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A woman's like a tea bag...

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You don't know how strong she really is until she's in hot water...

Motivation

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Attended motivation talk on 28 June 2004 with Mr Raphael Yap What is Motivation ? A desire... A drive What motivate you? Money? Recognition? Job / Self Satisfaction? Responsibility? Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

The One Minute Manager by Spencer Johnson

Think about yourself. When do you work best? Is it when you feel good about yourself? Or when you don't? I get more done, when I'm feeling good about myself. So, helping people to feel good about themselves is a key to getting more done.

Every choice has an end result

I started traveling in year 1984.. 1984 - school trip to Johor Bharu (small girl) 1985 - school trip to Penang 1986-1990 - no traveling during this period 1994 - my 1st trip to Langkawi ( was a very long journey, by bus ) May 1995 - to Danau Toba Medan, Indonesia ( 1st time travel oversea ) Dec 1995 - to Phuket, Thailand Apr 1996 - to Medan, Indonesia (again?) Mac 1997 - to Jakarta, Indonesia Sept 1997 - my Europe tour.. > Frankfurt, Germany > Innsbruck, Austria > Luzern, Engelberg, Mount Titlis, Switzerland > Brussel, Belgium > Luxembourg > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Vaduz, Liechtenstein > Paris, France ( Romantic... ) > London ( I was very sick in London, but lucky me, I have my other half beside me. ) May 1998 - to Medan, Indonesia ( Rioting broke out all over North Sumatra in early May and I was there, walking faster to the hotel, packed up and run off to the airport. It was scary. I heard from the TV news, truck loads of riot police and soldiers armed with...

Letting Go

To "let go" does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To "let go" is not to cut myself off, it is the realisation I can't control another. To "let go" is to allow learning from natural consequences. To "let go" is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands. To "let go" is not to try to change or blame another, it is to make the most of myself. To "let go" is not to care for, but to care about. To "let go" is not to fix but to be supportive. To "let go" is not to be protective, it is to permit another to face reality. To "let go" is not to deny, but to accept. To "let go" is not to nag, scold or argue, but instead to search out my own shortcomings and correct them. To "let go" is not to adjust everything to my desires, but to take each day as it comes, and cherish myself in it. To "let go" is not to regret th...