The Story of 9 x 1 = 7 ~ by unknown sources

.

. The Story of 9 x 1 = 7 ~ by unknown sources One day a school teacher wrote on the board the following: 9×1=7 9×2=18 9×3=27 9×4=36 9×5=45 9×6=54 9×7=63 9×8=72 9×9=81 9×10=90 When she was done, she looked to the students and they were all laughing at her, because of the first equation which was wrong, and then the teacher said the following; I wrote that first one wrong on purpose, because I wanted you to learn something important. This was for you to know how the world out there will treat you. You can see that I wrote RIGHT 9 times, but none of You congratulated me for it, But you all laughed and criticized me because of one wrong thing I did. So this is the lesson: The world will never appreciate the good u do a million times, but will criticize the one wrong thing you do... BUT don't get discouraged, always rise above the laughter and the criticisms. Stay strong. Note also that rising above the laughter and the criticisms is Mother Teresa's idea of Humility. .

.

From Small Cat To Big Cat

===.

From Small Cat To Big Cat

Posted by Welcome at 7:15 PM on Monday, January 25, 2016

Labels: Big Cats, Born In the Year Of The Tiger, Cat, Kitten, Lion, Lion In The Mirror, Month of the Lion (Leo), Motivation, Small Cats,Tiger

.

. .

.

. You are much stronger than you can imagine. Hey! That's me... realizing my true size now. .

.

===.

The Carrot & Stick Approach

===.

===.

Positive Attitude

===.

===.

===.

Small GIF with actual Text Characters

There ain't nothing

like a Positive Attitude

to brighten your day!

===.

===.

Big GIF, click on image to enlarge.

 

===.

Stepping Up, Stepping Out

===.

Quote

~

Step up your game;

Sex up your frame.

~ gym exercise slogan

===.

"I'm going to...

step up my game; 

and...

sex up my frame"

~ unknown

===.

"I stepped my game up 

& sexed my frame up!"

~ caption under a Before-After-Photo by unknown

===.

Motivational Poster ~ This man is 74 years old, what is your excuse?

This man is 74 years old, 

what... is... your excuse?

===.

Quotes of Baci ~ Bacetti Perugina (from Italy 2012)

===.
Quotes of Baci ~ Bacetti Perugina (from Italy 2012)

Today you will find happiness in little things.
A smile makes everything easier.
Pursue your ambitions.
Dream the impossible today.
Face up to life lightly and you will fly higher.
Fortune pursues those who do not sit around and wait for it.
You can only believe in fate if you believe in yourself.
The heart is not to be commanded but obeyed.
It is important to know how to enjoy your fortune.

===.

===.

Labels:

Chocolate, Quotes, Motivation, 

===.

The Positive Side of Life

Someone just sent me this. Here are some quotes that I like.

===.

THE POSITIVE SIDE OF LIFE:

Living on Earth is expensive, 

but it does include a free trip 

around the sun every year. 

How long a minute is 

depends on what side of the 

bathroom door you're on. 

Birthdays are good for you; 

the more you have, 

the longer you live. 

Happiness... comes through doors 

you didn't even know you left open. 

{Picture this... think... Heaven's Gates}

If Wal-Mart is lowering prices every day,

how come nothing is free yet?

You... may be only... one person in the world;

but you may also be the world to one person. 

Some mistakes 

are too much fun 

to only make once. 

Don't cry because it's over; 

smile because it happened. 

We could learn a lot from crayons: 

some are sharp, some are pretty, 

some are dull, some have weird names, 

and all are different colors....but 

they all exist very nicely in the same box. 

A truly happy person is one who 

can enjoy the scenery on a detour. 

Working for God on earth does not pay much, 

but... His Retirement plan is out of this world.

Have an awesome day, 

and know that someone 

who thinks you're great has 

thought about you today!.. 

"And that person was me."..... 

Please don't keep this message 

to yourself.....send it to those 

who mean so much to you.... "NOW".. 

===.

Song Quote ~ Pick Yourself Up...

.
"...pick yourself up, 

dust yourself off and 

start all over again."

~ Lyrics by Dorothy Fields

.
We all make mistakes in life. The trick is to learn from them, not to beat yourself up every time it happens. There's an old song with a nice beat & pleasant melody. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields and music by Jerome Kern. Some of the other lyrics are...
.
"don't lose your confidence if you 
slip, be grateful for a pleasant trip"
.

"Will you remember the famous 
men who had to fall to rise again?"

.
These words are from a song made famous by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and later by the legendary Nat "King" Cole and jazz pianist George Shearing. It has also been sung by several of the greats like Diana Krall and Frank Sinatra.

===.

Frank Sinatra | Pick Yourself Up

http://youtu.be/3EFPJL1uQbs

===.

Diana Krall - Pick Yourself Up

http://youtu.be/oa2io_4uiRo

===.

Nat King Cole - Pick Yourself Up

http://youtu.be/HKBRjZdy8WY

===.

Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers

Walk Kansas Encouragement - Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off, Start All Over Again

http://youtu.be/z6MtmkqPbps

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers remind you that if you fail to do something or don't live up to your own expectations, you just have to "pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again." If you fail to do your 30-minutes of walking a day or if you don't eat as many fruits and vegetables as you should, don't give up or get down on yourself. Just "pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again."

===.

Lyrics:

Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off, Start All Over Again

Lyrics by Dorothy Fields music by Jerome Kern

This version by Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers

FRED: 

Please teacher, teach me something.

Nice teacher, teach me something.

I'm as awkward as a camel.

That's not the worst.

My two feet haven't met yet.

But I'll be teacher's pet yet,

'Cause I'm going to learn to dance or burst.

GINGER:

Nothing's impossible, I have found.

For when my chin is on the ground,

I pick myself up, dust myself off,

Start all over again.

Don't lose your confidence if you slip.

Be grateful for a pleasant trip,

And pick yourself up; dust yourself off;

Start all over again.

Work like a soul inspired

'Til the battle of the day is won.

You may be sick and tired,

But you'll be a man, my son.

Will you remember the famous men

Who had to fall to rise again.

So take a deep breath;

Pick yourself up; 

Dust yourself off;

Start all over again.

FRED:

I'll get some self assurance

If your endurance is great.

I'll learn by easy stages

If you're courageous and wait.

To feel the strength I want to,

I must hang onto your hand.

Maybe by the time I'm fifty,

I'll get up and do a nifty.

(dialogue)

FRED:

Pick yourself up; dust yourself off;

Start all over again.

===.

Firework ~ Katy Perry (Lyrics & YouTube Video)

===.
Latest Update:

Click HERE for an slow jazzed-up Acappella version of this song.

===.
Original Entry:

A nice motivational song. Scroll down for the lyrics.

===.
Video:

YouTube Video of Song:

Katy Perry - Firework

http://youtu.be/QGJuMBdaqIw

===.
Audio:

Here's what she sounds like... 
Acappella (without the music... just her voice):

Katy Perry - Firework (Acapella)

http://youtu.be/T3Do7A7c2D8

===.
This Acappella Version that look like fun to do:

"FIREWORK" PS22 Chorus & Ithacappella & Adiza (by Katy Perry )
http://youtu.be/F50TE3BSM_Q



===.
Lyrics:

Firework ~ Katy Perry (Lyrics)

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag

Drifting throught the wind

Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin

Like a house of cards

One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel already buried deep

Six feet under scream

But no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that tehre's still a chance for you

Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light

And let it shine

Just own the night

Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework

Come on show 'em what your worth

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"

As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework

Come on let your colors burst

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"

You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

You don't have to feel like a waste of space

You're original, cannot be replaced

If you only knew what the future holds

After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed

So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow

And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light

And let it shine

Just own the night

Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework

Come on show 'em what your worth

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"

As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework

Come on slet your colors burst

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"

You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

It's always been inside of you, you, you

And now it's time to let it through

Cause baby you're a firework

Come on show 'em what your worth

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"

As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework

Come on slet your colors burst

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"

You're gunna leave 'em goin "Oh, oh, oh!"

Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

===.

Video ~ Never Give Up ~ by Nick Vujicic

Motivational

Helps you pick youself up

Very Encouraging

~~~

Never Give Up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZVfHoTROgQ

One of the best videos, I have ever seen

watch this 3 minute video.. you will not regret

Awesome video! If you watch only one video today make sure it is this one! 

Nick Vujicic has no limbs but he leads an incredible life!
~~~

~~~

Quotes ~ The Drive To Succeed

Here are some quotes to help in our drive to succeed.

~~~.

Powerful and Inspirational Quotes

http://www.mylifecoach.com/inspirationalquotes.htm

We are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past,

but by the love we’re not extending in the present.

 ~ Marianne Williamson

Inner freedom is not guided by our efforts;

it comes from seeing what is true.

 ~ The Buddha

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

 ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

The very things we wish to avoid, neglect and flee from,

turn out to be the 'prima materia' from which all real growth comes.

 ~ Andrew Harvey

Identification...is a form of escape from the self.

 ~ Krishnamurti

Changing mass consciousness is an individual responsibility.

 ~ Dennis Weaver

Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.

 ~ M. Esther Harding

If you put yourself in a position where

you have to stretch outside your comfort zone,

then you are forced to expand your consciousness.

 ~ Les Brown

It's exhilarating to be alive in a time of awakening consciousness;

it can also be confusing, disorienting, and painful.

 ~ Adrienne Rich

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.

 ~ Albert Einstein

Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in

can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.

 ~ Barbara de Angelis

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

 ~ Lao Tzu

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.

 ~ Earl Nightingale

Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.

 ~ Brian Tracy

The secret of achievement is to hold a picture of a successful outcome in the mind.

 ~ Thoreau

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

 ~ Art Linkletter

You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.

 ~ Dale Carnegie

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it…Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.

 ~ Goethe

No pressure, no diamonds.

 ~ Unknown

I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost more than 300 games.

Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life... and that is why I succeed.

 ~ Michael Jordan

That which you persist in doing becomes easier to do.

Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed,

but that your ability to do it has increased!

 ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

~~~.

Quote ~ Rules ~ Most People Follow The Rules...

~~~

Most people... follow the rules, 

an exceptional few... write them.

Be the exceptional few. Fly high...

~ CAAS Ad, Fri, 2011 Mar 04, 

~~~

~~~

~~~

Quote

~~~

If it was meant to be, it is up to me.

~ William H. Johnsen

~~~

Labels:

Success

Quote

Self Help

Motivational

~~~

From Road-Sweeper To Lawyer

.
"If you don't study you're going to be a Road-Sweeper."

My parents told me that this was a common phrase during their days growing up, but they didn't use it on me. I don't think the parents of today use this phrase anymore, but if they do... their children will have this story on their side.



.

The Importance Of Self-Worth

Click on image to enlarge for easy reading...

Blind Volunteer ~ Ron Chandran-Dudley

.
This is a true Singapore Story. Very motivational & inspirational of how one can 'rise above adversity'.

Blind Volunteer
Ron Chandran-Dudley
Blind at 17yrs in a Rugby Game.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ron Chandran-Dudley ~ To Be Disabled is Not to Be Unabled
Taken from a Book, Page 32 of
‘For All We Care; 50yrs 0f Social Service in Singapore, 1958-2008’

When Ron Chandran-Dudley became president of the Singapore Association for the Blind (SAB) in 1980, it was like a journey back home.

Way back in 1953 on a hot afternoon in April, the 19-year-old Ron made his way to the association.

On reaching, he was tasked to distribute food, clothing and toys to the blind. He became a “home visitor” and the first blind volunteer to help other blind people. A kick to the head during a rugby game in school had cost him his eyesight a year earlier.

He found that many of the blind were beggars, uneducated, ill, and destitute and asked himself: “Can we only offer the blind white canes, badges, food, clothing and medical care? Why can’t we give them back their dignity? What about training them to do something useful so they can give up begging and learn to be independent?”

It was a thought that would haunt him and led him to believe in the axiom that “to be disabled is not to be unable.”

Eventually, he left to study social anthropology at the London School of Economics and excelled. On his return, he devoted his time to starting the School for the Blind (SFB). Together with the war heroine Elizabeth Choy, the first principal of SFB, he sought out blind children in the villages to train them.

Shortly after, he became general secretary of the association. Before his time, sighted people ran the association. Many of the blind children who attended school learned few vocational skills and found it difficult to integrate into society.

As early as 1965, Ron proposed and helped kick off the integration of visually handicapped children from primary to tertiary education. He developed a system that enabled blind children to live at home, attend primary school at the association, and then integrate fully into the regular school system at the secondary level.

“Ron transformed the place,” said Patrick Sim Hak Kng, a former executive director. “He paved the way for the blind to become full participants in society as telephone operators, clerks, insurance agents, teachers and proficient computer users, unlike the older generation who remained illiterate and dependent.”

He has received numerous awards from here and abroad both for his work and advocacy for the rights of people with disabilities.

In August 2004, the UN presented him with a prestigious award – the first of its kind – for dedicated service in support of the UN programme concerning people with disabilities. His message is simple: people with disabilities are handicapped only by their environment.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.

.

.

GCE O Level Exams in 1 Year Instead of 4

.
To all who are NOT happy with their results --- remember that there will always be hope. And I do hope that this story below inspires you to greater heights.
.
Click on image to enlarge for easy reading...

.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
News, Thursday January 14, 2010 TODAY, Page 8
KAKI BUKIT PRISON SCHOOL
They prepared for the O levels in one year
Jeremy Koh (jeremykoh@mediacorp.com.sg)
Additional reporting by Lian Cheong and Lynda Hong

SINGAPORE — This school in Singapore is surrounded by chain-link fence topped with razor wire.

Unlike their mainstream counterparts, its students have no Internet access. And, while they sit for the same O level examinations, they do not have the luxury of a full four-year programme — they must get ready in just one year. So the results of the students of Kaki Bukit Prison School appear all the more remarkable.

They comprised 79 of the 107 O-level candidates who sat for the exams in prison last year. Overall, 87.7 per cent scored at least 3 O level passes, and 98.7 per cent passed at least one subject — outperforming the 87.9 per cent of private candidates across Singapore.

Over the last six years, the prison school has even produced 13 students who scored five A1s or more.

This year’s top student Mark, 22, fell short but still scored five distinctions: Three A1s and two A2s.

He said: “We had to cram everything, all the topics, within one year. And some of the topics were not taught by the teachers; We had to self-revise for the subjects. It was tougher because we didn’t have anyone to guide us along.”

Not long ago, such an achievement would have been unthinkable for the tanned, bespectacled youth. Having left school at age 16 after dismal results in his first O-level sitting, Mark drifted into gangs. At 19, he was jailed for armed robbery.

In secondary school, he recounted, “I mixed with bad company and was playful, I neglected my studies. When I saw all my friends entering polytechnic and JC, I was very disappointed with myself and decided I never wanted to study anymore.”

But in jail, he decided to try to forge for himself a better future. Mark is now awaiting release in March and intends to enrol in a polytechnic to pursue a diploma in leisure and resort management.

His classmates in the prison school are aged between 17 and 51. With some not having studied in over 10 years, it was difficult for them to recall what they had learnt before, said teacher Christine Tan.

“Their main difficulty would be that in mainstream schools, they have interesting ways of studying, like they go on the Internet, view videos. Here it’s more dry. It’s a challenge to bring across lessons given these restrictions.”

Better a ‘B’ student than ...

Some inmates drop out, for various reasons. Principal Samuel Sng said: “The prison school is, after all, still a prison, so the inmates need to go through a very tough regime. That, on top of academic stress, is not easy for them.”

The focus at the school is not on grades, but character development, the principal added.

We would rather have a grade B student who creates a path for himself after his release from prison, than have a distinction pupil coming back again. ~ Mr Samuel Sng, Kaki Bukit Prison School principal

Aaron, 31, who is in prison for the third time for drug-related offences, hopes this time to stay on the straight and narrow after his release next week.

The former bartender, who scored 3 A1s, 1 B3 and 1 C5, wants to further his studies at a polytechnic. “I’m excited but also anxious ... I’m afraid people will not accept me because I’m ex-convict.”
.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Morning Self-Affirmation

~ by PGA, 2009 Sep 07, 0851hrs

Good morning! We are going to have a wonderful day. We are going to defeat all your enemies with love. Nothing is gonna bring us down because love will prevail. The power of love is stronger than any evil test put to us. We will keep your eye on our heavenly goal; We will pray for our enemies so they too, can reach that same heavenly goal. The ticket to heaven is to carry our cross with love in our hearts. ~ by PGA, 2009 Sep 07, 0851hrs

Excercise Boot Camp

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Complete this Energy Boot Camp and you’ll find yourself more determined to stick to a weight-loss routine.

$350, 3x per week (Mon, Wed & Fri), 7am-8am
For enquiries and reservations, call 6431 5600
or email willowstream.enquiries@fairmont.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Energise Yourself At Boot Camp
TODAY Newspaper,
WEEkend LIVING, STYLE Section, Pg 22,
February 14 - 15, 2009,
By Pearlyn Tham



Complete this Energy Boot Camp and you’ll find yourself more determined to stick to a weight-loss routine.

THE rich and the famous have celebrity personal trainers to whip them into shape. For the rest of us, the next best thing is to enroll in Willow Stream Spa’s Energy Boot Camp.

What has a luxury spa at Fairmont Singapore to do with a hardcore boot camp? Trevor Studd, director of Willow Stream Spa, believes that taking part in the Energy Boot Camp will help you find the energy to grow and develop further.

Thankfully, that growing bit has nothing to do with your body weight. On the contrary, the Energy Boot Camp is a one month, 12-session exercise regimen that will grow your endurance threshold and motivate you in keeping to whatever weight-loss resolutions you may have made at the beginning of the year.

Pay $350 and get coached on a series of light exercises, agility drills and martial arts by Willow Stream Spa’s fitness trainers.

There’s a catch, though. You have to sign up for and complete all 12 sessions — which works out to less than $30 per session. Roping in a buddy and egging each other on may be a wise decision in this case.

And if you are usually still asleep at 8.30am, it’s time to shake up your sleep routine. That’s because these sessions take place from 7am to 8am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for four consecutive weeks.

But after the pain comes the pleasure. Willow Stream Spa non-members who finish the entire course of Energy Boot Camp will be rewarded with a 60-minute Relaxation massage worth more than $140.

And of course, you’ll also be amply rewarded with what Trevor describes as “increased stamina, heightened discipline and a great sense of achievement”.

For enquiries and reservations, call 6431 5600 or email willowstream.enquiries@fairmont.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~