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I had planned to be productive today, to spend time doing work instead of blogging, surfing websites, reading magazines etc. I even slept early last night so I won't be sleepy and feel like a zombie today.Launched my e-mail application, e-mails in the 100s came zipping quickly in. My screen was immediately filled with unread e-mails in their big, black and bold font. Ok, …
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Sorry folks that it took me so long to blog again. I would like to thank all who have e-mailed me to check on how I was. I'm genuinely touched by all the concerns. Even though we may not have met in real life but we are still connected through the digital bits and bytes. Thank you."When you are running your own company, you live so much inside its problems that sometimes …
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After barely keeping my head above the quicksand for a long while, I had a sudden realisation. I had remembered why I chose Cobalt Paladin as my online blog persona. To me, the journey of an entrepreneur is like a quest partook by characters in the fantasy novels. It is a path filled with dangers and perils. I'm like a knight on a quest. I've don my paladin's armour, …
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You must read this article and watch the youtube video at the end of it. It brought tears to my eyes and I don't cry easily. The video touches me in ways I never knew. The story is about human courage. The story is about father and son. I'm now a father to two sons. I realise there is so much more I can do for my children.
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It has been 6 years now since I ventured out on my own. In another 4 months time, it would be 7 years. Looking back, I've never expected to be where I am today. I've seen and done things I had never thought I could. I lasted so long simply because I don't know how to give up. By sheer tenacity, stupidity and perserverance, I just soldiered on. Like a wide-eyed doe …
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I've met an associate at Starbucks to discuss about a web application project on Saturday afternoon. The meeting was at Starbucks which is in town as we needed to connect to the web and need to login to the server remotely. I've chosen to meet at Starbucks because I'm a paid subscriber to Singnet's Wireless Surfzones service. Apparently, the day before, there was a big …
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My friend asked me to recommend her some songs which are in my playlist.I told her, "Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol and Collide by Howie Day.""You trying to tell me something?" She glared and pouted, "Chase cars then collide?"Oops. :p
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I was at Ngee Ann City and wanted to cross over to Paragon. It was raining heavily. I didn't have an umbrella with me. Didn't expect to rain. The sun was shining brightly and hot when I left home. But Singapore's weather is like life: unpredictable. The weather can change suddenly and work against you.What did I do? Just brave the rain and dashed across. Sometimes, …
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If you read the recent postings in the blogosphere, many would have you believed welfarism is a vulgar word. No, it is not a vulgar word. It will be if you start believing it to be. How can a word which its original meaning was to extend financial or other assistance to people in need be vulgar? How can the spirit of helping be vulgar? Don't ever let anyone tell you …
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I've recently received a mailer informing that I've been pre-approved to receive a Platinum credit card. Before you go Wow and think that I earn millions, let me just tell you I don't. I've only one credit card since I graduated and started working. I've been having only one credit card since then. I never thought that I'll need more than one credit card. Why do I want …
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My friend, Maggie, has always known that I'm an idealist, except that she didn't know I was so idealistic until she read my blog. I've that comment threw at me since young. I've had my roommates in my university hostel telling me that, I've had my best friends telling me that, I've had my wife telling me that! Maybe this has something to do with me being an …
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I was watching "The Grid" over the weekend and there were a few revelations, at least for me. The first and foremost revelation cleared a constant nuance that I always felt. "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." A pronouncement made famous by Lord Acton. I had never agreed with the statement totally. I always thought that the statement was too …
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I think I've been writing a few entries about corporate junk that I can start a new blog. I finally realised these junks are not a rarity.A few weeks ago, we received an enquiry from a subsidiary of an internationally renowned company. They had required our products very urgently. When we quoted the price of $6k, they were unhappy and inform us that they don't have the …
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I'm so busy that I can't believe it. Phones keep ringing, sms keep beeping, msn keep flashing, e-mails keep chiming etc. Argh! I can't even hear myself think. Thinking that I can leave some of my work to do yesterday, I took a short break. Goodness! I'm regretting the decision already. Today, suddenly there are so many things that require my attention, so many new …
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Hi all. I'm okay now. I've found my center. Really like to thank you for leaving your comments. It was really heart-warming to read them even though we've not met. I would also like to thank the people who read my blog and were alarmed by what I've written. Even though you may have wanted to I know didn't know what to say. I'm sorry if I've worried you and thank you I …
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I was itching for a drink. I think a drink is much better than the contemplation of suicide. Anyway, as I was out of Sprite, I had to come out with a new concoction for my Grey Goose Vodka. The other time I tried it on the rocks, I didn't really like it. I didn't like it plain.This time, without Sprite, I decided to mix the vodka with instant coffee instead. Not wanting …
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I've lost my center. I've lost my pillar of support, my pillar of strength. I'm off-balance now. My mind is in a dark place now. I don't want to go there. It is a familiar place. I don't want to go there again. Revisiting it brings some cold comfort but it is a dark place with dark thoughts. I don't want to visit again. I've been here. It is a place where depression …
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Sorry that I've not been posting for a while. This month is one of the months when I had blogged less than 10 entries. Time is always a problem. I'm not blogging now because I've time. I'm blogging this entry because I'm feeling emo at the moment and just had to let it out.Sometimes, I wondered why I became an entrepreneur. Life is hard enough as it is and I'm making …
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There is a chink on my paladin's armour. On the chest plate, in fact. I've been experiencing an acute and sharp pain in the heart occasionally for the past one month. It is not chest pain caused by the haze. I've had experienced this pain even before the haze started. Initially, I just waved it off, thinking it is nothing. The truth was, I didn't dare to face the …
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Ever since I started my venture and started receiving positive revenue, I've vowed to make payments to my suppliers as soon as I can. If possible, next day after I received the invoice. It is not necessary to wait for 30-days period. Corporate bank account is not earning interest anyway. I had been at the receiving end of chasing for payments, making phone-calls to …
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