Feeling very lazy this weekend

I had been feeling so lazy today. Hope I will be fine on Sunday. Just wasted one day of my life away doing almost nothing. No motivation to do anything

Exceeded my 12 GB Data Plan !

Oh dear ! I didn't realised that i'm able to exceed the 12GB so easily. Looks like I will have to cut down on entertainment and food to compensate for this extra amount. So sad :(

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 goes on sale at BestBuy

OMG OMG OMG !!! Its here ! Finally here !! Can't wait to land into our shores !

Singapore's IT sector still facing a talent shortage

Singapore’s IT sector is facing a talent shortage and a large number of roles are being filled by foreign or imported talent.

Apart from “in- demand” technically skills such as web/mobile based technologies, cloud computing and virtualization, organizations are also increasingly looking for a combination of IT skills and strong industry specific business appreciation and knowledge. Skills such as project management, architecture, risk management, and development and support (cross-platform/technology) are generally highly sought after by employers.

According to Brian Richards, Head of Kelly IT Resources, techno-functional roles that require business acumen along with technical expertise, as well as cross-technology roles that require expertise in a number of technologies, tend to be more attractive to potential candidates rather than pure vanilla technology roles that require only specific technical skills.

Richards notes that organizations preferred by job hunters tend to be banks, consulting companies and organizations (especially with Gen Y) that tend to be (or are at least be perceived as) more fun, creative, dynamic, flexible and technologically savvy/advanced and fast growing such as Google, Yahoo, and Apple.

“From our data, in general, 78% of Gen X and 70% of Gen Y are willing to spend their own money on training to upgrade their skills,” said Richards.

Personal Branding

A growing number of Singapore’s employees are developing their own personal “brands” as part of a trend toward taking greater control over their careers, including steps to help differentiate themselves in a fast-changing workplace, according to the latest survey results from workforce solutions leader Kelly Services.

The findings are part of the Kelly Global Workforce Index, which obtained the views of approximately 134,000 people in 29 countries, including more than 2,700 in Singapore.

Personal marketing, or branding, has become a feature of the modern workplace, with respondents identifying the elements they regard as most important in building their identities - verbal communication skills (66%), résumés (60%), technical knowledge (60%), written communications (55%), personal attire (52%), and use of social media (35%).

“As many individuals are moving out of the typical employment relationship, they are thinking about how to promote themselves and stand-out in the crowded workforce,” said Mark Sparrow, Managing Director, Kelly Services Singapore. “There is also a high degree of awareness about the pace of change in the workplace and the ability to manage this change.”

The research also shows almost three-quarters of respondents are prepared to spend their own money on upgrading their skills - not waiting on their employer to do it for them - while a similar number believe they will change their career and re-invent themselves in the future.

In Singapore, 78% of Gen X are prepared to spend their own money on training to upgrade their skills, higher than for Gen Y (70%) and baby boomers (68%). More than half (70%) of Gen X cite verbal communication skills among the most important elements in personal branding, compared with Gen Y (65%) and baby boomers (59%).

Extracted From: http://www.networksasia.net/content/singapores-it-sector-still-facing-talent-shortage

OMG OMG I'm having fats stored all around my body..

Oh dear ! I'm really getting fatter each day if I keep having such lifestyle, sitting down all day at home, in office and bus.. As the picture refers, I'm gotta stand out in the crowd. Thats obviously not what I want to be.

It is time for me to work out an intensive plan on exercising and have diet meals regularly. I wonder if stress will contribute to the weight gained. 

Eighth major release of Android to be named 'Jelly Bean'

Just as the Gingerbread going to evolve into Ice Cream Sandwich, a major release 'Jelly bean' is coming out soon ! It is never ending chase for the Android OS. Its improving every single moments ! Therefore is it a good sign or not? One of the bad sign is that consumers will never get the latest because they would had to spend lots of money to GET THEM ALL !