What is Love?

 The Beginning...

Love...
It is in the air.
It is the very purpose of our very existence.

Who do we love?
What is life without love?
When did we fall in love?
Where do we fall in love?
Why do we fall in love?
How did we fall in love?

I will love you until my dying day... ...

Love is a labryinth

A
Labryinth
Of 
Various 
Ends

 

Fear is the obstacle to success - Don't be afraid!

2015 December

Honesty is a very expensive gift, don't expect it from cheap people. - Warren Buffet

The best teamwork is a cohesion of independent people working to achieve a common goal.
- Ronald Teo March 2015

If I had more time, it would be shorter.

Rapport is the ultimate tool for getting results with people.

Respect everyone's right to be different.

Trials and tribulations make life meaningful.

Minds are like parachutes they function best when open. - Thomas Dewar

To be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. 

It's never to late to be what you might have been. - George Eliot

People see God everyday, they just don't recognise him. - Pearly Bailey

The greatest glory in living, lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. 
- Mandala  Nelson

For every minute we are angry, we lose 60 seconds of happiness.

Tolerance does not mean that one embraces every idea or view but that one does not get angry at what one cannot accept.


Faith

Faith is a gift from God...
Before this faith can be exercised, man must have the grace of God to move and assist him; he must have the interior helps of the Holy Spirit, who makes the heart and makes it easy for all to accept and believe the truth.

Do our need to find lasting relieve from recurrent discontent rob us of happiness and leave us in strife?


Four Noble Truths 

1.  All beings, human & otherwise are afflicted with all sorts of disappointments; sadness, discomfort, anxiety, etc.
- They are subject to suffering -

2.  The cause of this suffering is craving, born of illusion of a soul.

3.  Suffering has a final end in the experience of Enlightenment (Nibbana) which is the complete letting go of the illusion of 'soul' and the consequent ending of ill will.

4.  This peaceful and blissful enlightenment is achieved through a gradual training, a path called the middle way or the eightfold path.

2015 November

Better to say nothing and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and prove it beyond a doubt. - Mark Twain

A dream doesn't become a goal until it's written

Money os not the only answer, but it will make a difference.  - Barrack Obama

Repeating an action makes habit.  Habit creates Character! - Leil Lowndes

Show sincere interest & people will open up. - Dale Carnegie

The road to hell is often paved with good intentions.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. - Eleanor Roosevelt

Always keep an open mind & have a questioning attitude.

Life is about trying and crystallising.

Problems are meant to be solved.

A can do attitude defies the impossible.

The paradox of leadership is a combination of personal humility and professional will.

Good people enjoy working with good people.

Entrepreneurs achieve results regardless of obstacles.  They form good working habits a belief in oneself & the willingness to take risk!

Doing the right thing versus doing what is right? 

No problem, no opportunity!

Confidence comes with preparation.


Learning 
Is the cup half empty half full? 
Life's lesson is never ending.
RT 



Expectations 
Where do we start ... ...
from 0 to 100 or 100 backwards?
Imagine the amount of disppointment you get when you give the latter a 100 to start and finish off with nothing?
Then again why should everyone start from ground zero?
Life's not fair, we have to learn to accept that.
Maybe we should strike a compromise and start the latter at 50?
so is the cup half full or half empty?
lower your expectations of others maintain and constantly strife to expect more from yourself, what you want out of life...



Just Do It!
Just Do it!
Never give up
Try and try again
RT

Learning

Will we ever stop learning? 

The day we stop learning, we might as well close our eye and fold our hands permanently... 

It's us who choose when we stop.. ..

1500hrs, 16102010

Believe it and it can be done.

Have Goals

Live life to the fullest

Prepare well

Have faith in yourself

Know that you will make it !!

Wednesday, 3 MARCH 2010

2014 & before

Updated as at 08112010

Life

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Treasure today, because it will be your beautiful memory tomorrow.
"Never let yesterday’s disappointments overshadow tomorrow’s dreams"
life is simple we make choices and dont look back

Inspirational

Live and Let Live !

Live it up!

Live!

Saturday, May 5th, 2007 

Treasure today, because it will be your beautiful memory tomorrow. 
"Never let yesterday’s disappointments overshadow tomorrow’s dreams" 
life is simple we make choices and dont look back. 

Loyalty unfortunately does not equate to ability

Be quick to react but not rush into it
This life is yours.

Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well.
Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly.
Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature.
Take the power to control your own life.
No one else can do it for you.
Take the power to make your life happy.

Given to me by Sis ... a long time ago....

What's too much for you?
What's too little for you?
What's just nice for you?

It only takes a thought to change the world!

Everything begins from the very first thought.

It always starts with .. I want to

The beginning of an empire started with an idea.

Thought is greater than will.
For when a man thinks then he wills.
then he has it in his mind.

Never cry for any relation in life
Because the one you cry for 
Does not deserve your tears, 
And the one who deserves, 
Will never let you cry. 

Treat everyone with politeness 
Even those who are rude to you, 
Not because they are not nice, 
But because you are nice. 

Management/ Team Buildiing

Breaking the pots & sinking the ships only at the last resort

Always have a positive attitude in life 
There is something positive in every thing, 
Even a stopped watch is right twice a day

You don't make history by following the rules, you do it by sieging the moment.

Knowledge requires patience; ation requires courage. Put patience and courage together and you'll be a winner. Donald Trump

The power of NoW-discipline

Pride. 
The mother of all failures.

Pacing oneself
Think not merely about the urgent but the end results. Focusing on the immediate will prevent you from doing great things.
(Confucius for Zi Xia before he took office).

Procrastination.
Enthusiasm wanes with time.
We should not take too long to achieve our goals.

Opportunity
The harder I try the luckier I get.
Seize the day- it's never to early nor too late. Time & tide waits for no man-ride the wave while you still can.

Never blame your misfortunes on others-your life has always and will always be in your hands.

If it ain't broken, don't fix it. 

Art of goal setting

Creative use of minial resources.
Creativity to make up for our disadvantages/lack of resources.

Knowing the limits of one's strength.

Knowing the specific demands.
Attainability can only be assessed if we truly understand the nature of the goals set.

Dedication - keeping distractions away

Regulate yourself to focus on yr goals.

Study hard / study smart.

Distractions- steer clear of them.
Differenate between those who will help you & those who will distract you.

Complacency 
Those who are complacent get caught in a rut & indulge in self-satisfaction. Their inactivity robs them of the chance to attain their full potential, to mature & to learn.

When a goal is set it's important to keep our resolutions strong.

Consistency. 
One hot - ten cold.(mencius)

Effort.
We must put in undiminished effort till the final goal is achieved.

Perseverance yields success.
Never be discouraged by intial attempts.

Never look back - story of Meng Min & the broken earthen pot.
Time & Engery spent feeling downcast is much better used for other more productive work.

Timed. 
Seize the day, lay hold of providence & press on towards the goal.

Pacing oneself-all goals should be timed-a day/week/month/year to help us guard against PROCRASTINATION.

Patience to make our goals a reality.

Perseverance can make the seemingly impossible become a possibility.
Moving a mountain with perseverance.

Dreams are from yr imagination, creativity and yr past reality

Forgiveness is attribute for the strong

Faith is not believing without seeing its
trusting without reservation.

"Never let yesterday's disappointments overshadow tomorrow's dreams" 

life is simple we make choices and don't look back.
Let the muscle make sense

Live each day your last and you will find life more meaningful..

Your enthusiaum is like magnet attracting people to your cause

If you judge people you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa

Learn fm yesterday, live for today hope for tomorrow. 

The way of peace. Overcome evil with good. Falsehood with truth and hatred with love

Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom. 
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

Fear is a sickness that will crawl in to those who engage it

Greed, power and hatred usually go hand in hand

The test of a true gentlemen, is when you put them in position of authority

You can’t soar like the eagle if you are surrounded by turkeys. Colin Schooling

Everyone makes mistakes;
We must admit it.
Learn from it.
Try not to repeat it again.

Treasure today, because it will be your beautiful memory tomorrow.

"Never let yesterday's disappointments overshadow tomorrow's dreams" 

life is simple we make choices and don’t look back.

Let the muscle make sense. Wen Xin Long

Live each day your last and you will find life more meaningful..

Your enthusiasm is like magnet attracting people to your cause

Life is full of surprises. Take all things in good stride.

An Empire is ruled by an iron fist and a strong gut

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius

The goal of yesterday will be the starting point of tomorrow. Thomas Carlyle

He is able who thinks he is able. Buddha

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising each time we fall. Confucius

I hear & I forget
I see & I remember
I do & I understand. Confucius

When we are able to express our inner emotions, we are taking responsibility for those feelings.

If you wait you are not in control of your destiny.

You got to have belief.

Its the choices we make that make us who we are.

Think for 3 seconds before you act.

Give discount

Rebuild
Rebound
Regroup

Re-engineer
Re-align
Re-organise

What has to happen?

Functional Skills versus/and People Skills

Thinking about the future of our present decisions

Follow Up, Follow Through

Create a shared language

Fashion is an idea

The new normal

With change comes resistance

Debt
Control your money control your life
Plan your future control your money
Decrease debt
Live within your means
Make payments 

Proper planning prevents poor performance 

Tough times never last. Tough people do.

Being Successful doesn't make you manage your time well
Managing your time well make you Sucessful.

Goal Setting 

Doing the right thing vs doing things right ?
It doesnt matter how well you polish the underside of a car.

Experience comes with time and there are no shortcuts to getting it.

Good judgement come with experience and experience comes from and good bad judgements. So its ok to make bad judgements! 

Failing to plan is planning to fail.

Plan Each Day, Each Week, Each Semester.

You can only change your plans if you have one!

Emotions

What is Love?

A listening ear,
a gentle touch.
A shoulder to lean on,
Someone to hold on to, when you are alone/afraid...



Funny how love is?  

When the person you love and treasure most is beside you, you don't seem to take notice.
When you are 10,000 miles away, the urgency to want to see the person, be with the person is just unbearable.
Why do we behave like that?
If we are so much in love with the person...

treasure each minute as if it is your last
hold your loved ones so tight, he/she would be grasping for air
never ever say things you do not mean
hold your pride and let love lead the way.


Happiness

What do we look for in life?
A nice home, a safe haven.
A security blanket.

But often so we find ourselves trapped around all the unhappy things in life.
Why?

We have a choice.
We can choose to be happy or choose to be unhappy.
The decision is ultimately ours.

So......what do you want in life?


RT 26/02/2010


Existence 

I will love you with every fibre in my being ... ... 

The greatest thing about love, is to love and be loved

Come what may.... I will love you until my dying day.

Seasons may change,winter to spring

Our love will be to the end of time


The Begining...

Love...
It is in the air.
It is the very purpose of our very existence.

Who do we love?
What is life without love?
When did we fall in love?
Where do we fall in love?
Why do we fall in love?
How did we fall in love?

I will love you until my dying day... ...

Love is a labryinth

A
Labryinth
Of 
Various 
Ends

Singapore Peanuts - Why do we serve?

Why do we serve? 

I am 39 years of age, of which I volunteered 25 good years helping my community. I served on various grassroots committees, from the youth to sports. I always prided myself as a Singaporean whenever I travel and communicate with foreigners and friends from overseas. 

While I worked my way up the ladder from earning a mere $800 SGD per month to my current salary, I thought to myself “that must have been quite an accomplishment”. However, when I see a room filled with overpaid civil servants argue about their salary, it suddenly don on me that all my hard work and all my years of unweaving trust in the government is now no more.

Yes, we are a unique nation with fines and without gum, however look what 30 years of hard work has brought us. Singapore has gone a long way from the time the first air-conditioned bus was launched to the existing transportation system we have, from kampongs to skyscrapers.

We have gone a long way, no one can dispute that, however it is extremely disappointing when you see the calibre of some of our existing MPs, Ministers. Why do we serve? Have we lost the true meaning of serving our people? When was the last time any minister had a cup of coffee at a hawker centre, when was the last time our ministers took public transport on a regular basis without trying spread false propaganda?

I do not think that Singaporeans are quick to judge, the government has been given many opportunities to prove to the people that they care. From the Mas Selamat incident , flooding downtown to MRT breakdowns. Do you see Singaporeans protesting outside the parliament, requesting for anyone to step down? Why is hard work only put in when the world is watching? 

Is paying our new ministers a $55k pay cheque a month and 8 months bonus the real issue? I attended a dialogue once at Sengkang CC when the new ERP system was about to be launched, I made a statement “ should our public transportation system be profiteering from Singaporeans? I remembered that a bus trip use to only cost 15 cents.” The reply I got was “were you even around to know that? “ Unfortunately yes, I was around, I was 10 years old when bus fares were only 15 cents around the neighbourhood and 70 cents for a trip from point to point. The reply I got was extremely disappointing apart from trying to evade answering my question the person whom I don’t care to name, attempted to query the integrity of my question?

So back to my question… Why do we serve? Are the correct people being elected to serve?