The Forgotten 

The Key to Knowledge

First you work on Product A,
Find out everything about Product A,
The Internet, Books, Magazines, Trade reviews,
After troubleshooting for a period of time,
You will have intimate knowledge about Product A,
Everything, it's plus & minuses,
It's capabilities,
Then comes Product B,
You will likewise do the same,
After a period of time,
You will enough Knowledge to plan to build Product C,
With a range of scope to better the previous products,
After analysing the pros and the cons,
And building an intimate overview of the product.
It is an ever changing cycle,
With no end to this cycle,
Which is the key to knowledge.
It can be applied to mankind's quest for knowledge,
The unending urge to study and improve oneself,
If you have unending zest and energy,
You will definitely achieve your goals,
Little by little, day by day,
One simple task today,
Can lead you to greater heights,
There is no telling,
When the next bridge you cross,
The next riddle you unview,
Will lead mankind to a whole new world,
The world of Knowledge.

Back to Business - The Secrets to raise funds

If I need to raise $1 million what must I do?
First question, Are you able to pay the interest?
How are you able to pay the principle together with interest?
Do you have assets or securities to pledge?
No one trust words anymore, you got to act out every word you say.
For example, if you want to purchase a commercial building for $1 million, how to qualify?
Firstly you must know the valuation of the building,
Get to know the potential of return eg from rental, asset scrutilization, stripping it bare,
Any potential for redevelopment?
Amortization, you can see your repayments and liabilities,
Any potential to own and transfer your asset at a profit after amortization?
How to realise the untapped potential?
Renovations and improvements, does it helps?
If you able to assess all your risks and liabilities, what can you do?
Do you think the banker has full control of your assets if you are able to realise the full returns of money?
When nobody wants to finance you, how to overturn the odds.
How to raise funds even in debt.
The power of visualization of future earnings.
Worst case scenerios, how to bail out.

What is Love?

It is love at first sight,
Infatuation - when your hearts beat faster,
And that rush of chemistry thru your brains,
Sent you in eternal blisshood,
A sense of longing,
The feeling of missing someone you love,
During courtship, its the mighty might,
To bring down the stars for your love one.
After marriage, and after things are settled in,
Comes the commitment, sacrifices and reality,
When love doesn't comes with the intensity,
The chemistry and the longing,
You suddenly wakeup to the wrong side of bed,
When the dust settles, do you still cling on to your marriage or move on?
Man and woman are two different creatures,
For man, it's the physical love,
And woman, the emotional love,
Two different views,
Two different requirements,
Do you see eye to eye?
Ask any couple who has spent a lifetime together,
What are their secrets,
They will tell you,
It's sacrifice, commitment, faithfulness, love and companionship.
The willingness to stay together no matter what comes may,
A Lifetime of sacrifices,
That is not what love is today.

The Family - A Centre of influence

In the western context, when you hit 18,
You are already considered an adult and should be treated as one,
You are expected to make your own money,
Find your own place to stay and be independent,
I am not against all that but the chinese are a different lot,
It's only when you are married are you considered independent,
At most times, you still stay with your in-laws even though you are married,
With strings attached, do you still rely on your parents for moral support?
Do you move away from your comfort zone to be really independent?
Children nowadays are a pampered lot,
They have their parents to plan everything for them,
With so much to depend on, will they grow up to be able to fend for themselves?
From young, children should not be spared the cane but learn the basics of life.
It is thru this knowledge they will develop their minds and learn to be independent.

I have been to China and noticed that their families are a very different lot,
In times of need, they will band together to resolve problems together,
In times of celebration, they will also band together to celebrate.
You can count on your friends/relations to loan that needed money in times of need,
But they will expect you to return them the favor sometime in future.
What is happening to the rest of the world?
The only way to raise funds is to talk to a banker.
"Unity in strength"
Take a chopstick and you can easily bend it.
But take a bunch of chopsticks and try to do the same?

This world is full of instant gratification,
You have instant marriages,
And instant divorces,
When things go wrong you will bail out straightaway,
But have you spare a thought for your children?
I never say mine was perfect in the first place,
But when I have children,
There is no such word as 'divorce',
No matter how difficult is the going,
Marriage is a sanctury,
With children, it is in eternity.
I never believe in breaking one's family,
"A Happy family is a "blessed" family.

No man is an island

Mankind has always been social creatures,
And the need to interact and love exists since time,
Friends, relations and aquantances,
Form an intergrated circle we can do without,
We depend on their influence and support,
To solve problems in life,
But the sad fact is they have become self centred,
Only concerned about themselves,
To be better than their neighbours,
In this silly rat race,
What is really enough?
The sacrifices for your morals,
Compromised and defeated,
Mankind will always struggle,
With issues of the world,
They seek enlightenment in all the wrong places,
And put up a false front,
Take the log out from your eye,
Before you complain about your brother's,
Cause what you do will come round,
Back to haunt you,
Nothing hidden under your bed,
Will one day be revealed,
So why don't you do good,
And purge your conscience,
So that your night's sleep,
Will be so very sweet,
And if we do not do what others may follow,
The world will be definitely a better place to live in.

Gambling - Do you know the Risk's involved?

I am a firm believer that if you need to gamble,
Are you prepared to lose all?
Be it 4D, Toto, the casino, or any game of chance,
I will always set aside what I do not need,
And be prepared to lose all I have budgeted.
Gamblers do not think logically,
When they lose they will bet even more,
When the tide is against you,
What do you think is your chances of winning against the odds?
If you know how to take calculated risks,
You will know when to lose and bail out,
Or take your winnings and run.
Cause if you play 7 days in a row,
Chances is the odds are against you,
And you will lose against the banker.
The sad fact is many in society are dreaming about instant wealth,
Thruout their life they are hoping for that big break,
That will never come, and even if it did,
The $100K in winnings will not cover the monies you have spent,
In your whole lifetime of chance.

There is no shortcut to Success

Thruout my lifetime,
I have searching for that shortcut,
You name it, I have tried it but without success,
Even with the most powerful software to visualise,
There isn't a shortcut to success.
Unless you are born with a silver spoon,
But even you have money today doesn't mean you have it tomorrow,
Unless you are prudent and know how to manage it,
For the rest of us, it's carrying our cross,
And make our living as anyone else.
The secret to success is hard work,
Day by day you build your wealth,
Solving problems by problems,
Remember you need to cross that bridge,
Before you reach the next stage,
And if you fail it will set you back,
If you are not able to climb back up,
You are already a failure,
Cause Life is a series of bridges you must cross,
And never look back,
That is the challenge of success,
With logical planning and hard work,
And a little bit of luck,
The next bridge you cross may bring you great tidings,
Or your next windfall.

The Forgotten

The wails of a newborn baby fills the air,
As the nurse lift the baby by its legs,
And gave it a very tight slaps,
She wrapped the baby with a clean cloth,
And hands it to the mother creator,
I can see it in her eyes,
Gleaming with a radiant smile,
A face filled with joy,
In a heavenly bliss,
Nothing in this world can compare,
This miraculous sight,
The birth of a newborn,
The aspirations of a new found parent,
A future of hope and great tidings,
Radiate across the room.

At the hospital bed,
A frail woman lay,
A woman who is advanced in age,
Lay sick in her final moments,
Her husband at her bedside,
Clapsed her wringkled hands,
Peace I can see in her eyes,
A Life well spent and blessed,
A face of inmost tranquility,
No fear of the journey beyond,
I can see, in her eyes,
When she grasp for her last breath,
And closes her eyes forever,
Tears roll down my face,
Knowing she has crossed the boundary,
The journey to world beyond.

Our Lifes are but a memory,
How fast time really flies,
In a twinkling of an eye,
We will be halfway across our journey,
The decisions we make,
The regrets of our youth,
Nothing beats having run a good race,
The memories we leave behind,
Friends and relations we make,
Will be forever edged in their minds,
It is sad that nowadays people are so preoccupied,
With the things of the world,
They have no time left,
To feed their spiritual souls,
When the time comes,
They will become - "The Forgotten".