SERIES OF LIFT YOU UP EBOOK

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We are deeply grateful to what we are today, this is mainly because of Your continuous support that makes this blog progressive and prosperous consistently throughout this 5 sweet good years. As a result, we managed to publish the series of Lift You Up Ebooks with intention to share our insight experience, knowledge and skills we have used to achieve some of our successes. With this, we hope you may use some of them to face the challenges in times of uncertainties and trials.

Here, we are a firm believer of “we rise from lifting others.” 

- BETTER THAN THE BEST

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Append below please find what other have to say about this book.

Review by: Carol Round on July 11, 2013:     
"Better than the Best" is chock full of inspiration as the author not only shares his journey but encourages others on theirs. I finished the book, encouraged by what James Oh has to share with his readers.

The following quote resonated with me:

"If you continuously compete with others,
You become Bitter.
But if you continuously compete with yourself,
You become Better."

When I was competing in 5K races, I finally realized that the way to improve my own time was to quit looking at those who were passing me in the race and focus on improving myself. It worked!

Kudos James for a wonderful book!
(review of free book)

Review by: Chan Jit Loon on June 03, 2013:     
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GOOD BOOK!

I PERSONALLY THINK THAT IS A GOOD BOOK.

IT HELPS TO SET THE IMPORTANT FOUNDATIONS AND INVALUABLE LIFE LESSONS REQUIRED BY A YOUNG PERSON OR TEENAGER TO SUCCEED AND BE HAPPY IN HIS OR HER LIFE!

WELL DONE!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Glenn Langohr on June 01, 2013:     
Better than the Best, by James Oh, is an inspirational masterpiece. His book is full of encouragement and direction. I found sound wisdom to break free of restrictions that have kept me from being my best. I like this quote from his book: "If you continuously compete with others, You become Bitter.
But if you continuously compete with yourself, You become Better." Highly recommended. Glenn Langohr
(review of free book)

Review by: Sabrina Anderson on May 31, 2013 :     
I have read quite a few books that promote the topic of self-growth and professionalism and Better than the Best takes the cake! James Oh does a magnificent job at telling his story while revealing those little nuggets of wisdom we all need from time to time. My favorite quote in this book is: "to unlock your inner power is to stop resisting." Wow!!

Page after page you will find original and thought provoking content. Personally, I will be returning to this book for motivation. It is inspiration, life coaching and a refreshing drink of water all inside one book. I highly recommend Better than the Best if you are looking for motivation to pursue and achieve your goals.
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- LETTING GO AND MOVING ON

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"Letting Go and Moving On" offers effective and excellent tips, steps and approaches to help readers to forgive anything which has no value to them especially to set aside hurts and pains. Though it is very difficult, painful and hurtful to let go especially for those involved with a loss of the life of an innocent child, whom the author had been promised. 

Here, you may use some of the shared tips, steps and approaches to give up something not beneficial to you; namely complaining, resistance to change, your limited beliefs, the luxury of criticism, your fears , yourself defeating talk, on blame, your excuses, and so on.. 

- GROWING YOUR WEALTH EXPONENTIALLY

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"Growing Your Wealth Exponentially" offers effective and good tips, steps and approaches to help readers to achieve a long lasting and effective desired effect of achieving abundance of wealth, health and happiness. The readers will then do what they love and keep moving towards their new found purpose. By doing so, they will follow the flow and not fight against the tides of the waves in order to stay financially independent and doing something we love to do for a better world. 

With the above book series, we hope you too can benefit from our experience and insights by cultivating desire to help others in need. This will then enhance our chances of Lifting Up more people so as to create a better tomorrow for everyone. Bear in mind that everyone has his unique and gifted talents which can definitely be put into good use for the masses. Otherwise, they would not be created in the first place, so let us be courageous to explore, discover and experience as we move on.

Thanks again and do not let any myths hold you back from your contribution. With your support, we will continue to add books which will be published from time to time so as to serve you better and mightily.

If you enjoy any of my books, then a positive review is like gold to authors and highly appreciated by me.

Please spread the news if you find them useful and beneficial.

Cheers and abundant love from,

James Oh

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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY - MALAYSIA DAY ( SEPTEMBER 16)

May the sun bring you new energy by day
May the moon softly restore you by night
May the rain wash away your worries
May the breeze blow strength into your being
May this Malaysia day bring you true independence that bless all the remaining days of your life.


On the day, Chin Peng dies in Bangkok

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
LATEST UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 03:42 PM

Former Malayan communist chief Chin Peng (pic) died in Bangkok today, Thai newspaper Bangkok Post reported. He would have turned 90 this October 21.

The daily said his relatives will conduct religious rites this Friday.

Chin Peng led the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) guerrilla insurgency and fought against British and Commonwealth forces to establish an independent Communist state.

Chin Peng, whose real name was Ong Boon Hua, had been living in exile, mostly in Thailand, after the party signed an agreement in Haadyai in 1989 to end hostilities.

The Haadyai agreement was inked on December 2, 1989 by CPM leaders and senior government officials representing Malaysia and Thailand and signalled the end of the decades-long jungle war in the two countries.

The agreement also allowed for CPM members to return home, if they so desired, but till the end, Putrajaya refused to allow him back.

He first applied to return to Malaysia in late 1990, but the application was rejected in December the following year.

After some of his CPM comrades were given permission to return home, including Rashid Mydin and Shamsiah Fakeh, Chin Peng made further efforts to see his hometown of Sitiawan after being away for decades.

He personally wrote to then prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on June 14, 2004, but the letter never received a response. It was among the correspondence by Chin Peng, his lawyers and the government tendered in court during the hearing for his 2005 application to be permitted to enter and live in Malaysia.

He told Malaysian journalists at a press session in Haadyai on November 27, 2009, that he believed he was “tricked” and “played” by the Malaysian government.

“I don’t dare to assume that it was intentional... [Whether] it happened in 1992 or much earlier, I can’t remember exactly. I think I was being tricked to go for an interview. They asked me to go to this place, and then the government side didn’t turn up. Then they asked me to go to another place... from one place to another. As far as I can remember, I was being played by them,” he reportedly said.

Then Home Affairs Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, who is today the Election Commission chairman, wrote to Chin Peng’s lawyers on October 25, 2004, informing them without explanation, that his request to enter Malaysia was rejected.

Chin Peng then began turning to the courts. He lost his final bid in the Federal Court on April 30, 2009.

Of interest is the explanation given by then deputy defence minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad in Parliament on why Chin Peng was still listed as an enemy of the country.

Abdul Latiff was quoted by Bernama as saying: “This is because during the signing of the peace accord with the CPM in 1989, he did not sign the agreement to lay down arms. Only the CPM agreed to do so and not Chin Peng.” - September 16, 2013.

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IT DOES NOT MATTERS WHERE IT STARTS

TELL YOURSELF TO BE THAT ONE PERSON.

“Never forget that you are one of a kind
. 
Never forget that if there weren’t any need for you in all your 

uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn’t be here in the first 

place. 


And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life’s challenges 

and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in 

the world. 


In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that

matter in the world come about. 


So be that one person.”

~ Richard Buckminster Fuller

RECIPE OF WEALTH

BLOG TOUR LEON'S LAIR BY THE PHOENIX

Today is the much awaited release day for Leon's Lair by The Phoenix!

Here's a little bit about what the book is about:


What would you do if you thought you had escaped only to find you are caught in LEON'S LAIR?
This international thriller/contemporary fantasy is a nail-biting ride that is grisly but somewhat tongue-in-cheek, a brutal tale of horror and the occult that doesn't take itself too seriously. It includes romance, continental adventure, action, suspense, and dozens of vivid characters from around the world.
The adventure starts with The Jakarta, an elegant cruise ship sailing the exotic seas in Indonesia with a passenger list of ninety unsuspecting people. Jane and her best friend, Remy, are just getting to know the rest of the small group of young twenty-somethings when the ship is attacked by pirates. However, Leon and his band are not your usual pirates – they want something else.
Jane and two male companions escape the horror, fleeing in a lifeboat. In their flight to escape Leon and his men, they become lost at sea for weeks, are out of water, and have nearly lost hope of ever finding rescue when they finally catch sight of land, a dangerous rainforested island that seems deserted. However, their fight for survival has only just begun.
They are not alone.
Fate is cruel because this island is Leon's Lair.

Character Interviews
Jane O'Doherty
Tell us about yourself, Jane.
"Me, well. I'm twenty-two. I just graduated from Boston University. This cruise in Indonesia is a present from my parents. I thought it would be great to see some exotic ports of call, you know? Before deciding exactly how to apply my education. I studied in the field of biological research and forensics, with a specialty in toxicology. I was going to go into medicine. Be a doctor. But I got hooked on biology and became interested in forensic chemistry. I guess crime-solving runs in my family. My dad and my grandfather are both retired cops. My dad is Irish and my mother is Russian. I'm a workaholic. Terribly serious. And don't sleep much. I live behind my parents' house in a little cottage. I'm always rescuing animals, much to my mother's distress. I have two dogs, four cats, a parrot, and a three-legged squirrel. And of course, to make this trip, I had to hire someone to take care of my menagerie. I'm a vegetarian, but I hate broccoli. Boom! There. Now you know everything about me.


Peter Sorenson
Tell us about yourself, Peter. "I’ve spent a lot of time backpacking, hunting, rock climbing, and that sort of thing. I am mostly a loner. I just graduated from college, and want to work for National Geographic as a writer/photographer, but they turned me down. I'm on this cruise to get some photos of Indonesia. With the photos and an article, maybe they will be impressed and give me a chance. Probably won't work though. I'm pretty much a loser. I also wanted to publish novels. I've written three, but agents keep rejecting my queries. I'm completely attracted to Jane, but I can't approach her. Why would a girl like that want a guy like me? I have the personality of an old gym sock."
Obviously, Peter has lost all confidence in himself. He is shy, kind of geeky, and isn't good at social interaction. However, extreme danger sometimes brings out a person's real character. Peter is the hero in our story.


Wolfgang (Wolf) Ulrich
So Wolf, I hear you are a talented and very powerful wizard. And you're in love with Remy. How is that working out?
"I said good-bye to Remy with a promise to call her, but then I thought, What am I thinking? I can’t be part of her world; it's forbidden!
"To my own surprise, my mouth had opened, and the words just tumbled out. I saw her thoughts, and she was smitten with me. And I was completely drawn to her."
Oh, hell!
"My strong attraction to Remy was immediate, and it now landed me with a terrible problem.
"It had been hard enough for me to admit to myself that I didn't like my fiancée. I had never even bedded the woman. She just turned me off. Finally, a year ago I had come to terms with it. Colette was a snotty, self-centered, French brat. I didn't like her. However, I had decided that not liking her was my problem to deal with and mine alone, because it was a matter of family honor to follow through. A marriage with Colette had been planned from the time we both were born. My father would be in a rage if I said I was interested in another woman.
"I was being heavily pressured by both families to set a wedding date. I kept stalling. The plan between the two powerful families had been to cement the German and French lines to ensure our European existence as influential mages. I couldn't just think about my own desires. I am dedicated to the power of the magic world."
I just have to break this off with Remy …
"Besides my family commitments, I am not allowed to be involved with a nonparanormal. Breaking that rule had severe penalties, not only with the Association but also with the International Council of the Mage. And rule number one: never let normals see you perform magic. How could I hide that from her?
No, I just won't call her back. That's what I'll do.
"I would just stay hidden while I was on an assignment to watch Peter, Jane, and Remy. I felt like we were using them as bait, because we had a feeling Leon would come after them. It could be our chance to catch him, but I also had to make sure I protected them from harm."

Remy Madison
Tell us what happened, Remy.
"Well, we were in a pizza parlor when Jane and I were descended on by the paparazzi, and who showed up out of nowhere? Wolfgang! I mean, we met him on the plane coming home from Indonesia. What a gorgeous man! He asked me for my phone number, but never called. And now here he was grabbing our hands and helping us escape from the press. Instead of going out the back door, he had us duck into the bathroom. He locked the door.
I gazed around the small room. “We're trapped in here. There’s not even a window to crawl out of." I stabbed Wolfgang in the chest with my index finger. "And what are you doing here?"
There was a great deal of jostling and yelling outside the restroom door for about thirty seconds, and then the sound of the back door slamming.
"Can we talk about that later?" he said. "Look at Jane."
I turned to her in the confined space. Jane looked like she was in the middle of a horrible nightmare and couldn't wake up. Her eyes were closed, and she was tossing her head back and forth, violently shaking.
"Jane, what’s wrong? You’ve seen those press jerks before." I shook her.
Jane suddenly let out a bloodcurdling scream, backed up, slammed against the bathroom wall, and slid down with her hands covering her face.
"He was so beautiful and so pathetic, and I killed him. I had to kill him. I had to kill him. Now he's here. He's here! I saw him!"
Wolfgang said, "Jane! Who's here? Jane, who?"
"Leon!"
Then there was a tap on the door.
"Jane, I know you’re in there. I can feel you."
There was a pause.
"I know it was Peter who made you do that to me. I forgive you. Come out, and I’ll take you away from all these cretins, and we can share my empire."
"We’re screwed," I whispered.
Wolfgang grabbed me and Jane around the waist and slammed us into his chest. Suddenly all was black whirling space, and just as suddenly we were standing in the garage at the farm.
"Don’t ask right now; the story is too long to tell," Wolf said, holding both hands in front of himself before either of the us could close our slack jaws to talk.
"And for god’s sake, don’t say anything to anyone else. Do not say how you got here. Do you understand?"
We stared at him and slowly nodded our heads in unison.
"Go back to the house, and tell everyone that Leon is alive and that the press has found you. Don’t come out of the house. I am going to make different arrangements to make you safe, but it will take some time. Do you understand that?"
We again nodded in unison.
He gave us a little push toward the garage side door, and we started walking. I turned to ask a question, but he was gone.
"Well," I said in a flat, faraway voice, "that was interesting." I turned back to Jane. "Don’t you think so?"
Jane looked at me. "Did I just forget about a car ride back from town, or did we just break every law of physics?"

Author Bio:

Hello. We are Lee and Gary Jordan, and we are THE PHOENIX.
We are passionate readers, reading many different genres. As a writer team, we don't intend to go with custom and stick to one genre. We have several novels in the works.
We enjoy getting to know readers and other authors via the Internet, love movies, and sitting outside to soak up the Southern California sun. We live in Hollywood with our crabby tomcat, Snickers.
Lee wrote A Whisper from Eden. She loves researching and is never content with the way things are explained, and likes looking into the nooks and crannies and wondering, what if?
Gary is a third generation Californian, born and raised in Anaheim. He has always had an insatiable curiosity about everything. He was involved with telecommunications for many years and now has his own business. He has always been a happy, laidback person. But now he has something to be very intense about.
Lee invited him to help her with a paranormal thriller she had in mind, and once he sat down at the computer and started, his life transformed. He found his real passion – writing fiction. He has never been so excited to do something in his entire life.
Both of us feel it is never too late to change the direction of your life.

From Gary to Lee: Well, we are a great team. I love all those brainstorming sessions. Amazing! I want to thank you for being my lover, my confidante, my best friend, and for your dedication to the craft of writing. You are so much fun and so sweet – most of the time.
It's just, I wish you weren't such a crab sometimes. Let's be honest – you nag.

From Lee to Gary: I want to thank you for being your loving, honest, ethical, and wonderful self. And I want to thank you for being my one true soul mate and for sharing with me your wonderful talent. It is truly a joyful experience co-writing with you.
I'll tell you what makes me crabby. You have been so caught up in writing our current novel, you keep forgetting to eat or sleep. Well, okay, I know. Writing this novel is so exciting, and I've been doing the same thing. I know, I know. Right now it's 5:00 a.m. Okay, I know I haven't eaten since yesterday at lunch. Oh well, to hell with it.

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IT IS NORMAL AND NATURAL

 IT IS NORMAL AND NATURAL

Happy morning my dearest wonderful readers and visitors,

It is a great morning and I would like to share with you some of the wonderful discovery from a friend of mine.

Her son gave his blessings to her daughter who sits for UPSR recently.

She felt warmth seeing this. 12 years ago, her son always has this insecure feeling with the birth of his sister. He always think his parents love the sister more than him.

Of course, his parents could not blame him. It had been good old 5 years being the lime light of the family. Suddenly, he felt this "intruder" had stolen all his lime light.

It has been a journey of ups and downs among us, the family.

They cried, fought, and sometimes laughed together.

But, nowadays 2 of them have great bondings. Sometimes, their mother just wonder they were husband & wife in their past lives.

Son will always write some caring notes for the sister and never stop encouraging her to speak in front of people.

She is truly blessed to be in their lives.

Going through the roller coasters with them.

She couldn't ask for more, but just be grateful.

Have a great Tuesday, all our readers, friends and fans.

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James Oh

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- LETTING GO AND MOVING ON

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POWER OF LOVE

THE RESPECTFUL AND GRACEFUL SCOTT NEESON

Scott Neeson left Hollywood to save children rooting in Cambodia's garbage dumps.

He sold his mansion, Porsche, and yacht and set off for Cambodia to provide food, shelter, and education to destitute children.

Scott Neeson's final epiphany came one day in June 2004. The high-powered Hollywood executive stood, ankle deep in trash, at the sprawling landfill of Stung Meanchey, a poor shantytown in... Cambodia's capital.

Scott Neeson, a former head of 20th Century Fox International, cares for more than 1,000 Cambodian children and their families.

In a haze of toxic fumes and burning waste, swarms of Phnom Penh's most destitute were rooting through refuse, jostling for scraps of recyclables in newly dumped loads of rubbish. They earned 4,000 riel ($1) a day – if they were lucky.

Many of the garbage sorters were young children. Covered in filthy rags, they were scruffy, sickly, and sad.

Clasped to Mr. Neeson's ear was his cellphone. Calling the movie mogul from a US airport, a Hollywood superstar's agent was complaining bitterly about inadequate in-flight entertainment on a private jet that Sony Pictures Entertainment, where Neeson was head of overseas theatrical releases, had provided for his client.

Neeson overheard the actor griping in the background. " 'My life wasn't meant to be this difficult.' Those were his exact words," Neeson says. "I was standing there in that humid, stinking garbage dump with children sick with typhoid, and this guy was refusing to get on a Gulfstream IV because he couldn't find a specific item onboard," he recalls. "If I ever wanted validation I was doing the right thing, this was it."

Doing the right thing meant turning his back on a successful career in the movie business, with his $1 million salary. Instead, he would dedicate himself full time to a new mission: to save hundreds of the poorest children in one of the world's poorest countries.

Much to everyone's surprise, within months the Australian native, who as president of 20th Century Fox International had overseen the global success of block-busters like "Titanic," "Braveheart," and "Die Another Day," quit Hollywood. He sold his mansion in Los Angeles and held a garage sale for "all the useless stuff I owned." He sold off his Porsche and yacht, too.

His sole focus would now be his charity, the Cambodian Children's Fund, which he had set up the previous year after coming face to face, while on vacation in Cambodia, with children living at the garbage dump.

"The perks in Hollywood were good – limos, private jets, gorgeous girlfriends, going to the Academy Awards," says Neeson, an affable man with careworn features and a toothy smile. "But it's not about what lifestyle I'd enjoy more when I can make life better for hundreds of children."

He sits at his desk barefoot, Cambodian-style, in white canvas pants and a T-shirt. At times he even sounds like a Buddhist monk. "You've got to take the ego out of it," he says. "One person's self-indulgence versus the needs of hundreds of children, that's the moral equation."