Tuesday, October 31, 2006
What now...
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Monday, September 11, 2006
So much for my Happy Ending
It is funny how sometimes songs that we listened to applied in our lives. This is one of them that applies to mine. Love can be so blind, when we thought that we found someone that we are meant to be with and thought that he cares about us more than anyone else, is when the blindness fades away. I now see, what exactly he cares about. Himself. It took me a while to really see what he is about. I think it is still not too late, I still have time to start a new chapter of my life. And that is what I will do.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
But seriously..
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Expect the Unexpected.
"Speed was a factor, said Honolulu Police Department Capt. Frank Fujii"
Sunday, August 20, 2006
What is Organization Behavior?
This is some questions being answered by 3 Experts as follows,
- Dr. John Austin - Associate Professor of Psychology at Western Michigan University and member of I/O program.
- Dr. Dale Brethower - Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Western Michigan University.
- Dr. Alyce Dickinson - Professor of Psychology at Western Michigan University and chair of the I/O psychology program.
What is Organization Behaviour Management?
What Exactly does and OBM psychologist do?
Dr. Dickinson: An OBM psychologist can become involved in improving/maintaining any aspect of individual or organizational performance. In general, the areas include training, performance, management, (which may include improving performance quantity, quality, customer satisfaction, and/or safety), and systems analysis (increasing the efficiency of the way in which work gets done in the organization, altering what individuals do in their jobs, developing measurement systems for various units in the organization, and assisting organizations at the top level to determine measurable goals for its overall performance).
What are the basic areas in OBM?
Dr. Austin: The focus is on the problems, not like I/O where there are different areas. Some of the problems that OBM focuses on are safety, productivity, quality, and timeliness.
Dr. Dickinson: The areas include training, performance, management, (which may include improving performance quantity, quality, customer satisfaction, and/or safety), and systems analysis (increasing the efficiency of the way in which work gets done in the organization, altering what individuals do in their jobs, developing measurement systems for various units in the organization, and assisting organizations at the top level to determine measurable goals for its overall performance).
What is the difference between I/O (Industrial/Organizational Psychology) and OBM?
Dr. Brethower: I/O is an established field within psychology, traditional in approach, does lots of correlational type work, "owns" selection & placement and performance appraisal-which they've started calling "performance management" but don't be fooled. I have a colleague who earned his Ph.D. in I/O and went about establishing a consulting practice; he had to learn OBM to add value. OBM is known as that in ABA (Association for Behavior Analysis) circles and is known as HPT (Human Performance Technology) in ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement) circles. It is a field created in the past 40 years by folks who were, primarily, behavior analysts.
Dr. Dickinson: If you would like more information about the difference between OBM and I/O, I suggest you read an article that was written by a number of us here at Western (one of my former Ph.D. students is the first author) : Bucklin, B.R., Alvero, A. M., Dickinson, A. M., Austin, J., Jackson, A. K. (2000). Industrial-organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Management: An Objective Comparison. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 20 (2), 27-75.
Is there a difference between OBM in the business department and OBM in the psychology department?
Dr. Dickinson: Yes. If you are asking about our business department, there is not really any OBM, per se. Organizational Behavior Management refers, specifically, to the application of behavioral principles in business and industry - it is not a general term for performance management or organizational behavior. Our business college, while offering courses in performance management, organizational behavior and systems analysis, does not approach the topic from a behavioral perspective. It would be quite difficult for me to explain the differences; I recommend that students read chapters from a nonbehavioral performance management text, industrial/organizational psychology text, or organizational behavior text, similar to the Muchinksy text I use in PSY 645. If you turn to the chapter on motivation, there are five different motivational theories presented, and all are different than the motivational theories presented in the leadership chapter. Because the theories differ so much, the approach to behavior and organizational performance differs considerably from the approach we use in behavioral psychology.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Psychology Psycho Psyche Psy...thing?
The word Psychology comes from Greek, Psyche (soul / mind) and logy (study)
- an academic and applied field involving the study of human mind, brain and behavior
- application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity (daily lives & mental illness)
Psychology differs from anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology in seeking to capture explanatory generalizations about the mental function and overt behaviour of individuals, while the other disciplines rely more heavily on field studies and historical methods for extracting descriptive generalizations. In practice, however, there is quite a lot of cross-fertilization that takes place among the various fields. Psychology differs from biology and neuroscience in that it is primarily concerned with the interaction of mental processes and behavior, and of the overall processes of a system, and not simply the biological or neural processes themselves, though the subfield of neuropsychology combines the study of the actual neural processes with the study of the mental effects they have subjectively produced
Applied psychology
Applied psychology encompasses both psychological research that is designed to help individuals overcome practical problems and the application of this research in applied settings. Much of applied psychology research is utilized in other fields, such as business management, product design, ergonomics, nutrition, and clinical medicine. Applied psychology includes the areas of clinical psychology, industrial and organizational psychology, human factors, forensic psychology, health psychology, school psychology and others.
I basically are more interested in these two fields;
- I/O Psychology
Industrial and organizational psychology (also I/O psychology or work psychology or occupational psychology) is the study of the behavior of people in the workplace. Industrial and organizational psychology applies psychological knowledge and methods to aid workers and organizations. Historically, job analysis has been the traditional means for which essential characteristics associated with any particular position are identified. A thorough job analysis takes time, resources and money but its benefits tend to out weigh the costs, especially when the position is of great importance, such as an executive position in a major corporation.
Industrial and organizational psychologists may use psychometric tests to measure the knowledge, skills, abilities, and personality characteristics of people for a variety of employment-related purposes, such as selection for appointment or promotion, or for training and development. They may devise questionnaires to measure employee attitudes such as morale, job satisfaction, or feelings towards management or customers.
Increasingly, people factors are recognized as a major determinant of organizational performance and a key competitive differential. Psychologists therefore may also advise senior managers on the management of organizational climate or culture, on dealing with organizational change, or on group dynamics within an organization. It is probably partly for this reason that management coaching is an increasingly popular part of the psychologist's work.
Industrial and organizational psychology is a diverse field incorporating aspects of disciplines such as clinical psychology, social psychology, and psychometrics as well as less closely linked social studies such as law.
Many industrial and organizational psychologists specialize in one of the following aspects: psychometrics; time and motion studies; employment law; personnel selection; training; leadership selection, coaching and development; organizational design and change. Some I/O psychologists are academic (working in both business and psychology departments) or non-academic researchers, while many others are engaged in practice, holding positions such as the following:
- executive coach
- diversity consultant
- legislative compliance officer
- labor relations specialist
- human resources specialist
- process improvement consultant
- manager of selection and training
- School Psychology
School Psychology is a field that applies principles of clinical psychology and educational psychology to the diagnosis and treatment of students' behavioral and learning problems. School psychologists are educated in child and adolescent development, learning theories, psychoeducational assessment, personality theories, therapeutic interventions, identification of learning disability; and the ethical, legal and administrative codes of their profession.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Music...~[]^o^[]~
And Hey! It works...lol these are some of the songs I love to listen to EVERYDAY..
~m R o A dn~
Lately, I dreamt about Nick a lot. I had this dream me and him spending time together over here in Hawaii. And this morning I had another dream with him that he was suppose to be sending me off to the Airport as I leave for Malaysia for visit, but he ended up going home with me. It's weird..
Talking about "Dreams" I love and hate.
I love because : That's the happiest moment of the night, dreaming of things that you are yet to do in real life or seeing someone that you have not seen for a LONG LONG time.
I hate because : YOU WAKE UP! grrr
Especially the dreams of my Family and Nick...I wished it could last forever. But I guess that's how dream works...SO...no further complain.
Update :-)
Me and Nick. We are going on FINE. He calls me almost everyday because most of the time we talk MSN =) which is still an effort. He called me yesterday when I was at work in Seasider (isn't that sweet?) He called me right after he get off work. Well..I thought that was sweet. I liked it. And so I got home around 3.45pm, I got online and he's there =)
He sent me a file called the Citrix O. It is a program where I can invite other computer to view my screen or to have full access to my computer. Which is pretty cool only to find out that it is another program similar to Remote Assistant on Windows. (Kind of dumb actually) LOL but it's okay. So now I have this GoToMyPC thingy on mine. And of course it's only a trial version. I ain't paying for that service when I can get the same service on Windows Remote Assistant!
I think I have gone...something different..LOL I don't know what, but I have been listening to some Country songs. They are not so bad you know, if you are sentimental enough to listen to their words...so lively..so real..so vivid.. There are a few songs that has become my favorite maybe I can share them...
Diamond Rio - I believe
Lonestar - Amazed
Shelly Fairchild - Tiny Town
Rascal Flatts - Bless the Broken Road
Listen to the words...I bet you will love it. Because every men that has a heart..will ponder into those words and feel them. I feel that these songs were written from the words deep down in their hearts, words that are so pure and true. I might be a bit overwhelmed with them and exagerate, but do try to listen to them...
Saturday, August 12, 2006
~<-*-*->~Born again~<-*-*->~
The Words:-
Come bring me your softness
Comfort me through all this madness
Woman, don't you know, with you I'm born again
Come give me your sweetness
Now there's you, there is no weakness
Lying safe within your arms, I'm born again
I was half, not whole
In step with none
Reaching through this world
In need of one
Come show me your kindness
In your arms I know I'll find this
Woman, don't you know, with you I'm born again
Lying safe with you I'm born again
Come bring me your softness
Comfort me through all this madness
Woman, don't you know, with you I'm born again
Come give me your sweetness
Now there's you, there is no weakness
Lying safe within your arms, I'm born again
Woman, don't you know, with you I'm born again
I was half, not whole
In step with none
Reaching through this world
In need of one
Come show me your kindness
In your arms I know I'll find this
Woman, don't you know, with you I'm born again
Lying safe with you I'm born again
Maybe thing's aren't that bad?
Friday, August 04, 2006
Pit of Dilemma
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Time to give up and let go?
The Last Time
Once was a time you and I
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Wou girls! Just wanna have fun! =)
[whispers: a plan to go Waimea Valley Fall]
Yup. "Imma rebel" say the Ebonics. Hehe
So, I was given 30mins to get ready to go! And..what a crucial coincidence..I was looking forward to go to the AR
"ARGH!!!! OKAY! THAT'S IT! I TOOK MY PRECIOUS TIME TO TYPE A WHOLE LONG STORY AND PUFF! STUPID MOUSE MESSED IT UP! HIGHLIGHTED EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVERYTHING AND DELETED WITH ONE HIT OF THE STUPID KEYBOARD. SO YEA, I give up and writing everything all over again..so bear with me, because whatever that happened just now killed my mood. So I am just going to add the pictures and you go figure what happen! ARGH!!!"
That's Irene in red, Katie and Mahera our picnic stop over ;-) Our munchies are,
- Chips Ahoy (chewy crackers)
- 10 pieces of Fried chicken
- 1 whole piece of huli-huli chicken
- 3 bottles of water
- chicken musubi (mine..lol)
- rice with stew pork (missing mushrooms and ginger flavor)
- potatoes wedges
- french bread
After that we started off our journey again and I saw this isolated sign saying "Waterfall" and so I decided to take a picture with it. My glasses makes me look retarded I know, but "I do not care," says Karen (Remember the Titans).
There we go! All the way was worth it ;-) That's the waterfall we have been walking all about for. One thing that is a little bit disappointing is that the Fall was not heavy but still it was nice. See the 3 of us on the left? Yup, that's us with some other people and Katie..where is she? [if you have to ask, hit your head] Okay, let me tell you about this little Fall. To swim to the Fall..was a HUGE effort. DO NOT UNDER ESTIMATE the waters. From the surface of the waters to the bottom which we were at in the picture is 30 FEET! Yup, I had Irene and Mahera along my side..haha I am a loser but HEY I swam over and took a picture. The waters from the Fall was warm..and it was nice. I likey!
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
He is a Blessing to me..Uncle Peter
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
hello!
Fui Kong says:
hi chuiyi
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
how are u
Fui Kong says:
good
yourself
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
thats good, i am good too
thought Id say Hi..long time no see
Fui Kong says:
how long has it been since you went over to Hawaii
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
Uhm..15months
time flies..
Fui Kong says:
if you like to visit Malaysia and your family in your coming vacation, I would be happy to provide you with your air fare
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
really
Fui Kong says:
yes
it is good to see how your family is doing
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
Thank you so much...
Fui Kong says:
they must miss you a lot
you can check on the air fare from your end
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
Yea..so far they are doing good, my mom is not a baby sitter, and my father is Working and taking of Home..and yes..I miss them a lot too and I miss you guys too of course
Fui Kong says:
ok
make your plan
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
yes I will do that..thank you so much..
Fui Kong says:
book early
let me know the cost
when you do graduate
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
Okie..oh yea..so when is your trip to come over to Hawaii
I am looking at..August 2008 if things goes well..
Fui Kong says:
I will be happy to fly both your parents to attend your Graduation Ceremony
for me I plan to visit US this December
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
are u serious!
Fui Kong says:
maybe this time I should go via Hawaii
yes
I am always serious
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
yea..come to hawaii..i would u to come and see my school and the place i work..
Fui Kong says:
yes I will happy to visit you and your school
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
I am sure u will this place too..hehe and I want u to know what this place is about..bcos you are the one making all this posible for me.
at least thats the way I see it..
Fui Kong says:
ok
make your travel plan yourself
and let me know
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
okie..will do
Fui Kong says:
need to go now
bye
~¤ Çhüî ¥Ã¬ ÎÑÇ ~¤ says:
okie dokie..u take care and bye .
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
4th Of July..
Then we came to this corner junction, there was a BIG BIG crowd of people and they have this ladder of firecrackers set up. It was bing bang bomb all the way to the top of the ladder it was BIU TI FUL!...SO we made our way to the Ohana Video Store returned the dvd's and was so worried about which way we are going to use to walk back home because we are both losers YES I know..but try to walk in the neighbourhood where EVERYONE is playing those bursting fire balls and throwing them everywhere..how would you feel? FREAKY? Muahaha
So we pass by that corner junction again, and these people were all ready to light up the gigantic spider looking firecrackers having them lined up all the way to the top ladder with 5 guys at the end of each long crackers..counting down 5..4..3..2..1 !! they all light it up together and once again..BING BANG BOMB!!! it was soooooooooooo loud yet to BIU TI FUL!! everyone was happy so was me and Megan..after finishing that, we slowly walked home..the same way we came..and yup..those **WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! it's exactly 12.00AM!!** firecrackalacking all the way..once again we jumped and swaying left to right to get away from them..hehe
SOOOOO...there were also other families that was playing those reaaaaaaaaaaaaallly purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrty fireworks that shots up in the sky making those "BUP!BUP!BUP! PLIK! PLAK! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE POP!" sound.. it was a really fun walk..we wouldn't have seen such a great sight if we hadn't decide to walk over to return the dvd's..so yea..I enjoyed that night and so does Megan.. =)
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Another day outa TOWN..
After that lunch, we walked all the way back to Ala Moana and did some shopping. And then we went to Walmart to get some toiletteries. We didn't leave that place till 9pm..therefore those pictures...below..
This is a MAN STATUE right in front of Hawaiian Convention Center, I thought I give it a shot and take a picture of it..I think it is unique..hehe..NEXT!
Okay...there's me and Megan in the picture..I wanted this picture and Johan refused to take it..hehe I wanna picture at the butt! Without knowing my head is right in the BUTT! Argh! The HORROR!! But..hey it's a NICE picture...that Sexy statue are not SEXIER to see with us in there..hehe ;-)
Monday, July 03, 2006
Hawaiian WATER PARK! WICKED!!
The.."butt in the camera" picture..walking in the water part..
Why are girls so camera SHY? Bravo Tash..you did it! and SMILE YOUR ON CANDID CAMERA!..hehe
Sings..*We're just hung-ge-ry people..and we all know which way to go...* Yummy lunch..
-BBQ Chick
- Chilly Dog
- Salad
- Rice
- Sodas
This bad boy is call "CliffHanger"..what we do is..from the top we lay down in the tube..hold on to the rod..then let go and you went "SLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLIDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" all the way DOWN..YEA BABY! FUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!
Another bad boy..call the Flying something I forgot so I am going to call it a Flying Man tube. The same thing you do at the top hold rod and lay down..the only thing is..see the water splash out from the tube? THAT's where your body will be and you will go..**SPLASH!!** and **TUMMMM** in the water..SWIM BABY! SWIM!
Newly Wed (Dom and Jamie)
Dom the broom...I mean the GROOM and Jamie the Bride..I have no Idea why they not looking at the camera..shy maybe? haha
Me and them..Don't I look gorgeous..I mean them..hehe
Awww...look look..the Malaysia Famili piktor..so sweet..
I am so cuddly..LiMei can't take her arms off me..mmmm I feel loved...and yes I love my EMO hair NOT! It was accident..but hey..I think it made me look pretty..haha *don't get jealous now!* Don't hate! LOVE!..hehe
The future Bride to be..JayAnna and Me..She went home for Summer..miss her silliness..hehe LOVE YOU JAY..Hurry home!
Gospel Forum in MAY
Organizer : LiMei
Music : Tyler
Teacher : Dennis Siow
Photographer : Random
Uhm..me and Dennis..eh..for some reasons this picture makes me look awfully FAT! ARGH! Don't even know why I am posting this anyways..DON'T LAUGH!
A meeting I am not even suppose to be in..Hahaha I just sat on it randomly because I was bored. And Megan took a picture of me in them..makes me look I am very very important..awww I was in the meeting..how cool..
Trying to give piggy ride to my lil' friend Nikki..haha so cutee..don't look at me..my hair was JUNK! argh!
For some unknown reasons LiMei named this picture "eh.jpg" don't know why..I was just trying to be silly..what was the first thought that came to your head when you saw this picture? was it "How did she not fall over?" if you did..then you are too smart..
SMC Opening Social (Hukilau Beach)
Me and my buddy..Megan..You see me you see her, you see her you will find me..hahahaha. Look at my sexXay pink lavalava..it's FROM TAHITI! Yup! Mahera's mama brought for me..aww so sweet huh? =)
From Li-eff-t LiMei, Megan, ME and Tugso..as you can see I am SQUASHED! LIKE ORANGE! ARGH! hehe...ooooh Tugso is from Mongolia..I think she is CUTIE pie..and she is KhengSaik's girl..awww Kheng gota cute girl...hehe
Erm..where were we?? Guys...it's Hukilau Bach..haha
HEY NOW!! Turn off the dang FAN! grrrrr
Me and the beach..SIGNBOARD..and I am tall and proud! Weeheeee
Beach time!! TAN TIME!
that's ME! I look so STIFF...like frozen...*hands you some kleenex* sorry don't puke now..haha and don't worry I won't make you sick for posting more of these..haha
Can't deny more...I am a professional SURFER..*bwahahahahaha* Yes I am..Certified one too! Yeeehawwwwwwwwwww......
100% HAWAIIAN! **I wished** Imma sexXay mama huh? hahaha
Me and My PPDP...ehhhh my camera is not bad at all...it can take picture by itself! Whoaaa...got some artificial intelligence baby!
Calendar Girls? anyone? just give me some royalty after..MUAHAHA remember COPYRIGHT! grrr now leave me alone! hehe
One YEAR ANNIE!! weeehee
LADIES and GENTLEMEN..on the 30th April 2006, I celebrate my FIRST YEAR in Hawaii with my goodfriends =)
That's the two monkeys..haha You know WHO..Mahera and Joanah..making their ingredients ready for the special dish..
Don't ask me why James look weird..I have no IDEA. Oh some new faces in the pictures? Yup..they are *left* Megan YONG..Mahera..VC and her mom, Joanah and weirdo James..
Here we go..a DECENT picture finally..a shot before we eat =) *woohoo* I am in the picture..I am proud..meeeheee
So yea..wondering what we had?
- Sweet and Sour pork
- Curry chicken
- Spring rolls
- Ice creams
- Sodas
- SIX MONSTERS on the side
AWWWight..Here I am...
Well...it's been a long time that I can remember that I last update but who cares!? As long as I update it now. You have not been missing much because I basically did not do much for the past few months. Just that it has been *thinking and counting..one, two, three...* One year and 3months for me being in Brigham Young University-Hawaii. Gosh..time passes reaaaaaaaaaal fast, what have I done? Err..GOOD QUESTION!
Let's see, some parties, some funtimes, some goodtimes, some badtimes, some hightimes, some downtimes, and so many more somes! What have I done? A lot unexplainable..muahaha
Life is GOOD, Studies GOOD *trying to make it better* uhm whatelse? Ohhh LOVE? *winks*winks* Love is GOOD too. The most exciting event that happenned in the beginning of this year was..I went to LAS VEGAS through LOS ANGELES. Yup! Quite adventurous! ALL BY MYSELF. Hey..don't shake your head, I made my way home sound and safe.
And yes I met my MAN over there..fun eh? My man! Yeah! It was fun meet up and it's an experience I would cherish all my life. GOSH! Ever thought I'd be in VEGAS? Heckkkk NO, but I did..so I am proud of myself. Another big plan for this year is....saving up money to go LOS ANGELES again to VISIT DISNEYLAND! and go back to VEGAS..hehe **WISH ME LUCK!**
Sometimes I wonder, what does it take to have a dream accomplish? NEVER GIVE UP and Work on it. Yea..so I am living with that phrase now..and OF COURSE not forgetting the help from the one ABOVE..Heavenly Father =D
Oh and last June, I volunteered as an Usher for BYUH June Commencement. It was a FUN Experience..Elder Richard G Scott was there. Being there witness some of my friend's graduation does motivates me in working harder in my next semester. I want to graduate like them! YEA!
Just remember that, there is nothing in life that we want that we cannot achieve unless we give up and let it go off our hands. A lot of things in life we have to work and earned it. Nothing comes easy handed. Believe in yourself and have faith in your doings and in Him.
Ahhh suddenly I feel sooo...Spiritual? haha oh my..what has got into me? I guess everyone has their Spiritual side...and this is MINE..