Fury by Lau

FURY

" Ideals are peaceful. History is violent "

Fury is a war genre movie starred by Brad Pitt and from this movie, lots of leadership qualities can be learned. If you haven't seen it yet, i highly recommend you guys to start watching. Here I'll share some of the words spoken in the movie that portrays the mind of a leader.

" It's not what I want to do. It's what I am going to do. "

A leader always walk the talk.

" I'm scared too."

A leader admit his limit and know that he is a human too.

" Stop talking about yesterday's fight. Think about today's."

Past is past. We learn from it and move on for a better tomorrow.

" You think it can't get worse? It can and it will."

A leader knows that even the best plan can go wrong. Always be prepared for anything.

AgainstTheCurrent by Lau

AgainstTheCurrent

Hello people! Just wanna share with you guys about how leadership in band actually looks like. These are some of the picture of one of my favorite band, AgainstTheCurrent. Some of you might think that music industry is a piece of cake but the fact is that it is not as easy as you all see. Maintaining a good performance is yet another thing but when it comes to keeping the band together, now that is where the real hurdle comes in.

The person who is in the spotlight may not always possess the qualities that makes a great leader.
Instead, the leader may very well be the band member itself, quietly organizing and directing the group to greatness.

It is the band member that are willing to miss an after party to prepare for the next night show that represent the value of the band wherever they are.

A true leader be able to see the future of the band and share their vision with one another in a way that everyone could understand. A leader must be able to sync and bring the band together despite the circumstances that they face.

Music industry can be ruthless, so the leader must be able to motivate his team despite how bleak the situation gets. He must be able to see the good in every bad review and stay positive.

The Running Grasshopper by Lau

RUNNINGMAN

" Don't walk, run! "

Runningman is a South Korean variety show, forming part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup. It was first aired on July 11 2010. Runningman consist of 7 members which are Yoo Jae-Suk, HaHa, Ji Suk-Jin, Ji Hyo, Gary, Jong Kook and Kwang Soo.

Yoo Jae-suk is doing a great job leading the members and he have a great relationship with the cast and the crew. Generally, he is loved by everyone for his entertaining traits and good qualities as a leader.

Even during casting, he take care of the other members personal lives in dealing with fans and circumstances that might be encountered especially when they have to cast oversea. Yoo Jae-Suk leadership might come off annoying for some of the members from time to time but it is a good characteristic to have.

Although he is everyone favorite, he stays humble and always sticks to his character. He can mix up with a lot of people with different background and he knows how to handle any situation very well.

The only reason i can describe so much about Yoo Jae-Suk is not because i have close relationship with him, it is simply because i have watched ALL their series. After going through all of the series they have made, Yoo Jae-Suk possess a great leadership skill although people might think that they are just acting for the sake of entertainment. Trust me, Runningman is not something that you can act out, it is pure relationship and dedication just to cheer up your day. Respect.

World Best Manipulator by Lau

ADOLF HITLER

" If you want to shine like the sun, first you have to burn like it.."

 known as Joseph Goebbels committed suicide along with his wife and six children a day after Hi

He had the skill of influencing the minds of his followers and was adept at using propaganda to bring the entire nation under his control. He used the media to influence the minds of people to advance his cause. He understood the power it had on people and utilized it maximally and targeted groups rather than individuals. He was knowledgeable in influencing the way people thought, acted, and behaved by using regular propaganda to get his message across and it worked very well for him. It was easy for Hitler to endear himself to people especially those who worked closely with him so much so that they could go to the extremes in order to please him. One of his closest associates known as Joseph Goebbels committed suicide along with his wife and six children a day after Hitler died. 

known as Joseph Goebbels committed suicide along with his wife and six children a day after Hitler died

The Man Who Conquered The World by Lau

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

" I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep, 

I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.."

Known as the man who conquered the world, he is always said the greatest military leader of all time. Born in 356 BC and died at the age of  33, he had the largest empire in the history which stretched from Greece to India. He won every battle he fought with his strong and loyal army. Below are some of the leadership qualities possess by Alexander in his ruling.

1. Have a compelling vision

Alexander’s actions demonstrate what can be accomplished when a person is totally focused—when he or she has clarity coupled with a ‘magnificent obsession’. Through dramatic gestures and great rhetorical skills, Alexander spoke to the collective imagination of his people and won the commitment of his followers.

2. Be unsurpassed in execution

Alexander not only had a compelling vision, he also knew how to make that vision become reality. By maintaining an excellent information system, he was able to interpret his opponent’s motives and was a master at coordinating all parts of his military machine. No other military leader before him ever used speed and surprise with such dexterity. He knew the true value of the statement “One is either quick or one is dead!”

3. Create a well-rounded executive team

Alexander also knew how to build a committed team around him and operated in a way that allowed his commanders to build on each other’s’ strengths.

4. Walk the talk

Alexander set the example of excellence with his leadership style; he led his troops quite literally from the front. When his troops went hungry or thirsty, he went hungry and thirsty; when their horses died beneath them and they had to walk, he did the same. This accessibility only changed when he succumbed to the luxury of Persian court life.

THE PHALANX IS A WAR STRATEGY FORM BY ALEXANDER'S LATE FATHER, PHILIP WHICH THEN WAS USED BY HIM TO WIN THE WAR AGAINST MANY OTHER ENEMY FORCES.

Lucky Traveller 5

   Welcome back to our class blog fellow reader! I am gonna share a little of all the beautiful off shore vessels encountered when calling into port Aberdeen, Scotland. It iswide-regarded as the mother of all off-shore berths as thousands of offshore vessel calling into port for bunkers and other facilities provided. The large increase in harbor traffic reflects the upsurge in North Sea acitivity with special reference to oil drilling and exploration continues at a pace with significant numbers of support vessels required to service those endeavours.

   To be honest, being in one of Asia’s top offshore provider, was quite amazed by the size as well as deign of offshore vessels roaming in and out of Aberdeen Pocra Quay. That is truly the time I realized that we should never assume to be the best as the list never ends.

   Lemme walk you guys through a selection of fleet that I endeared the most!

Siem’s Offshore a Norwegian company’s very own offshore vessel, Siem Garnet

It may look not well maintained but it’s just too powerful in anchor handling to be left out. Salute Maersk for the brave venture!

DOF of Australian offshore company having their Skandi Sotra calling for berth at Pocra Quay, Aberdeen

Another vessel of DOF, Skandi Gamma

Norwegian’s Havila Jupiter leaving the port after topping up sufficient fuel

Certainly not to be missed out, French’s Bourbon Monsoon heading out as well 

Looks like the crew of Island vanguard is gonna have their share of chance to explore Aberdeen as their ship is due for intermediate docking

E.R. Georginia just right in front of us alongside. Awww, just look at that bridge, wish I could work in that space one day

And last my vessel, Tegle…can never miss this beast out, despite having a Singapore registered flag, it’s well versed in Europe due to previous merits of established work completion

   Those are just a few compared to all the other vessel photograph I have taken. That shows how many offshore vessels come into this port daily. Am truly fascinated by the architectural aspect of all these vessel and god speed, could the design of this vessels get any better? Anyway, thank you a thousand time s for reading and continue to support my class blog.

Lucky Traveller 4

   Good afternoon everyone. Am amazed by the warm reception my class blog have received. It  turns out we have a lot of readers switching to our blog to read up on our experience ranging from around the world. Truly surprised yet humbly expressing gratitude for your support. This time round, am gonna talk about my time spent at Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI) yard Ulsan, Korea. The name speaks for itself, this yard is no ordinary building gigantic floating platform as well range of ships being fabricated and assembled here itself.

Allow me to briefly give an insight of what I have witnessed here during my internship at sea.

First and foremost, Hyundai very own crane barge will be used to lift all shell plating for assembling as well as lifting other parts of ship

As you can see here, they have already fabricated certain parts of the ship with just assembling it left (Observed in pic is the amidship part of a bulk carrier). Could feel all alike a ship-birth place!

Extra additional stringer plating is brought over by sea via propelling barge to the assembly scene for convenience purpose.

First lift by the gigantic crane as observed from my ship’s bow. As per plan they will lift the upper hull first and align it in line with the bottom structure located  below before combining it

All these were meant to be seen in a discovery channel but I’m watching it live from my ship!

This is how it looks like when a part of the hull is combined, an extensive welding work will follow thereafter before another wave of combining other parts are carried out. Amazing isn’t it?

Other parts of ships being fabricated at the same time

   To be honest, I’m forbidden from taking pictures of the scene when at the yard due to some local authority requirements but just couldn’t resist at sharing it for knowledge of all readers how a ship is being built from scratch. Thank you all for taking your time to read…

Lucky Traveller 3

   Good day fellow bloggers and blog readers! I would like to express deepest gratitude to all whom are reading my class blog especially mine. Haha…I have been sharing of the places I have visited during my internship at sea and today will add to the list of one particular place which I have fallen in love with. It’s an island first of all and it’s a Spanish conquistadore as in ruled by Spanish before. Any bells ringing? It’s the Islas de Canarias commonly referred to as Canary Island, located off coast of northwestern Africa.

   Well, I was lucky that the ship berthed alongside cruise terminal (nearest place to the city, saving the energy and time to walk) for almost three weeks for some repairs. Oh boy! Certainly I did put the situation to my own good use by taking time to explore the island as much as I could. These are the places I have visited during my stay there.

         

   I’m really hungry now so I’m gonna start with the buffet that I had just by the beautiful beach, Playa Las Canteras. Reasonable price and totally worth every penny.

Next up, lemme share some insight on Playa Las Canteras beach. Overlooking the beautiful ocean, two hotels, AC Hotel Gran Canaria and Hotel Cristina Las Palmas, both comes with an endorsement from Spain-Gran

canaria and are the perfect setting for a holiday in this cosmopolitan city. This area also boasts the city’s biggest shopping centre, Las Arenas with a wide range of shops, a mouth-watering selection of restaurants and snack-bars as well as a multi-screen cinema.

It just makes me wanna go to that place again looking at the pictures itself.

A big shopping mall next to the beach. How convenient that can be?

Think you have gotten fed up of beach, then think again. Next up is Playa de Laja of which it ‘s unique because of his grey sand. Not lying over here (see pic). 

  

Castillo de la Luz is next up on the list. This well-preserved fortress has been restored in 1998 and serves today as a cultural and exhibition center for national and international events.

Trust me, this is the first historical facet that I entered not feeling bored at all

   Hope that by looking into my experience at Canary Island , it will further encourage you to explore this place one day. Even, I’m looking at the possibility of revisiting this place in near future. I can assure you that it will be a place that you will fall in love with. That’s all for now, stay tuned for more on my travelling experience.