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

i hate to post another depressing story ....

so....


hahahaha, 2 down, 3 more exams to go!

I LOVE discussing the accouting exam questions cos the discussion make me realise my mistakes and HOW MUCH MORE i can learn from it...

yup yup... positive ah... hahahahahha

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

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.

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...

"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!!

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.

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.

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...

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.

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 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 =)

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?

Congrats to me! this is my 3rd entry today!

FUCK I RELI NEED TO SLEEP.

why is it that when studying, i will sleep, but when doing other stuff I can stay awake for hours!?!?

Ah, the paradox of zzzzz....

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)

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.

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! 

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! 

Photos 2

Joanna, Eileen, Yihan... Thanks for being "Cake Distributors"!!
Hai ya... how come never switch on the FLASH!
OCS People and fellow honorary members... 

photos....

AHS NCC....Colin, Yeow, Soon Chong, Kenneth, Chong Hao, Joel, Siu, Guodong, Jiaming...
ONLY KELVIN NOT IN THE PICTURE..... HAha
Toogees... Haven't seen Rina for 4 YEARS! wah...
Climbers... Look at me now... Do I really look like one!? haha...