Books – Alphabetical order

The following are some books I’ve read and recommend. There are others no doubt, but I sometimes feel it does not warrant a place in Recommended Resources.

1. The Bible – NIV, KJV

2. Cash Flow Quadrant and Rich Dad, Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki (although there are things I don’t agree with in his books)

3. Thinking For A Change – John C. Maxwell

4. Questions of Life – Nicky Gumbel

5. Who Moved My Cheese – Spencer Johnson MD

6. Work Less, Make More – Jennifer White

7. 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John C. Maxwell

8. Winning – Jack Welch

9. The Long Tail – Chris Anderson

Other useful articles I found are in books including :

1. Be A People Person – John Maxwell

2. Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got – Jay Abraham

3. How To Be Twice As Smart – Scott Witt

4. How To Stop Worrying and Start Living – Dale Carnegie

5. Why You Act The Way You Do – Tim LaHaye

Blogs & Websites I read from time to time.

1. Entrepreneur’s Journey – Yaro Starak

2. Problogger – Darren Rowse

3. LiewCF.com

4. I Am Facing Fore Closure

Basic Financial Knowledge

Here are some basic knowledge you should know when you step into money and investment.

1. The difference between Cash Flow vs Net Worth

2. Knowing basic financial terms

3. The Top 10 Mistakes Investors Make.

How to Create an Online Asset

If you are interested to start a blog or to find out how to create an asset through blogging, then this is what I suggest. Download the Blog Profits Blueprint report written by Yaro Starak here for free. (It is really free, no strings attached).

If you are keen to sign up for Yaro’s mentoring program, you can sign up here.

Ok, I’ve modified the Almost Spring theme by Becca Wei by moving the side bar to the left side. There are still some changes I’d like to do, like add a top menu, but having some problems so at the moment, it’s still work in progress. There’s an archive page which will help locate articles and past post easier.

If anything is not broken, I’d appreciate if you leave a comment and I’ll try to fix it as soon as possible.

I’d be taking leave from posting for a few days. Perhaps do my bit of reflecting, planning and come out with more money making ideas for next year. See you in 2006. In the meantime go easy on the food and wine. God Bless.

First impressions – Hong Kong is a busy, crowded and expensive place. Well most things anyway. Even though the exchange rate is approximately 100 HKD to 50 Ringgit, things there are still expensive, especially food and accommodation.

A loaf of bread from 7 Eleven cost HKD 7. Most meals at cheap restaurants cost between HKD 20 to 30 (that’s RM 10 to 15) and the food is not even good! It really blew me when a bowl of plain congee cost HKD 8.

There are cheap things there though. My significant other bought a jacket for HKD 20! You can’t get a good T-shirt for that amount. The cheapest things though, are tram rides in Hong Kong Island itself. Check this out. It cost HKD 2, and you can ride it from end to end.

The most impressive money spinner is none other than Disneyland. I’ll take my hat off to salute Walt Disney and his vision. If you visit Disneyland, a bottle of mineral water cost HKD 10, coke goes for HKD 15, with a little Disney logo printed on it. Fridge magnets cost between HKD 20 to 30!

By the way, if you forgot to buy a souvenir from Disneyland, fret not. There’s a store in the departure area of Hong Kong International Airport. You can get Disney cookies, chocolates, soft toys etc. Here’s where they got my money! Having said that, it was worth the HKD 350 I paid for the park ticket.

Footnote : If you earn US dollars or Euro, you’ll find Hong Kong a fairly cheap place. Assuming the exchange rate is approximately 1 USD to 7.7 HKD and 1 Euro to 9.3 HKD.
I’m making the wrong type of money

I’ll do a complete article on this trip a bit later. See ya.