Dion Ooi - World of Habits

11/05/2023

FREEDOM 😊

07/05/2023

Reminder to self…

26/01/2023

Happy New Year 2023! I know the first month is almost up... better be late than never, right? Not that I am giving any excuses nor protecting myself... I completed my reflections before the year ended. I was contemplating whether I should post them or not... anyway, after some time thinking about it, here it goes... What moments were good this past year?...

Happy New Year 2023! I know the first month is almost up… better be late than never, right? Not that I am giving any excuses nor protecting myself… I completed my reflections before the…

24/10/2022

A lot things happening in the past months and I have to get back in shape (exercise, writing and pursuing my hobbies...) Two topics that I would like to write about and cannot find the time to expand on the points... I will park the points and notes here for reference when I want to write about them. Notes #1:...

A lot things happening in the past months and I have to get back in shape (exercise, writing and pursuing my hobbies…) Two topics that I would like to write about and cannot find the time to …

04/07/2022

"You've probably got a device on you that can shoot decent video, so what's stopping you?" - Steve Garfield Last weekend, I went to do short video production with a good and talented friend of mine. The actual video was only a 1-minute video and the video shooting took four -(4) hours (not counting the pre-planning and editing of the video)....

“You’ve probably got a device on you that can shoot decent video, so what’s stopping you?” – Steve Garfield Last weekend, I went to do short video production with a go…

25/04/2022

"Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don't lose the passion and the love for what you do." - Nadia Comaneci Started a new chapter in my life's journey, since January 2022. Relocated to another state in February 2022 and what have I done since I started in this new organisation? Middle management programmeInitially there was a request for about 5 newly promoted team leaders (middle managers) from one of the stakeholders, and that triggered me to come up with a programme to help support the transitioning of individual contributors to people managers....

“Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” – Nadia Comaneci Started a new chapter in my life’s journ…

29/03/2022

"Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later." - Og Mandino I have been reflecting and whenever I have a chat with my kids, especially when it comes to their school assessments, tests, exams... the one question that I will ask them... "Have you done your best?" I believe that... "Victory is knowing that you have done your best, if you have done your best, you have won!...

“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino I have been reflecting and whenever I have a chat with my kids, especially when it comes to their s…

23/02/2022

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi I woke up this morning, smiling to myself and thank God for the past 46 years of my life. I am able to have another day to do what I want to do; to serve, inspire and learn. There is so much to learn, new day, new learning....

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi I woke up this morning, smiling to myself and thank God for the past 46 years of my life. I am able to …

27/01/2022

"Once time passes, you can't get it back." January 2022 is coming to an end... WOW! What happened? Do you mean the first month of 2022 is almost over and Lunar New Year is just around the corner? What have I done so far? (Sighing and letting go one big breath...) Another chapter on growing (not sideways... of course!) in my journey in life....

“Once time passes, you can’t get it back.” January 2022 is coming to an end… WOW! What happened? Do you mean the first month of 2022 is almost over and Lunar New Year is jus…

30/12/2021

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard It's the last day of the year and what is your plan? For me, before the clock strikes 12 midnight, I will review how was 2021 for me. There are many questions to ask and I have selected some I feel that are useful. The questions are as below:...

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard It’s the last day of the year and what is your plan? For me, before the clock strikes 12 midnight, …

30/11/2021

"Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it." - Harper Lee Lately I have been thinking and reflecting... what advice would I give myself, if I were to meet my younger self? The advice that I would give younger self will be as below: Study or work full time and not straddling; as the outcome will not be great for either one of them....

“Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.” – Harper Lee Lately I have been thinking and reflecting… what advice would I give myself, if I were to meet my younger s…

23/10/2021

"Don't blame the child for forgetting lessons; make the lessons unforgettable." - Sonam Wangchuk I have actually forgotten what title I should put for this blog... I wanted to write earlier but I forgot how busy I was... forgetting... is it an excuse or is it real that we forget? According to Dartmouth university... There are seven -(7) reasons, Why we forget......