At first glance, would you be able to tell the real gold from a fake one? Just like majority of people, you probably won’t be able to tell since both have the same look, unless you have prior knowledge that one is real. The same thing can be said of failure. In one glance, all failures might look the same because these lead to negative consequences and emotions. It is possible that hidden among...

There is a secondary school not far from our home, and I often see the students either walking to school or waiting at the bus stop. Over 1500 students attend this school, and yet when I see them there is a similarity that identifies them as belonging to that school. After some thought I realized that it is their appearance that is similar. Although there is no school uniform, it is their choice of...

Who do you pay first, your bills or your self? As much as we want to say we pay our self first, but in reality this is not happening to most of us. Majority of us, including me, have a different mindset when it comes to this reality in life. Poor people like me, tend to pay bills first in contrast to what rich people are doing which is the opposite. Though there’s nothing wrong with this practice...

“Study hard, get good grades, finish college and have a good job.” Seems familiar to you? I guess this is the most common line that parents are advising on their kids since they were young. So, being a good son and daughter, we exactly did the same and follow their footsteps. We work hard even more than eight hours a day, get a good salary, good position and employed in big companies. “And they...

We are the master’s of our own destiny. This is a famous quote I remember once said in the movie “Once Upon a Time in China”, I forgot which part though. Very well said by whoever author who coined this quote. We are the sole responsible for whatever happens to our life. Today is the outcome of what we did yesterday, and so with tomorrow as an outcome of what we are doing today. This is the kind...

Julie is a 10 year old girl who lives in Manila with her family. Julie’s father is unemployed and her mother sells flowers in clubs near their home. Being the youngest of six children in her family, she has always accompanied her mother selling flowers from 10pm till 5am. Julie has been exposed to this lifestyle since she was five years old. Living in poverty has forced Julie to resort to the...

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what...

They’re written by Andy Rooney, a man who has the gift of saying so much with so few words. It so happen that it landed on my mailbox, forwarded by someone. Enjoy reading. I’ve learned…. That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I’ve learned…. That when you’re in love, it shows. I’ve learned…. That just one person saying...

I was in the MRT this morning and the boy sitting beside me was listening to his iPhone music. It was too loud for me to hear the songs he’s playing. The thought that this boy have problem with his ears came to my mind. Why would I care, he’s the one listening to it not me. He was listening to an old song sang by Ricky Martin entitled “Livin La Vida Loca”. I’m familiar with this song as...

For years, I’ve been spending my money and time acquiring things which I believe an asset. I guess most of the populations are also doing the same, busy acquiring things which they think as an asset and could make a very good investment. All this have changed after I read books by Robert Kiyosaki, the famous author of books Rich Dad Poor Dad and Cashflow Quadrant. I began to realize the mistakes...