I have come a long way since I first joined Facebook some four years ago. People who have “:liked” my page have ballooned to over 1.5 million and I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to their views and interacting with them. Taken from my FB posting on 26 Jan 2017:

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A MOMENT & A MILESTONE: When I plunged into social media 4 years ago, it was a rather unfamiliar territory to me. I had just launched a media company with print & digital platforms, and I felt the need to get a personal feel of how a web-based community functioned. Now, I don’t feel like a novice with the internet of things anymore. This FB Page has just gotten 1.5 million Likes, with a big base of active followers who share ideas on a daily basis. It’s a good moment and an ample milestone to savour. To me, life is enjoyed by moments & measured by milestones.

Selected followers’ comments:

Andrew KH Hoo: The future businesses lies with Internet Of Things said Jack Ma of AliBaba. We cannot live without internet and it was through FB and smartphone that I’d managed to linked up over 40 friends of year 1966 in Std 1. Unlike the golden old old days, we have to meet in person and gossip to know each other better. In today’s era, we can chat via smartphone from any corner of the globe and to stay connected has never been any easier. Wishing Everyone A Blessed Holidays and for our Chinese friends Gong Ci Fatt Cai.

Andrew Chan: Progressive n high-achievers always set a new milestone as long as he/she lives ! My new milestone is that God bless me with many grand children, my eldest son takes over the family business n travelling round this wonderful, beautiful wide world with my lovely wife before He calls us back. Cheers, stay happy n healthy n may the New Year of the Rooster brings abundant blessings n happiness.

Christopher Tan: As far as I am concerned, your postings are part of my daily diet. I consume them for inspiration in a world so impersonal and competitive out there. Thanks and keep going, to help us to keep going too!

 

Below are my other FB postings between 23 Jan 2017 and 29 Jan 2017

23 Jan 2017

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NO WALK IN THE PARK: Work is pushing ahead to have the Peninsula International School Australia (PISA), Malaysia campus at Setia Alam ready for its 1st intake in January next year. PISA will redress the imbalance in an industry dominated by Cambridge IGCSE courses, by offering the Australian curriculum. The academic team will be mostly highly qualified expatriates. When I first started my tertiary institution 18 years ago, I had 2 staff and 6 students. Again, it won’t be a walk in the park this time, but I’m confident the partnership between The Peninsula School in Melbourne and the HCK Group is a fast track to produce a premier K-12 school. (More info at +6011 3783 2390 or enquiry@peninsula.edu.my).

Selected followers’ comments:

Teh Lawrence: Tan Sri, PISA cannot be anything but a success story given your business acumen. Malaysians are starved of options in this country. There are of course many existing educational set ups that show what you must NOT follow- compromising on quality to achieve quantity. This is self deception. Much has been said of a graduate who is an equivalent of an overseas high school dropout .
All the best Tan Sri & the A team!

Frankie David Chieng: Let PISA be an icon for Malaysian Higher Learning Institution in AUSTRALIA. An outstanding example of how educational system should be .With good management team and 1st class hardware and software let PISA be a bright star.

Muhammad Aqil Deraman: Tan Sri, you must thank the Malaysian government, especially successive Education Ministers who keep changing our education policies to the point it drove many parents to leave the system. Many have given up and now send their kids to international schools, despite the expensive fees.

 

24 Jan 2017

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THE STRANGERS NEXT DOOR: At a time when technology gives us instant access to people from all over the world, we don’t seem to be well connected to the very folks living in the vicinity. Many of us can confess to not having any meaningful conversations with our neighbours, raised a toast to happier times or comforted one another in bad times. I’ll be joining a CNY dinner for the gated community I live in. The bible tells us to love our neighbours. That’s great advice, but there’s a slight problem here. We don’t know who they are.

Selected followers’ comments:

Krizian Lim: I didn’t know my old neighbor well. We didn’t see each other often and we seldom talk.

My current neighborhood is more friendly. We have an”official” WhatsApp chat group to keep us posted on what’s happening. The chat group is not big. Just a sub-group of the neighborhood of the same street.

I chat a lot with my immediate neighbour. He is a retiree with his wisdom to share. Often, my husband and I take a stroll after dinner within our gated community, which is a norm that practiced by others too.

They may not be close as our family, I think getting close to a few of them make us feel more at home, in a bigger home aka the environment that we live in.

Patricia Cynthia Wong Wong: I got great neighbours. We have been living here for than 25 years. I watch my neighbours’ children grow up and now seeing the grand children too.
One of my neighbours bless everyone with his rambutans, musang durians, fruits and veggies. Another neighbour is an expert in electrical everything. He can fix everything for free.
We watch over each other and I have the best neighbours.

Kc Lim: In urban areas, people are more private in nature. They are less prone to idle gossips that make life interesting for rural folks. They are busy with their own endeavours and try not to be nosey and busy bodies or appearing into the private lives of others. Such mutual behaviour give rise to less intimacy and less communication. However, I am sure in situations of dire emergencies, they will rise to the occasions.

 

25 Jan 2017

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CALM WATERS & ROUGH RAPIDS: Standing beside Melaka River in the “ancient” city, I’m reminded of the Rejang River in Sarawak – I was born in a village near its riverbank. My bias for water features is obvious from the aquariums, ponds or fountains I’ve incorporated into the design & decor of my offices & residences. After all, I see life as a river that’s sweeping us along, most times gently. But there’ll be times when the rapids can come out suddenly from nowhere, ensuring a rough ride. We’re on a perpetual voyage and an unpredictable adventure.

Selected followers’ comments:

Su Kiang Heng: Good morning TSCH, life is unpredictable be it personal life or career. Continuous improvement/ performance to stay on top of the game prepared ourself to survive during the rough ride. We need to have Boxer Spirit to stand up after KO.

Cherie Tan: Matching quotes for your article 🙂

1) No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man. – Heraclitus

2) A river does not turn around discouraged upon reaching an obstacle. It instead finds a new path to keep moving in the same direction. – Unknown

Shenna Dot: Thanks for your daily reminder on how to stay inspired and motivated we go about our lives and work. I wil now look at my office’s fish tank with a different perspective.

 

27 Jan 2017

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TALL, ROUNDED OR PLUMP: It’s obvious that tall & slim women look the most appealing to men. It probably has something to do with geometry. Tall women are said to have straight shoulders, which makes them look like a square, and this in turn commands respect and admiration. But when men look for their ideal partners, they prefer those with round-shaped body and of average height. Meanwhile, plump women have a better chance of succeeding in the male-dominated business world as they’re seen as more “serious” peers. Maybe businessmen view tall beauties as less of a business threat and more of a distraction. The craftiness of men knows no limit.

Selected followers’ comments:

Tay Cheow Hwang:
TALL, ROUNDED OR PLUMB

Women can appear,
In many body shapes,
Appealing to senses,
Of men on the street;

Men can appreciate,
In many good faces,
Attracting to lenses,
Of women on their feet;

Women are tall,
Men then feel threatened,
Women is rounded,
Men then deals with confidence;

Women are plumb,
Men then feel pressure,
Women is blunt,
Men then handle with pleasure;

Geometry has our emotionality,
We feel good,
As if we’re good to see,
What we like to see;

Emotionality has our rationality,
We deal it right,
As if we can hold our pride,
From what we’re to derive.

Philip Lim: Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder and that includes plumpness.

 

28 Jan 2017

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THE ROOSTER CROWS ANEW: It’s a great time to work on a fresh start. CNY is not only a festival to me, but also an amazing time to recall what has been and what will be. It’s like getting a new beautiful piece of white paper, and we get to decide what to draw on it. Sometimes an area of our life has gone off track and we need to wipe the slate clean and do a reboot. We can challenge ourselves to be better people and make choices that will make us happier. The year of the rooster is going to be a great year because we’re going to make it one. Believe me, everyone benefits from new beginnings. Cong Xi Fa Cai!

Selected followers’ comments:

Aaron Yap: Yes indeed to me a CNY is not a just a celebration but more to a closing year of our own report card whereby we get to see , analyse and look back on our yearly performance and things which we hv missed and area we hv failed… Every New Year bring lots of meanings to a great start ahead… Happy Chinese new year everyone..

Rodjeanall Tinjan: “Sometimes an area of our life has gone off track and we need to wipe the slate clean and do a reboot”
-Clement Hii
Definitely true, Sir. In life there were so many areas that needs to be cleaned and reboot, from time to time, its better and effective to start from the smallest issue to the biggest. So that the pain will be lighter and lighter till the biggest and the hardest, without any major crisis in our daily lifes. Cheers, another wonderful Saturday, ‘Happy Chinese New Year’ and prosperity in the year of Chicken.

Andrew Chan: Tan Sri, ” Wishing you and family a great prosperous Year of the Rooster.” It’s another year which will be full of challenges n for those with wisdom n foresight, this is the year of harvest too esp in the acquisition of properties in prime locations at a great discount. This goes too with new properties as lots of freebies n discounts will be given to attract buyers in a challenging economic enviroment. Politically, M’sians just might see the eventual bright light at the end of the dark turnel n a new birth for democracy n economic recovery bringing our beloved nation back to the glory days. Cheers n ” Happy Prosperous CNY ” to all. The Year of the Rooster brings health, wealth, peace and hope.

 

29 Jan 2017

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CHASING AWAY MENACE & EVIL: The lively & noisy lion dance is a fixture during CNY celebrations, so we can expect some ruckus as troupes make their rounds in the days ahead. I find the lions adorable, but the drums and cymbals can be harsh on my eardrums. There’s deep symbolism behind each movement of the lions. The dance’s a skilful display of inner strength and self discipline to accept life’s challenges with elegance. The best part is that the deafening noise is supposed to scare away menace & evil, two things we need the least, for yet another year. Let me wish you a boisterous time!

Selected followers’ comments:

Roger Tang: The lion dance is a Chinese Culture and is part & parcel of Chinese New Year celebrations. The much noise they make is supposed to chase away evil spirits. I don’t mind the noise because this is only performed once a year (from 1st Day to 15 th Day of CNY) or at times at official Chinese functions, and mind you, these troupes have to obtain permits from the authorities to perform.

Linda Cheung: I wish life is that simple and our problems are that simple to resolve… like creating loud noice to chase away bad luck and problems.

Christopher Tan: I am sure you call in the lion dancers for all your companies to chase away bad luck and evil people? No businesses need bad luck!