List of books that I want to buy

When I went to Shanghai for business or holiday, I found it is not easy to find English books in their bookshop. And if you can find, the price is relatively higher than Singapore.Therefore before I move there, I list down books that I want to buy:

Books List:

1. First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently (Hardcover) by Marcus Buckingham (Author), Curt Coffman (Author)
2. The Goal (Paperback) by Eliyahu M. Goldratt (Author), Jeff Cox (Author)
3. The Think and Grow Rich Action Pack by Napoleon Hill
4. The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management by Peter F. Drucker
5. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
6. Good to Great by Jim Collins
7. Writing with Precision: How to Write So That You Cannot Possibly Be Misunderstood (Paperback) by Jefferson D. Bates (Author)

Manage to buy no 1 in the bookstore. But surprisingly, I found book 2 and 3 in the second-hand bookstore in Bras Basah. Still considering to buy 5 and 6, as it seem only applicable for company. No 4 seem not so easy to read, will consider.

Shanghai

On Why I decided to move to Shanghai

1. To learn mandarin


2. To learn SAP


3. Beijing Olympic 2008


4. World Expo 2010


5. To travel around China – Adventure


6. Business Opportunity

What I will miss from Singapore

1. Friends and Families


2. City Harvest Church and Cellgroup


3. Library


4. Online Services e.g Bank, CPF, etc

I'm a Chevrolet Corvette!

I'm a Chevrolet Corvette!

You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you hardly ever do.

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World Cup 2006........... No more

The competition is over. No more wake up in the early morning to watch Ronaldinho, and Ronaldo. No more exciting opening game with beautiful goals from emerging youngsters Philip Lahm. No more discussion on how Argentinian’s 23 passing before they scored the goals. No more surprising games from African country like Ghana with Michael Essien. No more dramatic moment of early exit from team favorites England with Wayne Rooney being sent-off. No more surprises from Asian country like Korea and Japan. No more mistake from referee who shows yellow card three times. No more controversial game when both team ended with 9 mans and 16 yellow cards. No more penalty shoot-out to determine the winners. No more spiderman mask who celebrated the goals.

Yes it is no more. World Cup 2006 is over. Italy is the winner after they knocked-out France in penalty shootout 5-3. Sadly, the candidate of the best player, Zinedine Zidane has lost his emotion to butt head on Materazzi’s chest. Dramatic ending for the best mid-fielder in the world. Let us remember him as the best player during France vs Spain games.

The most exciting competition is over. We need to wait four more years to feels the excitement all over the world once again. Till we meet again in World Cup 2010 in South Africa…….

Viva Worldcup….

Oracle E-Business Certification

Oracle E-Business Certification

Oracle has re-launched Oracle E-Business Certification. You can find the information here.  The first exams need to be taken is Oracle 11i e-Business Suite Essentials for Implementers.

Review: Superman Return

Watching Superman Returns bring me back to a memory in my childhood, when we watched Superman movie with my sisters. Yes, Superman is a legend that will bring back our imagination and memory (for those who lived on those era). Although Brandon Routh will not be able to replace legend Chistopher Reeve, but overall his acting is good. The action is good, however with more and more action movie like Matrix, Star Wars, X-Men, I expected more on Superman. The fact that he has a son, can be a good topic if they can explore more. Audience need more human perspective on our super hero. Maybe Lane thesis on "Why the world does not need a Superman" is true. But still this movie is recommended.

A Key to Success....

A wise and wealthy man tell me about his secret to success in life. He mentioned 6 points:
1. Knowledge
2. Relationship
3. Character
4. Decision Making
5. Luck
6. Age

For me there is one more important thing that should be no. 1: Spirituality. As "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom". We will have knowledge, relationship, character, decision making, (luck) if we are stong in our walk with Him.

"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you" - Math 6:33

Money is not everything... Really...

There are two news that are very interesting last week:

1. Gates to leave day-to-day work at Microsoft
Bill gates as the richest man in the world, decided to leave Microsoft and work as a full time in Bill and Melinda foundation, which focuses on global health and education. I am not Gates fan, instead I am not agree to their expansion and monopoly strategy in software world. However, I am going to salute them now, when they decided to give the money back to society.

2. Buffet gives away his fortune
The second richest man in he world will start giving away 85% of his wealth, most of it to Bill and Melinda foundation. Again we saw a demonstration of a very wealthy man who is not bound to his wealth.

I am not in the position to comment, but I must said that I salute them on their decision to give back to societies. Are they going to be poor and lack? No, in fact they will be richer, as it is said "Give and it will come back to you, good measure pressed down, shaken together, running over."