Happy Valentine's Day - "Tangsinul sarang ha yo"

The Only Certainty is Uncertainty

Last week, I am being bombarded with two shocking news that are related to the company that I am working in. Due to the sensitivity of the issue on hand, I shall not mention what is the news about. But these news made me realised that changes are the only constant in this business world and business world is so practical and realistic that we are only keen in dollars and cents and when one cannot work, we have no choice but let it go. This explains the term "Only the strongest will survive" very well.

With these changes in hand, nobody will know whether it is a better move or not. Only time can tell the answer. We can only hope for the best.

2008 seems to be a gloomy year for us. Economy is not so good. Every day we are bombarded with negative news. Stocks prices are dropping like crazy. Cost of living is getting higher but pay increment is very little.

"When the going gets tough, the tough gets going".

Hopefully we would get stronger when we are facing tough environment, tough situation, demanding boss, etc.

This reminds me of a channel 5 show that i have been watching. It is "Hell Kitchen" on every Friday at 12am.

This is a competition where contestants will compete with each other in cooking. The winner will get to work in a very high class billions worth restaurant and become a chef. There are two competitions in every episode - one is for individual and one is for group. For group, you actually work in the restaurant and cooked for patrons in real setting. The kitchen is a open concept where patrons can see the chefs in action.

What is so shocking about this show is that the chef who is testing the contestants. He is a very demanding and bad tempered chef. When the contestants make any mistake, he will just scream and scold the contestants in front of the patrons. When the food they prepare are not up to standard, he will just throw away the food and ask the contestants to prepare again. When the patrons wait for too long and start complaining to the chef, the chef will keep pushing the contestants to be faster and faster and this adds more stress to the contestants. When a few contestants fail to meet his standards and make him fuming mad, he will just stop the whole kitchen operations and stop serving the patrons.

He is just like a boss from "hell".

Maybe we should have such bosses too, so that we can "wake up" from our sleep and become a better and smarter employee instead.

Hmmm ... Maybe ... Hehe

So remember to watch the show, Hell's Kitchen on channel 5 at 11pm!

You will feel very blessed that your boss is not like that!

Attached is some of the highlights from Hell's Kitchen.

The 12 Tenets by Anthony Robbins Companies

New Year is here. Here's something for u to think focus on.

As we look forward to a new year, please take a minute to watch this heartfelt video called The 12 Tenets, simple lessons for the New Year.

Presented by the Anthony Robbins Companies, the 12 Tenets may serve only as food for thought. Or one of them might just change your life forever.

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• Learn the real secret to making any New Year's resolution stick
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The Next Internet Millionaire

Recently, there is a new Internet reality show - The Next Internet Millionaire.

In this reality show, there is a group of 12 contestants fighting to win the competition. The winner of the competition will get to have $25,000 and an opportunity to become JV partner with Joel Comm. Joel Comm is one of the successful internet entreprenuers and a lot of his products and websites generate millions of income for him.

In this reality show, different well known speakers from the Internet arena would teach the contestants different aspects of internet marketing and how to excel from it. From there, they would break up into groups and brainstorm for ideas for the project of the day. As usual, the losing team would go to the boardroom and one of the contestants would be fired.

Till the end of the game where only two contestants are left, they would set up their own website and sell their own products. The contestant who can bring in the most sales would win the competition.

What is good about this game is that it would give you a better understanding on what internet marketing is about. From the projects that the teams did, you would learn what to avoid and what is encouraged when you have your own online business.

So if you are interested in doing your online business or you are already running your online business and want to make it a better one, remember to check this out!

The Next Internet Millionaire

Dazzled! Japan Fashion Accessories Now at Suntec City!

Do you feel happy when people take a second look at you?
Do you feel highly satisfied when people compliment you on your purchase of the accessories and ask you where do you buy it?
Do you feel very excited when you bought fashion accessories that are not commonly available in other retail outlets?

Dazzled! Fashion Accessories are NOW available at
SUNTEC City Mall #02-032


All Dazzled! Products are direct import from Japan. Japan is well known for being the trendsetter for fashion worldwide. All of their products are of high quality standards. The quantities we purchase are very limited, with less than 10pcs per design. We do not do repeat order due to different fashion season.

Our main purpose is to make you the STAR of the crowd.
 To be stunning and outshine.
 To be different.
 To have a style of your own.


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Get Off The Nail! By Jerry Clark

Very meaningful article. We met people around us who behave like this and we may behave like this too. Ask yourself - "Do you still want to continue to live in this way?"

Over the years I have met and observed thousands of people and each and every last one of them say they want some improvement in certain areas of their lives. In fact, most of them flat out confessed that they hated certain situations they were in. But after further evaluations, I discovered that they weren't willing to do anything about it. It seemed to be good enough for them to just sit there and wallow in their pain, anguish and misery.

Several years ago, motivational speaker Les Brown and I were chatting after we had both conducted trainings for a Network Marketing Company. We were talking about the number of people who say they want to make changes but don't seem to ever do anything about it. I told him it reminded me of a story I heard him tell an audience over 10 years ago. Here's how the story goes… One day a man was walking down the street on his way to work. As he walked down the street, there were dogs on just about every front porch and they all would bark as the man walked passed them. However, there was one dog that he remembered, because this dog was just sitting there and he was whimpering and whining and moaning, you know the little whimpering sounds dogs make when they are wounded or in some sort of pain. Well, this particular dog was just sitting there on the front porch making those sounds. The man was curious as to why this dog wasn't barking like the other dogs and why he was whimpering. He couldn't figure it out, so he just kept walking to work. The next day he was in the same situation where he was walking down the street and saw the dogs once again and this same dog that was moaning and groaning the other day was doing the same thing today and he just couldn't figure it out. Well, he walked passed for an entire week and everyday the dog would be there moaning and groaning. So, finally, the guy got fed up, he said, "let me find out what's going on." So he went and knocked on the door and a guy came out and said, "Yes, how may I help you?" He said, "Sir, is this your dog?" "Yes, that's my dog." "Well, what's wrong with him?" The owner of the dog said, "What do you mean?" "Well, he's been sitting here moaning and groaning, whimpering and whining for an entire week. The rest of the dogs are barking, your dog should be barking too, why is he moaning and groaning?" The owner said, "Well, he's actually sitting on a nail." And the guy said, "What! Your dog is sitting on a nail. Why doesn't he get off?" "Well, it just doesn't hurt him enough.

"Wow! You know most people are like that dog sitting on a nail. I mean, sure, they would like to get off the nail, but what if they got off the nail and they died or something? They never seem to stop to consider that maybe they would be healed, maybe they would be free, maybe they would be able to move about and discover some new and exciting options for their lives. But, noooooo. Instead, they just sit there on that nail because they're not sure what's going to happen if they get off. I mean, there are no guarantees of safety so to speak. Even though, it's not the best feeling in the world, sitting on a nail, I mean, it's not comfortable sitting on a nail, it kind of hurts, but at least they know what to expect. They know that they have $900 per week coming in so they can pay their bills and put food on the table and they can put some clothes on their back and a roof over their heads. You know, that's enough for most people. They may even get upset with you if you question their so called security, I mean, if you hand them a book or tape program or tell them about a seminar that can give them some effective strategies for getting off nails, they may resent you for it. Well, you're different. You are willing to learn some effective nail removing strategies that could set you free because you and I both know that there is no such thing as security. Well, maybe I should take that back. I do know of a place where security exists on this planet. It's called the graveyard. And you know what, most people tip toe through life so that they can arrive at the graveyard safely. Of course this will not be you… Right? That's right… Simply because, instead of Moaning & Groaning, whimpering & Whining about not getting the results you desire, you are a Developing Charging Rhino… And Rhinos always choose to GET OFF THE NAIL and create the conditions they desire… So Until Next Time, Be Sure to…

GET OFF THE NAIL & Always remember to Go, Go, Go!!!
Jerry Clark

Is Your Life Full of Why?

Recently, my friend had mentioned to me that "Life is so boring, so monotonous. Time just passed day by day, week by week. The things that we did are like a routine. Life is so boring."


The other day, my GM had said to me, "We must do planning. We can't do things at the last moment. We must be proactive rather than reactive."


These two incidents struck a common cord even though one is talking about personal life while the other one is talking about work.


Regardless it is personal life or work, the very first question we need to ask ourselves is, "What do I want to accomplish?" Do you want to be successful in your career, your family ties or your love for helping other people?


The second question is to ask yourself, "What am I going to do? What am I willing to do continuously?" If you want to be successful in your career, what is your guideline in being successful? What position do you want to reach? What are you going to do to reach that position?"

The third question is to ask yourself, "What are the skills, experience, character or qualifications do I need to have to achieve my goals?" Regardless of what you lack of, you need time to build on it. This does not happen overnight. You need to go through a process to achieve what you want.

With a plan in place, you need to carry out your plan accordingly and do necessary adjustments to move toward your goal. A plan without action is equal to no reaction, no results. Success doesn't happen overnight. It is through continuous action then you will be able to move slowly toward your goal.


Whatever you want to achieve, it lies in your hand. Nobody can control what you want to achieve. If you are determined to get something and ask for it, people will give you what you want rather than you hope people will give you what you hope to have.

It is always the first step that is the hardest. So take some time today and ask yourself "Why?" Your reason "Why" to achieve your goals will determine your success or failure in achieving your goal. So remember, your "Why" must be unshakable and intensified. So strong that nothing can stop you achieving what you want in your life.

If you like to find out more about this topic so that you can be better day by day and find life to be more meaningful, you can check this book out. Its title is "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People By Stephen Covey". As the name implies, there are seven habits that one must follow. The seven habits are "Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, Put First Things First, Think Win/Win, Seek First to Understand, then be Understood, Synergize and last but not least, Sharpen the Saw."

After you finished reading this book, you can proceed to read "The 8th Habit By Stephen Covey". The 8th habit is on leadership and tells you how do you influence others as well, to take a more proactive approach to take charge of one's life or one's job.

Hope that you find these two books useful and enjoy reading.