Quick intro. Let’s close the year right and let’s get started. Clean up your space  Clean your place and collect the things that you never use for the year and the things that have seen better days. Sell, donate or throw it away those items. In short, let it go. Its such a breath of fresh air to be totally free from stuffs....

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Last week, me and my family went to Miyajima. It's s a small island less than an hour outside the city of Hiroshima. It is most famous for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan's three best views. We spend a day on the island and I thought I would share with...

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I’m behind my normal blogging post, but I’m catching the wagon. Let me share with you my four favorites, a book, an app, an organizational tool and an internet find. Let’s get started. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert This book belongs to my re-readable book list - list of books that I’ll read again for reference and inspiration. If you wanted to awaken...

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Financial literacy is not taught in school. I graduated college without anyone teaching me about budget, getting rid of debt, savings and investing. That’s why whenever I have an opportunity to educate myself about personal finance, I’m sure to be there. Seminars, lectures, books, videos, even pamphlets, I’ll grab it. In fact, my first financial lesson came from a Citibank flyer. Since then,...

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Have you heard people saying, “I decided to do this because this is what God told me”, and wonder how these people hear from God? One of my life groupmates asked this and I thought this is a valid question. Who knows, people are saying this just to justify their decisions or appear spiritual. So today, I thought I would share with you...

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I'm pretty much an optimistic person. But there are still times when no matter how I try to motivate myself, I'm still overwhelmed with negative emotions such as worries, doubts and feeling of failure. Finally, I understand where all these negative emotions are coming from, what’s its purpose and how to handle it. First, understand that thinking negatively is actually a human nature....

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1. It’s not what you do once that shapes your life. It’s what you do consistently. It’s weird how each day seems to be the same but when you look back, so much things have changed. That proves to show that we are being shaped by what we do consistently. Our habits shaped us, so we better choose our habits.  2. Your brain...

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From time to time, take a seat back Feel life. Feel the time passing by. Watch your life and see what’s up. I don’t want to go with the flow I don’t want to be toss by the wind. I’m all about calculated risk, intentional move and purposeful living. Seat back and have a careful look at your life Dream. Imagine and take...

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Time flies and now we’re half way through 2017. Being the goal-oriented person that I am, I’ve check in with my new year’s goal to see what’s up. I’m happy to see progress to almost of all aspect, including our financial goals. This inspires me to share with you our strategy and what I consider steps to financial freedom. I have read tons...

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Find us in the screen mamdatory selfie with the Glico Man Takoyaki ofcourse can't ignore Pablo the road that leads to the best Osaka Okonomiyaki Osaka Okonomiyaki. It's yum but I prefer Hiroshima Okonomiyaki Tempozan Ferris Wheel That's a wrap! ...

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