Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time (Grammy Awards Live)

When I'm more than I thought I could be...
When all my dreams are a heartbeat away...
And the answers are all up to me...
When I'm racing with DESTINY~
I will be free....

Hero

A song by Mariah Carey that has accompanied me through these few years, giving me strength to carry on...

The Secret: 1st 20 minutes

Many famous successful people shares their philosophies in life. Worth watching.

The Secret Works!

I had some interesting observations today. I've been monitoring the events that happened in the recent happenings in my life. And I am blown away by how the secret works!

It was a series of happenings - an event that leads to another. And they all seemed inter-related.

I've been wanting to do reporting, it was on my mind all the time. And then comes along this conference which I'm also interested in. So I requested to go, and my request was granted. And on the day itself, I when I took a cab, the taxi driver was rather negative by saying that there will be traffic jams, and he will t . r . y. - the word I avoid the most.

In my head and heart, I told myself that I will reach at 8.45am and indeed, despite the earlier pessimism, I reached there at 8.45am, almost right on the dot. The taxi driver was rather surprised; he said that the traffic was rather smooth.

Then as the day progressed, I had another vision - to write a report with my byline. And sure enough, it became a reality. My colleague who was supposed to be there also couldn't make it there as she needs to cover another event. So ended up only me and another guy from money was there. And he didn't file any story, so the story was all mine.

Then, the series of events that happened after that saw me taking action and the small action led to the final outcome - a report with my byline.

I was so ama-ed. And I began reflecting on the previous thoughts I've had which had led to the current happenings in my life. And boy, wasn't I shocked!

To list some, my current room, the best I've ever stayed before, was found with this thought in my mind that I want to get a place cheaper, nearer to work place, bigger and with good housemates. And it materialised.

Another instance was as I was chatting with a friend whom I've not kept in touch for some time, led me to declare what I wanted to do after the 'duration'. And sure enough, the next day, I received an unexpected call from someone who wanted to find me for the plan I told my friend earlier.

I almost freaked out. But it was really a pleasant surprised. The experiment has been successful so far! I'm going to experiment with the secret further by slowly progressing to envisioning even more challenging outcomes that I want to achieve.

I know, I will achieve it, because in my mind, it is already happening.

Get A Piece of The Internet Action

I was surfing the web as usual, reading other people's blogs and learning about new things, when I stumbled upon this.



I read the write-up on Wei Ping's blog and was attracted to the novel idea, which I like a lot. I find it rather interesting too and so went to the website to find out more.

From what I've read, it sounds like a great and interesting concept, not to say powerful. The idea shows the power of networks, and also the power of compounding. Instead of using it for savings or investment, in this case, it is applied to people.

Here I reproduce the write-up by Wei Ping here (with his permission of course), which I find is quite comprehensive.

What is Agloco?

Agloco simply means A GLObal COmmunity which is a system that connects online advertiser with the potential customer which is of course, us, as a internet user. It is the only way you can earn money online by doing what you are already doing - simply surfing the web.

Agloco is completely owned by its users where the shares will be sold in London later and is led by a group of professional people including experienced entrepreneurs and managers.

How do I earn money from it?

Join as a a member and the good thing is, it’s FREE. Download the Viewbar (due to be ready in a few weeks time) and just surf as you normally do. You will be paid in various channels:-

1. Members will be paid on a per hour basis based on your monthly usage of the Viewbar up to a maximum of 5 hours per month. Advertisement will be displayed on the Viewbar and the advertiser will pay Agloco and Agloco will reward its member for using the Viewbar.

2. Members who used the referral system to build the community will be rewarded.

3. Members will get a share of commission on what Agloco received from the advertiser when its member purchase a product or services from the advertiser.

However, do note that member will not be paid for recruiting new members into the community or clicking the advertisement on the viewbar.

Is Agloco a scam? Can I trust this company?

It can’t be a scam as it is completely FREE to join Agloco. Agloco is founded by a few successful people, including 8 Stanford graduates, who also founded AllAdvantage, which created some controversy by paying $100m cash money to its user before it crashed to the Dot Com burst in year 2001. The good thing is none of the member complained about being not paid when it went out of business.

How does Agloco makes money for its member?

Agloco generates money for its member through a few channel. Major one are:-

1. Searching - When you use the Viewbar to do a search like how you normally do using Google or Yahoo, Agloco will get paid from the search engine providers.

2. Commission and advertisement - The Viewbar will display targeted advertisement based upon the websites you are visiting and Agloco will get paid a certain amount of commission if members buy something online as a result of viewing the advertisement, which the commission will be passed on to its members.

Step by step guide in joining Agloco

1. Click on the Agloco image above to join and it will prompt you to the following page:



2. Fill in your particular and click the “Click Here To Join” button.

3. Check your email account and click on the link to complete the registration.

4. And that’s it, you should see your referral code and welcome to the family.

Think Different

The crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in square holes. Ones who see things differently. They have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, you can glorify them or you can vilify them. What you cannot do, is to ignore them. Because...

Here's to the crazy ones out there, think different!

A True Hero Indeed

A truly inspiring and moving real-life story. More than just a true hero, Dick Hoyt showed us the power of love.

Rick Hoyt said: "I am disabled, but I lead a fulfilling life."

"I have shown to disabled people that they don't have to sit back and watch the world go by. They too can go to school, get a job and be included in everyday life."

If the Team Hoyt can do it, so can you!

Intuition Proved Accurate...

Finally, the mystery is solved. I've found the answer I've been looking for, for the past 2 years. What my sixth sense has been telling me all along has been right. Can't deny the power of our intuition...

Now that I've known the answer, it is a reality that I have to face. Can't deny that I've been living in denial for too long. When the truth presents itself right smack in your face, you have choices: accept it or deny it or heck care and remain status quo.

I've chosen to accept the reality... I have to. I just have to do something about it. something inside me just went 'click', just as if you could see a light bulb lighted up in your head. Probably some neuron connections broke and reconnected at another site... all in a fraction of a second...

After I've chosen to accept it, surprisingly, I felt no resentment, no discouragement, no envy. In fact, I felt relieved, even though the truth is rather hard to swallow. At least now, I know where exactly to focus on. Previously, without such feedback, it has been like a lost boat heading nowhere, drifting along with the stream...

Two choices: one to choose your destiny of heading upstream and do something about it. Another is to let the stream decide your fate of ending up downstream... and probably get washed into the vast ocean of even more uncertainties... by then, you would become just like the masses....

Which one would you choose?

Someone said this today: "You have to fight for what you want. No one will fight for you. Others would be happy if you didn't make any noise, because if you make noises, they will have headache."

How true. This is my life, who cares how you live your life, other than yourself. Nobody would take responsibility on how you live your life, other than yourself. It's my life, no one decides how I live it. I have the power to decide how I want my life to be.

Enough of just living for others. Have to start thinking about myself... There's so many dreams that I've yet to achieve. I wouldn't want to look back when I'm 60 and realise that I've wasted my precious youth doing nothing... I know, I will definitely regret it terribly...

Another quotable quote today: "There are vast opportunities. Opportunities are abound."

Yah, so true. Opportunities are everywhere, just waiting for us to hold out our hands and grab them. The first effort would have to come from us - in opening up our palms and arms to embrace them...

A Month of Milestones

How many milestones can you get in a year? And how does it feels like having almost all of them happening on the same month or the same week to be exact? Is there a shift in the moon and the stars which caused this enormous change?

Well, firstly, it was on Mar 31, 2007. A special day, and the number is 5. Go figure. ;)

Secondly, a few days ago, I had my first wisdom tooth extraction. And my cheek swelled to almost twice its size.

Thirdly, which also involves the number 5 - Apr 5, 2007 - when I put down over 100 signatures on four sets of paper to own a house....

I could go on with more milestones to come in this month alone, but since they are not executed yet, I shall just leave it like this.

Another major milestone is also in the pipeline, and would have to be executed in next few weeks. Meanwhile, another planned minor change didn't seem to take off....

Has all these got to do with a sudden change in the universe which affects the feng shui of a person? Or have I grown too speculative and too superstitious? :P hahaha

Whatever it is, the third milestone is the biggest so far this year. Is hitting quarter life the ticket to many major changes and milestones in life?