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It's her simple outlook on life and her successful capture of the everyday ordinariness that made us love her simple yet powerful TV commercials (especially Petronas')s and her multiple award-winning films like Sepet, Gubra and Talentime.Yasmin How You Know contains anecdotes contributed by her closest friends, colleagues and soul mates sewn together beautifully that could make you want to cry, laugh and miss Kak Yasmin (and secretly wishing she could be your boss).
All of us could definitely learn from her work ethics. Despite her rise in the advertising and film industry, she didn't lose sight of her authentic self and constantly reminding her peers to look within when writing their TV commercial script or presenting to big clients.
There are much to share, but here are my top 10 favorite quotes from the book:
1. "Thank God that you are able to breathe, eat, drink, think, pangsai, fart."
Page 65
2. "Do work not for awards. Do it honestly."
Page 35
3. "[...] Love is simple and easy. Only people complicate it."
Page 150
4. "And to write about life, you must have a life"
Page 111
5. "Do not look down on those below you. And don't fear those above you."
Page 112
6. "The best way to write a script is from your own life experiences."
Page 92
7. "Work hard, pray hard and be kind to your parents and do a lot of sedekah but don't tell anyone."
Page 69
8. "Trust your feelings. Be a sharp observer of your feelings and your surroundings. Then you'll be ok."Page 68
9. "So, let's be happy, let's work with happy people and not forget that we work because of Allah, so let's do something that would make us happy."
Page 58
10. "Use your Zen heart to handle the client."
Page 38
YOUR SAY: Have your read the book? Which part do you love? What's your favorite quote from the book? Share it with me in the comment box!
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This is one beautiful book.. I have fallen in love with this Malaysian woman that has no discrimination upon mankind shown deeply in all her movies and thoughts. And the part about the dog beautifully explained and willingness being a non conformist as she listens to the heart where god resides.. I love her poem "When you are gone" especially the line if you are angry ill kiss you once if you aren't il kiss you double. The incident at Bali temple, the Indian beggar boy and she kissed the lady refuses to let them enter a mosque. So natural it flows from this beautiful flower from the garden of god.
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