25th Birthday

Thanks JL for the birthday celebration + gift + dinner+ cake.
:)

25 soon...

In a matter of days, it will be my Silver Jubilee!

25 is a magical number.

It means I have been alive for 25 years, not 24, and not 23, so its really magical.
:-)

Okay it has been a really fastttt year.

In terms of my business, it hasn't been really fruitful. Time passes so fast when you are in the doldrums... When you are on top of the world, you are always afraid that it wouldn't last.. I

Weird isn't it?

But I will learn to embrace good things soon.

Here's to a better year ahead for all of us!

The Beauty of Outsourcing

Hell hath no fury like an Australian scorned.


First, he scolded me "theaf'.
Now, he's saying I'm not a fair man and should be not trusted.

You get to meet all sorts of people when you outsource.

Trust me, its fun!

I quote Seth Godin...

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Splitting wood

When using an axe to split logs, it's awfully tempting to aim at the top of the log.

After all, if you miss the log entirely, it's dangerous or at the very least, ineffective. One can argue that if you don't split the top, it's pointless—nothing else will happen.

The problem with aiming at the top is that the axe loses momentum before its work is done and you end up with a stuck axe and half a split log.

No, the best approach is to focus on splitting the bottom of the log. Split the bottom and the top takes care of itself.

Amplification: some of my smartest and fastest-reading readers (and some with experience in log splitting) missed the point of the post above. I'm not Gary Larson, so I guess I should clarify.

I'm not talking about turning the log upside down or some other semantic trick. I'm pointing out that if you aim at the top (at getting started), then you don't split the wood. If you aim at the bottom (by way of the top) then you do.

Hitting the top of the log isn't, the point, it's merely the beginning of the stroke.

In other words, don't focus so much on starting something. It's the follow through that will get you there, so the beginning must be with the end in mind. And yes, this actually makes wood chopping far easier.

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Just when I am starting to feel overwhelmed by the massive tasks I have ahead of me, I came upon this entry.

Note to self: Don't focus on being perfect!

TGIF

Met JL, Jeff, and Kami for dinner at 85 earlier. Then we went to Coffee Club to have some drinks + desserts.

Even though Jeff had been gone for a long time, I always find it easy to talk to him. And I enjoyed talking to his wife too.. (no not what you're thinking..)

Okay that's all for today!

I need validation

Question:
What is a screwed up lifestyle?

Answer:
When you have breakfast at 6am, sleep at 8am, wake up at 3pm, and start work at 5pm.

I think I need to be validated. When people around ask me why am I working on Friday nights, I can't find a reply to that. Well, my point is.. does it really matter?

I don't have a girlfriend now, which can also be translated as having a lot of free time. I do try to squeeze in other activities outside of work - suppers, sports, coffee outings, meetups, family outings..

Am I working too hard?

I know I don't reply that actively on MSN, and I also know I have very short attention spans when I'm online.

But.. I really don't think I am working too hard!

I work at the times when people are not. When the world (or at least Singapore) sleeps, I work. When they wake up and go to work, I'm probably snoring my guts away on my bed.

It's a lonely job.. actually I wouldn't even call it a job but I can't find an apt term now.

I always tell my friends.. It's a means to an end..
I don't foresee myself doing this for a long time.
In fact, I'm already working towards something more long-term and sustainable.

I might neglect you guys online.. I might miss a few MJ sessions.. And I even might miss a few suppers..

But I really do put in the effort to meet up when its possible.

If I'm guilty of anything, then charge me for just my lack of response on MSN.
I guess I just prefer the face-to-face meetup than the behind-the-monitor chat..

Sometimes I have to work at night because I have to meet and talk to Americans during their working hours.. While I try to network with my friends here, I have to do my networking with them too!


Okay enough of bitching.. Just needed to get this off my chest!

I'm feeling so awake..

at 620 am!

Okay anyway, Alvin was saying that my posts are so vague and I'm always talking about stuff that no one understands.. Haha. It's like I'm always mentioning exciting times that lie ahead, but there has been no indication of those times anytime soon.

Well I am so vague for a reason - I don't know where those times lead to!

I've been getting myself involved with a few projects that aren't entirely related to affiliate marketing. So to make things clearer and to account to everyone and myself, let me attempt to organize what's on my radar:

1. Set up an ecommerce store for phone accessories
2. Revive heartlanders' love for pasar malams, online!
3. Setting up a blogshop with my brother and Belinda.
4. Discussion with Ben on tuition leads (okay somewhat related to affiliate marketing)

I think I have a ton more, but I'm sure there will be many that fall somewhere along the sidewalk.

It's good to have a lot of ideas, and even better if they are good ones. But if good ideas remain in their purest form, and with no action whatsoever, they will forever just be good ideas.

So live your dream everyone!