It seems to me the whole population will be in taipei celebrating the arrival of 2010 while I choose to stay here spending time going through the occasion quietly.
In just a matter of 2 weeks, 2009 will come to an end.
12 months, 365 days, this probably forms a big chapter in my life, much has been taken, much is given too, and much is given much is expected?
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
The Truth
Many people think that if you don't have money and capital, you can never invest and be an entrepreneur and make money and get a return.
The fact is, if you don't have money but you invest a lot of your time in something, you will get your return too.
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The fact is, if you don't have money but you invest a lot of your time in something, you will get your return too.
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Get A Life, Get A Real Life.
I have something to share with all my friends, this article changed my view towards my work and my life before, it will probably change yours too?
Anna Quindlen's Commencement Address at Villanova
The following is from Pulitzer Prize winning author Anna Quindlen's commencement address to Villanova University, Friday 23 June 2000:
It's a great honor for me to be the third member of my family to receive an honorary doctorate from this great university. It's an honor to follow my great-uncle Jim, who was a gifted physician, and my Uncle Jack, who is a remarkable businessman. Both of them could have told you something important about their professions, about medicine or commerce.
I have no specialized field of interest or expertise, which puts me at a disadvantage, talking to you today. I'm a novelist. My work is human nature. Real life is all I know. Don't ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first.
Don't ever forget what a friend once wrote Senator Paul Tsongas when the senator decided not to run for reelection because he'd been diagnosed with cancer: "No man ever said on his deathbed I wish I had spent more time in the office." Don't ever forget the words my father sent me on a postcard last year: "If you win the rat race, you're still a rat." Or what John Lennon wrote before he was gunned down in the driveway of the Dakota: "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."
You walk out of here this afternoon with only one thing that no one else has. There will be hundreds of people out there with your same degree; there will be thousands of people doing what you want to do for a living. But you will be the only person alive who has sole custody of your life. Your particular life. Your entire life. Not just your life at a desk, or your life on a bus, or in a car, or at the computer. Not just the life of your minds, but the life of your heart. Not just your bank account, but your soul.
People don't talk about the soul very much anymore. It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit. But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're not so good.
Here is my resume: I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent. I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen, I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows mean what they say. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today, because I would be a cardboard cutout. But call them on the phone, and I meet them for lunch. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh.
I would be rotten, or at best mediocre at my job, if those other things were not true. You cannot be really first rate at your work if your work is all you are.
So here is what I wanted to tell you today:
Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you'd care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon, or found a lump in your breast? Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over Seaside Heights, a life in which you stop and watch how a red-tailed hawk circles over the water gap or the way a baby scowls with concentration when she tries to pick up a cheerio with her thumb and first finger.
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Each time you look at your diploma, remember that you are still a student, still learning how to best treasure your connection to others. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. Kiss your Mom. Hug your Dad. Get a life in which you are generous.
Look around at the azaleas in the suburban neighborhood where you grew up; look at a full moon hanging silver in a black, black sky on a cold night.
And realize that life is the best thing ever, and that you have no business taking it for granted. Care so deeply about its goodness that you want to spread it around. Once in a while take money you would have spent on beers and give it to charity. Work in a soup kitchen. Be a big brother or sister.
All of you want to do well. But if you do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough. It is so easy to waste our lives: our days, our hours, our minutes. It is so easy to take for granted the color of the azaleas, the sheen of the limestone on Fifth Avenue, the color of our kid's eyes, the way the melody in a symphony rises and falls and disappears and rises again. It is so easy to exist instead of live. I learned to live many years ago.
Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my druthers, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all. I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned that it is not a dress rehearsal, and that today is the only guarantee you get. I learned to look at all the good in the world and to try to give some of it back because I believed in it completely and utterly. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned. By telling them this:
Consider the lilies of the field. Look at the fuzz on a baby's ear. Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a terminal illness because if you do you will live it with joy and passion, as it ought to be lived.
Well, you can learn all those things, out there, if you get a life, a full life, a professional life, yes, but another life, too, a life of love and laughs and a connection to other human beings. Just keep your eyes and ears open. Here you could learn in the classroom. There the classroom is everywhere. The exam comes at the very end. No man ever said on his deathbed I wish I had spent more time at the office. I found one of my best teachers on the boardwalk at Coney Island maybe 15 years ago. It was December, and I was doing a story about how the homeless survive in the winter months.
He and I sat on the edge of the wooden supports, dangling our feet over the side, and he told me about his schedule; panhandling the boulevard when the summer crowds were gone, sleeping in a church when the temperature went below freezing, hiding from the police amidst the Tilt a Whirl and the Cyclone and some of the other seasonal rides. But he told me that most of the time he stayed on the boardwalk, facing the water, just the way we were sitting now even when it got cold and he had to wear his newspapers after he read them.
And I asked him why. Why didn't he go to one of the shelters? Why didn't he check himself into the hospital for detox? And he just stared out at the ocean and said, "Look at the view, young lady. Look at the view."
And every day, in some little way, I try to do what he said. I try to look at the view. And that's the last thing I have to tell you today, words of wisdom from a man with not a dime in his pocket, no place to go, nowhere to be. Look at the view. You'll never be disappointed.
Anna Quindlen's Commencement Address at Villanova
The following is from Pulitzer Prize winning author Anna Quindlen's commencement address to Villanova University, Friday 23 June 2000:
It's a great honor for me to be the third member of my family to receive an honorary doctorate from this great university. It's an honor to follow my great-uncle Jim, who was a gifted physician, and my Uncle Jack, who is a remarkable businessman. Both of them could have told you something important about their professions, about medicine or commerce.
I have no specialized field of interest or expertise, which puts me at a disadvantage, talking to you today. I'm a novelist. My work is human nature. Real life is all I know. Don't ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first.
Don't ever forget what a friend once wrote Senator Paul Tsongas when the senator decided not to run for reelection because he'd been diagnosed with cancer: "No man ever said on his deathbed I wish I had spent more time in the office." Don't ever forget the words my father sent me on a postcard last year: "If you win the rat race, you're still a rat." Or what John Lennon wrote before he was gunned down in the driveway of the Dakota: "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."
You walk out of here this afternoon with only one thing that no one else has. There will be hundreds of people out there with your same degree; there will be thousands of people doing what you want to do for a living. But you will be the only person alive who has sole custody of your life. Your particular life. Your entire life. Not just your life at a desk, or your life on a bus, or in a car, or at the computer. Not just the life of your minds, but the life of your heart. Not just your bank account, but your soul.
People don't talk about the soul very much anymore. It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit. But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're not so good.
Here is my resume: I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent. I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen, I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows mean what they say. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today, because I would be a cardboard cutout. But call them on the phone, and I meet them for lunch. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh.
I would be rotten, or at best mediocre at my job, if those other things were not true. You cannot be really first rate at your work if your work is all you are.
So here is what I wanted to tell you today:
Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you'd care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon, or found a lump in your breast? Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over Seaside Heights, a life in which you stop and watch how a red-tailed hawk circles over the water gap or the way a baby scowls with concentration when she tries to pick up a cheerio with her thumb and first finger.
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Each time you look at your diploma, remember that you are still a student, still learning how to best treasure your connection to others. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. Kiss your Mom. Hug your Dad. Get a life in which you are generous.
Look around at the azaleas in the suburban neighborhood where you grew up; look at a full moon hanging silver in a black, black sky on a cold night.
And realize that life is the best thing ever, and that you have no business taking it for granted. Care so deeply about its goodness that you want to spread it around. Once in a while take money you would have spent on beers and give it to charity. Work in a soup kitchen. Be a big brother or sister.
All of you want to do well. But if you do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough. It is so easy to waste our lives: our days, our hours, our minutes. It is so easy to take for granted the color of the azaleas, the sheen of the limestone on Fifth Avenue, the color of our kid's eyes, the way the melody in a symphony rises and falls and disappears and rises again. It is so easy to exist instead of live. I learned to live many years ago.
Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my druthers, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all. I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned that it is not a dress rehearsal, and that today is the only guarantee you get. I learned to look at all the good in the world and to try to give some of it back because I believed in it completely and utterly. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned. By telling them this:
Consider the lilies of the field. Look at the fuzz on a baby's ear. Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a terminal illness because if you do you will live it with joy and passion, as it ought to be lived.
Well, you can learn all those things, out there, if you get a life, a full life, a professional life, yes, but another life, too, a life of love and laughs and a connection to other human beings. Just keep your eyes and ears open. Here you could learn in the classroom. There the classroom is everywhere. The exam comes at the very end. No man ever said on his deathbed I wish I had spent more time at the office. I found one of my best teachers on the boardwalk at Coney Island maybe 15 years ago. It was December, and I was doing a story about how the homeless survive in the winter months.
He and I sat on the edge of the wooden supports, dangling our feet over the side, and he told me about his schedule; panhandling the boulevard when the summer crowds were gone, sleeping in a church when the temperature went below freezing, hiding from the police amidst the Tilt a Whirl and the Cyclone and some of the other seasonal rides. But he told me that most of the time he stayed on the boardwalk, facing the water, just the way we were sitting now even when it got cold and he had to wear his newspapers after he read them.
And I asked him why. Why didn't he go to one of the shelters? Why didn't he check himself into the hospital for detox? And he just stared out at the ocean and said, "Look at the view, young lady. Look at the view."
And every day, in some little way, I try to do what he said. I try to look at the view. And that's the last thing I have to tell you today, words of wisdom from a man with not a dime in his pocket, no place to go, nowhere to be. Look at the view. You'll never be disappointed.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Elizabeth Gilbert
Bong and Adam have been telling me about this video. They told me that this moved them to tears, and will still do so if they watch it again, even after many times of viewing it.
I have been busy with a number of projects the last few weeks, so I did not pay much attention to this, even though deep down within, I knew it that i got to watch it soon. On top of that, they specifically asked me to watch it in their presence, therefore I left the thought one side.
Yesterday, I met Bong over at his place, and we were talking about creative ideas and such, and we ended up watching the clip together, and true enough right after the 20 min's video, I turned around and he was moved to tears once again.
I have been busy with a number of projects the last few weeks, so I did not pay much attention to this, even though deep down within, I knew it that i got to watch it soon. On top of that, they specifically asked me to watch it in their presence, therefore I left the thought one side.
Yesterday, I met Bong over at his place, and we were talking about creative ideas and such, and we ended up watching the clip together, and true enough right after the 20 min's video, I turned around and he was moved to tears once again.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
整理！
整理书架的时候，发现了我好几年前抄写的一些文字，与你分享。。。
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
Catcher where are u?
"Don't make anyone fall for you when you are not going to catch them below!"
B called me in the middle of the night, crying. I was shocked, how could such a big boy cried so badly and hurt so deeply?
He told me his version of the story, someone made him fall so badly for but eventually created a lot of excuses to leave.
So when B fell, the other party was not ready to catch him below.
He kept repeating one thing .. "I am all the way feeling shit on the ground, I fell so badly this time, and noone is here for me!"
So I thought about it ...
"Don't make anyone fall for you when you are not going to catch them below!"
We must be responsible sometimes ?!
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B called me in the middle of the night, crying. I was shocked, how could such a big boy cried so badly and hurt so deeply?
He told me his version of the story, someone made him fall so badly for but eventually created a lot of excuses to leave.
So when B fell, the other party was not ready to catch him below.
He kept repeating one thing .. "I am all the way feeling shit on the ground, I fell so badly this time, and noone is here for me!"
So I thought about it ...
"Don't make anyone fall for you when you are not going to catch them below!"
We must be responsible sometimes ?!
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Friday, October 2, 2009
跌倒
前阵子在Facebook上写了这样的一句，"从那里跌倒就从那里爬起来"。
有人看了问我，是什么原因让我有所感触写这一句。
我没回答他，因为我认为自己跌倒就要自己爬起来。
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有人看了问我，是什么原因让我有所感触写这一句。
我没回答他，因为我认为自己跌倒就要自己爬起来。
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
One Lazy Afternoon ..
I was shopping at Haji Lane and came across this song, "To Know Him is to Love Him.", and dose it apply the other way round too, "To Love Him is to Know Him"?
This brought me back to those days when I was about 10 years old, living in a small town, up north Malaysia ... a lazy afternoon, me myself and my shophouse home.
Songs like these bring back a lot of sanity in a person. Do you have any song like this to share with me too?
This brought me back to those days when I was about 10 years old, living in a small town, up north Malaysia ... a lazy afternoon, me myself and my shophouse home.
Songs like these bring back a lot of sanity in a person. Do you have any song like this to share with me too?
Saturday, September 26, 2009
害怕，失去！
你知道吗？有时候我们害怕太多东西。
害怕失去，害怕拥有，害怕寂寞，害怕难过，害怕面对，害怕空洞，害怕激情，害怕太过，害怕不够，害怕失落。。。
朋友分手后对我说，之前两人去过的地方，走过的路，听过的歌，看过的戏，见过的人，喜欢的东西，到过的餐馆，甚至穿过的衣，开过的橱。。。都不敢回首。
真的，我了解那份情绪，也曾稀许感受过，但是，走了一段路，活开了。。发现，人走了，我们不能怕自己难过而故意避开，应该要试试逼自己去想念他，面对他，才不会把他忘掉。
痛，改变不了曾经拥有。狠，哪又何苦？
放开心怀，释放自己，天空还是片蓝天。
害怕，失去。。害怕会失去更多的。
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害怕失去，害怕拥有，害怕寂寞，害怕难过，害怕面对，害怕空洞，害怕激情，害怕太过，害怕不够，害怕失落。。。
朋友分手后对我说，之前两人去过的地方，走过的路，听过的歌，看过的戏，见过的人，喜欢的东西，到过的餐馆，甚至穿过的衣，开过的橱。。。都不敢回首。
真的，我了解那份情绪，也曾稀许感受过，但是，走了一段路，活开了。。发现，人走了，我们不能怕自己难过而故意避开，应该要试试逼自己去想念他，面对他，才不会把他忘掉。
痛，改变不了曾经拥有。狠，哪又何苦？
放开心怀，释放自己，天空还是片蓝天。
害怕，失去。。害怕会失去更多的。
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
数日子
世上有两种人会每天数日子。
过着煎熬日子的人，数着好日子的到来。
正在热恋的人，数着自己过了多少快乐的日子。
1 week anniversary, 2 month 3 days anniversary, 28monthary (有些还会发明词汇呢!) , 2 year-anniversary ...
其实有时一边快乐的数着，另一半可能在痛苦的倒数着。
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过着煎熬日子的人，数着好日子的到来。
正在热恋的人，数着自己过了多少快乐的日子。
1 week anniversary, 2 month 3 days anniversary, 28monthary (有些还会发明词汇呢!) , 2 year-anniversary ...
其实有时一边快乐的数着，另一半可能在痛苦的倒数着。
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
1124pm
1124pm, I am here lying on my bed typing this. I am very exhausted, and I don't know why I am feeling so tired.
Have you experienced this before? You in the state that you do not know why, nothing bad, nothing good, nothing just nothing and you are feeling what you are feeling. Sad, happy, whatever .. And today I am in this state of my mind. Nothing but just exhausted.
Feeling nothing.
1124pm, while I am lying on my bed feeling nothing but exhausted, what are you doing?
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Have you experienced this before? You in the state that you do not know why, nothing bad, nothing good, nothing just nothing and you are feeling what you are feeling. Sad, happy, whatever .. And today I am in this state of my mind. Nothing but just exhausted.
Feeling nothing.
1124pm, while I am lying on my bed feeling nothing but exhausted, what are you doing?
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Monday, September 21, 2009
＜＜荒人手记＞＞
我正在阅读这本书。。
这是一份生日礼物。
把他递给我的那位朋友这么说："我没有勇气读这本书，希望你会喜欢！"
就单单她这一句话，已足够让我想马上把它读一遍。
但奇怪的是，这是一本女作家写的男同志小说。不止这样，还是台湾第一届时报文学小说大奖首奖作品，还为作者朱天文争取到一百万奖金。
等了一星期，终于开始翻阅了。。
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说写想。
Finally I got the mobile email update option set up, this means I can add content of the blog through my blackberry anytime I want to, anywhere I go, and especially anytime I feel like writing.
This is going to be very interesting. I can now pen more of those I write in my diary here.
终于，可以通过手机上载文章。很久以前我就想这么做了. 真的还有点顾虑的，把太多的想法和这么多人分享，是否妥当。
但，想必喜欢这个部落格的朋友，会有宽容的心去接受很多东西。我应该放心的。
不管怎样，我很期待有这个空间，说说，写写，想想的。
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This is going to be very interesting. I can now pen more of those I write in my diary here.
终于，可以通过手机上载文章。很久以前我就想这么做了. 真的还有点顾虑的，把太多的想法和这么多人分享，是否妥当。
但，想必喜欢这个部落格的朋友，会有宽容的心去接受很多东西。我应该放心的。
不管怎样，我很期待有这个空间，说说，写写，想想的。
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
A Mail from Andruew
I found Andruew's email when I was about to turn in yesterday night, this future wrestler will go very far from the way he works and how he has achieved greatly in the sports he undertakes ... my pleasure to have worked with this fine, cool, brilliant guy...
There are so many emotions that fill me as I type this email to you. As you know, 12th September marks the end of my NUM life. It has been a fantastic and wonderful journey working in Newurbanmale.com. In this One Year Eight months long journey, I have treated this more than a job where a employee just want to clock in hours and get as much pay roll as one can. It has become a lifestyle, where single day when I work, I would look forward to it. The term looking forward would mean in terms of generating the best sales for my store, my personal target and of course for the company. I have always treated Main as a second home to me, where I always emphasize I have spent more time in there then my own home. The boys in Main, are like brothers that I have never had, we had our share of fun, share the burden of troubles and scolding as well. The bond I have with is something that words cannot be described.
Being a single child, I do not understand what brotherhood is like until now. I would like to thank you for everything that you have helped me in this whole journey, there was not a day where regretted being part of newurbanmale.com. As I know that the things I have imparted from this company could definitely help me to my life successes. I could still remember my first interview and I told you that I aspire to be a professional wrestler in the WWE. Any director of any company would just laugh it away and think that I am a joke, however you did not, instead you motivated me to work hard so that I can relieve my boyhood dream. From that moment I knew that I was not working for any director of a successful company. I was working for a director that actually does care about the welfare of his staff. During the times where we had our night runs, you would reflect and share with me what you felt about life. It has taught me valuable lessons that money can't buy. I can vouch that no other director in any company will spend so much time with his employees just to understand them better. You have being a listening ear my problems and I really appreciate that you would even listen to my problems, and even give solutions to them. Shenzi, you are truly a role model in my life, being able to be so successful in the industry in Singapore, being able to come up with innovative ideas to beat other competitors. I have learnt to be more responsible in my life, when you gave me the responsibility of being a store in charge of Main. Having to be in charge of Heeren Main, one of the pioneer stores of NewUrbanMale.ocm was such an honor. I was given the responsibility of looking after the boys of Main which was not the easy task initially. I have live by my creed to "Lead By Example". That is something the boys all know, everyday I emphasize the importance of sales, which is something I am so passionate about. When we do good sales, we would have our fun in the store. Something that you have taught us, that is work hard and play hard.
I feel so emotional that I have to leave this great company to serve the nation. I have always believed that this company will be capable for greatness, I have never once doubted. I would like to assure you that I have not leave with the thought of greener pasture. But have left to complete my national service. I am loyal to this company and will always stay that way. I would hope that can once again work with you towards your vision. You have taught me to be contented with life and I am contented with everything you had offered me. Once again thank you for this wonderful journey. I wish you the best for you and your company.
from Andruew
There are so many emotions that fill me as I type this email to you. As you know, 12th September marks the end of my NUM life. It has been a fantastic and wonderful journey working in Newurbanmale.com. In this One Year Eight months long journey, I have treated this more than a job where a employee just want to clock in hours and get as much pay roll as one can. It has become a lifestyle, where single day when I work, I would look forward to it. The term looking forward would mean in terms of generating the best sales for my store, my personal target and of course for the company. I have always treated Main as a second home to me, where I always emphasize I have spent more time in there then my own home. The boys in Main, are like brothers that I have never had, we had our share of fun, share the burden of troubles and scolding as well. The bond I have with is something that words cannot be described.
Being a single child, I do not understand what brotherhood is like until now. I would like to thank you for everything that you have helped me in this whole journey, there was not a day where regretted being part of newurbanmale.com. As I know that the things I have imparted from this company could definitely help me to my life successes. I could still remember my first interview and I told you that I aspire to be a professional wrestler in the WWE. Any director of any company would just laugh it away and think that I am a joke, however you did not, instead you motivated me to work hard so that I can relieve my boyhood dream. From that moment I knew that I was not working for any director of a successful company. I was working for a director that actually does care about the welfare of his staff. During the times where we had our night runs, you would reflect and share with me what you felt about life. It has taught me valuable lessons that money can't buy. I can vouch that no other director in any company will spend so much time with his employees just to understand them better. You have being a listening ear my problems and I really appreciate that you would even listen to my problems, and even give solutions to them. Shenzi, you are truly a role model in my life, being able to be so successful in the industry in Singapore, being able to come up with innovative ideas to beat other competitors. I have learnt to be more responsible in my life, when you gave me the responsibility of being a store in charge of Main. Having to be in charge of Heeren Main, one of the pioneer stores of NewUrbanMale.ocm was such an honor. I was given the responsibility of looking after the boys of Main which was not the easy task initially. I have live by my creed to "Lead By Example". That is something the boys all know, everyday I emphasize the importance of sales, which is something I am so passionate about. When we do good sales, we would have our fun in the store. Something that you have taught us, that is work hard and play hard.
I feel so emotional that I have to leave this great company to serve the nation. I have always believed that this company will be capable for greatness, I have never once doubted. I would like to assure you that I have not leave with the thought of greener pasture. But have left to complete my national service. I am loyal to this company and will always stay that way. I would hope that can once again work with you towards your vision. You have taught me to be contented with life and I am contented with everything you had offered me. Once again thank you for this wonderful journey. I wish you the best for you and your company.
from Andruew
Monday, September 14, 2009
<<再见>>
我惊然发觉GOOD BYE和<<再见>>是不一样的。
当一个你怀念的人将要离开你的时候，
你希望看得到未来的。
你要的是可以重温的记忆，再一次相处的机会，你希望那个人不要走，你想再见到他的。
所以说GOOD BYE没办法道出这情怀。
但<<再见>>完全透露了这个情绪。
I AM NOT GOING TO SAY GOODBYE，我说<<再见>>。
当一个你怀念的人将要离开你的时候，
你希望看得到未来的。
你要的是可以重温的记忆，再一次相处的机会，你希望那个人不要走，你想再见到他的。
所以说GOOD BYE
但<<再见>>完全透露了这个情绪。
I AM NOT GOING TO SAY GOODBYE，我说<<再见>>。
Monday, June 8, 2009
Losing
I am feeling a bit down lately. One of my favourite bookstores is closing down and if I am not wrong, they are not going to relocate and will exit totally from the Singapore market .
Bookstore is an escapade for me. There is a special relationship I have with books, I find them very interesting, full of knowledge waiting for me to explore.
Only if you are like me, you will never understand this special feeling. It cant be described, it is like a magical connection, you want to pick them up and read through from cover to cover, you want to know a lot about them, each and everyone.
This is why I miss TaiPei so much ... the 24-hour eslite bookstore I often visit past midnight, and how I spent my time over a few good books and a great cup of coffee, and for that few hours, noone could disturb me, me and those books.
Commercial Press over at The Cathay will shut its door by end of this month. This is where I spent a great deal of my time many mornings ever since I moved to Mount Sophia since last July.
Many mornings I spent time going through a few pages before I headed to the office, this has formed a good part of my life in Singapore the last few months.
I am going to miss this real soon.
Bookstore is an escapade for me. There is a special relationship I have with books, I find them very interesting, full of knowledge waiting for me to explore.
Only if you are like me, you will never understand this special feeling. It cant be described, it is like a magical connection, you want to pick them up and read through from cover to cover, you want to know a lot about them, each and everyone.
This is why I miss TaiPei so much ... the 24-hour eslite bookstore I often visit past midnight, and how I spent my time over a few good books and a great cup of coffee, and for that few hours, noone could disturb me, me and those books.
Commercial Press over at The Cathay will shut its door by end of this month. This is where I spent a great deal of my time many mornings ever since I moved to Mount Sophia since last July.
Many mornings I spent time going through a few pages before I headed to the office, this has formed a good part of my life in Singapore the last few months.
I am going to miss this real soon.
Saturday : Singapore Idol Audition
I am writing this while sitting infront of starbucks, observing the long queue infront of The Cathay.
Today the mall is hosting Singapore idol audition.
Sitting here, quite a number of emotions ran through while I look at how much all these guys and girls wanting to have a piece of their talent assured and proven.
Many would laugh it out, thnking that it is frivolous to run after fame.
What is fame really? Not until one is in it then they realize that it is nothing more than just a term itself, glamorized only by people who are not in it.
I see it from a different angle.
I see a group of boys and girls wanting to break away from their life, wanting to prove a lot beyond what others have seen them so far.
I can understand the emotion. You know you have something more, but most often than not, noone gives a damn, so you want to shout it out loud and get the attention and to prove one's worth.
The energy is amazing. The desire is amazing.
But beyond the final winner, what is behind those few thousands who never make it, many never even make it anywhere.
To dream a dream is essential. It provides hope for one to live from day to day.
To be able to cope with disappointment and rejection and multiple failures is another matter.
The best I have seen in life is, while waiting for your turn to stand on the center stage, one must know how to build the internal strength. For when that day
arrives, one can then manage all the load that will be placed on the shoulder.
There is a balance in life. Fame comes with a lot of sacrifices too. One can't just dream of the good but unwilling to accept the bad.
While waiting for your turn, you better take time to build your internal strength.
There is such thing we call it "5 min's fame". We all know it well.
Today the mall is hosting Singapore idol audition.
Sitting here, quite a number of emotions ran through while I look at how much all these guys and girls wanting to have a piece of their talent assured and proven.
Many would laugh it out, thnking that it is frivolous to run after fame.
What is fame really? Not until one is in it then they realize that it is nothing more than just a term itself, glamorized only by people who are not in it.
I see it from a different angle.
I see a group of boys and girls wanting to break away from their life, wanting to prove a lot beyond what others have seen them so far.
I can understand the emotion. You know you have something more, but most often than not, noone gives a damn, so you want to shout it out loud and get the attention and to prove one's worth.
The energy is amazing. The desire is amazing.
But beyond the final winner, what is behind those few thousands who never make it, many never even make it anywhere.
To dream a dream is essential. It provides hope for one to live from day to day.
To be able to cope with disappointment and rejection and multiple failures is another matter.
The best I have seen in life is, while waiting for your turn to stand on the center stage, one must know how to build the internal strength. For when that day
arrives, one can then manage all the load that will be placed on the shoulder.
There is a balance in life. Fame comes with a lot of sacrifices too. One can't just dream of the good but unwilling to accept the bad.
While waiting for your turn, you better take time to build your internal strength.
There is such thing we call it "5 min's fame". We all know it well.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Yilong .. our future architect?
This boy surprised me a great deal, I heard so much of how gd he is on his design work, and the award he has received. I pray he will be a great architect one day ... you go Yi Long.
Greetings Shenzi!!
Firstly congratulations on the opening of NUM’s first international store! Hurray!
Sorry that I write to you this late as I was preparing for my Korean Language examinations. Thereafter I went back home at Bentong and I am going back to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow night.
I am finally enlisting in 10 days’ time! That is like so soon! I want to sincerely say a big THANK YOU to you for giving me this opportunity to be a NUM Ambassador! I had learned and grew up alot in my last 10 months with NUM.
This is amazing! This is my very first retail job and even though I did not do very well like some very capable sales executives and sometimes slacks a little, but I had tried as much as I could to put in good efforts to serve customers and maintain the store.
I am really thankful for the guidance from yourself and Colin with regards to serving customers and bring up sales. Now I am no longer the old me who stumbles to customers with no confidence. This is a really long learning journey.
There is something that I had gained from NUM that is much more valuable than any other things; friendship and brotherhood. I met people who are really nice and sincere and now we had became very close brothers! You were the one who gave me this chance to share close bonds with them.
The NFF Spartans Sengkiat, Sherman, Wilson, Alvin, Daniel and Johnathon, and
The DFF Plutonians Denglin, Justin, Jovian and Daryl!
I missed many people and things in NUM. I missed the parties and sharing session we had together. I missed DFF. I missed all the funny incidents, ups and downs NUM experience through together. Hahaas!
I had served our NUM and now is time to serve my nation. It is a wonderful and memorable journey with NUM! I am very honoured and proud to be a NUM Ambassador! Till we meet again, I wish NUM and you big success in future ventures!
Sincerely,
One of the monkeys
Yilong
Lolls
Garry is Leaving
Letter from Garry ... this big boy finally saying goodbye.
Hi Shenzi and Colin.
I like to tell you guys that I be leaving Newurbanmale.com and this will be my last week and sat will be my last day of work.
I enjoy working here for the past 1 year and 3 months thru the up and down.
I apologize for not giving a notice in advance.
I have quited school and ask for a early enlistment and will be going in next month march which is on the 12th.
Decided to drop out because I know what I want.
i decided not to waste more time in what I do not like doing.
I know what I want for my future. I would continue to study when I finish army and I have clearly know where and what I want
myself in the future.
I like to thanks both of you for giving me chances again and again to grow and learn.
Just like I have complaints form Heeren and you guys allow me to continue to work and post me in Cine a place where I grow.
I wont say I the best but Im sure I have become better from the first day I enter Newurbanmale.com.
thanks Shenzi for teaching me and telling me what life and you are like a teacher not just a boss. and also a friend of mine. When Im in the worst state of my life, you were
there to guide me as well and telling me how not to be a super dao people. I learn something and that is you grow not just by youself. you will grow with people around you.
I hope I can still start from square 1 when I need a part time job when Im out the army.
Wishing Newurbanmale.com all the best in the years ahead and both of you the best. Thanks for not being just a boss but a teacher and a friend. Like to thank all the management team and numboys to have giving me a place to nuture myself and a place I really learn how to grow. Thank you.
Best regards,
Garry #271
Hi Shenzi and Colin.
I like to tell you guys that I be leaving Newurbanmale.com and this will be my last week and sat will be my last day of work.
I enjoy working here for the past 1 year and 3 months thru the up and down.
I apologize for not giving a notice in advance.
I have quited school and ask for a early enlistment and will be going in next month march which is on the 12th.
Decided to drop out because I know what I want.
i decided not to waste more time in what I do not like doing.
I know what I want for my future. I would continue to study when I finish army and I have clearly know where and what I want
myself in the future.
I like to thanks both of you for giving me chances again and again to grow and learn.
Just like I have complaints form Heeren and you guys allow me to continue to work and post me in Cine a place where I grow.
I wont say I the best but Im sure I have become better from the first day I enter Newurbanmale.com.
thanks Shenzi for teaching me and telling me what life and you are like a teacher not just a boss. and also a friend of mine. When Im in the worst state of my life, you were
there to guide me as well and telling me how not to be a super dao people. I learn something and that is you grow not just by youself. you will grow with people around you.
I hope I can still start from square 1 when I need a part time job when Im out the army.
Wishing Newurbanmale.com all the best in the years ahead and both of you the best. Thanks for not being just a boss but a teacher and a friend. Like to thank all the management team and numboys to have giving me a place to nuture myself and a place I really learn how to grow. Thank you.
Best regards,
Garry #271
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Seoul Alive
Taking a break at Rodeo
Seoul comes alive again today. MyangDong.
What is hope? It is written ..Not the last station from the south, but the first station toward the north.
When will south korean be able to travel up north through this railway .... we hope, soon!
Infront of 3rd infiltration tunnel.
At the end of the freedom bridge.
This photo pasted up there. I wonder what is the story behind this?
Monday, January 26, 2009
Seoul Exciting
It is Korean lunar new year, some are dressing in their traditional costumes. This couple spotted in Mc Donalds while I was waiting for NANTA to start over a cup of hot cofee, weird, but fun contrast.
Taken infront of ChongDong theatre. Closed today, will visit again. I want to catch the Korean traditional show.
Seoul Musuem of Arts.
DongDaeMun
My China .. the place I had my reunion dinner. Itaewon area.
Seoul Touching
I have been wanting to watch NANTA for a long long time. Now that i am in Seoul, the first act I want to catch, of course will be this amazing 90 mins live show built around 4 cooks.After more than 10 years, and touring the world, the performance still going on strong.
I got myself a VIP ticket, 60 000 won, which of course worths every single cent of it.
The performance was fun with great skills, the humor getting the audience to be a part of the show was spontaneous and not pretentious. The clever integration combining traditional Korean folk music with modern musicals. The performance was stunning, sincere and very enjoyable. I was moved and touched.
One single thought that came to my mind after the show. I was moved and was asking, what is the performance that we can truly call it our own, that could probably run this long and still going strong?
Seoul touching indeed.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Seoul Searching
Amazing. 5 days ago I was still chatting with Colleen and Frazer about my CNY holiday trip at Coffee club infront of Cali, and here i am, weathering the coldness in the city of calm, Seoul.Colleen and Frazer were discouraging me to visit Seoul. Their reason? This is a boring city and I dont have to spend a full 10 days here. They kept asking to visit Sydney instead, but my heart was half bought over by the korean already, so I followed the flow of my emotion. I took on a seoul searching trip for this CNY and I am determined to prove to both of them is this going to be Seoul exciting.
Frazer, if you happen to read this. No, I'm not here to platic surgery for bigger "boobs", but I promise I will go see the street where all the plastic surgeons are and take some pictures.
Seoul is very cold now, minus 7 to 9 degrees and while i was roaming MyangDong yesterday, it was snowing.
Korea like Singapore, celebrates their Lunar new year this weekend too. So while most places are close for the weekend, I found myself visiting some cultural venues, which to my surprise are not taking any single day off.
Korea like Singapore, celebrates their Lunar new year this weekend too. So while most places are close for the weekend, I found myself visiting some cultural venues, which to my surprise are not taking any single day off.
Is is seoul cold here, i found myself heading starbucks every now and then. Never in my life, I am so thankful for Starbucks. The San Francisco trip last year was not this cold, but my winterwear come in handy once again.
I will share more again.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
A Letter from Sai Tou.
Been awhile since i last dropped a note. I am still around, just that in between the last and now, i could not find time to write anything.
No dount, Xmas was crazy, gotta manage a number of important issues, but finally I can find breather to blog something. I hope to write a bit more before the CNY.
Got an email from Samuel, email like this brings pple closer, of course it heighten the spirit in the midst of all the impossibles and possibles.
Hi Shenzi,
Samuel Ong here, the sai tou! HAHAH! this is my first time writing a non work associated e mail to you. I think having a boss like you is really cool. Sorry let me rephrase it, because you're more of a friend than Boss. I have tried working many part time jobs and seriously nothing like this. My previous working experience was not really good. Normally the Boss would be the Bossy and very unapproachable one. Yes my previous bosses are all like that, for no reason they just show you that BLACK to the MAX kind of face whenever they see you. After working for three months in NUM. i feel like it's a big family, you are a very nice and funny boss. You joke and share with us your thoughts. Like a father with 200 over sons! I really enjoyed reading those e mails and most of the time, your e mails makes me think and ponder.
After working in NUM, i see myself not being late and becoming more responsible in terms of work and my life. I was always late before i join NUM. Now even my friends are shocked to see me reaching the earliest when we meet up. You always tell us to give our best and yes i agree! whenever sales is low and i am already very tired i will push myself and when i do, i see the sales go up. i feel that everything is possible if i want it. I use this philosophy in everything i do now especially in my sports and studies. Thanks for being such a inspiration to me and i believe to the rest of your monkeys.
till then..
Regards,
No dount, Xmas was crazy, gotta manage a number of important issues, but finally I can find breather to blog something. I hope to write a bit more before the CNY.
Got an email from Samuel, email like this brings pple closer, of course it heighten the spirit in the midst of all the impossibles and possibles.
Hi Shenzi,
Samuel Ong here, the sai tou! HAHAH! this is my first time writing a non work associated e mail to you. I think having a boss like you is really cool. Sorry let me rephrase it, because you're more of a friend than Boss. I have tried working many part time jobs and seriously nothing like this. My previous working experience was not really good. Normally the Boss would be the Bossy and very unapproachable one. Yes my previous bosses are all like that, for no reason they just show you that BLACK to the MAX kind of face whenever they see you. After working for three months in NUM. i feel like it's a big family, you are a very nice and funny boss. You joke and share with us your thoughts. Like a father with 200 over sons! I really enjoyed reading those e mails and most of the time, your e mails makes me think and ponder.
After working in NUM, i see myself not being late and becoming more responsible in terms of work and my life. I was always late before i join NUM. Now even my friends are shocked to see me reaching the earliest when we meet up. You always tell us to give our best and yes i agree! whenever sales is low and i am already very tired i will push myself and when i do, i see the sales go up. i feel that everything is possible if i want it. I use this philosophy in everything i do now especially in my sports and studies. Thanks for being such a inspiration to me and i believe to the rest of your monkeys.
till then..
Regards,
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