Brave 95 years grandma.

Wow!!! Yes!!! That's a 95 years old grandma. Looking at her, you might say anything you like. My goodness! My God! She is mad & crazy! I can't believe it! Senseless! Bitchy! Or whatever!

To me this is couragous and braveness. She gives me hope and belief. Meaning.. to stay longer in lives and be healthy, one has to be brave and naughty. Most important...to look positively outwardly and see the world, and not be bothered how others see in youself as long as you have love in your heart. I am glad these photos were given to me, and i like to share with all my readers without offend.

Food for thought - "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important. — Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

Westerner vs Asian.

Difference between Westerners and Asians - This is very interesting, just read on. To group all races of Asians as one is to overgeneralize. Asian races are more diverse than the Caucasians, i.e. Indians differ from the Chinese in most respects.

(1) Opinion
Westerners: Talk to the point. Asians: Talk around the circle, especially if opinions are different

(2) Way of Life
Westerners: individualism, think of himself or herself. Asians: enjoy gathering with family and friends, solving their problems, and know each other's business.

(3) Punctuality
Westerners: on time. Asians: in time.

(4) Contacts
Westerners: Contact to related person only. Asians: Contact everyone everywhere, business very successful.

(5) Anger
Westerners: Show that I am angry. Asians: I am angry, but still smiling... (Beware!)

(6) Queue when Waiting
Westerners: Queuing in an orderly manner. Asians: Queuing?! What's that?

(7) Sundays on the Road
Westerners: Enjoy weekend relaxing peacefully. Asians: Enjoy weekend in crowded places, like going to the mall.

(8) Party
Westerners: Only gather with their own group. Asians: All focus on the one activity that is hosted by the CEO.

(9) In the restaurant
Westerners: Talk softly and gently in the restaurant. Asians: Talk and laugh loudly like they own the restaurant.

(10) Travelling
Westerners: Love sightseeing and enjoy the scenery. Asians: Taking picture is the most important; scenery is just for the background.

(11) Handling of Problems
Westerners: Take any steps to solve the problems. Asians: Try to avoid conflicts, and if can, don't leave any trail.

(12) Three meals a day
Westerners: Good meal for once a day is sufficed. Asians: At least 3 good meals a day.

(13) Transportation
Westerners: Before drove cars, now cycling for environmental protection. Asians: Before no money and rode a bike, now got money and drive a car

(14) Elderly in day-to-day life
Westerners: When old, there is snoopy for companionship. Asians: When old, guarantee will not be lonely, as long as willing to babysit grand kids.

(15) Moods and Weather
Westerners: The logic is: rain is pain. Asians: More rain, more prosperity

(16) The Boss
Westerners: The boss is part of the team. Asians: The boss is a fierce god.

(17) What's Trendy
Westerners: Eat healthy Asian cuisine. Asians: Eat expensive Western cuisine.

(18) The Child
Westerners: The kid is going to be independent and make his/her own living. Asians: Slog whole life for the kids, the centre of your life.

Note: my personal observation, whether Westerners or Asians we speaks the same language SMILE...."What's the use of worrying? It never was worth while, so pack up your troubles in your old knit bag, and smile, smile, smile. — George Asaf.

WHAT is it that's hard to break???

Diamonds are hard to find but not hard to Break.

What is the hardest thing to break then?

The answer is: HABIT! If you break the H, you still have A BIT. If you break the A, you still have BIT. If you break the B, you still have IT! Hey, after you break the T in IT, there is still the 'I'.

And that (I) is the root cause of all the problems. Isn’t it right?! Now you know why HABIT is so hard to break…. Its destiny is in its name!

As for me, it is so hard to break my habit not to write everynight coz i know you are there waiting to read my naughty blog. Thank you for coming back again. I love you.

Food for thought - "Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes". — Mary Martin (1913-1990)

With Love, everything is possible.

One rookie agent recently asked, "Mr Foo how do you qualify the Million Dollars Round Table for the past 27 years?" My replied was LOVE. I remembered 22 years ago, after qualifying the MDRT for five years selling as an agent, our CEO Mr Allen Ho gave me a remark. He said "You can't be selling just as an agent because it would be tougher as you go further in this selling career". Those days MDRT was unknown and being the lone agent who sold without inspiration and motivation, my boss encouraged me to look seriously at recruiting and training rather than focusing on sales and building clienteles. I did not take his advices but kept selling until today.

Later when i became a full qualified life member of MDRT by consecutively qualifying for six years, i stunned and surprised him. He could not believe selling life insurance successfully and permanently as an agent was possible. Moreover no agent in the industry those days had done it yet. Over a dinner, my boss had to congratulate me, when he had to take his remark and words back. Today in our company we had more than four hundred qualifying members and two are life members of this prestigious organisation.

I am glad to have entered my 28 years in associating with the MDRT which had taught me so much of life. I might not be as intelligence and smarter than most hardworking colleagues in our industry but i can proudly claim i do have a lot of love to offer and share. Yes! My success is due mainly on one simple and touching word "LOVE". Because Love has magic!

I like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's powerful phrase - "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do".

When to use the heart and the mind.

Do you know, to win over a woman you have to touch her heart first but not man because our mind is more sensitive! Most women like to be treated sincerely, kindly, lovingly, faithfully, romantically, warmly and respectfully. If you have all these qualities, they will melt lady's heart for sure. And if you are a male, those girls would fall for you and if you are a female, you become their best friend easily.

Man is different in behaviour, we are more corrupted in nature when we think more than we feel. The mind works faster than the heart. We are more materialistic in thought, we prefer to sight the physical value and well-being. If you are a female who knows how to seduce or stimulate our mind, we are prepared to surrender our whole self to you. Whereas if you are another male who could inject creative and powerful thoughts, the whole world might be attracted to you.

Love & romance starts with the understanding of the differences of man & woman. Selling life insurance applies the same principle. When i prospect a woman, i try to reach her heart with sweetness first and to the man, i build confidence through his mind. With these principles i gathered since childhood, i made most of my female clients to be either my dears or darlings and all my male clients to be my brothers though we are not from the same parents. I hope these little facts of life are useful to all my readers.

Food for the thought - "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless" - Mother Teresa.

Every successful man needs the right woman.

Jacob looks a sad man. Over a lunch today, he sounded, "Every successful man, there is always a woman behind. Not a wife remember this!" He was very much disturbed because lately he had a bad time with his wife who is married to him for more than twenty over years.

He complained that his wife only knows how to nag, find fault constantly, criticise and spend too much. Yes! No man will be happy without a woman to care for the home, willing to listen attentively to him, joy to humour the man and whole heartily loves to romance with him. Before his wife got married to him, they started as friends and later became good friend. Gradually they turned lovers and eventually they tied the wedding knots together. As life goes on, every married couple takes lives for granted, when they soon forgotten the roles of best friends and lovers to each other. This includes Jacob and his wife, who fell into the trap of being married.

In order to correct this statement of successful man, it should be rewritten as "Every successful man, there is always a right woman behind who can play the role of wife, friend and lover at the same time". Though a wife is also a woman, a special woman has the qualities of the above three roles to motivate and assist her man. Jacob wasn't wrong with his original statement. My only advice to him is, try not to treat his woman as not a wife but rather as a good friend and lover like before. Go out, take her to the coffee bar and chat with her like a friend, or drive to the park where they both can recharge their romances one more time. Unless Jacob has this special woman, success would not be easy for him. I hope he try!

Eleanor Roosevelt said, "Is better to light the candle than to curse the darkness".

The foolish act of our youngsters.

As i was exercising in the gym today, there came a few youngsters who were also pumping iron together with us. They look like student who were on holiday and i was glad to see such young guys interested in building their physical. From far i was admiring their muscle and strength, when they were actively playing with the weight. However as i was getting closer to them, i saw them having cigarette packets over their sport gears. I was caught by surprise! In our country, all cigarette brands have to imprint on the packet with the gory images with these few words written: "Warning Cigarette Causes Cancer". The words speak everything and yet our young generation isn't bother with the after effect of smoking in the long run.

Judging from these teenagers, they love to have a beautiful external body with muscle and clothing but the least they care is the inner health. While they are trying to develop a stronger body, they are also killing themselves slowly by their heavy smoking. By their action, i wander what actually they really want out of lives. Perhaps this statement is true; "They thought they know, but actually they do not know. Is only when they know that they do not know, then they know they actually do not know". I wish to tell them and yet is so difficult to tell.