And I know that not all people will got affected by this video, but if you could at least watch half of it (10 minutes), that would be much appreciated.

Friends, family and love one – It’s our future!

Jamie Oliver is not a doctor, he is a chef. He has a dream to educate our generation about food, inspire family to cook again and empower people to fight obesity.

Learn more:

• 5-A-day
• Men’s health
• Women’s health

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Designer These Days

… have a good design sense and understand the fundamentals / design principals.
… know all the major design software including the entire Adobe Creative Suite.
… have some basic video editing skills.
… know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
… know enough about server-side languages (PHP, ASP, Ruby, Python, etc) to understand how they work, what they do, and the possibilities of their use.
… know about servers, hosting, domain registrants, DNS, etc. Setting it up, and fixing it when it breaks.
… know OS X really well (and enough Windows to get by) or know Windows really well (and enough OS X to get by) and know a huge variety of utility software that goes with.
… are good photographers.
… can color correct photos and work in RAW.
… can cut clipping paths or otherwise extract objects from photos.
… have a killer online portfolio.
… are a personable, nice people that are good with clients.
… can help clients with anything even vaguely computer-related.
… are quick to adapt to new software and new technologies.
… can train fellow employees.
… can train clients on the use of their websites.
… are good communicators.
… are team players.
… have good taste in art, music and movies.
… are up to date on social media.
… are good at logic and deduction.
… are good at user experience and user testing.
… are SEO experts.
… know about and how to handle web accessibility (and the laws surrounding it)
… understand copyright laws.
… do progressive enhancement and graceful degradation techniques.
… can debug cross-browser problems and older browser bugs.
… can bring your own client base.
… are healthy, well groomed, and wear fancy t-shirts.
… can be on-call at all times for emergencies.
… have college degrees in design-related fields.
… own very nice and expensive computers full of expensive software.
… can design for mobile devices.
… are good typographers.

And I am determine to cross one every month, at least.

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At Starbucks

Head’s up

A friend of mine, Shamin said to me that I should upgrade the way I look as I have already work as a designer thus appearance is important. That is a head’s up to me personally. What he said is 100% correct and sometimes, like I always said – you just need a bit of push!

So, I take it from there – browse websites and read articles to find the style that suits you. People say either you got it or not, but I’d say “you’ll never know until you try!”.

Money

Ka-ching! Seems to be a problem to some of us. Money can’t buy style but it is a necessary. If you don’t have any disposable income (extra money), try to save. Don’t buy unnecessary stuff that will end up in the bin or buying something that you don’t even like because it’s cheap.

Personally, I don’t fancy buying expensive stuff even though sometimes I do, but I always try to find something that has a reasonable price that can add up to your overall look.

Style advisor

(UK) GQ Feb 2010

If you read David Beckham’s part on GQ Magazine (UK) – Best Dressed 2010, you will find that he might not have an official style advisor but his wife, Victoria. Thus, I would like to make the same credit to my girlfriend. She knows my style and I know her style – somehow compliment each other.

If I have a doubt on buying something I would asked her and if she really likes it and really want me to have it, that is when I know something fits me very well. So, I thank her!

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In this voice blog, I would like to know what you thought about the question below:

What if people type your name into the Google search engine?

Waste time no more, listen to my voice blog title, Google Your Name.

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I wrote about dressing smart last week and this one come up a bit late due to some commitment. Despite that, promise is a promise however before anything, I would like to wish a Merry Christmas to anyone who celebrates it.

As a gift, I have added new category named Style. That shows some commitment I hope in which I plan to write more this coming year 2010. So, let us begin with this week style article with the title Topman Attitude.

What you wear leaves impression upon yourself. Enough said. What concern next is your attitude, behaviour and manner. Let me share you some tips straight away and perhaps we can learn from one another.

Topman Attitude

• A Topman does not mix his personal life with professional.
• A Topman does not have pride wearing something he had instead appreciate it.
• A Topman avoids useless talks.
• A Topman manage his time properly.
• A Topman treat people the same regardless who they are.

Wait! That’s too serious isn’t it? Ok, a lighter version of it

• A Topman Thanks first
• A Topman “Sorry”s first
• A Topman smile first
• A Topman give tips
• A Topman give seats
• A Topman open/hold the doors

Pretty basic, but we often skip and miss it. Take one example, giving tips. How often we do this? Well, it is not compulsory but I always believe in two solid concepts:

• Be nice to others. Appreciate their existence. Reward them.

Credit: NYCArthur

Once there was a taxi driver. Seems so gloomy, a bit tired maybe. Before leaving the taxi, I gave him a small tips on top of the taxi fare. He smiled.

• What goes around comes around

Heard the phrase “Givers gain”? Well, maybe not in near future but someday when the moment is right.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Winston Churchill said. Now I have more to share but for now, let us put those 11 attitudes to work first. At least for 30 days and I am safe to say you’re on your road to become a Topman.

If this post is kind of ugly and boring, let us read from Dan’s mom. In fact, you don’t have to read mine because that sums it all up. Happy reading!

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Long that I want to share my experience starting my own business. I team up with a friend of mine, Amirul Habibullah (P. Mudd) and we have a dream to engage more actively on ideas behind business and business making.

About an hour ago, a friend of mine asked me how she can start earning money from home, the simple answer is to start her own business. But to give you more insight on the soul of it, feel free to listen listen to the first Business Blurb audio recording – Starting your own business (7.10 minutes).

Should you have any questions, feel free to let us know! Thank you

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Today is about dressing smart

Since September, I have made an appearance change and people has been talking about it. Some that know what I am doing will mentioned that my business is going very well, others tell a different set of stories. Let us not talk about me, instead I would like share with you the reaction of people outside of your circle of concern and influence – the public.

• When you dress smart, people will treat you as white collar people (salaried professional or an educated worker), while you actually a student. The start talking about credit cards, investments and other things with you at the counter service. You’ve got the look of someone with career. Look is a different story, but the confidence of people dealing with you is priceless here!


Not sure what to drink? They'll recommend you their personal favourite!

• When you dress smart, people will give you even more. Recently, I went to a breakfast bar and had a croissant with a cup of tea. They do not bother to count the extra 30p that I should pay. Sweet!
• When you dress smart, people will follow you. Before, not many people are paying attention to what they wear. Now it is a different story and this is when I go to class.
• When you dress smart, people will be happy to sit besides you and start a conversation.
• When you dress smart, people will ask you directly where do you get your piece.


Shirt, Jacket and Jeans is good for a walk at the high street

• When you dress smart, people will tend to look at you twice!

I am not suggesting suits and ties to class, but wearing something nice looking to class would be awesome! If you were to go to the high street, now it’s time for you to shine. People will wear a bit more than ordinary and a nice jacket would do the job if you know how.

Sometimes, even a clean shoes is enough to make people look at you from top to bottom. How would you reply? Smile.

Now, you’ve got your shell decorated. Next week, I wish to talk about your inner soul. Bye now!

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I am slowly trying to wear clothes that can be considered smart. I’m not talking about suit and ties to anywhere I go, but something between t-shirt, jumper, jeans, slack and jacket. For advices on style, I get it from my favourite styling blog, The Style Blogger.

I have a gut feeling that you are not to mention about brand when people mention about it unless when required (either they want to get it for themselves or buy for someone), and apparently my style guru mention these killer lines:

… if someone asks you what brand name a piece of your clothing is, don’t be quick to shout a high-end designer’s name. It doesn’t make you cool. Even if you remember the exact price and the sale associates face, play it cool and act like you don’t remember. Modesty is charming.

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For more info about the course, please visit the Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning.

Class 1: 29th September 2009

Audio recording list. List below provides the link to each of the section.

• Consonants – Page 1
• Vowels – Page 2 to 3
• ABC – Page 10

Class 2: 6th October 2009

Below are the audio recording of the class divided into three parts.

• Part 1 (18.4 MB)
• Part 2 (Before the practise) (12.2 MB)
• Part 3 (After the practise) (21.6 MB)

P/S: Sorry for the delay.

Note: Feel free to download for your own personal use. This page will be updated depending on the class. Should you have any queries, feel free to contact me at mohdrafie@gmail.com

Thank you!

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Hi there,

I would to ask few questions since you are serious about your artwork and design.

First, I would like to know how do you start your own business especially in a foreign country. It looks like you are doing well.

Second is about the charges. How do you set up your rate?

That is all for now, I’ll ask more later.

- SS

Reply:

Hi there,

What about changing the word “serious” to “passionate”. Better.

Setting up a business
This for me is crucial in a legal sense and also how determine I am doing this. When you have the gut to pay some money just to register to company, that is a good start already. If you don’t have faith in your business, how can you expect it to flourish right?

Charge
Generally, there are two different method that you can use to charge your clients – fixed rate or hourly rate. You can read more about the pricing matters at FreelanceSwitch. Anyway, I prefer to use fixed rate because it is a clean cut price.

Remember, there are things that you must consider while charging your clients. Thus, I have my own pricing policy in which I charge the clients depending on their nature of business/organization, job description and if any long term commitment is available. This is because charity organizations have limited fund to build a website thus having them is already a bonus for you! Well, unless you would like to do a Pro-bono (charity) job.

All the best anyway!

Regards,
Mohd Rafie

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