1/26/2006 09:04:00 PM|W|P|kloudiia|W|P|I’ve had a good, or rather, great start to 2006! It seems like what my special long time friend Johnny Poh said, he feels that good things will be coming my way this year. And so it is! For the past year, I’ve done much more self-reflections and stretching myself more than I had. I’m happy that I got to understand myself better, and I still am discovering myself each and every day. In June 2005, I attended a simply great course on NLP (Neuro-Linguistics Programming) called Patterns of Excellence (POE) from AKLTG. If you like to find out more about what this is, click on the link and sign up for the preview, not for anything but simply to go and learn. Cos it’s free! (NB: Just remember to quote my name as the referrer, that’s all haha) I have certainly benefited from attending POE, barring the knowledge I learnt about NLP and how it helped me and my business through the applications, I’ve also gained a number of really good energetic and positive friends. But, the most wonderful thing that happened to me is … (well, for now it’s for me to know, for you to guess, la!) As things come to an even clearer perspective and decisions are finally made, it has dawned on me that no matter what life has in store for you, everything happens for a purpose, and every incident and event occurred because God wanted me to learn something from it. And when the lesson is learnt, I have to move on. It may not be a happy ending every time, but it sure sparks the beginning of another journey. Then again, you will never know if it’s a blessing, or not, until the time comes when the answer unfolds itself. I am starting afresh. Ok, just to wish all of you Happy Year of the Dog. May your new year be filled with lots of love, joy, happiness, health and prosperity! GONG XI FA CAI!!! ^o^ b Have a wonderful holiday! |W|P|113828080901478720|W|P|Fresh New Year, Fresh Me!|W|P|kloudiia@gmail.com1/19/2006 08:36:00 PM|W|P|kloudiia|W|P|I just finished an interview with a journalist, and we talked on the topic of, what else, but the singles here in Singapore. Are we unique in our situation here in Singapore, where singles find getting a partner a challenge to them? I’m afraid we could be, with bustling counterparts like Hong Kongers and Taiwanese as the yardstick. Having worked in Hong Kong for more than a year, it is not difficult to see how the locals are able to socialise and mingle with ease, even when they are meeting new people. We, on the other hand, tend to shy away from new friends when being introduced to your usual group, and unless spoken to, tend not to be the one to initiate a conversation. What does this mean? This could potentially lead to a social problem where we Singaporeans no longer know how to have fun! Taking the time and effort out to play really hard, as hard as we work. Of course, one may argue that we can have our fun, or even more, with our own group of friends. I do feel very relaxed and comfortable just to chill out with my usual group, to talk about stuff (work or non-work related). However, we also need to make the effort to get to know new friends and create opportunities for ourselves. Singles are getting older, like it or not. As the marriage age creeps slowly from sub 20s in the good ole’ days to mid-20s, we now have not 1 or 2 years, but almost a 10 year jump to near mid-30s! There really is a lot of learning to do from what I see – learning the art of conversation (as what my close friend just told me), learning how to date, learning how to make yourself more attractive (most importantly, to attract the right people!) etc… Are our singles here all ready to take these challenges on? We embrace work challenges with open arms when thrown in our direction, but when faced with uncertainties or problems in our very own personal social life, what is the attitude we use to face them? Do we dive into it with zest, discover the crux of the issue and find solutions to it – whether getting advices from friends or professionals to learning through reading related books, attending seminars and such, or we just simply leave it on the backburner hoping it will dissolve one day? Or even worse, don’t acknowledge there’s any problem and let it rest? Well, I guess it’s up to how important they feel this is to them. Hopefully, the realisation won’t come too late! And this could be just one of the factors, amongst others. I shall talk about these one by one. Till then...|W|P|113767460007427232|W|P|Let's Talk About Singles ...|W|P|kloudiia@gmail.com1/07/2006 11:42:00 PM|W|P|kloudiia|W|P|Happy 2006 to all of you out there. May the singles find love, and may the attached be even more attached.|W|P|113664865014814176|W|P|Happy New Year!|W|P|kloudiia@gmail.com1/08/2006 12:53:00 PM|W|P| THX|W|P|Jie I found these Murphy's Love Laws rather interesting so drop a comment to let u have a look!

All the good ones are taken.

If the person isn't taken, there's
a reason. (corr. to above)

The nicer someone is, the farther away he/she is from you.

Brains x Beauty x Availability = Constant.
hee hee hee =P

The amount of love someone feels for you is inversely proportional to how much you love them.

Money can't buy love, but it sure gets you a great bargaining position.

Every kind action has a not-so-kind reaction.

Nice guys(girls) finish last.

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

Availability is a function of time. The minute you get interested is the minute they find someone else