Giving Wings to Your Mobile

The mobile phone is growing in importance day by day and you can't leave home without it as with your door keys and wallet.

Imagine how alarming it would be if you were to drop your phone accidentally. Go ask Phillip Frenzel who threw his jacket over a banister before removing the phone in it.

However, Philip's ordeal has a happy new beginning and he is having the last laugh.

Photo by Andrea Reiman on Unsplash

Click here for Student Invents a ‘Mobile Airbag’ That Deploys When a Device is Dropped. 

Modern true stories of turning a misfortune into an opportunity lives on. The only way to go is up and it's all up to you to choose. 

Weekend Getaways

As you enjoy your weekend, sit back, relax and catch a glimpse of how some celebrities (who live 'bigger' life on and off screen than ordinary folks) enjoy their weekend getaways. 

Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

Click here for This Weekend - EP6 - Road Trip To Bentong, Malaysia. 

Click here for This Weekend - EP1 - Island Hopping In Flores, Indonesia.

Click here for This Weekend - EP2 - Canyoning In Dalat, Vietnam. 

Bring Home a Cooper or Beetle Today

Mind Your Happiness

Happiness happens in your mind. How your brain process and perceive events, circumstances and life at large followed by your consequential response will determine how you feel.

According to Dr Brady Salcido, "Your brain is the house your mind lives in. The brain is the most high-powered organ we have and requires the right amount and type of fuel to work properly. When we don’t give our brain the right fuel, it slows us down, dampers our focus, makes us more unhappy and unmotivated."

Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

Click here for Dr Salcido's article on the What Foods Have the Most Brain Vitamins for Enhanced Mental Strength. The vitamins covered are as follows:

1. Omega-3’s

2. Magnesium

3. Vitamin B1: Thiamine

4. Vitamin B6

5. Vitamin B9

6. Vitamin B12

7. Vitamin C

8. Vitamin D

9. Vitamin E

10. Zinc

Also, click here for The Key to HAPPINESS posted previously.

Power-packed Tissue Paper

This morning I found this discarded tissue pack on the grass turf beside a walkway. The wordings piqued me and made me pick up this piece of 'litter'.

Click here for more on Cotton On Foundation.

Do you have a taste for Bossa Nova?

According to Wikipedia, "Bossa nova is a genre of Brazilian music, which was developed and popularized in the 1950s and 1960s and is today one of the best-known Brazilian music genres abroad. The phrase bossa nova means literally "new trend" or "new wave" (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɔsɐ ˈnɔvɐ]). A lyrical fusion of samba and jazz, bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially among young musicians and college students."

Photo by Gabriel Gurrola on Unsplash

Click here for Audiophile Bossa Voices - Full Album. You would find it to be soulful and calming with an infusion of refreshing for you to pick yourself up.

Click here for Relaxing Bossa Nova & Jazz - Summer Dream - Background Instrumental Music for Studying, Sleep, Work

Speaking of taste, click here for a curveball in It Only Takes A Taste - Sara Bareilles and Jason Mraz

Too Good To Be Bad

The power of an advertisement cannot be underestimated and when it is used well the value of your brand would be build up over a period of time.

For that to happen, your advertisement would have to leave an impression and, better still, remain etched in the mind and heart of the viewer. The following illustration is commendable.

Evergreen Mini Cooper

Click here to savour more of Mini Coopers.

Click here for refreshing new looks of Minis. 

Premium French Pastry

If you would not settle for anything less than the real deal in French pastry, you might just be able to lay your hands on them at your local supermarket outside of France.

Bon appetit! 

Click here for a slice of French soccer from World Cup 2018 while enjoying your pastry.

The Most Powerful Two Words

It begins with an "I".

Followed by the drive to put your best foot forward.

It's all up to you!

Durian Is Not Fined Yet

If you have ever been caught in an enclosed room or space with the king of fruits, you would know the power of its stink notwithstanding that you enjoy eating its flesh.

Click here for A Rotting Durian Fruit Prompted a Gas Leak Scare and Evacuations on a Melbourne College Campus.

Any guess as to what the fine might be if you trespass against the "No Durians" sign on the MRT in Singapore? 

Apparently, the jury is still out on this formidable 'hazard' -- which is well-loved by many true-blue Singaporeans, tummy-wise. 

Golden Beagle

When a goldsmith teams up with a famous beagle in the Year of the Dog, golden moments and memorabilia are made.

Click here for PEANUTS collection by SK Jewellery.

Thank you, Snoopy, for inspiring us to "Let Your Dreams Take Flight!"

P.S. If you are thinking of an upgrade of your plane, you might wanna consider the F15 Eagle for its prowess and firepower. The only trouble is that it might not look good in red.

Click here for F 15 Eagle | The World's Greatest Fighter Aircraft.

Trump-Kim Summit on 12 June 2018, Singapore

Both Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump have arrived in Singapore on Sunday, 10 June 2018, ahead of their summit on Tuesday, 12 June 2018.

Kim arrived this afternoon and is staying at the St. Regis Hotel.

Click here for Trump Kim summit: North Korean leader arrives in Singapore - BBC News. 

Trump landed in evening and is staying at the Shangri-la Hotel.

Click here for Trump Kim summit: US President Donald Trump arrives in Singapore- BBC News.

The summit has been scheduled at Capella Singapore on Sentosa Island (Sentosa is a Malay word for peace and tranquility).

History is the making and it would be made all that memorable if both leaders could hit some sweet spots during their first meeting ever. 

May there be a win-win outcome at this much anticipated summit as it kicks-off at 9:00 AM on 12 June 2018.

Guard Your Attitude and Thinking

A bad and sour attitude can ruin your potential to live a full and enjoyable life. Guard it for dear life so that it does not form or become part of your heart or core values.

"Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life." - Proverbs 4:23 (AMP)

Photo by Elijah Hiett on Unsplash

Here are some insights on the far-reaches of attitude for your refreshing:

"Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude." - Dale Carnegie 

"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character." - Albert Einstein

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude." - Zig Ziglar  

"Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new." - Og Mandino

In the book The Art of Living by Bob Proctor with Sandra Gallagher, Bob shared the following advice with Sandra, his student then before becoming his business partner, the following nuggets on How To Maintain A Good Attitude:-

"1) Every morning think of ten things that you are grateful for.

2) When you finished writing the ten things down, send love to three people who are bothering you.

3) Be quiet for five minutes and ask guidance for the day."

For a snippet from an audio book version, click here for Bob Proctor, Sandra Gallagher - The Art of Living - Chapter 01.

Beyond attitude, you can move on to develop your thinking.

Click here also Bob Proctor - 💪The Most Powerful 30 Minutes Ever!!!💪 - The Law of Attraction for Dummies!

Rhonda Byrne, in her book The Magic, attests that, "Gratitude changed me, and my whole life magically changed." And, she has encapsulated The Magic Formula as follows:-

"1. Deliberately think and say the magic words, thank you. 

2. The more you deliberately think and say the magic words, thank you, the more gratitude you feel.

3. The more gratitude you deliberately think and feel, the more abundance you receive."

Photo by Lucas Lenzi on Unsplash

As you keep learning and change both your attitude and thinking, your life will be changed for the better, moving forward. May you have it all, in due course, and get to share your enjoyment of life.

Click here for Jason Mraz - Have It All [Official Video].

Be blessed. Thank you for visiting Daily Refreshing.

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Righting Chocolate

Chocolate is chocolate. There is no such thing as dark chocolate. Milk chocolate is a variation or blend of chocolate. 

I believe Tesco got it right when they refer to authentic chocolate as plain chocolate. This is one step forward to name pure chocolate as chocolate eventually. 

Dark chocolate is an oxymoron which ought to be banished from our dictionary and publication. Way to go, Tesco and the likes.

Songs of Freedom -- Finding Me and Being Whom I Am Meant To Be

May you find courage, beat loneliness and find your voice as you click on the following songs and listen to them:

Ben Folds Presents: "Brave" by Sara Bareilles | DECLASSIFIED

Katie Melua - I Will Be There (Full Concert Version) - Official Video 

THIS IS ME (from "The Greatest Showman") – LIVE orchestra cover

4 Non Blondes - What's Up  

"A Thousand Years" Christina Perri & PS22 Chorus

Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash

Afterthought:

"If I want to be free, I've got to be me. Not the me I think you think I should be. Not the me I think my wife thinks I should be. Not the me I think my kids think I should be. If I want to be free, I've got to be me. And, I better know who me is." -- Bill Gove

Finding Your Freedom

Unless you are in a war zone, you have a lot of freedom going for you that you may have taken for granted such as freedom to access the internet, take a walk in the park and make your own choices. 

Photo by Rémi Jacquaint on Unsplash

However, there may still be some lingering constraints on your freedom to live the life that you wanna live within the boundaries of what is legal, moral and civil.

Click here for Don't Allow Your Life To Be Controlled By These 5 Things, namely:

1. Your PAST.

2. OTHER peoples opinions and judgements.

3. Limited BELIEFS you project on yourself.

4. RELATIONSHIPS.

5. MONEY.

Divine vs. Supreme

You may wanna start a new brand of t-shirts called "Divine". Armed with this knowledge of a possible brand name in the making, you will need the expertise or knowhow to sustain this spark of an idea to generate your fashion statement and develop commercial success.

Photo by João Silas on Unsplash

The groundwork has to be done and here is where the 10,000 hours rule, made famous by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers, comes in handy as a general guide. He opined that "ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness." 

Later, he added that, "There is a lot of confusion about the 10,000 rule that I talk about in Outliers. It doesn't apply to sports. And practice isn't a SUFFICIENT condition for success. I could play chess for 100 years and I'll never be a grandmaster. The point is simply that natural ability requires a huge investment of time in order to be made manifest."   

Before you can make it like Supreme t-shirts, you will have to put in the hours and pull out all the stops to create your unique range of products and test market it way before you come to the stage of launching a full scale marketing programme or setting up shop. 

Keep pursuing your dream and don't give up. It will become an 'overnight' success after your many, many nights of working on it.

Click here for How to Spot Authentic Supreme vs Fake: Ultimate Guide.

Boyce Avenue Is In Their Element

Boyce Avenue does covers of popular songs noticeably well; so well that the Alejandro Luis Manzano's voice kinda mimics those of the original singers. And, they have enriched their reach with cover collaborations.

According to Wikipedia, "Boyce Avenue is an American pop and rock band formed in Sarasota, Florida, by brothers Alejandro Luis Manzano, Daniel Enrique Manzano, and Fabian Rafael Manzano."

Click on the following and enjoy:

We Can't Stop - Miley Cyrus (Boyce Avenue feat. Bea Miller cover) on Spotify & Apple 

Photograph - Ed Sheeran (Boyce Avenue feat. Bea Miller acoustic cover) on Spotify & Apple

Every Breath You Take - The Police (Boyce Avenue acoustic cover) on Spotify & Apple

May you find your element, too, if not already found, and take flight as with Boyce Avenue.

Photo by Samuel Wong on Unsplash

"God's gift to us is more talent and ability than we'll ever hope to use in our lifetime. Our gift to God is to develop s much of that talent and ability as we can in this lifetime." -- Steve Bow 

Would You Rather Gamble or Invest?

One of the most commonplace queue in Singapore can be found at Singapore Pools where hopefuls part with their hard-earned cash in exchange for the chance to catch a windfall.

Waiting to place their bets at an outlet of Singapore Pools

Why do they gamble? Short answer is that they do not know better regarding how to increase their earning propensity. 

While both gambling and investing involve taking risks and making choices, gambling operates under a fixed timeline and there is nary any option to mitigate your losses once you have placed your bets. 

With regards to investing such as shares investment, for example, there is a steep learning curve. You can learn from textbook on the various approaches to value the shares of a company (Book Value approach, Equity and Debt approach, Discounted Cash Flow approach, Comparative Valuation approach and Option Valuation approach) and measurement methods (e.g. price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, dividend yield ratio and net assets value per share).

However, there is a vast difference between mere head knowledge as opposed to knowhow or expertise which is acquired through studies and experience. Warren Buffet says that you don’t have to be a genius to be a good investor, but there is a lot of hard work and due diligence involved, including playing by some trusty investing rules to be successful. 

He went on to say, “The most important investment you can make is in yourself.”

Click here for 29 Warren Buffett Quotes on Investing, Life & Success by Phil Town. 

Speaking of  investing in yourself, Bob Proctor will have you know that you were born rich.

If you are interested to discover and develop those riches, click here for a pdf copy of You Were Born Rich by Bob Proctor.

Photo by Clark Tibbs on Unsplash

Own Your World And Share It

When life sucks, it's time for you to take a breather and refresh yourself with some melodies that you are not alone; life is good and wonderful.

Slow down, sit down, sip your favourite drink and soak in with some diverse tunes to wind up your soul.

Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash

Click on the following and enjoy:

Playing For Change - Stand By Me

Video that will change your life. I have no words left.

Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (Lyrics)

Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now

Pretend - Nat King Cole Lyrics | Official Music Video

"it's a small world" - Disneyland Paris 

Thank you for visiting Daily Refreshing and being a part of my world.