Financial Freedom - National Treasure : Book Of Secret

Went to watch the National Treasure with a couple of friends. Quite an interesting show. If you like part 1, then this episode will not be a disappointment to you.It all started when Mitch Wilkinson, presents a missing page of John Wilkes Booth's diary which Ben's great great grandfather was mentioned in it. The diary shows that Ben's ancestor could be involved in the assassination of Abrahim Lincoln's death. Determine to clear his family name, Ben seeks help with his family, Ben Abigail (Diane Kruger) and partner, Riley Poole to solve the mystery.

Interesting to note : There's a smaller size statue of liberty located in Paris.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty

The Book Of Secret is a secret book which passed down from one generation of president to another . In that book , it has record you ever wonder about from J.F Kennedy's conspiracy to Rosewell reports. Does this book really exist ?

Financial Freedom - 13 Dec Meteorite, Geminid

Last night, I laid out a bench and placed outside my house to view meteorite, Geminid in the sky. Some what disappointed as I managed to spot only 2 for about about 1 and half hours. I started watching at 12am - 1.45am before knocked out in bed. In the past, I'm able to catch a good view but not now as the two new bright lamps situated near my area was hindering...sigh.. I've read from http://www.singastro.org/ , meteorite peak will be today, which is 14th Dec. This might be a good opportunity for me once again as I'm going for company dinner held in Sentosa, located at hilltop.

Useful Link
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071210-geminid-meteors.html

Financial Freedom - Kayak 1 Star Course At Mac Ritchie Day 2

Finally it's our last day of kayak 1 star course. Today's program was to learn the various methods of rescue for individual and with assistance.

Our first day of learning planned capsized was used when we were required to act as victims. One will be the rescuer and another the assistance. Only the rescuer will sound out instructions to both parties. First step, was to keep close to the victim and ensure he was safe and sound. Next, hand over his/her paddle before letting him/her swim towards the rescuer bow. Assistant was to stay side by side of rescuer and support rescuer by moving the paddles behind him/her and grab both hands along the comb of rescuer's kayak. Rescuers will then adjust the kayak to form a "T" with bow facing him/her and lifted up closed to the cockpit. Jerk upwards twice or thrice, to and fro to allow the water to be released out before flipping back the kayak. Lastly, rescuer has to grab hold two corners of the comb in order for the victim to slide to his/her kayak. A thing to note as victim when entering back in kayak : Lay flat by looking upwards and tuck your legs in the kayak before sliding in.

In the afternoon, our instructor took us to explore around Mac Ritchie. It was a fun and enriching experience especially kayaking in the cool raining weather and mammals like turtles could be found swimming near. The amazing of nature I've seen was when during drizzling, droplets that hit the water became "crystals" or small balls floating along the water.. Its awesome !

Financial Freedom - Kayak 1 Star Course At Mac Ritchie Day 1

First day of my 1 star kayak course which started from 9am to 4pm. Paid $55 for registration fee. Total of 11 people had signed up for the course. In the morning, we learnt some basic theory of a kayak like where is the bow and stern. Also on the various methods of carrying a kayak by 2 or individual persons, how to swim out when kayak was capsize with retention of kayak and paddle , towing the kayak together with the paddle and emptying of water.


Kayak 1 Star Course Registration Counter

After lunch, which was in the afternoon, we moved into ways of kayaking forward, draw , reverse, demonstrate the ability to spin the kayak on the spot using alternate forward and reverse sweeps, launching and coming ashore , disembarking and embarking, stopping, moving sideways 'J'-draw and 'Classic' and stern rudder.


Kayak Which We Used For 1 Star Course

Financial Freedom - Jet Ski At Batam View Resort

Batam View Resort Layout

On the 1st and 2nd December, went Batam View Resort for jet ski. S$50 for 1/2 hr accompanied by a instructor who will seat behind you. We tried the 1/2 hr ride and its AWESOME !


Batam View Resort Hotel Booking

Start and stop buttons are located at the left handle. A chain is attached between the instructor hand and the knob on the handle. This is to ensure the jet ski came to a halt if the chain is released. Maneuver of the jet ski is very similar to a motorbike. Only difference is there's only a right side "brake" which act as an accelerator. To stop, simply release. As a beginner, I did some practise around the enclosed area before moving to the open sea. Once at open sea, I started pressing harder at the "brake" to gain higher speed. REAL COOL AND SHIOK ! However, all good things always come to a short end as we are caught by an increasing high tide weather. This was quite an experience which the tide was about 3-4 metres high. Its like riding "Viking". Feeling unbalance, I was instructed to return back to the enclosed beach.

Overall, I enjoyed every moment even though its just 1/2 hr ride. Its the speed and freedom that u felt while jet ski.


Activity Price List At Batam View Resort

8-9 Dec : Kayak 1 Star Course

Financial Freedom - Kayaking At Mac Ritchie

Weather's cloudy though but our enthusiast in trying out Kayaking didn't dampen our spirit. Got ourselves equipped with life jacket, paddles, lift our rented sit-on-top kayaks and aboard we went. Initially,had some difficulties in controlling the movement of the kayak. With some trials and errors, were we then managed to get the hang of it. As non-qualified paddlers, our area was quite confined. For more information on the designated areas, log on to http://www.scf.org.sg/Facilities/PLDetails.html .An hour was more than sufficient. To kayak on open sea, at least 1 star cert is required. Rental pricing are as mentioned below.



The Paddle Lodge @ Mac Ritchie reservoir

1. Sit-on-top kayak, one/two seater : $10 per hour
Three-seater : $15 per hour

2. Recreational kayak: $15 for 2 hours
(For certified paddlers with at least 1-Star certification)

Sit-on-top kayaks



Certified paddlers - kayak



Water Venture @ Lower Seletar reservoir
For more information, log on to http://www.water-venture.org.sg/

1. Sit-on-top kayak : $15 per hour. Subsequent $8 per hour.

Financial Freedom - Takaya Bistro At Thomson

Yesterday night, went dining at Takaya Bistro. As its pretty late (about 10 pm), meals were limited, only a total of 7-8 ramens and side dishes choose from. Sushis are't available too. We ordered 2 Tori Teriyaki Ramen(1 for $3.50), 1 bottle of Ume Sake($15.00), 1 Age Gyoza($3.00). Waited for quite a while before our orders were served. The ramen was much more supple and smooth compared from other chain outlets. For those who would like to go for little alcohol content and not so bitter taste, japanese made wine would be a better choice. HSBC holders will enjoy 20% discount off on their ala carte. There's a 10% service charge.


Takaya Bistro Address :

Thomson
244B Upper Thomson Road
Thomson Garden Estate
Spore 574369
Tel : 6455 9832

Chinatown
133 New Bridge Road
#01-01A/B Chinatown Pt.
Spore 059413
Tel : 6534 5758

Financial Freedom - Napa Valley Wine Tasting At Civil Service Club

Last night, my friends and I went for wine tasting at Bukit Batok CSC club. It was a great experience as a beginner learning to appreciate wine. Per person is only $35 for non member. We got to taste these few US premium wines which they are Hestan Cabernet Sauvignon, Hestan Chardonnay and Meyer Cabernet Sauvignon. Our instructor, Jeffrey Soh share with us on the usage of different glasses and also on techniques like munching of bread to clear off the tastes when going for wine tasting. He also touches on how to judge alcohol content just by swirling the glasses for "tear drop".
There's more affordable wine tasting workshops available at http://www.csc.gov.sg/

Financial Freedom - The Movie Stardust

Its a company event and we got to watch the movie for free.It's a romance story between mortals and humans. Claire Danes starring as Yvaine, a fallen star, crashes into a magical kingdom. The adventure starts when the king summoned his sons, whoever found the fallen star will be his heir to the throne. On the other hand, Michelle Pfeiffer, who played as a witch and together with her 2 sisters desperately need Yvaine's heart in order to achieve eternal youth and beauty..Charlie Cox who act as Tristan, sets out to protect Yvaine and brings her back to show her true love, Victoria....

I feel its more suitable for the kids. Similar to Harry Potter and Peter Pan ...There's fairytales adventures and creative witchcrafts..I don't really like the show as compared to Lord Of The Rings.


www.stardustmovie.com

Financial Freedom - 27th October 07 One Hell Of A Party At Halloween Zouk !

It was real fun when majority of the crowds were dressed up in Halloween party at Zouk. Took a couple of pictures . As this was our first time dressing for this occasion, we were pretty early to prevent from getting stucked in the queue...got ourselves changed and was in the queue at about eight fifteen..At about ten plus, were the "GATES OF HELL" opened for non-singtel subscribers.
The wait was long and humid but our eyes were feasted with strange, funny, fanciful costumes we couldn't imagine of..

Everyone spend majority of their time taking pictures with one another..It was an eye opener and great experience I ever had. Finally able to take a picture together with my favourite idol Jade Seah !

Financial Freedom - 17th Century Costume theme For Yr 2007

For this year , my friends and I will be wearing 17th century costumes to Zouk. We've been to No 1 Costume Costume and found that the price was steeper compare to Masquerade. Masquerade space is smaller but price is lower and quite a handful of costumes to choose from. Full costume only at $50 for 3 days.

We came up with 17th century costume theme and look forward to 27th Oct 07 !

Masquerade : 26 Bali Lane Spore 189862

Financial Freedom - Tao Modern Pacific Cuisine

Makan with friends at Tao Modern Pacific Cuisine. Charge per person about $30 (Dinner) . Not a bad ambience, service is pretty good. Food served was fast and present in a unique way. Theres no ala carte and 7 dishes for you to choose from. Interesting..

Address : 1 Selegie road #B1-19 Paradiz Centre

Financial Freedom - Sport Climbing at Tessensohn

Bouldering room for the beginners/non-qualified climbers

Finally, I had tried out indoor sport climbing at Club CSC @ Tessensohn. It's cool and was pretty tough...As I'm not a qualified climber, we were to practice in the bouldering room. Definately need tremendous hand and leg muscles..then theres the extensive indoor vertical climbing wall for the qualified climbers. Well, we enjoyed ourselves and was affordable too.

The charges are as mentioned below .

Special Rate for CSC Members Only:
One-time Administrative Charge: $10
Weekdays (10am-5pm): $6 per entry
Weekdays (5pm-11pm): $8 per entry
Weekends and PH (10am-9pm): $8
(Usual price for non-member: $12 per entry)

Financial Freedom - Is Earth Coming To An End ?

Recently, there were many major natural disaster like flood, draught, quakes and typhon happening around the world. Is earth really coming to an end ?

Source from Channelnewsasia : Extreme Weather Hits Southeast Europe, Britain , Mudslide In China , Flood In China

Financial Freedom - Have You Tried The Free DaVinci Personality Test ?

What's this DaVinci Personality Test about ?
This website stated ...virtually all self made billionaires, millionaires, captains and leaders have the same pesonality type ...

Notable DaVinci Personalities:
Richard Branson, Virgin empire Bill Clinton, Former President Albert Einstein Nobel Prize Winner P. Diddy, Bad Boy Entertainment Ben Cohen, Ben & Jerry's Thomas Edison , Inventor George Lucas, Creator of Star Wars Bono, U2's Singer & Nobel Prize ....

Guess what, I got 60% ..guess I don't have the calibre of an entrpreneur. Try it yourself and see whether you are the next potential Billionaire.

Financial Freedom - Richest Person Still Bill Gates?

MEXICO CITY: Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has overtaken Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the richest person on the planet, according to the Mexican financial website Sentido Comun...

Recommended Reading Carlos Slim

Financial Freedom - Red Little Dot, Millionaire Increase Alot

Singapore is one of the fastest growing population of millionaires in the world. Last year, the number of millionaires in the world increased by 8.3 per cent, amounting to 9.5 million individuals in total. In Singapore, the total number of millionaires hit 66,660...

Recommended Reading Todayonline

Financialfreedom101 Found Jack Neo !

Jack Neo is in Bloglog !

Who is Jack Neo ?
Film Director Jack Neo, founder of J Team Productions, is truly a local entertainment legend. He is a great man with humble origins. He believes everyone has his own road to success and he upholds his beliefs throughout his 30 years of relentless contribution towards the local entertainment industry....Continue Reading Jack Neo Biography

View Jack Neo bloglog http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/jackneo

Who knows, you might the next SUPERSTAR his looking for ......

Financial Freedom - Interesting Blog I've Read

Check out this interesting blog written by Neville. The content consists of all his stocks and business adventures. For those who aren't certain of what kind of business to set up, you might wanna refer to his crazy but creative ideas he has written.

Financial Freedom - Nice Pic Sent By A Friend Of Mine

I have received this pic from a friend of mine and I think it's cool to add it in my financialfreedom101 blogspot. Visit his blog at http://parenting-tips-101.blogspot.com/

Financial Freedom 101 Looks Into Richard Branson's New Story Book

I went window shopping and came across Richard Branson's new edition story book called "Screw It, Let's Do It Expanded". Now with new chapters on environment friendly business. So far, WH Smith is the only store selling this story book online.

Continue Reading "Screw It, Let's Do It"

Financial Freedom - Unique View From The Artic

How I wish I could travel all parts of the world and capture the most beautiful sceneries in every countries. My friend's Blog, nickname jungl, has shot some of the amazing sceneries in his blog, http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/, which I'm sure your jaws will drop when you see it .

Remarks : SAVE THE EARTH, ITS OUR ONLY HOME.

Financial Freedom - Singapore Place 14th As Most Expensive City To Live In

Singapore has jumped three places to become the 14th most expensive city in the world for expatriates. Four of the world's top 10 costliest cities are in Asia and they are Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Osaka.

Continue Reading "Singapore Most Expensive City"

Financial Freedom - Howard Hughes

Many must have seen the movie "The Aviator" starring Leonardo De Caprio as Howard Hughes. I enjoyed watching this movie and decided to have it in my financialfreedom101 blogspot.

Howard Hughes was born with a silver spoon. After inheriting 75% of his late father's multi billion fortune, he soon dropped out from Rice University, married and moved from Houston to Hollywood hoping to make a name for himself making movies.

Hughes's move is right.. He produced quite a number of success movies like Everybody's Acting and Hell's Angels . He had spent a then-unheard-of $3.8 million of his own money on Hell's Angels.

Hughes was also into aviation. He set many world records which he designed and built several aircraft himself. Hughes ownership and plans of TWA had a clash with Pan Am on international air travel.

Unfortunately, Hughes suffered obsessive-compulsive disorder.."he was obsessed with the size of peas—one of his favorite foods—and used a special fork to sort them by size before he ate. While producing The Outlaw, Hughes became obsessed by a minor flaw in one of Jane Russell's blouses, claiming that the fabric bunched up along a seam and gave the appearance of two nipples on each of Russell's breasts. He was reportedly so concerned by the matter as to write a detailed memorandum to the film crew on how to fix the problem." Source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes

Hughes died on April 5 1976. Although many percieved him as a "weirdo", but his contributions had helped the entertainment and aviation industries soar to a greater height.

Financial Freedom - I Hack For A Living ...

Ever wonder how much does a hacker earn ? Based on eweek.com, hackers able to earn an average of $430 in a single day ..If we calculate a total of 30 days, One month will be $12900 !!

Continue Reading "Money Bot"

Forbes Richest Women In Entertainment 2007

Yes, Forbes Richest Women In Entertainment are out.

Britney still make it through ...One of her songs " I'm a sllllllaaaaavvveeeee fooooorrrr youuuuuu"..she's referring to $$$, I guess

Financial Freedom - What If ?

Every articles I've read, from interviewing those top CEOs to successsful entrepreneurs, their first and foremost answer would always be " Set up a business that you like " ....I know I know, we know, everyone knows...BUT What if there's nothing a person is interested in and he or she would really like to be successful ?

Financial Freedom - Unusual Business

Check out these unusual websites that generates millions of dollars !

http://milliondollarhomepage.com/

http://santamail.org/

http://doggles.com/

http://positivesdating.com/

http://www.luckybreakwishbone.com/

Financial Freedom - Poker Whizz Antonio Esfandiari

Who says gambling can't be rich...Well, Antonio has did it. Born in 1978, Antonio who lived in Iran , shifted to US as his parents wanted to seek a better live for the family. By the age of eleven, Antonio has already began a telemarketing career making about $400 a week so that he can buy more fashionable clothes and treat his good friends to fun times.

At 16, Antonio's passion for magic started when a bartender at the restaurant showed him a card trick. He purchased every videotapes and books on the market that had to do with magic and practise for hours every day. Soon after, he was invited to private parties as to do magic.

Antonio's father was displeased on seeing how his son's way of living and forced him to leave the house. Fortunately, he managed to seek shelter with a friend. One day, Antonio's roomate asked him to accompany him to a poker tournament. This was the first time Anotonio had tasted cards. His intrigue brought him to a non-tournament table and that's how it all started.

Some of the winnings Antonio has won $$$$ :

-Placed third winning $44,000 at the 49'er Gold Rush Bonanza in San Francisco.
-2004, he was the youngest entrant to win over $1,000,000 at the World Poker Tour.Took the first place prize of $184,860 at the WSOP $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em event.

Latest News :
His total live tournament earnings in the short time of poker play already amounts to over $2.5 million.

Financial Freedom - “Anything” and “Whatever"

Every Singaporean must have heard either from the news or seen their "seductive" ads around. For those who do not know what it is, “Anything” and “Whatever" is simply a beverage can drink.

Mr Robert Tan, the Managing Director of Out Of The Box Pte Ltd started this concept when he and his friends often encounter replies like "Anything" or "Whatever" when one being asked what beverage he/she would like to have. That's how Mr Robert Tan used these 2 words to his own branding of can drink.

Whatever : Non-Carbonated drink i.e. Tea (you may get apple tea, lemon tea ..... etc). Anything : Carbonate drink (you may get coke with lemon ..... etc)

My curiousity has made me wanna try out the drinks. Guess what, I chose the "Whatever" drink and its barley.

Recent News
Have pulled out the empty cans from 450 bus stops islandwide. Reason is because members of the public who felt that the opened cans could posed possible dengue hazards.

Who opened the cans ?
Answer : Some elderly people who sell empty cans for extra income and curious members of the public who lifted the flaps of the cans to confirm if they were empty.

Financial Freedom - A Different Business From The Norms

Came across this article from our local newspaper, thought would be interesting to have it posted in this blog. This person known as Mr Ronnie Pang, was the man behind the sex tour business in Singapore. He wanted to make "business out of a hobby".

Mr Pang's business is conducting tour to sex conventions and erotica shows in the US. He market his campaigns by giving out flyers and emails. The trip cost about US$2000-$3500 and there's one rule to be obeyed. That is NO hanky-panky business is allowed.

I feel that this kind of activities should be discouraged. Agreed with this financial advisor who was interviewed by the press on this issue, he stated ".....Even if there are no sexual activities involved, these tours encourage Singaporeans to look at females as sexual objects and that in turn ruins our Asian upbringing."

Financial Freedom - Internet Guru Stephen Pierce

Stephen Pierce is one of the most highly respected internet marketers which earn millions of dollars from the online world. However , his past was not at all well ...

Stephen Pierce was a problem child. He was so violent that his family kicked him out of their apartment because of his actions. Dropout during high school and started turning to crime, drug dealing and became a gang member.

A Twice bankrupt businessman and was forced to sleep in the streets. Stephen finally wised up when a bullet missed his head and penetrated his thigh. (The mark is still there to remind him of the mistakes he had done.)

Stephen was being introduced to futures and commodities markets with Ken Roberts.
From curiousity to attraction, he started learning how to do market analyses and often going online to communicate his trading ideas. Soon, they became very popular. The idea of making money online was not seeded until a person offered $5,000 US, in return asking a demonstration on how they select their trades. From then on, they started having a premium trading service and was earning $35,000US a month. Next, they published their own e-book on swing trading and in just 40 days, their profit was close to like $50,000US ! ..that's how it all started.

Latest News

Public challenge at World Internet Mega Summit to make $100,000 in 4 days !

Financial Freedom - Adam Khoo

I guess every Singaporean must have known this guy . Be it from magazines or newspapers. His none other than Adam Khoo.

Adam Khoo's childhood days was an unhappy one. The only child in the family, got kick out of school for fighting , a slow learner and did badly for his PSLE. He was even rejected from several schools he chose from.

Adam stepsister, Vanessa was a brilliant student studying in Raffles Girls School. Her presence, made him sit up for the first time and think hard on how to do better in his studies. From then onwards, he began to chart his life’s journey, step by step to become a successful entrepreneur.

Adam Khoo's achievement :
-Top 1% in the National University of Singapore.
-Build Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group with just $8,000. It was Singapore largest public training company, training more people than any other public training group in the
region.
-Made over $1 million at age of 26.

Financial Freedom - Richard Branson

The last blog I've written whether High IQs = $ ? Till now I can't say for sure, but THIS PERSON earn billions even with a "F" in IQ Test . That's Richard Branson.

Almost every articles I've read, successful entrepreneurs and billionaires are either graduated or were given an opportunity to study in prestigious universities (which they rejected)..I felt that these people have a certain calibre as they have made it to these schools, thus their success is not of a surprise.Richard Branson in a way represented us, the " norms" .. He was not the typical school whizz in school. In fact , he was considered the " notorious" type of student. Richard Branson received a note from his headmaster : " Congratulations, Branson. I predict that you will either go to prison or become a millionaire." Dropped out of school when he was 15. Has dyslexic. Dyslexic is someone having difficulty in reading , poor organisation or short-term memory problems. Hate Maths subject.Took him years to work out the difference between net and gross. Been caught by customs.Reason : to avoid taxes ( He used to deliver records in his early days). Spent the night in prison and paid £53,000 as part of an out-of-court settlement to avoid a criminal record. Took about six or seven attempts to obtain his driving license.

Richard Branson guts is most commendable. Action will be done once his ideas is set. I had read books and articles even from friends stating to weigh the potential , calculate the profit and loss before venturing ..blah blah ...and some of them were real proud thinking they are the " prodigy of business " and the sad fact is SORRY, YOU GUYS ARE NOT !

Richard Branson set up business objectives is not so much of money , rather HIS PASSION ! I've worked for several companies in Singapore and sad to say many top management staff focus on money than customers and employees. A slight economy downturn and you might be on the chopping list.

Below are the companies Richard Branson has start from scratch :

Virgin Atlantic - An international airline flying to many major destinations.
Virgin Megastores - Music Super-markets located in major locations in the UK, USA and Australia.
Virgin Books - Publisher and distributor of books.
Virgin Credit Card - Branson's attempt to provide credit card at a reasonable price.
Virgin Holidays - Book a holiday and fly Virgin Atlantic?
Virgin Trains - Virgin making trains sexy in the United Kingdom.
V2 Music - Largest UK based independent recording label.
Virgin Active - Chain of fitness clubs throughout the United Kingdom.
Virgin Galactic - Branson's planned affordable flight to space venture.
Ulusaba - Luxury game reserve located in South Africa.
Necker Island - Branson's own private island located in the British Virgin Islands.

Latest News
Sir Richard Branson is using USD $3Billion to fight global warming. Fyi, he takes taxi around town.

Financial Freedom - $100,000 In Just 4 Days ?

That sounds impossible , but Stephen Pierce will show us "LIVE" on how he do it at the World Internet Summit...I personally would like to see how he do it , too bad financial constraint. Will have to postpone.

Financial Freedom - 15 MILLION Found In The Deep Sea

An article from Yahoo reads a team of deep blue sea explorers had found 17 tons of colonial-era silver and gold coins from a 400-year-old ship (Found off England). There are many rich sites yet to be discovered by men. It would be interesting if someone's business or occupation is to find treasures for a living.

Financial Freedom - I Should Have Study Harder....

According to Channelnews Asia report, fresh grads starting pay range from 2.7K to 2.9K ! I've worked for 4 freaking years and I'm earning peanuts ! If I were them, the first thing to do will be to sign up a credit card. Any comments, freshies ?

FinancialFreedom101 Made A Rank In Google

I was feel with excitment when I've seen my blog rank second in Google. Though the keywords are'nt that popular, at least there's improvement.

Financial Freedom - Cheney Richer Than Bush

Caught my eyes on this article while reading . Cheney earning's 5 times more than Bush. Bush has assets of which include Texas Rangers baseball team, deposits, Treasurey notes and trust. While Cheney gained much of his wealth from oil service firm. He was also into investment of bonds.

Potential Market For Tourism Industry

Looks like tourism will be the next lookout for the upcoming Booming Industry in Spore. F1, wheelcart(Forget whats it called , its situated at Marina Bay) and also the promotion by CHOW YUN FATT starring the movie Pirates Of The Carribean .

Standard Chartered Offering Higher Interest Rate

Interest rate for standard rate at this moment is 1.5 % PA for less than 50K. So let say
if I deposit 5,000 , Im able to have a return of $75 compare to other banks which I'm only able to receive $14. Most likely , will be going down to the nearest Standard Chartered to register....By the way anyone knows on the clauses involve in this scheme ?

Financial Freedom - World Internet Summit 2007

World Internet Summit 2007 will be held in Singapore on May 26-29. Renowned speakers like Stephen Pierce, and our Singaporean Interpreneur Ewen Chia, MIKE FILSAIME, Armand Morin and many more are giving their advise on how to achieve financial freedom using the internet. Anyone who has attended this course, please comment.

Hooray , Singapore Will Be The Host For F1

Thats an awesome news .. Singapore will be hosting F1 Race in 2008. That means more tourists will be visiting to Singapore. What kind of business to set up catering for this potential industry ?

Financial Freedom - Do You Know Whose The Richest Teams In Sports

Based on AskMen.com , the richest team in these sports field are from :

1) National Football League
Team : Washington Redskins , Estimated Value: $952 million

2)National Basketball Association
Team: Los Angeles Lakers , Estimated Value: $447 million

3) National Hockey League
Team: New York Rangers , Estimated Value: $272 million

Sports certainly does makes huge money.....

Financial Freedom - Forbes Global CEO Conference To Be Held In Spore

Forbes Global CEO Conference will be held in Spore for the third time. Based on reports, more than 300 influential global CEOs, thought leaders, capitalists, up-and-comers, and tycoons will be attending.

Your Financial Freedom Might Comes From Trash

Finanicial FReedom Might Come From Trash ??? Yes its one of the way to earn BIG Bucks NOW ! Saw an article on Forbes Asia, theres huge money to be made in clearing of garbage especially in Asia country . China alone generates 190 millions tons of trash. Better still, if theres a way to have it recycled rather than building incinerator or wastewater facility, squeezing in the next top ten riches should'nt be a problem.

Financial Freedom - Laptops And PC Might Not Be A Lucrative Trade In The Near Future

This info was based on one of my managers analysis in the electronic industry. Laptops And PC Might Not Be A Lucrative Trade In The Near Future ...NoteBook will be the POTENTIAL . How
true is it ?

To Achieve Financial Freedom, You Must Remember This : If you do not make mistakes, you are not trying and will never succeed

Thats the proverbs from Ho ching's mentor. Ho ching is the chief executive of Temasek Holding and also the wife of Spore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong. She has a master's degree in control engineering.

Financial Freedom - Must I Really Own A Business To Have The Potential Of Becoming Finanical Freedom ?

Nearly everyone that I met told me that I must own a business be it from the internet or retail to become rich ...I've been thinking, what about those employed workers or civil servant ? Can't they achieve financial freedom too ? I've read from articles which directors , senior managers monthly salary range from 7K-1?K ..How do you explain that ?

Financial Freedom - Do Rich People Have High IQs ?

I have quite a number of feedbacks from this question as mentioned above ...
Some say the rich isnt really smart ,while others still think they are . I have friends
who worked closely with those MD and GM from SME and majority of them are from
the top few secondary schools to Universities ..So far I have yet to see one which screw up in their studies and able to earn big bucks in this society ...So does this means " HighIQ = $$ "

Financial Freedom - Whos Top 10 Richest In My Homeland Spore ?

Few days ago, my friends and I had a short discussion on whos our local richest "Towkay" ?
I did a researched and found the answer based on Forbes website http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/24/06singapore_Singapores-40-Richest_land.html

Based on year 2006
1.Khoo family
2.Ng Teng Fong
3.Kwek Leng Beng
4.Wee Cho Yaw
5.Lee Seng Wee
6.Chang Yun Chung
7.Murli Kewalram Chanrai
8.Denis Jen
9.Ho Sim Guan
10.Oei Hong Leong

Majority of them are dealing with properties , shipping , textile , and finanical providers , what about those netrepreneurs and those insurance or property agent ? Are they able to achieve their financial freedom too ?