Fail to plan is planning to fail
A clear goal will at least bring me to somewhere, rather than no where
so I that I will not regret for what I have done in my life
As I have tried my best
There are 7 areas of my life that I have set a goal for
Health, family, career/ business, financial, intellectual/ education, spiritual and social
I am only going mention about the financial goal, as I am very excited about it.
Short term goal (within 90 days):
1) to generate a minimum income of RM10K per mth
Medium term goal (within 1-3 yrs):
1) one property investment generating min RM1,000 per mth
2) Investment in other instruments (e.g. share) that generate a return of min15% per yr
3) Diversification of portfolio (this, I would have to read more and learn more)
Master goal
1) to achieve total financial freedom (ie. to do whatever I want, when, as much as I want, with the ppl that I like at any time)
2) Generate an income that is more than I can ever spend for my basic neccessity
3) to be able to share this abundance to as many ppl as possible, as much as I want, any time, any where.
It is interesting to see an example of the amt that is needed to achieve the following purposes:
1. Financial protection: RM18,600 for six mths
2. Financial Security: RM37,200 per year from investment
3. Financial Independence: RM39,600 per year from investment
4. Financial Freedom:RM36,050 per mth
5. Absolue Financial Freedom: RM42,000 per mth.
And I love sharing the importance of having the attitude & strategies to attract abundance in all my students
so that they can start young, and retire early to enjoy life as much as they want too!!
Monday, September 24, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Awakening by Thich Nhat Hanh's wisdom
He said,
Always make a mental choice
to be peaceful and happy
for each step that we make
Try to plan our daily activities
so that we can do the things
with peace and happiness
(rather than rushing)
YES!! THATS IT!
I am grateful for this reminder
That I have a choice here
regardless of what happens within
and externally
My choice
is to allow my heart
to be filled with peace and joy
with every moment of conciousness
"Drowning" in the samsara (more like working life)
was the word I described to my friend
Dealing with the defilements internally and externally
The -ve energy that pulls every one down
I have forgotten that I have a choice
searching every where for happiness
which is right here, in here, in this very moment
in every breath
and mother earth has its own healing power too
just trust it and go back to mother nature
beach, sea, mountain, all these....for example
A few question that can be asked to remind myself:
How will I conduct myself today?
Can I be a centre of peace now?
Can I live in harmony with my own being right now?
Can I put my intelligence to work for me, in my inner life and in the outer world?
Always make a mental choice
to be peaceful and happy
for each step that we make
Try to plan our daily activities
so that we can do the things
with peace and happiness
(rather than rushing)
YES!! THATS IT!
I am grateful for this reminder
That I have a choice here
regardless of what happens within
and externally
My choice
is to allow my heart
to be filled with peace and joy
with every moment of conciousness
"Drowning" in the samsara (more like working life)
was the word I described to my friend
Dealing with the defilements internally and externally
The -ve energy that pulls every one down
I have forgotten that I have a choice
searching every where for happiness
which is right here, in here, in this very moment
in every breath
and mother earth has its own healing power too
just trust it and go back to mother nature
beach, sea, mountain, all these....for example
A few question that can be asked to remind myself:
How will I conduct myself today?
Can I be a centre of peace now?
Can I live in harmony with my own being right now?
Can I put my intelligence to work for me, in my inner life and in the outer world?
Loving Kindness
I found this piece of poem
written by Bhante Sujivo
which I treasure quite a lot
when I was clearing my old stuff
Hope this poem will remain here
for future reference:
A heart feels
Oh! so much
so very deeply.
When you hold
a heart
in your hand
please be very gentle
O be very gentle!
Say not a hurting workd.
Look not a spiteful look.
Draw it close to your breast.
Feel its warmth and tenderness
its feats and hopes.
Hug it, love it.
Treasure it, but o please
Don't every hurt it!
A heart is very soft,
tender and fragile
easily broken.
When you hold
a heart
in your hand
Hold it with utmost care!
Love it with truest love!
Lest it tembles
& breaks!
written by Bhante Sujivo
which I treasure quite a lot
when I was clearing my old stuff
Hope this poem will remain here
for future reference:
A heart feels
Oh! so much
so very deeply.
When you hold
a heart
in your hand
please be very gentle
O be very gentle!
Say not a hurting workd.
Look not a spiteful look.
Draw it close to your breast.
Feel its warmth and tenderness
its feats and hopes.
Hug it, love it.
Treasure it, but o please
Don't every hurt it!
A heart is very soft,
tender and fragile
easily broken.
When you hold
a heart
in your hand
Hold it with utmost care!
Love it with truest love!
Lest it tembles
& breaks!
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Can't wait for my long awaited Meditation Retreat
2006 was indeed an energy draining year for me
(Why? Who cares, its over!!)
But looking at it positively now,
I do appreciate the hardship that I have gone through
Its only during hardship that ppl start to think and reflect
It makes me think of what I really want
How I really want to live or to live in a better lifestyle
That made me participated in two meaningful workshops at the beginning of the year
It's worth the investment
as it can make a life time's transformation (that's for my friends who find it $$)
And I did, in the mind
Now, reflecting back on the hardship
and the transforming energy from the workshop
as well as the book call "What I Didn't Learn at School but Wish I had"
and the abundance which starts to flow into my life again
I learn to gain my power to control my life, my destiny
I will not give in nor be affected by the conditioning of those -ve minded ppl in my daily life
As I know the way
As I am fully in charge of my life
my happiness
And I want more than this
I want to have abundance that I can share with ppl indefinitely
I want to do what I like to do,
with the positive, uplifting, wise and sincere ppl around me;
when and where
I want more ppl to be vibrating with positive E
to share the abundance that the universe offers
and not to be trapped in the rat race... least, not that much
So this year end holiday is what I have been waiting for 7 yrs
a long meditation retreat
where i can go deep into my existance
to be in touch with the deepest most of my heart
to resonate with it
back to my 'home'
back to my teacher
back to my 'family'
Which allows the natare to unfold,
the wisdom to grow,
to sharpen & purify mind
to gain power and clarity
to do my life's work more effectively
and reach its goal rapidly and even further
Purity, serenity, clarity, light, freedom, love...
(Why? Who cares, its over!!)
But looking at it positively now,
I do appreciate the hardship that I have gone through
Its only during hardship that ppl start to think and reflect
It makes me think of what I really want
How I really want to live or to live in a better lifestyle
That made me participated in two meaningful workshops at the beginning of the year
It's worth the investment
as it can make a life time's transformation (that's for my friends who find it $$)
And I did, in the mind
Now, reflecting back on the hardship
and the transforming energy from the workshop
as well as the book call "What I Didn't Learn at School but Wish I had"
and the abundance which starts to flow into my life again
I learn to gain my power to control my life, my destiny
I will not give in nor be affected by the conditioning of those -ve minded ppl in my daily life
As I know the way
As I am fully in charge of my life
my happiness
And I want more than this
I want to have abundance that I can share with ppl indefinitely
I want to do what I like to do,
with the positive, uplifting, wise and sincere ppl around me;
when and where
I want more ppl to be vibrating with positive E
to share the abundance that the universe offers
and not to be trapped in the rat race... least, not that much
So this year end holiday is what I have been waiting for 7 yrs
a long meditation retreat
where i can go deep into my existance
to be in touch with the deepest most of my heart
to resonate with it
back to my 'home'
back to my teacher
back to my 'family'
Which allows the natare to unfold,
the wisdom to grow,
to sharpen & purify mind
to gain power and clarity
to do my life's work more effectively
and reach its goal rapidly and even further
Purity, serenity, clarity, light, freedom, love...
Friday, August 31, 2007
Heart-Touching Movie
I have recently watched two heart-touching movie
1) Ratatouille
2) 400 Pounds
Ratatouille is a motivating movie
teaching every one about the attitude of
dare to dream (Think Big)
believing in your dream
and take action
About friendship
about ethics of not stealing
About believing in intuition
I love it very much
for it in bringing out the beaty of the heart
and hope!!
Well done!!
As for "400 Pounds",
It shows how, when a person chases after a dream
and uses the method to achieve the dream
which may not be accepted by majority
and tries to cover up/ deny his/her origin
He/she lost touch with the orginal heart
That is innocent, so bright, so beautiful, and filled with love and richness
But, at the critical moment,
she is courages enough to reveal the truth
and that was a great shock to all
but, due to her sincerity
she gain even more respect from ppl
As the beauty lies within a heart
that holds on the the ethics well
Sweet and touching!!
1) Ratatouille
2) 400 Pounds
Ratatouille is a motivating movie
teaching every one about the attitude of
dare to dream (Think Big)
believing in your dream
and take action
About friendship
about ethics of not stealing
About believing in intuition
I love it very much
for it in bringing out the beaty of the heart
and hope!!
Well done!!
As for "400 Pounds",
It shows how, when a person chases after a dream
and uses the method to achieve the dream
which may not be accepted by majority
and tries to cover up/ deny his/her origin
He/she lost touch with the orginal heart
That is innocent, so bright, so beautiful, and filled with love and richness
But, at the critical moment,
she is courages enough to reveal the truth
and that was a great shock to all
but, due to her sincerity
she gain even more respect from ppl
As the beauty lies within a heart
that holds on the the ethics well
Sweet and touching!!
Friday, August 17, 2007
The Books to Success
I come across this in my second batch student's friendster
She is a very determined and ambitious person
who will do anything to succeed
Favorite Books:
The Purpose Driven Life;
What I Didn't Learn at School but wish I had;
Rich Dad Poor Dad series;
Think and Grow Rich;
The Magic of Thinking Big;
Awaken Giant Within
(I have only read one of those. It shows the possibities in life depends on your belief...and other possible approaches to succeed in life!! Good to read)
Who I Want to Meet:
Those who think big, dream big and take action :p
(Good to learn from those who are experienced, so that you can avoid a lot of
She worked very hard when she studied
but she doesn't believe in doing well in studies = being successful in life.
She also tried her very best to assist others to discover the abundance in life.
I like her call out:
""LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!
Live it to the best and fullest it could have possibly been.
Live your purpose,
live with passion,
have courage and do not dwell on fear,
but through creativity
you do what it takes.""
She is a very determined and ambitious person
who will do anything to succeed
Favorite Books:
The Purpose Driven Life;
What I Didn't Learn at School but wish I had;
Rich Dad Poor Dad series;
Think and Grow Rich;
The Magic of Thinking Big;
Awaken Giant Within
(I have only read one of those. It shows the possibities in life depends on your belief...and other possible approaches to succeed in life!! Good to read)
Who I Want to Meet:
Those who think big, dream big and take action :p
(Good to learn from those who are experienced, so that you can avoid a lot of
She worked very hard when she studied
but she doesn't believe in doing well in studies = being successful in life.
She also tried her very best to assist others to discover the abundance in life.
I like her call out:
""LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!
Live it to the best and fullest it could have possibly been.
Live your purpose,
live with passion,
have courage and do not dwell on fear,
but through creativity
you do what it takes.""
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Specially to Phoebe
Phoebe is a student
who is very rich and beautiful at heart
That makes her really pretty
She sees life with her heart
She has a sense of maturity
great wisdom in her
I am lucky indeed to meet her up again
It's "God's" will
who sent her to me when I needed the knock on my head
to wake me up
from being swept away
by the current of the worldly thoughts
so empty, by the end of the day
That's what make ppl busy, getting involved in the rat race, and nvr feel happy and sufficient
That's definitely not the path I want to take
After losing touch with my meditation,
and listening and emersing myself too much in the worldly persuit
and the normal worldly view
I'm lost as to my purpose in life
why I am here
I started questionning myself
and it has slowly switched to chasing after $$ ....as the main purpose in life
Oh my goodness
That eventually will drain all my mental and physical energy
and ended up empty in the heart
Yes, I want to do my life's work
that I am gifted with
I want to enjoy the abundance that life offers
in all areas
abundance as in not just material, but most importantly, spiritual, mental,
and the goodness that touches the life and hearts of others
that makes a difference in their lives
This, is my purpose in life
Phoebe, thanks a lot
That conversation was truely inspiring
and put me back to my path
my purpose in life
to why I become a teacher
That's what I want to be
To enjoy the abundance in life
To show my students that they too
Can enjoy the abundace in life
To discover their potential
and live life to the fullest
meaningfully
by doing their lives' work
that brings abundance (with love, positivity and goodness) into the world
I am blessed indeed to have such student
Hence, this blog is specially dedicated to Phoebe Kho Hoon Choo!!
who is very rich and beautiful at heart
That makes her really pretty
She sees life with her heart
She has a sense of maturity
great wisdom in her
I am lucky indeed to meet her up again
It's "God's" will
who sent her to me when I needed the knock on my head
to wake me up
from being swept away
by the current of the worldly thoughts
so empty, by the end of the day
That's what make ppl busy, getting involved in the rat race, and nvr feel happy and sufficient
That's definitely not the path I want to take
After losing touch with my meditation,
and listening and emersing myself too much in the worldly persuit
and the normal worldly view
I'm lost as to my purpose in life
why I am here
I started questionning myself
and it has slowly switched to chasing after $$ ....as the main purpose in life
Oh my goodness
That eventually will drain all my mental and physical energy
and ended up empty in the heart
Yes, I want to do my life's work
that I am gifted with
I want to enjoy the abundance that life offers
in all areas
abundance as in not just material, but most importantly, spiritual, mental,
and the goodness that touches the life and hearts of others
that makes a difference in their lives
This, is my purpose in life
Phoebe, thanks a lot
That conversation was truely inspiring
and put me back to my path
my purpose in life
to why I become a teacher
That's what I want to be
To enjoy the abundance in life
To show my students that they too
Can enjoy the abundace in life
To discover their potential
and live life to the fullest
meaningfully
by doing their lives' work
that brings abundance (with love, positivity and goodness) into the world
I am blessed indeed to have such student
Hence, this blog is specially dedicated to Phoebe Kho Hoon Choo!!
Monday, August 13, 2007
More Sipadan Pictures from Dan Dan and Jos's cameras
The effect of a good holiday & lots of snorkeling!!
Starfish can be spotted easily in both Kapalai and Mabul Islands
A fun trip indeed! Let's pose before we leave Mabul Island!!
Yea...what a happy hol!
Food was good! Especially seafood!!
The cloud...so cute!!
Aiyo...being captured after a good snorkeling around Mabul...this round, got lots of Jellyfish in the deeper area! Also saw a lot of fishes!
Baby crab swimming in the middle of the sea!! Fascinating indeed to see this!!
Yea, we got our fish...let's pose!!
Cheezy, my boy boy's good friend...almost adopted him as my 3rd Teddy bear!
Chin San & mua. She is a very good company for trips, with her optimism and positivity!!
Look at that fish...is it lantern fish...can it be eaten??You can see all sorts of fish being caught up...
The first catch of the boat, caught within one minute after the bait was put into the sea!!
Yea...Megan also caugth a fish!!
Can you see the 'little mermaid' behind the scene?
Cheezy and his first catch, two fish at one go!! That was after so many trials...so keep trying until you succeed!! Bravo! That's my boy!
Oo...where was me? Too hot, decided to dip into the cool sea waterBUT...ALAS....jelly fish every where...aiyo better get up asap!!
Our welcome drink at Sipadan Water Village Resort
Hey, I haven't seen this view!! It's beautiful!
Sunset on the first day! Beautiful indeed!
Ooo...that's our snorkeling guides and my boys! COOL!! 007
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Makan-makan Penang
This kind of picture is hard to come by...because I'm not good at posing..but thanks to Chin San!
Ya...my colleagues and Ms. Chin San, my model girl!!
Gurney Drive...its drying off...
Gurney Drive at night...its is so busy
This, is my lovely Lumpy...
My most respectable buddy...Ms. Ching
The White Caribbean Night....at Oreintal Seafood Restaurant - seafood here was good!!
We got seaview room!! Yahoo!! I love beaches...
Sunset captured the first night at Eden Seafood Restaurant(sounds good only, food was LAUYA PUNYA BARANG!!)
But glad to have walked at the beach...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Sushi for Charity Drive
I love this activity.
I look at it as an activity for my mentees
not for earning $$
but
to show their talent & creativity
(this class, omg, when I wrote their testimonial, I almost fainted...
So many talented ppl....head prefect, Taekwondo instructor, band player, Indian dance dancer, solo singing, arts, chinese c...., prefect prefect every where...president...secretary....treasurer...,
MAMA, MO GAO GAO AR...)
to work cooperatively
to plan and manage a project
most importantly, to bring them close together, as a class!!
"Sharing is caring
Caring is loving"
I would love to foster this in them
so that when they leave the college
after 1 1/2 yr,
they have created strong bonding
that will bring them back together
to support each other
along the path
as brothers and sisters...
or...haha...who knows huh
I am excited to post this up!!
My mentees wor...
Even though I have scolded them almost every day
last week
I hope I can give my best to them
to guide them not only in biology and exam
but also to share about live
I have to be strict as a teacher
(sometimes, really heartache
to see the incomplete work that they have done
as well as the need to scold them
and to discipline them)
this ... is my duty...
OK. Let's look at these pictures!!
Yeah!! We have sold out the Sushi!! Tired but say cheezz...
Chong Yi and Adiel are our sales person....excited!! I love doing this too!! Haha...my voice may in turn scare the customer away...awaw...hahaha
Hmm...I can smell the fragrance of the freshly made sushi...BOOK FOR ME AR...
"Buy 1 for RM4, 3 for RM10"
The poster is specially designed by our talented artists:
Ong Mun Yee & Samuel
This poster is made by Jing Han...another talented mentee!! They are so sweet!!
L to R: Samuel, Lim Chia Yin, Ong Mun Yee, Wolf, Chia Yin Xian, Tan Pey Jun, Tan Jun Horng(must memorise their name by end of this semester....:-X)
900 coupons collected!! Yahoo...
Love letter from mua...
End of the day!! It was tiring but it was fun.
Hey, what is Wolf doing to my Chong Yi ar???
Better take good care of him....he is the class peer tutor !!
The best tutor ever!!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Underwater Pictures from Sipadan
Under the sea...under the sea..lalalala..
Harlo...are you ok there?
We were standing on Sipadan Island!! Yea!!
Cheezy, little mermaid, Joshua boy boy and mua...
The turtle was not afraid of human as the visitors were mostly nature lover and they did not disturb them like in Redang...so the turtle would swim very slowly and ignore us..., going up for breath!
Hi turtle!! Don't be shy!
Harlo...are you ok there?
We were standing on Sipadan Island!! Yea!!
Cheezy, little mermaid, Joshua boy boy and mua...
The turtle was not afraid of human as the visitors were mostly nature lover and they did not disturb them like in Redang...so the turtle would swim very slowly and ignore us..., going up for breath!
Hi turtle!! Don't be shy!
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