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The Trending Business You Should Venture in Tough Times!

2010-10-12T22:01:00.002+08:00

Home Based Business

Because of its low cost to operate a business from your house, it is estimated that 6 million home-based entrepreneurs who provide more than half of their total household income in US today. It is expected to be a long-term trend over the next decades with the support of technology advancement & raising concerns on employment rate despite signs of economy recovery.

Health & Wellness

In most developed countries, health science has play such an important role in keeping human in their best state-of-health & longevity. According to a best-selling book by a Nobel Prize winner & economist, Paul Zane Pilzer, predicted that health & wellness industry is going to explode in this century with a turnover of more than trillion-dollars!

Without a doubt, health & wellness industry is the ever-lasting trend that will weather through tough times and good times of economy. While some people are clueless how to go about this business, you might want to do a bit of homework how to get ahead of the trend with just extremely low start-up capital.

Internet Marketing & Social Media

It is no strange to see business owners these days promoting their products & services over in Facebook & Twitter webpage while they are still in their pajamas.

Most people choose to google places to shop & dine before making any trip. While checking comments from customers who made the purchases, they can even ‘like’ over the company’s fan page if they are satisfied upon receiving the products in perfect condition. Putting up (tweet-ing) an updates about your new products or menu in your restaurant is ideal to attract new customers and most likely, they will stay loyal with you.

So, if you think that you are computer illiterate, then it is time you should pick up some new discipline about the internet.

Are you looking for a place called ‘Home’?

2010-02-08T22:36:00.001+08:00

“A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live”. – Martin Luther King
I’m sure you agree with me that everyone born with an equal ground of opportunity and be a WINNER. But what lies in the heart of a WINNER is none other than the undying spirit to fight for their dreams and rights to live!

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first”. – Mark Twain
That sounds familiar isn’t it? Here’s the good news, the world has a fertilized soil for you to sow your seeds and grow your harvest. It is a matter of your willingness to nourish and protect those dreams you set forth.

So be fearless and start realizing dreams with massive preparation and action. As a saying goes "a man with a dream will not be denied".

The footballer of the year goes to ... Steven Gerrard.

2009-05-18T19:48:00.008+08:00

The season is finally over with Liverpool coming so close to the Premiership Title. It's also a record-breaking league points since the 1980's having to finish 2nd in the league. At least we all know, The Reds with mostly young bloods are well-prepared for the next season. With rising stars such as Benayoun, Dosenna, Skrtel working alongside with duo, Stevie G & Torres is going to be the best attacking formation & strategy of 4-5-1.

And how we could ever forget with the recent FWA (Football Writer's Association) for picking Steven Gerrard as the player of the year for 2009. Despite his discouraging fitness level and dealing with injury problem for the past few weeks, he managed to return with his undeniable magnificent performance & goal spree both in Champions League and EPL. So, I would say he deserved more than any players for this award.

From the official website:

“I’m delighted but I’m a little bit surprised.

“When you look at the quality of the players there are in this league, it’s a great privilege to win this kind of award.

“It’s made even more special for me because I am following in the footsteps of Liverpool players like John Barnes, Steve Nicol and Kenny Dalglish who were heroes of mine.

“Then further back players like Ian Callaghan and Terry McDermott who were heroes to my dad and so many other Liverpool fans.

“It’s not just the Manchester United players - when you look at the players the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal and other teams have got, they all have fantastic players throughout their squads now.

“The quality is getting better and better each year so to win this award is a great achievement for myself.

“But I’ve had fantastic help along the way from everyone at this football club.

“My family and friends come every time I play and everything I achieve in football they are a very big part of that because they are there for me 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“But the biggest thank yous have to go to the manager, the coaching staff and my team-mates.

“Individual awards are great but you don’t win them without great help from those people.

“I got a phone call from Ian and was debating whether or not to take the call because I thought I might have been in the papers for the wrong reasons!

“But when I did take the call and he delivered the good news it was a great feeling for me.”

Congrats to Steven Gerrard and it's been a great year for him!

Yet another close call but far from over!

2009-04-30T16:51:00.013+08:00

It's been an interesting Champions League this season to watch 4 clubs representing the English side advancing through to the quarter final. The game between The Kop and The Blues was a nail-biting experience that I've came across, with a close call for each other during their recent clashes in quarter final. I can see that Fernando Torres was struggling throughout the match and found it difficult to regain his pace without his team's captain, Stevie G's appearances for this game. It's no surprise if they can't recall the miracle in Istanbul 3 years ago against AC Milan.

The remaining question is, how far can both The Blues and The Devils go? Having the top notch players in the world and advanced strategies, Barcelona FC is almost the unbeatable team I can think of to claim this year's title. My personal call for this is because of Lionel Messi and Thiery Henry who consistently perform at their best for their football fanatics.

For the true supporters of The Kop out there, if The Devils ever try to say that they already won the Premiership Title, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE forgive them cuz they might have great disappointment in their next 5 games which they have almost forgotten. On the other hand, the good news is Stevie is set to return for the game against Newcastle Utd. Anything could happened until the finishing line and who knows that The Reds might lift the Premiership Cup to Anfield this year.

OSS Founders Club

2009-04-18T03:22:00.009+08:00

(From left) myself posing miserably, Kay, Jared & Afdzal

Couple of weeks ago just after my day of tight schedule, I had a chance to meet a group of dedicated people on this very special evening for dinner @ IKEA, Mutiara Damansara. These are the people who are committed for one common dream despite their busyness with their daily routines.

We had a great laugh over our dinner. Jared has always been the typical joker of the night and of course, Afdzal sharing his single life status day-in day-out and his hunger for 'The-Most-Eligible-Bachelor' nomination in local magazine (don't worry we will nominate you sooner). Myself, well, having hard time finishing my lemon herbs chicken, all thanks to Jared. On the sideline, is none other than Kay, watching joyfully while laughing on our silly acts (as soon as we noticed towards the end of session, she wasn't passive but suggesting her ultimatum for OSS).

We're a group of people who comes from a various background gathered in unison, making towards a sustainable planet Earth. We call ourselves the OSS Founders Club who make a bold statement of survival. I'm fortunate enough to work with them who are highly regarded as the 'Messengers of Mother Nature'.

Make or Break!

2009-04-14T22:08:00.004+08:00

It's been quite a discouraging scores in Anfield last week for The Reds. It was also quite a controversial game when rumour has it saying the referee for the Champions game felt threatened when Chelsea players demanded him not to show foul cards during the match.

Despite all these setbacks and tough match ahead at Stamford Bridge, let's hope The Reds could create the miracle, recalling the history against AC Milan in 2005. Rafa's magic wand and Stevie G's deadliest weapon may just work wonders and could just give The Blues some 'blue surprise'.

I've to say, Make or Break! You'll Never Walk Alone!

Information Age can be a 'killer' when ...

2009-03-29T21:35:00.008+08:00

When was the last time you use snail mail to reach your friend from distance? When was the last time you moved chess pieces with your friend on your weekend? Have you been forgetting those days you're so good at hand-made Valentine's card for your loved one? I kept thinking to myself during that 1 Earth Hour (20:30) how computers have made our life easier by cutting more than half of our time and geniuses for creativity (since everything is online) for something so important. Search links from search engine in less than a minute by typing "How to be a genius" seems to be the shortest way of becoming a 'Master Jedi'. Trust me, the engine is perfectly programmed that it can even relate your search results to Albert Eistein. So close yet so far! Looking back at the days of Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and of course the Wright Brothers without the help of digitized reference like we have today, we should be thankful instead of taking things for granted. Don't kill your personal touch with just a 'SMS' or e-gifts. My 2 cents worth, 'Old skools doesn't fool', seriously. I'm sure she'll be more delighted than the days you gave her e-SURPRISE!

I'm not denying that Facebook is the best invented webware of our time by connecting you with your old friends that you have lost touch for decades, but to spend more time meeting with each other rather than poker-ing with them and win virtual money.

The downside of convenience based on latest research suggested that computers are generating more carbon emissions than aviation. So if you're feeling worn-out, put your computer to rest as mush as you need. Why leave your PC / Laptop purposeless when you're on your slumber land or when you're "away-from-your-keyboard"?

Our demand for quick knowledge to fulfill our unnecessary needs has created a fast pace society and a booming information age today, so is carbon emissions, fueling our Earth like a pressure cooker while increasing the global temperature at large. Hammering the final nail in the coffin of global warming seems to be a reality if we don't turn the corner.

Indisputable Reds! Hail Stevie G!

2009-03-15T02:24:00.007+08:00

Images by: AP and Liverpool Daily Post

If you've been thinking that 1-0 at Real Madrid's home was a lucky header by Benayoun, then these 3 merciless games and 13 goals-scoring spree against Real Madrid (4-0), Man Utd's home game (1-4), and Aston Villa (5-0) shows that Liverpool are truly unstoppable. Stevie G's undoubted comeback has never been a dissappointment for The Reds with his superb hat-trick goals against Villa, sending his team for a possible 2008/2009 league glory.

It is the biggest consecutive wins for Liverpool of the season. Let's see if The Reds can finish on top of the table after their 19 years of black spell. Hence, myself as the 'True Fans' of The Reds would like to salute Stevie G for his heroic contribution and undying spirit for Liverpool.

Conservation goes a long way

2009-02-28T00:39:00.012+08:00

A year ago, I initiated a green conservation group for Mother Nature on Facebook, working towards a sustainable future of our precious planet Earth. When it was initially started, barely a hundred people joined the group in our first month until people are more aware the adverse effect of global warming, sooner it became a hot topic for survival of entire species at large.

As of today, "One Strong Statement - Save Our Rain Forest" has grow to a sizable group of more than 6,000 Earthlings from around the world. Indiscriminate any races, religions and ideas on politics, people from Indonesia to Bolivia to Slovenia are uniting in strength for one common goal; making ONE STRONG STATEMENT a clout statement! We're expecting you, so what are you waiting for? Help us help you.

The Blues are feeling the blues...

2009-02-10T15:43:00.015+08:00

Image by: thesun.co.uk

Gloomy economy could be the blame behind the sacking of world cup champion's coach, Felipe Scolari, if it's not their poor performance in Stamford Bridge. You see, electronic and semi-conductor companies like Panasonic & Sony had recently cut ten of thousands of jobs worldwide. However, I haven't heard of Samsung (Chelsea's main sponsor) being in that downsizing or job-cutting stage just yet but they could be cutting those HIGH PAID employee like Scolari to break-even their advertising spending.

Here's what I read from the thesun.co.uk

Many fans told on message boards how they were relieved to see Scolari go — but angry their club might be seen as a “laughing stock”.

One wrote: “Chelsea are starting to get into a nasty habit of sacking managers mid-season, end of season, beginning of season, frankly any time.”

Even though, I'm not their fan, but I've to say that Jose Mourinho deserved to stay on. It's another wrong piece of move on the chess board for that Russian tycoon AGAIN. I hate to say this, but Stamford Bridge is falling down, falling down MAN!

Liverpool, Pulls it through again! (click here)

2009-02-09T00:12:00.008+08:00

Rafael Benitez is the tactician of the game again! I've to say that his geniuses in summoning The Reds' Paladin a.k.a Fernando Torres for that last minute heroic action, is the best option he got to place "Pompey" into the relegation zone, while putting Liverpool back into the Premiership title.

Scoring goals twice at the last minute for both game wasn't happened by luck but what a football talent has to give for his team - it's called commitment (ROAR!). Reckless footballer who see himself fighting for ego, sees red card and going back home with blues.

For the Devils who are coughing their lung out and blues who are crying for losing their star player in their recent match, don't be proud of your past achievements. Watch out for Liverpool's deadliest move, cause the best is yet to come (muahahaha!).

I would like to toast while my other hand, saluting these 2 people"

Rafael Benitez & Fernando Torres

For ladies out there, here's a different view of Fernando Torres. Cody & Jared, this is for you too.

Movies: Australia

2008-11-30T21:11:00.000+08:00

The most anticipated movie of the year. A historical story of unconditional love between an English aristocrat lady (Nicole Kidman) and a local Australian drover (Hugh Jackman), which takes place in Darwin prior to deathly bombing by Japan's merciless air-crafts which claimed lives of 243 civilians & military personnel and left hundreds injured.

It's another Baz Luhrmann's directed film after his success in both 'Romeo & Juliet' and Moulin Rouge.