http://www.merryriana.com/blog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:54:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Learning to handle problems is like lifting weights: The more we do, the stronger we become.       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 ... http://www.merryriana.com/blog/2010/09/02/overcoming-adversity/ I feel exceptionally honored to be nominated for the Great Women Of Our Time Award by Singapore Women's Weekly . This is an annual initiative to recognise excellence, leadership and performance in a new generation of women, all of whom they believe are leaders of tomorrow. To be nominated for the ... http://www.merryriana.com/blog/2010/08/30/vote-now-merry-riana-womens-weekly-great-women-of-our-time-2010/ I turn on my laptop and about to write my blog, and accidentally I come across this very interesting interview about Miss Universe 2010. So I decided to post about it instead.       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 ... http://www.merryriana.com/blog/2010/08/29/interesting-video-from-miss-universe-2010-contestants/   Do you want to be successful ? I bet your answer to that question will be YES ! 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 ... http://www.merryriana.com/blog/2010/08/26/start-with-why/ Dare to dream BIG ! 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. ... http://www.merryriana.com/blog/2010/08/20/my-30th-birthday-resolution/ One of my hobby since young is to pose in front of the camera :)       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 ... http://www.merryriana.com/blog/2010/08/18/merry-riana-estee-lauder/ In our highly tech-savvy society today, shopping has taken a whole new form on the Internet, a convenient, sophisticated and accessible platform that can satisfy even the wildest demands of the most hopeless shopaholics.   With a simple click on the mouse (or your iphone), you can buy anything from clothes, ... http://www.merryriana.com/blog/2010/07/26/the-merry-riana-show-featuring-bonitochico/ Finally, I can have a bit of free time to update my blog again :)   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 ... http://www.merryriana.com/blog/2010/07/19/my-week/ You probably recognize him from the Cleo's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors 2008.     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 ... http://www.merryriana.com/blog/2010/06/23/the-merry-riana-show-featuring-bryan-de-silva-razor-tv-full-version/ Last Friday I had a last minute extra free hours in the afternoon. So what did I do with that? Me and my hubby gave our daughter a little surprise by bringing her to her favorite place in Singapore: Jurong Bird Park :)   Here's a golden moments of ours                 Then we went to see Penguins... ... http://www.merryriana.com/blog/2010/06/14/one-day-at-jurong-bird-park/