{"id":460,"date":"2017-01-29T11:58:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T03:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aldrictinker.com\/?p=460"},"modified":"2019-09-03T14:54:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T06:54:33","slug":"gong-xi-fa-cai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aldrictinker.com\/?p=460","title":{"rendered":"Gong Xi Fa Cai!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fire Rooster soars in as the Year of the Fire Monkey left us with a bang! Yes, roosters do not fly; some dub the Fire Rooster as the Phoenix &#8211; which can fly. :-p<\/p>\n<p>Just as the year ended, I was in Singapore for a business meeting. I have to say I am amazed by how much travelling I encountered in the last lunar year: Jakarta (work), Kota Kinabalu (work), Krabi (annual vacation), Ipoh (first road trip), and Singapore (work). More importantly, I never thought I&#8217;d be in Business Class &#8211; Kota Kinabalu (Malindo Air) &amp; Singapore (Singapore Airlines)! Excuse my\u00a0<em>sakai<\/em>-ness. I usually travel in economy or on budget airlines.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BPryV7agNEB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homebound. #WorkVisit #Singapore2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Aldric Tinker Toyad (@a.tinkertoyad) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-01-25T10:34:24+00:00\">Jan 25, 2017 at 2:34am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the analogy goes, never underestimate the undercurrents below the calm surface. 2017 and the Year of the Fire Rooster have a lot in store. Our managing director cautioned us last year that we are\u00a0gearing ourselves for the Olympics. The bars are being pushed higher.\u00a0As one also responsible for both business development, I look forward to find ways to create more opportunities and understanding of how we help prospects achieve their goals. Equally important is my portfolio for project delivery: ensuring that clients and partners are not just satisfied by our delivery, but can use them to improve communications, strategy, and &#8211; possibly &#8211; operations.<\/p>\n<p>On a more personal front, I am also pushing myself this year to meet my career goals I set for myself. Besides that, I am also preparing for a location independent lifestyle with that special someone who I&#8217;d like to share my happiness with, and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve that aim, I&#8217;m restarting an old passion: writing and blogging. I&#8217;m learning new technical skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Social media marketing: Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram et al.<\/li>\n<li>Social listening<\/li>\n<li>Thought leadership event management<\/li>\n<li>Video and audio editing for Udemy &amp; YouTube<\/li>\n<li>Open Data and data analytics<\/li>\n<li>Blogging<\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn marketing<\/li>\n<li>Copywriting<\/li>\n<li>Script writing<\/li>\n<li>Public relations writing<\/li>\n<li>Dropshipping the Anton Kraly method:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropshiplifestyle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.dropshiplifestyle.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to my BaZi, I&#8217;m in my 3rd luck pillar: <strong>Xin Metal + Ox<\/strong>. The Ox, with the Goat, is my &#8216;Noble People Star&#8217; or\u00a0\u8d35\u4eba. I&#8217;ll let Dato&#8217; Joey Yap explain the function of the star:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdatojoeyyap%2Fvideos%2F10154225268324843%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Every 10 years, the luck pillar changes, i.e. when I turn 38 (Gregorian). Time is really running out for me. To help you understand why I need to rush, let me put it this way: For some, their Noblemen star appears in their first luck pillar &#8211; suggesting noble or well off birth.<\/p>\n<p>Also, this year I am also looking inside: I&#8217;m glad to found happiness in many things that I do. I would like to share that happiness with someone; and hopefully that special someone would share their happiness with me. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>Allow me to end this entry by saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>May the Fire Rooster herald in plenty of opportunities and possibilities to you and your loved one; may you find health, wealth, love, passion, and connection with yours. Gong Xi Fa Cai. Xin Nien Kuai Le! Huat ah!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fire Rooster soars in as the Year of the Fire Monkey left us with a bang! Yes, roosters do not fly; some dub the Fire Rooster as the Phoenix &#8211; which can fly. :-p Just as the year ended, I was in Singapore for a business meeting. 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