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