I am in Shanghai again. I was here previously in Oct, so 1.5 mths ago. Just to meet a newly signed on client. Pretty relaxing, and less hectic as compared to if I did a sales trip.
I think I am happier not doing Sales. Still putting up at my favourite hotel. Shanghai never fails to shock and awe me. So many tall buildings and so modern! And lots more tourists than when I first came here three years ago. So amazing, what the expo can do for a country!
Just now, I had the most amazing Xiao Jian Bao! It is not small at all, and is similar to a Xiao Long Bao, except much bigger and thicker skin that is crispy at the bottom. I ate six and had a bowl of vermicelli for my dinner. Cheap, just cost me RMB20, approx SGD$4.
I just booked tickets for Ho Chi Min for my family. Budget tickets are funny. They charge for ticket+taxes+seat selector+baggage+insurance+credit card fee. But overall the price ticket is a steal still! I might need to check at the travel agencies for cheap packages for my flight out of HK and our hotel! It will be sometime more, in March next year. At least there is something to look forward to!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
This Week
Sichuan Food with colleagues. Beat this: 5 People, 9 dishes. It was crazy and hot. Favourite was the Kong Bao Chicken.
My favourite was this duo who was playing the flute and guitar. I was mesmerized as I sat in the coffee shop opposite with my OJ on a Saturday evening!
As it was close to evening, 6pm ish, they sky got darker and made way for Cirque de Solei's performance! Look at that naked buttock!
Great end on Saturday with Kalai and the girls and Maurice at Hyde. :) I am loving HK again! I think I am becoming happier again! Yay!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
How am I?
I think things are going well for me in HK. Work is good, health is good (just had my health checkup), studying is good, parents are good. Siblings are good. I cannot be more lucky.
Moved to a product role, and I have to continually remind myself that "Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' "
I really should never forget this message when working with people. I do, and quite obviously or be pretty curt at some people/clients when they annoy me. This happens to happen when you are in the customer service line and you work with people from all walks of life. I have to suffer fools quietly. So I must run/exercise frequently to vent it or maintain a good balance.
I was with Doris at Cartier recently looking for a watch. She is one classy tai-tai seriously, i go out with her, always feel out-classed! But she is like a breath of fresh air from my daily interactions. Well, not gotten any expensive buys yet, might wait maybe, for what you ask? Wait till I feel like spending!
Moved to a product role, and I have to continually remind myself that "Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' "
I really should never forget this message when working with people. I do, and quite obviously or be pretty curt at some people/clients when they annoy me. This happens to happen when you are in the customer service line and you work with people from all walks of life. I have to suffer fools quietly. So I must run/exercise frequently to vent it or maintain a good balance.
I was with Doris at Cartier recently looking for a watch. She is one classy tai-tai seriously, i go out with her, always feel out-classed! But she is like a breath of fresh air from my daily interactions. Well, not gotten any expensive buys yet, might wait maybe, for what you ask? Wait till I feel like spending!
What does it mean to forgive?
Is it letting go of the hurt in your heart and not let that particular act make you sad?
If then, I have forgiven.
I cannot forget, the happy memories that we shared and how you made me feel. One will not easily forget especially the special moments that come so rarely.
Maybe I need to keep smiling and take the happy moments I had with you as a blessing!
I forgive you and I am moving on.
I am counting down to the day when I can feel liberated and happy to be myself again. I hope I can let go of the hurt soon.
If then, I have forgiven.
I cannot forget, the happy memories that we shared and how you made me feel. One will not easily forget especially the special moments that come so rarely.
Maybe I need to keep smiling and take the happy moments I had with you as a blessing!
I forgive you and I am moving on.
I am counting down to the day when I can feel liberated and happy to be myself again. I hope I can let go of the hurt soon.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
By: Eduardo Saverin ...
Remarkably, none of these companies even existed a mere thirty years ago. These are the types of companies that result in the creation of thousands upon thousands of new jobs. Just as importantly, they affect our lives in a way that enables us all to conduct our daily business in a more efficient and productive manner.
With Facebook, we built a product because we believed in it and its function, and wanted it to exist.
The creation of a business from the embryo of a concept is the genius of the entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship involves mistakes and failures. But ultimately, if you have that intellectual capital and intimate understanding behind your project, you have a chance to succeed.
While watching the “Hollywood version” of one’s college life is both humbling and entertaining, I hope that this film inspires countless others to create and take that leap to start a new business. With a little luck, you might even change the world.
With Facebook, we built a product because we believed in it and its function, and wanted it to exist.
The creation of a business from the embryo of a concept is the genius of the entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship involves mistakes and failures. But ultimately, if you have that intellectual capital and intimate understanding behind your project, you have a chance to succeed.
While watching the “Hollywood version” of one’s college life is both humbling and entertaining, I hope that this film inspires countless others to create and take that leap to start a new business. With a little luck, you might even change the world.
Don't work. Avoid telling the truth. Be hated. Love someone.
Written by Adrian Tan, author of The Teenage Textbook (1988).
I want to start by giving one piece of advice to the men: when you’ve already won her heart, you don’t need to win every argument.
Life happens, and you have no control over it. Good and bad things happen to you day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment. Your degree is a poor armour against fate.
The most important is this: do not work.
Do not waste the vast majority of your life doing something you hate so that you can spend the small remainder sliver of your life in modest comfort. You may never reach that end anyway.
Find something you enjoy doing. Do it. Over and over again. You will become good at it for two reasons: you like it, and you do it often. Soon, that will have value in itself.
The truth has a great capacity to offend and injure, and you will find that the closer you are to someone, the more care you must take to disguise or even conceal the truth. It takes great maturity to appreciate the value of silence.
One does not have to be evil to be hated. In fact, it’s often the case that one is hated precisely because one is trying to do right by one’s own convictions. It is far too easy to be liked, one merely has to be accommodating and hold no strong convictions.
The other side of the coin is this: fall in love. It far easier to find a reason not to love someone, than otherwise. Rejection requires only one reason. Love requires complete acceptance. It is hard work.
In loving someone, we become inspired to better ourselves in every way. We learn the truth worthlessness of material things. We celebrate being human. Loving is good for the soul. It is a mighty tree that weathers every storm.
I want to start by giving one piece of advice to the men: when you’ve already won her heart, you don’t need to win every argument.
Life happens, and you have no control over it. Good and bad things happen to you day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment. Your degree is a poor armour against fate.
The most important is this: do not work.
Do not waste the vast majority of your life doing something you hate so that you can spend the small remainder sliver of your life in modest comfort. You may never reach that end anyway.
Find something you enjoy doing. Do it. Over and over again. You will become good at it for two reasons: you like it, and you do it often. Soon, that will have value in itself.
The truth has a great capacity to offend and injure, and you will find that the closer you are to someone, the more care you must take to disguise or even conceal the truth. It takes great maturity to appreciate the value of silence.
One does not have to be evil to be hated. In fact, it’s often the case that one is hated precisely because one is trying to do right by one’s own convictions. It is far too easy to be liked, one merely has to be accommodating and hold no strong convictions.
The other side of the coin is this: fall in love. It far easier to find a reason not to love someone, than otherwise. Rejection requires only one reason. Love requires complete acceptance. It is hard work.
In loving someone, we become inspired to better ourselves in every way. We learn the truth worthlessness of material things. We celebrate being human. Loving is good for the soul. It is a mighty tree that weathers every storm.
Coping with Job Jealousy
It is important to understand that normally jealousy stems from feeling inadequate or having low self-esteem. If we do not feel good about ourselves, it is certainly very difficult for us to feel good about other people.
We need to begin to follow a concept known as fake it until you make it. By doing this, we may begin to be happy for other people’s accomplishments. When we learn about a friend that has gotten a much better job, instead of displaying negative attitudes, we can congratulate them on their new job. If someone has purchased a new home that we certainly cannot afford, we can make a simple phone call saying how happy we are for them. Once you begin to do this, you may begin to actually feel happy for those that have success.
In the meantime, you need to begin working on yourself. You may need to begin to take some action in your life to make necessary changes. You may be afraid of looking for a new job or starting a new relationship, and this fear will prevent us from taking action. You can always start with some simple steps. We need to start to behave and act more positively.
This can even be each morning telling ourselves we can have the best day ever. It might mean that we start to eat healthier and exercise daily. Instead of being bitter about other people’s accomplishments, we need to take pride in our own accomplishments.
Once we have begun to make some small changes in our life, we may start to see those feelings of jealousy starting to go way. The key to being filled with peace and serenity is to not look at other people but to look at ourselves.
Life is too short to be unhappy and we have the ability to make changes in our lives every day we wake up.
Lifted from http://howtodealwithjealousy.com/
We need to begin to follow a concept known as fake it until you make it. By doing this, we may begin to be happy for other people’s accomplishments. When we learn about a friend that has gotten a much better job, instead of displaying negative attitudes, we can congratulate them on their new job. If someone has purchased a new home that we certainly cannot afford, we can make a simple phone call saying how happy we are for them. Once you begin to do this, you may begin to actually feel happy for those that have success.
In the meantime, you need to begin working on yourself. You may need to begin to take some action in your life to make necessary changes. You may be afraid of looking for a new job or starting a new relationship, and this fear will prevent us from taking action. You can always start with some simple steps. We need to start to behave and act more positively.
This can even be each morning telling ourselves we can have the best day ever. It might mean that we start to eat healthier and exercise daily. Instead of being bitter about other people’s accomplishments, we need to take pride in our own accomplishments.
Once we have begun to make some small changes in our life, we may start to see those feelings of jealousy starting to go way. The key to being filled with peace and serenity is to not look at other people but to look at ourselves.
Life is too short to be unhappy and we have the ability to make changes in our lives every day we wake up.
Lifted from http://howtodealwithjealousy.com/