Jun 10, 2025
To achieve success, one must develop a strategic plan and adopt a winning mindset. This requires observation and preparation, along with the expectation of victory. ~ Alan Ian Atkinson, Writer, Author, Storyteller
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To achieve success, one must develop a strategic plan and adopt a winning mindset. This requires observation and preparation, along with the expectation of victory. ~ Alan Ian Atkinson, Writer, Author, Storyteller
A ROSE IS BUT A ROSE, UNLESS IT'S TATTOO-ED
The post describes the process of getting a minor tattoo touch-up. The author reflects on choosing a meaningful design for his next tattoo. He encounters the discomfort of the procedure and share details of the tattoo process. Despite the pain, the author
A touch up, a minor one at that; is supposed to be with minor pain. “It is only logical”, as Spock of Star Trek will say. Hah! I think this is an irritating pain. One thing led to another, and I began looking for another tattoo on the net. I was just going to see what was new. From one set to another to another, to other sites…the latest…the greatest…2024 small tattoos… for men……
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PHOTOS - GOOD MEMORIES
Birthdays have always been a "big thing" in our family. A thought just crossed my mind to set up a photo gallery event, showcasing the thousands of photographs. Photographs and pictures seem to rarely last three generations before they are forgotten.
Laura just celebrated her 22nd birthday, her first celebration back in Malaysia since 2019. It was a “big thing”. Future leaders of the community… of the nation… of the world. Laura (centre) with her friends in kindergarten. Birthdays have always been a “big thing” in our family as an acknowledgement that we have been blessed with a year gone by and blessed with great health and many, many more…
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Let's Go Shopping
..had lots of fun with our "MEET WITH ME SESSION" Jeannie shared her views on the beauty of batik Now, the ideaSketchpad 💡is overflowing with storylines, Laura will share her experience as a student athlete living away from home, adapting to a new lif
We had lots of fun with our “MEET WITH ME SESSION” gatherings last month, where our renowned Batik Influencer, Jeannie Ong; and me (Alan), from http://www.leatherpoato.com; met with so many wonderful friends and made, many, many more new friends, too. Jeannie shared her views on the beauty of batik, the colours, patterns and designs that create vibrance around it, batik for all occasions, be it…
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LAURA ATKINSON: In Search of the American Dream
I took the risk of flying to a different country, almost 10,000 miles away from my family, my friends, my home. I was raised hearing that America was the Land of Opportunity, that if I had the grit,. The American Dream - I'm still searching...
by LAURA ATKINSON For those of you who don’t know, I graduated from Millikin University with a degree in Entrepreneurship in December. I am an international student from Malaysia, on an OPT visa, available to start immediately, and will not require an H-1B visa sponsorship until next February. I have spent the last five months furiously applying for jobs in Illinois and so many other states in…
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PERFECT EVERY DAY
Perfect!
To the one who to me is perfect everyday, from our first date on January 19th, 1994. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, JEANNIE❤️ To the one that came into our lives on June 27th, 2001. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, LAURA❤️
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The Swim Athlete's Future
In the water, lap after lap after lap. 20 metre...50 metre lengths. ..the state athletes at that time started paying attention to her. A new kid on the block as competition. ..they take with them a way of discipline in doing things, a "never give up"...
Lap after lap. 3, 4, 5 kilometers a day in the pool. Day after day…week after week…month after month. At 9 years old, wanted to be world champion. Forgoing parties, events and other fun things. In the water, lap after lap after lap. 20 metre…50 metre lengths. School holidays and other holidays – the same. Personal times for her 50 metre and 100 metre pet events kept dropping… So did the times…
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The 15th Day
She is quite the artist, too; follows after her mother. Me? I can't draw two straight lines with a ruler. We had coffee at a kopitiam.
Chap Goh Mei which is today, is the last day of the Chinese Lunar Year celebrations or Chinese New Year. The day is celebrated similarly to the day before Chinese New Year, it is celebrated with much joy and festivity. This is the year of the Rabbit. The rabbit (兔) is the fourth in the twelve-year periodic sequence (cycle) of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese…
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