华商领袖郭鹤年对话

马来西亚第一家。
糖的市场很大，最存在，最容易，是必要的。
因天机挨过破产的危机。
靠一口的好英文跟西洋人谈生意。
年轻时，打好生意基础，不犯野生活，珍惜时间。
以不忘本的态度,以特别优惠卖糖给中国。
不做奸商。
不可以对客户不忠。
因该多做几家生意 - 都是有相关的。
年轻时 脾气坏。
存一亿多美元现金，用来投资中国建国。
不宣传，不用谢，不报答。
做人要孝顺，做有道德的生意。
要做好人，谦虚。
希望自己的儿女能为公司做一点好事情，做好领导。
希望儿女有一个好的生活，把善长多发展，减少弱点。

Selling Product vs Selling Services

If you are selling product, you have to think about what other things are short at , then your product is supposed to help with the situation.

If you are selling services, do not reinvent the wheel; just go with the trend.

Bad Investment Choice, IQ Can Be Trained Up!!

Refer to 'Billionaire willing to pay RM100K for young, high IQ and fair ovum donor'

You can train up good IQ, no need to look for it. But it will require time, just like building up your muscle.

IQ is just a state of mind, it is how you think and react.

High EQ people are passionate people, because their thinking are based on feelings.

High IQ people are the opposite.

One way to train up your IQ is to play computer strategy games.

Why ?

Because it will put you into training ground for the following scenario.

• Forces one to solve a specific problem within a short period of time.
  
• Forces one to solve a problem before you get up.
  
• Forces one to think about strategies and solutions to problems on the spot.
  
• Forces one to think within the scope of the problem.
  
• Trains one to stay focus.
  
• Trains one to be more patience.
  
• Trains one to not to give up until you find a solution
  
• Trains one to be innovative (in certain ways).
  
• Trains one to think about best practices.
  

It is just like going to the gym.

生命之美

生命的意义是一个大智慧。

奇迹，期待，爱情。。。 虽是无常，是空，但也是一种美。

万事未到终点，皆不定。

企业虽是生活必有。

但我认为生命之美，不须与企业原则沟在一起。

企业，若是拥有奇迹，期待，爱情等等，不一定行得通；不一定如法。企业的那一套，应该是踏实，策划，眼光等等。

奇迹，期待，爱情。。。是值得的。

放下究竟怎样 (To Let It Go)？

People always asked me this question.

The answer is very simple, accept, repent and rebuild.

Accept who you are, repent what you have done, rebuild a new self.

However, this is very hard to do, because it conflicts with your current self.

Thus, the alternative methods are:

• Eat simple food – sacrifice your food desire.
  
• Do charity – sacrifice your time, ego and comfort.
  
• Live a simple life - do away desires.
  

By doing these things, you train yourself to let go your wants.

Plant Vs Zombies (Bobsled Bonanza) Tips:

Use chili plant to clear the ice, after than, put a spikeweed with enhancement at the right side so that any zomboni which will attempt to come in will be destroyed immediately.

The most effective way of dealing with the red suit zombie is to plant three spikeweeds adjacent to each other, they cannot succeeded in walking through it.

Need to plant as many sunflower as possible to get energy fast in order to use chili plant.

Start the game by planting Sunflower and spikeweed first.

Also refer to Plant vs Zombies : Survival: Endless (Hard) Tips

Plant vs Zombies : Survival: Endless (Hard) Tips:

• Snorkel zombies - Use walnut on lily pad.
  
• Digger zombies - can't pass through potatoe mines. Use pumpkin to protect all plants in case digger zombies managed to pass through the front defense.
  
• Zomboni is effectively dealt with using spikeweed.
  
• Gargantuar is most effectively dealt with using freezing techniques; freezing melon or freeze shroom(use multiple to freeze them so that shooting pea at the left side can shoot them while they are immobilized). Secondly effective using spikeweed (which will slow them down while they are trying to demolish the spikeweed).
  

The maximum number of flags I have achieved is 22 flags.

Also refer to

• Plant vs Zombies: Survival: Roof (Hard) Tips
  
• Plant vs Zombies: Survival: Fog (Hard) Tips
  
• Plant vs Zombies - Survival - Pool (Hard)
  

Plant vs Zombies: Survival: Roof (Hard) Tips:

Refer to Plant vs Zombies: Survival: Fog (Hard) Tips

1. To fight with zomboni, winter melon is not good enough. Need to use pea shooter with fire. Place it at the right side (where the roof is flat).

2. Do not use kernel pult (not much point). Use cabbage pult at first, later change all to winter melon.

3. Place cactus at the right side of the roof (where the root is flat), otherwise, it can't shoot properly. And also you need to plant one cactus per lane in order to shoot down balloon zombies properly. Thus, it would be a better idea to use blover altogether (more effective).

Plant vs Zombies: Survival: Fog (Hard) Tips

• The challenge is not enough energy (can't have double sun flower).
  
• Have to use garlic (when one lane is weaken) and ice-shroom (very effective as last resort when your front line of defense is weaken and also effective to deal with large invasions).
  
• Biggest threat is catapult zombies. Have to use 'umbrella leaf'. Plant two of it near to the edge and to the pool.
  
• Have to use pumpkin to protect all plants, including the energy shroom.
  
• Another threat is the 'digger zombie'.To deal with this,plant 4 magnets at the land lanes (one on each lane). Without the digger, it cannot penetrate the ground. Once the digger has been absorbed by the magnet, it will be forced out of the ground.
  
• Plant two cattails at the edge of the pool (left side) to deal with balloon zombies, zombies thrown into the edge and also as backup for other lanes)
  
• Use a combination of corn and repeater on a single lane. The corn is able to slow down zombies when butter is thrown, this will be your advantage.
  
• The most effective way of dealing with Gargantuar is using ice-shroom and corn (which throws out butter) to slow it down while the shooting pea (with fire) shoots it from behind.
  
• Plant two lanterns near the right side of the pool to clear the fog.

Just Bought A Brand New MW829BK

I wanted to a shoe which is 2+1 or 3+1, means it can be suitable for the following:

1.) Walking

2.) Casual

3.) Semi formal

In other words, I am looking for something which is almost all-in-one and lasting.

My experience told me that having good shoes is important, especially if you need to walk a lot, it can save your energy (do not get unnecessary fatigues) and make you walk faster (with the same amount of load).

And to be able to work with semi formal, I need it to be in all black color.

Thus, instead of getting a real leather shoe, I thought why not get something from the sports manufacturer ?

I have shortlisted a few from the Internet, but seems like online browsing does not blend well with real touch.

Eventually, I settled for New Balance MW829BK. The original price is RM 339.00 with 30%, I got it with RM 240++

I went to the shop at The Gardens (3rd Floor).

Trust me, it is a good deal. A good way to save money.

Now with this new shoe, I have no worries if I need to walk day long with pubic transport, or jump into my car for some business events.

When you are sick and tired and fed-up and stressed-up..

Do not continue with work, learn new things.

If you are in IT, you will find that it is a blessing, because there are so many new things to learn.

If you already know MSSQL 2005, check out MySQL.

If you already know JOOMLA, check out Drupal.

If you already know VB.NET, check out C++

If you already know C++, check out Java.

The list goes on.

Oh, by the way, remember to write down notes.

You will get back into momentum.

When People Don't Believe You, You Just Have to Prove It

If you are Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, whatever things you say will have impact. Period.

Thus when you are not that level, it is hard for people to believe you; you have to prove it.

Just work extra hard lor.

Not only that, we must improve our intellectuals. Play computer games can help. You need to become a better version of you in order to go to the next level.

When you have proved it, you have gone too far. People can't catch up anymore.

This is yet another manifestation of life.

One Needs Charisma To Compete On Top

As I am watching the match between Lin Dan and Taufik Hidayat (Thomas Cup Final 2010).

I find that charisma is not just something which will give you better edge, it is a must.

The reason is because with technology advances, people will equal in terms of physical strengths.

Without charisma, it is hard to maintain the pressure.

Check out the match.

心结与修行

一个人有心结，就起烦恼，不喜了，苦了。

也可能会堕了，变坏了。

一个人有心结，可以尝试修行。

请看『修行要修心』。

为什么修心后就会解心结呢？

因为你得到慈悲心后，你就会放下，得到定力，智慧，了解心结的来龙去脉，那时你就会自己解开心结。

比如，念经是修行活动之一，不是念经就会自然解心结，是因为有念经，就有修行，就有修心，就有慈悲心，就能放下，就有定力智慧。

自己医病不好吗？

心结一天不解，可能永远都拖累你 （我不敢肯定）。

修行不是迷信，不是逃避。

修行是慈悲。

我认为慈悲心，应该可以解很多的心结。

所以，你在佛堂，看见我在跪跪拜拜，不要笑我，因为我在修行。

那，我是不是有心结还没解呢 ？哈，你去猜猜看。。你的答案不一定准,我也不会告诉你。

Car Makers Trade-Off Economy To Protect Products and Brands

This is one strategy cope with bad economy.

Toyota cut production for 2009

GM, Chrysler to cut dealers

It is the same for crude oil production.

Rebuilding A Nation (Barack Obama)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8R8jIYWJTA

Examples of Big Ideas

1. During the civil war - Railroad tracks from one coast to another.
   
2. During the industrial revolution - System of public high schools
   
3. During War - Colleges

Focus Areas:

1. Energy
   - Clean renewal energy
   
2. Health care
   - Health insurance for american children
   - Technology
   - Seeking a cure for cancer in our time
   
3. Education
   - Every child has access to a complete education
   - Need more reforms (discipline, innovative programs)
   

StarCraft Strategy (Tips) For Beginner

Playing computer game is helpful to exercise your brain.

I am just started to play Starcraft now.

• Attack with multiple units at the same target
  
  


• Exposure surrounding (Comset) to prevent surprise attacks.
  
  


• Attack enemy's supply depot first. This will cut them off the ability to build more armies quickly.
  

Anyway, we should be playing Starcraft II now.

Caesar 3 - Lutetia

This is quite a challenging scenario due to its requirement for 10,000 population and with just enough farming capabilities.

Here are the tips that will ease the challenges:

1. You can only build about 82 farms (plus minus) and there are three types of food (Wheat, Vege and Meat(pig)). Don't bother to build wheat farm for food because wheat is eaten up fairly fast by the people. Build only vege and meat with the latter as the priority. Build the ratio of 60:40. It takes the population to eat up the meat slowly, so that gradually the supply of meat will be slightly over supply for a population of 10,000. If you have a combination of wheat, vege and meat, 82 farming capabilities will not enough for these population. --> This is the most important factor of winning this scenario (food and population)
   
2. Build the houses near to the farm so that food stock reaching the granary at each housing area will be faster and marketeers will have more time to look for other items. Of course, same old rules apply. Check out the pottery marketing problem.
   
   
3. Don't build large entertainment first, build Hippodrome only when you have a population of over 15% unemployment (which more than 17% for a long time will land you on trouble).
   
4. Same old rules apply, build at least one warehouse at each housing area to store pottery, furniture, oil and wine for the houses in that area. Build a commercial center with many warehouses to facilitate trades, so that traders will not purchase pottery and furniture from the housing area's warehouses.
   
   
5. You need to build around 10 blocks of 9x9 housing area to cater for 10,000 population. I actually build 11 blocks and the food is still enough with about 50:50 of vege and meat farms.
   
6. Randomly take out certain industry such as clay pit, timber yard or workshops whenever employment rates shoot over the population.
   
7. Enemy attack will only come in two different directions. The barbarians are great fighter, do not fight them without the help of wall and towers. Build thick walls to exhaust them of energy while tearing it down, then you can win almost any attack and will achieve 100% peace. Sometimes the enemy may even give up half-way tearing down the walls. But build army early. Build around 3 legions and 3 javelins. You do not have to build them all at once start with at least 1 legion and 2 javalins first.
   
   
8. Caesar will request for Army help two times. Send 1 legion and 2 javelins each time.
   
9. Remember to build the forts in the outskirts, don't build them close to the housing area because you need to reserve land to build houses near to the farms. You can even build the forts on the islands. But remember to build road to connect the island to the main road, otherwise the army will not be able to reach the fort and it will remain empty.
   
   
10. You also need to play this scenario rather quickly because after certain period, ceasar will not request for any help and it will be hard to maintain your favor's rating.

Caesar 3 - Pottery Problem

Caesar 3 computer game.

Have you encountered the situation when market just won't go and get pottery so that residents can buy ? As a result, the housing cannot evolve into bigger ones.



This is due to two reasons:

1. Marketeers don't have enough food in the market. So before they can start to look for pottery, they need to look for food first. This is actually due the fact that people are eating faster than the market can provide. Before marketeers can start looking for pottery, food stock has ran out. The sub problems are:
   • Not enough market for people within the area. Ideally, 1 market can service 9 rows of houses, thus if you have 9 x 9 housing area, you should have at least 2 markets
   • You have built too many houses at the start of the development of new housing area. You have to go phase by phase, it is possible to have a housing area of 9 x 18 but make sure you start with 9 x 9 first, otherwise, marketeers will have no time to collect pottery from the warehouses.
   
   
2. There is no pottery available.

Start by building some houses and give the market enough time to collect food and then pottery first before adding more houses.

Check out other tips on other scenarios.

Bush is not worried, it is not his problem

USA president George Bush is not worried anything about the financial crisis, it is not his problem, which was started from the private corporate side.

He is the savior.