Review 2011 - I. M. Foong's / 冯总 Quotes Collection

Here comes the final day of the year as well as my final blog post for the year 2011.

Throughout the year, I have posted lots of status in my Facebook profiles and majority of them are my quotes, translating the experience and lessons gained, the conclusion drawn and sometimes emotion into short words that tell the whole story. From there you can actually see some of the philosophy and principles that I'm holding firmly.

Below are the selected quotes which I like the most :

1. ‎" The most stupid thing you could do is to change yourself just to please the other people. Don't ever do that ! " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

2. ‎" I would prefer to lose like a man rather than win by begging others. I don't beg anyone for success. And I more thing, don't expect me to beg for your respect. I earn yours. " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

3. " Never believe in rumours. Prove it or forget it. " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

4. ‎" Being rational and having a mind to think and judge the true and wrong statements or claims is an important skill. A smart person does not easily let his emotion fuelled by false accusation or rumours. He sees, analyses and makes his own conclusion. " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

5. ‎" People can fail you but you must never fail yourself ! " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

6. "我痛恨原地踏步因为那意味着没有进步" 冯总

7. "人生中会有许多的东西，值得留恋，有的时候你应该学会去放弃。" 冯总

8. ‎"You can't get everything. Nothing is perfect." I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

‎9. " Be rational. Be fair. Everyone deserves a chance. " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

10. ‎" The power of power is the root of all evils. "

11. “不是每一个胜利都代表幸福，不是每一个失败都意味着痛苦。” 冯总

‎12. "History is yesterday's and tomorrow is our to make." I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

13. " To prove something for the sake of proving something to others is a silly act. " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

14. ‎"在可以选择分享的情况下，我不该盲目于竞争。When I can afford to share, I shouldn't choose to compete." 冯总 / I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

15. ‎ "It's all about the courage to take the first step." I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

16. "Must retain the spirit and inspiration! Youths' power is unlimited and beyond measure !" I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

17. " Learning to doubt and question is an ability. Do not just accept and absorb without thinking further. " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

‎18. "The best thing about TITAS is we can learn a lot from the history especially in term of mistakes, lessons and wisdom. Today I am studying the history of the previous generations and the fact is me too will be the history of tomorrow. I must be a good leader and not repeating the same mistakes others had done. I must be at the right side of the history!" I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

‎19. " A good working environment is which you can contribute values to the organisation and the same time you reap the added values for yourself. " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG, the FIG concept in my mind.

‎20. "The ability to analyse with wider perspective, look at the situation in depth and see things in various angles could help one to achieve peak performance." I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

21. ‎" 学会凶，做人更容易。" 冯总

22. "在不断往上走的同时，勿迷失了自我。" 冯总

23. "Seeing people's lives, Reading people's lives, Learning from their lives." I. M. FOONG HAN YANG, it's more interesting than most of the books you find from the bookstores.

24. "A life with no regret is a life well spent." I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

25. "有了苦，才有甜！不吃苦，何得甜？" 冯总

26. "Quit, if you are happy to become an average." I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

27. "The concept and formula are always the same. The magic is how you work it out." I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

28. ‎" We fall before we are able to run. We fail before we succeed. " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

29. ‎" My bosses are the students in my campus. Whatever work my team and I do are for the students. Whatever decisions we made are in the best interests of the students here. Let it be IEM (SS) USM or the Welfare Team. Students are our priority! " Foong H. Y. the employee :-)

Fierce Quote Of The Year

" You will soon pay the price for playing bloody smart. Let's see it. " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

" Let me tell you this, whatever I have lost in the test today, I will earn it back in the coming Final !! " I. M. FOONG HAN YANG

Coolest Quote Of The Year

"爱你，不需要理由！" 冯总

Bonus : Great Quotes From Elsewhere ..

1. “一个人不管从事任何职业，只要他一生为人民做好事，人民就会永远纪念他。一个人的职务再高，如果不为人民办事，他终究会被人民唾弃。我的信念就是不离开我的人民，为国家的强大和人民的幸福而献身。” 温家宝（中国总理）

2. “为创造财富而制作出来的面包不比为创造健康的面包受欢迎”（摘自面包王金卓求）

3. 'Assumption is the mother of all screw-ups ! '

4. ' You must be the change you wish to see in the world. '

5. "人生在世，真正受人尊敬的不是财富，而是品格."

6. "Don't ask what the country can do for you, ask what you can contribute to the country." J.F. Kennedy

That's all from me this time.

Let's welcome 2012 ! Happy New Year :-)

Review 2011 - My Lecturers' Quotes

Whatever lecturers teach can never be absorbed 100% by my mind in lecture hall, but I do remember well what they said especially their funny or good quotes. Below are some of the quotes by my lecturers :

"The problem here is they want the cheapest but asking for the best. Some local company claims that their pipe (RM 0.80 per metre) can drain the water four times faster than the imported one (RM5 per metre)."
Prof. NAZ
Well, this is the case in the construction field.

‎"Normally students only realised that they had made mistakes one minute after they left the examination hall."
Prof. NAZ
This happened to me again and again ... T.T

"Rasuah tu memang ada. Cuma you nak ke tak nak."
Dr. NAB
The reality and fact in the industry.

''To score A in final, you must first have good Attitude. Both A's are related to each other.''
Dr. FD
Super agree !! In engineering term, they are directly proportional. ;-p

"My brain is tiny, and here we have hundred brains. Therefore I can learn from you, we are learning from each other." Dr. JJ

Humble words from a smart lecturer. While Mourinho my top idol teaches me to be an ego and arrogance (a little bit) styled charismatic boss, Dr. JJ teaches me to be a humble man in life.

"Construction is all about time, achievement and money. Punctuality is important. When the work starts at eight, all must already working at eight." Prof. A

I regard punctuality is an important part of the professionalism that every professional or successful person share. I do not respect people who always not being punctual and are creative in giving various excuses. We have no right to waste others' time and our precious time shouldn't be wasted.

"Engineers find ways to solve problems." Dr. LTL

Yea, when I face problems and recall back what this lecturer told me, I will feel motivated to deal with the task even though it is hard and surprisingly sometimes ideas are sparked.

"Exam or test is never the right way or the only way to measure a student." Dr. JJ

I expressed my view by an immediate reply which I shouted loud, 'Yes !!'

"The boss hires people who can think not robot. If you are a robot, the boss will ask you, can you see the door there?" Prof. NAZ

Engineers who act like robot, follow instructions blindly without thinking are difficult to survive.

Another couple of good quotes or advices from Prof. NAZ (he is my idol lecturer) shared with me during a chat :
"Learn to believe in others."
"I don't worry what they might do to me, I have my own money and business running. In life, you are safe when you always have other alternatives to back up you."

That's true !!

Their words are really awesome ~ !

My final part of Review 2011 will be published on the last day of this year. Hope you won't miss it ^^

Review 2011 - Stupid Quotes Of The Year

Review 2011 - Stupid Quotes Of The Year
by Foong Han Yang (original one ...!)

My commitment to Facebook is undoubted. Status are written almost everyday.
Today, I would like to share with you some stupid quotes I made this year. Enjoy :-p

1. '有双下巴的男生才帅 !'

2. ‎'The Plastic Analysis topic will be removed from the Structure Analysis syllabus effectively from next academic session. USM will be the first University to do so which will soon be followed by other universities in Malaysia. You know, nowadays USM is talking and stressing on SUSTAINABILITY. Say NO to PLASTIC ! '

3. 'Recently eating has become my solution to stress. May be pressure consumes too much energy, making me hungry all the time.'My friend, Siao Phin responded by saying, ’finally some one experienced same thing with me ’
4.
'60 marks in secondary school exam = it's poor and hard to accept T.T

60 marks in University finals = yea~~ I'm smart man ^^ God bless me !

90 marks in secondary school exam = proud and rarely achievable ;-)
90 marks in University finals = is the sun rising from the west today? @@'

5. [Transformers Jokes]

Who is Transformer's sister? (Transistor)

Who are Transformer's mum and dad? (Transparent)

What is Transformer's gender? (Transexual)

Which Transformer wears tights? (Transvestite)

How does Transformer do for Gardening? (Transplant)

What does Transformer's do as their Favorite Pastime? (Transporting)

What does Transformer do when they are in the Bank? (Transaction)

and...

I said, 'Transformer's IPTA?' (usm TRANSkerian)

6. Interviewer : 'How do you cope with stress at work?'
Foong : 'No worry, I have good tensile and compressive strength.'
The answer from a typical engineering student.

7. 'Important decisions are never easy to be made. ; Pretty girls are never easy to be tackled?'

8. My friend asked, " Is this the largest roundabout in Ipoh? " I answered, " No. If you're driving along the largest roundabout in Ipoh, you won't realise that you
are actually driving along it. "

9. 'This one (Shield Diagram )sure won't come out one. Got diagrams some more. It will waste a lot of time. No need study..', I convinced my friend, Ti Amo Kent. Thing ended up sour as I was wrong and the Shield diagram did appear in the lab test, EAA 204. My record in predicting test questions is as good as Pele's football result prediction T.T

Stay tuned for more quotes as we edge closer to the New Year yea !

My 2011 In Review

My Reward - Reaping 2011 In Review (Read 5 Free 2)

I have selected 5 BIG events to share with you all in my review of year 2011.

1. Elected as the President of IEM – USM Student Section

I would describe this as the proudest moment in my USM life thus far. This is the Christmas gift that the God had delivered to me on 28 Sept 2011. To me it was a surprise at first since IEM was not the core in my activity blueprint. However I quickly learn that it is a great opportunity handed to me to sharpen my skills and gain more experience. Since then, IEM (SS) USM becomes my greatest love and one of my top priorities in the campus.

Being the president, I explore and experiment on different approaches that aims to strengthen the organisation, build a culture that focuses on professionalism, recruit and develop talents to run the organisation. I regard these elements are significant in positioning IEM (SS) USM as ‘The BEST Student Organisation In Engineering Campus USM’ which is the challenge that the current committee takes and strive to achieve. Besides arranging industrial visits and talks, the team is also working on the E-magazine, Junior Interns and etc, among the new implementation by IEM (SS) USM.

Furthermore, my previous tenure as the Director of PPKA Family Day 2011 and some mistakes that I had made provide me the chance to do better and the lessons learnt allow me to plan wiser and act smarter. I always remember what my predecessor, Keng Swee told me – the importance of SYSTEM and HUMAN CAPITAL in ensuring an organisation to function well.

I have high confidence to lead the team and have faith in my members. I believe together we will fly high and meantime IEM (SS) USM will play its role in facilitating and linking the students closer to the industrial world.

Yea~~ !!

2. Selected as the Ahli Dewan Perundingan Pelajar (DPP USM)

Still remember the time dated back to a year ago when the Student Parliament of USM was formed and the first session of DPP was held. I was so disappointed for not able to join the DPP session that time and it is the experience and exposure that I am not supposed to miss. Thanks God, a year later my turn has finally come and it does not come easily. Here is the story …

Eleven Ahli Dewan will be representing Engineeing Campus – 7 MPP’s and 4 YDP’s. all the clubs and organisations in the campus are categorised into four groups which are Persatuan, Pusat Pengajian, Desasiswa and Sekretariat. IEM (SS) USM is categorised under Persatuan and only one YDP from each category will be selected as Ahli Dewan. Since I am the incumbent Head of Welfare Secretariat (Ketua Sekretariat Kebajikan MPP) in my campus, DPP is definitely a great platform for me to fight for students’ welfare should I be selected. Therefore I volunteer myself without a second of hesitation. For the Persatuan category, I competed with another two candidates and one of them is my senior whom I respect a lot. After a short speech given, the three of us were requested to wait outside the meeting room while the rest of the attendee voted inside it. It was a tough PK and I didn’t see myself having strong advantage over the other two candidates. Finally after we took our seat, I was congratulated for being elected. That night, I realised how sweet a win – win would be as win – lose could hurt. How I wish my senior and I can both qualify as the Ahli Dewan, I think he is definitely more competent and suitable than some of the Ahli Dewan selected that day.

On 19 Sept the big day, I stepped into the Dewan Persidangan and it was like a dream came true to me. It leaves me with no regret already in term of activity or co-curricular achievement in mu university life. Also during the DPP session, I proposed the fourth ‘usul’ of the day – ‘Transparensi Pemarkahan Kerja Kursus’. After stating the justification of the proposed usul, I then stated three tuntutan usul. It ended up with the following declaration by the Speaker Dewan, ‘Dengan ini usul keempat, Transparensi Pemarkahan Kerja Kursus bersma ketiga – tiga tuntutan usulnya DITERIMA Dewan !’ Recently I am being informed that the usul I proposed had been brought to the attention of the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academics USM. Discussion will be held and hopefully the outcome will be favourable to all sides especially the students.

We Want Transparency !!

3. Dean list

My academics achievement is quite a remarkable story to tell at least up to this point. It is not how high my CGPA is and honestly my CGPA is just nothing compared to most of my fellow coursemates, mine is merely 3.30. Rather, the attractive part of the story is how I stand up from the heaviest defeat, rebuild and recover, work hard and determined to achieve the target (hit above 3.50) instead of opting for an easier way – give up and be a quitter. Sacrifices had been made, tough challenges had been taken for I just refuse to be a loser. I might look soft physically but the spirits of a warrior to never say die is in the blood that circulates in my body.

Let’s wind back to December of 2009.. the night my pointer (Year 1 Sem 1) came out. Usually in secondary school and Matric, I prayed hard to score full A’s but things weren’t the same that time. I prayed for PASS for all subjects and I knew I did badly for my first Final, a consequence of too much sleep, excessive playing time and minimal study. Padan muka really. The result finally came out and I was not wrong, my CGPA was 2.77. What a sheer disaster and horrible stumble. During that lowest ebb, the thought of changing course did strike my mind and I had given it a serious thought. Some people including my dad suggested that the culprit was that I had spent too much time in activities. I refused to take that excuse. My bad attitude and laziness should be blamed not the activities.

Then I decided not to surrender but to fight ! I choose to stay not to quit half way. I reviewed everything again, analysed the failure causing factors and implemented some positive changes. One of the heaviest price I need to pay for in order to bounce back is to reduce the gaming time significantly. If you can’t imagine how hard it is, try imagine a smoker giving up cigarettes. It took lots of discipline and determination.

As a result, the CGPA of subsequent semesters had shown gradual increase. Finally my efforts paid off in the previous semester Final (Year 2 Sem 2) as I qualified for dean list (GPA > 3.50). The best is, I have a lot more friends who are like me, getting dean list for the first time. It’s always great to achieve great things together and share the joy.

14 December 2011 I received the Dean List certificate from the dean, Prof. Hamidi, I feel superbly proud of myself and happy for the little success I earn. Looking on my first dean list cert', it is clearly written there my name, FOONG HAN YANG but I attribute this little success of mine to my friends (especially Ti Amo Kent & Cheah Yen Xiang) who have helped me a lot in my studies as well my determination and efforts. Below was the post I wrote to my friends and juniors, hopefully my story here can inspire and motivate them:

“ Tahniah kepada semua penerima Sijil Dekan. Syabas !
Kpd rakan2 yg belum menerima anugerah ini, jgn berputus asa dan berikan lah usaha lebih gigih ! Saya bermula dari CGPA 2.77 (sem pertama), terima surat amaran dari pihak penaja lagi.. dan hari ini, setelah empat kali percubaan, barulah saya dapat sijil ini.All the best, hopefully our name will be in Dean List next time ya ^^
'Everything is possible the moment you believe in it and take action.' FOONG H. Y. “

The seemingly impossible had been made possible with the right strategy and action. I sincerely wish the story I share with you all here could leave a positive impact on you and as for myself I’ll take the lesson from this story as I fight along and stride towards my dream.

4. Civil Cameron + Ipoh Trip

This was the most awesome trip of the year ! Having lots of fun, joy and excitement with coursemates in Cameron Highland + Ipoh 3D2N trip. I begin to love the atmosphere, lifestyle and scenery in Cameron Highland. Strawberry, fresh vegetables, fruits, roses, fresh air… you name it! I have made a promise to myself to buy a villa there, a potential residence after I retired and it’s really a nice place to enjoy my time there with my wife and family. Apart from that, what I’m going to tell you next might be a bit unbelievable. Though I have been raised near Ipoh, I never drank the famous Old Town White Coffee before, not until that trip. Thanks to my friends for bringing noises and life to my otherwise quiet and boring house where I often ‘home-alone’ there during the semester break.

5. YNS 2011

A fantastic four day programme held in UM this year, assembling some of the most energetic and awesome youths of the country. Meeting new exciting people, gaining inputs and being exposed to some ideas. It was really a great experience, as great as EYLN 2010 I attended a year before. The only regret of my time there was my failure to fight for the chance to have a direct conversation with Prime Minister, Y.A.B. Dato Sri’ Najib Razak. The good side of this was that it stimulated me to enhance or strengthen some of the parts that I must improve on. Anyway, I’m sure I will have the similar opportunity again and who knows the situation may reverse one day whereby I am being sought after instead of I seeking for. I know, that day will come…

Would like to share with you all, the two quotes that I loved the most from speakers, Roshan Thiran and Dr. Goh :

‘Even the introverts (yea~~ I’m one of them) can lead and they can do well. Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong achieved great success in Genting, but when was the last time Uncle Lim gave a talk? ’

‘Leadership is practiced, not learnt from books.’

Normally supermarket and shops are having Christmas promotion – Buy 3 Free 1, 20 % Off …… etc .. Huh ! On this Christmas Day, I have no gift for you but would you love a 5 + 2 offer? You just can’t get it from anywhere else today XD

Above, I have shared 5 major events I went through in this year.

Below, I would like share a few compliments or words of motivation given to me that will surely give me some boost in the coming year as I progress :

‘If I'm still alive, I'll attend your talk and ask you how is the life as a professional engineer.’

Dr. Lau T. L. / my USM lecturer

‘Hope you will be a great entrepreneur one day.’

Mdm Lee B. S. / my SM Menglembu teacher

‘I know you will definitely be somebody one day.’

A friend of mine

'我的USM老大'(http://astrohock.blogspot.com/2011/05/usm.html)

Lim L. H. / my friend, coursemate

Last but not least, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year yea ^^

FOONG HAN YANG

21@2011