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Casual workshop at Menara Etiqa

2010-06-12T18:23:00.000-07:00

Casual workshop conducted for Etiqa trainers.
In this photo, the Vice President for Etiqa academy Mr.Sidek and one of their trainers Mr.Naga.

Jay being interviewed about the book "Why I Skipeed Class" and Next Level Board Game.

Photo with a lucky winner who won a special prize during quiz session.

China rulez

2010-05-10T00:14:00.000-07:00

Latest tourist attraction spot from China!

Malaysian Brands

2010-05-07T07:31:00.000-07:00

Did you know the following are Malaysian Brands?
Pensonic
Beryl's Chocolate
MISTER POTATO
APPETON
Manhattan Fish Market

Maxis vs Streamyx Speed Test

2010-05-07T05:56:00.000-07:00

Maxis

Streamyx/ Screamyx/ Slowmyx

And the winner is...........
Too obvious, haha

New Tshirt design

2010-04-26T05:36:00.000-07:00

Coming soon....
Now taking preorders =)
RM15 per shirt, postage included

012-3309162
jinjayx@yahoo.com

CHARGE!

2010-04-06T08:01:00.001-07:00

Will be pitching my board game to SWA tomorrow and Etiqa the day after tomorrow.
CHARGE!

Dice Tricks during GameFest

2010-03-29T03:27:00.000-07:00

Games Exhibition Cyberjaya

2010-03-29T03:03:00.000-07:00

Organizing Committee who invited me over, Jess.

Maxis booth

Baby Bat

2010-03-29T02:56:00.000-07:00

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I was carrying stuff from my car to office.
At first I thought it was a piece of dry leaf.
Almost stepped on it, luckily I was alert by its movement.

Eat grass Eat shoe

2010-03-26T00:28:00.000-07:00

To my partner: "I eat grass, you eat shoe".

MDEC pre seed fund ran out of funds.
We didn't get any reply, not even a rejection letter due to that.

Even the newly launch MDEC ICON grant is "running low on funds".

Salam 1Malaysia.

Busy Busy

2010-03-22T06:40:00.000-07:00

Been very busy recently.
I have added photos of my events in my company website.

Description is very brief at the moment.
I will add more details when I have spare time.

Thank you =D

MMU Lab

2010-03-06T21:04:00.001-08:00

I have not visited Sigma Lab for a while.
Decided to drop by to use the internet.

Not bad, not bad at all.
Windows 7 Professional, Quad Core processor, 2GB RAM, 17" LCD.

Exploring Windows 7 now.........

SMK Tuanku Jaafar

2010-03-02T06:19:00.000-08:00

Went to conduct a short board game session there.
First time I am conducting board game session in high school =D

WINning statement

2010-02-26T05:55:00.001-08:00

WINning statement of the day (context dependant)
"The most stupid word to use in negotiation is win-win"
I didn't say that, someone else did =P

New Player Worksheet

2010-02-25T06:22:00.000-08:00

This worksheet was created during the previous Cyberjaya session.
Another addition to a great game!

New Player Worksheet released

Benefits:

Minimize accounting mistakes
Detailed accounting practice
Know exactly where your cash flows to
Analyze and know where to improve in the next game

Instructions: Click on the image to view the full size worksheet.
Next, save the worksheet and print it.

My book reviewed

2010-02-18T18:47:00.000-08:00

Book review from

http://storyvilles.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-i-skipped-class.html

Happy Chinese New Year

2010-02-12T05:47:00.000-08:00

White thing wishes you Happy Chinese New Year!

While I not really the type of person who 'celebrate because everyone else is celebrating', at times have to follow the CONcept too.

So Happy Chinese New Year to you.

Cyberjaya competition photos

2010-02-10T20:59:00.000-08:00

It was a fantastic week at Multimedia University Cyberjaya campus.
Thank you for participating and see you in the future!

I've uploaded all the photos (and deleted some) to Facebook.
Check out the whole album there =D

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=145482&l=1420214eaf&id=590231724

WINning cube

2010-02-09T17:15:00.000-08:00

Photo Cube Generator

Value of 1 minute

2010-02-07T07:24:00.000-08:00

"It is a team game dang it!"

During my board game workshop on Saturday. The students at Cyberjaya MMU just can't resist the temptation of firing their friends. After 45 minutes, out of 25 students only 1 student achieve the secret mission.LOL!

After 90 minutes, I'm glad that one table achieved all secret missions.

The session on Sunday was better.
4 teams actually have the hope to achieve their secret mission.
1st team achieved the secret mission after 75 minutes.
The 2nd team achieved it after 76 minutes, difference of one minute!!!

I awarded the 1st team a hamper as a reward. The 2nd team learned how valuable 1 minute is the hard way >.<"

Mat Cool

2010-02-06T05:42:00.000-08:00

Forget about that monkey, lets look at something really cool!
It is a bangle + phone + wrist watch!
What a WIN!

"The difference however lies in the present concept being touted as a fashion accessory that can be crafted in the metal of choice; giving you the luxury of being, chic, sporty, or uber-rich. A projected light beam in the inner circle impersonates the rotary dial, but to dial a number you need to simply touch it. Quite interesting."

from http://fgadgets.com/dial-phone-mobile-phone-by-jung-dae-hoon

FRESH

2010-02-06T04:13:00.000-08:00

New type of 'earphone' which passes the sound to your eardrum directly.

Rules of life

2010-02-05T05:43:00.001-08:00

I was reading the foreword and first chapter of the book. I was so impressed with it I actually bought it. There is a first time for everything, this is the first book I bought regarding spiritual intelligence.

Rule One - You will receive a body.
Rule Two - You will be presented with lessons.
Rule Three - There are no mistakes, only lessons.
Rule Four - The lesson is repeated until learned.
Rule Five - Learning does not end.
Rule Six - "There" is no better than "here".
Rule Seven - Others are only mirrors of you.
Rule Eight - What you make of your life is up to you.
Rule Nine - Your answers lie inside of you.
Rule Ten - You will forget all this at birth.

(Carter Scott references this quotation:) "Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." (Helen Keller)

Rule One - You will receive a body. Whether you love it or hate it, it's yours for life, so accept it. What counts is what's inside.

Rule Two - You will be presented with lessons. Life is a constant learning experience, which every day provides opportunities for you to learn more. These lessons specific to you, and learning them 'is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and relevance of your own life'.

Rule Three - There are no mistakes, only lessons. Your development towards wisdom is a process of experimentation, trial and error, so it's inevitable things will not always go to plan or turn out how you'd want. Compassion is the remedy for harsh judgement - of ourselves and others. Forgiveness is not only divine - it's also 'the act of erasing an emotional debt'. Behaving ethically, with integrity, and with humour - especially the ability to laugh at yourself and your own mishaps - are central to the perspective that 'mistakes' are simply lessons we must learn.

Rule Four - The lesson is repeated until learned. Lessons repeat until learned. What manifest as problems and challenges, irritations and frustrations are more lessons - they will repeat until you see them as such and learn from them. Your own awareness and your ability to change are requisites of executing this rule. Also fundamental is the acceptance that you are not a victim of fate or circumstance - 'causality' must be acknowledged; that is to say: things happen to you because of how you are and what you do. To blame anyone or anything else for your misfortunes is an escape and a denial; you yourself are responsible for you, and what happens to you. Patience is required - change doesn't happen overnight, so give change time to happen.

Rule Five - Learning does not end. While you are alive there are always lessons to be learned. Surrender to the 'rhythm of life', don't struggle against it. Commit to the process of constant learning and change - be humble enough to always acknowledge your own weaknesses, and be flexible enough to adapt from what you may be accustomed to, because rigidity will deny you the freedom of new possibilities.

Rule Six - "There" is no better than "here". The other side of the hill may be greener than your own, but being there is not the key to endless happiness. Be grateful for and enjoy what you have, and where you are on your journey. Appreciate the abundance of what's good in your life, rather than measure and amass things that do not actually lead to happiness. Living in the present helps you attain peace.

Rule Seven - Others are only mirrors of you. You love or hate something about another person according to what love or hate about yourself. Be tolerant; accept others as they are, and strive for clarity of self-awareness; strive to truly understand and have an objective perception of your own self, your thoughts and feelings. Negative experiences are opportunities to heal the wounds that you carry. Support others, and by doing so you support yourself. Where you are unable to support others it is a sign that you are not adequately attending to your own needs.

Rule Eight - What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. Take responsibility for yourself. Learn to let go when you cannot change things. Don't get angry about things - bitter memories clutter your mind. Courage resides in all of us - use it when you need to do what's right for you. We all possess a strong natural power and adventurous spirit, which you should draw on to embrace what lies ahead.

Rule Nine - Your answers lie inside of you. Trust your instincts and your innermost feelings, whether you hear them as a little voice or a flash of inspiration. Listen to feelings as well as sounds. Look, listen, and trust. Draw on your natural inspiration.

Rule Ten - You will forget all this at birth. We are all born with all of these capabilities - our early experiences lead us into a physical world, away from our spiritual selves, so that we become doubtful, cynical and lacking belief and confidence. The ten Rules are not commandments, they are universal truths that apply to us all. When you lose your way, call upon them. Have faith in the strength of your spirit. Aspire to be wise - wisdom the ultimate path of your life, and it knows no limits other than those you impose on yourself.

Apple WIN

2010-02-04T05:05:00.001-08:00

Apple completely understands the power of pricing, as every one of their products
sits at the premium end of their respective categories.

Take the iPhone. AT&T is paying somewhere between $500 and $600 for each
iPhone they sell. A good comparison is the products from RIM: analysts
estimate carriers pay around $400 for each Blackberry sold. Apple is able to
maintain a 20% to 30% price premium over the next class competitor.

This translated into big news in November when research firm Strategy
Analytics reported that the top handset maker in the world, Nokia, earned an
estimated $1.1 billion with 35% global market share, while Apple earned $1.6
billion with 2.5% market share.

Here that is one more time: one point six billion dollars in profit on two point
five percent market share.

FAIL returns

2010-02-04T04:23:00.000-08:00

MDEC fund

2010-02-01T07:16:00.000-08:00

We are supposed to receive reply from MDEC.
Hmm, strange........

Anyway, I will be looking at other funds/grants

Cradle: CIP150, CIP500
MDEC: Icon
MCMC network/mobile content grant

@@ WOW!!!

Workshop

2010-01-30T04:33:00.000-08:00

Glad to have Madam Rahayu, Jimmy Yeoh and Ang Wen How dropping by my workshop today.
Once again I forgot to take photos (why!?)
Will upload the photos once I get them from Madam Rahayu.

Community service message

2010-01-28T07:34:00.000-08:00

What a WIN!
What a FAIL!

Merchandise

2010-01-19T08:58:00.001-08:00

Might be producing Next Level merchandise:

Tshirt, pen, note book, sticker, sticky pad, bookmark, memopad, pocket calender, towel
hmm

Creative product ideas

2010-01-15T02:37:00.000-08:00

http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/10/24/10-creative-beach-towels/

How can you sell a towel?
Definitely worth checking out.
=D

MMU Melaka activities

2010-01-14T21:35:00.001-08:00

Let us kick start 2010 with Next Level activities.

This time we have not 1, but 2 workshops in MMU Melaka.

Week 1 Saturday: Next Level Experience: Entrepreneurship
The focus of this day will be on building, planning and starting a business.
Come and discover the world of business the fun way.

Recommended for students who are looking for ideas to start their own business, or improve existing business ideas.

Week 2 Saturday: Next Level Experience: Survivor
This workshop focus on soft skills such as communication, creative thinking, brainstoriming and positive mindset.

Recommended for any student who is looking to prepare themselves for life after graduating.

Next Level Experience: Entrepreneurship (MMU Melaka campus)

Next Level Experience:Survivor (MMU Melaka campus)

Course materials , gift pack and lunch included.

Certificate and SAPS points are given to participants.

For further details and reservations, please contact
Jay
012-3309162
or jinjayx@yahoo.com

MMU

2010-01-12T04:27:00.000-08:00

Cnergy ( also known as Unitele Multimedia Sdn. Bhd. UMSB ) is the commercial arm of Multimedia University.

Corporate profile:

Unitele Multimedia Sdn. Bhd. (UMSB) was founded in 1999 and is wholly owned by Multimedia University (MMU). From a humble start in tertiary education, the company has grown strength to strength and is today one of the leading training providers in Malaysia. We recognize that personal and professional development are essential parts of any successful career thus, through our Centre for Training & Business Development (CTBD), we are driven to provide training in professional development and communication skills ranging from a variety of field ranging from Engineering, ICT, Computer and Software, Language and Communication Skills, Management and Self- development, and Multimedia, Animation and Graphics.

Vision

To be the conduit between academia and industry for wealth creation by offering expertise through professional services as well as exploiting R&D effort

Missions

·To enrich our clients' knowledge and value in providing quality courses, consultation services and research capabilities.

·To expose our academic stakeholders to the industry through facilitating and supporting them in the nurturing of ideas and research.

·To maximize revenue from staff's expertise.

·To secure commercialisation funding for R&D output where both our academic stakeholders and industry clients will benefit from.

· To exploit and commercialise Intellectual Property Rights.

Cnergy official website: http://www.mmu-cnergy.com/

MDEC fund ini, penting untuk kita

2010-01-11T04:17:00.000-08:00

"MDEC fund ini, penting untuk kita."

Just back from presentation/pitching to the MDEC Tech Evaluation committee.
Feels great as I managed to deliver all my important points within the 10 minutes.

Very tired now, time to rest........

Time to turtle a while

Why the recent "chaos"

2010-01-09T02:40:00.000-08:00

A picture says a thousand words.
When groups have peaceful candle vigil, they are asked to disperse within minutes.
Some jokers can go around and attack churches and can't be caught.

1FunnyMalaysia

Help me fill in this survey

2010-01-06T19:28:00.000-08:00

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/97PKN36

It is for my MDEC grant. The presentation is on next Monday!
Just click on the link above.
Thank you!

Malaysias most successful board game

2010-01-03T04:42:00.000-08:00

A true story

http://www.magicgamewerks.com/mgw/corporate/story.jsp

"MathMagic was conceptualized when the creator of the Game, Jimmy Yeoh, was playing with alphabet building blocks with his daughter, then 4 years old. From a game of adding and subtracting of blocks from pieces in play, the idea of using colors and then numbers was developed and soon became the basis of a new game - then unnamed. After some time, rules were added to the game ( mostly adapted from Scrabble) and the game concept and rules were finalized. However, it was only in 1996 that the creator decided to take the first step to entrepreneurship and launched a 'cheap' version of the game which was introduced to some Malaysian school teachers (1997)."

Next Level Experience 2010

2010-01-02T07:03:00.001-08:00

Let us kick start 2010 with Next Level activities.

Next Level Experience: Entrepreneurship (MMU Melaka campus)

Next Level Experience:Survivor (MMU Melaka campus)

Course materials , gift pack and lunch included.
Certificate and SAPS points are given to participants.

For further details and reservations, please contact
Jay
012-3309162
or jinjayx@yahoo.com

Business Lessons from Facebook Games

2010-01-02T01:22:00.001-08:00

Summary: I've been spending time on Facebook playing little Flash games. But instead of slaying dragons in Castle Age, pretending I'm a hip dude in YoVille, or bumping off my friends in Mafia Wars, I've been getting a basic education in business thinking and profit making. Awesome.

http://davidseah.com/blog/comments/business-lessons-from-facebook-games/

Year 2010 Greeting

2009-12-31T06:30:00.000-08:00

Next Level is all about moving forward and breaking your personal best.
Allow me to welcome you to year 2010.

Skip class if you must, but never skip your dreams.

Happy new year.

A look back in 2009

2009-12-31T05:57:00.001-08:00

Memorable moments of year 2009:

Produced Next Level Board Game (A dream come true)
Written and published my first book "Why I Skipped Class"
Made Next Level Board Game as part of student academic assessment
Conducted 3 board game competitions in MMU
Conducted 3 workshops in MMU
Apply for MDEC Pre Seed Fund grant
3 times judge for business plan presentations

Memorable personalities of year 2009:

Mentor of the year: Mr.Syukor Hashim
Most inspirational person: Madam Rahayu binti Tasnim
Philosopher of the year: Teaman
Trainer of the year: Proficeo ( during MDEC Pre Seed Fund workshop)
Most dependable partner: "Boss" Nutty Yeap Soon Aik ( Recon PC )
Most helpful friend: Vincent Koay Tze Ming
Most pretty girl: Public Bank secretary
Best student leader: Mohd. Khamis from SIFE
Idol of the year: Robert Kiyosaki

Thank you everyone!

Hobbies:
Personal finance (maintained)
Reading books (maintained)
Football news (dropped)
Serious gaming (dropped)
Tea art (picked up)
Social networking games (picked up)
Poker as a sport (picked up)

2009 most epic drama series: 翁菜加料

PPP: Paper and Printing Products

2009-12-29T20:00:00.000-08:00

Latest cross sell:

Banner, Bunting
All color or black and white printing
Souvenir
Tshirt
Pen
Cup
Beg
Thermo Mug
Thermo Flask

900 board games arriving

2009-12-27T22:24:00.001-08:00

The balance of 900 board games are arriving.
This batch is the full deal. Better workmanship, box for the cards and transparent zipper bags.

Thinking of a price hike now, hehe.

Board Game updates

2009-12-26T08:35:00.000-08:00

Completed my first draft of the facilitator script for Next Level Board Game.
I will have some test runs for it this week.

New business model

2009-12-21T04:36:00.000-08:00

Applying what I learn from MDEC workshop, I will be changing the business model and pricing model for my board game business.

Changes will be finalized and announced on New Years Day

Next Semester

2009-12-19T19:55:00.000-08:00

The lecturer who will be teaching cyberpreneurship in Cyberjaya next semester requested me to have the same board game activity.

How can I say no? xD

Play Fish

2009-12-16T08:10:00.000-08:00

Social games market worth $1 billion annually, says Playfish

Ya, I really have to think big to get MDEC's Pre Seed Fund >.<

http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/09/social-games-market-worth-1-billion-annually-says-playfish/

http://www.slideshare.net/guest8bb204e/did-facebook-eat-the-casual-game-market-share

http://www.develop-online.net/news/33066/Free-Facebook-games-make-20-per-user#after_ad

Co-curriculum

2009-12-15T07:16:00.000-08:00

Vincent gave me the idea of proposing my board game as a co-curriculum subject.
I will look into how it can be done.

Let me know what you think about this ^^

YEC dinner and seminar

2009-12-13T16:49:00.000-08:00

Gave a short talk at Tiara Melaka.
Khamis the president from SIFE (Student In Free Enterprise) is giving me a souvenir.
Also present was Mr.Syukor from MMU, Nutty and 2 ladies from government department.

I was 'set up' and told to wear smart casual. I brought the coat just in case, and turns out to be a right decision.

About Young Entrepreneur Center ( YEC)

The center aims at national development and planned to be the regions’ corner stone for technology commercialization and entrepreneurship advancement. The Young entrepreneur Center ( YEC) targets university students, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs and others. According to our development plan, the next step will be the establishment of a business school to be linked to the center.

Introduction:
Working closely with local and international organizations; the YEC will focus on issues such as: capacity building, consulting, counseling and developing the local “Entrepreneurial Personality & Spirit”. Furthermore, the YEC will actively work on extending the intellectual wealth of Malaysia, and collaboration countries while maintaining strong links with the business community in general.

Entrepreneurs have a wonderful record of achievement. The great enterprises of today are almost, without exception, built on the foundations created from the vision, talent and drive of entrepreneurs. For example, the great retailers such as Walmart and Marks & Spencer, the major oil companies such as BP, and the leading consumer electronics business, Sony, are all founded by entrepreneurs of vision and energy.

WINning formula

2009-12-13T08:19:00.000-08:00

A formula I derived myself.
If I know the total number of participants, n.

n is the total number of participants
n(n/2-1)+n/2+n, where n>2
if n=10
10(10/2-1)+10/2+10
10(5-1)+5+10
10(4)+15
answer: 55

Applications:
If I organize a concert, the entry fee starts from RM1.
The next person who buys the ticket will have to pay an additional RM1.
1st person pays: RM1
2nd person pays: RM2
3rd person pays: RM3

Total revenue
=n(n/2-1)+n/2+n, where n=3
=6

In Microsoft Excel, it is
=C1*((C1/2)-1)+(C1/2)+(C1) assuming C1 contains the total number of participants

Entertainment time

2009-12-12T22:50:00.000-08:00

Here is a short clip of me vs Copy X in Megaman Zero 1.

In case you do not know, I am a fan of Megaman/Rockman series since I was 10 years old.
I have played:
Megaman classic 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Megaman X: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8
Megaman Zero: 1

Business Plan Judge

2009-12-12T21:24:00.000-08:00

Saturday was fun. Me and Khamis from SIFE were the judge for business plan competition in MMU Melaka. Overall the presentations were better than last semester.

The hamper was given to me and Khamis as token of appreciation.

Congratulations to the winners! (LTM and gang)

FOSEE first meeting outcome

2009-12-11T01:35:00.001-08:00

I introduced the game to the lecturers and have a short game session with them.
Overall they like the game and we will be having the next meeting on 15 January.

Meanwhile, I should get things going in Cyberjaya and for the degree students in Melaka side.

Ascension draws near

2009-12-10T00:58:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow I will be showing Next Level Board Game to the Management Science Division of MMU FOSEE (Foundation Studies and Extension Education).

We will see what activities we can work out.

All the best!

Thank you Khaliq and LTM

2009-12-07T21:16:00.000-08:00

Thanks Khaliq and LTM for the MMU Appreciation Week vouchers!

I bought 8 octopus ball and 2 donuts from the voucher you given.
Thanks!

Pot calling the kettle black

2009-12-07T18:00:00.000-08:00

Nazri calls Dr M a racist for defending BTN

Tomorrow I will conduct a board game session with 40 students.
First time conducting board game session on my own with that many students.

The Creative One

2009-12-05T05:05:00.000-08:00

Malaysians are gifted in raw linguistics talent.
Not only we can master a few language, we can manipulate them at will.
Example:

Malaysia style: "My one"
English: "That belongs to me"

Malaysia style: "Like this do one"
English: "That is how it is done"

Malaysia style: "Siao one!"
English: "That is just crazy!"

Malaysia style: "This car Malaysia one"
English: "This car is made in Malaysia"

Malaysia style: "1Malaysia"
English: "........."

Ban list entry

2009-12-05T05:00:00.000-08:00

I ordered Thai chicken chop rice at Ixora Food Court, Thai stall.
The food didn't rock, but the chicken meat was as hard as rock.

First the failed pineapple rice, now this.

Thai stall goes into my list of permanent banned shops in Bukit Beruang.

Teaman WINning statement

2009-12-04T06:10:00.000-08:00

Just back from teahouse, and here is a list of Teaman's WINning statements.

"Jesus is looking to expand his business"
"Something out of nothing, nothing out of something"
"See more unhappy things and your thinking will be more open"

My schedule for the next 7 days:

Sunday: One of the speaker at a gathering hosted by Young Entrepreneur Center (YEC) at Tiara

Melaka , Golf and Country Club. (Though I guess my role is too minor to mention)

Monday: Help Salvation Army to setup their computers. They are moving to a new office.

Monday: Tea and coffee session with Teaman at Tea house.

Tuesday: Re-submit MDEC proposal

Friday: Board game session with MMU lecturers

Saturday: Judge for MMU Melaka business plan competition
(Small event, the competition is among the students taking the subject Introduction to Cyberpreneurship)

Coffee Vietnam style

2009-12-03T06:46:00.000-08:00

Place the coffee powder into the filter

Allow the coffee to drip into the cup.

Top 100 Global Thinkers

2009-12-02T12:01:00.000-08:00

Anwar listed among top 100 Global Thinkers

Nice to see him being listed as number 32.
I bet Mahathir will say something to discredit him on this.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/45269-anwar-listed-among-top-100-global-thinkers-

Photos from my handphone

2009-11-30T21:03:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos in my handphone.
Just transferred them to my computer.

Winners of the board game competition in Cyberjaya, Wednesday class I assume.

Students playing the game MMU Cyberjaya.

Everyone is smiling, except one. I wonder if he is about to go broke in the game

Students from Friday group.

Cnergy celebrates Alwyn's newborn child.

Photo from the board game exhibition

Vietnam Coffee

2009-11-30T20:26:00.000-08:00

My vietnam coffee arrived.
Made a mess in office while preparing coffee.
Clean up time >.<

How to win a million dollars

2009-11-27T06:05:00.001-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeqPJojGqxc

And WINning it with STYLE!

Did you know that

2009-11-27T01:58:00.000-08:00

I am doing my market research on online games.
Here are some interesting facts to share:

1. The average gamer in US is 33 years of age
31% under 18 years of age
44% 18 - 49
25% 50years or older.

2. Average age of MMORPG player is 26.

http://www.grabstats.com/statmain.asp?StatID=771

MMORPG gamers spend on average 21.0 hours per week playing the game , and spend on average 7.7 hours per week watching TV (N = 1996).
The national average for TV watching per week is around 28, which is what the above averages add up to. In other words, this lends support to the claim that time that was spent watching TV has been displaced by MMORPG playing.

Those who favor MMORPG games over TV have the following to say
"TV is solo activity while MMORPG has social aspect"
"Watching TV is a passive activity which lacks interaction, one of the positive of playing MMORPG is being able to influence the story outcome"

Interesting?

Bonus Materials part 1

2009-11-23T17:55:00.001-08:00

To show our appreciation we will release a series of Bonus Materials.

1. Player Worksheet
2. Video: Introduction to the game [Coming Soon]
3. Video: Game briefing, How to play the game [Coming Soon]
4. Video: Game debrief, Lessons in the game [Coming Soon]

Download Player Worksheet

2009-11-23T17:28:00.000-08:00

Teaman WINning statement

2009-11-20T09:07:00.000-08:00

Tman: "going backward is moving forward"

Tman: "why we can't be commercialized? Jesus also commercialized la, bible, offering........"

RIP MCA

2009-11-19T03:08:00.001-08:00

MCA is digging its own grave.
Now MCA members have to choose between a power crazed president or another side who can't act if their lives depend on it.
I have seen better crocodile tear act, this is too cheesy =.="

Next Level Board Game in Facebook?

2009-11-15T02:52:00.000-08:00

Well, why not?
Now to secure development funds before proceeding.......

http://www.facebookgarage.my/dl/note_basic.pdf

Board Game Development Plan

2009-11-15T02:25:00.001-08:00

Currently under development:
1. Course Syllabus: Next Level Board Game was designed to be a new way to learn about business, entrepreneurship and finance. We are creating a 6 week syllabus for colleges and universities lecturers.

2. Digital Version: We will either create the exact game online, or develop a mass multiplayer game using the game's principles.

3. DVD Coach: We will package the game tutorial and debrief into a single DVD. Reading game rules will be a thing of the past once this is completed.

4. Psychology Analysis: After playing the game players can will be required to fill in a self evaluation form. This can serve as a personality test and risk profiling tool.

Exhibition in Cyberjaya

2009-11-13T20:23:00.000-08:00

Preparing the game.

A look at the game board.
At this time I am still using my prototype as the commercial edition isn't ready.

Playing with a group of students.

Briefing students how to play the game, the camera man caught us by surprise.

Exploring the game themselves?

Studying the game cards. Hmmm.

Event: Non-Electronic Games Exhibition 2009
Organizer: Multimedia University Game Developer's Club
Date: 2nd November 2009-5th November 2009
Duration : 10.00am ~ 5.00pm
Venue: Faculty of Information Technology Glass Room

Thank you Game Developer's Club for organizing such a wonderful event!

Photo with comments

2009-11-12T06:19:00.001-08:00

A mini board game competition was held in Multimedia University Cyberjaya campus.
These are photos taken during the competition.

Negotiation is the key to victory

This group believes they can think better by standing

Have fun while playing

Guy in Red: " You're Fired! "

Another player in red proposing some ideas.
Red was the popular color on that day.

Prize giving. Congratulations!
Has red have anything to do with winning?

Thank you for participating.

Photos: Board Game Competition Cyberjaya

2009-11-12T05:56:00.000-08:00

Winners:

Apple Business Case Study

2009-11-12T03:37:00.001-08:00

Source: http://malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28481:li-fook-gao-are-we-being-fair-to-pr&catid=17:guest-columnists&Itemid=100130

Assuming (B)elum (N)yanyuk company (in short BN) was the sole apple wholesaler in Malaysia and there was no other apple wholesaler to compete with them over the past 50 years. We had another 3 individual apple sellers that we did not pay much attention to because we hardly heard any of their advertisements anywhere. All wholesale apples were sold in a bag, with each bag contained 100 apples and had to weigh around 5kg to ensure those apples were almost identical in size.

During the early days, BN’s apples were very good in quality. We as customers were very happy and satisfied with their apples supply. We were very supportive of BN’s apples to the extent of, even though occasionally we found out that there were 8-10 bad apples in a bag, we were forgiving enough to not ask for single cent refund. After all, they were the only apple wholesale seller available at that time.

After 30 years in service, BN’s directors got greedy. Their directors demanded to live like a king in a palace, so they had to come out with a way to quadruple their profits to build their palaces.

First, they started to import low quality apples to replace those high quality apples and sold to us at the same price as before. We found something amiss about the apples’ sweetness, but they assured us that the apples were the same. Being naïve, we trusted their words as we trusted them for the past 30 years.

Unfortunately, by importing low quality apples did not quadruple their profits, they had to figure out other ways to make their palaces dream came true as soon as possible. Next, they started to tamper with their weighing machines’ scaling. With that, they managed to reduce the number of apples by 30 per bag yet they continued to sell us those apples at the old price despite being cheaper in cost.

Of course we were unhappy with the move and accused them of frauds. But due to of our own stupidity, they managed to convince us that these batch of new apples weighed more because they contained more nutrition than the previous batch of apples. Since we had trusted them for 40 years, so we decided to believe them one more time; after all we yet to have an alternative to choose from at that point of time.

After 3 years, those BN’s directors happily moved in to their new palaces. To their horror – after staying in the palace for barely 2 months, they started to realise that the cost of maintaining a palace in good conditions required much more money than to build it. To make things worse, those directors’ families got greedy as well, some of them demanded that their father to bring them to Disneyland’s tour every summer.

To fulfill all those evil requests, they raised the price of apples by 50% citing rising cost of transportation as the culprit for the major increment. They were braved enough to take this drastic move as they were not afraid that we (the customers) would run away because they were the only one with apples in Malaysia.

When we protested against them, they were arrogant enough to threaten us with defamation suits and requested the police to detain us under (I)kut (S)uka (A)ku Act. Greed brought them to the point of arrogant. They forgot that - we the loyal customers were the people that kept them in business for 50 years. Because of our blind loyalty, now they treated us like their slaves -- whereas in contrary to the business’s world where the customers were always regarded as the boss.

We kept our cool and protested in silence. Quietly, we figured out ways to stop relying on BN for apples. We forced the other 3 individual apples sellers to merge together to become the alternative apple wholesaler in Malaysia. For 50 years, most of us never really bought any apples from them because we trusted BN’s advertisement that their apples were hazardous to us. They agreed to give it a try and with our support, they merged together under a single company called - (P)rotect (R)escue Company (in short PR).

With the birth of PR, we now have 2 apples wholesalers to choose from. But we yet to get the best bargain for our apples, because PR is still weak because they are still in the transitioning phase as running the small apple stalls is very much different from running a wholesale company.

After realizing their sales were dropping exponentially, BN promised to make some changes to their business conducts. However, BN’s promised is like the saying “tomorrow that will never come.” BN’s new approach is always about shouting the same thing - that they have the best apples in town, and we are getting the best bargain from the price we paid. They even come out with a slogan called “1Apple – The only apple company in Malaysia you should trust” to hoodwink us that they are changing for the better. Besides that, they also promise us that they will change their arrogant way of treating us but quietly they are still using the same old tampered weighing machines to weigh their apples behind our backs. But now, we are smart enough not to fall into their tricks again.

As for PR, they are still learning on how to be a good apple wholesaler. They are still learning on how to maintain the quality of apples, how to reduce transportation costs, how to expand their business to meet our never ending demand while moving away from the old habits of selling apples individually.

PR knows that their existence hurts BN’s rice bowl a lot. BN is getting desperate by the day as their business can no longer cover the cost of their palaces and their families are grumbling because they have not been able to visit Disneyland for the past 2 years. PR also realises that counter attacks and sabotages from BN are imminent. Hence, PR has to be always on guard to continuously fight off BN’s attempts to ruin their business.

To add to PR’s list of misery, all transportation companies, apples suppliers and packaging houses are very reluctant to accept orders from PR because they are afraid of offending BN who has given them business for the past 50 years. The business environment is tough for PR because BN is trying to influence everyone to be biased against PR. Despite all that, PR managed to stay afloat for the past 20 months because we gave them enough business to survive.

At least PR knows, we are the one that give businesses to them. Unlike BN, who treats us as we owed them the money to keep them in business. They think PR was purposely started by a certain few to rob their business away, while forgetting the fact that PR was born because of their greed and arrogance towards us.

Yes, we gave birth to PR – but unfortunately we expected too much in return and to make things worse, we expected PR to deliver instant results. We expected those 100 apples in PR’s bag to be 100% perfect. When we find 2-3 apples (mind you, not 3-4 apples), we are very quick to punish PR’s reputation and ask for refund immediately. As a typical Malaysian, we so conveniently forgotten that we used to allow BN to get away with those bad apples without a single complaint 20 years back.

Some of us even go to the extent of threatening PR that we will buy our apples back from BN if they don’t buck up. Some of us already written them off and some have even come to the conclusion that PR is just the same as BN. PR kept quiet to our critisms and threats because PR respects our views and values our importance. But to be fair to them, we must also admit that it takes time to adapt from being a small stall apple seller to a apple wholesaler because it is totally a different business altogether.

We forget that PR is still new in this wholesaler business. Their directors all have different opinions of running this wholesale company because their knowledge were limited to operating their 3 different apple stalls - which they were targeting different groups of consumers to keep their business alive. But now, it is a totally new scenario for these directors as they have to juggle between keeping their old customers coming back while satisfying the request of new customers that turned their back on BN. They are still searching for a balance business approach so that they will not offend any of their new and old customers.

Yes as we expected in PR, there will be some quarrels every now and then. We saw some directors resigning along the way because they couldn’t agree to what PR is doing or they did not manage to secure any credible position in PR. Some of them jumped over to BN because of better offers from BN to sabotage PR’s stability. Some voiced their problems and dissatisfaction over the medias because they can’t get their voices heard in the board room.

But this is not a good reason why we should lose confidence in PR. We have to keep in mind, all new companies face the same problems like PR and it takes time for them to get stabilize, and it takes time for those directors to familiarize with this wholesale business. Besides that, they have to deal with the constant sabotages from BN – which actually gives them less time to concentrate on improving this wholesale business. We can’t expect them to be as masterful as BN in such short period of time in running this wholesale business when they are having a hard time running their business in a BN-friendly environment. Problems will keep cropping out every now and then, but the important thing is those PR’s directors know how to solve those problems efficiently.

Yes, I agree that sometimes PR’s directors argue too much, and it makes them look rather instable. But are we too quick to punish them because of that? Why the impatient from our side? Why can’t we be more supportive of them?

I think the only reason why we feel so agitated when PR failed to be what we wanted them to be; is because we wanted to kick BN out of business so badly and we could not stand our hope being dashed because of PR’s incompetency. PR is our last hope to ensure we get the fair price for our apple supplies.

Just because we gave birth to PR, doesn’t mean that they can’t do no wrong. We should treat PR like our children, they must given the chance to rise again after they hit a snag. We must educate them to be the wonder child we hope for. But we mustn’t discourage them when they make mistakes. Instead, we must ensure, they are able to rise up stronger again and again after each setback they endured. We can criticize, but we must also guide them to the right path. We can’t be too quick to write them off since we know that going back to BN is not going to help us to improve the situation anyhow.

BN is still the bigger player in this apple industry. PR is still very much the underdog, and in the business’s world, everyone is biased towards the underdog. PR is going to have a hard time finding suitable low-cost transportation, suitable suppliers and loyal workers without being sabotage by BN. They have to keep their business afloat despite the rising costs of goods imposed by BN’s cronies to destabilize PR. The only way they can survive is by increasing their apples sales, which means it requires more support from us. Once they become the big brother in the apple business, they can start to dictate those suppliers and the transportation providers aligned to BN to lower their price or else they will lose the business contracts from PR.

To counter those frauds and high prices in the apple industry, we need PR to rise up in this BN-friendly environment to compete with BN, head-to-head. We must ensure there’s at least 2 apples wholesalers at any one time in the future. If we punish PR too hard, BN will take advantage of the situation to break PR into 3 small stall apple sellers so that they can monopoly the market again. And we must not let that happen because in the end we are the only one who suffer.

Kenya Culture

2009-11-10T04:57:00.001-08:00

I am reading about Kenya culture. I almost feel like Malaysia's foreign minister who is going to visit Kenya, haha.

http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/kenya.html

Leaderonomics + The Star

2009-11-10T00:37:00.000-08:00

I will be going to Leaderonomics near The Star at Petaling Jaya on Thursday.
Lets see what can we work out.

Take the LRT to Asia Jaya,
there will be a feeder bus to Eastin Hotel.

Photos during NICE2009

2009-11-09T19:28:00.000-08:00

Next Level showcased our products at the National Innovation Conference & Exhibition (NICE 09) organized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The exhibition was from 29 to 31 Oct 2009 at Putra World Trade Center.
We displayed our final board game design and our 2nd product, the book
"Why I Skipped Class".

Sites about Promoting eBook

2009-11-08T00:49:00.001-08:00

http://www.blogtactic.com/2009/01/where-and-how-to-submit-ebook.html

Last week at cyberjaya

2009-11-07T03:02:00.000-08:00

This will be the last week for me at Cyberjaya.
There will be board game competition during class (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
Average campaign, and as always lots of room for improvement =D

We Withdraw

2009-11-01T01:14:00.000-07:00

We will withdraw from the current MDEC pre seed fund application.
The closing date for the next batch will be 3rd of December 2009.
We will be back with
Bigger, better ideas
A better business model
Detail market research

Learn, Unlearn, Relearn

2009-10-28T07:04:00.000-07:00

Today I spent my day at MDEC's workshop, FirstStepUp
It was a shocker. While I will not say I am very good at writing business plans, I did not expect what I written was so far from the expected standard!

Anyway, it was a good thing I attended this workshop. It gave me the chance to review my business idea and business plan. While we are not guaranteed any success after attending the workshop, I am sure if I were to miss this workshop, I will be kicked out of the real presentation straight away.

I have to unlearn what I have learnt so far and relearn.

I am now making changes to the business plan with Jee Shen.
Ascension draws near.

Next Event

2009-10-25T07:45:00.000-07:00

Next Event in MMU Melaka:

21 November 2009, 9.30am-4pm

Board Game workshop.
We will play the board game 3 times.
First game will not be facilitated, players just explore the environment
2nd game is facilitated, players will play in a structured way
3rd game is a team game, all players will play as a team.

Anyone interest feel free to contact me (or post here)

Event approved

2009-10-22T20:08:00.000-07:00

Student Affairs Cyberjaya approved the event in Cyberjaya!

My workshop in Cyberjaya: 7 November
Game competiton: MMU week 3

Being 3 places at one time

2009-10-22T20:05:00.001-07:00

Next week will be a little crazy:
28, 29 October: MDEC workshop
28, 29, 30, 31 October: PWTC exhibition
26, 28, 30 October: Briefing in Cyberjaya

>.<"

Why I Skipped Class Arrival

2009-10-22T20:04:00.000-07:00

The book is FINALLY here!

Selling for RM28 per book
Discounts are given:
1. For bulk orders
2. During events and exhibitions

Board Game Release

2009-10-20T20:18:00.000-07:00

The game will be ready for purchase in November 2009!
Stay tuned....

FINALLY! MDEC

2009-10-19T04:42:00.000-07:00

Finally submitted the application form for MDEC Pre Seed Fund.
If all goes well on the 1st of December we can obtain the offer letter.

Ascension draws near.......

NICE 2009 exhibitor

2009-10-15T05:14:00.000-07:00

I will be showcasing my product at the National Innovation Conference & Exhibition (NICE 09) organized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation from 29 to 31 Oct at PWTC.

See you there!

Bye Bye to Teahouse

2009-10-12T05:26:00.000-07:00

Very sad news. Teaman decided to close down the business and retire.
Teaboy will be focusing on their clothe shop in Mahkota Parade.

No more tea for me to enjoy =(

my eBook LAUNCHED!

2009-10-09T19:52:00.001-07:00

Now available for download!

Now on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=275417875065
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How to join the Skip Class Group

1. Put http://www.iskipclass.blogspot.com as your
MSN personal message or Yahoo status
2. Use the avatar given
3. Spread the word

RM28 PAPER BOOK COPY

email me: jinjayx@yahoo.com

Jokes

2009-10-08T21:52:00.001-07:00

FAN FAIL!

Paper File Design

2009-10-06T04:33:00.000-07:00

A Sneak Preview for you =D

Front

Back

Tshirt size

2009-10-05T06:54:00.000-07:00

Size is measured shoulder to shoulder
S: 18"
M: 19"
L: 20"
XL: 21"

2009-10-04T03:17:00.000-07:00

My next event ticket!

Program flow
9.00am Registration
9.30am The “Why” factor
10.30am Survival and communication game: RM1 game
11.30am Business game: Sell the paper
12.30pm Lunch + Break
1pm Entrepreneurship and survival game: Next Level Board game
3pm Communication game: Silent Actor
4pm Prize giving

Silence!!!

2009-10-03T23:33:00.000-07:00

A WINning statement

Free FAIL

2009-10-03T03:26:00.001-07:00

Why the word "FREE" when I have to pay more than RM50 for it???
Anyway, I bought the book >.<"

Facebook Skip Class

2009-10-02T08:15:00.001-07:00

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=275417875065

Skip Class Group now on Facebook!

Nice and Free website for entrepreneurs

2009-09-30T04:44:00.000-07:00

http://www.startupnation.com/
Not bad, check them out!
http://www.perfectbusiness.com/

Bruce Lee plays Ping Pong

2009-09-29T08:26:00.001-07:00

WOW!

Cheapest MoonCake of 2009

2009-09-24T09:29:00.000-07:00

And the winner is
RM2.50

size:
diameter 7cm
thickness 3cm

Bought in Bukit Beruang Vegetarian shop =D

Jay's Blog For Friends and Family

Casual workshop at Menara Etiqa

China rulez

Malaysian Brands

Did you know the following are Malaysian Brands?PensonicBeryl's ChocolateMISTER POTATOAPPETONManhattan Fish Market

Maxis vs Streamyx Speed Test

New Tshirt design

CHARGE!

Dice Tricks during GameFest

Games Exhibition Cyberjaya

Baby Bat

Eat grass Eat shoe

Busy Busy

MMU Lab

SMK Tuanku Jaafar

WINning statement

New Player Worksheet

My book reviewed

Happy Chinese New Year

Cyberjaya competition photos

WINning cube

Value of 1 minute

Mat Cool

FRESH

Rules of life

Apple WIN

FAIL returns

MDEC fund

Workshop

Community service message

Merchandise

Creative product ideas

MMU Melaka activities

MMU

MDEC fund ini, penting untuk kita

Why the recent "chaos"

Help me fill in this survey

Malaysias most successful board game

Next Level Experience 2010

Business Lessons from Facebook Games

Year 2010 Greeting

A look back in 2009

PPP: Paper and Printing Products

900 board games arriving

Board Game updates

New business model

Next Semester

Play Fish

Co-curriculum

YEC dinner and seminar

WINning formula

Entertainment time

Business Plan Judge

FOSEE first meeting outcome

Ascension draws near

Thank you Khaliq and LTM

Thanks Khaliq and LTM for the MMU Appreciation Week vouchers!

Pot calling the kettle black

Nazri calls Dr M a racist for defending BTN

The Creative One

Ban list entry

Teaman WINning statement

Coffee Vietnam style

Top 100 Global Thinkers

Anwar listed among top 100 Global Thinkers

Photos from my handphone

Vietnam Coffee

How to win a million dollars

Did you know that

Bonus Materials part 1

Download Player Worksheet

Teaman WINning statement

RIP MCA

Next Level Board Game in Facebook?

Board Game Development Plan

Exhibition in Cyberjaya

Photo with comments

Photos: Board Game Competition Cyberjaya

Apple Business Case Study

Kenya Culture

Did you know the following are Malaysian Brands?
Pensonic
Beryl's Chocolate
MISTER POTATO
APPETON
Manhattan Fish Market