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  • Do the right thing

    Do the right thing

    Who’s a Spike Lee fan here? In the 1980s, a film of the same title was released by one of America’s most revered film directors. In my research, I was quite surprised to read that they actually produced the film for a budget of US$6 million! That’s quite a hefty…

  • What the world’s top five media say about Fortnite Grand Finals, and then there’s the sixth!

    What the world’s top five media say about Fortnite Grand Finals, and then there’s the sixth!

    Here’s a compilation of headlines reported by the world’s top five media companies today after the Fortnite Grand Finals buzz during the weekend in New York City. In cheeky comparison, I also found an article from a year ago giving a totally different perspective. And more. Headline 1. Wired UK The…

  • Women on Boards

    Women on Boards

    Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index aims to get 20% of women on boards by the year 2020. Find out what you can do…

  • Can the GIG economy rise above a “fiver”?

    Can the GIG economy rise above a “fiver”?

    Will the gig economy favour the giggers or the customers – shouldn’t it favour both sides as equally as it can be since we’re redesigning this new economy?

  • Self. Less.

    Self. Less.

    Sephora, Sephora, Sephora! According to Wikipedia, Sephora is owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH as of 1997. The Sephora logo is a white “S”-shaped flame against a black background. The name comes from the Greek spelling of Zipporah (Greek: Σεπφώρα, Sepphōra), wife of Moses. In November 2018, Sephora and Google released and shared this case…

  • Spending a Saturday with WordPress devs

    Spending a Saturday with WordPress devs

    Today is just another Saturday in rainy November in Kuala Lumpur. Two months back, our junior developer Jinny informed me about WordCamp KL and asked if I would sponsor her to attend. I said yes, paid the RM70 (A$30) and as a result became a volunteer myself and wrote the…

  • In the USA, I’d be kneeling with Kaepernick but I’m in Malaysia so I’ll kneel with the Temiars and LGBTQs

    In the USA, I’d be kneeling with Kaepernick but I’m in Malaysia so I’ll kneel with the Temiars and LGBTQs

    This post is about our humanity. It’s another one of those long public holiday weekends in Malaysia – we have many, and I was reading this article written by Ciara Linnane / Market Watch and found it quite comprehensive in grabbing all of the relevant quotes from the Nike/Kaepernick campaign.…

  • Future Shock predicted Grab Uber Asia merger?

    Future Shock predicted Grab Uber Asia merger?

    Future Shock! In a meeting few mornings ago, our Deputy Chairman Zin Dahari mentioned a book that blew his mind as a teenager. Published in 1970, Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock gave an idea of what the future would look like. Written together with his wife Heidi, the Tofflers conjured ideas like “underwater…

  • Protected: How to apply for Media Accreditation

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  • Currently reading…

    Currently reading…

    Thanks to my university buddy, Eva, I received a copy of Simon Sinek’s ‘Start with Why’ two Christmases ago and it remained in my bag for in-between destination reads. I’d like to highlight an idea from the book on how Pioneerism lost to Commercialism. Apple’s iPOD had led the way as a leader…