Brian's Autumn's Concerto 2

Today I saw this quote: Love isn't finding a perfect person. It's seeing an imperfect person perfectly. It's true especially when you fall in love with someone that can really blind the vision of every weaknesses. Every weaknesses become strengths. But how far can this statement be. Someone told me this "Don't stand too near to the tree, try to walk few steps behind, look at the leaves, fruits... is it worth for you to sacrifice? Look around you, you deserve better one" This powerful words made me awake all of a sudden as if being hypnotized for so long. This magical words really made up my mind instantly. From there, I made my first step to walk even further ahead.

It's already September and few more months, it's going to be 2011. My new resolutions would be:

1. Clearing all my PTPTN debts in Dec 2010

2. Clearing all my car loan in Jan 2011 or November 2010

3. Invest 50% in Shares, Save 40% in Savings (house), Spend 10% (vacations) every 3 months.

4. Vacation to HK / Taiwan (if got GF, sponsor her go as well - 1st promise)

5. Get an iPhone 4

6. Dato' Arthur Tan Chess Championship (Merdeka) or Selangor Open 2011 (May)

7. Amass more REITs for Dividend play

8. Open Singapore bank account - Feb 2011.

9. Get bro a LCD / LED TV as house warming in May.

Maybe there are few more that I can't think of them now. The day I decided to call it quits, would be the day I turned from a moth to a butterfly. I looked for investment chances around and now I am ready for global investment chances. Learning bit by bit, day by day.

In Nov 15 and 16, I have to go back to cancel some of my credit cards. I intend to have only 1 credit card and not to use it unless necessary.

Brian's Autumn's Concerto

I spent 3 years working as fugitive in UM, trying for soul searching. Men worries about 4 things: Love, Family, Career and Financial. I used to put Love as the 1st priority over the others, till someone gave me a precious quote that changed my whole world in 2007. I still remember vividly the day I was at the Sukan Antara Staf-staf Universiti Malaysia, in Perlis, I had to fight 11 rounds against my opponents. That time, my mind was not in a good state as I was considering whether should I drop the idea. The thinking made me a cruel-some beast on the board, where I won 7.5 / 11 points. When I was on my way back to KL, I didn't sleep much on the bus, that I gave myself a final chance. It was my birthday during that travel time, in the end, I decided to put a full stop to it. I buried all the promises in the graveyard. From then on, I choose chess as my best friend, whom I shall speak to, for I managed to get my FIDE rating in 2010.

During the past 3 years, I searched what's the reason I live for. I started to learn what is investment. Some losses and some winnings, that's part of the price for learning real life experiences. After all the long journey, it's like a long winded road, which I should have taken it long time ago. I should have put career as my 1st priority from the early. I realized that life is not just like a screensaver. There are obstacles everywhere that I need to go through. I should have come to Singapore early for my career advancement. With this, I thank those who had given me the moral support when I was feeling lowest in my life. You just know who you were.

Today I watched Taiwan drama, Autumn's Concerto. It's a very touching drama that I wept over it. I realized how fortunate we are. Be grateful for what we have. It's about love. The feeling that I have lost touch for a very long time. My main priority now is to build a fortune. Hopefully I can settle my car loan and PTPTN within 5-6 months. It's best if I can paid them up fast. Whatever is borrowed, must be paid back. That's the policy to be a human. If I ever come across Love again, I will see the person's personality. Sometimes, the one a person marries is not the one he/she loves the most.

In 2011, I have readied my resolutions. Wait for the next postings.......... To be continued..

Life in Singapore 2

There are many things I have yet to learn. Hope that I can cope with the task given. If there is a chance, I would like to work in Singapore for a longer term. I should have come here earlier, if I could awake earlier. Living in Singapore is quite boring but for the sake of living, sacrifices is inevitable. The moment I reached here, I'd received a few business chances that I am working out now.

At the same time, I entered Kuantan Chess Rapid Open 2010, and won 8th placing. I learnt some of the chess principles myself. I lost 2 games which I shouldn't lost due to blunder, but I won 5 games. The last games was really taxing, trying to gain advantage from the start. My opponent miscalculated and blunder a position that he thought he could win. I saw that earlier, but it just won't work, as I will lose a Queen for 2 rooks, but I will have 2 rooks and 1 bishop with 2 pass pawn.

Now, I have to rush my task given. it's kind of new to me for leaving this programming world for quite a long time. C#. Though I continue with Java, they are still similar except the new technologies used. Learning just never ends. The company gives me chances, and I must take it.

At the same time, I met with my relatives in Johor and cousin sister in Singapore. Things changed quite a lot. It has been 10 years, I haven't met them for a long time. Glad that they are living in a healthy state. I told my cousin, that I will keep fit for 3 months, to drop 10kg. Some promises made for that too.

Life In Singapore 1

I am in Singapore for 4 months. I didn't realize that time can catch up so fast. During the past 4 months, I learnt a lot of things. Colleagues are great. Places I stay is considered great. I must make full use of the facilities given. The only problem is time to travel to work is a little bit fr. Hope I can continue learning with the chance given to me by the company. Learning always never end. I would like to go for a vacation If I saved enough money. Well, I saved enough but I intend to pay full amount for my PTPTN next year. Just entered a bit to my investment. Though not much, but hope it can generate some passive incomes for me.

It was a boring time for me during weekends. I ended up sitting at home, surfing net and watching TVBs. It did save me a lot too without going anywhere. In September onwards,, I will hire a GM to teach me professional chess.

1 mth in SG

Well, the life in SG is hectic and busy. I have to learn the things the hard way from 0. Hopefully I won't burden my colleagues who already understand the whole flows. I really need to catch up with them to understand the whole program flows.

My eyes' power increase all of a sudden. It cost me RM750 to buy a new spectacles. It's 12am now. I couldn't sleep. I think that I must make the project work to have my 1st passive income. May God bless me.

Malaysian Politics

I saw this headline from a Blog

Datuk Hee? So ‘Hee-larious’!

Then i heard someone talk about character assassination from someone on the news.....He's no difference too...Is that our Malaysian morality nowadays? By poking fun of other people's name?

When other people start to hop around into his party, he welcomes them, but when they leaves his party, he condemned them. That's how a human being can be from what I see. I can only see 3 or 4 fellows opposition always on the newspaper, whilst the rest seems disappear as if the party belongs to themselves. I despised such a leader instead of party hoppers, just like follow the winds when the wind blows around.

The FINE RM1k is actually a good thing to punish those people who speeds too fast on the highway. I am sure that those poor people will know that not to speed too. Though times are bad, but it's to cultivate morality on the road....

Leaving to Work in Singapore 8mths ++

I must thank many people for giving me the support and trust. So many things happened during the past that I want to leave the country for a moment to seek my true self. My company gave me chances to go outside to learn more things and thus I shall take this opportunity to wipe all the past memories and re-seek myself, transform into a more developed person. I am grateful that CHESS accompanies me when I am up or down. Through that, I am able to stand up for every downs I faced in the past.

I want to seek more knowledge and gain more confidence in life. I want to see the outside world and share experiences. I used to put LOVE as the 1st priority, but ever since then, it was gone in the air or reside in the 3rd placing after FAMILY and CAREER. My vows stop after something was achieved and the time to proceed to next level begins long ago.

I may look tough previously, but which wasn't, but with the supports around, I am able to go through it. Thank you everyone, and if you feel that you are the One this thanks go to, that's you.

It was the day I sang in the Karaoke yesterday, I realized that I no longer sing the Sad and broken hearted songs. I had evolved into a different person.

Life evolves to other stages, the moment the vows meet the requirements. It's the moment to proceed to New Life... Never Give Up...