Ahhh! The first weekend of the year and it’s a relaxing one – such bliss! Yes, I know I haven’t blogged for a while but hey, wait! Actually that’s not strictly true, you know.
A few weeks ago I discovered the joy of recording an audio message and posting in on Facebook for you to hear. Did you? Last week I blurbed a little for 30 seconds about an effort for my team that did go down quite as well as it had been intended and my Christmas message was an audio too. Well someone responded to that one.
Therein lies my dilemma – to visual blog for a page or audio blog for under 60 seconds. So tell me - what would YOU prefer me to do. Send me your reply to my Facebook inbox? What do you mean you want both! Weeelllll, if a couple of projects turn out the way I want them to then I’ll have the time; but NOT otherwise.
Umm, the truth be told I really did not feel up to repartee since I lost my balance, slipped, and plunged into icy cold waters. Those icicles actually stab and hurt, you know! You didn’t know I had feelings?! Oh! I see. Well anyway that was one reason why I wasn’t blogging as regularly as before. And I have had an unusually busy work schedule too. It’s been fun in that sphere.
Yes, you know how mobile technology advances so rapidly? Now, it is possible to deliver high end content onto low end phones, so that has got my creative juices gurgling with excitement. My collaborators and I have been chatting non-stop about the various things we can do, so 2010 will see lots more of my content on many mobile phones. YOURS included too, I hope.
I’ve missed cooking up various delicious concoctions but caught with that these holidays. You’d think that all the festive eating would put me off food, wouldn’t you? But no; I missed my own cooking - even though all the fancy menus were superlicious. Mmmmm it has been a VERY pleasant holiday season indeed, all round. Smack my lips and my memories. A lovely rendition of the Moonlight Sonata found its way onto my FB page too and I reveled in the sights, sounds and senses it conjured up within me each time I listened to it. Try it for your self and see / hear’ whatever it arouses in you. Quite tempting – even misleading.
And there’s something else I need to do more diligently – muscle toning. That’s right. My mother has been passing on ALL her gifts of chocolates to me, and simply insisting that I eat them. What could I do? She INSISTED, I tell you, and I am a good daughter and didn’t want to disappoint her. So a couple of resolutions this year are to get better toned up and to fall out of love with distractions too. It’s going to be a good and productive year. Grin. Here’s wishing YOU a fabulous 2010 too.
Showing posts with label mobile phones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mobile phones. Show all posts
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Friday, October 30, 2009
My mobile phone, my rescuing buddy
All smartly suited up and a couple of back-to-back meetings to drive to from one end of the Valley to another, I cruised sedately into the compound of the first meeting place when an urgent call threw my day into immediate, chaotic disarray! Aaaargh! My mother’s condition had worsened since morning, and she needed emergency care. My mind sped furiously into overdrive, prioritizing, deleting, scenario-planning and whatever my powerhouse does in its craaaazy inimitable way.
Swinging away from the parking lots and out back onto the main road, I made my first call to explain that meeting number 1 had to be postponed, with my apologies, due to this emergency. Yes, yes of course, I have a headset that allows me to drive as safely as if I were carrying on a conversation with a passenger in my car – my favorite mentor had shown me how to get the most out of Time and get business done on the go ha ha! Actually, he’s been great for my business deliverables but I confess I’ve sometimes compromised my previous standards of etiquette in favor of the timely efficiency of mobility, naughty me.
Now, which route should I choose to take, to get there in the shortest time? Tick, tick, tick, ticking away, my powerhouse kept up its mental computations for deriving what my next steps ought to be. Aha! A traffic jam up ahead with vehicles patiently craaaawling their way forward inch by inch – what a perfect opportunity to text some urgent messages to colleagues explaining the situation, and apologetically alerting them of my impending absence. But suddenly ……… screeeeech! Thump, thump, thump pounded my heart! WHERE did that rear bumper appear from????? Phew! I’d managed to come to a halt literally 2 inches away. No no NO! NOT good to text while moving even slowly – slap on the wrist – I should have known better anyway. What WAS I thinking!!!!!
By the time we were in the Acute Recovery Area (ARA), my business appointments had been re-arranged, due to the cooperation of my supportive colleagues (thanks guys) and my E71. All my commitments had now been properly delegated, and I could focus on the more mmediate family matters. Mum’s occupation of the Resuscitation Room took a good deal longer than in the ARA – hmmmmm how might I make good use of my loafing around the glass doors whose sensors authoritatively opened and shut firmly separating me from those needing medical attention? Tick, tick, tick why not keep those who need to know updated as events unfold? Sometimes in the dubious comfort of a vacant chair, at others leaning against the wall, I sent numbered updates of what was happening to family and close friends in the Valley as well as those spanning the globe. Did I mention how alien I felt lounging around an Emergency area for hours on end in my corporate gear? No, coordinated accessories are NOT what one normally wears when attending to the ill and distressed. I looked sooooooo inappropriate.
But I digress ….. the waiting time was spent incredibly fruitfully, tapping into family journalism at its best by producing mini mobile newsletters each time there was news to share. I duly numbered them too so that they would make chronological sense to the recipients. Hey! Don’t’ laugh?! The progress reports helped Sibling to decide whether he should take the next flight out or not. The text messages to Europe waited respectfully to be sent till that continent awoke while those in my time zone got the updates immediately This would never have been possible in the days of fixed lines and payphones eh?
And here’s the sweetest sentimental exchange: Mum’s sibling was concerned about the whole palaver, so, while Mum was lying in bed and her sister was in another country, E71 allowed them to exchange their feelings and allay their fears, enabling 2 older ladies to feel more assured than if they hadn’t spoken to each other. Have I told you I love you, E71? Yes, I do – even though you sometimes pout and change things you’re not supposed to; but maybe your upgrade won’t do that?
Swinging away from the parking lots and out back onto the main road, I made my first call to explain that meeting number 1 had to be postponed, with my apologies, due to this emergency. Yes, yes of course, I have a headset that allows me to drive as safely as if I were carrying on a conversation with a passenger in my car – my favorite mentor had shown me how to get the most out of Time and get business done on the go ha ha! Actually, he’s been great for my business deliverables but I confess I’ve sometimes compromised my previous standards of etiquette in favor of the timely efficiency of mobility, naughty me.
Now, which route should I choose to take, to get there in the shortest time? Tick, tick, tick, ticking away, my powerhouse kept up its mental computations for deriving what my next steps ought to be. Aha! A traffic jam up ahead with vehicles patiently craaaawling their way forward inch by inch – what a perfect opportunity to text some urgent messages to colleagues explaining the situation, and apologetically alerting them of my impending absence. But suddenly ……… screeeeech! Thump, thump, thump pounded my heart! WHERE did that rear bumper appear from????? Phew! I’d managed to come to a halt literally 2 inches away. No no NO! NOT good to text while moving even slowly – slap on the wrist – I should have known better anyway. What WAS I thinking!!!!!
By the time we were in the Acute Recovery Area (ARA), my business appointments had been re-arranged, due to the cooperation of my supportive colleagues (thanks guys) and my E71. All my commitments had now been properly delegated, and I could focus on the more mmediate family matters. Mum’s occupation of the Resuscitation Room took a good deal longer than in the ARA – hmmmmm how might I make good use of my loafing around the glass doors whose sensors authoritatively opened and shut firmly separating me from those needing medical attention? Tick, tick, tick why not keep those who need to know updated as events unfold? Sometimes in the dubious comfort of a vacant chair, at others leaning against the wall, I sent numbered updates of what was happening to family and close friends in the Valley as well as those spanning the globe. Did I mention how alien I felt lounging around an Emergency area for hours on end in my corporate gear? No, coordinated accessories are NOT what one normally wears when attending to the ill and distressed. I looked sooooooo inappropriate.
But I digress ….. the waiting time was spent incredibly fruitfully, tapping into family journalism at its best by producing mini mobile newsletters each time there was news to share. I duly numbered them too so that they would make chronological sense to the recipients. Hey! Don’t’ laugh?! The progress reports helped Sibling to decide whether he should take the next flight out or not. The text messages to Europe waited respectfully to be sent till that continent awoke while those in my time zone got the updates immediately This would never have been possible in the days of fixed lines and payphones eh?
And here’s the sweetest sentimental exchange: Mum’s sibling was concerned about the whole palaver, so, while Mum was lying in bed and her sister was in another country, E71 allowed them to exchange their feelings and allay their fears, enabling 2 older ladies to feel more assured than if they hadn’t spoken to each other. Have I told you I love you, E71? Yes, I do – even though you sometimes pout and change things you’re not supposed to; but maybe your upgrade won’t do that?
Monday, October 12, 2009
I spy and see ........ excitement ahead!
Whatever you’ve got planned for the weekend of Oct 23, 24, 25, make sure you make time to savor the bonanza of goodies waiting for you at the gleaming Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. What’s happening? It’s the GoMobile Expo 2009, that’s what - with all the bells, whistles and freebies you need to get you enjoying greater pleasure at lower cost, every day. Irresistible!!!
There’s a treasure hunt laid on for you, where you can pick up one of an assortment of mobile phones as a prize among many to be won. Do you have Bluetooth? Well, that’s how you’ll get your clues to follow the trail to the treasures. By the way, start thinking about a winning slogan to clinch the deal, yeah?
Maybe you enjoy feasting your eyes on professional fashion models? You can do that THREE times each day, and even vote for your fave designs too, via SMS of course. The designs you’ll see would have been created by Raffles International College and were inspired by – no prizes for guesses – mobile technology.
And while you’re wandering around, keep your eyes peeled for QR codes that’ll be placed around the hall. Just scan them with your mobile phone, decipher the clues from these codes and use them to answer questions that’ll get you super prizes. You do need a barcode reader app on your phone, though and if you don’t have on, just download it from the internet. And you thought you’d never need one? Huh!
While you’re wide-eyed with wonder, use your phone to snap photos of what enthralls you at the expo and send them to the judges via MMS. Prizes for the best shots will be given at 5pm every day, so start snooping around early! Keep it clean, though peeps J
Treasure hunts for codes and clues, gorgeous models, snapping photos of what tickles your fancy – what else is there to get and keep your adrenalin on high? Well, you can start getting a buzz right NOW! There are photo and video competitions to enter; just use your mobile phone to capture your minds’ imagination. AND, if you’re one of the first 50 subscribers to the Mobile World magazine, you’ll get an LG phone, FREE! FREE! FREE!
Well you can head over to Cyberjaya and capture photos of what YOU think portrays the spirit of this intelligent city. Your photos will appear in Harian Metro, and of course there are prizes to be won for having fun too. Details of how to participate are at www.gomobile.my
Or maybe you like video to capture the motion? Yes, you can do that too at the ‘Truly Asia Reality Mobile Video Contest’. Now this is one that tugs at the heartstrings – you get to submit what you see as being unique about Malaysia (any part of it), from YOUR point of view. Prizes promise to be tantalizing and yes, they do include mobile phones for you! Want to see what some students have submitted in a competition for them? Visit http://www.gomobile.my/ and judge by voting for your favorite entry by the students
Panting with anticipation already? Good. Join the rest of us at http://www.clique.gomobile.my/ and show your registration at the GoMobile Clique Booth to collect your very own gift. See you there on Oct 23,24,25! Promise?
There’s a treasure hunt laid on for you, where you can pick up one of an assortment of mobile phones as a prize among many to be won. Do you have Bluetooth? Well, that’s how you’ll get your clues to follow the trail to the treasures. By the way, start thinking about a winning slogan to clinch the deal, yeah?
Maybe you enjoy feasting your eyes on professional fashion models? You can do that THREE times each day, and even vote for your fave designs too, via SMS of course. The designs you’ll see would have been created by Raffles International College and were inspired by – no prizes for guesses – mobile technology.
And while you’re wandering around, keep your eyes peeled for QR codes that’ll be placed around the hall. Just scan them with your mobile phone, decipher the clues from these codes and use them to answer questions that’ll get you super prizes. You do need a barcode reader app on your phone, though and if you don’t have on, just download it from the internet. And you thought you’d never need one? Huh!
While you’re wide-eyed with wonder, use your phone to snap photos of what enthralls you at the expo and send them to the judges via MMS. Prizes for the best shots will be given at 5pm every day, so start snooping around early! Keep it clean, though peeps J
Treasure hunts for codes and clues, gorgeous models, snapping photos of what tickles your fancy – what else is there to get and keep your adrenalin on high? Well, you can start getting a buzz right NOW! There are photo and video competitions to enter; just use your mobile phone to capture your minds’ imagination. AND, if you’re one of the first 50 subscribers to the Mobile World magazine, you’ll get an LG phone, FREE! FREE! FREE!
Well you can head over to Cyberjaya and capture photos of what YOU think portrays the spirit of this intelligent city. Your photos will appear in Harian Metro, and of course there are prizes to be won for having fun too. Details of how to participate are at www.gomobile.my
Or maybe you like video to capture the motion? Yes, you can do that too at the ‘Truly Asia Reality Mobile Video Contest’. Now this is one that tugs at the heartstrings – you get to submit what you see as being unique about Malaysia (any part of it), from YOUR point of view. Prizes promise to be tantalizing and yes, they do include mobile phones for you! Want to see what some students have submitted in a competition for them? Visit http://www.gomobile.my/ and judge by voting for your favorite entry by the students
Panting with anticipation already? Good. Join the rest of us at http://www.clique.gomobile.my/ and show your registration at the GoMobile Clique Booth to collect your very own gift. See you there on Oct 23,24,25! Promise?
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Oh NO! That didn't really happen did it?
On day 2 of my workshop in Writing, the most experienced participant did not show up (she’d been bright and early on Day 1 you know). Half an hour later – still no Ms. Professional. Hmmmm …….. maybe she’d had enough on the first day? But no, there we were, giggling in the midst of a raucous ball throwing activity (mind what you’re thinking now – we were actually reviewing information, so there!) when she walks in looking rather casually dressed, but sportingly jumped right into the activity anyway. We were having FUN and she wasn’t going to miss any of it!
I’d spotted her as someone who had vast experience with writing a wide range of office correspondence – her grammar and syntax were fine. So, WHY was she a part of the course? In her words, it was about improving the tone of her writing. Happens to all of us I’m afraid. Start looking at a sheet of paper or a screen, and somehow the writing tends to become stilted instead of natural. But I’d run her through an exercise on Day 1 that had her squealing with delight at the new her in written form, so, that’s why I wondered if she’d had enough; mission accomplished, ‘no need for more classwork’ sort of decision.
After the ball throwing / info review, she starkly yet smilingly announced to the rest of us “I had overslept” Huh? Someone as ‘together’ as she was could oversleep? HOW on earth had that happened?!!!
You know, at the start of each workshop I always ask the class to switch their phones to ‘silent’ mode, and that is of course what she had done. But she’d forgotten to revert to sound mode, and had not heard her alarm ha ha ha oops! That is something that could have happened to anyone of us, really. “I was wondering why I had not received any calls” she laughingly announced to us, making it a hilarious episode instead of an awkward one. She had woken late and obviously jumped into her clothes and car and sped to join us asap, peak hour traffic and all. Wonderful attitude!
You know, it was SO heartwarming to see the transformation from the reserved pro of day 1 to the still-professional- but-light-hearted person of day 2. She was a real source of encouragement to us all. In her new-found candour, she told us that she had begun with several reservations which had melted away along with the practical activities. And she had got exactly what she had wanted and was delighted. The transformation in her was a joy to behold! Talk about taking things in one’s stride? She truly was a REAL professional, with a great sense of humour to boot!
Hey, is YOUR phone still on silent mode?
I’d spotted her as someone who had vast experience with writing a wide range of office correspondence – her grammar and syntax were fine. So, WHY was she a part of the course? In her words, it was about improving the tone of her writing. Happens to all of us I’m afraid. Start looking at a sheet of paper or a screen, and somehow the writing tends to become stilted instead of natural. But I’d run her through an exercise on Day 1 that had her squealing with delight at the new her in written form, so, that’s why I wondered if she’d had enough; mission accomplished, ‘no need for more classwork’ sort of decision.
After the ball throwing / info review, she starkly yet smilingly announced to the rest of us “I had overslept” Huh? Someone as ‘together’ as she was could oversleep? HOW on earth had that happened?!!!
You know, at the start of each workshop I always ask the class to switch their phones to ‘silent’ mode, and that is of course what she had done. But she’d forgotten to revert to sound mode, and had not heard her alarm ha ha ha oops! That is something that could have happened to anyone of us, really. “I was wondering why I had not received any calls” she laughingly announced to us, making it a hilarious episode instead of an awkward one. She had woken late and obviously jumped into her clothes and car and sped to join us asap, peak hour traffic and all. Wonderful attitude!
You know, it was SO heartwarming to see the transformation from the reserved pro of day 1 to the still-professional- but-light-hearted person of day 2. She was a real source of encouragement to us all. In her new-found candour, she told us that she had begun with several reservations which had melted away along with the practical activities. And she had got exactly what she had wanted and was delighted. The transformation in her was a joy to behold! Talk about taking things in one’s stride? She truly was a REAL professional, with a great sense of humour to boot!
Hey, is YOUR phone still on silent mode?
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