So, you know that this Saturday was a pretty heavy day for my stomach. You bet it is!

One thing I must let you know what food we are going to taste at my friend’s place first. It’s so unique and uncommon and out of this world, that I told her…

I must blog about it and share what you(my friend) know to the world and my subscribers, and that’s you.

Ok, let me introduce her officially, her name is Linda Loo. If you Google her, you will start to see her having her very own site and start to build a presence online.

Her website is here… www.RawFoodLifestyles.com

I’m sure you might have guess what am I going to food taste today… Yes! Raw Food!

First, I must clarify, I don’t think I can put anything that’s animal in my mouth and it’s raw. So the raw food here is in line which what I totally envision in my life…

Healthy, Good Food!

So, no way that by putting animals in my mouth, be it raw or cooked, going to make me healthy.

Then, there’s left with only fruits and vegetables. With that, I can already hear some of you going, “YUCKS!”

Fruits and vegetables? How to eat raw?

Actually, you can and it’s very good. I have been reading a lot about been a vegetarian, or some other called it vegan.

I did, at one point of my life for 2 full years. No meat for me, just fruits and vegetables. However, due to the asian cuisine and amazing good, but unhealthy food in Singapore…

Even vegetarian food can be pretty unhealthy.

So after meeting my friend, Linda Loo, I got a fresh breath of new air. I came to know about raw food and how much it can do to your body, energy and most importantly, health!

It was only until I read about her 3D2N Detox Guidebook that I decided to give myself 3 days of only fruits and vegetables.

Due to poor coordination, I didn’t manage to do the 3 days programs… what I have is only eating fruits and vegetables from 10am till 6pm for 1 single day. And that alone, I can feel more energy, clearer mind and feel better.

The only down side is that I feel hungry almost every single hour!

I’m really excited to go to her house, as she invited us, to taste Raw Food Gourmet. My wife went along too, not only that, she’s in her 3rd trimester of her pregnancy now…

and food is very particular for her, and she gets hungry very easily.

She decided that she’s going to have a bowl of porridge first before she pop by later, as she’s really not into the vege and fruits stuff, and at times… she would think I have gone out of my mind.

So much of talking… here’s one of the first dish we got.

Guess what is it…? It’s pasta, in tomato sauce.

The first impression looks good. And of course trusting Linda, which is huge, I decided to put this raw pasta in raw tomato sauce into my mouth.

Here’s what happened in less than 3 minutes…

Note how clean the plate is, even with the tomato sauce all over it. I literally licking the plate as I’m going to finish it.

It’s so tasty! It’s beyond words!

Personally, I feel that for good food, needs to fulfill 3 aspect of it. Taste, Smell and Presentations!

Next we have this…

Look at all our expressions on our face.

I guess that’s explained a lot of how good the food is… I can tell you… it’s really really good!

Next, check out this photo, where we got more food, like the smoothies…

Then we still have the dessert range… where there’s Singapore style, Oneh Oneh, chocolate cake(look at my friend, Andy’s hand…), and peanut butter cake… all in raw food! Amazing right?

With that, the final photo I want to show you how fresh all our ingredient are…

Yes! The leaf that you see stuff in between the mushroom are taken from this plant. I’m amazed too!

Last thing, our friend, Linda told us, the best of all the ingredients is to get organic fruits and vegetables. And they can be at least 3 times to 10 times more than the regular price of fruits and vegetables found in the market.

I’m totally grateful, thankful for the meal and wonderful warm welcome from my friend, Linda Loo.

I’m sure her business will continue to grow, and I look forward to more food tasting session from her…

Haha!

Eat Healthy,

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In fact, I would say it’s all back to Guerrilla Business Intensive, where we learn some new strategies, ideas and most importantly, practical action plan for our business.

We planned the short trip right after the seminar for 2 main reasons.

First is to take a break after the 5 days intensive seminar. Secondly, is to make use of the short break and set new vision, purpose and mission into my business.

So, with all the planning in place, all we need to do is to make the plan work.

That’s it!

Over the next few weeks, I’m sure you’ll hear a lot from me… on new products, and new system and model that I’m testing and ready to be helping your business to grow too.

In the short 8 days trip, 2 events impacted my life.

The first one, was the mountain man, which I have written here. (Click here to read more about it)

The second one, is the one that I’ll write more in details in this post.

You are stuck in your internet business…?

You MUST read this post, which will be enlightening for you!

I always heard from others saying that it’s the environment that caused them the misery they are today.

It’s the FTP, the server problem, that coaching package, or marketer problem that caused me not to start making money from the internet.

Many a times, human beings would point the finger to the external source. Seldom would they look internally and analyze where the problems lies.

I can almost guaranteed that 9 out of 10 times, the problems lies within yourself.

Most people just don’t know that they don’t know the problem, or know that they don’t know the problem…

and not knowing where to get the answer.

Worst still, if you know that you know the problem consiously and not taking specific actions to set to the right course… that to me, would be like committing a crime.

So, why do I start to talk about all these “serious” and heavy stuff on a weekend? Shouldn’t I share with you more fun loving and what are the latest news about my new baby that’s expected to due?

In fact, what I’m going to share today, is definately going to impact how you going to spend your weekend starting today.

Let me get straight to the point by showing you this photo that I took in Sri Lanka.

These are young children ranging from age 5 to 16 years old. Of course, they are all born in Sri Lanka. The one thing that’s the same with each and everyone of them is…

they are all ophans!

Due to the limited education and informations that they receive in Sri Lanka, man and woman gets together easily, get married, and start giving birth with zero or little planning on how to raise them.

All these are innocent souls that are being brought to this world, and irresponsible parents just throw them in the thrash, garden, or simply leave them in the streets.

This is my second trip visiting the same orphanages home, and I came to know a lot more this time.

Each child they you see in this photo have a very unique story in each and every one of them.

And I promise that each one is heart-breaking, and will easily bring tears to your eyes.

Check out their living conditions…

They just got their new mattress. You might say, “how come the condition is so bad?” Then, from which comparison did you compare with. The bed that your kid sleep in or the roaming orphans sleeping on the streets.

This home is not government funded at all. All their funds comes from people who donated money to them, and that’s how the home can continue to run and provide for the boys.

I’m so shocked and heartened, how would in the world that parents, or simply human beings, would able to bring harm to their very own flesh and blood?

I’m sure you know that even animals take care of their young when they first born, I’m talking about warm-blooded mammals over here.

Of course, I do not want to open the can of worms discussing about human moral values, religions and etc.

I just want to make a point and statement here.

Be really thankful and grateful of who you are, where you come from and what you are enjoying today.

I know I am. Each time, as I came back, I cannot help feeling more thankful and appreciative of my life more and more.

Today, even an average Singaporean, no matter how poor they are, living in a 60 square meter room, having 3 children and 2 parents squeeze in that tiny space. Father only making S$800 per month making ends meet. Mom is a housewife taking care of 3 children.

No matter how bad the condition is, it would never be as bad as all these children or the poverty that’s happening there.

I’m talking about real poverty here. They do not have a choice. They do not have the knowledge, no skills, no people helping them, and the only possibility is that they worked 100 times as hard as what you and me are doing now.

Or, knowing the right person, informations, and leverage to improve their condition.

So, as I look at these children, I was thinking to myself. How fortunate I am.

When I was young, I’m able to get toys, go shopping, get new clothes on new year, and also new shoes and bags every now and then.

All the things that these orphans get are usually second-hand, and given by volunteers or donors.

So, one of the purpose of this second trip is to visit them once again. Since the first time we went over, we would pull in some money, get some biscuits, chocolates and candy to distribute to them.

Having us visiting and giving them biscuits and chocolates really makes them happy!

To me, I personally feel, that’s the best way to show to them that there are still people caring for them.

Look how happy their faces are, munching their biscuits right away… ( this really melts my heart away)

One thing I’m really happy for them is that they might be the top 20% of the orphans who able to join this orphanages home.

The person running this home have been doing that for 40 years now. He would take in the boy as young as 5 years old.

All the boys that comes in will be approved by the court and decide by the judge which orphanage to go to. From 5 years old to 16 years old, they go to school, learn technical skills that would able to earn a living after 16.

After 16, most of them would leave the home, some goes back to their relatives or even parents. Some goes to the society to work.

Others would transfer to another adult orphanage to further learn more skills, start to work and make a living too. The good ones will be kept in the same orphanage to help to run it.

I can go on and on and on…

I hope I can express what I truly feel and get from this trip of mine and share with you.

All I want to say is that, be grateful of what you got now, where you stayed, and how you came to be. So, no matter how stuck you are in your internet business…

Remember there’s always choices and always ways to get on the right path.

I know it works for me, and I know it will too work for you, if you make that choice.

Have a great weekend!

To Your Success,

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The second matter I’m going to talk about is the shrimp shop visit that I went with my wife on friday. I’m going to share some insights and some photos…

Drum roll please…

So, many people posted their comment last week on the 2 design, and it’s a fierce choice. Almost 50% of them like the first one, and the other 50% seems to like the 2nd one.

There’s a couple of comments like both the design. Ha ha… it seems to be a difficult choice.

Nevertheless, I still have to choose one, and the winner is:

We decided to choose this design to start with. When we started to market it, we’ll need to test the conversion of the subscribers, and also test the headlines, videos, benefits and etc.

Of course, as my loyal subscriber, you’ll be the first to hear from me once my website is ready for launch and able to shop online for our services.

So, that’s wrap up the poll for that design. Really appreciate all your participations!

Now for more happy note, and the interest that I love… shrimp rearing…

It’s something new in Singapore, and it seems to only started early this year. However, some people might have started many years back.

Aquarium fish, both freshwater and marine, are always popular all time. Shrimp seems to pretty new to me! So, I decided to drop by the shop about 30 minutes away from my house.

We took half day off from our work, and drop by the shop… also as a way of relaxation for both myself and my partner.

Here’s the shop when we reach:

We had quite a hard time finding their location, and also finding their website. Haha…

It took me about 10 minutes to find the website in Google, and another 10 minutes “trying” to find where the shop is.

In the end, I gave up and call the shop to ask for specific direction.

This entire process really gives me a good insight how will my customers find their way to my website, engaging our services and what kind of feeling I want to give to them.

Great shopping experience!

When I step into the shop, it’s really a tiny space. However, the feeling is very warm, and cosy.

The place is not brightly lit, but with the lights from the tanks makes it feel warm, comfortable and happy.

The marketing campaign by the shop owner, Colin, was pretty good. Total, they have 2 newspaper press release, and that’s how I know about the new hobby. Colin is only 23. Supported by both parents, mom and dad, he started this shop.

When I was there, both his parents is there.

Let’s look at some shrimp!

All these are not ordinary shrimp that we can find in market. There are many kinds of grade in all these shrimps!

The white and red ones are called Crystal Red Shrimp! And CRS have many grades. From C grade all the way to SSS+ grade.

When in the shop, the B grade are about S$4.50 per shrimp. The SSS grade, I think, is about S$45 per shrimp. A difference in 10X the price!

After chatting with Colin for about 15 minutes, I realize it’s really easy to start one. The cost is relatively low, and survival rate is pretty high.

So, we decided to get one in a few weeks time! We intend to start small, get a small tank, with lights, small filters, gravel, and some plants…

quick start the setup for a few days first, let the plants grow, water to settle down…

then, we will go and get 2, S$4.50, Crystal Red Shrimp.

They are really cute pets! You can look at them for about 10 minutes, while we are in the shop, and they look so interesting.

Most enjoyable part is that you can build the landscape on your own, design, choose the kinds of plants, and the kind of shrimp, and you have a hobby.

Let’s see if they’ll survive under our care!

Haha…

Have a enjoyable, family-warming weekend!

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Together with my partner, we are rushing for a launch of an internet marketing website that need to be LIVE on Friday, 30th May 2008, 0830 hours.

That’s why you did not hear from me for that 2 days, I was really caught up with it. The only thing I can do is to focus and just keep working on the basic to get it up and running first.

After working straight for the entire 2 weeks, from planning, to the vision, mission design and execution. We are like sitting on a “bullet train”, working on that “bullet” speed.

Nevertheless, we are happy with the results! We are able to launch it on time. And we took the entire Saturday off.

I woke up at 12 noon, took my lunch and watch a movie before heading out to meet my friends for the day. And as usual, over the weekend, I’m at my parents’ house.

This website was very important to me! In fact, we should have get it up and running 2 years ago, however, it did not happened till 2 days ago.

Let me have a poll here.

I will show 2 design of the home page that I have designed. Using the comments below, tell me which one do you prefer and which one do you think I choose…

Sorry, there’s no prizes for correct answer… it’s for everyone to have fun here!

Even though the website is LIVE, but it’s not entirely functional yet. I will show you the actual LIVE link next weekend, okay?

Here’s the 2 design:

Let me know your thoughts! Most importantly, tell me which one you prefer, (Top One is A, Bottom One is B)

Why do you like it? Would you sign-up for the one that you choose?

Thank you!

Have a great weekend,

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Why don’t I make use of the weekends, to make some rambling, talks about everything and anything under the sun, and also more of my personal thoughts, nothing to do with making money online…

… with that, I look forward to hear from you more!

I will also post all the rambling under Weekend Rambling category, so that you can just click and check out all the rambling post.

One thing I always did over the weekend is… I would go and visit my parents. I do not live with my parents. Since I was married 4 years back, got my own apartment, both myself and my wife moved out of our “comfy” and cosy home from our parents…

We “used” to think that living with our parents can be a bit inconvenient, especially as newly wed couples, we want to have “our world”

Oh man! Just after about 6 months of moving out and living on our own, I started to “think”, love and miss the lifestyle with my parents. (You know what I mean…?)

We need to clean, tidy, wash, and do all the chorus which our parents always did for us. (which was not known, or we did not “even” bother to know) Haha… shhh…

It’s ok! I do tell my mom every now and then, that we should have live with you after we get married. Sometimes it’s so tired after a week’s work, and we still need to clean our 1,100 square feet house. It’s not very big, but it’s big enough to make me “sweat”, tired, after the 2 hours cleaning.

Over the weekend, we would usually pack our bags, our laptops and stay overnight there. To us, it’s like a weekend retreat. So, usually weekends, we do not work, unless it’s urgent!

And what we enjoyed most is the chatting session with my mom, dad and brother. We would at least have dinners on Saturday nights, and sometimes even supper.

I’m really thankful and appreciate every weekend, as over the 3 years, the bonding between me and my parents grew closer. Most importantly, my wife was able to chat heartily with my mom and dad.

I do not know how many parents-in-laws could chat heartily, everything and anything under the sun with their daughters and son-in-laws. (I’m not saying this to “brag”, but to share with you that it’s possible)

If you are living with your parents, be thankful! I know I do NOW!

On a contrary, I still love living on our own.

Here’s what I have found:

1) I’m more mature thinking
2) I’m more Independent
3) I learn a lot more about myself
4) I need to think for myself, my wife and my house
5) Financially, I take 100% ownership of it (with paying mortgage, bills, and all expenses)
6) I do enjoy the world with my wife.
7) and many more…

Since this is the first week of rambling… let me show you my one of the first website that both my wife and myself set up for our wedding.

Click here to access…

We got married in 2005, we registered for our marriage in 2004. In the Chinese culture, we need to go through the Chinese traditional wedding, before we are consider married in the “eyes” of parents and relatives.

So, there’s a gap of one year before we had our traditional wedding with all the tea-ceremony, dinners and etc…

Hope you enjoy my short rambling for this week!

This upcoming week, I have planned an outline what I want to post from Monday to Friday, so you will hear more from me…

Have a great weekend,

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