【领导。Leadership】失败是个机会。Failure is an Opportunity

有一次在一个电影里，有这一目。公司的CEO坐在一间大房的中间，站在她的身边是她的助手，站在她前面有个刚被入取的管理层员工。他们在策划着一个项目，而员工是项目负责人。

负责人提出一个提案。这提案直接就被CEO助手反对了。双方就开始了理论对战，婆说婆有理的，公说公有理的，分不出胜负。照理说，CEO助理的呈词应该比较有说服力，毕竟他是公司的老蒋。

突然CEO开口说话了。她问负责人：“你有把握吗？”负责人很自信地说：“有！”CEO二话不说就批准他的提案与需要的资金，让他去实行他的计划。

几星期后，同一个房间，同样的人物与位子。负责人带着承重的声音看着CEO问说：“你一开始就知道提案不会成功对吗？”

CEO很淡定地回道：“是的，一开始我就知道你的提案必然失败。但是你既然是我选出的负责人，我就应该让你有这个决定权去执行这个任务。我愿意亏损这少少的钱来让你从失败中吸取经验，让你处理往后的任务时更加全面性地策划。”

故事说到这，有没有一个灯泡出现了一下？如果小小的失败或牺牲可以换来一个人的成长，为何不做这个投资呢？如果小孩跌倒会让以后的他小心一点，为何不让他跌倒呢？如果员工的失败对公司不会造成明显的伤害，而员工的尝试可以让他们更自信引而让公司的能力相对提高，为何不大胆让他放手一搏呢？相对的，如果你失败了，是要放弃吗？还是重新开始？如果放弃，会不会辜负当初给这个机会的你自己或别人？

共勉之。

In a movie, there was this scene. A CEO was sitting in the middle of a room with her assistant standing to the right and her newly employed management member standing in front. They were strategizing a project.

The new member was assigned to take charge of the project. He raised a proposal but was immediately rejected by the assistant. There was a debate among the parties and each brought up valid points. Logically, assistant's words would be more convincing as he had been in the company for awhile.

However when CEO spoke, she didn't sided any side but to ask this to the new member, 'are you sure?'. 'Yes! ', he confidently responded. CEO then approved his proposal as well as the budget needed for the project.

Few weeks after, same room and same settings. The new member looked at the CEO with a bearable voice and says, 'You knew from the beginning that the proposal will fail, weren't you? '

CEO calmly replied: "yes, I knew from the beginning your proposal will fail, but since you are the person I elected, I should let you have the discretion to perform this task. I am willing to have bear this bit of sacrification to enable you to learn from your failures and plan more comprehensively in the future to come."

Until here, is there a light bulb blinking above your head now? A small failure or sacrifice in exchange for a person's growth, why not? If a child falls will enable him to learn to be more careful with his movement, why not let him fall? If it is predicted that a failure by an employee will not cause any significant harm to the company, why not let the employee to take the lead? On the contrary, if you fail, should you give up or start over? If you give up, Will you not disappoint the person who give you this opportunity in the first place, either yourself or others?

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【爱阅读】货币发行的控制

这一段让我想到美国。

【爱大自然。Love Nature】树下的Mamak。Mamak Under The Tree

如果你来到芙蓉要吃早餐，可以考虑来这间躲在树底下坐落在小溪边的mamak 。吃roti canai喝teh tarik的同时，也可以听听浠水声，听听鸟叫声，还有享受阵阵风吹。

它的名字叫Restoren Mydin。没错，和那连锁商场的名字一样。这家mamak已有至少20年历史。可能两个的创办人都那么巧有同样的名字吧？不晓得。

它的roti canai有一定的水准，teh tarik也是。没有太多的花样，保留了mamak食物的原始。现今社会，很多食物都搞创新，把原始的食物变来变去。有时会怀念一下食物最原始的味道。:)

也因为有至少20年的历史，所以它也成为当地的爱好吹水地方，时不时会看到一班年已迈老的auntie uncle在这儿聊天，好歇意。很有人间风情。

有空来这儿吃个早餐吧。

If you come Seremban and are looking for food, you can consider to have your breakfast at this hidden mamak under a big tree and beside the water stream. While you're eating roti canai and drinking teh tarik, you can listen to the sound of flowing water, listen to the  sound of bird and enjoy the morning breeze. 

The name of the restaurant is Restoran Mydin. Yes, it has the same name as the Malaysia chain of hypermart. This restaurant has a history of at least 20years. It might be both founder name are so coincidentally the same? Maybe. 

Both it's roti canai and teh tarik have standard. The food is very genuine without much innovative modification. It is good that at least there is still this kind of restaurant keeping the origin of the food, when there are many food out there born out of innovative idea on the original food making. 

Because it has at least 20 years history, it has become a gathering place for the local. One can sometimes spotted aging uncles aunties sitting in the restaurant chitchatting. The scene is very cultural, feel nice.

【遇到的人。People I Met】Flex Lewis

在首尔的奥林匹亚公园，很荣幸地遇到了四次奥林匹亚212冠军。当时，有个摄影师在为他拍写真。那天以前，他刚刚赢得了Men's 212 AGP Pro 2017的冠军。

我走向前，要与他拍照，他很大方地圆了我的要求。他还让我试试拿着他手上的金牌。哇，那金牌真的有重量哦，应该至少有1kg。

要知道他的背景，可以游览：https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flex_Lewis

With 4times winners of Mr Olympia since 2012, Flex Lewis! :-0

He was taking pictures with a photographer in the Seoul Olympic Park. He just won gold metal Men's 212 AGP Pro 2017 the day before we told this photo!

We were lucky enough to meet him. He was so generous in taking photo with me and he was very humble. 

He let me hold the gold metal for awhile. Oh man, the metal should be weighted at least 1kg! That was heavy!

To know more about him, visit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flex_Lewis

【旅行趣想。Travel Things Thinks】汗拿山。Hallasan

汗拿山有五个爬山路径，觀音寺探訪路(Gwaneumsa Trail)是其中一个。这路径估计来回需要八到九个小时。网搜成绩都显示这路径是最具挑战的但却最漂亮的。网上的汗拿山照片都好漂亮，所以好期待。

爬了以后，发现原来网上分享的漂亮景色都在山顶才能看得到。基于时间的关系，我们只是去到了离海平面1500米的山间，一路走的都是森林。我们没有看到一望无际的山顶风景，但是从离海平面1500米的山间看着离海平面1950米的山顶也是不赖。

依据南韩旅行指南网站，Eurimok Trail和Yeongshil Trail是最短的路径。它们只需要两小时至两小时班的时间就完成了。Google搜索显示这两条路径都有好漂亮的山景。如果赶时间的话，可以选择这两条路径。:)

There are 5 trails in Hallasan, Gwaneumsa Trail is one of them. It is estimated that it will need 8-9 hours to go back and forth for this trail. Internet surfing results show that this trail is the most challenging one but is with the most beautiful scenic views. The pictures in internet are really beautiful and therefore very excited to see it.

After the hike, it was realized that those beautiful scenic views are only view-able on top of the mountain. Due to lack of time, we were only able to reach the rest house located at 1500m above sea level. We went through trail in the jungle to reach there. We were not able to see the mountain view but the view of the mountain top from this 1500m above sea level spot was remarkable as well.

According to South Korea Travel Guide, there are two short trails. They are Eurimok Trail and Yeongshil Trail. Both only need about 2-2.5hours  to finish the trail. From the google result, both trails have beautiful mountain view from bottom of the mountain. If you are rush of time, you may consider to choose either one of these routes. :)

汗拿山 觀音寺 探訪路
Hallasan Gwaneumsa Trail

汗拿山 觀音寺 探訪路

Hallasan Gwaneumsa Trail

沿着觀音寺探訪路的河

The river where Hallasan Gwaneumsa Trail follows

觀音寺探訪路

Gwaneumsa Trail

夏天的开始
The starting of autumn

高高瘦瘦的树
Tall skinny trees

漂亮的阳光
Beautiful sunlight

在离海平面1500米的高度看到的汗拿山山顶
The peak viewing from 1500m above sea level

http://www.thesouthkoreatravelguide.com/hiking/hallasan_national_park.html

【旅行趣想。Travel Things Thinks】南韩人彼此的信任。South Korea's Mutual Trust

在首尔走到累了的我们，到一家咖啡店坐下来喝杯咖啡歇息。这一歇，让我们目睹南韩人对各自不偷自己东西的信任。他们可以很放心地留放自己的包包在座位上，到二十米外的柜台买餐饮。好震撼！如果是在马来西亚，包包早就被人拿走了，还要到警局报警。彻底地佩服这社会对彼此的信任。

We stopped by a cafe to rest after a long walk in Seoul. During the rest, we witnessed how Koreans trust each other for not stealing each other's belonging. They can leave their belongings on the seats while away to get their drinks from the counter which is 20meter away. This is extraordinary! Your belonging would have been stolen if this is in Malaysia. We are really impressed with this trust that they have for each other. 

【旅行趣想 Travel Things Thinks】在汉江边演出。Performing by Han River

在汉江边，有一群年轻人轮流上台唱歌为大家演奏。感觉这是这班年轻人一起在大家的陪同下来个大胆尝试，在这乐闹的地方用合力的力量大胆地为大众演唱。他们的努力好棒！又可以娱乐大家，又可以让自己吸取经验，一石二鸟。真的好棒！

他们的表演虽然没有那么专业，但是至少他们敢敢地为他们自己的喜好漂亮地做一个尝试。我看到舞台不远处有架照相机，我猜他们有将自己的表演录起来。如果是的话，希望他们会回去看带，把自己不够强的部分好好地增强。

从他们的演出，我也体会到这一点。在舞台上，一定要把自己的最好表演出来，敢敢地把一首歌用感觉好好地诠释出来。如果舞蹈可以让歌的诠释带到更好的境界，那就跳吧，不要犹疑，不要害怕别人笑你自跳自爽，要别人因为你的舞台享受而一起跟你跳。我们做任何事，都应该这样。;-)

There are a group of youngsters performing one by one by the Han River. If not mistaken, they came in group to support each other in public performing as it could provide them with more courage. Their effort was great! It could bring entertainment to everyone in the park and also could help them gather some experience. One bird kills two stones, really great!

However, their performance was not quite professional. It was quite explanatory. At least, they courageously gave it a try. I believed they were recording their performance as I saw there were a camera standing there. If it was, I hope they will identify their strength and weaknesses after going back to continue improve themselves to a step more closer to professionalism.

From their performance, I realize something. If you are given a chance to perform in a stage, whether or not it is for free or with wages, you must give your best all out and courageously show your emotion when sing your song out. If dancing could interpret your song to a higher level, then dance it shamelessly. Don't hesitate, don't be afraid other will laugh at your ugly dance, don't bother if other think that you are narcissistic. You should focus enjoying your moment on the stage and let other to be influenced by you that they want to dance with you too. We should apply this not limited to performing on stage but other aspects of our life too. :)

【事实。Fact】签名的笔色。Signature pen color

Whenever one want to sign a document, one will typically use black ink pen to do it. When there is no black ink pen, then there will be question on whether blue ink is allowable. Somehow, instinctively, one is more comfortable with black ink pen. This instinct could be developed after one is encouraged by few parties, e.g. bank, e.g. property agent, to sign important documents with black ink pen. Have you ever think WHY is black ink pen encouraged? WHY is it a must? or IS IT a must? I have never question about this. I am also one of those who instinctly feel black ink pen should be used to sign important documents until I have two encounters that I start questioning about WHY. 

First incident, I brought one original document and another photocopy of the original. The original was signed with black ink pen. Since the photocopy is very good quality, it is almost impossible to notice that it is not a photocopy. The officer who was examining in front of me took few very close look on the signature. I actually was not sure what he was doing that time. The photocopy document in the end passed the examination. 

Second incident, I brought one original and one photocopy again but this time with original signed with blue ink pen. So, this time, it was obvious there was a photocopy. The officer was not checking the signature in details anymore but directly rejected the photocopy at first glance. He told me, photocopy was not accepted. It was only then I understood why the examination during first incident took some time. Apparently, it was to examine the originality of the signature.

On the way out, I was thinking how good it would be if the signature was in black ink and my photocopy will definitely be passed. When I was going to lock my mind to always use black ink pen for signature, security concern came into my mind. "Wait a minute. If I can manipulate the documents that are signed by black ink, that means other could do that too." Immediately, I realized there was a security breach with black ink signature. There, I started to do a quick search on signature ink color. 

According to investopedia,  the wrong-color ink can be black as it challenges document's validity as black ink is most widely-used printer-ink color. Therefore, blue ink is preferred as it is harder to reproduce and easier to spot on paper that's typically filled with lots of black (filled) ink. This piece of information is shared everywhere in the Google.  I am quite surprised of this knowledge not known to me until now as it seems to be a very common knowledge and how insecure it is to use black ink for legal documents. 

With this knowledge, it makes sense to me now of few observations. First, business chop should always be blue color. Second, some legal documents are signed with blue ink and it is totally fine to do so even though commonly it is requested to sign with black ink. Third, it is requested to initiate every single page of S&P document, it could prevent patching the old signature page onto new S&P document. In fact, all legal documents has this security breach if only the signature page is signed/initiated.

The next time you sign a legal document, think deeper. Try sign it with blue ink if possible, to be more accurate is to sign the legal document with an ink color different from the printed ink color. To be safer, consult a lawyer as they know best what would most likely be the security breach with signature color ink, what do and what don't. Know more to protect ourselves from unknown threat.

If you're a lawyer yourself, it is appreciated if you can share your knowledge on this area for the beneficial of the reader here too. Thank you in advance.