What difference do u want in life?

1) Love the things you do.

2) Make money from the things you love doing, and make more money!

3) Be happy in whatever you do.

4) Make some good friends, or better!

5) Meet positive and well learnt people.

6) Be optimistic and happy.

7) Be humble, hold your pride, absorb what you deemed right, and of course, filter whatever you deemed not right!

8) Enjoy your hobbies during free time!

Yesterday - World Kindness Day.

Can we make it happen?

In 1997, seven countries, including Singapore, came together to sign a declaration for the world Kindness Movement. Its mission is to inspire individuals towards greater kindness.

A year later, on 13 November, World Kindess Day was established.

As human beings, we have to look beyond the boundaries of race, gender or creed.

We can live together in peace if we focus on what we have in common - Kindness.

The singapore Kindness Movement aims to inspire spontaneous acts of kindness, be it big or small to make life more pleasant for all.

Considering what our Prime Minister and Patron of the Singapore Kindness Movement, Lee Hsien Loong said, "Becoming a vibrant global city isn't enough; we need to build a Singapore with heart."

We hope to transform our nation to be more generous with our time and compliments. One that is willing to lend a helping hand and always be gracious to everyone around us, regardless of race, creed or status.

We can start today with a simple appreciative gesture of giving a daisy to those who have performed acts of kindness around us.

We can make World Kindness Day a meaningful day for all.

Together, we can make it happen.


by Koh Poh tiong
Chairman.

As I read the above article from 'Today' paper, my work bag has already, a Daisy flower protruding out. People were glancing at it. However, i could not be bothered with their glances, and brought it home - For my mother.

During work, bunches of Daisies were displayed at Olio cafe, outside APMI's lobby.

Was surprised at first, but was eventually delighted to be able to pick up a few of the Daisies -free, and passed some of them to my colleagues; those that i thought had shown me kindness in some ways.

Nevertheless, this kindness day fell on Friday, the 13, and indeed, it was a totally unique day in my life, much more unique than usual, but less unique than the word 'unique'.

Lee Kuan Yew sees 3.0pc growth for Singapore in 2010.

Singapore's economy is set to grow by around three percent in 2010 after suffering its worst ever recession this year, former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew said in remarks published Monday.

Lee, 86, now an adviser to the cabinet of his son Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, cautioned Singaporeans against expecting a return to high growth rates soon because of the island's heavy dependence on exports to rich markets.

"We will not resume high growth for several years until the major economies in the world have recovered," Lee, who holds the title minister mentor, was quoted by local media as saying on Sunday.

It was the first time a government official has publicly put a number to 2010 growth, and it appears more conservative than some private economists' forecasts for next year's recovery, the Straits Times newspaper said.

The government currently predicts a gross domestic product contraction of 2.0-2.5 percent this year, less severe than the previous forecast of 4.0-6.0 percent shrinkage in 2009.

The economy grew by an estimated 0.8 percent in the three months to September from a year ago, the economy's first year-on-year expansion in five quarters, according to the ministry of trade and industry. But key industrial output during September fell 7.7 percent year on year as declines were posted across every sector.

The figure snapped two straight months of expansion and was worse than analysts' expectations.

The central bank said last week that Singapore will increasingly look to its services sector rather than industry as the main engine of growth in order to soften the impact of any future global economic crises.


Extracted from
http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/091109/1/4rweh.html

Multiple Source of Income VS Multiple Flows of Income.

The differences between the Multiple source of income and multiple flows of income are:

Multiple source = Many sources of networks, jobs at hand, which one needs to juggle. For eg, freelance personnel who has many sidelines, part time jobs at hand, at the same time which can or does not need to occur together at the same time, but can juggle around, and overlapping one another at times.

Multiple source of income is good for surviving hard times, or when one has some hard time finding a full time stable job. However, although one have a stable job, i would advise them to at least have another passive source of income or sideline, to enhance their income, or to act to sustain themselves, should adversity arise.

Multiple flows = Many passive incomes that keep on generating, without the need to keep working too hard on it. For eg, playing shares, trading, forex, MLM, or any overriding commissions from your downline or subordinates, even rental of houses, rooms and more than 1 source of money rolling in on-goingly, is the multiple flows of income.

Usually, multiple source of income may or may not earn great, but sure to survive oneself. Whereas multiple flows is meant to be a bigger scaled amount in combine by common sense, as u can see the multiple flowings of income.

Intercept Close Protection Services

Earlier this month, we were hired on a freelance contract through a forum for close protection service to the daughter of rich Jarkarta businessman,Tuan Asman.

The mission was to protect and escort the daughter and her best friend around Batam safely, for a night.

We were hired for 6.7 million rupiah each, for a team of 4, which includes our accomodations and transports.

Her daughter was a bubbly, yet sometimes haughty. However, she is a fine young thing overall. Her best friend was active but fun loving.

We escorted them around the places to ensure their safety, and make sure they do not go overboard on anything, or go disturb others, or get disturbed.

Through our trip at the sea before reaching the island, we were excited, but couldn't be bothered if it is really worth the while, but went for it anyway, since we were the gung-ho type of people.

Afterall, we were all experienced in the Security industry, and 2 out of the 4 of us are well trained in martial arts.

Our TL was Mr D, who led us through the whole trip.

Indeed, the whole trip was fun and successful. Followed them to where they wanted, on their expenses, able to share our views and ideas on where to go, had seafood dinner, brought them to shops and club as requested, and in the end, off to the night.

The contract ended the next day 12pm, where we made contact with Tuan Asman's personal bodyguard, for vehicle extraction for her daughter and her friend, around 3km away from the hotel. Then we retired back to our hotel and had our last R & R before we left Batam and back to our country.

What is love?

What is love? It is one of the most difficult questions for the mankind. Centuries have passed by, relationships have bloomed and so has love. But no one can give the proper definition of love. To some Love is friendship set on fire for others Maybe love is like luck. You have to go all the way to find it. No matter how you define it or feel it, love is the eternal truth in the history of mankind.

Love is patient, love is kind. It has no envy, nor it boasts itself and it is never proud. It rejoices over the evil and is the truth seeker. Love protects; preserves and hopes for the positive aspect of life. Always stand steadfast in love, not fall into it. It is like the dream of your matter of affection coming true. Love can occur between two or more individuals. It bonds them and connects them in a unified link of trust, intimacy and interdependence. It enhances the relationship and comforts the soul. Love should be experienced and not just felt. The depth of love can not be measured. Look at the relationship between a mother and a child. The mother loves the child unconditionally and it can not be measured at all. A different dimension can be attained between any relationships with the magic of love. Love can be created. You just need to focus on the goodness of the other person. If this can be done easily, then you can also love easily. And remember we all have some positive aspect in us, no matter how bad our deeds maybe. And as God said �Love all�

Depending on context, love can be of different varieties. Romantic love is a deep, intense and unending. It shared on a very intimate and interpersonal and sexual relationship. The term Platonic love, familial love and religious love are also matter of great affection. It is more of desire, preference and feelings. The meaning of love will change with each different relationship and depends more on its concept of depth, versatility, and complexity. But at times the very existence of love is questioned. Some say it is false and meaningless. It says that it never exist, because there has been many instances of hatred and brutality in relationships. The history of our world has witnessed many such events. There has been hatred between brothers, parents and children, sibling rivalry and spouses have failed each other. Friends have betrayed each other; the son has killed his parents for the throne, the count is endless. Even the modern generation is also facing with such dilemmas everyday. But �love� is not responsible for that. It is us, the people, who have forgotten the meaning of love and have undertaken such gruesome apathy.

In the past the study of philosophy and religion has done many speculations on the phenomenon of love. But love has always ruled, in music, poetry, paintings, sculptor and literature. Psychology has also done lot of dissection to the essence of love, just like what biology, anthropology and neuroscience has also done to it.

Psychology portrays love as a cognitive phenomenon with a social cause. It is said to have three components in the book of psychology: Intimacy, Commitment, and Passion. Also, in an ancient proverb love is defined as a high form of tolerance. And this view has been accepted and advocated by both philosophers and scholars. Love also includes compatibility. But it is more of journey to the unknown when the concept of compatibility comes into picture. Maybe the person whom we see in front of us, may be least compatible than the person who is miles away. We might talk to each other and portray that we love each other, but practically we do not end up into any relationship. Also in compatibility, the key is to think about the long term successful relationship, not a short journey. We need to understand each other and must always remember that no body is perfect.

Be together, share your joy and sorrow, understand each other, provide space to each other, but always be there for each others need. And surely love will blossom to strengthen your relationship with your matter of affection.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare.