Parents' love for us

Given our parents’ love for us, I just think that they were too impatient to share with us their visions but I think most of our parents forgot to guide or teach us the essence of how to go about it… If your parents did, good for you! Really, because I learnt it the hard way. My parents were brought up with only pre O levels qualifications. Meaning they did not manage to reach high school and university. Those days, those with junior college qualification or brought up in English schools are considered upper class.

Comfort Zone

And whether are you in a comfort zone that is too good to encourage you to move on… Remember the story of the frog in a boiling pot? If the frog is thrown into a pot of hot water, it will bail and leap out immediately. But if you put a frog into a pot of room temperature water and start boiling. It will continue to remain till the water boils and till its death. Funny and yet amazing right?! I was told that it is because the frog has some special feature that allows its body to fit to its environment and temperature. I really don’t know the scientific part but I guess you know where I am coming from. Point is, don’t get too comfortable in your zone and lifestyle. Keep up with times and learn. Best is to learn best to your interest and your passion.

But sad to say, most of us can’t… Unless you are really darn smart and you figured “IT” out at a tender age or your family is darn rich and such. For most of us, it all started when we are at our tender age, while we are young. What did my parents want me to do? Have a good education, go to the university, get a good and decent job, buy a car (if possible), get married before a certain age, have a good career and have kids.

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Looking at her young and tender age, a mere 20nish, I was so envious of her youth, looks, freedom and more… I could imagine what kind of yield I can plough back if I was her age now and with what I have harvested for the past good years. But well, you can’t have both sides of the pie and eat it right?

Who says!!! I dare to defy that and well again, it depends! It really depends on your passion and interest to pursue your dreams but of course, please make sure your dream is sustainable. I am not asking you to be ballerina or soccer player of sort. These are too specialized fields. Go for areas where you find there are opportunities to grow both as a career as well as for passion.

You lose some, you win some

You lose some, you win some:

Being financially sustainable in Singapore is not a small feat! Let’s not talk about getting rich in Singapore.

I would like to recommend my book to those who think they are in the low or middle income groups but have the determination and passion to get out of the rat race or vicious cycle and do more meaningful things with their lives.

To be more financially independent so that you can pursue your dreams along the way and not wait till you are in your mid-age when risks are too high or when your kids need your life savings for education and such.
Introduction

I came from a very poor family… What’s new??? That’s must be what any average person’s impression is when the earlier statement was “proclaimed”. Coincidentally, I was just sharing the much used statement with a good looking business associate the other day, and she said something like: “… Look where you are today; you must have come a long way… driving a BMer now and all, you must have done well…”
How flattering and nicely put ya! ;)