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PAST EVENTS THAT MADE HEADLINES
The
Blindfold 6-km Drive from Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur City to Suria
KLCC, Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur City in
1999.
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Dr. Victor
S.L. Tan coordinating the "Blindfold
Drive"
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Shaun
Tan of KL Strategic Change consulting doing the "Blindfold
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Dr. Victor
S.L. Tan starting the "Blindfold Drive" with the police force
accompanying
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On 24th January 1999,
KL Strategic Change Consulting Group organised "The Blindfold Drive"
from Dataran Merdeka to Suria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur. The purpose of
the 5 km drive was to drive home to Malaysians that during tough
times, post Asian crisis, we must strengthen our resolve to surmount
the challenges and come through as victorious. The blindfold
represents the economic crisis, the 5km journey symbolizes the
difficult journey ahead and Suria KLCC represents the targetted
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Dr. Victor S.L. Tan with the
police force of Dang Wangi, Kuala Lumpur before the "Blindfold
Drive"
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Dr. Victor S.L. Tan, the Chief
Executive Officer of KL Strategic Change Consulting Group
successfully organised the event and in the process not only
inspired the nation towards greater heights but also helped raise
funds for the Malaysian Association Of The Blind. The driver, Shaun
Tan, totally blindfolded in black cloth plus a black hood over his
head, drove without a hitch accompanied by a team of policemen
straight to Suria KLCC whereby all TV stations and all the news
media were awaiting with the curious questions on how it is done.
The drive was an overwhelming success proving a point in the
Malaysian Boleh spirit that Malaysians can overcome the toughest
challenge even if the majority of the world thinks it could not be
done.
The event was covered by 4 national TV
stations and 5 local dailies.
The five powerful lessons of the
blindfold drive are as follows:
- In tough times, when there is
a shortage of resources externally, we have to pull resources
internally; for example we need to be more creative and persistent
in our approach to overcome challenges.
- Within every crisis and
difficulty, there is an opportunity if we seek out hard
enough.
- The blind people have been
able to overcome the challenges of the lack of sight everyday and
they make up for the lack of sight with sharpening their other
senses such as hearing, smelling and touching.
Likewise, when we are deprived of critical physical resources due
to a crisis, we need to develop ourselves to be more resourceful
to achieve our goals.
- Where there is a will, there
is a way - the Asian Crisis should not give us an excuse for not
achieving our goals, in fact, it should serve as event to get us
to reduce our complacency and inspire us to greater heights of
achievement.
- We must take responsibility
for our successes and failures. We should not blame the world for
the things we do not achieve. The world is not interested in the
excuses or conditions of non-achievers; it only recognises and
reward people who achieve outstanding goals. Go out there and
achieve big goals and be recognised and rewarded. Do not short
change yourself, your family, your organisation and your natron by
achieving less than what you potentially can.
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