Instruction on how to use the foot patch

Assallamualaikum ....

Alhamdulillah (All Praise to Allah) , the stocks for the foot patch are in. Here, I have included the video clip on how to use the foot patch.

The things you need to be aware of when putting the foot patch are as follows:-

1. Ensure you stick the correct side of the patch to the sticker. The side with the writings "Please put adhesive Sheet on this side" is the one that should be pasted on to the sticker, hence the blank side is the one touching the sole of your foot.

2. Ensure the orientation of the sticker pasted according to the one shown on the video. Paste it along the foot arch or the center of the foot.

The best time to use the patch is before you to sleep. Different individual will have different effects but on the whole you will feel a whole sense of well-being as the day progresses.

Black Patch is the Used Foot Patch.

Allah granted my Hajats.

BERDOA

Assallamualaikum ...

Yes, Allah has answered all the "Hajats"(Wants) that I have seek upon HIM and the following is the list of things that I have been granted by Allah. It will also serve as a reminder to me, so that I will always remember the gift from Allah and not take it for granted.

My children have always asked me to do "Sholat Hajat" together whenever they have something that they really want. However, it is very true that the wish will not be granted right away because this is where Allah test the faith of HIS believer, the Mukmins. There will always be interim happenings even failure before Allah grants your wish. If you do not take notice of it, you would simply missed it and forgot that it is Allah that have granted you what you wanted simply because you have asked HIM.

For example, there was this instance when my eldest daughter wanted so much to hit a particular tender and the both of us perform the "Sholat Hajat". The tender was worth $10 million. In the end, the rival company got it. We were not fast to blame Allah that HE did not listen to our prayers but we just accept the reality of not getting the tender. However, just after a few months, my eldest daughter hit 2 tenders consecutively which are worth $15 million in total and I was quick to remind her that Allah truly has granted our wish and not only that rewarded us more than what we have asked for because of the "Sholat Hajat" and the faith towards HIS promise that HE would give anything that we asked for provided we have an unwavering faith towards Allah The All Mighty, All Knowing.

My second daughter got her wish to have a good career. She is now pursuing a diploma to become a Teacher. My son wanted to do well in his exams and pursue a good career for his future. We performed the "Sholat Hajat"  and here is another twist again. My son did not pass well in the major exam but now he is very happy and got very high marks in the course he is pursuing in Civil Engineering. He feels absolutely great about the path he is taking. I reminded him that it was because we did the "Sholat Hajat" and Allah has again granted my son's wish of being able to pursue a rewarding career.

From these experience, I lay witness that There is No other God Except Allah and Muhammad s.a.w. is the messenger of Allah.

Ask and you will get. Sholat Hajat.

Assallamualaikum ...

Today's Khutbah Jumaat (Islam's Friday Sermon) did strike a chord with what I am doing now. It has reaffirmed my belief towards the teaching of Islam as the only way of life for all mankind.

In comparison to the movie "The Immortals" where the Gods have never answered the people's prayer which led to the uprising of the villain to free "The Titans". On the contrary, in Islam, our ONE AND ONLY GOD, ALLAH always answers our prayers. I can even proof it through the instances in my life that becomes the testimony of Allah's Grace towards me and my family.

In Islam, we are taught several prayers to perform for specific need. Previously I have touched on " Sholat Isytikharah" and now I want to touch on "Sholat Hajat".

"Hajat" means "What I want". It is a gift from Allah to mankind for everyone to ask HIM for everything that you want out of life. I have seen the different ways the Wealth Guru showed me on the power of the mind to seek what it wants, you can check out YouTube, type in "Think and Grow Rich" and check it out yourself there.

SUJUD IN SHOLAT

In fact that is exactly how it is done through the power of the mind and in Islam we focus the "Wants" as though it is already granted by Allah when we put our forehead in sujud like the one you see in the picture. Of course there are several Surahs (verses from the Holy Quran) being recited in that particular position to enhance the prayer.

Have to keep the momentum going.

Assallamualaikum ...

I would always take the opportune time to check on my daughter's thought about the business start up. I am well aware that this is absolutely necessary because at the stage she is right now, the idea can simply slipped away and procrastination will sip in.

Just look at me, the main reason I start this blog is to facilitate the idea of starting my business but somehow I have digressed into researching and revisiting Internet Marketing.

Back to the main thing again... Yesterday the opportune time came again and I started to ask my daughter about at which stage was she in at the moment. She was apologetic that she had not given it much thought since the last time we spoke. This was no surprise to me at all and I was prepared for it to happen.

I went in straight into the next step that she should embark upon. Now, she should look into the kind of people she would employ in order for the company to hit the very first tender that our company is going to work on. The kind of sub-contractors she would like to work with. Even though we may not be able to get them but just the thought of getting them excites us.

What got her excited was the fact that we will be in a position to hire our friends that we have worked with before. The kind of people that we have bonded not just through good times but most importantly during hard times. We have identified one person and he would be our first employee... Inshaa Allah (If Allah wills it)

And by the way, I am able to supply the medicinal foot patch as well if you are living in Singapore.

My Opinion on Internet Marketing Part 2

Assallamualaikum ...

It is very important to determine where the source of income of the business is derived. The sort of product that generates it.

Some people do not put any considerations or perhaps less likely to pay any attention to the kind of products that are appearing in their blogs. What they care is the potential income they will get from putting in the campaign in their space.

The last few days that I have been away from writing on this blog had been spent to analyse the Internet Marketing Venture a little bit closer. I do admit that I was pulled into getting the software that can help newbies into this venture. However, my experience stopped me from buying any of it while I continue to hop from one website to another until I stumble upon this forum. After which I decided to continue blogging about my personal discovery over the things that many have claimed to be their vehicle to Financial Freedom.

Video clips about Clickbank and Affiliates from YouTube helped tremendously in my quest of discovering whether is it true one can get income from the internet.

Up to this point, all that I can say about getting online income is harder if you want to do it ethically. Even the ethics that I am prescribing may not be the ethics that the next person shares. I am stating the obvious here, the source of online income is to get visitors to buy stuff from the website that you are maintaining. Just like what I am doing now, continuing to write something of interest so that I am able to capture anyone that cares to read my thoughts.

My opinion on Internet Marketing products is that they are manipulative because one will end up paying more than the listed price. The initial price is normally cheap enough for anyone to pay but they will entice the customer to buy more stuff in order to so called get the results faster. There are even products that make the customer pay monthly. This is the type of product I will not promote to earn my way in the internet world. It goes against my code of ethics in doing business.

You will never be able to find in any of the adverts in my blog that promotes Internet Marketing Systems because at my current state, I find that it is very manipulative and hence I do not subscribe to it. I'd rather promote healthy lifestyle products for that matter.

I am continuing my search after the fact that I have determine where the source of income comes from for me. Next, I am searching the way to generate the traffic towards this blog and I have found a few links that can advice me on how to do it.

My Opinion on Internet Marketing Part 1

Assallamualaikum ...

For the pass few days I have been revisiting the world of Internet Marketing. I got to admit, the players in this field have really increased tremendously probably due to the rate of unemployment in many countries.

I am very lucky because I am still holding down a job that can sustain my family life at a very decent level. I have to constantly remind myself of this because it is very easy to take my day job for granted and get distracted by all the internet marketing gimmicks that is spreading all around us.

I stumbled upon this forum and it has really confirmed my assumption on what really is internet marketing. I can safely say almost all the money from Internet Marketing comes from getting people to become Internet Marketeers. Of course, this is my personal opinion of the matter and in way reminding myself not to be caught by video promos that can easily make you part with your money.

Yes, they usually start with an amount that you can afford right away but that is not the only thing that you need to get yourself started, there are other add-ons and at last you would spend around $300 to $500 more. This is the amount they want from you right from the beginning. They have even evolved into a system where you subscribe to their program where you have to pay monthly fees. Well, this will be like providing them with passive income. When they finally achieve this, they will brag about it in their future products that things they have achieved through Internet Marketing which is actually a very manipulated truth.

I should have known better before I even revisit this area. I was sucked into this before but luckily I got free tickets to their workshops because the Internet Marketeers were so desperately looking for someone who can actually put some work behind their program at least the initial stages and they identify me as that person.

Detoxification Patch.

Assallamualaikum ...

As you can see there are two patches on the left. The one on top is a used patch and the one below is of course the unused patch. The used patch shown here was the one I took out from my foot that morning.

The effects that I personally experienced when I use them on the sole of each of my foot are as follows;

1. I felt fresh when I woke up that morning. It has been quite a long time that I feel this way. Probably due to the lack of taking any supplements this past few weeks.

2. Bowel movement both passing motion and urinating was really effortless but were heavy nonetheless. I got a feeling of thorough detoxification after that.

3. The satisfaction of looking at the dark matter on the used patch confirming the detox action on my body.

My daughter and wife used the patches and they experienced the same effect as well.

But beware of the Fake Foot Patches.

The benefits of the the foot patch from the source article.

Another Article about the Detox Foot Patch.

Click Here to see how to put the patch on.

You can paste it at other areas of the foot as well, click Here to view it

Now as I wrote this, the black matter has subsided but the effects of feeling fresh when I woke up in the morning is still very apparent. There was this one time when I have finished my stock, I felt lousy again in the morning but the minute I put the patches on, the feeling came back the very next morning.

Yes. I am totally convinced this foot patches really work and I am fortunate to be able to supply to you at a very reasonable price that can afford you with a healthier and higher quality of life.

Reply from Rich Contractor

Assallamualaikum...

I have been waiting for the answer from Scott (the webmaster of http://www.richcontractor.com ) and he finally replied ... :)

The following is the Q & A that I got from him which I appreciate very much and now I am sharing it with all my beloved readers...

Zul says:

October 31, 2011 at 5:02 am

Hey Scott,

Appreciate very much that you have created this site and still answering questions up to the present moment.

I have a daughter who’ve worked in a main contractor firm for 4 years as a quantity surveyor and purchaser. Recently a friend of mine who I have consulted about starting up my own business, told me that I am sitting on a gold mine that I have yet to tap on. He was referring to my daughter of course and he is even willing to put up half of the capital as an investor if I can come up with a business plan that will employ my daughter’s expertise.

My daughter is actually quite good in her field landing some high profile contracts for her company. Her work rate is very high (clocking more than 14hrs per day). The way I see it, she could easily survive doing it for her own, like setting up her own business with me. However, eventhough I do not know anything about building construction but I am good with account softwares and internet marketing.

Need your advice on the type of business we should engage ourselves in.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Reply

• Scott says:

  November 3, 2011 at 2:23 pm

  It’s difficult for me to tell you exactly what to do with the limited information you’ve provided. Is your daughter prepared to leave her job and start a new business? There is always risk involved with such a change that should be carefully weighed, particularly in an economy where finding a new job is very difficult for many people. Perhaps she could keep the job and the two of you could start this venture on the side and see where it goes.

  If you have an investor who is willing to put up half the capital that is good in the sense that it spreads the risk around a bit, but I would make sure everything is in writing, and run it by a lawyer before any papers are signed. Many a friendship has been soured by business arrangements that went bad, so just make sure everything is understood up front so there are no disagreements later about who is entitled to what.

  If you have no construction experience then you will need to focus your service on your daughter’s skill set and expertise. If she already knows how to land big contracts then just let her continue to do it, and manage the accounting and marketing so she can focus on what she excels at. Using her advice, build a team around her that will complement her and enable you to flesh out a full blown business.

  So that’s my take on the limited information at hand. At the end of the day, I can’t tell you what to do. You know the situation better than I do, and you’ll need to make a calculated decision that takes into account the inherent risks of starting a business. Some will make it, and some won’t. I truly hope that it works for you if you decide to give it a shot. Thanks for the comment and best of luck.

  Reply
  • Zul says:

    November 10, 2011 at 5:18 am

    Hey Scott,

    Appreciate very much your advice on the steps to take if we are going into this business.

    I will pay particular attention to the legal issues of the matter like putting up the paper and running by a lawyer about the agreement with my investor.

    I have given it a thought about joining my daughter full-time when I can keep my job and help her on the sideline. I totally agree about building a team around her so that we can hit the first most crucial job and being paid at the shortest time possible.

    I’d rather spend on that compared to paying my salary if I were to join her full-time. I can still draw my salary from my current job and whatever paid-up capital to be spent on building the team to ensure this business gets off the ground.

    The strategy that we have discussed is, my daughter should zero in the kind of projects (government tenders mostly) that she is very familiar with and have a good relationship with the sub-contractors that can carry it out completely. In other words, a project that she can totally owned and then keep a record of the price that made the hit. The price that gives the tender to the contractor so that she would have a gauge of the pricing when it comes to working out the tender quotation.

    It is like being familiar with the project profile that we are going to undertake when we set up our business. Of course one of it is the shortest amount of time the project can be completed and get payment from it.

    For taking the time to read this and giving your kind attention, I am forever grateful… May you find satisfaction in whatever you do…

    Regards
    Zul

    Reply

My Business Start-Up update

Assallamualaikum ...

Alhamdulillah (All Praise To Allah, The All Mighty, The All Knowing) ...

After a few a days have gone by since the last time I spoke to my daughter concerning the business that we are setting up. She had agreed to study the price trend of the kind of project that we would go for when we go into the business but she had not done anything about it yet.

I felt a bit disappointed but hid it well. I must not show any signs of urgency because I do not want this to be a one sided affair. The last thing I want is for my daughter agreeing to start this business solely because of me. She must want it as badly as me, then I feel it can work. Hence, I let it slide for a few days and when it got really unbearable, I came up to her and apologize for imposing my idea of opening a business.

She surprised me by saying that she had completed the first round of studying the price trend and had already printed it out for future comparison... So I guess... GAME ON !!! 

SEEK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE.

Assallamualaikum ...

There are actually a lot that can be derived here from your search engine.

Before there were any seminars or workshops that charged people who wanted to learn how to do things over the internet, I had discovered lots of softwares that were being given away free of charge.

It is still that way and more of it now then ever. However, after I lost a bit of interest due to something which I am not really sure of, suddenly there are people who are willing to part with their money to learn how to get hold of the freebies.

I was also sucked into it thinking that by paying someone, I will be assured of getting the results that I wanted. I revisited MLM again when I came to know that one of my former classmate is doing it. However, soon after I lost money and not to mention the time wasted in all the venture, I came to a rude realization that the internet has improved by leaps and bounds which I am discovering day in and day out. All I need to do is to go to the search engine and writing out my query.

Perhaps one reason why the internet has churned out a lot of freebies is because the amount of self-discovery blogs; just like the one I am writing now; has surfaced with the most important objective mainly to put the thoughts of what had happened to the blogger which they are trying to make sense of it all. As a result people like me will go back to where we started i.e. continue to source out the free softwares that we need to use but the difference now, I have a bit of a mission to enlighten other people about what's happening now in the ever manipulating world.

ADVERT ON MY BLOG

Assallamualaikum ...

I thought it would not be such a hassle to put in an advertisement on my blog to see whether is it true bloggers do get paid through it. For all of you wondering about the funny things happening on my blog, let me tell you this. Yes, I am experimenting with several of the online advertisement provider that is recommended from this link. 

Got to the website when I failed to monetize my blog using Adsense that is provided by blogger.com that is hosting this blog. I was elated when I thought I finally managed to figure it out. But AdBrite turned down my application as well.

When I went back to the list of other alternative ad provider, Clicksor caught my attention and I went in to register myself. Their approval is almost instantaneous so I straightaway put their code in. That evening I can see the ad appearing on my blog but this morning it disappeared.

I went back to the list but before that I checked my email and saw that my Chitika application was approved. Go through all the necessary steps and now you can see the Chitika advertisement board on my blog. I tried to click one of it and yes.. there are provider from Singapore listed on it as well.

I will continue to experiment on ways to monetize this blog and I will update if or when I got my first payment from this venture.... Inshaa Allah. 

How the Rich spends and become Richer.

Assallamualaikum ...

The significant lesson that I learnt just after losing the business of selling the Theme Park tickets is "How the Rich spend their income." when I read the book that I bought earlier during this good times which I failed to read when the going was really good for me...

The month when I got the income from the above, I was spending the money without even thinking that this is definitely going to be very TEMPORARY. Luckily I used it mainly to buy 2 laptops and its carrying bag which altogether sets me back almost $2K. This is a grave mistake which I have taken responsibility upon and I pledge not to do it again ever in my life.

Yes, the Rich will NOT live below their means. Living below your means will NEVER make you RICH... I am not even going to tell you why but this is what I learn from the book "Increasing Your Financial IQ"... If you want to know why, by all means go and read it.

I am going to share how the Rich spend their income and live life to the fullest up to a point where they enjoy financial freedom to support such a lifestyle.

Let's say you want to buy like me a good laptop. I cannot just wait for my payday, go out and buy it using my salary. What Rich people will do is simply use the money from their income as a capital for a small business transaction.

They just defer the date of the purchase until they can raise enough money from the income to accumulate through some business transaction and then use the profit to buy the things that they want. Therefore their income remains intact and they got what they wanted without depleting it. Yes... it is that simple and if I had known that I could have use the $2K that I use to buy my laptops and do some business transaction perhaps sell pineapple tarts (which I sold 500 bottles), my income from the previous business would remain intact.

I must remember this or at least I am assured that this is what I am going to do with this year's annual bonus... Inshaa Allah...

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Assallamualaikum...

There is a saying in Malay... "Manusia Merancang, Allah Menentukan..." which means "Humans Plan, Allah Confirms it" ... This sayings even sounded better to me when it is in English. The reason for this is the saying is always used negatively in the Malay community. For example when someone failed, you will most likely hear this being said to pacify the person that has suffered from it. It make me feel sick whenever this statement is used in this way, the funny thing is when someone has succeeded, this statement cannot be heard at all... It is used as though telling the person that you are doomed to fail even though you have put in a plan. 

Isn't it true, People Plan to Succeed but usually Failed to Plan ? Let me try to correct the statement above... In my humble opinon, the Islamic way to embark on a venture is

1. Niat... Determine the objective of the venture which must end with doing it for Allah's favor.

2. Plan... Strategic Planning to see the best possible way to start the venture even getting prepared for a foreseeable potholes along the way and avoid them. 

3. Doa and Sholat Isytikharah (Pray) to get Allah's guidance to make our plan work, to show the right path to take and to remove any obstacles along the way.

4. Action... Carry out everything that we planned to do, improving it along the way and take note of all the strengths and weaknesses of our plan so that it can be streamlined for future projects.

5. Tawakkal... When everything has been executed to plan then we leave to Allah to decide whether to give the Rezki that we will obtain from the people (clients) that required our services plus referral or recommendations for future projects.

My daughter and I have come to a conclusion that we will definitely open our company eventually. That matter is settled. Now we have to think of ways in order for us to hit a project the fastest, most effective and the kind that we can get our payment at the shortest time possible. 

We are planning to take in as many projects as possible to train our crew so that they can gain as much experience as possible even if this means the business at this moment is just like giving my daughter a job to go to because in order to do so we have to give the lowest possible quotation to secure the project. At least now she calls all the shots as far as the operation is concerned. e.g. working hours and conditions...

MY JOURNEY CONTINUES...

Assallamualaikum...

After the three nights that my daughter and I performed Sholat Ishtiharah (a pray that ask Allah for direction), I asked her how she felt. She told me that she was not able to sleep as soundly as before and it got even worse after the time where my wife joined us in the Sholat. I am now convinced that going over to the company that wanted to "head-hunt" her is not going to happen.

However, at the same time, my daughter told me that she is having good positive vibes whenever she thinks about the company that we are planning to open eventually. I warned her not to give me high hopes concerning this but she convinced me otherwise.... Alhamdulillah... Syukran Jazeelan

BEWARE OF GOLD INVESTMENT SCHEME.

Assallamualaikum...

Like I said before, NO MLM for me...

Recently a friend of mine called me while I was driving to work in the morning and said that he wants me to check out a gold investment scheme. It is not buying gold but investing in a gold mine company based in Panama. Can score big time he says..

I asked him to SMS me the website and I will check it out for him.

I received the SMS and google it. Yes if I just click on the links on the first page of google, everything seems to be legit but as I open the rest of google, the company's history start to come up until I landed on a page that can even connect me to a Singapore government page to show that the company is on the Alert List.

I called that friend of mine to reveal it to him and even emailed him the link to proof that it is a scam. He sounded disappointed and even wanted to defend it saying that this was being introduced by his manager that got so many to sign up already. Knowing my friend, I hoped he has not signed up yet...

The same day another acquaintance which I know doing MLM, sms me and tried to arrange for a meeting to discuss about exactly the same venture but now the company is mining at some other place... I flatly said I am not interested after I checked out the website that he gave me.

I FIGURED IT OUT

Assallamualaikum...

I am so excited that finally I am able to put an advertisement on my blog... You may be asking why can't this happen earlier with Adsense ?

That was the first widget that I tried but Adsense turned me down flatly because IMHO the kind of blog I am writing (which is actually what blogs are supposed to be anyway) will resulted in very high payouts from them and it is not economical to allow that to happen... There you go, finally I got that out of my chest ... :)

So I found  adBrite thru this link.

After that I got this link to fix it into my blog. You will be able to do this in the older version of blogger. That was what I did when I was not able to figure it out using the latest dashboard. Perhaps one reason they updated the dashboard is because they want to stop this activity...

Well, all of the above are my conspiracy theories which explains what might had happened to me...

I DO NOT DO MLM ... PERIOD.

Assallamualaikum...

Just to make it clear to anyone that's going to approach me doing MLM, please stop right where you are because I am NOT interested...

At the same time the objective for me to write this thoughts down not to say MLM is illegal, it just DO NOT WORK for me. PERIOD.

My business plan is very simple.

1. If it is going to be selling a product. Then I will get THE CHEAPEST, THE BEST, THE MOST TASTY AND GRATIFYING thing and redistribute among my affiliates. No Multi-Level. YOU SELL...YOU GAIN.
If you think my price is cheap enough for you to redistribute it and leverage on others, than do it so that you can sell more and everyone will be happier with the amount of reward you will get at the end of the sales. NO KICKBACK REWARD STRUCTURE....

2. If I am going to go into the service line, then I will provide A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE THAT IS SECOND TO NONE !!! Almost everything will be taken care of FROM THE FIRST HELLO TO THE LAST GOODBYE !!!

GAINING WISDOM

Assallamualaikum...

I would like to apologize if you find this blog narcissistic because it was not meant to be like that at all, I am really jotting down and sharing my discovery of Wisdom given by Allah The All Knowing, All Mighty that can benefit everyone including me by recording them down not really in real time but as the event completes together with my own assessment of it. Of course I welcome any views about what I have written via FB comments, that will really complete my thought process ... getting feedbacks from the readers of my humble thoughts... I am forever grateful for it...

So yesterday, as I was blogging away, I got an SMS from Sister Habibah. She wanted 10 packs of my Red Bean Pau. Needless to say, I made the delivery as soon as I can. I always looked forward connecting with her because she is such a wonderful and positive person. I will always bring back some of her positive vibes with me after meeting her.

As usual, after the business transaction, I would talk about some of the things in my business. Of course it was being encouraged by her and also Jalal; another colleague of hers who share the same office.

Many things were being shared but there is one very significant thing that I want to take note of ...

One of the Wisdom I got from Allah is... if you have not found success in whatever you are doing, perhaps you should look at the process again and do the direct opposite of it.

For example, I do not view myself as someone who is successful eventhough I have achieved quite a number things in life, like being able to articulate myself and blogging is a major achievement for a Malay boy who has never passed his English Subject when he was in school. Yes, I have been known to be very talkative in class before but I was not able to write comprehensively before or knowing how to write a decent sentence before.

So ... why did I claim that I had applied; "the principle of doing the opposite process if one cannot find success in the current process will get one to achieve what one set out to do"; before ?

Since I view myself as someone who have not attain a major success in life, I attributed that to the way I was being brought up. Yes, the process that my parent had taken is the thing I should focus on doing opposite to it to get the result of having successful offspring... Needless to say, I am very happy by how much my kids have progressed at their tertiary level which I did not do while I was at their age.

However, I lost sight of this wisdom when it was time to apply it to myself... Post married life, I have been making all the major decisions in my family without consulting or getting consensus from any of them including my beloved wife. See what it has done for me ? Nothing, I will always come back to square one. Even with my latest venture in business. I am exactly where I started before. Don't you think it is time for me to look at the process that have landed me in this predicament ?

I needed my businessman / investor friend to point it to me that this time around he wanted me to get consensus from each member of my family before setting out this business venture with my daughter and I was taken aback... perhaps this is the answer to the reason why I kept failing ... SubhanAllah, WalhamduliLLAH, Wala ILLAHI ha ILLAHU WauALLAHU AKBAR ... :)

Meeting with my daughter (part 4 of 4)

Assallamualaikum...

Blogging really helps me in several ways

1. It has a calming effect because now I know that my thoughts will be recorded and I will not be stressed out looking for what I want to do when the time comes for whatever I am planning to do materializes. It also give me an assurance that I am planning to succeed because I do not want to be caught in a situation that I have failed to plan...

2. It puts my mind at ease giving me a chance to step back and see the viability of the idea because it is like doing a mind mapping exercise. This had already saved me time when I cancelled my appointment with my property agent friend after assessing my idea thoroughly about collaborating with him  and finding out that it was just too impulsive to act upon. I was spot on because that friend of mine is not looking for any form of  collaboration either.

Let me put this down, I really appreciate if anyone would tell me that they are not interested or cannot give me what I want flatly on my face and as quickly as possible because this saves me time and open the opportunity to others who can deliver the things that I want. Hence I appreciate that he had told me that he is not looking for any collaboration but he just wants to concentrate on his real estate business which I respect and I will definitely come back to him when I want to manage my real estate in the future.. :)

3. By starting this blog with my Islamic greetings ... Assallamualaikum (Peace and health be upon you) reminds me to be careful not to indulge myself from writing inflammatory remarks especially about others and thinking positively so that it will also benefit others if ever this humble blog of mine is being read by others... Inshaa Allah (if Allah wills it)

So my daughter and I continued to discuss the best approach to set up our company. More or less doing an informal business plan. So far we have agreed that

1. I will not be drawing any salary from the company instead the salary should be given to a person that can help my daughter directly in the business such as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor that can do the daily grinds of the work which she can oversee, give guidance and control the timeline. Then this will free her so that she can run the vital operations of the company i.e. getting tender documents, researching, calling for quotations etc... which actually what she likes to do. (Perhaps we can also find someone to get the tender documents as well and I have just the person that I want to employ for this position :)

2. Our first year target is just to be able to get the company off the ground. If this can sustain my daughter's well being just like having a job, realistically speaking we have lifted off...

So this got my mind racing forward about what is the immediate thing for my daughter to do so as we are not just building sand castles in the sky. Hence, I told her to start doing her homework i.e. research on the kind of projects that she can handle. She should know exactly what she is capable of doing from the first nail to the last bolt of the project.

Meeting with my daughter (part 3 of 4)

Assallamualaikum...

When business people says that they are not doing well in their business, that's the clue for you to go into it. I've seen this happen. When people says trust me on this, that's when they want to cheat you. This is just human nature. The objective or motivation for them to say this is to deter the listener from going into business and putting off the idea that you are going to be cheated... that is how slick and slippery the situation in business.

I am writing about this because my daughter's boss keep saying that it is not as rosy as what she thinks about running a general contractor business but he is enjoying every minute of it, showing off his Rolex watch, going to expensive holidays, owning properties all over the island etc... He just do not want any more competition or shutting out anyone who have this idea opening a lucrative business that he is enjoying and wants to continue enjoying for the rest of his life. But enough talk about him which is not my priority when I set up this blog...

The next thing that I asked my daughter that night was, "Are you still interested to set up our business ?" without batting an eyelid, she said, "Yes, of course." A sudden rush of cool relief runs down my whole being. I have prepared for a negative answer but I guess I will not have to use it this time... Alhamdulillah

Meeting with my daughter (part 2 of 4)

Assallamualaikum...

When my daughter finished telling me about her decision of not wanting to take up the offer, I revealed to her  my analysis of the possible reasons that could have made her come to that decision.

1. It could be due to her bad experience when she once resigned from the current company last year and tried to work in another company. She really did not come close to her current standing she had in the current company when she went over to work in the next company.

But the reason she left the first time was totally different from the current situation. My daughter left because she had gone into depression many times due to the amount of stress she had to face. Even then she did hit a few contracts for the company and when she left them for about 9 months, the company did not hit any tenders.

When she came back, she hit another high profile tender for the company...Of course now the boss treat her well and that brings me to another point...

2. The boss is playing the margin game with her, giving her just enough pressure and monetary awards to scramble her mind so that it can make her indecisive and at last resign to the fact that she is getting what she wants from the company. Giving her false hopes and false sense of authority in the company. Continuously telling her stories of failures in the business. Undermining her self-esteem whenever he sees that she is gaining confidence in the job.

I cannot give her any good and convincing advice to counter what her boss has been feeding her with so at last we decided to Sholat Isytiharah together this Thursday. I told her, I will definitely accept the decision given by Allah after we have performed the Sholat...

Meeting with my daughter (part 1 of 4)

Assallamualaikum...

I was at home when my daughter messaged me that she wanted to discuss something when she reached home last night. I was quite apprehensive about the thing she was going to bring up but I will not be a pessimist this time around and keep an open mind about this.

As usual she would reach home very late from work especially now that her company is involved in getting responses for their flat upgrading works; last night was no exception either. She finally reached home just after the program "Road to Hajj" ended at the Bio channel.

After she had freshened up, we sat at the living hall and started the discussion.

My daughter went straight to the point and told me that the firm that was head-hunting her contacted again to get her over to their company. She flat out told me that she do not want to consider the offer at all. I held back my judgement and listened to what she had to say. In the end she said that her gut feeling made her come to that decision and she reminded me that I often told her to trust her instincts if ever this kind of situation arises...