Reading Sparklette Veron’s post on our Childhood Memories, reminds me of an incident in my youth.

Remember those little Nintendo LCD games like Donkey Kong or Parachute? Well, i had a friend in Primary School called Ming Ming. He had one of those games. He was our favourite “rich-kid” in the class. He was the “have it all” and “know it all”. He was the first to have his own Computer at home (computers were expensive those days).

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As promised, here’s an analysis of why and how i sold my 2nd company in 2006.

Business Lesson: Price Correctly - charge them the perceived value of your products & services.

Although I am proud to say i didn’t have to prospect (ie. make cold calls) for a single day in the 2 years i was running eNeighbourhoodStore, but having friends as clients is a double edged sword. On the one hand, they are a reliable source of business leads and referrals. On the other hand, they won’t hesitate to ask for”friendship prices”.

“Friendship prices” means i charge very close to cost and oftentimes lower than my competitors. I wanted to give my clients / friends the best service possible; i aim to please. I wasn’t detached enough from the deal to charge based on the perceived value of my product and services.

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My family had a really cute term for “going on a road trip”. My Dad calls it “sek fong” - literally “eating wind” in Cantonese.

Once, i took it literally and opened my mouth really wide, attempting to eat all the air rushing thru the open window. Hee hee… ended up with really parched lips.

Note: This post is part of a series of recycled posts from my old Blog. They are primarily about my childhood and adolescence times. 11 Parts in all. Enjoy!

It seems like everything’s going online! Even desktop publishing tools and 3D rendering tools! A new web service called CreationOnTheFly.com has created a suite of online tools that could rival the likes of PhotoShop and 3DS Max!

Just check out this video!

When we were younger, my kid brother just worships me. Just 4 years younger than me, he thinks that i’m a genius and i know everything. I have a tendency to answer everyone’s questions. Its just boosts my self-confidence.

Once, we went to the airport to fetch an uncle who had come to Singapore for a visit. We took our cousin’s car. We were really thrilled. Although i don’t know my uncle very well, its just fun to go on trips.

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