Friday, November 14, 2008

Follow up to "A faithful christian in Lean environment "

Change is necessary in any circumstances, although many people might not deem this as a need or even sometimes we cannot tell the outcomes are for the better or for the worse. Change is for the survival and hoping for a good outcome. All and all, it is quite subjective and open for different opinions from different level of thinking and individuals.

Let's have some scenarios to prove its existence, act as reflections and for food of thoughts:
1. people will change after pay rise, which is bringing family for vacation, etc.
2. even after marriage and family growth, people might change to buy a bigger car in order for the family to ride in more comfort.

Are these 2 scenarios showing that people will change because of their needs or because of knowing their outcomes are for better or worse??

Personally, scenario 1 is explicitly showing that people change because of trying to fulfill a sense of satisfaction or to provide a self reward from a milestone of hard earned efforts, but do we really think it is a need? Generally it should be good if everyone is contented from certain angles, if not all. In negative angles, family might not be happy or satisfied from the vacation if let's say, plane delays, sudden riots in the place that is planned for the vacation, etc. Do we prioritize the outcome or the need first?

Scenario 2 is more likely to show that need has precedence priority since house, car, clothes and food are deemed to be necessities. But is the outcome important as well? A good car can bring the family for a long term comfort but a car which is always having emergency break down although it is new, might have averse impact. So, again, do we prioritize the need or the outcome first?

By adopting Lean, companies have better chances to survive (or even excel) and have better and positive outcomes under the threat of recession and financial undesired meltdown, than not changing at all. It is not a need but a MUST for survival. After all, Lean (just like six sigma) is reputable for having a systematic methodology and approach to improve and turnaround business. Employees will be protected and job secured if companies are survived. Same towards becoming a good and faithful Christian, change according to the teachings from Jesus and miracles can happen. Really can’t emphasize how much more that change should come within a person’s heart (as precedence priority) and not from external influence or factors.

珍惜每一天!

Augustine

Brownies with ice-cream


Secret Recipe opened in Miri not too long ago, early September if I am not wrong.

Sometime last week, we decided to head there to have my favourite dessert, brownies with ice-cream. Great combination of warm brownie with cold ice-cream. YUM! I actually requested for vanilla ice-cream but I guess they heard me wrongly hehe.

Hmmm I can't recall since when I started liking this dessert so much. In fact I am not even a chocolate lover like my sis. But I have to admit I recently fell in love with Hershey's range of chocolates ;-) Especially Reese's Nutrageous Candy Bar and Peanut Butter Cups!

Carmen

Suspected ulcer in my right pupil

I went to an optometrist at Imperial Mall on Wednesday night thinking to make a new contact lense for my right eye, coz even after using the new solution, my right eye wasn't very much better :-(

After checking my eyes, the optometrist informed me that I have ulcers in my right pupil and advised me to urgently see an eye specialist. She recommended me a few specialists to contact here in Miri. I am grateful to have met a very kind optometrist.

There isn't a residing eye specialist here in Miri, they are all on a visiting basis, but thank God I managed to catch one coming this Saturday.

Since Wednesday night, I have not been wearing my contact lenses. I am praying for God's miraculous healing on my right eye. Please pray for me thanks. I am not feeling too worried about this, I have gone through worse in my life and God has never failed to pull me through.

I am not sure if I should ever wear my contact lenses again, but I am planning to make a new pair of spectacles. But I will have to check with the specialist first coz my right vision perhaps is not very accurate at the moment due to the ulcer.

Carmen