15 Buku Untuk Cabar Pemikiran Anda

Seperti mana ada yang sukakan aktiviti cabaran fizikal seperti rock climbing, water rafting, para-gliding dan lain lain, pastinya ada diantara kita yang sukakan bacaan yang mencabar pemikiran, yang bertentangan dengan pendapat peribadi sendiri atau norma masyarakat. Terminologi thought provokingselalu digunakan untuk menggambarkan buku buku sebegini.

Selain daripada unsur unsur thought provoking, sesuatu bacaan yang mencabar ialah apabila ia sarat dengan kronologi peristiwa, fakta dan terma asing dalam subjek yang bukan bidang kepakaran kita.

Kesemua bahan bacaan yang mempunyai unsur dinyatakan di atas, jatuh dalam kategori mencabar pemikiran pembaca. Ianya baik untuk mencambahkan corak berfikir, memahami perkara atau konsep baru dan dapat berpartisipasi dalam proses berfikir yang digarap oleh penulis. Lazimnya pembaca tidak perlu setuju 100% dengan argumen yang dibawa oleh penulis. Ini kerana konten buku adalah untuk merancakkan percambahan idea tanpa obligasi untuk bersetuju sepenuhnya dengan penulis. Budaya ini adalah sangat baik untuk melatih pembaca meraikan pandangan dan sudut fikir orang lain.

Kami senaraikan 15 buah buku yang akan mencabar pemikiran anda dari segi, penerimaan & kefahaman fakta, kronologi, terma kewangan, sejarah, serta sudut pandang sosial yang berbeza atau kata lain, thought provoking.

Sudah Cuba Pelbagai Jenis Diet Tetapi Gagal? Mungkin Ini Salah Satu Penyebabnya...

Sudah sebulan diet, namun hasilnya langsung tidak membuahkan apa-apa kesan. Dimanakah silapnya? Apakah puncanya?

Jom semak senarai di bawah dan cari di manakah silap kamu ketika mengamalkan gaya hidup diet.

Gula

Sebenarnya kita langsung tidak menyedari bahawa makanan manis seperti pasta, sup, sereal, salad dan sos mengandung gula dan juga bahan pemanis seperti sari tebu, buah, glukosa, dekstrosa, sukrosa dan madu. Jika kamu mengambilnya dalam jumlah yang tinggi, kamu akan kehilangan nutrisi penting daripada makanan dan akan kehilangan nutrisi penting daripada makanan dan membuatkan selera makan kamu semakin bertambah.

Is Your Financial Portfolio Missing One Key Ingredient?

Majority of Malaysians do not have adequate insurance coverage. This situation exists because not many of us are aware of the importance of financial protection, as we’ve been focusing solely on wealth accumulation through savings or investment gains.

What if we told you that not having adequate insurance coverage actually means you will risk missing out on your investment?

According to the “Protection gap or under-insurance gap in Malaysia” study, commissioned by Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM), both insurance and takaful cover only 56% of the Malaysian population – which is pretty low compared to other developed countries.

Malaysians generally do not take up adequate insurance protection simply because they lack the understanding of its advantages. Some are also under the misconception that insurance is something you get when you can afford it.

However, the reality is, the earlier you get your insurance, the higher the probability of being covered while you are still healthy.

Keeping Employees Happy, 5 Key Lessons

Keeping Employees Happy

According to a JobStreet.com survey on Employee Job Satisfaction in Malaysia, 78% of the respondents claimed that they were unhappy with their current job. While it is often perceived that the main reason many young talent leave a company is due to the low salary, only 17% out of the 1,145 respondents quoted salary as the main reason for influencing their unhappiness at their current job.

Dissatisfaction with their scope of work was the top reason many felt unhappy at work. Most of these unhappy employees said they felt that they have too much work or that their work is predictable and boring. Another factor was also their poor relationship with their immediate supervisor or boss.

Overall, the employees agreed that the key changes determining their wellbeing at work would need to include opportunities for career development and also work-life balance in the company. If the needs are not met, the majority said they would find another job to restore their happiness at work.

Research has showed that profits are higher when employees are loyal and engaged in the company while on the contrary, the company suffers when employees feels unmotivated or undervalued. Studies have also shown that engaged employees perform better, miss less work, adaptable and are more supportive to changes.

Happy employees are also satisfied and feel a sense of accomplishment in their work – a sense that what they do is important and meaningful. Such feelings reduce stress, which is a major factor of productivity.

To create an environment where happiness and productivity flourish, here are 5 key lessons to consider:- 

What Is Zakat?

Earlier this month, the chief of Federal Territories Zakat Council stated that it is sinful to pay zakat directly to the poor instead of handing it to Zakat collection centers. Subsequently, it was also reported that distrust was amongst the reasons some Muslim’s choose not to contribute to the Zakat collection centers.

In an effort to shed some light on the Zakat issue, we talked to Employer Collection Sector Manager from Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS), Encik Wira Mustafa to understand what it entails, why it’s not encouraged to pay Zakat directly to the poor and to find out how the funds are used.

What is Zakat?

Encik Wira: Zakat is the third pillar of Islam and is wajib (compulsory) on Muslim’s who meet all the conditions. The word Zakat itself means to purify. Technically Zakat means a fixed proportion collected from a specific type of mal (wealth) when they reach the haul (specific term) which must be distributed to specific categories of people. Giving Zakat means Muslim’s are purifying their wealth by giving a part of it to the needy as well as to gain Allah’s blessing on their wealth. It teaches us to sacrifice a part of our wealth, to cleanse our wealth by means of Zakat.

Things You Should Never Buy Cheap

Scoring a bargain and being able to save money is great but there are certain areas in life that you should not be skimping on. Check out the list below to find out what are the things you should never buy cheap!

Before we start listing out the items, here are a few of the criteria that we’ve used to help you determine why you should never buy these things for cheap:

• If it is something that you use daily or regularly
• If it is something that you consume
• If it is something that involves your health
• If it is something that you plan to use for a long time

Netflix Launched in Malaysia but with Limited Library

Netflix has been officially launched in Malaysia after the announcement made by Reed Hastings at CES 2016. Netflix expanded its service to 130 new countries around the world including Malaysia being one of the locations. However, there is a catch!

The content available in Netflix Malaysia won’t be as expensive as content available in Netflix USA. This is where using a VPN comes into play. With a VPN by your side, you can access Netflix library of any region and watch your favorite shows or movies online.

Netflix is one of the world’s largest online streaming services that offer thousand of movies, TV shows, and other media for your online entertainment. Now if you are located in Malaysia and are looking to access Netflix, then I am afraid you will run into the problem of geo-restriction.

Netflix is a US based video on–demand streaming service. Although Netflix is available in various other countries around the world, it is yet to officially launch in Malaysia. So when you try to access movies or TV series on Netflix while being in Malaysia, you will see the following message.

Disappointing isn’t it! So how do you access Netflix Malaysia?

10 Klang Valley Tolls To Go Cash-Free In January 2016

Starting noon on January 13, 10 toll plazas on four highways in the Klang Valley will go cash-free as a full-fledged electronic toll payment system takes effect.

Drivers will have to use Smart Tags, Touch ‘n Go or PLUS Miles cards at toll plazas located along the Maju Expressway (MEX), New Pantai Expressway (NPE), Cheras-Kajang Highway (Grand Saga) and the Kemuning Shah Alam Expressway (LKSA).

The Klang Valley tolls affected are:

1. Plaza Toll Putrajaya Utama
2. Plaza Toll Salak Selatan and Plaza Toll Seri Kembangan,
3. Maju Expressway
4. Plaza Toll Pantai Dalam
5. Plaza Toll PJS 5 and Plaza Toll PJS 2
6. New-Pantai Expressway
7. Plaza Toll Seri Muda and Plaza Toll Alam Impian
8. Kemuning Shah Alam Highway (LKSA)
9. Plaza Toll Batu 9 and Plaza Toll Batu 11
10. Grand Saga Highway

5 Best VPNs for WiFi Hotspots

Over the years, there has been an explosion in the number of public WiFi hotspots. From coffee houses, restaurants, cafes, hospitals, libraries, book stores, hotels, airports, and any other retail outlet, you will find access to free internet via public WiFi hotspots.

According to ABI Research, the number of WiFi hotspots all over the world was 4.3 million in 2013 and this number was expected to reach 7.1 million by the end of 2015. Since these free access points are available openly everywhere, you should know that there are various dangers attached in using public WiFi hotspots.

These WiFi hotspots don’t encrypt your internet traffic, which makes them highly unsafe to use. So how to do you stay safe over WiFi hotspots? The answer – use a VPN for WiFi hotpots.

Best VPNs for WiFi Hotspots

There are various VPN services that you can use to stay protected over open WiFi hotspots. To help you select, we have gathered some of the best WiFi VPNs you can use. They will help to encrypt all your internet traffic and keep you anonymous as you use open WiFi networks.

Rock Ooo - Rimba Bara Kembali

Rock Ooo ialah sebuah filem komedi muzikal yang diarahkan oleh Mamat Khalid dan dibintangi oleh Que Haidar, Khir Rahman, Soffi Jikan dan Pekin Ibrahim. Filem ini ditayangkan pada 28 Februari 2013.... Filem ini merupakan sekuel kepada filem Rock [ 2005 ].

Plot cerita ini berdasarkan kehidupan kugiran Rimba Bara setelah pemergian Zack dari kugiran tersebut. Cerita bermula dengan kisah bagaimana Amy Mat Piah melalui hari-harinya selepas dibuang dari kumpulan Rimba Bara. Hari-hari beliau sering dihantui dengan kisah Rimba Bara, walaupun beliau telah meneruskan pekerjaan beliau sebagai pembuat air batu campur.

Spectre

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Spectre (2015) is the twenty-fourth James Bond film produced by Eon Productions, and is the direct sequel to the 2012 film Skyfall. It features Daniel Craig in his fourth performance as James Bond, and Christoph Waltz as Ernst Stavro Blofeld, with the film marking the character's re-introduction into the series. It was directed by Sam Mendes as his second James Bond film following Skyfall, and was written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth. It is distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayerand Columbia Pictures. With a budget of $245–350 million, it is the most expensive Bond film and one of the most expensive films ever made.

Home Remedies to Get Rid of Gas and Bloating

Eating too much or consuming lots of fatty or spicy food commonly leads to gas and bloating. It’s not unlikely for the discomfort felt in the abdominal area to be accompanied with symptoms such as nausea, dizziness and headache. Whenever this excruciating problem strikes, worry not for there are a handful of effective home remedies you may try.

Drink Thirst-Quenching Coconut Water

The calming effect of coconut water to the digestive tract helps alleviate a crabby belly. Drinking it is a refreshing way to allow the stomach to bounce back from all the things that it is forced to process.

7 Things You Should Know About Caffeine

Coffee/tea is one of the most consumed liquid in our diets aside from water. Caffeine has a huge role in our daily diet and we are probably consuming it a lot more than we want to believe.

In a regular household 3 or more people consume caffeine in their daily intake. You might even know someone that is caffeine addict in denial. So, what is caffeine? Besides being in coffee and sodas or a great energy booster, what else do you know about it? Well, here are some trivia and facts about are favorite addicting and keep me up at night caffeine.

A little Statistic Trivia

• Most Adults consume 200 milligrams of caffeine a day or two and five ounces of coffee daily.
• 80 percent of the United States consume caffeine daily.
• People prefer coffee over Sex.
• Starbucks and other coffee shops are found all over the World.

Simple Tips To Relieve Stress

Stressed? Our lifestyle today is very stressful. Some factors that cause this stress is pollution, stressful working environment, working two jobs, searching for a job and family problems. With so many things affecting our quality of life stress is one of the factors that can affect us mentally and physically. So, what do you do to relieve yourself from this stress? Have you ever considered giving yourself a stress free environment? Start pampering yourself and to reward yourself for doing such a good job at life and succumbing to stress. All you need is time, a little cash and a positive mindset. Pack away your mental stress and take the weight off your shoulder its time to distress.

Tips On How To Relieve Stress

Have Time For Yourself:

Herbal Teas That Help Strengthen The Immune System

For centuries now, drinking tea has been enjoyed by many all over the planet. Aside from allowing you to get rejuvenated, many teas are known to provide all sorts of health benefits. Certain herbal teas are said to be very good at supporting your immune system. With a strong immune system, your chances of getting sick or ill can be considerably reduced.

Read on to get acquainted with herbal teas known to help give you a stronger immune system. Consuming them is a great way for you to have your defenses against invading microorganisms bolstered.

Chrysanthemum Tea Purifies the Blood

Blood filled with toxins can leave a dent on your immune system. It’s for this reason why helping the kidneys to flush out poisonous substances in the bloodstream can help make your body stronger. Traditionally, chrysanthemum tea is consumed for blood purification purposes. Other than this, drinking the beverage also helps your body fight off microbes. It’s also the one to drink if you are suffering from anxiety or insomnia as it has mind-calming properties.

Can The Lower Income Group Afford A Home, Rahman Dahlan Asked

Various measures are in place to address the issue of home ownership by the lower income group, the Urban Well being, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan shared.

At the recent #TanyaGomen forum on whether the lower income can afford a home, Rahman Dahlan discussed some of the issues that help and hinder home ownership and how the Government is taking proactive measures to address that. 

3 Things to Do For Your Finances Before the Year End

As we enter the third week of November, the year end is not a far from sight. Here are 3 things you can do for your finances before 2015 draws to a close.

 

The year is almost at an end and it's the time most companies will start scrambling to close the books and spend whatever budget they've been given. Fortunately for you - you don't have such problems as an individual but are there things you could be doing for your financial well-being before the year is out?

There are always ways you can better manage your money or make it grow even more exponentially in the coming years. All it takes is a bit of effort. Here are 3 simple things you could do to make the transition from 2015 to 2016 with financial flair.

 

Fakta Kegemukan yg orang tak tahu di Malaysia

Penting! Penting! penting!

Aduhai, satu fakta yang mengejutkan yang saya perolehi daripada World Health Organization (WHO) dan juga Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) berkenaan mereka yang OBES!

1. WHO : Kadar Obesiti di Malaysia adalah pada ranking ke-6 daripada 48 buah negara di Asia.. Fuuhhh!

2. KKM : 30% penduduk Malaysia mengalami masalah Berat Badan Berlebihan manakala 30% lagi mengalami masalah Obesiti!... Fuuhhh!

Fuuhhhhh... fakta menarik untuk kita bincangkan, kan? Jom kita ulas sikit mengenai fakta tersebut..Kenapa?

Betul ke tidak fakta ni? boleh dipercayai ke? atau WHO dan KKM saja je nak menakutkan kita..Oklah, untuk membuktikannya, mudah saja! Kita boleh je ambil contoh di sekeliling kita.. Sebagai contoh kakak kita, mak cik pak cik kita, jiran kita,atau kawan-kawan kita..

Top 10 Skills You Need at Work That Have Nothing to Do with Your Job

Hiring managers make the difficult decision of who the best candidate is for the job based not just on the specific job requirements but also basic “soft skills” every worker should have, like communication and teamwork. Here are the top 10 additional job skills everyone needs.

10. Writing Skills

If you’re not a writer or an editor, you might think your writing ability has nothing to do with your job. Yet 51% of employers say that communication skills (like writing) are a requirement for their employees. Mike Borozdin, a former Microsoft engineer and now senior director of engineering at DocuSign, advises all programmers to sharpen their writing skills. Without being able to communicate clearly or express yourself properly, you probably won’t get ahead at work. Writing is also especially important if you work remotely, since your emails, IMs, and other text-based messages will be your primary form of communication with your boss and co-workers. Improve your writing with these top 10 tips or take a look at this periodic table of figures of speech. 

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