An Entrepreneur’s Journey

Life has been rather exciting. With training business as my core, ice cream business as a learning process, I am into another great business. I secure the exclusive right to distribute a product in Singapore.

This is a new product created by an ex-teacher who is into business now. Her forte is creating, I’m into sales and marketing. This product can be classified as a stationary and an educational aid.

For those who knows the primary syllabus, you would know that children got to draw models to solve some of the maths problem sums. However, some children took a long time to draw, some didn’t draw it as nice.

What this product does is to shorten that time spend on drawing, so that the time saved can be used on other worthy things.

I am also learning from this business as this is the first time I got involved in a distributing business. This is getting me really excited.

The plan is to distribute this product through tuition centers and schools. For tuition centers wise, it’s to create a win-win deal where the tuition get to earn a supplement income without any effort, because we will do all the marketing. If you know of anyone who owns a tuition center, and don’t mind earning a supplement income, please let me know.

For schools wise, students are going to benefit tremendously with my plan. Selected students get to use the stickers for free, including a free talk throw in for the whole school. If you know of any primary school teachers who are looking for free talks, please let me know.

After going one big round, a 10km run, and realized it’s me. All these craps that’s happening around me is created by me. I would not have gone through those pain if I’ve know this earlier.

It’s me who created all those crappy stuff, even craps from others. Do I have to be responsible for them? You bet.

Being who I am is not important. More importantly, I have to be aware of how others see me, and change myself according to their liking. Then who am I?

Maybe I’m just a selfish bastard, maybe I’m just not loving enough.

Maybe I should just carry all that craps and make it mine, since I am responsible for it. I should just take all the action to change, since it’s me who created them.

It got nothing to do with people around me, it’s me. Their craps is mine to carry. I have to change so that they won’t be having their craps anymore.

In that case, do I have to be responsible for everyone around me? I guess not.

Finally, finally, finally….had a chat with this friend. In fact I’m surprised he msn me, telling me that our friendship is only at a surface even though we knew each other for years. It’s a hint that he hope to bring our friendship further. I am so thrilled when I got this message.

He shared about his life over the years. His fear, uncertainties, insecurity; things that he has never shared with me. All the years I knew him, he hid his feelings, looking strong, just like the old me….what a reflection!

I did the same thing, shared about how I felt recently, what happened in the past weeks; things that I don’t share with him all these years. I felt so good and love to gain another close friend.

My friend, if you are reading this (he’s not a fan of my blog), I want to tell you that I am extremely happy that we had this chat. Our friendship has gone to a new level from this opening up with each other. You have my promise that I will support you in whatever way I can. Thank you for the cautious word about my purpose.

I am so blessed to have great friends around me. Surrounded by love and support. Thank you all my friends.

Few days ago was our 4th Anniversary. Jean and me was wondering where to go for our celebration. Initially, we decided to go for a nice dinner at Swissotel The Stamford. Then Jean suggested to visit Bottle Neck Tree Park instead. Since we had never been there, why not pay that place a visit.

It’s a nice park with a restaurant, fishing pond, prawn pond and a few bottle neck trees. Those bottle neck trees are cute, they really look like your coke bottle that you see in the supermarket.

The restaurant serves mainly chinese food. In such a nice environment, the food is only average, that’s the only regret. One of the dishes we ordered was Hot Plate Deer Meat. This particular dish is one of my favourite, and I tends to have high standard on this dish. I had tasted very good deer meat many years ago, but this one is really no where near there. I was kind of disappointed with the standard of this restaurant.

Well, beside the food, I must give credit to the waitresses for doing their best to make us feel comfortable. They came over to chat with us, refilled our tea and make sure we are well taken care of. If I am to grade their service, I must say it is much better compare to some hotel.

We took a stroll around the park after our dinner, sat by the fishing pond after about 20 minutes of walk. The environment is good, the air is good, makes it even better with nature encompassing us. It has been a while Jean and I sat down to chat. No serious talk, just normal chat like normal couple.

I enjoyed the chat pretty much. It was a great night.

Met up with a friend tonight, he showed me another perspective in life. He’s one friend whom we had knew each other for years but never sat down one on one to chat. Most of the time we are out in a big group. This is the first time we met up to chat.

For the past few years, I don’t like to chat up with friends. I felt it was a waste of my time to do that as I can get so many things done with those few hours of chatting.

I had this realization last month. Being able to chat with friends, having a group of friends to support me is part of life. Life is about experiencing different things, being who I am, being able to strike a balance.

In the past, I was too caught up in chasing after money, building my business; and I had missed out on many other things in life. Building a career is only a small part of life, there are many other things to life.

Currently, I’m still adding value to my clients, building my business, and at the same time, I am also investing time with my friends, slowing down my pace to understand myself more. Doing things that I usually don’t do in the past. I am enjoying every minute of my time now.

Many years back, his life was in a spin, but I am happy now that he is very sure of his direction, enjoying his freedom and being who he is.

I am so blessed that I have many great friends around me. I give thanks that I am aware of life right now. I am much more fortunate than many others who are chasing after things that do not give them true happiness.

Now I live to enjoy my life to the fullest.

From last night, this thought is bugging me. There is a decision I must decide. Well, it’s not really a big thing, but still a decision I have to make.

It’s so not me to hold on to a decision for so long. I guess this decision is not an urgent one, and it probably will not have any huge impact to anyone.

I do know that I should not be so indecisive, thinking about it for so long. I know it because that’s what I told many of my friends in making decision. Successful people makes decision fast. But at this point of time, I just don’t want to make that decision yet.

I will definitely make one when it’s time to make one.

昨天想着这位好朋友。 这位朋友一直以来都在支持者我。而我却一直以来不知道他为我付出这麽多。作为一个朋友的我，感觉上我太“滥”了。

当我想着他的时候，我也深深的体会到真正的友情。友情这东西，在几年前我以忘记它了。是这位知己唤醒我的记忆，让我从新找到了自己，从新找到友情。

好朋友，我只想让你知道我无时无刻都在想着你。

I was extremely happy today. Why? I was at National Achievers’ Congress (NAC) this morning. And at the same time, there was a MPH bookfair.

Three years ago, I was at a similar bookfair as well, and there aren’t any worthwhile books to get even though they are sold at a bargain.

Today, I thought maybe drop by for a while to check out the book fair, since NAC is just few meters away. I must say the quality of the books improved from the last time I visited.

I found some really good books there.

1. The Intelligent Investor $23
2. Built to Last $8
3. The E-Myth $8
4. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari $10

I thought it was a bargain to get 4 good books for less than $50. There are other very good books on sale as well. I saw books like

Rich Dad Poor Dad
Good to Great
E-Myth Series
8 Habits
Paulo Coelho’s titles

Overall I am very happy with the bargain buy.