人生中的第二部相機，我的小黑 LUMIX GX1
前幾個月終于把它供完
購買過程有點掙扎，但是看到優惠，還免費多一粒battery
最後還是決定買下了……
我的旅途從此多了它伴隨
除了雙目攝下艷麗的風景，幫我攝下沿途的風景
將花草、風景和陌生人成爲我出走的記憶
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
A Blog Post by Singapore's Youngest Millionaire Adam Khoo
Some of you may already know that I travel around the region pretty frequently, having to visit and conduct seminars at my offices in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Su Zhou(China).
I am in the airport almost every other week, so I get to bump into many people who have attended my seminars or have read my books.
Recently, someone came upto me on a plane to KL and looked rather shocked. He asked, 'How come a millionaire like you is travelling economy?' My reply was, 'That's why I am a millionaire.' He still looked pretty confused. This, again confirms that greatest lie ever told about wealth(which I wrote about in my latest book 'Secrets of Self Made Millionaires'). Many people have been brainwashed to think that millionaires have to wear Gucci, Hugo Boss, Rolex etc. (I shop at G2000 by the way) and sit on first class in air travel. This is why so many people never become rich because the moment they earn more money, they think that it is only natural that they spend more, putting them back to square one.
The truth is that most self-made millionaires(not those lucky who inherited money) are frugal and only spend on what is necessaryand of value. That is why they are able to accumulate and multiply their wealth so much faster. Over the last 7 years, I have saved about 80% of my income while today I save only about 60% (because I have my wife, motherin law, 2 maids, 2 kids, etc. to support). Still, it is way above most people who save 10% of their income (if they are lucky). I refuse to buy a first class ticket or to buy a $300 shirt because I think that it is a complete waste of money. However, I happily pay $1,300 to send my 2-year old daughter to Julia Gabriel Speech and Drama without thinking twice.
When I joined the YEO(Young Entrepreneur's Organization) a few years back (YEO is an exclusive club open to those who are under 40 and make over $1m a year in their own business) I discovered that those who were self-made, thought like me. Many of them with net worths well over $5m, travelled ecomony class and some even drove Toyota 's and Nissans. I noticed that it was only those who never had to work hard to build their own wealth (there were also a few ministers' and tycoons' sons in the club) who spent like there was no tomorrow. Somehow, when you did not have to build everything from scratch, you do not really value money. This is precisely the reason why a family's wealth (no matter how much) rarely lasts past the third generation. Thank god, my rich dad(oh no, I sound like Kiyosaki) foresaw this terrible possibility and refused to give me a cent to start my business.
Then some people ask me, 'What is the point in making so much money if you don't enjoy it?' The thing is that I don't really find happiness in buying branded clothes, jewelry or sitting first class. Even if buying something makes me happy, it is only for a while. It does not last. Material happiness never lasts, it just give you a quick fix. After a while you feel lousy again and have to buy the next thing which you think will make you happy. I always think that if you need material things to make you happy, then you live a pretty sad and unfulfilled life.
Instead, what makes ME happy is when I see my children laughing and playing and learning so fast. What makes me happy is when I see my companies and trainers reaching more and more people every year in so many more countries. What makes me really happy is when I read all the emails about how my books and seminars have touched and inspired someone's life. What makes me really happy is reading all your wonderful posts about how this BLOG is inspiring you. This happiness makes me feel really good for a long time, much much more than what a Rolex would do for me.
I think the point I want to put across is that happiness must come from doing your life's work(be in teaching, building homes, designing, trading, winning tournaments, etc.) and the money that comes is only a by-product.If you hate what you are doing and rely on the money you earn to make you happy by buying stuff, then I think that you are living a life no better than a prostitute.
**Recently my friend posted this on FB and recomended to read the last line. Erm....never heard of him before this.....after reading the whole article, it inspired me!! Great thoughts!! I do agree some points that he mentioned....Anyway, it is very worth reading!! You should spend some time on this!!
I am in the airport almost every other week, so I get to bump into many people who have attended my seminars or have read my books.
Recently, someone came upto me on a plane to KL and looked rather shocked. He asked, 'How come a millionaire like you is travelling economy?' My reply was, 'That's why I am a millionaire.' He still looked pretty confused. This, again confirms that greatest lie ever told about wealth(which I wrote about in my latest book 'Secrets of Self Made Millionaires'). Many people have been brainwashed to think that millionaires have to wear Gucci, Hugo Boss, Rolex etc. (I shop at G2000 by the way) and sit on first class in air travel. This is why so many people never become rich because the moment they earn more money, they think that it is only natural that they spend more, putting them back to square one.
The truth is that most self-made millionaires(not those lucky who inherited money) are frugal and only spend on what is necessaryand of value. That is why they are able to accumulate and multiply their wealth so much faster. Over the last 7 years, I have saved about 80% of my income while today I save only about 60% (because I have my wife, motherin law, 2 maids, 2 kids, etc. to support). Still, it is way above most people who save 10% of their income (if they are lucky). I refuse to buy a first class ticket or to buy a $300 shirt because I think that it is a complete waste of money. However, I happily pay $1,300 to send my 2-year old daughter to Julia Gabriel Speech and Drama without thinking twice.
When I joined the YEO(Young Entrepreneur's Organization) a few years back (YEO is an exclusive club open to those who are under 40 and make over $1m a year in their own business) I discovered that those who were self-made, thought like me. Many of them with net worths well over $5m, travelled ecomony class and some even drove Toyota 's and Nissans. I noticed that it was only those who never had to work hard to build their own wealth (there were also a few ministers' and tycoons' sons in the club) who spent like there was no tomorrow. Somehow, when you did not have to build everything from scratch, you do not really value money. This is precisely the reason why a family's wealth (no matter how much) rarely lasts past the third generation. Thank god, my rich dad(oh no, I sound like Kiyosaki) foresaw this terrible possibility and refused to give me a cent to start my business.
Then some people ask me, 'What is the point in making so much money if you don't enjoy it?' The thing is that I don't really find happiness in buying branded clothes, jewelry or sitting first class. Even if buying something makes me happy, it is only for a while. It does not last. Material happiness never lasts, it just give you a quick fix. After a while you feel lousy again and have to buy the next thing which you think will make you happy. I always think that if you need material things to make you happy, then you live a pretty sad and unfulfilled life.
Instead, what makes ME happy is when I see my children laughing and playing and learning so fast. What makes me happy is when I see my companies and trainers reaching more and more people every year in so many more countries. What makes me really happy is when I read all the emails about how my books and seminars have touched and inspired someone's life. What makes me really happy is reading all your wonderful posts about how this BLOG is inspiring you. This happiness makes me feel really good for a long time, much much more than what a Rolex would do for me.
I think the point I want to put across is that happiness must come from doing your life's work(be in teaching, building homes, designing, trading, winning tournaments, etc.) and the money that comes is only a by-product.If you hate what you are doing and rely on the money you earn to make you happy by buying stuff, then I think that you are living a life no better than a prostitute.
**Recently my friend posted this on FB and recomended to read the last line. Erm....never heard of him before this.....after reading the whole article, it inspired me!! Great thoughts!! I do agree some points that he mentioned....Anyway, it is very worth reading!! You should spend some time on this!!
Sunday, July 28, 2013
读懂你的人……
（CR：宫崎骏的动漫世界）
有时候，你需要的不过是一双可以依靠的臂膀，一个能读懂自己沉默的人。
第一个不难，第二个很难……我爸和一位好朋友能，但是我爸已离开；好朋友已结婚……我应该还等多一个出现？可能吧？一直以来随缘，听天由命……反正，祂一直都懂在想什么……
Friday, July 19, 2013
找一個人環游世界
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20130718/18339211
推薦這文章……
看完后就覺得，能找到
與伴侶一起去旅行不難為
一起去環游世界很不容易
一起去窮游世界難如登天
真的找到的話，好好珍惜他/她。
推薦這文章……
看完后就覺得，能找到
與伴侶一起去旅行不難為
一起去環游世界很不容易
一起去窮游世界難如登天
真的找到的話，好好珍惜他/她。
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
一直會讓您看到積極向上的我
（CR：as tagged）
您還好嗎？在那邊過得怎樣？
我們很想念您……
看到這帖和節日的到來讓我更想念您……
您驟然離開帶給我的震驚，我到現在仍然歷歷在目
那刻，路不知道如何走
傷心難過之餘，我們也無所適從
皆因我們一直當您是明燈
但是我們知道我們需要堅強
因爲不想您擔心，也不想她更難過
您放心
獨立、堅強和自主
以前我們有，現在也有
因爲我們是您從小訓練出來的
無論發生什麽事情
一直深信您會在天堂默默守護我們
我答應您
我會在這裡讓您看到積極向上的我
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
我的部落格的新logo！！
話説，這logo……已擁有很久了……
只是我懶惰，再加上拖延症，所以一直沒好好説出來！
這logo的誕生，需要好好感謝與我很好的舊同事兼好朋友 - J小姐
因爲她是一名設計師，感謝她百忙抽空幫我完成
雖然她經常嘲笑自己像artist多點，其實，她的設計天分真的很好！
再加上，我喜歡她的style就是簡單、干淨、大體
出來的效果很好，我喜歡就得！
以後，這裡的照片就會放這logo……
我想說，之前有幾張已放；有幾張沒放……（os：我這個懶人！！）
以後我會堅持放的啦！！！！
Saturday, June 15, 2013
諾亞方舟之後
從《離開地球表面》到《變形DNA》、再到《諾亞方舟》，茫然發現，除了這三場演唱會的時間和地點不一樣之外，和我去看的朋友都不一樣！時間一直在流逝，身邊的人和事不斷在變遷，只因自己不斷往前走，不是其他人不向前走，而是大家行走的方向和去留的意願不一樣，難免會出現分開前行……身邊的一切一切都在改變，有時候還是無意之間消失……不變的是很棒的五月天，依然是場場精彩的演出！
下一次……和我去看會是誰？
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