Starting out is honestly difficult. I really think so. Not just in business but in almost everything. I still remember Reebok’s advertisement sometimes back…. in contained a tagline that went:
A body in motion tends to be in motion. A body at rest tends to be at rest.
Well… i can attest to that. Just starting this blog alone took over a month. It was not exactly because I’m lazy, but rather, its like… there are just so many things to do in one’s personal life… that we are in a constant mode of “finding time for things”.
I guess everybody has heard of the saying that “if we really want something done, it will be done”. I must admit that there is some truth in the statement, but in all honesty, I deeply suspect that in the midst of getting that something done, other important things are some what neglected, i.e. going out with friends, having a relaxing coffee break at the kopitiam opposite your house, etc…. (Incidentally, I love drinking at the Kopi Tiam opposite my house…. especially at my favourite table underneath the big oak tree… or just big tree…. not clear what specie it is…)
In the midst of getting this blog done, I went throught the following steps/hassle:
- Finding a domain name
- Setting up wordpress
- Setting up flickr plugin
- Thinking of the first article
- Still thinking…. blank…
- Still thinking…. GOT IT!
- Snapping the right pictures
- Figuring how to download into my PC (after losing the USB cable)
- Tada! Writing this page!
Anyway, what did all the brainstorming got me? Hehe…. we all know how important advertising is…. so to promote the blog, I have just spent $xxxxxx and placed Taxi ads all over Singapore! Check out my ads below. 
Man… took me 3 shots to finally get a good one. Talk about effort… and difficulty of getting things started….. BTW, I think i just realised a typo. It should have ran “The friendliest blog in town”… but come on… everybody makes mistakes… I’m sure everybody will understand…
In school, I learn all about setting goals and objectives. So in the typical engineering fashion, let me just clarify the objectives of this blog before getting started!
MAIN OBJECTIVE
- To discuss new business ideas… that just comes knocking into your head in the middle of the night. (I am thinking of giving access rights to both my good friends Ryan and Chuenyang also… just in case.. they want a platform to just knock some good ideas over… without bothering with actually setting up a blog site….)
- To share my insights upon certain books. (Yes.. i am a book addict. Literally… you can definitely see some write-ups soon…. even if there aren’t, it is definitely not because I am not reading… it is more probable and accurate to say that I am not writing to the blog. (As usual, if any of my friends will like to share their book reviews… pls feel free to let me know… highly unlike though… ’cause most of them are busy with wives…. sigh….)
- Let people know about myself. I find blogs an incredibly efficient ways of letting people know what the heck you are doing. I mean… everytime i call Herry, the questions start off with “Free for badminton?” instead of “How have u been doing?” and the reason is because of his blog!
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE
- Kiasu! Snap up a good name first! I have recently seen more and more housing agents snapping up domain names to set up their own personal website. So my guess is… better get started before it is too late!
- Pray that while somebody is looking for a home loan or james bond movie, they will just chance upon me! (I am definitely too broke to help you with the loan, but if you are looking for tha latter, a handsome hunk, I might just come in handy. )
It has been a long, long time since I go and find cha bo already. But today, my really good secondary friend, Khoo Kay Tiong, just called me up and told me to have dinner at his place. The catch was… of course… a pretty girl to introduce to me. Hmmm… well, honestly, I am really scared of such things… ‘cos the last time I got introduced to a girl like this… I was so horrified by her that I almost ran away. The guy who introduced that girl was Mr Teo Kai Guan (yeah… I specially mentioned his name so that in the unlikely event that someone volunteers to match make for you… and his surname begins with Teo…. be careful… he might have good intentions, but it sure does not make up for his bad tastes)
