The Tipping Point

Sorry all for the slow update again. It has been a hectic few weeks. But here at The Art of Music, we are pleased to inform you all that the school is growing, the timetable that Kah Leong has newly constructed is filling up and the phone is starting to get warmed up. Today I am going to talk about The Tipping Point.

The Tipping Point is a book I have read which talks about epidemics in businesses and the power of word-of-mouth phenomenon. In fact, I have seen something similar happening closer to heart. The starter of this so-called epidemic happens to be Amos Ang, and it has crazily reached further than how much he would have imagined.

The subject of the particular epidemic is this particular phrase, "How I feel?" or "How you feel?". Amos was the one who started using this particular phrase when he was learning at The Art of Music probably 1-2 years ago, before he got enlisted to the army.

But somehow these 2 phrases are being kept alive and I am hearing it almost every week. The whole Dota gang kinda use it, including Isaac. My daidi friends, Tuan in particular used it. Recently, I was playing mahjong with some friends and this particular guy whom I met for the first time kept using these 2 phrases. Maybe I am part of the "messenger team" that allows this epidemic to grow. But from this incident, it really shows the power of word-of-mouth marketing. Even habits and the way people talk can be affected.

What will happen after this? Maybe everyone in Singapore might be using this phrase? Hmm.. then how will Amos feel? How he feel?.... Hahaha.....

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On a personal note, there are a few things that I wanna say. Firstly, I admit I am not all that good in Dota. But that does not make me a feeder. Simply, it means I do not have that much time to play. Rumoured that even Gurmit Singh wasnt that God-like of a player. For those who like to trash talk others and calling them names just because the others don't have much time to practise this game, please wake up your ideas and spend more time in other aspects of your life. They need your attention.

Secondly, when it comes to the crunch, I will definitely not be found wanting. Whether it's chinese chess, football, volleyball, choir... The league system that Steven came up with.. I thought it was not a bad idea. It feeds the competitor within me. I will still not have enough time to practise, but at least I look at the games with a different perspective and that has allow me to pick up more wins than anyone has expected. Luck did NOT play a part. The league table doesnt lie. In fact, all the table did was to point out that Ziyang is indeed a very very good player. And I think everyone acknowledges that fact.

Lastly, I do enjoy my Dota sessions every Friday. And I hope it stays that way without people being very preoccupied with the "points, feeders, pawning, owning, frags, not happy 1 V 1" kind of issues. Everyone is out for fun, but I don't think it's that nice if people like JD is insulted week in week out. I end my case. If the sessions come to a point where I don't seem to enjoy it anymore.. I will opt out.

Exams have finally ended. Hope all of you have done well. See all of you soon!!

Love
Andre
Proud member of The Art of Music