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Positive mindset vs possibility mindset

December 5, 2011 by La Papillion

I was reading this book by Dr. Robert Anthony “How to make the impossible possible”, when I discovered that the author actually differentiate between positive mindset and possibility mindset . We know the usual positive thinking – if we think positive, then the outcome can also be positive. This is opposed to thinking negatively about [...]

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Am I certified to trade?

December 2, 2011 by La Papillion

As I logged into my poems account, I saw this screen asking me to do a test. I think it’s the new ruling that is going to take effect on 1st Jan 2012. If you do not satisfy certain criteria, you’ll be asked to take a test to determine whether you know what you are [...]

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The joys of working from home

December 1, 2011 by La Papillion

As I was starting work in my new flat, I realized that there’s a few things that I liked about this arrangement. As I was slacking now after my student left, I realized how fortunate I am to be able to finish work and still be at home. I cherish this feeling and felt an [...]

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Cbox outing @ Beng Hiang

November 28, 2011 by La Papillion

Bullythebear had a lunch outing on Sat 26th Nov 2011. It had been quite some time where we had a gathering with the guys/gals from the cbox community. Anyway, thanks to Neophyte who initiated it and passed the baton over to me to handle the rest of the logistic. Not to forget sfry who sponsored [...]

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Starting a new friendship with an old friend

November 24, 2011 by La Papillion

Today I went to Sitex (the computer exhibition at expo) with a new friend. Rather, he was an old ‘new’ friend because I’ve known him for many years but perhaps this time round, I really treated him like a friend. Kind of sad, but I’ll always say it’s better this way then never. You will [...]

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My reshuffled priority in life

November 15, 2011 by La Papillion

I realized as I sat in my new home, that setting up a home is financially draining yet at the same time is very satisfying. As the furniture slowly trickles in and your house transforms into your home, with all the little imperfections that you will come to appreciate and all the weird corners that [...]

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The last few ticks of my to-do lists

November 12, 2011 by La Papillion

Finally finished the bulk of my work year! The rest of my work schedule are just some ‘stragglers’ from the graduating batch and maybe a few students for the preparation in the next academic year. I always said that I’ve never worked so hard before in the previous years, but I’ve to say that again [...]

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Adult quitting

November 1, 2011 by La Papillion

When kids quit, they just stomp their feet and leave the game. The quitting is physical and mental at the same time. When we’re adults, we can no longer quit physically because we either need the job or we can’t afford to sour the relationship. So adults quit mentally. They would just stay in droning [...]

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Tech hack for android

October 27, 2011 by La Papillion

I’m so glad I found the ultimate technological hack for android phones. Some of you may be aware that amazon had this new amazon app store, supposedly to cater for their new kindle fire tablet so that people can shop for apps through their site. They have this wonderful way to promote their amazon app [...]

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Investing in your life goals

October 21, 2011 by La Papillion

It’s important to align your energy to fulfill your life goals. That’s the only way to lead a purposeful and fulfilling life, isn’t it? Why do you want to work so hard to buy things that you don’t care to impress people whom you don’t like? Once you recognize that doing certain things are not aligned to [...]

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Winter is coming

October 7, 2011 by La Papillion

I’m seldom stressed about my financial situation because I don’t really spend a lot and I save a major portion of my income. However, recently I’ve been trying to think out of my financial situation. Without giving specifics, I think I might have spent too heavily on both the COV of my resale and the [...]

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4 steps to problem solving

October 7, 2011 by La Papillion

Diagnose, Treat, Comply, Maintain. Sometimes it’s so hard to help students. I would diagnose that the reason why they are not performing well in their studies is because they do not have enough knowledge in their mind. Practicing past year papers a million times (without reflecting) just practices whatever you know, so it would be very hard [...]

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Quick thoughts on strategy

October 4, 2011 by La Papillion

Been super busy at work now, so this is just a quick post. With the market going down, I think it’s time to think of a general strategy to make the most out of it. Since I’ve already sold what I wanted to sell, there’s nothing much more than I can do to raise cash [...]

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3/4 year reflections and planning

September 27, 2011 by La Papillion

There’s a few things that needs to be done before I can open up my classes at home and start on a brand new chapter for my career. I thought it’ll be good to list it down both as a checklist for myself and also to bounce off ideas from others who knew me from [...]

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The 50k game

September 23, 2011 by La Papillion

I’ve hit my target of 50k for this year 2011, and I’m ahead of schedule by a month. I remembered when I started this ‘insane’ savings program in 2009, I was struggling each month to hit the required amount. I had to consciously and subconsciously remind myself that I need to put in that bit [...]

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Reduction in interest for banks

September 20, 2011 by La Papillion

It would seem that the banks to not want our money at all, because they had reduced the interest rates across the board. The majority of my cash is found in posb and standard chartered bank account, hence I only showed these two. For readers with other bank accounts, you might want to check out. [...]

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Credit card management

September 15, 2011 by La Papillion

Recently, I’ve been spending big amount of money – swiping here and there, signing here and there. It’s all because of the renovation work being done in my resale flat, so there’s a lot of one off expenses that I need to settle during this period of time. While the main contract work is paid [...]

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You have nothing to lose but your chains

September 13, 2011 by La Papillion

I was just chatting with a few others in the cbox yesterday when I was reminded of how important it is to recognise and acknowledge one’s self limiting beliefs. Recognising and acknowledging that it’s a problem is probably the first step towards doing something (as opposed to just talking) about the problem. After all, if [...]

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