Like A Rose
Dan Lai
26
may_fifteen@mailcity.com
Engaged to the sweetest angel in the world
Loves to sing, watch movies and DVDs, swim, play balls, read self-improvement books and travel with my dear
The Unexpected And Unplanned For
I think many people have experienced the same thing as me. Maybe you wanted to be a doctor, you end up becoming a teacher. Maybe you planned to be an engineer, you end up working in the banking sector. Maybe your ambition was to be lawyer, you end up running a business of your own.
The truth is when I was young, I used to help out in my dad's optical shop. I always see hard-to-please customers who picked on everything from spetacles price to quality. Hence since then, I decided not to go into Sales. At such a young age, I was not particularly naughty but just more interested in playing balls than studying. That was why my PSLE result was not all impressive and I was allocated to the secondary school of my last choice which I am glad now. Although I had some bad records of smoking and mixing with gangsters, I never really landed myself into too much trouble, at least not with the law enforcers.
From young, I thought I could just attend polytechnic and then find a decent job later on. That was also the expectations of my parents. Never did I expect myself to excel academically in my 'O' and 'A' level and go on to obtain a degree in Chemical Engineering of NUS. I was grateful that I got the bad experience and opportunities to learn multi-level marketing or direct marketing during my university days that prepared me to go into sales and marketing now. That was totally unplanned.
In terms of investment, I heard many horrible stories of people going bankrupt due to market crash during my early days. Hence, I told myself that I would never dabble in the stock market. Just a few years ago, I bought my first stock and got my first every profit through stock trading. Since then, I had been trading with stocks and as I failed to fully grasp the concept of investing, I had been winning small and losing big. Now I am shying away from the volatility of the stock market but keeping myself in the learning journey of unit trust investing which I am doing quite ok.
Golf was never my interest. I thought I would never have to learn it but looks like I am very wrong. I will most probably take up golf lessons before this year ends. This is so that next time I can use it as a way to connect to my customers. I hope the course fee will be worth it.
Commencement Ceremony 2007
Thank you everyone for a magnificent 4 years. A period with lots of tears, sweat and laughter. Moments filled with stress, anxiety and joy. I salute to all of you for the friendships built and the bonds formed.
My graduation gift from dear - A business bag. Thank you dear for everything. Graduating will not be possible without you. You have always been my pillar of support.
Sumitomo Chemical Asia Team Building Trip 2007 @ Phuket
Enjoy some pictures taken at Phuket. Hope we are a step closer in becoming a great team.
Crushed, Pushed, Tortured
Have you tried the feeling of being choked
Till almost going to faint
Or pushed to the edge of the scary cliff
with just a step more to death
Or pierced by a thousand rusty swords
Only to feel the immense pain
Why all the good I strive to do
Have never been enough
Why is it not that obvious now
That I have dried up all my blood
Why trust and faith have failed to form
Though I'm praying every night
I suffered, cried and sacrificed
Just to earn your smile
Yet now it seems that all I have done
Is nothing in your eyes
And what I need is more than words
The true meaning of love
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