A good friend of me who is a shrewd professional investor and also a board member of a major UK financial film, proposed to invest in the audio version of my book for an undisclosed portion of its profit. He recognized its potential particularly for people who prefer listening to reading and/or long-distance commuters. I […]
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Skin of an elephant?
Today I followed up with a few people that had expressed interest in purchasing my book at last Friday’s Christmas party. Some of them recalled it after a gentle reminder of the conversation but some failed to remember probably due to the intake of alcohol at the party (or other unknown reasons). Well, I am sure […]
The Frog Princess
Funny things ususally happen when they are least expected. Over a coffee with a few friends today, we had a controversial discussion of my hobby as a frog miniature collector. I said I had written three blogs recently on this subject. After coffee, I went the V&A museum in London to have some quiet moment alone and I spotted an unusal status. I […]
Christmas Sales!
Upon numerous requests at tonight’s Christmas party, I was persuaded to make a concession offering Christmas discount of my book! It will be offered at a reduced price of 6 pounds instead of 8 pounds which is a 25% discount of the original retail price during Christmas season.
Confession of a Frog Miniature Collector! – Part 3
Some people asked me how big my collection is. Well, I did not really count them, but I think it is in the vicinity of 100 items. Due to the limitation of living space in London, I took close to 20 stuff-animal frogs to Canada for my 2 lovely nieces last year. I am very glad that […]
Confession of a Frog Miniature Collector! – Part 2
I used to have 4 pet frogs! It was quite a long while back when I lived in New York. My colleague (back then) Tina gave me 4 tree frogs that she found in her swimming pool as my obsession of frog was evident in the office. I bought a small tank and kept them for the […]
Confession of a Frog Miniature Collector! – Part 1
Why is frog my favorite animal? First, frog is an amphibian which can live in water and on land. I am like a frog in the sense that I have 2 sides (I don’t mean right and left). I enjoy quiet hobbies such as music and reading. On the other hand, I like sports (more […]
Cut Your Loss
A friend of mine told me that he failed an exam that he was preparing for the past 6 months. Main Reason of failure? During the oral part of the exam, he answered one of the questions incorrectly due to carelessness. But the thought of “kicking himself” haunted him and lingered on throughout the entire […]