人生中的第二部相機

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

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!!

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……

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。

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

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！！！！

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？

不同时间、不同心情、不同感觉、不同歌曲

最近因为五月天演唱会的关系，重听许多五月天的歌曲。
重听的过程中让我想起很多过去的点点滴滴……
歌单中让我爱上《候鸟》。
有时候就是这样子，之前不太爱那首歌或对那首歌不怎么上心。
过了一段日子重听的话就会喜欢上……可能，每段时间的心情都不一样所致
每段时间都有不同心情，不同的心情就会有不同的感觉，
不同的感觉就会配上不同的歌曲……应该是这样子
期待明天的五月天的演唱会！！

探索韓文已一年了

又来纪念一下……上個學期的成績……
現在算一算……去年5月，我開始學韓語，原來不知不覺已一年了……
中間還是有點停頓期，因爲開學期需要遷就一些同學，就當放假！
小學中學大學期間，也有放假！現在放假1、2個星期不過分咯！
現在的程度不好不坏，還是探索中……
畢竟一個星期才上一次，進度不能要求太多
再加上，人老了，頭腦不好使，呵呵~~
講真的，單字背了又忘記，有時會很沮喪……讀音還得加強中……
算，還是要背，因爲單字很重要……話説，還有很多沒背！！=='''

有時候看到一些非常普通的韓文句子，我竟然看得懂，那種心情……
滿足感頓時湧上，而且心情……真的是難以筆墨來形容就對了！！
告訴自己要堅持下去……其實，坦白沒想過放棄
因爲喜歡語言、喜歡鉆研究語法的感覺……
身邊的朋友也開始學習日文、鋼琴、吉他等，真的替她們開心！！
可以學習自己喜歡的東西是幸福的、快樂的……

現在也開始接觸韓文翻譯，因爲想學韓文學得更好，不三分鐘熱度……
爲了更上心，之前已決定往自己有興趣的方向去接觸韓語翻譯
那就是神話的……哈哈！！與一群神創共事，感覺也很好！！
其實，翻譯不多，只是很少很少，因爲韓語一多，我就不懂
一行或幾個字湊在一起就應該還懂，但是一大堆湊在一起就暈！！
還是給專業的韓翻吧！！我絕對只是打醬油的……呵呵~~
無論如何，現在我只是英翻，會一直向韓翻的方向努力！！

时间回不到......

(CR: 围脖心情心语)

我知道不能回去

但是情不自禁还是会缅怀过去

我知道已过去了

但是难免会怀念以前的点点滴滴

我知道心还是挂念那美好时光

但是美好的时光一去不返回

时间一到

收拾心情

向未来奔驰

惦念依然

你們過得如何？還好嗎？簡單一句，心裏淡淡的憂傷
這幾個月因好友的婚禮與多位舊同事見面，不知爲何百感交集
看這披上婚紗的她們，頓感唏噓
還是因自己年紀不輕，心中湧起一陣複雜而難以言喻的感情
看昔日與我並肩作戰或談笑風生的朋友各自尋找自己的人生
結婚的去結婚、工作的去工作
無盡唏噓……感嘆時光的飛逝……

時間一點點，時鐘一圈圈，始終不變的是惦念 ……
見面那刻，瞬間感覺湧上心頭……

以前我以爲我很容易就能放得下，原來我是不能
那刻我才發現我是如此重视
原來你們早在我心中默默霸佔了一個位子
連我自己都不知道……還是我后知后覺……

我知道人應該向前看
我知道人不應該原地踏步
我知道一切都在變
我知道天下沒不散的宴席

但是，我亦知道我惦念依然