Boss of Me

How would you define success? What are the secret power to success? Success does not mean you just have to excel in academics and earn lots of money BUT to also achieve what you love doing and strive to be that someone respected by society.

To some, success means -

• Try everything as you only have one life, no rehearsals.
• Believe in yourself and always be nice.
• Always give back more than you take.
• Have passion and everything will fall in place.
• Don't let adversity get you down, keep going forward.
• Thrive on challenges, not money.
• Believe that money and fame should Not be motivating factors.
  
• ...and many more secrets that you can unlocked yourself!
  

CQ came across this book by chance, while waiting for Kimchi to pay for our purchases in a bookstore during our recent trip to Singapore.

Written in simple English, this book tells about people who pursued their dream jobs with dynamic combination of bravery, support from families and friends and lots of drive and determination.

What they had achieved can be done in many different fields and you too can transform your passion into something profitable. Their incredible stories and real-life advice will open up your mind to thinking BiG and out of the box!

Among the movers and shakers in this book include a primary school dropout who turned his life around by becoming a much-sought-after photographer (earning $80,000.00 a day); a female medical researcher who is among Top 50 List of the 2008 World's Most Influential Headhunters and a mobile deejay who was inspired by international deejays and finally rose to his success and deejaying all over Asia, Europe and North America.

The Author - Pearlin Siow started out as a journalist. Currently she is a pilates instructor and still writes for a few local publications in Singapore.

It is a very motivational and inspirational book for everyone to read. You can never know that you can even make millions from just selling curry puffs =)

Blogging is a hobby

Why do people blog? In the first place, do you know what is a blog? Whatever reasons an individual has, it is his/her rights to make whatever he/she wishes to do with his/her blog.

A blog is a hobby.It is like reading, writing, knitting, shopping, skateboarding, gardening or photography. Simpur Blogging Nation has quite a number of categories that readers can pick and choose to browse through or read them.

Take photography for instance. There about 106 photo journalists which CQ believes is more into photography. These are individuals with different outlooks and perspective in terms of photography. From these blogs, CQ learn some new techniques, do's and dont's in photography.

Another example is the personal category where there are almost 400 registered bloggers. Under this category, readers can read different types of writing. Some bloggers blog as journals or diaries. There are some good reference blogs. Besides one (especially students) can learn good English from few of the best blog-writers.

For blogs that have broken English or written bi-lingually, readers can follow their personal journey or records of everyday life or national happenings. You can never know that in some ways, you may be inspired or motivated by these bloggers. Do not ridicule or have hatred on their blogs.

When blogging should be in good faith, it should be inspirational to others too. Blogging is also a passion. Everyone has passion in their life. It is every individuals' rights. For as long as it does not take a toll on one's life, jeopardise one's career and relationship, students' do not neglect their studies or it does not risk anyone in what-so-ever ways it may be ...blogging is truly a hobby or a passion.

After all that have been said, every beginning will have an ending. Some may say quiting or on a long hiatus. Again, what-so-ever the reasons it may be, it is an individual's rights.

*sigh* As news must have spread like a rapid fire, CQ was saddened to know that Senor Pablo is leaving the blogging arena. CQ respects his decision. He had been an inspiration as a friend and fellow-blogger on the SBN. He showed the way to different levels and good communication between friends and families through his blog. He's a SBN Legend!

CQ wishes Senor Pablo and family a prosperous future. CQ may not see or hear Senor Pablo on the blogging arena anymore but hey! CQ will defintely see him and hear his jovial antics on any of the Bloggers' get-togethers, right?? yeahhh ... :))

Thank-you! merci! danke! gracias! terima-kasih! Senor Pablo ..for everything that you had inspired on the blogging arena!

Never give up ...

..when the tough gets going.