/08/08 – 0:54 | 4 Comments
Breaking News: Singapore Yahoo Auctions Closing Down

I’ve been trying to access Yahoo Auctions Singapore for the past month. Today, this is what I saw:

Nice. Comments, anyone?

Look for Whinocerous
Tue, 12/08/08 – 1:38 | No Comment

This is a short follow up to the previous article on being customer centric. In this article, I want to take you to the marketing zoo…
Lots of animals hang about in the marketing zoo. Some …