Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
I have been working since the day I finished my exams.
Not that I mind though. Otherwise, I will be bored by the third day after the exams.
Yeah, yeah, i hear your sniggles. Ha ha, it is really quite funny now that I think about it... taking care of "family business".... ha ha...
But I'm not complaining man. At least I can earn some money and learn new things.
Hmmm, maybe this holiday is a good time to meet up with long lost friends ...
but as most of you would predict, you can probably not see me at any club/pub wadever... haha, i'm still that fu@king guai and sibei boring guy you know in sec school....
i suppose once in a while is good ba... hmmmm, see how lor... i feel like i'm 31 instead of 21... what the hell am i doing man? hahahah
Not that I mind though. Otherwise, I will be bored by the third day after the exams.
Yeah, yeah, i hear your sniggles. Ha ha, it is really quite funny now that I think about it... taking care of "family business".... ha ha...
But I'm not complaining man. At least I can earn some money and learn new things.
Hmmm, maybe this holiday is a good time to meet up with long lost friends ...
but as most of you would predict, you can probably not see me at any club/pub wadever... haha, i'm still that fu@king guai and sibei boring guy you know in sec school....
i suppose once in a while is good ba... hmmmm, see how lor... i feel like i'm 31 instead of 21... what the hell am i doing man? hahahah
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Alright!! 2 exams in a day... finally over!!
well, not as bad as i feared... in the end both papers are do-able papers...
WHEW
biz law next... now's the time to start studying!!!!!!
i love studying, i am a geek, i love studying, i am a geek
haha i think i'm crazy liao...
hmmm looks like i'll be working during the holidays!! big big money!!! hahahaha
well, not as bad as i feared... in the end both papers are do-able papers...
WHEW
biz law next... now's the time to start studying!!!!!!
i love studying, i am a geek, i love studying, i am a geek
haha i think i'm crazy liao...
hmmm looks like i'll be working during the holidays!! big big money!!! hahahaha
Monday, November 20, 2006
Thursday, November 16, 2006
met a friend who's studying in australia yesterday...
still the same old him, the same old smile, the same old humour
still as cheerful, still as friendly, still as "kiam pa"
hahaha
exam status: 1 down, 4 more to go....
i wonder how is everyone doing now... oh well....
sometimes i really wonder if studying hard getting a good grade then a job is really the way to go..... even though i have been telling my brother that for the sake of his o levels... somehow i don't really seem to think this way!
true, a good degree is necessary, but does it really gurantee you your financial well-being?
i'm not satisfied, and am always looking for ways to earn more money. sadly, i was that close to signing up for something that i'll regret... i'm glad that i didnt... hmmm i wonder how is he doing now...
greed really drives pple to do stupid things. I know that firsthand. It is really a thin line between ambition and greed.
so will i settle to graduate with an accountancy degree and get a stable job?
or will i be doing something else?
i have no idea, cos all the exams are clouding my goal now...
"so, what have you achieved for your dreams?" the "kiam pa" kia asked
seriously, no concrete plan yet. I suppose talking is so much easier than doing it.
the first and the hardest step is to take action. How many of us are in a "ready, aim, aim, aim...." mode?
the time's not right, the opportunity is not good enough, the pple's not right, the capital's not ready, the market is not ripe, i am very busy, i am not ready....
FUCK MAN.
what do you think will happen after i finish this post? yup, i'll go back to my studies and probably hide this at the back of my head.
Not that studies are not important. It is very important. But what about your goals? are you cruising through life with no particular goal in mind?
Looking back at my 21 years of existence, I think so. The path so well trodden by countless people before me.
I think it is important to know what you are doing, to know what are your goals. Only then, can you be ever happy at what you are doing.
Sorry for the long winded and incoherent post.... seriously, i wonder who actually reads all this shit... why don't you tag me so that i know? =) haha
still the same old him, the same old smile, the same old humour
still as cheerful, still as friendly, still as "kiam pa"
hahaha
exam status: 1 down, 4 more to go....
i wonder how is everyone doing now... oh well....
sometimes i really wonder if studying hard getting a good grade then a job is really the way to go..... even though i have been telling my brother that for the sake of his o levels... somehow i don't really seem to think this way!
true, a good degree is necessary, but does it really gurantee you your financial well-being?
i'm not satisfied, and am always looking for ways to earn more money. sadly, i was that close to signing up for something that i'll regret... i'm glad that i didnt... hmmm i wonder how is he doing now...
greed really drives pple to do stupid things. I know that firsthand. It is really a thin line between ambition and greed.
so will i settle to graduate with an accountancy degree and get a stable job?
or will i be doing something else?
i have no idea, cos all the exams are clouding my goal now...
"so, what have you achieved for your dreams?" the "kiam pa" kia asked
seriously, no concrete plan yet. I suppose talking is so much easier than doing it.
the first and the hardest step is to take action. How many of us are in a "ready, aim, aim, aim...." mode?
the time's not right, the opportunity is not good enough, the pple's not right, the capital's not ready, the market is not ripe, i am very busy, i am not ready....
FUCK MAN.
what do you think will happen after i finish this post? yup, i'll go back to my studies and probably hide this at the back of my head.
Not that studies are not important. It is very important. But what about your goals? are you cruising through life with no particular goal in mind?
Looking back at my 21 years of existence, I think so. The path so well trodden by countless people before me.
I think it is important to know what you are doing, to know what are your goals. Only then, can you be ever happy at what you are doing.
Sorry for the long winded and incoherent post.... seriously, i wonder who actually reads all this shit... why don't you tag me so that i know? =) haha
Saturday, November 11, 2006
You know you're fucked when
1) you're surfing the net for more "information" when you should be studying
2) you're blogging on a Sat morning in hall when you should be studying
3) you had a breakfast in hall that lasted 2 hours ("aiya, breakfast more important," i say)
4) 4 more days to the exams and i still "relax la, brother"
5) STILL TYPING ON THIS POST even after all that i typed in hope that the inner geek in me will wake up his blardy idea
ok, back to study.
1) you're surfing the net for more "information" when you should be studying
2) you're blogging on a Sat morning in hall when you should be studying
3) you had a breakfast in hall that lasted 2 hours ("aiya, breakfast more important," i say)
4) 4 more days to the exams and i still "relax la, brother"
5) STILL TYPING ON THIS POST even after all that i typed in hope that the inner geek in me will wake up his blardy idea
ok, back to study.
Friday, November 10, 2006
Musings
haha, my tutorial mates are real crazy...
it is really a waste that I didn't really spend alot of time with them... perhaps I was too absorbed in my world...
Really, relationships with people are so much more important... and yet money and studies always take precedence...
Without money, how can you be happy? how can you afford the things that will make u and your loved ones happy?
Without education, how can you survive in Singapore? how can you achieve the knowledge that will make you succeed in life?
WIthout relationships with other people, who can you share your wealth and success with?
the paradoxes of life...
it is really a waste that I didn't really spend alot of time with them... perhaps I was too absorbed in my world...
Really, relationships with people are so much more important... and yet money and studies always take precedence...
Without money, how can you be happy? how can you afford the things that will make u and your loved ones happy?
Without education, how can you survive in Singapore? how can you achieve the knowledge that will make you succeed in life?
WIthout relationships with other people, who can you share your wealth and success with?
the paradoxes of life...
Sunday, November 05, 2006
"If you don't have a car, you can never jio a girl."
is that really true? =)
haha, dunno la... i suppose i'm lucky lor
Exams, exams exams... how long has it been? 2 and a half years man... haha
how is everyone doing? frankly i'm not doing so well... i am always not focused... discipline has really been lacking these few weeks...
after the exams, a new challenge awaits!!
is that really true? =)
haha, dunno la... i suppose i'm lucky lor
Exams, exams exams... how long has it been? 2 and a half years man... haha
how is everyone doing? frankly i'm not doing so well... i am always not focused... discipline has really been lacking these few weeks...
after the exams, a new challenge awaits!!
Monday, October 30, 2006
what the hell happened to my tagboard??
aiya, screw it
the other day, she said "what has happened to your dreams? I don't see how you can achieve them with what you are doing now."
That really hit me in the face, between the eyes, on both my cheeks, right up the arse.
Really, what have I been doing?
Focus. Action. that is all I need.
Thank you.
aiya, screw it
the other day, she said "what has happened to your dreams? I don't see how you can achieve them with what you are doing now."
That really hit me in the face, between the eyes, on both my cheeks, right up the arse.
Really, what have I been doing?
Focus. Action. that is all I need.
Thank you.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
what a headache.
my night seems to be my day.
i really don't know what the hell am i doing.
i'm supposed to be a role model, yet i am doing all this shit.
fuck, can i ever get my priorities right?
can someone just destroy my computer? and tv? and comics?
you must do your best, it's not the time to play now!
the pot calling the kettle black.
my night seems to be my day.
i really don't know what the hell am i doing.
i'm supposed to be a role model, yet i am doing all this shit.
fuck, can i ever get my priorities right?
can someone just destroy my computer? and tv? and comics?
you must do your best, it's not the time to play now!
the pot calling the kettle black.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
I went back to my hall after the meeting. I had wanted to pack my clothes and get the hell out of there.
But, something made me stay. As I was doodling on my book, I thought of what I have seen, done and heard this week.
People are so warped up in their own worlds that everyone else is still a passer by, even if he may be your class mate for the next few months!
Goals, visions, motivation... it is true, life is not as easy as it seems...
Pretty girls are everywhere, but there's only one who has always supported me all this time...
hey, they may wear shorter skirts, but you have a much bigger heart!
no worries, eyes on books and books only, not b@@bs...
hahahahhahahahahhahahaha
cheer up okie?
Buck up too bro... you seem to be slacking...
But, something made me stay. As I was doodling on my book, I thought of what I have seen, done and heard this week.
People are so warped up in their own worlds that everyone else is still a passer by, even if he may be your class mate for the next few months!
Goals, visions, motivation... it is true, life is not as easy as it seems...
Pretty girls are everywhere, but there's only one who has always supported me all this time...
hey, they may wear shorter skirts, but you have a much bigger heart!
no worries, eyes on books and books only, not b@@bs...
hahahahhahahahahhahahaha
cheer up okie?
Buck up too bro... you seem to be slacking...
Monday, October 09, 2006
Hai, spent the whole of Saturday sleeping due to fever.... kns...
but anyway even without the fever I'll probably still slack my time away ba.... haha
Well, my 2 tuitions have finally ended... hopefully they'll do well for their exams! Better not disappoint me!
Many project deadlines looming, lessons don't seem to end, exams is just round the corner, whatever aims that I planned in the previous few posts seem so distant, my procrastination keeps me from work, my laziness prevents me from studying, my fear stops me from even taking 1 step towards my goals....
Come to think of it. Could it be that because I have subconsciously linked my goals to that (sobering) experience, that's why I am even more reluctant to work towards it?
CANCEL. CANCEL.
My goals are mine. They will still exist regardless of that crap shit fuck up crap.
So, I really need to plan my goals now... really.... even though i have been saying that to myself for a week...
ok let's make a mini declaration here... perhaps this will let me really plan!
Things to do tonight:
Plan my main goals
Plan my mini goals until end of year
OOOOKKKKKKKIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE......
back to work!
sorry this post is really jumbled up, i'm just typing whatever that comes to my mind... btw i got the 1st edition of adam khoo's "i am gifted so are you" self help for 2 bucks.... quite an interesting read....
ok enuff crap.
but anyway even without the fever I'll probably still slack my time away ba.... haha
Well, my 2 tuitions have finally ended... hopefully they'll do well for their exams! Better not disappoint me!
Many project deadlines looming, lessons don't seem to end, exams is just round the corner, whatever aims that I planned in the previous few posts seem so distant, my procrastination keeps me from work, my laziness prevents me from studying, my fear stops me from even taking 1 step towards my goals....
Come to think of it. Could it be that because I have subconsciously linked my goals to that (sobering) experience, that's why I am even more reluctant to work towards it?
CANCEL. CANCEL.
My goals are mine. They will still exist regardless of that crap shit fuck up crap.
So, I really need to plan my goals now... really.... even though i have been saying that to myself for a week...
ok let's make a mini declaration here... perhaps this will let me really plan!
Things to do tonight:
Plan my main goals
Plan my mini goals until end of year
OOOOKKKKKKKIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE......
back to work!
sorry this post is really jumbled up, i'm just typing whatever that comes to my mind... btw i got the 1st edition of adam khoo's "i am gifted so are you" self help for 2 bucks.... quite an interesting read....
ok enuff crap.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
i must be crazy. why am i still playing when i should be doing my work?
i'm only left with sat and sun. what ever happened to my discipline?
i'm tired.
but it was a good nite though. st james power station is cool... i shld be considered really lucky to be able to get a sneak preview before the official opening ba....
sleep..
i'm only left with sat and sun. what ever happened to my discipline?
i'm tired.
but it was a good nite though. st james power station is cool... i shld be considered really lucky to be able to get a sneak preview before the official opening ba....
sleep..
Friday, September 29, 2006
i'm glad that i've made my decision.
even though the process was a hard one, now i really know that i have your support all the time.
however, i did learn some lessons.
my dreams are still intact.
there are many other opportunites to bridge that gap.
A high ambition is good, but please be rational.
Question. If the answers don't satisfy you. Look for another opportunity.
Warren Buffett has mentioned that he only invests in companies he knows about. Those that are too complex. he doesn't care.
I think that's really good advice.
I wonder if i have really understood the books that i read?
anyway, it has taken me a week to sort out my thoughts. Definitely time wasted, but it has been a learning experience.
my friend, if you are reading this, take a step back and look hard at the system.
All the best.
And, thank you dear =)
even though the process was a hard one, now i really know that i have your support all the time.
however, i did learn some lessons.
my dreams are still intact.
there are many other opportunites to bridge that gap.
A high ambition is good, but please be rational.
Question. If the answers don't satisfy you. Look for another opportunity.
Warren Buffett has mentioned that he only invests in companies he knows about. Those that are too complex. he doesn't care.
I think that's really good advice.
I wonder if i have really understood the books that i read?
anyway, it has taken me a week to sort out my thoughts. Definitely time wasted, but it has been a learning experience.
my friend, if you are reading this, take a step back and look hard at the system.
All the best.
And, thank you dear =)
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Personal Financing 101
Passive income > total expenses
Once you achieve that, you can slap your boss' face, kick that backstabbing collegue's ass, burn down your office and STILL live your life without worries!!
Ok, i'm kidding about the violence and arson. Come on, we guys are civilised people right?
Today, I had the opportunity to play Cashflow 101 game. I find this tremendously useful. You are given an hour to play 40 YEARS of your life. You won't know how much time has passed until the game master annouced the time. Then, you'll be shocked when you look at your own balance sheet. My balance sheet at age 40 was really, shit.
So what did I learn? A few important lessons that I want to share with anyone who's reading this...
1. Opportunities are everywhere. It is up to you to find it.
2. What may appear as a money making venture can turn out to be your best investment. Again, it takes a trained mind to sniff out such gems.
3. Always be prepared for the next big opportunity. In the game, I lost a positive passive cash flow of 2,200 because I was not prepared and buying so-so investments.
4. Always be aware of your personal financial situation. This is your money, don't expect other people to take care of it.
5. Paychecks are just paychecks. Once you stop working, the checks stop coming. Work for passive income instead. Money should work for you, not the other way round.
6. Don't be afraid. Don't let the fear swallow your drive.
I really learn alot today. This workshop allows me to experience the game first hand. Thanks Ruide.
So, do you want to be rich?
If yes, then why?
The reason must be very personal to you. That reason must be able to sustain you throughout all obstacles. Have you found your reason?
I have.
I wish to let my parents rest. They have worked long enough. They have been in the rat race for too long. It really hurts to see them working day in day out just to put me and my brother to school.
I'm not complaining. I'm definitely luckier than other people. I don't live in poverty.I don't need to struggle to make ends meet. Heck, I know I can get more money from my dad if i asked!
I am truly blessed with such great and supportive parents. It is therefore my duty, and my obligation to provide for them. I dream of the day when I can tell my mum and dad," Enough. Stop working. Now, I am able to, and will provide for the family. "
That is my reason. Tell me, what is yours?
Once you achieve that, you can slap your boss' face, kick that backstabbing collegue's ass, burn down your office and STILL live your life without worries!!
Ok, i'm kidding about the violence and arson. Come on, we guys are civilised people right?
Today, I had the opportunity to play Cashflow 101 game. I find this tremendously useful. You are given an hour to play 40 YEARS of your life. You won't know how much time has passed until the game master annouced the time. Then, you'll be shocked when you look at your own balance sheet. My balance sheet at age 40 was really, shit.
So what did I learn? A few important lessons that I want to share with anyone who's reading this...
1. Opportunities are everywhere. It is up to you to find it.
2. What may appear as a money making venture can turn out to be your best investment. Again, it takes a trained mind to sniff out such gems.
3. Always be prepared for the next big opportunity. In the game, I lost a positive passive cash flow of 2,200 because I was not prepared and buying so-so investments.
4. Always be aware of your personal financial situation. This is your money, don't expect other people to take care of it.
5. Paychecks are just paychecks. Once you stop working, the checks stop coming. Work for passive income instead. Money should work for you, not the other way round.
6. Don't be afraid. Don't let the fear swallow your drive.
I really learn alot today. This workshop allows me to experience the game first hand. Thanks Ruide.
So, do you want to be rich?
If yes, then why?
The reason must be very personal to you. That reason must be able to sustain you throughout all obstacles. Have you found your reason?
I have.
I wish to let my parents rest. They have worked long enough. They have been in the rat race for too long. It really hurts to see them working day in day out just to put me and my brother to school.
I'm not complaining. I'm definitely luckier than other people. I don't live in poverty.I don't need to struggle to make ends meet. Heck, I know I can get more money from my dad if i asked!
I am truly blessed with such great and supportive parents. It is therefore my duty, and my obligation to provide for them. I dream of the day when I can tell my mum and dad," Enough. Stop working. Now, I am able to, and will provide for the family. "
That is my reason. Tell me, what is yours?
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Oh a more serious note...
I seem to have been caught up in this whirlwind of academic pursuits. Whatever happened to new friendship? whatever happened to the candidness among friends?
I seem to have become self absorbed. The world now seems to revolve around me.
When the core is unsettled, the whole world seems to collapse. What is left is a black hole. Hollowness. Emptiness.
I need to take a few steps back and look at my life in a different way.
The more you move on with your life, the more people you have to leave behind. Please, don't forget the people who always love you.
Please, don't lose track of your dreams.
Tell me, are you following the path to your dreams, stumbling, struggling, moving in darkness with only the light in front as your guide? what will you have accomplished? will you have liked this journey? filled with excitement, disappointment, setbacks, but immense rewards?
or are you walking on the well lit paved road, with everyone else walking with you?
what will you have accomplished? is security the number 1 concern for you? secure, safe, normal, conforming to the norm, but little rewards?
I really want to start on that exciting path to my dreams, but I always take the easy way out and walk on that paved road.
My dreams seem to be dying, but only I know that.
And only I can revive them!
Bring on the challenges, and let every failure be a lesson learnt.
(on a lighter note, i suppose my failure of my presentation constitutes a lesson too... wahahha)
I seem to have been caught up in this whirlwind of academic pursuits. Whatever happened to new friendship? whatever happened to the candidness among friends?
I seem to have become self absorbed. The world now seems to revolve around me.
When the core is unsettled, the whole world seems to collapse. What is left is a black hole. Hollowness. Emptiness.
I need to take a few steps back and look at my life in a different way.
The more you move on with your life, the more people you have to leave behind. Please, don't forget the people who always love you.
Please, don't lose track of your dreams.
Tell me, are you following the path to your dreams, stumbling, struggling, moving in darkness with only the light in front as your guide? what will you have accomplished? will you have liked this journey? filled with excitement, disappointment, setbacks, but immense rewards?
or are you walking on the well lit paved road, with everyone else walking with you?
what will you have accomplished? is security the number 1 concern for you? secure, safe, normal, conforming to the norm, but little rewards?
I really want to start on that exciting path to my dreams, but I always take the easy way out and walk on that paved road.
My dreams seem to be dying, but only I know that.
And only I can revive them!
Bring on the challenges, and let every failure be a lesson learnt.
(on a lighter note, i suppose my failure of my presentation constitutes a lesson too... wahahha)
Now, when you give a presentation, of course you must be able to project your voice, be forceful and stern, be commanding and engage the audience.
If your audience are a company of recruits.
What I did today during my communications management fundamentals is a presentation that all platoon commanders in Tekong will want to emulate.
BUT I WAS PRACTICALLY SHOUTING AT MY TUTORIAL MATES!!
hahahahahhahahahhaa
Thinking back now, it was really hilarious.
Feedback from friend #1: Wah, I feel intimidated. You scare me man!
friend #2: You look like a loanshark!
friend #3: So loud for what!
friend #4: i thought you wanna eat us up!
hahahah, i should ask my tutor to give a thorough critique of my presentation skills. I just changed mode to "platoon commander" mode and thought that my audience were a bunch of recruits sitting in a huge lecture hall!!
hahahahhaha...... i'll probably never forget this.
If your audience are a company of recruits.
What I did today during my communications management fundamentals is a presentation that all platoon commanders in Tekong will want to emulate.
BUT I WAS PRACTICALLY SHOUTING AT MY TUTORIAL MATES!!
hahahahahhahahahhaa
Thinking back now, it was really hilarious.
Feedback from friend #1: Wah, I feel intimidated. You scare me man!
friend #2: You look like a loanshark!
friend #3: So loud for what!
friend #4: i thought you wanna eat us up!
hahahah, i should ask my tutor to give a thorough critique of my presentation skills. I just changed mode to "platoon commander" mode and thought that my audience were a bunch of recruits sitting in a huge lecture hall!!
hahahahhaha...... i'll probably never forget this.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
and OF COURSE!
My parents for sponsoring my BBQ! hahah... thanks a million!
To all my friends who came, I really appreciate it! I'm really touched that all of you turned up!
To those who send your wishes, thanks!
To those who owe me dinner/ presents... you guys better know what to do! haha
Thanks everyone, it was great seeing all of you again.....let's catch up with each other sometime!
Anyway, if you want any other photos, feel free to ask!
To all my friends who came, I really appreciate it! I'm really touched that all of you turned up!
To those who send your wishes, thanks!
To those who owe me dinner/ presents... you guys better know what to do! haha
Thanks everyone, it was great seeing all of you again.....let's catch up with each other sometime!
Anyway, if you want any other photos, feel free to ask!
Special Thanks to.....
Carlene... for ensuring all my friends have enough food... enough drinks... doing all the Sai Kang like clearing plates... hai.. i felt so guilty... thanks dear!
The man of the day... the tireless BBQ man = Joel! Thanks so much bro...
And also for helping me with the preparation of the bbq itself... Joel's the man! =)
Chiameng... Tag team partner with Joel at the BBQ pit... Thanks Thanks!
The man of the day... the tireless BBQ man = Joel! Thanks so much bro...
And also for helping me with the preparation of the bbq itself... Joel's the man! =)
Chiameng... Tag team partner with Joel at the BBQ pit... Thanks Thanks!
Photos 2
photos....
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Friday, September 01, 2006
Yup, you can technically call me a Uncle now.
I'm 21.
It seems to me, that the closer you want to get to your dreams, the more people you have to leave behind.
When I look at my friends, how many of them are really my true friends?
I suppose, they have always been around. I was just too busy to notice them.
To slow down and smell the flowers? Or to dash forward and capture that fleeting dream?
What will you do?
I miss all my friends, whether they are close or not. After all, I have spent significant time with all of them. However, sad to say, friends come and go. Those true friends, will always remain around me. Hopefully, they will know that I am their true friend too!
21 years on this Earth, the journey has just begun! Enjoy it!
I'm 21.
It seems to me, that the closer you want to get to your dreams, the more people you have to leave behind.
When I look at my friends, how many of them are really my true friends?
I suppose, they have always been around. I was just too busy to notice them.
To slow down and smell the flowers? Or to dash forward and capture that fleeting dream?
What will you do?
I miss all my friends, whether they are close or not. After all, I have spent significant time with all of them. However, sad to say, friends come and go. Those true friends, will always remain around me. Hopefully, they will know that I am their true friend too!
21 years on this Earth, the journey has just begun! Enjoy it!
Monday, August 28, 2006
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Perhaps I am so caught up with my new phase of life that I have made other people feel insignificant.
FUCK. I want to write all my feelings down, and yet these feelings are too personal for anyone else to know.
Oh well... anyway my birthday's coming up... 2nd sept... those that didnt reply better do so!!
FUCK. I want to write all my feelings down, and yet these feelings are too personal for anyone else to know.
Oh well... anyway my birthday's coming up... 2nd sept... those that didnt reply better do so!!
Monday, August 21, 2006
What will happen if you decide to stop working one day? will you have money to maintain your present standard of living?
How many months you can go on after you stop working can be defined as your wealth. Yes, wealth is actually your streams of passive income. Nothing else.
So who is truly wealthy? Those professionals with big paychecks but spend like there's no tomorrow? Or those mid level managers with sound financial education and have been building up their portfolios of passive income?
When do you want to be financially free? do you have any strategies in mind? or are you just following what your parents have been doing?
For me, my 21 years of life has been the ideal blueprint that my parents approve of. Go to primary school, be in EM2 at least, then a good secondary school, preferably special stream, then to a good JC, preferably triple science (Biology is good! you can be a doctor!) , then get a good course in uni, hopefully medicine or architecture or accountancy or engineering or business...
Do I have any say in that? No. Because the path that I took is the path my parents longed to have. They have my interests at heart when planning this path out for me.
Am I complaining? Of course not! This path, though similar to most of my peers, has led me to realise that, besides academic education, professional education and financial education are equally important.
I am now in NTU learning my skills, probably to be an accountant or banking related field. I am training to be an employee.
I am fine with being an employee, after that it is all about job security and yada yada right?
WRONG.
The "iron rice bowl" has been a thing of the past. We are now in the Information Age, not the Industrial Age. Information, relevant, useful and the lastest information, will secure your future. Your knowledge will be the beacon for your career. Financial know-how will free you from the confines of your office. Heck, you can quit the next day and still live like a KING!
That will be great right?
But are you prepared to pay the price? Are you willing to learn? Are you wiling to polish up your financial knowledge? Or are you more secure in basking in the false comfy feeling of job security? What makes you think your degree is enough?
For me, I still have a lot to learn. Life is a journey anyway.
But I will resolve to build up my professional education. Qualifying for double specialisation is my aim.
My second aim is to polish my financial education. I aim to have at least 2 streams of passive income when I graduate.
My last aim is equally as important as the above: to treasure my loved ones, and never take them for granted.
........
WOW I did talk alot man.... haha... ok go and makan, maybe return the fridge (sorry...) and then back to study!
I am A NERD!!!
wahahahhaha
How many months you can go on after you stop working can be defined as your wealth. Yes, wealth is actually your streams of passive income. Nothing else.
So who is truly wealthy? Those professionals with big paychecks but spend like there's no tomorrow? Or those mid level managers with sound financial education and have been building up their portfolios of passive income?
When do you want to be financially free? do you have any strategies in mind? or are you just following what your parents have been doing?
For me, my 21 years of life has been the ideal blueprint that my parents approve of. Go to primary school, be in EM2 at least, then a good secondary school, preferably special stream, then to a good JC, preferably triple science (Biology is good! you can be a doctor!) , then get a good course in uni, hopefully medicine or architecture or accountancy or engineering or business...
Do I have any say in that? No. Because the path that I took is the path my parents longed to have. They have my interests at heart when planning this path out for me.
Am I complaining? Of course not! This path, though similar to most of my peers, has led me to realise that, besides academic education, professional education and financial education are equally important.
I am now in NTU learning my skills, probably to be an accountant or banking related field. I am training to be an employee.
I am fine with being an employee, after that it is all about job security and yada yada right?
WRONG.
The "iron rice bowl" has been a thing of the past. We are now in the Information Age, not the Industrial Age. Information, relevant, useful and the lastest information, will secure your future. Your knowledge will be the beacon for your career. Financial know-how will free you from the confines of your office. Heck, you can quit the next day and still live like a KING!
That will be great right?
But are you prepared to pay the price? Are you willing to learn? Are you wiling to polish up your financial knowledge? Or are you more secure in basking in the false comfy feeling of job security? What makes you think your degree is enough?
For me, I still have a lot to learn. Life is a journey anyway.
But I will resolve to build up my professional education. Qualifying for double specialisation is my aim.
My second aim is to polish my financial education. I aim to have at least 2 streams of passive income when I graduate.
My last aim is equally as important as the above: to treasure my loved ones, and never take them for granted.
........
WOW I did talk alot man.... haha... ok go and makan, maybe return the fridge (sorry...) and then back to study!
I am A NERD!!!
wahahahhaha
Monday, August 14, 2006
My dreams
Finally i'm a NTU student now! i know this sounds stupid, but i WAs really TOUCHED when i received my matriculation card!!
NAH.
HA hA
The truth is, I'm really lucky to be in NTU accountancy. The vice dean said that after my year of enrolment(in 2004 i think), the minimum grade is at least a 3 As!!
Oh man... better treasure my place here and study hard!
Do you guys believe that a good university degree will get you a good job? Do you want to work until you retire? How can you be rich even without working?
I must admit that I am influenced by wealth gurus like Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Robert Kiyosaki and even our very own Adam Khoo! I sincerely believe that beside working at a full time job, there are other ways to earn money too, like investing (NOT speculating), setting up your online business, real estate etc.
However, I have seen my Dad slog so hard for my family. His advice to me is: stuy hardm get a good degree, get a well paying job and stick to it. Learn to live below your means. Save money. Don't invest as it is risky. Being rich has alot of problems. It is not just my Dad who tells me that. Practically everyone I know and respect dishes out similiar advice from time to time. Their well-meaning advice has been ingrained in my mind, and I have (GASP!) even started to dislike richness!
How can I bear not to listen to my Dad's advice and see the look of disappointment and frustration in his eyes? How can I just shake off the financial conditioning of my upbringing and indirectly tell my elders that their money beliefs have been wrong all the while?
Definitely, a good degree is important. It surely makes your name card look impressive! However, I really wonder if I am able to work for 30 years, always looking forward to the next paycheck?
So, this is my resolution. In my 3 years in NTU, I will study hard to get a good degree, and I will make sure that I will create 2 streams of income by the time I graduate. Impossible? Very likely, but to quote from my JC, Passion creates Possibilities!
NAH.
HA hA
The truth is, I'm really lucky to be in NTU accountancy. The vice dean said that after my year of enrolment(in 2004 i think), the minimum grade is at least a 3 As!!
Oh man... better treasure my place here and study hard!
Do you guys believe that a good university degree will get you a good job? Do you want to work until you retire? How can you be rich even without working?
I must admit that I am influenced by wealth gurus like Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Robert Kiyosaki and even our very own Adam Khoo! I sincerely believe that beside working at a full time job, there are other ways to earn money too, like investing (NOT speculating), setting up your online business, real estate etc.
However, I have seen my Dad slog so hard for my family. His advice to me is: stuy hardm get a good degree, get a well paying job and stick to it. Learn to live below your means. Save money. Don't invest as it is risky. Being rich has alot of problems. It is not just my Dad who tells me that. Practically everyone I know and respect dishes out similiar advice from time to time. Their well-meaning advice has been ingrained in my mind, and I have (GASP!) even started to dislike richness!
How can I bear not to listen to my Dad's advice and see the look of disappointment and frustration in his eyes? How can I just shake off the financial conditioning of my upbringing and indirectly tell my elders that their money beliefs have been wrong all the while?
Definitely, a good degree is important. It surely makes your name card look impressive! However, I really wonder if I am able to work for 30 years, always looking forward to the next paycheck?
So, this is my resolution. In my 3 years in NTU, I will study hard to get a good degree, and I will make sure that I will create 2 streams of income by the time I graduate. Impossible? Very likely, but to quote from my JC, Passion creates Possibilities!
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
TAIWAN Pictures!
TAIWAN!!!
wow!! just back from a 5 day 4 nite taiwan trip... damn shiok!! i truly enjoyed myself there!
day1
touch down at taiwan and checked into East Dragon Hotel.
IMMEDIATELY rushed down to Ximenting... a little disappointed as the things are not cheap ( around the prices at Far East Plaza)
Went down to Shilin Market by MRT. now THAT's the place to SHOP and EAT!! haha... 香鸡排,大饼包小饼, mango ice, HUGE hot dogs, oyster mee sua, fried squid, smelly toufu, normal toufu, grilled corn....
WAH!!!!!!! shiok ah... i think i put on 3 kg overall... haha.... ok i need some sleep now... let me figure out how to post pictures first den i continue! (ya la i lousy la... so what? =p)
day1
touch down at taiwan and checked into East Dragon Hotel.
IMMEDIATELY rushed down to Ximenting... a little disappointed as the things are not cheap ( around the prices at Far East Plaza)
Went down to Shilin Market by MRT. now THAT's the place to SHOP and EAT!! haha... 香鸡排,大饼包小饼, mango ice, HUGE hot dogs, oyster mee sua, fried squid, smelly toufu, normal toufu, grilled corn....
WAH!!!!!!! shiok ah... i think i put on 3 kg overall... haha.... ok i need some sleep now... let me figure out how to post pictures first den i continue! (ya la i lousy la... so what? =p)
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Saturday, April 29, 2006
HAHAHAHAHA!!!
yo!!!
to that 1 or 2 pple who happen to read my blog... watch this video...
HARD GAY
HAHA SUPER FUNNY LA!
to that 1 or 2 pple who happen to read my blog... watch this video...
HARD GAY
HAHA SUPER FUNNY LA!
Sunday, April 23, 2006
oops...
come to think of it... i think i looked rather pissed this afternoon... hope no one is offended... giving out flyers is detrimental to your mental health!
glad that the ncc guys had a gathering today.... edwin turns 21 today!! haha... glad that we can celebrate it for him...
so many pple make so many random comments .... some r not very nice... sounds like it cannot be done... i WILL!!!!! wahahahahhahahaha!
oh well.... better do some damage control for my black face today... and also to work smart... and turn on the charm!! haha
glad that the ncc guys had a gathering today.... edwin turns 21 today!! haha... glad that we can celebrate it for him...
so many pple make so many random comments .... some r not very nice... sounds like it cannot be done... i WILL!!!!! wahahahahhahahaha!
oh well.... better do some damage control for my black face today... and also to work smart... and turn on the charm!! haha
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
New JOB!
Everytime someone ask me what am I doing now, I always contemplate what to tell them. Reason?
A typical conversation
friend: so, what are you doing now?
me: oh, i'm working...
friend: really? what do you do?
me: oh, i call up people and sell my courses to them...
friend (suddenly become very scared): OOHH, issit MLM???
inches away from me...
me: NO LA .... it is.....
then i will explain... haiz... it's quite funny sometimes... lol ... it's true that MLM do not have a very good image to begin with, thus it is natural for people to be suspicious...
THEREFORE
don't be afraid of me my friends! i'm not doing MLM!!
i'm actually selling courses to kindergarten teachers or potential ones. As you may know, kindergarten teachers need to have a certificate or diploma to be able to teach. I provide such courses... In addition, the courses will be funded up to 90% if they meet a certain criteria...
if you're interested to know more you sms me (for those who have m hp no) or you can tag me...
so if anyone of you knows someone who will be interested in taking up a course for preschool teaching ( cert or diploma), do tag or sms me okie? successful referrals(meaning those referred whose aplication is approved and payment is made) will get a cut from my own commission...
trust me... your cut (which can at least buy you and your partner dinner at Marche) can be easily earned! ;)
alrite... actually putting this in my blog is not a very clever thing to do... since there aren't many pple who even know i have a blog... haha... anyway just in case...
A typical conversation
friend: so, what are you doing now?
me: oh, i'm working...
friend: really? what do you do?
me: oh, i call up people and sell my courses to them...
friend (suddenly become very scared): OOHH, issit MLM???
inches away from me...
me: NO LA .... it is.....
then i will explain... haiz... it's quite funny sometimes... lol ... it's true that MLM do not have a very good image to begin with, thus it is natural for people to be suspicious...
THEREFORE
don't be afraid of me my friends! i'm not doing MLM!!
i'm actually selling courses to kindergarten teachers or potential ones. As you may know, kindergarten teachers need to have a certificate or diploma to be able to teach. I provide such courses... In addition, the courses will be funded up to 90% if they meet a certain criteria...
if you're interested to know more you sms me (for those who have m hp no) or you can tag me...
so if anyone of you knows someone who will be interested in taking up a course for preschool teaching ( cert or diploma), do tag or sms me okie? successful referrals(meaning those referred whose aplication is approved and payment is made) will get a cut from my own commission...
trust me... your cut (which can at least buy you and your partner dinner at Marche) can be easily earned! ;)
alrite... actually putting this in my blog is not a very clever thing to do... since there aren't many pple who even know i have a blog... haha... anyway just in case...
Saturday, April 15, 2006
random thoughts...
It has been a long time since I played basketball, and boy do I suck at it... haha!
sorry joel, i really want to go to the gym but I'm quite tired ah.. haha lao liao!
clearing leave can be so.... SHUANG!!!! WAHAHAHHA, but that is nothing compared to those pple who have ORDed. ya, you can shut up. =p
one more duty to go, 1 more medical to go, 1 more clearance to go.... seems so so so far..............
hopefully i can see results in my work sometime this month... otherwise i'll have to jiak hong for my taiwan trip liao... anyone wanna buy anything? i can get it for you if i saw it... no pRon pls... lol
sorry joel, i really want to go to the gym but I'm quite tired ah.. haha lao liao!
clearing leave can be so.... SHUANG!!!! WAHAHAHHA, but that is nothing compared to those pple who have ORDed. ya, you can shut up. =p
one more duty to go, 1 more medical to go, 1 more clearance to go.... seems so so so far..............
hopefully i can see results in my work sometime this month... otherwise i'll have to jiak hong for my taiwan trip liao... anyone wanna buy anything? i can get it for you if i saw it... no pRon pls... lol
Monday, April 10, 2006
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Guodong's bdae party!
wow... it has been quite some time when i am able to laugh so heartily... lol
whenever there is a birthday party, the birthday boy will definitely suffer at our hands. Especially since Guo Dong is turning 21 today, all the more he has to be given the treatment. After all, he is known as Colin's whipping boy, right Colin? haha
anyway, after the birthday formalities, the real action took place in the bedroom. the video was even taken!! ha.... we pounced on him and ripped out his underwear. Literally. He did not put up too much of a struggle. Hopefully his ass is alright, i remembered when they did that to me and my ass crack hurts for a few days...
it is really nice seeing the ncc pple again: Mr Seah(my teacher whom i really respect), kelvin (as slack as ever =) ), colin (his usual crazy self), siu (stil as.. cute and cynical), yeow ( his brand of dry humour always amuse me), liang (just as spontaneous as i last saw him), kenneth (calm, cool, collected and running a business!), soon chong ( anime crazy and my trusty taipei advisor), pok (ns police inspector turned power boyfriend blessed with infectious laughter)and of cos the birthday boy ( one everyone likes to bully , and the only guy so far without any temper)...
let's have more gatherings man...
well.... back to bedok camp tml... it will be my last day there... will anyone care? i really do not know... while i act nonchalant about it... but i really hope my men and my sergeants will remember me as a good pc and not hate my guts. Have I done a good job? I certainly hope so... but i suppose it is up to them to decide...
whenever there is a birthday party, the birthday boy will definitely suffer at our hands. Especially since Guo Dong is turning 21 today, all the more he has to be given the treatment. After all, he is known as Colin's whipping boy, right Colin? haha
anyway, after the birthday formalities, the real action took place in the bedroom. the video was even taken!! ha.... we pounced on him and ripped out his underwear. Literally. He did not put up too much of a struggle. Hopefully his ass is alright, i remembered when they did that to me and my ass crack hurts for a few days...
it is really nice seeing the ncc pple again: Mr Seah(my teacher whom i really respect), kelvin (as slack as ever =) ), colin (his usual crazy self), siu (stil as.. cute and cynical), yeow ( his brand of dry humour always amuse me), liang (just as spontaneous as i last saw him), kenneth (calm, cool, collected and running a business!), soon chong ( anime crazy and my trusty taipei advisor), pok (ns police inspector turned power boyfriend blessed with infectious laughter)and of cos the birthday boy ( one everyone likes to bully , and the only guy so far without any temper)...
let's have more gatherings man...
well.... back to bedok camp tml... it will be my last day there... will anyone care? i really do not know... while i act nonchalant about it... but i really hope my men and my sergeants will remember me as a good pc and not hate my guts. Have I done a good job? I certainly hope so... but i suppose it is up to them to decide...
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
so near, yet so far...
it's very funny. When you're in it for so long, you don't even realise that you're going to leave it someday. Only when the people around you start leaving, then you realise that it is time for you to go too.
what am I referring to? army of course!
this month, most of my friends have already ORD. what the heck man!!! the wait for my ord date seem so far away!!! how can 2 months seem so torturous???
well, another 2 weeks and i'll be leaving 1gds... quite sad actually... i like it in 1 gds... however what disapoints me is that some of the commanders ultimately treat us as... outsiders. sad, but it's true. they made me realise i do not belong there.
i had wanted to talk to them so many times, but i suppose they won't listen anyway. their mindset is fixed, how can someone from another unit change them? it's true when they say that men are easy to control, it is your commanders who are challenging...
it's quite sad to see my commanders adopting a 'bare minimum' attitude... i really empathise with my platoon sergeant and the future pc... good luck to them!
2 more weeks left, yet so much work to do... how can i clear my leave in peace!?!? even getting a half day off seem so hard...
thanks to anyone who bother to read my rantings.. haha
to the one who is always supporting me, good luck for your exams!! haha... jia you!
what am I referring to? army of course!
this month, most of my friends have already ORD. what the heck man!!! the wait for my ord date seem so far away!!! how can 2 months seem so torturous???
well, another 2 weeks and i'll be leaving 1gds... quite sad actually... i like it in 1 gds... however what disapoints me is that some of the commanders ultimately treat us as... outsiders. sad, but it's true. they made me realise i do not belong there.
i had wanted to talk to them so many times, but i suppose they won't listen anyway. their mindset is fixed, how can someone from another unit change them? it's true when they say that men are easy to control, it is your commanders who are challenging...
it's quite sad to see my commanders adopting a 'bare minimum' attitude... i really empathise with my platoon sergeant and the future pc... good luck to them!
2 more weeks left, yet so much work to do... how can i clear my leave in peace!?!? even getting a half day off seem so hard...
thanks to anyone who bother to read my rantings.. haha
to the one who is always supporting me, good luck for your exams!! haha... jia you!
Monday, January 30, 2006
hmmm it has been 2 weeks since i've blogged... so what has happened in my life?
well, I got my birthday present 8 months earlier! haha... i reli like it alot... but i didnt expect her to buy it for me... where the hell did she get so much money anyway? but i reli appreciate it anyway... =)
went thru the monotonous drill of BMT, but the CNY celebrations were surprisingly fun... those usual guy become girl, those lame army jokes... quite funny... but the lousy thing is i have to do duty la... super sian... i only handed over duty on cny eve 1030.... wa lau...
but the guy who took over me is even worse... he's a chinese la... feel quite sorry for him... there's also another poor guy who have to do duty on cny 2nd day... even worse... heng all the pc nv kana ....
sometimes i wonder how come they are not flexible enough to get other non-chinese officers from the sister unit to help with the duty... hmmm.... or allow the bdo to be out of camp but to be on standby at all times... allow those chinese duty personnel more flexibility too...welfare for commanders also wad....
anyway, still got 1 more day of visiting to go but my hongbao collection issnt very impressive... haha nbm la...
2 more weeks till she turns 21...headache ah... but preparations are underway!! hopefully can get everything done on time! hopefully she'll like what I'm getting for her...
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
New Year...
Well, year 2005 has come and gone... now year 2006 will hopefully bring all of us a great year ahead!
Anyway I got something toannouce.... I hope whoever is reading will take what I say seriously...
I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST!!!! WAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
FIRST TIME HOR.... DUN PRAY PRAY!!! hee hee
Now I am officially licensed to drive on the road.... hahaha FINALLY!!!
actually while getting a driving license is a great thing, this is only the beginning. Frankly speaking, I have no idea how to park if there are no 4 poles for me to align to. Haha...
Anyway I'll definitely be having a lot of practices... So if I suddnly call you after 5 years of ignoring you, it's not because I'm into MLM, but because I wanna borrow YOUR car hahahahhaha...
Great start to the new year.... Hopefully everything will go smoothly for me this year...
All the best to all my frenz! hope you have a great year too!!
Anyway I got something toannouce.... I hope whoever is reading will take what I say seriously...
I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST!!!! WAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
FIRST TIME HOR.... DUN PRAY PRAY!!! hee hee
Now I am officially licensed to drive on the road.... hahaha FINALLY!!!
actually while getting a driving license is a great thing, this is only the beginning. Frankly speaking, I have no idea how to park if there are no 4 poles for me to align to. Haha...
Anyway I'll definitely be having a lot of practices... So if I suddnly call you after 5 years of ignoring you, it's not because I'm into MLM, but because I wanna borrow YOUR car hahahahhaha...
Great start to the new year.... Hopefully everything will go smoothly for me this year...
All the best to all my frenz! hope you have a great year too!!
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