Soul Surfer
An awesome movie that I watched recently about the true story of Bethany Hamilton whom survived after a shark bitten off one arm of hers and how her come back story is such an inspiration for many.
I am simply awed by her courage and set waves of thoughts after watching it.
I managed to find a trailer to it on youtube, but certainly do watch the entire movie, I would highly recommend you to do that =)
“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by specular preparation.”
Robert H.Schuller
This is totally agree, if you have quality preparations, most times you get quality execution.
“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered you will never grow.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wouldn’t you agree? Your comfort zone can only stretch when we stretch further!
“Begin each day as if it were on purpose.” 
Mary Anne Radmacher
Do you have days when you wake up and have no idea what to do to that 24 hours? This helps! Begin your day with a purpose, be it to read a book, pack your room, wash your car, plan it the night before! Remember you only have that one day, one date, to your life!
“The only way to let the past go is through forgiveness, otherwise you prolong the suffering” Anne Jones
I am a pretty much jovial person, and I am working hard at this one for a major block that I am on my way to conquer.
4 Rules Of Leadership By Chris Widener:
1. You get what you expect
2. You get what you model
3. You get what you reward
4. You get what you work for
Nice tips from Chris! =)
10 Secret Strategies The Jamie Oliver Way:
1. Be yourself, but more so
2. Extend the brand
3. Build on what you are good at
4. Remember the social dimension
5. Become the face of a supermarket
6. Deal with adversity
7. Go international
8. Protect the brand
9. Be controversial
10. Be bold
Nice tips from Jamie Oliver too…
Finally I sincerely hope that you enjoy reading this post and take away with you some learnings! =)
I read about this and I am extremely touched by what it has been written. I chanced upon it when I was visiting the Police Museum in Brisbane, if you are heading to Brisbane I would recommend you to visit the museum too, it has been a great learning experience. And if I recall correctly, every last Sunday they will discuss a case from the file, it’s an interesting experience in deed.
“These Eyes of ‘Blue’”
These eys have seen the trauma
of a family torn by strife.
These eyes have seen the carnage
when one takes another’s life.
These eyes have seen the tears
of a lost and lonely child.
These eyes have seen the hate and spite
of a mob gone mad and wild.
These eyes have seen the joy
when a loved one lost, is found,
And have seen the victim’s gratitude
when the villian’s run to ground.
These eyes have read the public scorn
of police who went astray,
And have witnessed the distrust that bred
and how the rest were made to pay.
These eyes have seen the friendships forged
by work mates over time,
And have seen the support and trust they gave
as we together fought the crime.
These eyes have seen the pride
of new recruits sworn in,
And with family, proud, around them
as their life’s career begins.
But these eyes have shed a heart felt tear
when a comrade’s life’s cut short.
And have seen their families lost and crushed
when they learn of that report.
These eyes have seen his broken child
standing silent by his grave,
And have seen his family struggle on
proud of service that he gave.
God’s eyes on those police who fell
and on those they’ve left to stay,
So we gather here to honour them
On Police Remembrance Day.
Sergeant Brad Hafner
© 1997
My cousin is a genius in the game called Mahjong, he claims he has known the game since the age of 4! Nonetheless he is a fine young man, very studious preparing for his primary school leaving examinations =)
Coming back, this is his tips for Mahjong or I recall aptly, a mahjong tutorial session with prof cousin! I hope you learned something too like it certainly did to a beginner recreational player like me!
According to him…
Mahjong is 60% skill, 40% luck.
Enough said, this is his tips…
>> How you play depends on your first 14 cards
>> If you are not sure, discard the corner cards, meaning the 1s and the 9s
>> Discard North, South, East, West tiles if they do not belong to you
So this is a step-by-step guide…
#Step 1: Choose type of play
#Step 2: If you are the banker, first discard the odd tile out (but not the power tiles yet)
#Step 3: Look and observe what your opponents are playing
#Step 4: Discard tiles that opponents do not want
If you get stuck, discard only 1 power tile.
If you are really stuck….COPYCAT! discard tiles that your opponents are ditching!
That’s it for now, hope you enjoy this post as much as I enjoy documenting this and certainly the LIVE session is much better, in many ways this little cousin of mine, is my Shifu (master) in Mahjong!
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If you have studied with me, you know that I use alot of mindmaps, so this may or may not be for you =) Enjoy!
This video slaps right into my face on GOALS! I hope to share this with you because the trainer shed light and in fact gave an analogy of a flight plan with regards to achieving our goals. Enjoy!
While packing my stuffs, I found a magazine that introduced four coffee cafes, for now I have yet to check out any of them:
>>Highlander Coffee
49 Kampong Bahru Road
Mon-Sat 9am-6pm; Closed on Sun & PH
Quietest time: Weekdays after 2.30pm
>>The Plain
50 Craig Road
Daily 7.30am -7.30pm
Quietest time: Weekdays after 3pm
>>Loysel’s Toy
66 Kampong Bugis #01-01, Ture
Tue-Fri 9am-6pm; Sat & Sun 9am-7.30pm
Quietest time: Weekdays after 3pm
>>Kith Cafe
7 Rodyk Street #01-33 Watermark @ Robertson Quay
Daily 7am-7pm
Quietest time: Weekdays after 3pm
Final installment of sharings from The Leader Who Had No Title, certainly hope that you are learning something =) Cheers! And should you miss the earlier posts, you can read them here:
The Leader Who Had No Title Sharing Part 1
The Leader Who Had No Title Sharing Part 2
The Leader Who Had No Title Sharing Part 3
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