None of us wish for problems, of course, but we all know that inevitebly we all must face problems in our lives.

When problem comes, one thing that I do is to be grateful. Grateful to know that I have given chance to grow and be a better person. We should be grateful too, knowing that we are gaining coping skills that will help us in the future.

I've learned a lot from the most difficult times in my life, and I am a stronger person as a result.

"I ask not for a lighter burden but for a broader shoulders"

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I’m especially happy when I know that a few of my friends were also being nominated together with me for this award. I’m grateful to have them as my friends and I’m flattered to be nominated together with these outstanding women, many of whom have inspired me in my own journey.

I’m very fortunate to have won some other awards in the past, most of them to honor successful entrepreneurs. But, I feel extremely blessed to even be nominated for this award, because it honors me as a woman, something that I feel especially proud and grateful to be.

The Great Women of Our Time Award is a wonderful concept. While there are many other awards that recognize successful women, this special award honor outstanding women who are making significant contributions to society.
 

The panel of judges include: Member of Parliament, Denise Phua, Social Entrepreneur and past winner of the Great Women Of Our Time Awards Norma Sit, and editor-in-chief, The Singapore Women’s Weekly, Tara Barker.

And the best part is …

                      You can be part of this prestigious event too !

In the latest Women's Weekly (September Issue), you'll see this whole page advertisement, stated on how you can start to vote for the women who have inspired you … and stand to win prizes :)

Vote for the women who inspire you and hey, you might win yourself some lovely prizes over SGD1,778!
One lucky winner will win an exclusive prize, comprising:

 -  Dr. Brandy hamper worth SGD500.00
 -  Award-winning J’s Kérastase Hair & Scalp Ritual & Gemstone Massage worth SGD308.00
 -  Jacob’s Creek hamper worth SGD500.00
 -  Poh Heng diamond pendant with chain worth SGD470.00

HOW TO VOTE ?
SMS to 79797: SWW09G*Code*Name*NRIC*Address*Email.
(Example: SWW09G*Code03*JanTan*S1234567A*Blk123 #01-15 ABC St S807123*jane@hotmail.com)

–>  You may vote as many times for as many nominees as you wish
–>  Readers’ votes plus the judges’ decisions will be used to decide the final six category winners
–>  The nominee with the most SMS votes from readers will win the Most Inspiring Award

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This impromptu video interview is done for all the Miss Universe 2010 Finalist. And I've listed down some of our fellow ASIAN Contestants. Here it is …

From Indonesia 

From Singapore

From Thailand

From Japan

From Korea

From China

Although the way their answer the question might not be perfect, but I still salute them for still being able to represent their country at the Miss Universe 2010. It's definitely not easy to be interviewed with such impromptu questions like that, especially knowing that for some of them, English is not their everyday language.

So for that I've decided to comment for every good thing that I saw in them.

Here's what I like the best:

Miss Indonesia: Love the way you imitate the sound effect. You are very creative and animated. Hahaha ..

Miss Singapore: Smart answer and no singlish

Miss Thailand: Best gift received so far? "Miss Thailand Universe". Great Answer!

Miss Japan: Wow! you really speak very well. Confident, Elegant, and yet still Friendly.

Miss Korea: Love your answer about your worst date. It's so funny And you are really beautiful.

Miss China: So young!  you are only 19 and yet you already went so far. Can see that you really like to smile a lot.

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But do you really know WHY you want to be successful

Well, if you don't have a firm YES to answer my 2nd questions, then I suggest that you really take a moment to really think about it.

 WHY you must be successful? 

Start with WHY !  

Because like it or not, but only when you know exactly why, then you’ll eventually will find the answer to how.

Let me give you this analogy

Imagine I have a suitcase for you. In that suitcase there is $1 million in cash. The suitcase is placed in a building that is about an hour’s drive from where you are now.

Here is the deal: All you have to do is get to this building in the next two hours. If you get there before the end of the two hours, I will hand you the suitcase, and you will be a million dollars richer.

There is one catch, however. If you are even one second late, our deal is off, and you will not get a any single cents at all. No exceptions!

So with that in mind, what time would you like to leave? Most people would respond to that scenario by saying that they would leave right now. Wouldn’t you?

So off you go. You jump into your car and start driving for the building. On the way there you are excited and are already starting to plan how you are going to spend your million dollars. Then, suddenly, the traffic comes to a complete stop. You turn on the radio and find that there has been a series of freak accidents between you and the building and there is no way to get there! 

Now what would you do? Would you give up and go back home? Or would you get out of your car and walk, run, hire a helicopter, or find some other way of getting to the building on time?

I’m sure you won’t just give up easily right?

Now let’s suppose for a minute that you are driving to an appointment at your dentist’s office. The traffic again comes to a stop. Amazingly, there have been freak accidents between you and your dentist’s office. What would you do then? Probably give up, go home and reschedule!

What is the difference between these two situations? It all comes down to why. If the why is big enough; the how is usually not a problem.

I am the real living example to that statement. How I was able to turn my self from a girl who used to survive with just $10/week to a millionaire entrepreneur today, simply by me started with WHY.

(Click on the link to read more)

Truly motivated people are able to identify and tap into the power of a compelling why in everything they do.

     Start with WHY today !     

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That’s the message that  I always preach every time I get a chance to conduct a talk for aspiring entrepreneurs, students, and also the public. And that is something that I truly believe.

10 years ago I did 1 thing that makes me who I am today. When I celebrated my 20^th birthday, I made a birthday resolution, that in 10 years time (before I celebrated my 30^th Birthday), I want to be able to achieve my financial freedom, I want to be a millionaire. At that time I have totally have no idea on how am I going to achieve that, but believe it or not, I eventually still did it.

So this year, since I’m going to celebrate my 30^th birthday, a lot of people asked me whether am I going to make another 10 year resolution?

And my answer is:  OF COURSE !!! 

Actually I’ve been thinking about it since last year. I believe that whatever your mind can conceive, it can achieve. Your thoughts will become things. So I must be very careful with what I really want, for it can really become a reality.  After much reflections and thoughts, I’ve finally concluded what I want for the next 10 years.

I’ve shared this to a few people on my 30^th Birthday in May, but today I’m going to share it to all of you here in my blog.

So, here it is …

I’m so blessed and fortunate that I’ve managed to overcome many difficulties in my life, and currently living the life that I could never imagine it will be possible.  And I really hope that my life story and all the things that I’m doing right now will serve as an inspiration for others (especially women), knowing that if an average women like me can really live my dreams, so can they.

I don’t know exactly how am I going to achieve that resolution, but I definitely have a few plans in mind, and I believe that I will eventually achieve it, just like what happened 10 years ago.

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Yup.. that's me !! hahaha.. cute right?

I simply love to smile, love to laugh, and love to take good picture

And I'm very fortunate that eventhough most people know me as 'Merry the Millionaire Entrepreneur', or 'Merry the Trainer'. or 'Merry the Best-Selling Author',  I can also do a little bit of Modelling.

Since 2 years ago, I was already doing some photoshoot for some brands, fashion label, and also magazine.

Here are some of the photos

Few months ago, I was even more happy when I know that I'll be doing photoshoot for one of my favorite make up label: Estee Lauder. I was doing the promotion for their new range of Blusher.

You probably recognize this article/advertisement.

It was published almost in all Singapore Women's Magazine such as Her World, Simply Her, Female and Nu You (June edition)

Last month, Estee Lauder organized its private annual event at Paragon Shopping Centre. I was involved to and did the catwalk for them. It was definitely a fun experience, especially I got to meet with some of my fellow Female 50 Gorgeous People again.

Here are some photos taken from the event

Click here for more details about what happened during the event

http://www.herworld.com/esteelauder/events.php

Looking forward for my up and coming photoshoots and events !

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With a simple click on the mouse (or your iphone), you can buy anything from clothes, make-up, shoes to jewelry, food and the latest prada bag, all from the comforts of your home.

However, some traditional shoppers would complain that such an impersonal, one-way form of exchange takes away half the fun in their shopping. If you are one of those who prefer to have that personal touch when you indulge in your favourite shopping, you might find the solution in a blog shop.

A blog shop is where sellers put up pictures and descriptions of their merchandise on a web log and buyers make their purchase by leaving comments on the webpage itself or via emails. The seller will then email the potential customer before money is transferred and the desired item is sent to the buyer’s very doorstep.

Sounds complicated? Not to young fashionistas nowadays who are well-versed in technology and incredibly resourceful in seeking for the best bargains and latest fashion online. And this trend is in part, the result of the hard work of three ambitious and determined young girls, who not only like shopping, but are creative, bold and far-sighted enough to also make it their career.

Two sisters, Viola and Velda, as well as their good friend, Rachel started BonitoChico three years ago and have within this short time span, made it one of the most well-known blog shops in Singapore.

About end of last year, I actually got a chance to interview them both Viola and Velda. They are both very pretty and talented young lady.

Considered as one of the pioneers in the blog shop business, BonitoChico is Velda’s brainchild, initially used as an outlet to sell the girls’ pre-loved clothes. To their surprise, they had received more replies than expected and soon, the livejournal account started gathering its own strong band of followers.

Today, the girls’ creativity and willingness to take risks have finally paid off. BonitoChico has been awarded the Best Blog Shop 2009 by Nuffnang and on average, receives 15,000 to 20,000 views per day. On launch days where new collections are put up, 30,000 to 50,000 loyal fans would camp by their computers, flog to the site right on time of the launch, and play fastest-fingers-first to snatch the lovely and affordable apparels on sale.

Even with the intense competition posed by many other emerging blog shops, BonitoChico remains steadfast in its position as one of the most popular blog shops in Singapore. The secret to its success lies in how the girls consistently put in effort to maintain and improve their site to provide the best shopping experience for their customers. Collections of apparels on BonitoChico are updated frequently and a strong credibility is established when accurate measurements, clear photos and descriptions of the clothes, as well as prompt replies to enquiries are provided.

BonitoChico’s self-manufactured, original designs; friendly and efficient customer service; reasonable prices and pretty models are also some of the many reasons why BonitoChico continues to top the list of bookmarked sites for thousands of fashion-loving girls in Singapore.

Also, unlike an ordinary online store, BonitoChico allows more interactions between the girls and the buyer. People who are interested in the items can post comments and enquiries before making a decision. Often, they can also take a sneak peek into the blog shop owners’ personal life, via the URL of their personal blogs included in the BonitoChico’s website.

This inevitably closes up the gap between the girls and their customers. Instead of being merely a channel for a cold, faceless transaction, BonitoChico has built a connection between them, and made online shopping much more fun and interesting.

A short tour through the personal blogs of Viola, Velda and Rachel would easily reveal to their readers how friendly, fashionable and fun-loving they are. Furnished with pretty photos of their overseas trips, shopping “loots”, friends’ gatherings, fashion shows, their blogs make an interesting read and are no doubt a source of the latest fashion tips and inspiration for many girls.

If you are an aspiring entrepreneur, and are interested in making your passion or hobby your career, the way these girls have done, Velda and Viola have the following success formula to share with you: Be original, be yourself and not be afraid to follow your passion.

To get more ideas or to simply indulge in some good old shopping, check out bonitochico.livejournal.com, and if you have any enquiries, you can always approach the friendly ladies through their email addresses stated on the website.

Listen to my audio interview with them

(simply click the picture below)

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Last week was a super busy week, ever since I came back from Spain last Monday, I only slept very little hours because straight after that I have to conduct a few major events, i.e. My Core Team Retreat and also MRO Mid Year Goal Setting.

Plus in between I had to conduct Women Extraordinaire Workshop too.

Glad that all those events have been done successfully.

I then had my weekend for me to re-charge and spend time with my family.

Bought this T-Shirt for fun from Spain, and get a chance to wear it during weekend

Cute rite ?? hahaha..

Last but not least, here's a photo of us today, after Sunday Mass Service

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And now you can see him everyday hosting his show/segment at Razor TV, an online television service that broadcasts live from Singapore Press Holding’s (SPH) Multimedia Centre.

Yup… he is none other than       BRYAN DE SILVA.

Few months ago, I had a privilege to have him to be my special guest at the Merry Riana Show.

Bryan is such a friendly and down to earth person. During the interview, he shared about his passion in journalism, his experiences being in the media industry, and of course some very useful tips on how to be a good TV presenter.

I really learned a lot from his sharing  

Those of you who aspire to be like him one day, you must definitely watch the complete episode here.

PART 1/4 

 PART 2/4

PART 3/4 

PART 4/4 

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Here's a golden moments of ours

Then we went to see Penguins…

Nice?? hahaha.. actually that's just the photo..

The real one is this…

FInally, Last photoshoot for the day

For the past 12 years staying in Singapore, I have never been to Jurong Bird Park. But just within 1 month, I've already gone there twice! Thanks to my daughter hahhaa..

Too bad we can't stay there for too long, because after that I have to run for another meeting But indeed it was an unforgettable moment. Will definitely go there again

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