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Dozing Off During Free Forex Seminar


I have already conducted the technical training on Monday so I can say that I’m free now and would have the time to do some other things that I like to do.

I received an email last week from a subscriber site pertaining to forex and option trading. It was an invitation for the subscribers to attend a free seminar which would be held on 24 Feb (which is today). Since the seminar is free, I don’t see it will cost me anything by signing up so I just filled up the form and sent it.

I set the alarm in my handphone to remind me of the appointment. It then rang at 5:30pm to alert me so I settled my work and knocked off on the dot this evening. Then, I drove off to the destination.

I went to a food court to have my dinner but I didn’t order my favourite coffee as I felt that my stomach might be too full after drinking the hot soup. But it really felt good to drink hot stuff on a raining day.

After I had taken my dinner, I went to the washroom to wash my face in case I fall sleep during the seminar especially after a hard day on the job.

Then, I took a lift and went up to the registeration counter to collect my freebies. I got a metallic pen, a casual backpack bag and some bronchures as free gifts. Then, I went in to the auditorium and chose a seat at the third row so that I can see the screen clearer.

The seminar didn’t start at 7pm sharp but I think this is quite normal especially on a raining day. The speaker was late by 20 minutes as he was caught in the rain. But I don’t think anybody would mind that since it was a free seminar.

The speaker got settle down and started his presentation on forex immediately. I can tell that this guy is an experienced speaker since he managed to start his speech immediately although he was rushing his way to the auditorium earlier on.

But I found that his presentation was quite boring and I was dozing off shortly. I regretted that I didn’t order strong coffee when I was having my dinner.

So, I must really remind myself to drink coffee before attending any evening seminar next time. Otherwise, I will be falling asleep easily while listening to the monotonous talk.

My Activities For The First Week Of February


It had been quite a busy week for me this week after office hours and during my rest days. I was not busy at work so I would have the time to attend seminars after work.

I attended two seminars this week at AKLTG on Wednesday and Thursday. One of seminars was prepared for graduates of the Wealth Academy program and the topic was to teach us on how to invest in real estate. The business workshop was really an eye-opener for me as I always wanted to learn something about real estate. It was a knowledge-packed workshop.

Then, I also attended a semimar preview on personal developement on Thursday. The title of the preview was called “Patterns of Excellence“. Again, this was also a great and entertaining seminar. I learnt that you have to break away the habit or pattern of doing something that hinders you from moving forward in order to get a breakthrough in life.

Next, I joined my friend to go for a walk at the national park at Changi area on Friday. We walked almost everywhere to enjoy the nature, smell the sea and exchange our thoughts. We found a place for us to rest and chit chat when we were feeling tired. Then, we went to a nearby foodcourt to have our lunch. It was indeed a very fun and enjoyable outing.

My family and I went to a shark fin restaurant on Sunday. I think I will elaborate it further in my upcoming post as I have taken a few pictures during the meal. Stay Tuned. 

Internet Marketing Seminars – To Find Out What Is Hot And What Is Not In the Internet World


I attended an Internet marketing seminar this afternoon. The title of the seminar is called Internet Wealth Builder. I came to know about this Internet seminar via an advertisement appeared in the Straits Times on Thursday. 

Since Friday is my off day and I have the time so I chose to spend my afternoon attending the Internet seminar at the International Plaza. I just wanted to find out what the speaker had to say about Internet marketing or online business venture. 

I had attended a few seminars this year and most of these seminars were Internet related. Those Internet seminars that I had attended are Stuart Tan’s Internet Marketing Academy, Alvin Phang’s Internet Business Formula Workshop, Fabian Lim’s Adwords Empire and Douglas Ng’s Internet Wealth Builder.

I have been seeing advertisement popping up in the newspapers promoting Internet wealth and earning residual income online in recent years. Many local and foreign Internet marketers are telling people how easy it is to make money online. 

Most if not all of the Internet marketers are claiming that they are millionaires and they can teach people how to make a lot of money using the Internet. It just sounds too easy and too good to be true to earn millions of dollars online. If it were really so easy, everybody would be millionaires and there won’t be so many poor people in this world, right? 🙂

Anyway, I will usually find time to attend the Internet seminar although I’m skeptical about this kind of Internet bootcamp can teach people how to make money and become wealthy. The intend of attending seminars, such as Internet or personal development, is to find out what is hot and what is not in the market. 

I think it is no harm learning new things and exploring into the Internet marketing world. I take it as an opportunity to meet more people, to know the market trend and to get more exposure by attending seminars.