Asian Tiger

This Sunday (13th May) marks the day where the whole world celebrates Mothers’ Day. Many of you will be scratching your head, thinking which gift bests present to your mummy. Would those present mimic those you gave last year? Is it going to be a bouquet of flowers? Or will it be a box of chocolates? A present with a Happy Mother’s Day greeting card, maybe?

If the above is going to hit you squarely, I’m in the same boat as you are. Even though Mother’s Day is just once a year, thinking of an appropriate gift for dear mummy who sacrificed much bringing us up is very very challenging. Maybe I’ll do something unorthodox this year. Maybe I’ll buy her a Mercedes Benz or maybe I’ll buy a nation and make her Queen and ultimate Ruler. Or maybe I’ll demonstrate my artistic side by writing mummy a poem and draw her a portrait.

But no matter what I do, no matter how hard I try, no matter how expensive the gifts are, nothing, absolutely nothing can compare to mummy’s sacrifices, dedication, commitment and love that she has been given me. So strong is mummy’s love for me; that even though I have aged and a family of my own, I’ll always be her little baby.

Mummy, I love you and I treasure you. Happy Mother’s Day!!

While having dinner yesterday, I bumped into one of my ex-colleague whom I have not met for the last 7 years.  We lost contact after the left the corporation and I had no idea where he went to or what he was doing.  We caught up last night and had some time to check on each other’s progress.  While I had moved up slightly, he on the other hand has become a successful business man.  Good for him and I wished him continued success in his ventures.

Before plonking myself into bed, I had a lengthy chat with my wife and I came to the conclusion that in order to be successful in life, one has to move out from one’s comfort zone.  I’m not the bravest risk taker around and I don’t even gamble as I know that I’m a sore loser.  Stucked in my little corporte cocoon, I felt safe.  I had my monthly paycheck which is enough to sustain my mortgage and auto loan.  I had a roof over my family’s head and I had enough for a decent living.  I am comfortable.

My ex-colleague on the other hand, left his comfortable finance-related job to start up his business in tourism.  He bought a franchise from one of the largest tourism company and started off in a small town. He related to me how tough it was, how sleepless nights bothered him, how cashflow was a nightmare, how he worries about fraud and how he succeeded in overcoming those difficult years.  Today, he owns multiple tour companies in the capital city and even owned a hotel located right smack in a historical city.

A few ingredients for success that I’ve learned from him; uncomfortable zone, love in doing the business, persistency, stamina, lots of smart planning, debt free and an understanding and loving family.

So, you would like to sort your Wordpress categories in alphabetical order, don’t you? Some Wordpress themes that you load comes with categories that are sort in the order they are created. In order to change them to alphabetical order, you don’t need any plugins but a simple tweak at the codes. I promise you that it will be simple. Follow the instructions below:

1. Click on your File Manager in your web host’s CPanel.
2. Click on public_html
3. Click on wp-content (if you have a folder for your blog, click that first and then wp-content)
4. Click on themes
5. Click on the folder that consist your theme’s name
6. Click on the file called sidebar.php
7. On the right hand side of your CPanel, you can now see several new options. Click on the link that says Edit File
8. Locate the codes wp_list_cats(’sort_column=id’) (codes could be longer, so look closely)
9. All you got to do now is change it to wp_list_cats(’sort_column=name’)
10. Click the Save button

That’s it, in 10 easy steps. Reload your blog and press F5 to refresh it if necessary.