What Type of Learner You Are?

Some learn right at the moment.

Some learn after making mistakes.

Some learn in the circumtances.

Some learn from readings.

I am a learner of circumtances. Only then, learner from readings. I have to be in the circumtances, to benchmark my weakness against others, before I thrust myself to read on to improve on it.

Improvement is always a big challenge. Character is much more difficult to be improved comparing to knowledge & skill.

Courage, determination & focus are all important.

Let's strive for the best!

情，很实在，也很缥缈

远离时，很渴望；拥有时，很容易忽略。可以感觉到，却留不住。它就在那有与无之间，牵住人的心。

Pursuance of Your Lifestyle

The 10 years of rental lifestyle has come to halt. What happens next is a little different & seemingly interesting. Two different paths ahead: to relocate my personal effects to other countries & to settle into our new home.

The relocation carries personal items and some ornaments. The settling-in focuses more on household items. While the ornaments carries along past fond memories, the household items establish a core home feel at our new home.

At this juncture, I see our new home as base of belongings, the ornaments & photos as memories, and my new venture to fulfill my earnings to new experiences.

Throughout the moving, we find ourselves in constant decision making, to decide what items to stay and what to leave behind, through familiarity in memories. There, I find fittings with the right items. My next natural sense is to perfect myself with the items. Eventually, be LEAN on the them while allowing the ventures to more new experiences. This stronger sense of self leads me to pursue my quality of life. It is more to individual, and less about the materialistic side.

That sense of self is the pursuance of lifestyle.

Managing people, starts from managing yourself.

If you could manage your emo wisely, you would always have wisdom to know the rights from wrong. Clear emotion, clear wisdom.

If you could always hold on to few fundamentals, you are always ready to guide. Fundamentals guide.

If you could always learn from the past, discipline the learning, you master. Mastery makes management easier.

Things should be Simpler

I just hope things can be simpler, with not so much unnecessary conditions to think of.

People always resist change. Normal people do. To that, effort always brought up to resist the changes. To sail smoothly through, it takes much consideration. However, limited capability could handle the only simple ones. If unnecessary conditions always build on it, the changes would strain people more. Very uncomfortable.

I just hope it wont strain the relationship too much.

Continuing challenges in day & night are testing me. I need luck.

Indonesia

This is Pekan Baru. An A4 sheet could capture the map of it. Simple.

This city surprised me in its cleaniness, not on par to singapore but well maintained. However, taking a closer look, the main streets are clean, but not in areas beyond that.

Referencing to their official website, cleaniness goes top in the list. Much effort & resources would have been poured in. But, the impact is probably limited.

Going beyond, the traffic is chaotic as it could be. Motorcycles are everywhere. Riders are without helmet. There is almost no traffic rules.

Due to oil discovery, the city has seen good development throughout the years. It claims to be the highest income/capita city. But, apparent lack of planning, still not bringing the best out of its resources. The greatest asset - people, are not well equipped with english, to bridge themselves to the world.

The planning, not just on traffic/roads, but also on education - could only add more weight to the already smart & hardworking people.

The contrast to Singapore could only tell how much has Singapore government done for its nation.

ONe theory, One WorLd

Sometimes, I believe - ONe TheoRy, just oNe - and it ruLes the World.

Let's see..

In business, you start a small one; you cultivate it through hardwork; it grows; you reinvest; its capacity grows; you reinvest to a point; you sell a very high profit.

In career, you start fresh; you cultivate through hardwork; your experience grows; you furthered learning; your experience broadens; you re-learn to a point; you jump to another ship with much higher compensation.

THere is a lot you can interfere.
1. You need to work hard; that results must value-add to your portfolio; and the market values it.
2. You will reach a point - to realign your value & market value (not too early not too late)
3. To be BIG, you need to know what the market wants. Throw your vision far!
4. None the less, think like businessman even though you are employed; because your employer is in the business world.

Life is to appreciate the beauty of one universe. Journey of knowing it, is itself a joy too.

Move - on

culture is so dynamic that.. people only look forward and seldom look back. sometimes, in life, what we gain is not bout the big bright future, but what we had in the past - friends, family & loved ones.

everyday, i work out best of myself - just to welcome a brighter tomorrow. however, busyness occupied me - till i seldom have time to treasure the people around me until they are leaving. now, i realize - mere future is not everything. but, it is the past that counts, that shapes me into who i am today.

shall we allow ourselves a moment of silent everyday - just to treasure what we ARE having? so that we care for ourselves and people around us MORE.

2010...

china redistributing development focal. broader economic benefit, from coastal to inland. cool-off escalation. continue strong aggregate GDP growth. clear blue-print. private investors follow suit rhythmatically.

america balance trade. not just a spending nation. highly productive (quality) manufacturing main driver. welcome china companies to pump in investment. create jobs.

international banks should share clearer info on currency flow. allow developed & developing countries to manage currency together.

2010 sees uphill task, however, already identify obstacles. it needs concentrated political wills in sailing world economy through turbulence.

optimum outcome is more balanced economy growth between US & china.
risk is both countries go into economy turmoil - China property buble burst; US economy could not pick up with no external demand

Year 2009...

To the year of 2009... it is year of happenings of major life events.

first its the proposal, then house hunting, meet-ups with a new family member, and ROM.. and an exciting yet unforgettable australia trip.

My proposal & our ROM went great. I simply enjoy this change in life. And, the meet-ups with my sister hubby was very interesting too. All these enrich my life greatly.

However, house hunting has not been smooth. The decision to slow down the speed of getting a house, cost me around anywhere from $50-$70k. It is a pain in the butt. Till now, we are yet to settle on anything, while the end of lease is looming.

Pray hard, that situation would turn favour, to the hardworking middle-class who works hard to earn a simple living.