9 seaters MPV.

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SYF is complaining that her current car is too small for her family. She is a single parent of two teenage daughters with a mother to take care. She is seeking my advice as whether to buy another brand new car, the Honda Civic and keeping the old car for her elder child to use. She knows very well it would cost her much more to maintain two cars at the same time.

I really darn not tell her a 'NO' on her face. I could see she loves the new car more than anything else. The current Honda Civic is sexy and attractive, which all ladies like to drive, even though there is no money in their pockets.

Perhaps by showing the above picture, it might help her to change her mind. This is the only 9 seaters MPV available for this family and yet they are happy riding along together. SYF's Hyundai Rio 1600cc saloon car is considered a big car, which she is driving presently and fully paid for.

Specially for this confused SYF - "Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated" ~ Confucius

Want Not

Monday is always termed as Black Monday because is the first day of the week. If you start the morning well with a lot of pleasant thoughts and feeling, i am sure the whole week would end up beautifully.

Not Chwee Ping! Early of yesterday morning (Monday), both her parents came to visit her apartment. They brought news about her younger sister who had been making some money on properties. Only a week ago, the sister who is on real estate invested on another deal, inviting some friends to partner with her. She assured them this purchase is going to be a profitable transaction. Chwee Ping listened but wasn't happy in her heart. She was wondering why her sister could let her friends to make money but never invited her to participate together with them. After all she is also a true sister whom she loves so much. The thought and feeling created misery and sadness to this poor lady who found it so difficult to start the day. Not forgetting is only Monday, when she still had a week ahead of her.

To put things easy for this intelligent lady, i forwarded a short message for her to read, which changed a mindset immediately. Perhaps i should also like to share with all my readers as well.

The title is "Want Not."

Next time you are waiting for anything, notice what you are wanting! This will be a source of Your tension or impatience.

All desire has fear built in - fear of not getting or losing, even Before your desire is fulfilled.

The secret is to want nothing, and then magic happens, for love And behold, all that you need and more arrives in your life, at the right time, in the right way.

Note: for those who might not understand the above statement, it means... Gives a lot & expect nothing, then magic would happen.

Do unto others...

Would like to inspire you on the 1st day of the week...

One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.

"Could you possibly give us a room here?" the husband asked. The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town during that time.

"All of our rooms are taken," the clerk said. "But, I cannot send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o'clock in the morning. Would you, perhaps, be willing to sleep in my room? It's not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night."

When the couple declined, the young man pressed on. "Don't worry about me; I'll make out just fine," the clerk told them with confidence and assurance.

Rather hesitant, the couple agreed and stayed for the night. The following morning as the elderly man paid his bill at the check-out counter, the man said to the helpful clerk, "You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe, someday, I'll build one for you."

The clerk looked at them amusingly and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh.

As the couple drove away, the elderly man agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful is not easy.

Two years had passed. The clerk had almost forgotten about the incident when one morning he received a letter from the old man. The note recalled that stormy night and the old men enclosed a round-trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.

The helpful clerk in the Philadelphia hotel obliged and one day took the trip to New York where the old man met him and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street in the fashionable commercial district of Manhattan. The old man casually pointed to a great new building right in the middle of town, a palace of reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky. Rather an impressive structure.

"That," said the older man, "is the hotel I have just built for YOU to manage."

"You must be joking," the young man said rather amazed.

"I can assure you I am not," said the older man, a sly smile playing on his face.

The older man's name was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, New York.

The young clerk who eventually became the first manager of Waldorf Astoria was George C. Boldt. This young hotel clerk from Philadelphia never foresaw the turn of events that would one day lead him to become the first manager of one of the world's most glamorous, impressive hotels.

The Bible says that we are not to turn our backs on those who are in need, for we might be entertaining angels after all.

And remember -
"Life is more accurately measured by the lives you touch than the things you acquire" -- Author Unknown .

PS... The young clerk George C. Boldt became the owner of The Waldorf Astorie Hotel later. And i hope i have touched your life with this true story.

Note found on the refrigerator.

My Dear Wife,

You will surely understand that I have certain needs that you, being 54 years old, can no longer satisfy. I am very happy with you and I value you as a good wife.

Therefore, after reading this letter, I hope that you will not wrongly interpret the fact that I will be spending the evening with my 18 year old secretary at the Comfort Inn Hotel. Please don't be upset. I shall be home before midnight.

When the man came home late that night, he found the following letter on the dining room table:


My Dear Husband,

I received your letter and thank you for your honesty about my being 54 years old. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that you are also 54 years old.

As you know, I am a math teacher at our local college. I would like to inform you that while you read this, I will be at the Hotel Fiesta with Michael, one of my students, who is also the assistant tennis coach. He is young, virile, and like your secretary, is 18 years old.

As a successful businessman who has an excellent knowledge of math, you will understand that we are in the same situation, although with one small difference, 18 goes into 54 a lot more times than 54 goes into 18. Therefore, I will not be home until sometime next week.

So!!!...don't play play with woman...

True friends go beyond skin colour and species type.

True Friends

After losing his parents, this 3 year old orangutan was so depressed he wouldn't eat and didn't respond to any medical treatments. The veteranarians thought he would surely die from sadness. The zoo keepers found an old sick dog on the grounds in the park at the zoo where the orangutan lived and took the dog to the animal treatment center. The dog arrived at the same time the orangutan was there being treated. The 2 lost souls met and have been inseparable ever since.

The orangatang found a new reason to live and each always tries his best to be a good companion to his new found friend. They are together 24 hours a day in all their activities.


They live in Northern California where swimming is their favorite past time, although Roscoe (the orangutan) is a little afraid of the water and needs his friend's help to swim.

Together they have discovered the joy and laughter in life and the value of friendship

They have found more than a friendly shoulder to lean on.

Long Live Friendship!!!!!

I don't know......some say life is too short, others say it is too long, but I know that nothing that we do makes sense if we don't touch the hearts of others.......while it last

My personal view...Animals appear to be less discriminating than humans, as we tend to use our 'thinking mind' whereas animals react on their instincts, no thoughts, non-judgemental, no expectations. To the One who is reading this title, can i be your friend? If so...say something lah here.

FRIENDSHIP IS BORDERLESS............

Staying in love is tough.

They always said, to fall in love is easy but to stay in love is so tough. Can this happen to you? YOU! I mean YOU, the one who is reading this title at this moment.

In any romance, at the beginning when you were trying to falling in love to whoever the lucky person was, you treated that particular person special. The words you used were perfect and sweet, your smiles were like honey, you would never say 'NO' to this person, you always be punctual, you didn't mind the wrongs, you could bear with all nonsenses, you were supportive, you think highly of this individual, you won't get angry and upset, you accept all the wrong doings, every minute spent was so happy and exciting, you offered encouragement and motivation, your expression was soft and gentle, you forgave easily and you took that soul as important.

So sad! After falling in love and now trying to stay in love was entirely a difference picture. Words spoken were harsh and sometimes could be hurting. The 'YESes' become lesser and approaches tend to be more defensive. Not punctual but the partner has to be punctual. Every single mistake make could be identified easily. Criticise and condemn on small little issues. Get angry and upset quite often openly. No wrong doing could be forgiven. Encouragement and motivation were the past. Yelling and shouting are common affairs. That individual might no longer as important as before.

If you are one reader who is facing this problem, is high time you have to take heal. Falling in love is easy but trying to stay in love is always difficult. I think the best way to stay in love successfully is to keep reminding ourselves that we have to put extra effort to love our partner. Don't ever take him or her for granted. See the goodness of each other more, rather than catching each other mistakes and errors.

I am writing this subject because i too want to remind myself that i ought to be a good and effective lover as well. Nobody is perfect, including myself.

To the lady i love - "Love is a game that two can play and both win" ~Eva Gabor

Selling facts of life.

Someone asked whether i am still selling life insurance. The first twenty years of my career, i was selling life insurance but the last ten years i am selling facts of life.

Selling life insurance is to market all the various types of life policies. The old days we talked about the endowment or whole life plans. Today our industry has changed tremendously, when plans became so sophisticated, even agents find it difficult to understand and to follow. All insurance companies turn aggressive by throwing challenges, promotions and promising high returns and benefits. To secure sales, agents have to work double hard, showing comparison to outwit their competitors and need plenty of motivation to excel. Their objective is to sell life policies.

Selling facts of life is to understand the purpose of living. In living we face hardship, sorrow, frustration and unhappiness. The best way to live is to live with happiness. Though Happiness sounds an easy word, its the toughest feeling to acquire in mind. In selling facts of life, i talked on "love and romance" which is the vital energy in everybody's soul. Sex is another issue which most people are timid and shy to reveal but deep down in heart, we love it so much. I try to over come this personal needs for those do not understand. Facts of life involves the important of a happy family. The time spend to raise the children, the understanding between the husband and the wife. Its endless to talk about life. The bottom line is, i offer the peace of mind to those i meet by being a life insurance agent. Try me, if you don't believe.

My strongest belief - "It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed" ~ Napoleon Hill