money
Remember Room to Read?
It’s been a while since the subject on Room to Read came up. Now there’s a quick way you can get involved. Simply vote for the project “6000 Girls’ Scholarship in the Developing World“, and if it gets to at least top 25, American Express will sponsor quite a sum into the project! Click here [...]
Think big, drive small
When it comes to money, the holy grail of all questions is always “how to make more money”. I believe this is only part of the equation of making money. We also have to know how to spend the money so that we will end up having more money to make more money. I believe [...]
When did choosing a washing machine become so difficult?
Who says washing machine is boring? I tried to buy one and it was anything but boring! Until I was overwhelmed by choices… That was when I find washing machines really boring…
When i bought my very first washing machine, there were only 2 criteria - it works, and it’s cheap, maybe not in that order. [...]
I am 30, and my teacher scolded me
I stood up my teacher, with a last minute notice. No wonder he scolded me. It wasn’t intentional, but I was torn between family and learning Tai Ji. Sometimes Tai Ji wins, sometimes family wins.
Finding a charity that speaks to you
I never realised I was looking, until I found it, only to realise that I have been looking for it all along.
I have been looking for a way to give something back to the society, be it through work, business, or a charitable organisation. I’ve finally stumbled across something which speaks to me on a [...]
Buying a ticket home
Buying a ticket home. It’s suppose to be easy, it’s suppose to be painless. But when you combine school holidays, Sundays and rainy days, you’ve got yourself a perfect storm.
Paid to perform
I am an employee. I have a fixed salary every month, for as long as I work with the company. I get some holidays which I can take anytime of the year. Of course, “anytime” is normally controlled by someone else, commonly known as “the boss”. I can “request” anytime, but it’s never “anytime”… Anyway, [...]
Relax the mind
Change your belief system first before changing your life! But first, you have to relax the mind…
Taking private lessons
Have you thought of taking private lessons? Did you need to debate hard to even consider taking private lessons? I share some of my internal conflicts when deciding on taking private lessons. Maybe you can share yours here as well.
Money money money
Reason for me wanting money: to tell me that I can make it. To tell me that I am able to add value to this world. To tell me that I’m not just moving resources around but actually creating more with the available resources. Creating more of what people actually want. More of what people [...]
