Sunday, 18th October 2009
Not aiming to be the best. Aiming to be my best.

Helicopter blade on take off -
Every turn is dependent on the last.
No rotation slower than the one before.
Not a single revolution could be allowed to exert anything but the utmost of effort.

Wednesday, 20th May 2009
"Success is a peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."
-John Wooden

Road ahead, or the road behind
by George Moriarty

Sometimes I think the Fates must
grin as we denounce them and insist
the only reason we can’t win,
is the Fates themselves that miss.

Yet there lives on the ancient claim
we win or lose within ourselves.
The shining trophies on our shelves
can never win tomorrows game.

You and I know deeper down,
there’s always a chance to win the crown.
But when we fail to give our best,
we simply haven't met the test, of giving all
and saving none until the game is really won.

Of showing what is meant by grit.
Of playing through when others quit.
Of playing through, not letting up.
It’s bearing down that wins the cup.

Of dreaming there's a goal ahead.
Of hoping when our dreams are dead.
Of praying when our hopes have fled.

Yet losing, not afraid to fall,
If bravely we have given all.

For who can ask more of a man
than giving all within his span.
Giving all, it seems to me, is not so far from victory.

And so the fates are seldom wrong.
No matter how they twist and wind.
It’s you and I who make our fates
we open up or close the gates on the road ahead or the road behind.

Source: 'Coach' on TED

Wednesday, 6th May 2009
Here's an idea:
"You already give 8-10 hours a day to your boss and to your work. To boredom and to people and organizations who couldn't care less about you. Then your family and friends gets the rest of the time.

What about you? Do you really think so little of yourself that you can't sacrifice an hour or two, 3-4 days a week, for yourself? This "me" time isn't spent shopping, watching TV or getting on the internet. You're spending it reinvesting in your body, building strength, and building character. Kicking ass and training consistently - and with some balance - will do wonders for both your body and your mind...

Don't fall for the crap that people are peddling on message boards, in magazines or on TV. Get your shit in order, and get your training in order. Start kicking ass, and take out the crap that doesn't matter. Start doing and believing in the stuff that works, and do it today and forever. You want science and studies? Fuck you. I've got scars and blood and vomit.

This is a call to arms for some of you. It is for me, too. Stop all the things that make you a pussy and steal your energy. Get your life back.
- Jim Wendler - 5/3/1

Sunday, 8th March 2009
Limits are for those who have them.

Sunday, 31th December 2008
Dear Chezz,
I'm afraid we never had the proper chance to say thank you. It took over too soon.
You have made us felt welcomed, and your cheerful greeting around the office each morning made us felt glad that you are there.
I have rarely seen you without a smile.
I remember the day you gave us each of us a hug before leaving the office to front your new battle: 'This is not goodbye, it is just a holiday.'
You have shown us how to be brave, befriending fellow patients, and keeping us informed in your fight.
You have shown us how make other people smile, and live thankfully and happily.
You have been an example, my employer and a friend.
There are so much more to say that cannot be expressed in writing, or speech.
I wish we can see the smile in your eyes again.
It is sad, but I know that you have lived a life of your choosing and would not have regrets.
You will be missed..

Sunday, 14th December 2008
Reflecting on 2008:
I've learned alot in 2008.
From failed interviews, jobs offers, and the general whole campaign.
I've realised that I am ok right now, and there's nothing wrong in trying to improve the situation to make life better.
I've learned that confidence is when goals and actions are aligned.
Be geniune and more authentic in my actions.
Fight the persona, look beyond the first layer of appearances.
Keep focused, never second guess the dream.

*this is memo entry.

Saturday, 6th September 2008
Like it or not. Your life is ending, one day at a time.
What are you doing today?

Sunday, 3rd August 2008

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Saturday, 14th June 2008
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
- Theodore Roosevelt

Tuesday, 10th June 2008
ACF results were better than expected. 90%. A glimmer of hope.

How badly do I want to graduate with the distinction average? Like fire burning for oxygen.

What am I willing to give up for it?
1. Gym
2. All internet but webct/hotmail/unimail
3. All forms of entertainment

The chances are slim, but when has that ever stopped me from trying.

When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.
-Napoleon Hill

Saturday, 7th June 2008
SIG Trader telephone interview

Probability Question:
a) You have two torpedoes. Each have a 1/3 chance of destroying the ship. Whats the probability that you will destroy the ship if you fire both at once?
b) Given that the ship is destroyed. What's the probability that both hit the ship?

The second question is abit stupid, and it threw me. My reasoning was how can the ship be hit twice if it's destroyed? i.e. it should be 0. Anyway. Answer: 1/5: (1/9 / 5/9).

Lets play a numbers game. You vs Me.
Say a number from 1 to 10, then I can say any number that's 1-10 greater than your number.
For example. I say 4, then you can say anything from 5 to 14.
The one who say 50 wins.

Would you go first or second, and what would your strategy be?

Work backwards. You want to say 50.
So you want to be saying 39 to force the other guy to say 40-49.
To force the other guy to let you say 39, you want to be saying 28.
To force the other guy to let you say 28, you want to be saying 17.
To force the other guy to let you say 17, you want to be saying 6.
Answer: Go first and say 6.

Did I get it the first time? No, and it doesn't matter.
I never make the same mistake twice.

Friday, 30th May 2008
When you leave here today, don't forget why you came.

Thursday, 22nd May 2008
For every negative event, think of three positive things that would come out of it.

Thursday, 15th May 2008
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow."
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Tuesday, 8th April 2008
I give myself full permission to be who I am and who I want to be.
Because I am me.

Friday, 21st March 2008
I would rather hear no, than never know.

Sunday, 13th January 2008
An old man sat next to me on the train today. Around 65-70.

Normally I would not take much notice. But he was fidgeting around, moving his body as he scans the windows for a glimpse of a station name.

He glances at me a few times, as if wanting to ask a question; my sunnies was on, this time, I did not try to start a conversation.

He wore grey. I looked at his quads and hamstring.. mine was at least twice his size, maybe from squats at the gym earlier; but it didn't matter as the comparison made me think.

What would I be like when I'm his age? Would I still be functioning as well? Where was he going? Is his family waiting for him? Does he have a family?

Questions in my mind.

He produced an old pair of glasses from his bumbag, it had a red frame, and around the back, it had a string joining the two ends together. Such an old style.. Was he in financial difficulty?

Questions which will not be answered.

We don't know what is going to happen to us tomorrow. All we can do, is to give our best today.

The US navy seals had this quote/motto:
"The easiest day was yesterday." Welcome to today.

Tuesday, 1st January 2008
First day of 2008. Happy new year!

In 2008, let us look forward to a successful past.

Sunday, 30th December 2007
Found something interesting as I cleaned out a draw containing my Year 6 "Black Folder", where we keep our major published works for the year.

Year Six in 1998

Year six in 1998
Fitness every morning.
Craft, sport, music every week.
Work after recess,
Work after lunch,
Work till it's done.
Then we could have fun.
- By Derek

How cool is that?

Monday, 10th December 2007
A promise?
Then better keep it.

Monday, 3rd December 2007
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.

Care more than others think is wise;
Risk more than others think is safe;
Dream more than others think is practical;
Expect more than others think is possible.

Sunday, 14th October 2007
The strongest person you can rely on is yourself. Take good care of him.

Tuesday, 18th September 2007
It ain't about how hard you can hit. It's about hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done.
- Rocky Balboa

You never fail until you give up.

Wednesday, 1st August 2007
Law 19: Know who you're dealing with - Do not offend the wrong person
- Robert Greene - The 48 Laws of Power

Friday, 20th July 2007
Lion in a cats skin.

"What drives you?"

When I look into the mirror. Do I see myself?

No. I see someone more successful, more powerful, who is stronger, faster, smarter and BETTER than I am.

I want to merge that image. I want to be the man that I see, the man of my dreams. He is the reason and he has my dream.

Monday, 11th June 2007
"Amateurs don't quit until they get it right. Professionals don't quit until they know they can't get it wrong."

Saturday, 9th June 2007
It's all about respect.
Everytime you chase, you become more of a chump.

Thursday, 7th June 2007
Macquarie Interview:

1. Why did you choose Accounting & Finance?
2. What subject do you enjoy the most?
3. What do you know about the Investment banking division?
4. What do you know about the Financial Products?
5. Give me a time when you were in a challenging position and how did you deal with it?
6. Show me a time where you were creative to solve a problem?

7. Numerical/logic questions
Talk me through how you get the answer to these problems. (no calculators etc)
1. Give me the square root of 100000.
2. How much do you need to invest at 7% simple interest to get 100000 at the end of a year?
3. In the middle of a pond, there is a lily grove. The lily grove multiplies into 2 every minute. If the pond is completely filled in 30 minutes. When is the pond a quarter full?

Basically the point of these questions were to test if you are able to take a step back and see if the answer makes sense. As some of the time you are working on the same problem for over three days and people can get stuck in the formulas such that they do not see that their result is out by 80million.

8. Why did you choose Macquarie?

You know that sometimes investment banking will require you to work long hours well into the night.

9. What will keep you motivated in these hours?
10. The next question is what drives you?
11. Tell me a time that you have to deal with a difficult person in a group situation.
12. Do you follow the financial markets? Tell us some recent events/deals that is happening these days.

13. Any questions for me?

Overall it was fun. Albeit she had an 'up-myself' tone. Feel free to ask me questions.

Oh, and somewhere along the lines I was asked what do I do at the moment at the SBP, how I think I'm going to go in the next review, and how does my cadetship work.

Wednesday, 6th June 2007
Rule number one: Don't tell me what I can't do.

Saturday, 3rd June 2007
Time is the friend of the wonderful business. It is the enemy of the lousy business.

Saturday, 19th May 2007

Queensryche - Best I Can

Monday, 7th May 2007
No. I don't wish you luck.
I wish you persistance, determination, and drive.

Paitence.
The day will come when you shall be humbled.

Sunday, 29th April 2007
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Thursday, 19th April 2007
Are you on track?

Sunday, 8th April 2007
What if I told you, that you were one the reasons that I felt a surge of anger and unrest?
You would think: "Great, I can have that impact on him."
Then what if I told you, that I used that anger, transmuted that into raw energy, and used it to push myself beyond plateaus?
You would think: "Damn, he used me for his own gains."
Then what if you know, that I know what you fear?
You would fear me.

Friday, 6th April 2007
What you currently have, you've chosen.
When you finally say to yourself: "I'm can do better than this".
It is time to show the world.

Monday, 2nd April 2007
Find a way. Or make a way.

Friday, 30th March 2007
Stuff the rat race.
Stuff the queues.
I got no time for that.
I'm moving ahead.
Meet me at the top.

Saturday, 24th March 2007
Lifting Journal added

Tuesday, 20th March 2007
Do NOT wait for permission. DO it.
Do NOT wait for opportunities. CREATE them.
Do NOT wait for the right moment. MAKE it.

Sunday, 11th March 2007
Moved 'Printing Solutions' page to archive.
Moved 'Random Jokes' to archive.

Wednesday, 7th March 2007
I will support a man to dig his way out of a hole. But I will spit at a man who sits in a hole and does nothing to get out.

Wednesday, 28th February 2007
When we want to know something, ask what.
When we learn something, ask why.
When we want to obtain something, ask how.

Sunday, 4th February 2007
Let me share something with you. Something that I've finally put into words today. Something that brings strength and power to my mind every time.

I believe that deep inside, we have something in us, something which makes us men. And that is the belief in which we hold; and the power of uniting our dream and day.

Be the man of your dreams, that is something I thrive for. Every thing we do, must work towards that.

Unite your dream and day.

This is not a goal, it is the way to live.

Believe in your success. Whatever you have in mind, work towards it. Let it become absorbed in your reality.

As we think, we shall become. The truth is, lead the mind, and the body will follow.

Build your reality to be your dream. Construct your environment. It is the only way to truely live.

When I look in the mirror, those who don't stand with me are beneath me. Surround yourselves with those who have achieved such things and those who share your values; and your determination to succeed will only be enhanced by these positive energys.

When we work to unite dream and day - investing time instead of spending it, time is on our side. Age becomes your friend.

Too many waste their lives spending time. They cry: "Oh how cruel is life". We laugh and say: "You got what you deserved. You spend your time chasing insignificant things. 'Chase the girls' I remember you say. HA! To get the girl of your dreams, you must become the man of your dreams. You did not work on yourself, nor attempt to master yourself. The unfinished woman is for the unfinished man. What more could you expect from karma?"

I wake up each day, believing and living in a reality which I created, which I control. A real man is strong, independent, and able to rely on himself. He is master of his fate, the captain of his soul.

You do NOT get strong by sitting there and thinking about it. You can NOT simply believe and expect something out of it. That is called stupidity.

You must become a man of action. Lead the body, and the mind will do the rest. Watch as your first step leads to your next step and the next thereafter. Never lose that momentum; soon or late you will get there. Be not impatient in delays but wait as one who understands; when spirit rises and commands. The gods are ready to obey. Take the steps and your time will come.

On fear. Fear is the voice of the masses, telling you to stop, telling you to be realistic, telling you to be sensible, to live like the rest of them.

Two rules which I'll share with you:
1. Who cares what they think. - Only you, know what you truely want, and what is best for you.
2. You are the most important person in your life. - If you die tomorrow, does anything really matter to you anymore?

Conquer fear and doubt and you have conquered failure.

Take control. It's your life.

I wish I can go with you.

Sunday, 28th Janurary 2007
Stay tuned. Something big is going to be posted in a few days.

Wednesday, 17th Janurary 2007
How DARE they judge you.

I would rather DIE on my feet, than LIVE on my knees

Friday, 12th Janurary 2007
...This whole "the girls love muscles" thing isn't shit for motivation. Theres got to be something deeper in you. I'm getting my ass to the gym at 5:30am 4 days a week for the entire year, just so I can bulk up and make myself more powerful in the ring. I'm tired of being good, strong, but small. I'm tired of always being tired. I want to go out and knock the fuck out of the kids. So I lift. I lift to get bigger. I lift to get stronger. I lift to get faster. I lift to FEEL better. The asthetic quality of my muscle gains will just be an added bonus, not my goal.

All of those reasons are for me. I don't give a damn about anybody else. I don't care what they want, I am doing what I want to do, and nothing more.

Thursday, 11th Janurary 2007
The difference between wanting but not needing; and wanting and not getting, is simple.
The former can obtain, has the means to obtain, the power to obtain, and has a CHOICE in taking or not.
The latter is pathetic. He wants to obtain, but does nothing but wish to obtain, and waits so that the very object of desire slips away from his reach.

Saturday, 6st Janurary 2007
Why do we punish our bodies?
Why do we push ourselves to failure?
Why do we eat and drink stuff that tastes like shit?

The same reason why we're here.
Because we have a dream.
To be the best, strongest, and the most powerful that we can be.

Why do you want to know the average?
We're not comparing ourselves to the average now are we?

Articles page added
About Me page added

Monday, 1st Janurary 2007
Where are you? HERE!
What time is it? NOW!

Every moment has the potential for something big.
Every dream has the potential to be realised.
Every thought can be transformed into action.

What you do today, echoes a lifetime.

Saturday, 30th December 2006
Reflection on 2006:

Mistakes made this year: (not in order)
1. Wasting time on people that are flakey and who never return calls.
2. Not approaching when given a direct invitation.
3. Mis time-management leading to the first Pass.
4. Dismissing girls for half imagined offences.
5. Letting a good number go stale.
6. Being uncommitted until the last day.
7. Trying to impose my beliefs and values onto others.
8. Being slow to admit that someone has helped me immensely with a task.

To fix:
1. Go through mobile and delete numbers.
2. Don't hesitate, keep being in a state of action.
3. Allocate time and effort to priorities.
4. Listen to their 'reasons'.
5. Call as soon as reasonable.
6. Refer to 3.
7. Accepting that there are differences and that is perfectly fine.
8. Sincerely thank them and tell them why.

I'm sure there are more. And I will eliminate them as they are found.
We grow not from our mistakes; but what we learn from them.

Wednesday, 27th December 2006
I don't care what you can do. I'm interested in what you will do.

Monday, 25th December 2006
Friends, gather around. Here's a toast for 2007.

Let us have a drink for the new beginning.
To renewed vows and promises to ourselves:
To progress and improvement
To remove doubt and fear
To conquering failure
Let 2006 be behind us;
And 2007 be a year for continued success

Sunday, 24th December 2006
I came across this today as I was revisiting the book, As A Man Thinketh:

"..Let a man radically alter his thoughts, and he will be astonished at the rapid transformation it will effect in the material conditions of his life. Men imagine that thought can be kept secret, but it cannot; it rapidly crystallizes into habit, and habit solidifies into circumstances. Bestial thoughts crystallize into habits of drunkenness and sensuality, which solidify into circumstances of destitution and disease: impure thoughts of every kind crystallize into enervating and confusing habits, which solidify into distracting and adverse circumstances: thoughts of fear, doubt, and indecision crystallize into weak, unmanly, and irresolute habits, which solidify into circumstances of failure, indigence, and slavish dependence: lazy thoughts crystallize into habits of uncleanliness and dishonesty, which solidify into circumstances of foulness and beggary: hateful and condemnatory thoughts crystallize into habits of accusation and violence, which solidify into circumstances of injury and persecution: selfish thoughts of all kinds crystallize into habits of self-seeking, which solidify into circumstances more or less distressing. On the other hand, beautiful thoughts of all kinds crystallize into habits of grace and kindliness, which solidify into genial and sunny circumstances: pure thoughts crystallize into habits of temperance and self-control, which solidify into circumstances of repose and peace: thoughts of courage, self-reliance, and decision crystallize into manly habits, which solidify into circumstances of success, plenty, and freedom: energetic thoughts crystallize into habits of cleanliness and industry, which solidify into circumstances of pleasantness: gentle and forgiving thoughts crystallize into habits of gentleness, which solidify into protective and preservative circumstances: loving and unselfish thoughts crystallize into habits of self-forgetfulness of others, which solidify into circumstances of sure and abiding prosperity and true riches."
- James Allen - As A Man Thinketh

Sunday, 17th December 2006
There is no strength in depending on others; there are no certainties in those results. You are the only person you can rely on. Trusting in people is frivolous. Relying on others for your happiness is weak. You must be independent. No one will stand by you in your darkest hour. Some will despise you in your finest hour. You must believe in yourself. You must not be whelmed by others. You must shoot like an arrow towards your goals. You must be strong.

Saturday, 2nd December 2006
I will do today what others will not do. So I can do tomorrow what others cannot do.
- Common Denominatar of Success

Saturday, 18th November 2006
Ask a rich guy what he did to get rich. Chances are in your favour he will give you a couple of minutes. Don't be a nusiance and don't take too much time. Just ask, say thank you, and move on. He will appreciate your interest and you will have a real life nugget you can act on. Here's a word of caution: don't argue with him. When he tells you what he did to get rich or become successful, don't argue and say things like: "that won't work for me". I'm amazed when people who are not successful feel that they have the right to argue with those who are successful. These people obviously don't know what they are talking about or they would be successful themselves. Instead, they should just shut up, and listen, and learn something. Don't ask a person who is successful or rich to defend his position. He doesn't have to. It obviously works because he's rich and successful.
- Source Unknown

Wednesday, 15th November 2006
Updated music list. Gutted the previous list by a whole lot, this list is bound to get something fired up.

Thursday, 28th September 2006
Feel strength, in being strong.
Feel the power, of being in control.
Believe, in your own success.
Live, by what you believe in.
Trust, in your own ability.
Stick, to your own strategy.
Know, that you are independent.
Master yourself. For you are the only constant.

Tuesday, 26th September 2006
"Don't wish it was easier; wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems; wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenges; wish for more wisdom."
- Jim Rohn

Sunday, 20th August 2006
Defy Statistics. Challenge Conventions. Master Everything.
I am the Maker of My Game; the Exception to the Rules.

Friday, 16th June 2006
Always believe that the rolls will go your way. Do not be surprised when they do. I will see you in the finals.

Sunday, 4th June 2006
For there are two types of people: those who are motivated to succeed and those who are motivated to avoid failure.

Those who are motivated to succeed view failure as another stepping stone towards success. While the other simply aims lower to avoid failure; thus they never reach significant heights.

Do not worry if your number of 'failures' always outnumber your number of successes.
But let your successes outshine all 'failures'.

If you hit every time, the target is too near or too big.
- Tom Hirshfield

Saturday, 27th May 2006
It takes brains to type it out, but it takes balls to do it.

Saturday, 6th May 2006
..because the best way to progress, is to honestly assess where you are at to start with.

Friday, 5th May 2006
It's Friday night.

5:14pm.

In couple hours I'll be heading to the bars, full of positive energy, looking forward to another night of learning and good times.

Sans alcohol, you get this nervous energy in the pit of your stomach. Its not exactly nervousness, more the excitement and anticipation of the night ahead.

Every night you have to start from scratch. You have to do the warmups, get talkative and find that smooth zone where everything flows like water. You have to let go of all outcomes while maintaining positive optimism about the potential and possibilities.

Right now I'm feeling awesome and ready to go. I'm visualizing success and have two trojans raring to be opened.

Gluck to everyone tonite... lets cause some chaos...

Saturday, 22nd April 2006
For the branches of the tree to reach Heaven... the roots must go down to Hell.

Tuesday, 18th April 2006
Go for everything.
You can choose not to enter doors that are open; but you cannot walk through a closed door.

Sunday, 16th April 2006
Just think, what would Napolean Hill say if he is observing your actions right now?

Saturday, 8th April 2006
Why do people celebrate the passing of time?
Why celebrate birthdays? Why celebrate new years? Why not celebrate each minute?
It takes no genius to have lived for another year, it is no earth shaking accomplishment to have 'survived'.
There are no reasons to be showered with congratulations, no point in having your hand shaken with words of 'happy birthday' or 'happy new year'.
Achievement is what I celebrate, what's the point in applauding trivial matters?

Saturday, 11th March 2006
Never hesitate to go for what you want.
You cannot lose something that you never had.

Friday, 17th February 2006
"I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."
- Ayn Rand

As such, I have a life that I want to lead and that will take precedence over everything. I will fall in love with my goal and my goal will be my life. Nobody and nothing will be placed above that reality. I will become intoxicated with my goal. I will become my goal today.

Saturday, 21st January 2006
Three things to remember:
1) Progress always involves risk: you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.
2) Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
3) You never really lose until you stop trying.

Saturday, 31st December 2005
Another year well done. I hope your goals were achieved as you desired.
"I have little respect for a man who is no wiser today than he was yesterday."
Live to Learn. Learn to Achieve.

Heres one to 2006, where good health, excellent results, and wonderful opportunities awaits for those who seeks it with a burning desire.
Cheers guys,
Derek.

Wednesday, 28th December 2005
It is very easy.. to come along and lable someone as 'lucky'.
Because what we see, is the end result.
What most don't realise, is the labor, persistence and desire required to achieve such results..
It is these quality, which we should aspire to obtain, rather than what he has..

"Success Requires No Explanations, Failure Permits No Alibis"

Saturday, 17th December 2005
These last two or three or four repetitions, that's what makes the muscles grow. That's what divides one from a champion and one from not being a champion. If you can go through the pain period, you make it to be a champion. If you can't go through it, forget it. And that's what most people lack: having the guts. The guts to go in and just say "I don't care what happens." I have no fear of fainting in the gym. I threw up many times when I was working out. But it doesn't matter, because it's all worth it.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Sunday, 27th November 2005
If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don't
If you like to win, but you think you can't,
It is almost certain you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow's will
It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.

Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!

Observe the words which have been emphasized, and you will catch the deep meaning which the poet had in mind.
- Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich (Ralson Society, '38)

Tuesday, 22th November 2005
"Whatever your mind can conceive and believe it can achieve."
- Napoleon Hill
Congratz to all for another semester well done. Bring on next year!

Tuesday, 15th November 2005
There is no 'one day'. The time is now.

Wednesday, 2nd November 2005
The Three Minute Seminar:
Ladies and gentlemen, to be successful in life you need only remember three things.
'Firstly, know what you want; have a clear idea of your outcome in any situation.
'Secondly, be alert and keep your senses open so that you notice what you are getting.
'Thirdly, have the flexibility to keep changing what you do until you get what you want.'
- O'Connor - Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming (Aquarian Press, '93)

Friday, 7th October 2005
I don't like to write crap here.

However, theres an interesting election happening at the commerce society. Here's a few observations: It is puzzeling to find that all these people (you know who you are), whom, to the best of my knowledge, have never been involved with COMSOC before, suddenly became campaigners.
Some are passionate, while others appears indifferent.

Heres a quick run down of the campaign:
Question: Have you voted?
Answer (1): Yes
Answer (2): No
Answer (3): Not going to
Response (1): Ok, thanks. (read: you are useless to us now)
Response (2&3): Have you heard of the election? Heres why u should vote for us.. (continue to crap on about some BullSh*t. *begins to herd you towards the election place*)

(Feel free to chuckle to yourself about their amateur salesmanship)
Anyway, question remains: why or how they suddenly got involved?
Is it because one or a few of their friends are running?
Is it the free shirt?
Is it the 'feeling of importance' that Dale Carnegie talks about?
Are they just following people like mindless lambs?
Perhaps they are campaigning for their CV?
Who knows?

Heres a thought: Yes, I'll see them again after the election, but will I hear from them about COMSOC again after the election? It's doubtful.

So what choices do we have?
1) vote for those who've annoyed us.
2) don't vote for ones who've annoyed us. I.e. vote for other team.
3) don't vote and continue to solidify ourselves. Who cares if say they have contacts? You should make your own!

I repeat: "Invincibility comes from oneself."

Thursday, 29th September 2005
I don't have time to deal with flakers. NEXT!
It's like riding a bike - once you learn you'll never forget.

Sunday, 4th September 2005
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been
given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an option.
Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary...
Impossible is nothing."
- Adidas

Tuesday, 30th August 2005
'That which depends on me, I can do. That which depends on the enemy, cannot be certain.'
'Thus, it is possible that one may know how to gain victory, but may not be able to do so.'
- Sun Tzu
See my rant to heckler here. Hope you enjoy it.

Sunday, 21st August 2005
I think now, it is timely to share this: Focus on Problem vs Focus on Solutions
CA Achiever applications close midnight tonight. Good luck!

Saturday, 20th August 2005
Each and every last one of us is born with the ability to be strong.
The weak have become champion athletes.
The timid have become world leaders.
The slow have become scientific geniuses.
Let us now use this gift. Let us be strong.

Thursday, 11th August 2005
Every 'no' you get will bring you closer to a 'yes'.

Thursday, 28th July 2005
The more successful you become in life, the more and more people will despise you. No one despises the innocent Nice Guy who happily takes orders. But everyone envies the one who knows what he wants and takes it, the guy who won't be played, and the guy who manages to unite dream and day.

Friday, 22nd July 2005
"Imperfect? Very!
Do I like myself? Finally!
Do my detractors bother me? Hell no!
It's their problem, I ain't gonna change."
- Robert Evans

Sunday, 17th July 2005
Created an Archived section for SC and RS.
Applications for CA Achiever program is open tomorrow. Apply at www.flyhigher.com

Saturday, 16th July 2005
That's it! 1st Semester results are officially out.
Well done all. I'll look forward to getting that HD average in 2nd Semester.
"Remember that an archer, at long distances, must aim higher than his target in order to hit it."

Wednesday, 13rd July 2005
"I value hard work more than talent. Having a talent makes you just lucky. Feeling real pain in order to change yourself for the better makes you a real man. And pain is always needed in the change for the better. Running away from it gives us a false sense of security, while embracing it gives us sense of strenght, courage and freedom."

Friday, 1st July 2005
Took a day off doing nothing. One day is all I need.
Now! I'll resume attaining my goal.
"Waste time and time will waste you."
For god's sake! Remember it!

Monday, 27th June 2005
There you go, uploaded current music list. Ok. Enough stalling. Back to "Fake Law".
Later.

Thursday, 23rd June 2005
'I have ran out of ways to fail; now I can only succeed'
Only one more to go. I will not even think of defeat until I am defeated.
I will not allow it. Lets get that HD average.
Why? "The moment you settle for less than what you deserve, you get less than what you have settled for."

Friday, 17th June 2005
To my enemys.. my fake friends.. and anyone who had ever stood in my way..
I know who you are... and I know what you fear.
You fear missing the great catch; you fear being proven wrong.
You fear getting left behind; you fear revenge from someone more powerful than yourself.
You fear my success.
I will give substance to your fear.

Wednesday, 15th June 2005
When we expand too rapidly, we are not solid. This is the reason people 'fall' hard, they build themselves up too quickly without a solid base; It's like falling off your bed and landing on the cement instead of the carpet. To make a wall strong, you must lay the bricks carefully in layers. With each additional layers of bricks making the wall stronger. That is how strong confidence must be built. Layer by layer.

Ego and confidence are different. Building an ego is dangerous. Having confidence is strong.

Sunday, 12th June 2005
Re-uploaded the printing tute for those still interested. I don't care if "they" find a way to prevent this old technique.

Saturday, 11th June 2005
A landscape painter will look across a vista and be overwhelmed by the play of colour, the complex harmonious lines and the sheer vitality of the scene, to the point where the urge to put it on canvas will be irresistible. Someone else might look at the same scene and say: 'Hills, trees, grass, the odd cow-yes, it's quite nice I suppose'.
Lesson: If you do not understand why you are doing something, OPEN YOUR EYES! If you still do not understand, stop doing it.

Tuesday, 7th June 2005
You know what? **** this.

**** EVERYONE. Everyone who has ever let you ****ing down, or looked down upon you, talked **** about you behind your back, who thinks you’re fat or too skinny, and ugly. **** them all.

There is no one you can trust, no one who sustains. Trusting people is frivolous, no one will support you in your time of need. No one will love you when you are in your darkest moment.

YOU ARE ETERNALLY ALONE. You can trust no one else’s judgment; you can trust no one else’s word. You cannot believe anyone who gains by your beliefs.

When you give someone the upper hand, they smash it down upon you. There is no real genuine love or trust in superiority. There is no honor in honesty or dignity.

You must live on superiority, arrogance and pretentiousness.

ONLY WHEN YOUR FIGHT CAUSES YOU PAIN DO YOU BECOME STRONGER. WHEN YOU DO NOT FIGHT BACK YOU ARE NOTHING, ****ING NOTHING.

So why? Why? BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS WORLD AND UNTIL YOU ARE, YOU MUST SOLIDIFY YOUR LONELINESS IN SUCCESS.

As much as you hate me on paper, you will understand me in life.

Sunday, 5th June 2005
Getting into the mood: Dr Uni Expenses Cr Prepaid Education.
Thought about this for a while now.. I've concluded this: The only way to bring someone down is to bring yourself up.
After all, "Invincibility comes from oneself."

Wednesday, 1st June 2005
"I believe in hope. Hope brings direction to the future. Hope encourages people to face challenges - even the worst. Hope brings courage and life. Hope reassures people to go forward even if there is little chance to succeed"
- Cao Van Nguyen

Friday, 27th May 2005
Deleted the 2004 calender.
Attitude is the only distance between failure and success... Here's something to chew on:
"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle - when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."

Monday, 16th May 2005
Uploaded the June entries. You can go File/Print straight from this file. Beware though, it's like 30+ pages. I suggest you print 2 pages per 'page'. Chan, consider this your b'day present. Get it here. Enjoy.

Sunday, 15th May 2005
Had to basically reinstall the computer. Now running much smoother again..
Can anyone running a dual boot system send their boot files to me?
I lost mine during the re-install. Must read how its done again.

Friday, 13th May 2005
Finally, week over. A few friends got the flu or something. Prolly all stayed up late doing assignments.
Finished reading 'The curious incident of the dog in the night time'. 1 down, 2 to go.
Thanks for informing me that there's an easier way of printing those solutions.
NB: Happy Birthday Chan.

Sunday, 8th May 2005
Done.. hopefully it'll be fine. Heck, markers comments will probably be: "Load of bullshit chucked inside a blender. It seems to make sense, so you pass."
Side note: Yes, I am aware that I might not get a hd in that; but no, I believe that it is but a speedbump to the inevitable.
Egotistic? no. It is fact.

Friday, 6th May 2005
I refuse to believe that it's difficult. I can not. I WILL not.
I might need to revise the printing tut. It appears that I have overestimated the computer skills of the intended users.

Wednesday, 4th May 2005
25% worth of Assignments due next week. AIM: To defy statistics.
It's time to own.

Friday, 29th April 2005
Midsessions over. Ownage mode dis-engaged.
Q: 'Wouldn't it be funny if we missed our exams?'
To which I replied: 'Guess we'd have to settle with a distinction then.'

Friday, 22th April 2005
Added 'quote of the day'. I hate speed bumps!

Tuesday, 12th April 2005
Created printing tutorial. Msg me if you want to learn.

Friday, 8th April 2005
Ownage mode RE-engaged. You have been warned.

Wednesday, 23 March 2005
Finished "I believe this" edited by John Marsden. Inspriational. Read it if you guys are interested.