march 1 2016

After graduating from college, we enter the workforce that we are somehow program to do during our school years.

That's where the rat race come

Of course, not all are in the rat race

1) those who inherited business from parent or work for family
2) Enter the right industry at the right time

while majority stuck in the race

some decide to take the race slowly and enjoy it accepting the fact that it is a wheel who have no exit point, some work extremely hard and chase the exit point, while some con-artist tries to con its way out.

Some succeed, while some don't

that is put in a simpler term which unfortunately, society is not that simple. It is so much more complicated.

I spoke with a friend few days back, he mention to me that he is buying a house soon but with a limited budget, there's just not much option to look into. It is either too small, too far or are in a bad neighborhood. I don't see his problem nearing to solve anytime soon. He is stuck like many others that i known or talked to.

To me, in order to unstuck this situation, he first has to be prepare to work hard. A lot of people told me that they are willing to work hard so long as its their passion or the money is good.

That is a trade off.

we were brought up by peers, teachers and even mentor telling us, we should keep looking for something we enjoy doing because work fill large part of our lives.

my point of view is this. There bound to be something which you are good at and there is bound to be something which you are passionate about at.

leave it that way and don't mix it up

take myself for example

i'm good at selling although that's not what i enjoy doing, i enjoy teaching and physical activities and there's where my passion lies.

i keep both apart and make career out of both of them. Since:

1) it's something i'm good at, i would find it effortless
2) it's something i enjoy and passionate about, i would find it to be effortless too



i don't really know what i like or passionate about so i decide to chase and build a career base on something that i'm good at while finding something i enjoy and passionate about.

now that i found it, i'm planning to build my career around it too

of course to me, both shouldn't make me commit many hours of my time to it. Couple of hours a day is more than adequate.

my friend asked if it's even possible.

YES

have you ever see vincent tan down in 7-evelen? toto? starbucks? etc

the owner of mcdonald certainly doesn't stay at mcdonald 24-7

it's always about building a system and i am a firm believe of the system.

somehow i no longer feel i'm stuck in the rat race anymore and would like to shared my opinion on how to unstuck oneself from sticky situation

and that's my two cents

February 26 2016

2016 chinese new year come and go



not much firework were lit and not much activity occurred during this year's Chinese new year. Not much gambling, not much alcohol, not much snacks were eaten nor were there much soda drinking too.

During this year, i have also decided to take the sales team for a trip in order to relax ourselves before stepping into the month of March whereby it will be a war zone month.



This is one funny candid pictures taken during the break that i like most. So candid!

I anticipate that we will be busy through the months leading towards end of this year. With the current economy slowing down and company holding back, i see this as a good opportunity for us to spear through with less competition in the industry.

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Aside from working a 9-6 job, i have been keeping myself busy by taking up a new hobby ever since i completed my Phd.

I never enjoy it before but i'm starting to like it now. It feels like something is missing if i did not hit the gym. And here is the result of me hitting the gym. I didn't really go full hardcore, thus that explain why i'm not being huge and having blazing guns. I also did not adhere to any really strict diet such as no sugar or no oil, thus that also explain why the lack of six pack.



I believe in working out, staying  healthy but also enjoying my life. Having a good meal also very much equal to enjoying life. I enjoy pizza very much, so i have it every now and then in a moderate rate.

Not to mention yee sang too.



i saw how some of my friends who is fitness freak that they literally calculate gram / calorie on every food they eat.

well, what's the point then? in Malaysia we have this word called "cari makan" which equal to work for food

we work for food. so after work, if we can't indulge ourselves with good food that Malaysia can offer, instead having those tasteless chicken breast. To me personally, i just think it's not enjoying life.

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Although me personally is a workaholic and enjoy making money, i came to a junction in life whereby i only put certain time and days into working for money.

Maybe because i think i have set the ground work and direction for my company and that i no longer need to dedicate all my time to it. Those free time i would want spend doing something different.

That's not saying i don't enjoy my work. I enjoy my work a lot! but i also wanted to do something that is different such as cooking, enjoying good musics, muay thai / parkour or even indulge myself with science and play with firmicutes / nitrospirae etc.

December 20 2015

we are all set for our year end battle....

everybody are also excited with the current new project our company is embarking

we are currently pushing so hard that everyone is running at full steam.. or rather running out of steam..

but we remain optimistic despite the economic downturn and soft purchasing power by end users

so much money and effort were put into this project that failing is not an option

i hope i can reach that new height, i call this new height because my vision for this new direction no longer revolve around Malaysia market

or rather revolve around machinery market

i want to do export and take my expertise abroad.

to involve myself with this project is very tiring, not physically but mentally... i don't really mind it too much

in fact i'm burst with energy. Maybe because it's a new project and that i have been doing the same thing for the past couple of years. This project breath fresh air into my already dead body and also breath fresh air to the stall market

i'm happy that i'm able to also find a group of people that can help me to complete this project

I call this project

Health Aesthetic

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just as i was finishing my meeting tonight, i saw couple of flashy cars parked in front of scott garden



not that i'm being envious of the owners

but seeing the owner coming out from the car at this hour while i just finished meeting give me a great deal of motivation

and i keep telling myself

keep pushing harder and harder..

everything is hard but at the same time, nothing is too hard. It just depends on what you want to achieve

monetary is surely not what i'm aiming... because i knew money will eventually came if we just work

i don see many poor people in the city, just humble and laying low people

anyway, i want to make a mark and i always says this.. make your presence felt...

i don't know what those men do to be able to drive such flashy cars but i knew, it's not something easy

it is that "not something easy" which i'm interested to know.. to see under that circumstances, can i do better or worse

november 17 2015

i recently just got back from a company trip

it was a hong kong-guangzhou trip... everything was fine and well until my laptop was stolen in the middle of the trip

what make it even worst was that the laptop's new. it had only followed me for a mere 3 months

i decided to then head out to get myself a new laptop.. the one i'm currently using to type this out

it's called the lenovo yoga 3 pro

it was pretty pricey... but a laptop that i currently enjoy using

moeny earn should be used else whats the point of earning money then

however, money should be used wisely

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Things has been going well so far

i'm counting my blessings

work or business has been good to me and i'm just happy with how things are going

sure there are people who are suffering but then its already been speculated that 2015 is just getting from bad to worse

2016 will be from worse to worst

but then anything that goes down will bounce back up

i foresee 2017 to be better, starting around mid of the year

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life has been pretty stable for me at the moment not much ups and downs

comprising 80% of my time to work in order to get my company off this economic crisis

but its a life i enjoyed...

i always say, most important is able to earn decent money and be happy

for in our city life, money is very important...

unless we stay in the village...



that to me, it's the ultimate life

unfortunately i'm staying in the city, i don take it as a habit to run away from problem. Since i'm here, i might as well do something to make the best out of it

to get a job i enjoy and excel at, while doing something i enjoy after work and of course with the money earned i can do things or buy things that i enjoy

that sounds pretty stable and enjoyable too

i no longer spend my time sleeping the whole day.... embarrassing enough, that's what i use to do..

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another couple of months and 2016 chinese new year is here

i'll be 32 then

and today beauty marketing is approaching its 8 years of establishment

 i started my own business when i was 24

what a long journey

let's look back how i look when i first started my business and went to hong kong for business trip comparing it to now..

What a big difference

HAHAHA

22 october 2015

For those that do not know, I have been in the aesthetic industry for more than 9 years. Beauty industry to be more exact.

I have always enjoyed what i'm doing simply for a fact i think i am a very good sales person beside i enjoyed sharing my knowledge.

But as time goes, i began to grew tired for the same problem occur and the lack of innovation in the industry. The only thing that keep changing is the increasing competitors. That's it!

I sat down one day and asked myself.. what do i want to do with my career and how i want to leave a mark in this industry.

There is when i start out a revolution project to change the entire landscape for the aesthetic industry. My goal is of course not only that it will impacted Malaysian but the whole south east asia.

it's a very big and daring dream. The plan that i work out doesn't sound too convincing either in the beginning. Nobody was convince with my idea. Many times, i even doubted myself if what i'm doing is right...

I get down to the ground and began pushing my ideas out to people. However, i understand if only i able to sell this idea. It does not mean success. Success means my idea can be duplicate by my sales but hard to be replicate by my competitors.

many hours of sleepless night were poured in. I finally get the path right

People beginning to see the fruitful of my idea and starting to accept it.

Sales began to came pouring in again and work is getting heavier and busier.

I was not tired by the hectic schedule though, i was excited.

I knew few years down the road with me looking back, there's going to be two conclusion

Either i'll be extremely proud of what have came from my idea or i have to say goodbye to the industry after almost a decade for it is a sunset industry.

I called this my health aesthetic project

September 30 2015

It's been a while since the last time i blog

due to economy slowing dow, the introduction of GST here in Malaysia and also the political instability... have indeed cause much nuisance and problem to the environment i'm working.

This contribute my company to suffer losses after losses.

The impact was devastating leading to many of my clients to either close their shop or minimize their company structure.

of course with the introduction of competitor using the same technique and machines as us, the market becomes smaller

I thus came out with a brand new idea or concept to tackle this situation

i'm lucky enough to say, so far my plan has been going well although much more effort were put in.

travelling have become more frequent and the stress level were in constant spike

I'm used to this kind of pressure and stress so this familiar situation is manageable to say the least

It's just that i do not like this kind of instability but then, it is also something which a company owner can't avoid for the change is the only thing constant in an industry

a stagnant industry would either have a high entry point of simply put, the effort does not equal to the money earned

but then, money is never everything

it is important but it is not everything

we are here to live our life and we should make our life count

i always speak of leaving a legacy in the aesthetic industry

We make one before but unfortunately our company was not credited for it.

this time round. i hope we can get the credit that we fully deserve

and that is the change / legacy that i want to leave

july 23 2015

Finally get my braces done today... 

what an experience... an exciting yet troublesome experience

got to say goodbye to my favorite food such as pizza, nuts and those gummi bear candies... 

as said by the dentist... i should expect the braces to follow me for around 18 months... 

thats quite a long time.. 

anyway, looking forward to a better smile and healthier gums ^^