Life's a Journey

I read an email sent by an ex-schoolmate this morning. How interestingly true that men and women do mean different things when they say the same words. Here are some of the excerpts from that email: "Men and women seldom mean the same things when they use the same words. For example, when a woman says "I feel like you never listen", she does not expect the word never to be taken literally. Using the word never is just a way of expressing the frustration she is feeling at the moment. It is not to be taken as if it were factual information. To fully express their feelings, women assume poetic license and use various superlatives, metaphors and generalizations. Men mistakenly take these expressions literally. Because they misunderstand the intended meaning, they commonly react in an unsupportive manner. " Maybe not all of you go through this but I know I definitely have experienced some of them in my marriage life. Listed below are some of the phrases literally meant b...

Last Wednesday I was stuck at a friend's office due to a very heavy rain. While killing the time, I picked up the Tuesday's copy of The Sun newspaper. I found a very interesting article from HSBC. The title of the arcticle is "12 Ways to Make RM 1 million" (although it's actually 8 - maybe they took away another 4 for later). I took an effort to type out the ways, for my future reference and also for sharing it in my blog. This one's for you bloggers; Ask RM10 from 100,000 people you know. Considering the number of people you will get to know in your lifetime, this does not sound as ridiculous as it seems. Think franchise. Trying to sell 1,000 packets of nasi lemak daily in one location may be a stretch. But if you have 10 locations selling 100 packs, it begins to sound possible. If you net a profit of RM 1 per pack, all it takes is three years to become a nasi lemak millionaire. Pay yourself first. Make it a standing in...