SEEK PERFECTION

Seeking perfection

Hi everyone,

To seek perfection may sound like a myth to most of all. It is common to hear that there is nothing perfect in this world. To me what counts is the finishing line but not the race. This is what makes life colourful and meaningful as there is always something to complete and look forward to.

However, I have decided to press on and seek perfection in every aspect of my life, be it physically, mentally or spiritually. I like to reflect on my past n be proactive in sharing my personal and professional experiences. To learn from the past and to craft new personalised path to move forward. Sharing these experiences to help others see from the different perspective. Henceforth, I am going to focus and specialise on financial, wealth creation and thinking skills and to create articles based on this chosen expertise. I hope to share these skills and knowledge to anyone who is interested and to keep myself active and energetic.

Moving beyond the horizon is my trademark. Learning is lifelong. As long as we live, we will keep on learning and growing. I like to tread on unknown paths and to use my intelligence to discover new routes. It is like a maze and we need to put on our thinking hats to get out of it. Be creative and imaginative. Always look for ways to transform ourselves. I have done it. I have transformed myself from an introvert to an extrovert. Remind ourselves to live a contented and happy life. Be grateful for what we have.

Now I am throwing the ball to you. Do tell us how you are going to catch the ball. We love to hear from you. Sharing is caring.

With unconditional love,

James Oh

MOVING BEYOND THE HORIZON

Moving beyond the horizon

Greetings from Malaysia,

"Don't expect anyone to give you anything. If you really believe in something, then fight for it..." – Damon Dash

People always wonder why I am so flexible and can easily adapt to any situation. This I must attribute to my childhood hero, Bruce Lee who said ‘pray for a tougher life and not an easy life.’

Since young I have always been a practical and logical person. I believe that i can achieve better results by doing things differently and not lowering the standards. Since I was born poor I have to use my limited resources efficiently to maximise its results.

Apart from resources, I also need to allocate my time wisely between my part time jobs and studies. To me to be able to do well in my chosen career will allow me to break away from the poverty cycle. I am glad that my perseverance and hard work has paid off and I can enjoy a comfortable though not a luxurious life.

Since young I have always been curious and willing to try new things. I even invested in commemorative coins, stamps and first day covers whenever I have money to spare in the hope that one day I can sell them and made a lot of money. What wistful thinking!!

I managed to secure a grant while i was in varsity. I was very thrifty with my money and with whatevet extras i have, I invested in stocks.

To this day I am still interested in this investment but have fine tuned myself to be more alert and knowledgeable. Now I am venturing into entrepreneurship and book publishing.

Like many people I have been chasing success in my career and wealth and seldom slow down to focus on the things that really matter ..my health both physically and spiritually.

I must say I am very fortunate to know God when I was in my forties. Now I can leave my life to God who will guide and bless me. My faith and my belief in my Creator has been growing steadfastly. PTL.

I hope you will find this post interesting. Do share and thank in advance.

With conditional love,

James Oh

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BE GRATEFUL

be grateful

Very happy day to everyone,

I am in full agreement with Jack Ma that we should work harder and learn during our younger days in order to progress. The world is getting more demanding and more advanced technologically. In order to keep up with this trend, we should always upgrade our skills and know how.

In line with this, I am very fortunate that I was able to build my foundation based on my personal and professional experience since young.

I was fortunate enough to be sent by the company to attend seminars overseas to enhance my knowledge and skills to be more productive. From there I was given the opportunity to learn how to see the global market trends so that hopefully I can predict to a certain extent the movements of the futures, currency, and commodities. With this knowledge and skill, I can apply the technology to make some positive impact on our business.

I have always been proactive and throughout the years have been fine tuning my skills to enhance my contribution to the co.

Hope you can provide some feedback.

With unconditional love,

James Oh

VISIT FROM MY PENANG BUDDY

Visit from My Penang Buddy

Greetings from Malaysia,

Recently I received another visit from my secondary school buddy. His son has got a job in KL and he took this opportunity to bring his wife for a holiday here. At the same time, he paid me a visit. We had a great time chatting and recalling our younger days.

I was very happy to see him. It was this friend and his mum who I am forever indebted to and without their help I would not be who I am today. I failed to get a place in form 6 because I didn’t get a credit in BM although I met the other criteria. My family was too poor and could not afford to send me to a private school. I have no choice but to work as a research assistant. Though I love the job and the professor I was working with was very impressed with my hardworkingness and passion for the job. Nevertheless, I was not satisfied as I wanted to further my education and achieved my dream to be an accountant. This was my temporary job to help me to save money to pay my tuition fees in a private school. My professor also very supportive and always encouraged me to continue my studies.

With his encouragement and motivation, I resigned from my job and registered at the private school. I recalled vividly how this good friend of mine introduced me 3 students to start my tuition class to help cover my tuition fees.

With his help, I started my high school education. Of course, it was not smooth sailing and I faced some hiccups. There were times when I had not enough money to pay for my school fees. As a result, I was threatened with expulsion. I was determined to complete my education and I tried my best to look for part-time jobs. It was not easy as I had to juggle with my studies as well as to a source for money to cover my tuition fees. Sometimes my late grandmother would give me some money and I would be so happy. She was old but was still working though earning a meagre salary. Until today I remember her generosity and kindness! Bless her soul.

Life was difficult and full of hiccups. It is these challenges that made me stronger and learnt to accept things as it is.

My worse nightmare came when the school authorities refused to release my STPM results unless I settled my 3 months overdue tuition fees. I was at a loss as to what to do. Fortunately, this friend went back and told his mum about my situation. Her mum immediately rendered help and lent me the money. Finally, I got my results and was exhilarated as my result was good enough for me to enter one of the public universities. PTL.

Life has been tough for me but along the way, I met so many good samaritans who have helped smoothen the journey. I am indeed blessed!!

My aim of sharing this story is to give hope to those who are in the same predicament as me. Do not give up. Persevere and you will see the rainbow at the end of the tunnel. We can determine our destiny with God’s help if we do our part.

Please share your stories. Thank you in advance,

With unconditional love,

James Oh

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MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO TRANSMILE

My heartfelt thanks to Transmile

Hi everyone,

Heartfelt thanks to Transmile for giving me an opportunity to attend the IATA courses as a reward for my sterling performance in the co where I managed to deliver several milestones. Attached below are the certs I have collected from my overseas courses.

The overseas exposure was awesome as I was not only able to enhance my knowledge and know how, but also gain confidence especially when different viewpoints on a given case study surfaced and we could discuss and deal with it very professionally and amicably.

On one occasion I was given a chance to deliver my viewpoints which contradicted with the viewpoints of another senior finance executive from another overseas airline. Surprisingly my group members gave me a wholehearted support and agreed with my viewpoints. .Hmm!! I may have some hidden potential and talents after all. I began to gain more and more confidence and was not afraid to accept more and more challenges. I was able to tackle any tasks albeit those with differing or controversial ideas. My outlook and perspectives broadened correspondingly.

I believe this is one of the best and healthy practices if one wants to progress. Perhaps our education system should be more holistic and the students should be taught to think out of the box. They should not be spoon fed. This is now reflected in our examinations which focus on high order thinking skills (HOTS) questions. In this way, our society and country can progress further.

My hope and vision for the future are that no one should be denied an education because of poverty or other irrelevant reasons. Education should be accessible to all. This is practised by some overseas universities.

Secondly, I hope as our nation progresses the people’s mind would as be opened to accept views which are different and access things from different perspectives.

Please share your views. I would love to hear them.

With unconditional love,

James Oh

LIVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE

live a meaningful life

Greetings from Malaysia,

I hope that my life experiences that I posted from time to time will be helpful to you.

Life is just like a rollercoaster, full of twists and turns. What matters most is what you truly want with your life. Since life is short and uncertain, we should try our best to create a life that is both meaningful and worthwhile.

Make our life memorable so that we will not have any regrets when we leave this world.

My new FB account has garnered an overwhelming response. At the time of writing it has surpassed 4k followers in a short span of time. Thank you all for the great support. I hope it will soon achieve the threshold of 5k followers. Once again my heartfelt thanks.

For your information, I have other fan pages.

Cheers and trust you have learnt something cool today,

With unconditional love,

James Oh