Achieving Dreams: Tian Chad

Finally, I got a chance to meet one of the most celebrated blogger in Malaysia, Tian Chad. My first impression towards him was "wow. he's really tall." Well, that's the problem of not meeting with people in real life for the first time, because pictures and photos may be misleading. But, that's not the point here.

In his casual cool outfit, Tian Chad shared his experience on how he became a freelance blogger. Graduated from UTAR in Biotechnology, he worked and apparently resigned. He pursued his passion in blogging which he started back in his university years. Though many would sound skeptical about such bold decision, his dedication in this field has fruited him with lots of incentives.

Besides the earnings he earned from hosting of NuffNang's advertisements, Tian Chad has won himself exclusive opportunities and gifts through the participation of various contests and activities. He was the runner up and grand prize winner for My Selangor Story blogging contest 2010 and 2011 respectively and the  Samsung Global Blogger winner 2012, just to name a few. Also, he enjoyed the privilege to witness Formula 1 and concerts from a close-up view.

Having himself equipped with professional photography skills, he launched Sky Arts Production in 2012, which specializes in wedding photography as well as in covering major events around KL. Tian Chad has been able to maximise his potential of himself and unleash the beauty the subject. This could be seen through his angles while shooting photographs.

We enjoyed the session with him being able to gain exposure by just blogging. Well, of course, blogging isn't merely about blogging. It requires the discipline to attend to the emails and to update his blog to retain and attract more viewers. By accommodating to his target audience, tianchad.com has risen to be a hub for events organised by companies from various sectors.

Alongside with the motto of 永遇乐 which literally means "continuous encounter of happiness", I believe that Tian Chad has been exemplary among the Y-Generations as "doing what you love" rarely equates with "sustaining my own life."

http://www.tianchad.com/

YCM 43th CEO Series : Rauf Rashid

Pardon my 'in-formality' in writing the following post...LOL

So, on the 23 of January, my classmates and I attended the Young Corporate Malaysians (YCM) 43rd CEO series featuring Rauf Rashid, the managing partner for Ernst and Young Malaysia. And, the event was pretty interesting.

Before the talk started, we had a networking session with people from different industries. I met a few people, mostly ACCA students and a financial analyst from Shell. And, yea...it started out pretty awkward at first, after that, you'd slowly grab a grasp on the whole conversation. 

The talk was about Rauf's life experiences. He's from Kedah, went into a borading school, got a scholarship to UK, did his degree, worked at KPMG and earned his ICAEW qualification. He pointed out that a degree is different from the ICAEW qualification, which is when he tasted a little bitterness...ok...maybe lots of bitterness. He didn't make through the exams. This means that he had to spend another 5 months in the UK. And worse, that's the last exam before the syllabus is about to be changed. Do you have any idea how tough and frustrating is it? 

After hearing those words from his colleague. 

Failure is character building. 

He rose and he succeeded. 

He came back to Malaysia, and worked in and manages Arthur Anderson, later sold to Ernst and Young, which today is one of the largest accounting firms in the world. 

Rauf's response towards the questions raised and issues addressed during the Q&A session has truly been an breath-taking one, unlike the ones that makes you listen, listen, listen, listen....∞ (infinity)

Some of the pretty hot topics would be job-hopping among Gen-Y employees. And, basically he mentioned that this phenomena is probably due to the lack of patience in nowadays youngsters. ANd, it would be fine if the hop progresses you in terms of job prospects. A person like Rauf did received a number of job offers, despite having himself tied with E&Y. But, another thing that got him turning down the offer was....wait for it....freedom in work.... Yea, I know, but, it is a rare thing.

success is getting what you want, 

                        but happiness is wanting what you get...