It's All Coming Back to Me
Aiya, it is this type of title again.This means that something... is going to happen to me again. I can feel it.I have been thinking a lot these days after my long December holiday. I have been thinking about my life and my future. I am 24 years old this year (going to 25) and I think to myself.William Gates (or better known as Bill Gates) earn his first USD20K when he was 14."At age 14, Gates also formed a venture with Allen, called Traf-O-Data, to make traffic counters based on the Intel 8008 processor. That first year he made $20,000" - www.wikipedia.org
What was I doing when I was 14? I am still fooling around at that time. But thanks to my dad and uncle, I start to do business then. I sold reference books and surgical masks. It was the haze outbreak that year in 1997. I earn my own pocket money from the masks that I sold. My dad was the one who got me the supply. I earn RM0.40 for each mask that I sold (now, my customers know... Muahahaha...)Why I said thanks to my dad and uncle? Well, when I was 10 (Standard 4), my dad asked my to help my uncle in his bookstore in a school. That was the place where I pick up my English. I had to speak in 3 different languages as our customers are from different ethnic groups. I also need to converse in local dialects (Hokkien and Teow Chew), if needed.From there, I also learn the art of "giving the best price" and "giving the best reason for not giving discounts". Well, book sales does not really give anyone a great margin though.I start selling stuff like books, stamps (First Day Cover and collectibles) when I was 15. I had a business partner at that time, he was my classmate. We join venture in the stamp business and we earn quite some money, enough for subsidize our own stamp collection and the balance as our pocket money.Our "business" were better when the movie Titanic came out. We made our own Titanic pocket calendar and we also sold 3R pictures of Jack and Rose, at zero cost. We were the middle man. We had earn about RM80 per person just during that "Titanic Sale" itself. Great huh?My entrepreneurship thinking helped me along my way in secondary school education. I sold Music CDs, reference books and also stamps during my last 2 years of studies in secondary school. I also worked part time as Display Artist in the used-to-be-famous shopping complex near my house during the end of year school break.Oh yeah... back to the thinking about my future and life topic... I thought that if Bill Gates can make his own USD20K when he was 14, then maybe I could do something also now that I am 10 years older than when I was 14.My first MYR50K maybe? Or my first restaurant by the time I turn 29?No one know.... But I know for sure that if I dont change my current situation, the goal above will not happen at all.
Dreams Were Meant for Sleeping
I like to take note of the lyric of songs that I listen but I didn't really take note of High School Musical songs.Recently, I found that the lyric of this particular song... intriguing.-----------------------------------------------------------------------When There Was Me and You - Gabriella It's funny when you find yourself Looking from the outside I'm standing here but all I want Is to be over there Why did I let myself believe Miracles could happen Cause now I have to pretend That I don't really care I thought you were my fairytale A dream when I'm not sleeping A wish upon a star That's coming true But everybody else could tell That I confused my feelings with the truth When there was me and you I swore I knew the melody That I heard you singing And when you smiled You made me feel Like I could sing along But then you went and changed the words Now my heart is empty I'm only left with used-to-be's And once upon a song Now I know you're not a fairytale And dreams were meant for sleeping And wishes on a star Just don't come true Cause now even I can tell That I confused my feelings with the truth Because I liked the view When there was me and you I can't believe that I could be so blind It's like you were floating While I was falling And I didn't mind Cause I liked the view Thought you felt it too When there was me and you-----------------------------------------------------------------------Lyric Courtesy of www.lyricsmania.com
Who WAS I?
I came across this website that can help you to find out who you were in your previous life.http://51.aqioo.cn/Preexistence.htmlTo my surprise... My result was... (In Mandarin)------------------------------------------------------阿拉伯国王 生活奢华,随心所欲前世的人生： 生活奢华，随心所欲。 是个相当随心所欲、有美女围绕的富裕国王，后宫佳丽三千，命相非常好。今生的影响： 不习惯跟女生往来。因为前世见过太多美女，今生反而对美女没辙，跟女生在一起就会 举止僵硬，心情紧张。所以你总聊与运动有关的话题，倒也给了人充满活力的感觉------------------------------------------------------Translated to English,Arabian King luxurious life and arbitrary Previous Life: Living in luxury and arbitrary. A King that is always surrounded by many beauties, has 3000 concubines and has very good Fortune. The impact of this life: Not used to keep contact with girls. Previous life has seen as too many beautiful girls and on the contrary, became awkward when with girls. Will be nervous or stoned with communicating with girls. Likes to talk about sports but this will eventually make people think that you are energetic.-------------------------------------------------------Interesting huh?
Back in Bukit Mertajam Pt. 7
Day 11 - 1 Jan 2008 (Tuesday)Nothing special despite the new year.Woke up early and prepare breakfast for my mom.Read the newspaper and realized how "clever" Malaysians are. Most of them queue at the petrol station the night before, thinking to fill up their cars before the petrol price increases. Some even say, "Sure increase one~!"It is all because of the SMS hoax that has been circulating.Malaysia Boleh eh?Church members, neighbours and friends came for prayer at night...Day 12 - 2 Jan 2008 (Wednesday)Woke early as usual. Sent my mom out to do some errands as her license has expired.We went to the market, church and bank.There are pretty much things to prepare as tomorrow will be the funeral for Ah Mah.I was also surprised to see my uncles and aunties from Tapah. They came all the way here.At night, there were almost 100 people attended the praying session. Even my cousins came.Prayers ended at about 11pm.
