The Sweetest Victory

letting go is the easiest but seldom achievable...

Letting go is easy if there are no emotions and desires

Comforts and habits make most things attachable and indispensable

Good times pass faster than bad times because when you are enjoying the pleasures, no efforts need be expended whereas in the reverse, you sulk and indulge in self pity and agonize over the losses

Good times and bad times are like sunrise and sunset; they pass ~ accept it and life is a breeze

From rags to riches, Man get used to the better things and time that money could afford & that create material attachments

Different persons approach to life differently; the beggar has no choice, the wealthy is spoilt for choices while the elite hoard choices and the dictator demand choices

Give up, walk away, retreat, hibernate and recuperate, learn and hone a new skill and be prepared for the new era; successes go to those who are prepared and ready for new challenges 

Winner takes all but no one, NO ONE, can shines forever... there are days when flowers fade, where too much sunshine makes the place a desert and where flood waters wash away almost everything

There are days that the world stands still, the breeze is stale and the air stagnant but the days are limited yet numbered ~ all shalt pass

Some days, I'd rather be alone, especially the battered days ~ to lick the wounds and find comfort with GOD - HIS omnipresence heals

The world will never be equal and inequality will widens further as selfishness, greed and envy explode to swarm Mankind

Going forward, the world's wealth and resources will be controlled by the top 5% and 85% will wallow at the bottom of the food chain, suffering the curse of poverty, with the remaining 10% being indifferent as they couldn't change the situation...

You have to find peace in GOD

Someone asked why didn't I respond aggressively and seek 'revenge' & fairness against those perpetrators and traitors? I do not seek material gains any more than is necessary; let me say humbly, "I have enough to live a safe, wholesome life". Besides, it is not for me to teach others a lesson. I don't teach lessons; I take a pound of flesh if I need to react

I believe there are many PUTINs around: To forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them there is up to me ~ Vladimir Putin.

Everyone is a GOD#fearing person and will shrink when death stares into their eyes

The wisdom of a swordsman 勇士[侠士] is to live a wholesome, worthy life worth mentioning, not a coward who digs into the ground

Let go if you must

Every emotional reaction is detrimental to your health; it doesn't pay to be upset

The sweetest victory is to watch your enemies and traitors gorged by the PUTINs

Ultimately, GOD will deliver and cares for you

Reject The Rejection

rejection is a norm ...

When a close relative needed help urgently, my door is almost always their nearest stop

It's no small sum but it was a "must help" ~ somehow against better judgement, I helped

When the amount was returned some years later, she was disgruntled and felt that I had gained from helping & it was she who gave me the opportunity [borrowed $250,000 on an asset valued at $500,000, hence my share is 50%. I could have bought the full 100%. Years later, it was sold at $1m and each of us got $500,000] Our relationship never got back to before the loan

In another case, i extended an emergency loan. Two years later, she needed another larger loan urgently, if not yesterday, today! I refused as I have not been paid. Now, the relationship is cold as wintry breeze. Whether i can or cannot collect the (full) sum still remains uncertain. 

I remain cool & collected and all shalt pass. I am just a tool to their ends. 

I have been rejected for 'not' helping and it's fast becoming a norm

Loans with collateral are like water whereas those without collateral are like fire. WATER - When a ship sinks, you can still find the sunken ship. FIRE - In a fire, the ship become ashes    

My experiences with 'friendly' loans have almost always been bad. You find it hard to say "NO" and you'd learn that it's harder to get back thereafter. Long ago, I have learnt that it is better to loss a friend than to loss a friend and (your) money. But, today, I am still falling for the same

Alas! Afterall, I am only a Human, stuffed with emotions... but I am learning to accept rejections

Rejection gives me peace of mind and allow my hard earned monies to grease my life, a day at a time

The fool and his money will soon part

The best strategy is to say "NO" when others ask for favors. If he really needs the favor, he will seek another for help or ask you a second time. If your feeling is still no good, reject him. After all, you will be rejected after you part with your money; the choice is obvious

Trust is built over time yet a single betrayal is enough to break the camel's neck

穷 - 穷要穷得清白     富 - 富要富的明白

My business dealings have been based on trust, some called it "credibility"; lost some, made some but always suffer because I am, and have been, too trusting 

In today's scam prone environment, every "Yes" opens the floodgate to potential scammers

I guess, everyone starts with a common yet noble cause and is willing to share the spoils

It is perfectly fine that partners have different views or approaches but as the numbers/dollars get bigger, greed seeps in. The desire to dominate and control gain strength resulting in rivalry, not cooperation and partnership

With divided commitments and clandestine stealth in-fighting, trust is undermined & survival is at stake

It is best to leave the scene to regain some semblance of sanity and integrity ~ money can make but integrity and trust cannot be bought

The occasional betrayals and rejections can be very demoralizing; it takes a wise man to swallow the pains quietly and walk away

Kindness is taken as weakness

Failures & Fail ~ Many who fail did not recover for a simple reason that they blame everything else except themself, refused to examine the causes, sulk and indulge in self-misery 

Worse, they reject logical, level minded and practical solutions

Nobody succeed by repeatedly using the same old solutions on an exiting problem; it's like having a wrong key to the same lock

Avoid those that blame the world except themself for their failures & yet demanding help in an instant. Help has become "no more" incidental but a birthright to them; 蛤蟆永远不会变成青蛙(王子)

Accepting rejection as a norm is not unlike accepting that the world will never be equal; the earlier you accept it, the happier you will be

Bricks and stones break bones, not words

Reject ALL those who reject you for not helping. Helping is incidental, not a birthright

 

Update 2024

only the calendar changes, the rest continue...

Monday is the new day, new week, new month of the new year 2024 - 1st January, 2024

Life continues, issues continue and ... you continue breathing 人在事在 时间未停留

What will 2024 bring? Unlike the past many years, I will not offer any projections nor speculation

I will just do what & whatever fits ~ my Mind shalt rule and my actions, speak

Whatever tomorrow holds or promises is no longer important, it's the "NOW"

I will reduce and contain the uncertainties, pigeon-holed the risks and let loose my fury of initiatives and plausibility : think through, act within my ability and resources but push newer frontiers

No task is too small nor large when I am ready, willing & prepared

Trust will be sidelined and replace with signed agreements and undertakings

Making money is fun and fulfilling but it's not the defining start point

If I like it, reasonably think it's workable, confident of the outcome, I will do it

The last few years were the best teacher; you need to be useful so that people can engage & 'make use' of (you)

All promises are just PROMISES until delivered

When anyone says "my word is worth the weight in gold", I will take the gold anytime

Am I more materialistic or mercenary? NO. I have enough to go around but I don't have time to waste & spend on scammers and fiends who look for kind persons to exploit

If I don't harvest the economic returns, I can use my time more fruitfully on my family and charity works; not to be exploited and mined like raw resources and sold 赔了夫人又折兵

I have been magnanimous and walk away after being exploited, harmed and suffered losses, not for fear but my inner heart reminds me that Karma will take care. Alas! Why do I need to take the stab on the back then watch Nature punish the recalcitrant? NO more... I will avoid them altogether or 先兵后礼 sign definitive and punitive terms before the start as unfortunately 先礼后兵 being a gentleman doesn't help nor reward nowadays

The fight is in the dog, not it's size

 If you wanna fly like an eagle, you cannot work with turkeys

Time passes but institutions remain... some disappear though

A man must leave behind a legacy, not as a coward who lives & sneak through, but a well-lived, his life

I have chosen to quieten myself into the new year and let my actions speak ~ I will make myself scarce

Being nice, friendly, reaching-out and avoiding confrontations didn't give me satisfaction of peace(fulness), but viewed as weak and gullible

Scarcity raises mystery and inquisitiveness 

Legends are not seen but heard long after they have left the scene and their impacts felt

2024 will surprise

It is the speed of change and the impactful effects that the new year will bring, where even the veterans will be surprised

You cannot win unless you are prepare ahead

For the few that make it over this year, a newfound fortune will give you the handsomest reach

For once, I am more confident & hopeful of success despite deep uncertainty

NewYear ~ Winter Solstice 2024 : The Changes & The Future

confidence breeds positive future...

I started 2023 confidently; that i am ahead of the future ~ achievements-to-be were as natural as day and night

The year is ending and I have only achieved 30% of what I set out to at the beginning, not because I weren't capable nor careful but because of others envy and greed

I had expected that greed will ground the deals but I didn't expect that someone can be so envious of my past that he'd rather stymied achieving our common goal than to prosper together & be rewarded handsomely

He wants to dictate and control my directions & to show me "who's the boss?" I am no fool and I am prepared to walk away from the deal and let it collapse

He has demonstrated, or tried to demonstrate, that he can do it with or without me

I have no doubt that anyone can make it but with a gamut of talents, we can achieve ten times (10x) more & better

Alas! I will quit the game... I know what I can do and I am not prepared to be drown in a distrustful union & work with persons with sinister motives 空手套白狼

Like everyone, I love money but money alone is no more the key motivator

In 2023, I didn't achieve as much as I started and intended but I evolved; became more organized, are prepared to dumb fiends and parasites, walk away from arguments and be alone

The enjoyment of being alone is satisficing ~ alone is not void neither is it loneliness

I will not trade my Soul with the devil & no money can buy my character and integrity

I cannot change the world nor anybody neither do I intend to ~ I came alone and shalt return alone, enjoy the best between life and death and trek forward to new journeys 50 过后听天命我只尽力而为

I have my fair share of victories and misses and it's time to go with the flows

Man proposes, GOD disposes ~ i have asked for lots of mischievous wants but only get what I needed

GOD doesn't disappoint neither will HE spoils you

Heaven/GOD 天 Whatever you asked for, GOD never answers "Yes or No"; it doesn't mean when you offer richer offerings, you will rewarded better. HE is incorruptible

Land 地 If you care to plough the land, mine the fields and tap the resources, you get your due rewards. The Land provides 种豆得豆 种果得果

Man/People 人 Man must work to crystalize your dreams ~ nothing is impossible ~ brute or brain

Going forward into the New Year 2024 ~ alas! I am not as confident as I'd like myself to be but I have great plans ahead 

Plans are drafted, brainstormed, PPT prepared and steps plotted towards the goal ~ 2024 is going to be the journey of 'experiences', fruiting & harvesting will be the gifts, not the goals

Perhaps, it is age or wisdom

Chasing materials well-beings were the past, experiencing the journey is a newfound joy

Am I retreating with the tail between my legs? NO. Or, was I cowed into submission? NO. I will give my best punches and every bouts is about winning, not an exhibition of vanity 

Glory is mine & my star shall shines, not for a few dollars more but for the legend to live on

Winter solstice - December 22nd is the only day that the Gregorian & Lunar calendars meet where nights are longer and the sunset arrives earlier

It's crystal clear: we need to slow down to see the clearer the future

Health, HEALTH, health above all & prosperity shall be

Good Fortunes Favor The Brave

everything changes...

It's year ending again - 11 days later and a new year, month, week, day shalt begin

Everyone claims everything is new but, alas! only the calendar is new; everything else continues

We change with time; if nothing else, age keeps increasing

The best gift we have is Good Health ~  keep it or loss it and you would loss everything

As the year draws to an end, it's also time to spring clean 拉黑

In this new year, be grateful that God has given you victory over many things over the past year - God Is Visible Every Day - Steven M. Hitchcock

Whatever happen, happens for a reason

Many blame COVID for slowing down everything but did nothing constructive nor progressive than to sit back, complain, 'resign to fate', retreat to laze... when the tides turn around, they lost more than 1000 days

Strangely too, global economies slowed and many countries are still limping in recovery

When the winds of change blow, manage your sails, build windmills, cut losses and ride the breeze

Very few win by stubbornly doing the same thing over & over again ~ cracking the code requires initiatives and changes fleetingly

Ideals change once you have achieved them. Why? Because, you wanna be better the next time

Expectations is a moving target

What have you achieved for the last 12 months? Many will ponder, not over what they have achieved, but over what did they set out to achieve, if any

Change is inevitable. Growth is optional - John Maxwell

Earth rotates, moon rotates, everything seen and unseen moves along & changes form

Fortunes and richness seek partners in rotational distribution and so do the less desirous

Man, by Nature, seek greener pastures and migrate to live better ~ this is CHANGE

Man only resists changes when he is too comfortable or is engaged in a downhill (mis)fortune

The stretch of The Bund houses the House of Rockefellow, Bank of China, Agricultural BOC, Peace Hotel, The Peninsula...& many more of historical landmarks

Fortunes changed hands many times

2023 is almost over and do not let 2024 goes to waste as you had for the past many years

You are in control of your Fate and, aboveall, stay healthy

When the Fortune GOD smiles at you'd better be around to receive

The COVID years were used to hone new skills, build up my health, explore new possibilities and getting additional papers

Friends came & went, some stole & left, a few remain and I squared my fortune; made and loss zero

Tough? Yes, but it didn't kill but toughen me

Let go of those parasitic friends, spread some cheers, build new network, explore new possibilities & be REAL - no sympathy to fiends posing as friends nor to cower to threats

Tomorrow is never promised but give yourself the pat (on the back) to ride above the tsunami of changes

It's not "What If"! It's will you be around when good fortunes return

Fool Or Genius - Time Will Tell

 the eleventh hour is the opposite of the last mile...

December is the "11th hour" month; the last and final month of the year & it will never be the last mile

After December, a new year is born ~ more miles ahead ~ time continue; seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months

A new calendar with a new Year; the rest remain ~ 31,536,000 seconds resume

Resolutions are recycled, updated and new ones formed

Queen Elizabeth II (QE II) and Marilyn Monroe (MM) were born in the same year - 1926 - but the Queen lived until age of 96yo whereas Marilyn died by the age of 36yo

Both made their marks in the world - between life and death, the world is yours to conquer

We are all made unique and armed with a mission on Earth; some called it "Fate"

命也时也 做好本分

Everyone is different; every generations are different and opportunities differ over time

Why plans only when new year arrives? I do have 5 years plan and I review every 3 months

This allows me to gauge my accuracy and nearness of every steps taken amidst my limited resources

小船怕风浪 大船转弯难

The further away I am from the start point, the harder it is for me to take a bearing and change course

Besides, cutting loss may not be a choice in due course; it's sink or swim ~ show hand

The last three years were very challenging; promising but alas! Harvest were far and few

Regrets were part of the dividends & experience and all shalt pass

Lick your wounds and move on instead of fighting an unwinnable battle ~ live to fight another day

I save every seconds instead of indulging in self-pity by re-investing and deploying my resources in new adventures - reading a book, picking a new hobby, simply relaxing and retreats into the 'wilderness & freedom' from people

I am seeing new headway with minimum to zero headwinds

2023 is such a disappointment but it has it's sprinkles of successes that provided motivations, lights of hopes and opportunities - it was draining but not drown(ing)

A letdown is not a washout 

Believe in yourself and you will move mountains

Opportunities smile at the willing party who never let defeats drown him

Success is sweetest when nobody believes you can and you have already collected your trophy, with champagne & beaus in hand

He who laughs last, laugh best

I am walking towards my last mile - SUCCESS

A stone throw away & a walk in the park

Success Is Relative - Everyone Can

has something gone wrong that success becomes distant...

No... success is not a given

Whatever you want, may not be what you need and your 'designated' role play may differs too

Man proposes, GOD disposes & everything happens for a reason

Not everyone is entitled 

~ Colonel Saunders made fried chickens past 60 years old, Steve jobs built Apples, lost it and regain it years later. Khoo Teck Puat was a clerk in 1933 when he joined OCBC. By 1958, he served as the Chairman of CPF Board. He left OCBC in 1959 and started Malayan Banking in 1960. Robert Kuok, though born into a rich family, started work as a clerk in a Japanese conglomerate's rice trading department before setting out on his own [He's a legend and had just celebrated his 100th birthday]. Lim Bo Seng and Winston Choo are celebrated-Generals

~ Prominent turned rogue businessmen, Abalone King Ng Choon Ser and his son, Ng Khway Tiak defrauded banks to the tune of about $60m in the 1980s despite their "good, old name Chop Hoo Thye". (Unrelated to the previous NGs) ~ Ng Yu Zhi's ponzi scheme purportedly cheated investors of more than $1.2bil in nickel trading

Who dares win but not every one who dares win especially those who undermine the Natural Laws of Justice ~ Crime does not pay

We are all entitled - entitled to whatever The Creator prepares for us; nobody will know what their future hold

Do your best and leave the rest

Happiness is not what you have but what you need and have at the very moment of needs

Some feelings cannot be hidden, like when you are in love and when you're betrayed

All shalt pass

Tomorrow is never promised 

The carefree life is like that of a pig; feed, eat, shit, sleep, enjoy the surrounding 

When it goes to the abattoir, almost every parts of the pig is useful ~ even the hairs make good brushes

Whether the rooster crows or not, dawn shalt break

Chickens are forever busy pecking and searching and love every opportunity to show (off). Working hard never beats working smart

Frogs adapt well; changing colors to fit the environment but it's self indulgence also means it forget the dangers around until "it is cooked". Survive to fight another day ~ dead man tells no tales

Success is relative

Alexander the Great ruled from Gibraltar to Punjab. Sultan Osman ruled the Ottoman Empire that stretched large areas of the Middle East, Eastern Europe and North Africa for more than 600 years. Genghis Khan, famed clan leader and his immediate successors, created the largest empire ever to exist, spanning the entire Asian continent from the Pacific Ocean to modern-day Hungary in Europe.

No success is too small for the achiever

“All our dreams can come true; if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney - When you worry about succeeding,  part of your energy is spent on worrying instead of spending all your energy towards building success

“Fortune befriends the bold.” – Emily Dickinson - Look around you, especially at those who fails. You'd probably find them repeatedly applying the same methods on the same problem and expecting a different outcome. The square peg can never fit the round hole

先学做人 后做事 When you are honorable, humble and distinctive, success will find you through the network ~ a trustworthy person is worth the tale in gold

At the darkest moment of my life, where the next meal was a problem, someone told me "you'll be a successful Numero Uno in your career"... such foretelling gave a positive spark in an otherwise endless misery

Between life and death, we are capable of doing anything; achieving success is yet separate matter altogether  

Do not even bother to seek success, Just Do It and the best will manifest

Above all, do not be distracted by others prying comments and disruptive intervention

Long after you have pass the post, nobody will even notice your success

 

The Vengence Of Return

fight, flight or watch ...

I have dived into the deep end to search ~ search for possibility

All I need is a lead ~ the lead that can manifest into success

Like the intel-seekers ; search and you shall find as nothing goes to waste

You can hide but you cannot run

Rocks are polished into gems, crude is refined & distilled... a day at the flea market may turn lucky

When you earnestly do something or anything, you either crystalize successes or you gain experiences 

Alas! I have been hitting the rocks, the obstacles - it always start well, build up with seemingly achievable targets, signing on the doted lines is a sure thing, then it got hijacked

Hijacked by the 'goodie', good partners who were pretentiously good and were 'vultures and hyenas' in comradeship

Am I not good at identifying, selecting and judging people? NO! I am good at every EQ-angles but I am too trusting and Do Not (pre)Judge

I believes everyone has a noble heart

Worse, I takes Karma literally ~ but, how many times can I get hurt or cheated before my heart hardens? Give no chances and take no hostage are brutal truths

When you are too nice and generous to others, you pay 

I guess I will remain the same good guy as I benefited from good mentors and guardians who taught me values, moral uprightness, integrity and 'to walk away from sufferings & being taken advantage of'

They said that some day, they'd have to pay... alas! But, today I am bleeding from their maltreatment

I start from poor old days, living 'hand to mouth', snaking around a few odd jobs, working in the morning and go to school in the afternoon & vice versa; no task is too big to do... it was truly 'blood and sweat' money

Well, at least, I don't have time for anxieties, depressions, rejections or pressures as "when the hands stopped, the mouth must stop too 手停，口停 活在当下  

I have come a long way ~ no gearing, no bondage, get by the days, trying to stay as healthy as I can be, living positively... dancing in the rain is the best as nobody sees my tears - Charlie Chaplain

I have a choice; either I walk away from the world and reside in GOD's apron or resist magnanimity ~ "take no hostage, who dares win"; be a Warrior Monk

Unlike animals Man is an animal#by#circumstances

A learned Counsel once told me "Don't fight but if you must fight, fight to win" - drop the gloves and bare your fangs

Years of successes have made me weak; a weakling invites others to take advantage

My suave-self shalt return and the animal instinct nurtured 

Fighting back to regain whatever is rightfully mine is my mission

Kindness is not weakness but to succeed in the world today, it's the spirited fight and the fearless self must take precedence

I have returned

My Struggle, Your Pleasures

 a little achievement at a time...

What is an achievement? Achievement is self actualization, not necessarily substantial

The sun provides light while the moonlight lights up the darkness; aboveall, stars shine when total darkness rule

When all else fails, the glow of light in the heart brightens 

Residing within the heart is GOD ~ the belief that moves mountains and eliminates fears

Nobody has seen GOD & GOD is all about love

Many are disappointed with the selfish policies of "milking the peasants, enriching the elites", not unlike to socialize costs and privatize profits

Everyone wears a mask ~ to mask the real self

The real world has moved away from indifference to pretentious 

The world today lacks compassion, truths are distorted and manipulated. 

The "HAVEs", the "GREEDYs" and the "OPPRESSORS" will hoard resources and dished out crumbs to force the majority to seek, beg and check each other; divide and rule ~  is their tools of control

If doing good goes unrewarded, then why do good? The truths is... if only you will believe, good guys generally die younger or when you least expect. Life on this globe is an opportunity for everyone to repent   

Wars and natural calamities are phases of sufferings and everyone who lives through these harsh environment will return a better person 

做好本分 活在当下

I suspect that I, like many others, are caught in a global shift of paradigm ~ the speed of change is gathering

To be prepared is the best antidote against the uncertain future

To accept the truths, upskill and upgrade your knowledge and to allow setbacks to fade soonest, dusk away your hurts and move ahead is the latent Art of Success

There is no time for regrets, even revenge has to wait    

If you don't build enough reserves, unable to take punches & setback, there are little chance to succeed

DO NOT waste time on others' opinions about you but direct your energy to positively reinforce yourself, your Soul

Every little achievements help success begets more successes

From time to time, I am lost and my battery is low; I will wriggle back into my shell, away from the crowds to reflect and 'seek' new direction

The world loves a Winner and any broken Soul is a curse ~  avoided by most

I am clawing deep into the Earth with my bare hands to find the next gem-path

Painful, ignored, made#used#of, smile苦中作乐and the world smiles with you

I will return stronger, happier and be a bigger catalyst to make this world better  ~ my own little world

I am not here to impress others neither will their criticisms stick ,,, hateful, of course, but I get to write my own biography

When my time is up, I will gladly move onto the next stage

Memories are sweetest when I leave with a SMILE

 

The New Normal Will Be Here Soon

patience pays but few have discipline...

2023 ~ This has been a turbulent year

Just when C19 eased and the world reopened, wars and warmongering rise

For a moment, it was fighting for survival and the next, it was fighting to control another

When Covid appeared and spread, no religions nor any religious sects & leaders were able to protect their flocks & survival was 'a game of chance' 

The faithful believe that GOD will protect them from the disease(s); vaccination was also a game of chance whereupon humans are the first 'testbed', no more any animals

The world came to a standstill

For once, ALL religious gatherings were banned and avoided to prevent further spread; everyone's respective GOD(s) were noticeably absent

It brought everyone back to basic 1; that the house(s) of GOD live within oneself - with due respect, there is no need for mega- churches, temples, synagogues, mosques...whatsoever 

Religion & religious beliefs is a "One-on-One relationship" with GOD

In the past 3 years, brick and mortar businesses took severe beatings while eCommerce & eSolutions gained momentum as lesser contacts meant less chances of the disease spreading 

Going forward, I believe eSolutions, FinTech, drones, robotics, AI, ESGnA [Environmental, Social, Governance & Awareness] will rise in importance

Humans will soon return to our 2nd Basic: that "we work to live & not live to work" - the overproduction the world over is not just depleting resources but creating excessive wastage

There were enough to feed the world's 8billion + population but excessive wastage will deplete the much needed resources and aggravate poverty wherein unconsumed food, for which they did not reach those in need, are destroyed

MONEY, Money, money... the grease that ease commerce & exchanges will undergo fiery metamorphosis. Which country's currency will rule the world commerce? Japan has the highest debt to GDP ratio, standing at 262%, followed by Venezuela at 241% and Greece at 193% while the United States Government debt accounted for 121.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2023

Any abrupt revaluation or devaluation of currency, especially the mainstream currencies, will send a shock through the world. Gold will plausibly be the best bet when this happen ~ the evolution of exchange returns back to basic

There are always two sides to any stories; WallStreet rebounded sharply for a week, gaining more than a thousand points despite little to nil positive economic reports but burdened by intense Israeli-Hamas conflicts. US, despite being deep in deficits, is drawing down on their monies to fund the conflict 

Watch out for the dark angels; the world may be sucked into an unbargained conflicts that could pitch Israel + West versus Palestinians + Arabs, backed by Russia and China - the enlarged war will force the spiralling up of commodities prices and shortage of food

This will also decimate global capital markets    

Nobody goes broke by taking profits

Property prices will take a hit from higher funding costs and cost pushed inflation 

Cash is King but yet perishable ~ the declining purchasing power is clear sign that smart money is looking for safer havens

When unsure, walk away

The world of finance will rejig to a new equilibrium & a new normal will surface

Fight, Flight Or Wait

Fight or flight... it's a choice

You cannot fly like an eagle if you work with turkeys ~ your aspirations are determined to some extent by the people around you

It's the fight in the dog, not the size of the dog, that wins ~ the determination & guts dictate the outcome

Never fight with a pig ~ learn when to walk away

智慧不能给 Whoever cannot see nor admit their (own) faults, he cannot make amends and cannot be reformed

After the lull period of COVID, it became a monumental task to restart and speed ahead ...the laze mode has grown into the bones

Instead of adopting the correct ethos to build and deliver a promise, many scam & con their way to move forward; the ends justify any means

Pleasing & comforting words replace facts 甜蜜的谎言

Reality is more often than not cruel

No worries about tomorrow, for it may not come 意外和明天,不懂哪个先到

Make the best of every moments 活在当下 做好本分 Today's the best

The beauty of being alive is that you get to do... DO whatever you want. Whatever you cannot achieve is because you indulge in self-doubts

During inflation, money shrinks in value whereas during recession, the propensity to spend is lower as concerns about the future flood everyone's minds 

Unfortunately, the world is more likely to enter into the stagflation phase "Stagflation is the simultaneous appearance in an economy of slow growth, high unemployment, and rising prices."

Social anarchy will rise amidst higher unemployment and rising costs

Everyone needs to stay level-minded and manage your expectations

Shortages of food and resources will increase frustration, rife and disharmony

Fight or flight depends on herds reaction; no single person can dictate the collective reaction in an extreme environment

Lie low, be thrifty, watchful and guarded and let the ill-winds pass

When (the) evils pass, the good return ~ have faith with GOD 

There is beauty in tomorrow

All chaos & sufferings shalt pass