Stressful Week

Date: 21.3.2011
Day: Monday

I did not blog for a long time due to very busy with a lot of things.
Really hectic! I will be having a challenging week this week! LOADs of meetings and assignments and presentations.
Just told someone that I am stress... Thanks for comforting me.. :)
Monday - beginning
Sunday - the victory

Starting my adventure now!! Update soon!


EgoSky - Wincent Ch'ng
Now or Never

Singapore Trip

Date: 15.3.2011
Day: Tuesday

Jason and me got an invitation from Ben Aw from Singapore to attend a talk by Ken Chee.
I departed from KL Central at 10pm Monday.
Sat in the KTM for almost 10 hours. OMG!! Luckily there is a bed for me to sleep. Haha!
We reached Woodlands customs and went down. My first encounter was.... THE KTM OFFICER scream at me, asking me not to take photos. Wtf! After the custom checking, we went back up to KTM.
We reached SG at about 9pm and met up with Ben Aw!
Ben, I would like to say a big big thanks to you!
You are really a great great man and will be a good mentor! I am planning to ask you to be our mentor tomorrow!! Hope there will be a good news!
Ben brought us to have breakfast. The Dim Sum was nice!!! Really had a soft pau, crunch dunno what and a thick soya bean drink.
We have a chat about entrepreneurs, business opportunities, sharing of experience and some motivation opinion exchange. His words really motivated me a lot!! I learn so much and will implement it in my life.
Walk the Talk! Talking is cheap!!
One thing I love about Singapore is, everything is about SPEED! Good! No procrastination! Efficiency and Effectiveness are crucial and the key element they practice here. I will enjoy this life!! Haha!!
And also...there is a Mc Cafe here and a new burger at Mc D SG! Will be trying out that burger tomorrow if there is a chance!
Ben is so kind that he also sponsored us for accommodation at hotel at a place call Little India! I am now posting this post at an Indian CC! Haha!! The hotel was okay. We got almost everything we need there. :) Thanks Ben again!
Oh oh!! How could I miss this. Ben brought us to the sea side and for lunch after our discussion in the morning. The beach was.. WOW! Clean although there is a BUSY port over there. From the seaside, we can see hundred of ships 'parking' at the port! Wow! Amazing view. And also, according to Ben, in the night, there will be MANY airplanes LINING UP in the sky to land at Changi Airport! WTF man! They have the busiest port and airport although they are so small compared to malaysia!
One thing I learn here: MINDSET of people can be the destiny of the country! Haha!
TELL YOU ALL SOMETHING! TRY OUT THE KATONG LAKSA AT SINGAPORE!!
It is DAMN nice!! I could have it everyday la!! Haha!
Oh ya.. The rental of a small shoplot in the city area is..... 12k Singapore Dollar and it's not the most expensive rate YET! Convert to RMS? Haha!
Back to the hotel...
We have some rest and we went down for a tour around Little India. It is called little India for some reasons. The population here is most Indians and the shops here are Indian shops! Haha!
After that, i had a short nap and Ben picked us up at 5.00pm. We went to the venue of the talk straight away to set up technical stuff.
Honestly, I was quite worried and nervous. Because later on we will be meeting business people, entrepreneurs and also many Singaporeans. Hmm.. Haha!
HOWEVER, I managed to build my confidence to talk and once I set off , with the momentum I made a lot of friends, got plenty of name cards and FB adds! Social media - FB is really something phenomenal! OMG! I overheard a conversation between a participant and the registration counter lady. The participant said she got the news from FB and straight came to the event. Wow! First time I really realize the power of social media. ^^
Ken Chee, the speaker of the night! HE IS FREAKING DAMN awesome!! Really! He is one of the best speaker I had ever met. More details about his speech is at my last post, written by Jason. Thanks Jason.
I am currently more more motivated and I have made a promise to myself! I want to change and be someone different! I will be a better person from now onwards!
Entrepreneurship!
Start to love this journey!!
Ended my night with going CC with JASON!! He forced me because he want to .. Haiz.. LS! Actually I was not feeling well. I think I took something wrong causing the pain in my stomach! Quite suffer but after visiting the toilet for few times, I got energetic again! I am going to be a tourist tomorrow morning!!
Come on Singapore! Welcome me! Haha!!

Nights all

EgoSky - Wincent Ch'ng
Now or Never
16.3.2011

What I Learn from Ken Chee

By Jason Yeah:

Went to Mr Ken Chee's sharing session with Winn Shern and it is all thanks to Ben Aw and Mark Lee, both of their invitation from Young Entrepreneurs Society Singapore. Thanks for the hospitality and accomodation provided. It is really nice of both of you and me and Winn Shern definitely appreaciate everything that given by you guys to us.

Ken Chee is a very very amazing speaker. His presentational skill is very awesome and just pretty amazing. Almost managed to get my tears fall and he managed to get half of the crowd sobbing. Until that extent you see. His entrepreneurial life is freaking awesome and amazing. Full of ups and downs and his childhood life reflects that we can actually control our life and nobody owes us a living. And now, he is pretty successful in almost everything he does in his life.

Besides, met really a lot of young entrepreneurs attending the event. Receiving their business cards and most stated, Founders/CEO of what what company really amazes me. These are the group of people who actually upgraded themselves and take charge of their life. I vow to be like them 1 day =) Singaporeans are amazed when Winn Shern and me said, we came all the way down from Malaysia to this event. haha. their expression are just priceless!

Here are some extract from Mr Ken Chee's slides to share:

1. Love all, trust few, harm no one

2. Integrity is the essence of everything successful

3. Serve with value - we do not serve the world by playing small

4. Ego vs Facts - results dont lie, denial prolong struggling

5. Mastery is a function of how one continue to correct oneself from invalidation

6. Choose carefully based on values and be committed.

I really enjoy the sharing session eventhough it is just merely a 2 hours talk. I learn a lot.

Will work with Mark Lee and Ben Aw to expand our networks and grab some business opportunities to actually kick start of entrepreneurial journey. Hoping that Ben will be my mentor as well. He is someone visionary and really committed in everything he does. Commitment and Passions are they key to what he is now.

Only a few words to conclude my night here at Singapore. Ben, I appreciate what you share and we will learn a lot from you. Thanks for the hospitality, thanks for the accomodation and thanks for everything!

To Jo Chow Leng and Redblackwhite Xh, nice meeting you both =) keep in touch!

Date: 8.3.2011
Day: Tuesday

I finished my Product Management part after concentrating and working hard for 5 hours!!
I created a new phone called - "iPhone-µS1".
Kinda love this phone. It's a MicroSolar Powered Mobile phone!
For assignment purpose ya, don't sue me Apple!!.

EgoSky - Wincent Ch'ng
Now or Never

Power of Last Minute

Learn something while doing my English for Business Assignment

Found the Power of Last Minute.

If someone can instill this Power of Last Minute in their daily life, it would be a great power and make their life highly more efficient and effective!!


EgoSky - Wincent Ch'ng
Now or Never
7.3.2011

Alvin Shaving Ceremony

Day: Monday
Date: 7.3.2011

I created an event called " Alvin Shaving Ceremony" and the response was like crazy!!!!!!!!!!!
Alvin said loudly on FB if Liverpool win their game against MU, he will shave bold!! Haha!
Unfortunately, Liverpool won; Fortunately, I can see Alvin bold!!!
Haha!!
Here is the link to the event and his handsome photo!! Haha!!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=207272309288964

The Only Thing I'm Addicted to is Winning!

Took from Jason Yeah's Notes.

Over the past week there has been a huge focus in the media and even the geek internet culture around Charlie Sheen's supposed breakdown. He's been doing a lot of interviews, but mixed in are a lot of interesting quotes that can be applied to entrepreneurship. An entrepreneur is on a thin border between insane and brilliant.

"Defeat is not an option. CBS picked a fight with a Warlock."

Most entrepreneurs don't end up losing because of market forces or what can be attributed to specific failures. At the end of the day, entrepreneurs fail because they decide to give up and accept defeat as an option. When starting a company, Elon Musk referred to it as the equivalent of eating glass and staring into the abyss on a daily basis. From day one, you need to realize that there is nothing else you can do accept win. It may be a hard road, but complete and utter defeat is NOT an option. Take a look at Airbnb. They failed to attract any attention and failed continuously for not only days, months, but actually years. Instead of accepting defeat, they persevered and kept going. Most startups don't die due to specific circumstances, but because they commit "suicide". Here are two HIGHLY suggested links:

Airbnb story from Startup School:

Paul Graham on "How Not To Die":

"Everyone will say: Don't be special, be one of us! NEWSFLASH: I am special, and I will never be one of you"

No one will understand what you do. They will hear the entrepreneur word and think you are crazy, broke, or some combination of all three. You have to ignore those that don't understand us. We're a crazy breed and we're special. If this were for everyone, then it wouldn't be special. As an entrepreneur you have to have thick skin and trust that it will all work out. Even when it does, you will always feel as if the respect you deserve isn't where it should be. Steve Jobs said it best with a quote that goes along the lines of "You have to be insane to do this and you have to love it. Any sane person would do what a sane person would: just quit and give up." Focus in on being different and drown out the noise. They will be fast to hate on you and they be move even faster to congratulate you.

"It (my brain) fires in a way, not particularly from this terrestrial realm"

As an entrpreneur you need to think at a level that is not from this world. Look back at the legendary Apple ad campaign about "Think Different". The rest of the world happens to be a fickle bunch. On the one hand, they want to vilify you for being an entrepeneur and take you down a level or two. On the other hand, they want something that is outside the box and pleases them. The only people capable of doing that are entrepreneurs. If what you're doing is criticized as "tame", then you are doing something very wrong. At the end of the day, you should seem as if your creation is from another planet. Your brain needs to think in a manner that is truly extra terrestrial.

"I have one speed, one gear ... go!"

There is no slow down mode when it comes to entrepreneurship. You need to be always be five steps ahead and pushing on red line. The main advantage of a startup is pure acceleration and speed. Speed in the real world is calculated by distance over time, I'll declare that startup speed is the amount you want to accomplish (alot) divided by the amount you want to focus on (a small focused portion where you have domain expertise). Accomplish something sizable and focus on what matters. Say no and cut out a lot for each version. It will let you move faster and stay in that one gear that matters: Go!

"Can't is the cancer of happen. aka I can't do it."

Yoda said it best: there is no try, there is only do or do not. As an entrepreneur, whether you made something happen is a very binary answer. Either you have made it happen or you have not. By saying "I can't do it", you are setting yourself up for failure and almost certain death. Take a look at the most successful companies in the technology sector and you will realize that "can't" is not in their DNA. The best companies defy the laws of possibility and do what many would simply throw into the "can't" category. Dream big and look for scenarios where many would say can't and make something happen.

"I exposed them to magic. I exposed them to something they'll never see in their boring normal lives...they'll live with that for the rest of their lives."

Your product needs to be the equivalent of pure and utter magic. One of my favorite Techcrunch articles from Paul Carr is centered around this notion of technology being magic. You need to wow people, many of which you will never meet. The best products will seem like magic to most of the general population and be an escape from their normal boring lives. A few days ago someone asked me, "How does Onswipe do what it does?" and I answered back with a simple response: "Magic. We code magic."

It's not about finding celebrity trends or other silly things. It's about looking in places you would have never thought of for inspiration to make a better product and a better startup. Many of your influences will come from the startup world itself, but many will come from random offbeat sources. No matter what, just keep winning.

Article from:

http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/42086/winning-6-charliesheen-quotes-to-make-you-a-better-entrepreneur.aspx

Facebook Connect not Only People but Cats

Wow. Amazing day with mix feeling.

This morning, I found three little kittens at my store room and their 'mum' was not around.

I posted on FB to ask someone to help to get these three kittens out from my store room because I am quite not comfortable with the fragile kittens. Luckily someone came and helped me with that! I put them in a box and leave them at my balcony, hoping their 'mum' will be there for them.

Later on, people on FB taught me how to take k of the kitten etc. I tried to feed them with milk but they seems too young to drink by themselves and I do not have any bottle for them. So, I just hope and pray their mum will be here.

Night time, I was quite worried about the hunger the three kittens are facing, decided to post on FB hoping someone could help to adopt them. Not long later, I checked the box, the 'mum' was there for them. Felt relief!!

Mean time, I got friends on FB offering food, milk and care to them. ^^

The highlight of this note is here.

"One of my friend who is staying nearby to me told me that 2 weeks ago, a mother cat gave birth to three kittens in his house. And when he bought some milk for them, the 'mum' took them away from there. AND I guess the 'mum' brought those kittens to 'camp' at my house. What a small world and I got to know the history of these cat because of FACEBOOK!"

Haha!

Wincent Ch'ng
Now or Never
2.3.2011

Peaks and Troughs of life

It's not how you grieve about you had a trough in your life,
BUT,
It's how you find your way up to the peak!
Life is full of peak and trough, no big deal. :)

EgoSky - Wincent Ch'ng
Now or Never
2.3.2011

A trough for 2011

Date: 2.3.2011
Day: Tuesday

Wow. Quite a special day for me. From my tittle, a trough for 2011, got some clue about my blog post today? Haha!
However, it's not completely a trough, even it is, it's no big deal because I foresee there will be trough in my life and I had many trough too in the past. It's not to grieve why I felt in the trough but how i find my way up to the peak!! (Wincent Ch'ng, 2011)

Started my morning by waking up at 4 something to study for my Product Management mid term. Finished one chapter and I went to Mamak stall for my breakfast. Brought along a book with me - "Write it down, make it happen". I really learn a lot from this book today.

Continued my study after my breakfast until 8am. Went to EFM class. My lecturer remembered me already. Kept asking me to answer questions. Hmm.. Quite a bad news, means can skip class le. :( Haha!! I read my book during the lecture. I decided to follow the book's advice which is to bring along a small note pad with me so that I can take down any random ideas from me or from my friend. I am also taking down anything that seems special to me during the day so that I can blog. The books also asked me to take down the compliments given by other people, not to show off but to motivate us when we are down sometimes.

I went to DSA to get my Waltz's proposal. Not bad, quite some mistakes but still acceptable. Started to call my managers to solve their issues and went to repair my motor after that. Had my lunch at MM alone. Breakfast + Lunch = mamak. Haha!! Went home and started to study again before going to uni to help my 'dear' register for softskill - Take Charged. My sister also joined in oh!! "Take charged" we are all coming!! Haha!! I joined it before, but I am joining it again!!!

After about 15 minutes at the uni, came back to cont' my study and went out to uni again after 45 minutes to meet my society adviser to sign some documents. rushed back again to cont' my study later on. Learn something here: I must learn how to fully concentrate when many things are cramped together. If not I can't do well in all aspects. Again, FOCUS!!!

Went for midterm and did a careless mistake which make me lost 8 marks. It's okay! Assignment must be perfect! Come on Wincent! You want to get 4.0 this sem, right? Do your best!!!
Came home earlier to have a rest d initially, but I started to exercise to release some stress. Used my skipping rope, do some push ups, and dumbbells training. Later on, I have a football playing session with Desmond, Xhang and Edison! Haha! Crazy evening.

Had dinner with a big big groups of friends at night. Regretted for ordering the mee! Chee Li said I have so low determination, I said before that not to eat big meals at night :( This actually inspired me!! Thanks Chee Li!

After that, I went back to have a meeting with Soon and later on with my program team for Waltz at ABC. Chean Fee, I gave you a chance to prove yourself ya!! Wiiliam, do you best you can be someone in UTAR too!! Alex, I hope you have learn from your Interaction Day's mistake and do your best!!

After that I planned to go home to rest since I am quite tired that time. But before heading home, I want to release some stress by wanderings around Westlake with my orange motor. Just to feel the cool breeze of the night! Dunno why, I reached 1174, my ex-house and just went to to visit my ex-housemates - Kelly, Katty and Huey Shyan! OMG!! I really missed them. We chat for almost one and a half hour. Enjoyed the whole conversation getting updates from each other and 'zhatting' around. :)
Not to be ego, but I think I really came long and far journey since I came in UTAR. I started from nothing, and now I have whole loads of things in hand. Responsibilities increased, vision adjusted to a higher vision, determination strengthen, attitude changed, personality improved, etc etc... I really turned from someone quite meaningless in life to someone quite meaningful in life! I will keep on my hard work and effort!
I will be the one one day!!!

After that, I went to see Jason, because I got a call from Joselyn saying Jason was not okay! I saw him, EE Foi and Edward at the bus stop just beside 1174. We went to the lake side for some chat but Jason din reveal any of his problems fully. I slept at the lakeside until 3-4am. Enjoyed the lake side feel! This is one of the reason I love Kampar too!!! Haha!!

Finally, when Jason told me his problem before we went for MU match, I kinda not so surprise, because I did predict this outcome when he sent out his email to Mr Nicholas Chan.
I gave him some advice and hope he can recover from his drawback soon! Entrepreneurship journey, will never be easy but it will be FUN!!!!!

Sad thing that happen before I sleep - MU lost to Chelsea. Referee do made many major mistakes in this game causing the disaster. DISAPPOINTMENT!



EgoSky - Wincent Ch'ng
Now or Never
2.3.2011