Taps in the Mall

Recent news talked about the malls changing to automated taps in toilets.. Both customers and malls management were interviewed.

Surprisingly, the malls management talks about benefits such as savings from water utility and lower maintenance cost in the long run.. without any mention about customer satisfaction.

And the customers complained about the reduced & 'un-tuned' water flow from these so-called high-tech sensor taps.. though some malls' taps are working well..

Obviously, there's a gap in expectation that resulted in less than satisfactory experience for the shoppers. For those malls that are not customer-oriented, good luck to them.. in the long term, i'm sure they will loose out.. for not being caring enough..

Beautiful names

There are many beautiful names out there.. though one shouldnt get too attach to them.. coz they're just names..

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amazing artist using iPhone to draw a fantastic picture!

Marie Digby - Say It Again - World Premiere Video (HQ)

Faith, self confidence

Faith, self confidence is one of the most important 

ingredient for life's success. And dont ever rely on others 

to provide you with that. It got to come from self. 

No one can help you.

Good physical security

Learned from newspaper today that a good physical security comprises 3 key components:

1. Access Control
2. Surveillance system
3. Intrusion Detection

Easy to remember I.S.A.

Investment wisdom

"Due diligence and streetwiseness are

the only two ways to prevent being

cheated. Regulation is to prevent

systematic failure and no amount 

of regulation can prevent fraud."

- An investment manager

Singapore got farms?

I'm surprised to know that there're indeed quite a no of farms in Singapore.. Now, we got more places to explore over weekend.. and fresh vegetables to go with some more.. ;-)

Singapore Brands

i wonder how many successful Singapore companies there are.. but some of the more recognised Singapore brands are captured here.. on this list.. do add to it if u know.. just click on 'Contribute to this'.

What i like about Christmas

3 Habits of Stephen Convey

Come to think of it.. i've been practicing three habits of Stephen Convey to the fullest.

They are:

1. Begin with the end in mind. This habit comes more often of late since i started my own businesses. But i must add that we all must have options in our strategic planning. Long gone the days when we spend great effort to come up with one strategy. Scenario planning is of utmost importance. And always have exit plan though most hate to think about that. 

2. First thing first. These days i woke up asking myself "what's the most important 3 things i must do and complete today." And i set myself to do them immediately. At nites, i think about next day, next week & even next few months ahead.. i feel satisfied whenever a task is completed and look forward to a new task..

3. Think Win-win. To succeed in this world and more importantly, to be happy, we need to think win-win all the time. It has become a habit and spiritual guidance for me. It works! If u set your mind to this habit. And u will win friends. Greed & selfish thinking is not going to bring u friends and happiness on your life journey.

A great phenomenon

It's a great phenomenon! A great discovery.. i realized it last year and reaffirm it today! When i'm resting i'm working.. and working i'm resting..  ;P

Funny but true!

When i'm lying on bed resting, my mind starts working in the background and many a times it just 'wake me up' and then i came up with solutions to problems! 

The opposite is true too.. when i'm working, i cant seem to think of a solutions and cant remember things.. i just do what i planned..  but i cant plan effectively while working.. However, when i'm resting, my mind is most efficient and effective.. 

No wonder i find meditation invaluable these days.. i meditate even when on bus or waiting for train.. 

i believe it's the workings of foreground conscious mind and background unconscious mind (or maybe known as subconscious mind otherwise).

Long time ago i wrote about the use of conscious and unconscious mind. check it out! click here

Tips on Energy Savings at Home

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Chocolate Research Facility

Was surprised to find a new store at Millenia Walk.. The shop looks like a research centre of something..  only after a cheerful store 'Moderator' explained to us did we realise that it's actually selling chocolate in very innovative packaging! 

Interesting idea on presentation.. 

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Singapore Botanical Garden

just went for a stroll at Singapore Botanical Garden.. a nice place for evening walks..  ;-)

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Your darkest secrets - i'm sure you have..

Do you have dark secrets? i'm sure everyone has at least one.. 

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thru hard times..

Funny, it's thru hard, tough times we realise what's most important in our life.. and usually it's our love ones, our friends,.. and not our wealth, our possessions,..

And thru these trying times, we see who are our true friends.. learned about ugly side of mankind..

so sometimes it's good to go thru bad times or recessions.. so we learn & grow wiser and a better person..

Opportunity Fund

Today's newspaper writes about having spare cash for investment opportunity. Below i captured key pointers & thoughts for myself..

1. Against conventional wisdom that tells us to be 100% invested, we should instead have spare cash for investment when there's an opportunity as well as selling our shares when the time is right - staying invested may not be the right thing to do.

2. During a downturn, all stocks will go down.. some to below their intrinsic value. That's when opportunity aplenty.

3. Create an Opportunity Fund or Investment Fund. Set aside 10 - 30% of your total finance for this.

4. Diversify. Never put all your eggs in one basket.

5. Learn risk management. Know your risk appetite. Spread out between high and low risk investment.

6. Be patient. Investment is not staring at the computer screen watching the stock value goes up and down. It's for mid and longer term..

7. Imagine if you are 100% invested now you wont have any spare cash to invest anymore..

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