::1994:: Penang, Malaysia
::1995:: Genting Highlands, Malaysia
::1997:: Cruise to Phuket, Thailand
::1999:: Bangkok, Thailand with history coursemates
::1999:: Gold Coast, Australia
::2002:: Hongkong + Shenzhen, China
::2003:: Taiwan
::2005:: Desaru, Malaysia
::2005:: Hainan Island, China
::2006:: Tioman Island, Malaysia
::2006:: Guang Zhou, China
::2007:: Batam, Indonesia
::2007:: Australia trip with uni friends
::2007:: Bangkok + Pattaya, Thailand
::2007-8:: Xiamen + Wu Yi Shan + Chao Zhou, China
::2008:: Cameron + Genting Highlands, Malaysia
::2008:: Tokyo + Mt Fuji + Kyoto + Osaka, Japan
::2008:: Hongkong
::2008:: Macau
::2009:: Macau + Hongkong
::2009:: Bintan, Indonesia
::2009:: Sydney + Melbourne + Canberra, Australia
::2009:: Bali, Indonesia
(.+. My Favourites .+.)
The 4Cs and 1K
::Chocolates::
::Cheese::
::Chicken::
::Coca cola::
::KFC::
::Green tea::
::Karaoke::
::Travel::
(.+. My wishlist .+.)
::Good health::
::Get a JOB::
::Have a sense of direction::
::Say "bye-bye" to headaches and migraines::
::A driving license::
::An external hard disk::
::A document bag to look professional::
::A scholarship::
::Romantic getaway with special someone::
::Go Japan with mum and sis::
::Explore Australia again::
::Have to time to knit::
::A baking oven::
::A cute doggie::
::A trip to Hokkaido with darling::
::Submit my 1st academic paper::
::Pass my oral PhD confirmation exam::
::Pass my thesis defence::
::Getting my house keys::
::Design and renovation of home::
::Bridal Shoot::
::Wedding Ceremony::
::Wedding Luncheon/Dinner::
...+*Currently playing*+...
"No one" by Alicia Keys
Her singing voice is so colourful 'n' rich~*
Saturday, December 01, 2007
~*~ Anyone wants to be an entrepreneur? ~*~
Took bus 179 to school early in the morning today despite it being a Saturday (=rest day). Watched LifeStory on Nanz Chong-Komo. I remembered going to One99 stores to hunt for cheap and good quality stuff and for the toppings for baked rice with my secondary school friends. There used to be many outlets in Singapore but all of the sudden, the stores were gone due to SARS and business being in huge debts in 2003.
Here is her personal website: http://nanzchongkomo.com/ Woman entrepreneurs wanna-be, you may wish to consider reading her book titled "One Business 99 Lessons". I am thinking of getting this book to read to broaden my horizons and learn a bit on setting up a biz. Wahaha~ She was named the Woman Entrepreneur for the Year 2000. Don't pray pray ah...
She opened her first One.99 shop in The Heeren on Orchard Road in 1997 and, in seven years, grew it into a chain of 14 stores selling a whole range of merchandise at the flat price of $1.99.
At the height of its success in 2001, turnover hit $14 million. Then Sars hit. Business halved, and in April 2003, when it owed $3 million to her bank and other creditors, she closed the business. The Woman Entrepreneur of The Year 2000 was declared a bankrupt five months later.
'I used to be a model and businesswoman, but being a writer is the last thing I thought I'd be,' she says. 'Let's face it, nobody's going to buy the book because I'm a writer. It's my experience running and then losing a business that people will find interesting, and I want to share that.'
[*-Bubu leaves a print of thoughts 'n' feelings-*] | 9:48 AM
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