I realize that this life is a shared experience and I am thankful for the experiences that YOU (my friends, family and adversaries) have shared with me. So to thank you for sharing your life with me, here is a short poem dedicated to YOU.

My Friends,

We may have just met on a train,
we may have known each other so long;

we may have jumped into the sea,
we may have scaled walls and trees;

we may have had coffee or tea,
we may have had food to die for;

we may have talked over drinks,
We may have walked in the rain;

we may have cheered for a team,
we may have filmed a scene;

we may have negotiated deals,
we may have inspired dreams ;

we have have written words of love,
we may have pondered the meaning of life;

we may have failed miserably,
we may have done impossible things;

we may have had terrible dates,
we may have had romantic nights;

we may have had magical moments,
we may have caused the other shame;

we may have longed to be together,
we may have avoided each other;

we may have hurt each other,
we may have shared a tear or two;

we may have made love,
we may have kissed;

we may have marveled at it all,
we may have parted before it is time;

no matter where, when or how we met,
You are now a part of me;

I thank You with all my heart,
for what we shared has made me whole.

Love me
Show interest
In me

Look
At me

I am
Beautiful

I long
For love

But I am
Satisfied
with sex

Love me
Look at me

The chief perpetrator was auteur extraordinaire Mr. Gerald JC Crump along with his highly talented crew from NYU Tish Asia School of Arts. Providing the exotic transportation was Luxe Cars with Mr Chris at the wheels of those hot blooded monsters.

Sup clothing provided the clothing for the cast and True Crew lent a hand with the beautiful dancers, while Ms. Gilani choreographed the dance sequences.

We have so many people to thank but here is a short list. Seth Paradox, Marttise Hill, Han West, Kyle Hasket, Jordan, Matthew Boyer, Hassan from Pic Cell, Jason from Indochine, Dawn Jay, Kwizyne, Zushan, Merah, Taofik, Mimi San, Rino, Donnovan, Billy Yuen, Kris Fang, Rebecca Chen,Wendy and so many more. I will add to the list as time goes on.

Thank you so much for the support and love. Here is the video.

Today is a nightmare in broad daylight
Tomorrow but a speck in the dark storm clouds

Yet here I stand, facing my storm
Frozen with fear, down to the last bone

I face you my fear, I embrace you in full
Make me whole, complete my pain

May your storms and nightmares do their best
May I be crushed by their infinite weight

But I will not yield, and never will stop
I will not lay my heart at your feet

In this place, so empty of life
I will grow, flourish and fly

Bring on the pain, nightmares and storms
I am waiting, what are you waiting for?

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
for my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance,
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance,
My head is bloodied, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll.
I am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul.

William Earnest Henley

It is amazing how words come to your rescue, do you have any to share?

Having consulted with a number of clients over the past three years, one of the biggest battles I have had to handle is the ‘I want to auto play music on my page’ syndrome.

You would expect creatives and artists to want this, but I have had to convince even boring business men to restrain from this mistake.

People hate not being in control, imagine a user checking out your website from work and suddenly music blares out from the computer which makes everybody including the boss take notice of the user’s extra curricular activities. Think it is funny? I am sure your user wont appreciate that.

If you really want to have music, it will be wise to do the following.

• DO NOT auto play, give the user an option to switch on the noise.
• DO NOT host the audio on your server, use a CDN (Content Delivery Network). You do want people to be able to load your website right? Plus it is cheaper to stream data via a CDN.
• Please provide a volume control, don’t make the user frantically try to adjust volume, make it easy.

Remember, flashy blingy websites are cool. But there is a fine line between cool and irritating.

1. Skip the noise -
   News, negative people and negative influences.
   
2. Build relationships –
   Don’t be a commodity, be an real human asset.
   
3. Get prepared -
   It is the difference between success and disaster.
   
4. Stand out -
   If you plan to succeed, you better dare to do this. Don’t be mediocre.
   
5. Know a ‘little more’ than the rest -
   You will be surprised how far this takes you.
   
6. Don’t do business as usual -
   Treat everyday as a new challenge rather than ‘just another day before Friday’
   
7. Stay focused on today and move forward – Today is where the action takes place, focused todays lead to successful tomorrows
   

Maybe you already know this but it is good to recap from time to time.

Please note that the images belong to their respective owners. If you find you find your image here and want to remove it from the site just drop me a line.

I am a victim of this disaster of my own making, I have not developed that skill well enough over the course of the last 25 years. I am still focused on what I want and not on what the other person wants. Granted that all of us human beings are naturally selfish, but understanding others might give us the impetus to make lesser catastrophic decisions during our lives.

Conquering my fear of understanding and creating an ability to willingly listen to others will be a big mountain for me to climb.