A successful person I know

     My Ex-boss, Mr. Thaung Su Nyein, is a successful person I know, even though he had many obstacles on his road to success. He is one of many successful people I know. His company is "Information Matrix" in Yangon, Burma (Myanmar). It is an Information & Technology and Media company. I worked for this company for over 18 years. 

    He is an entrepreneur in the IT field in Burma (Myanmar). Since he started his business, he tried very hard to sustain it. He introduced the internet to Burmese people and sometimes fought for it with the government. The government banned the internet and it let Burma people live alone in the world. He faced many obstacles in setting up e-government for every ministry. Some people supported him but some didn't. He invested his money as well as time and never gave up on his goal. 

    Finally, he can do very well and lead his company successfully in terms of good image.   On the other hand, he has an adorable family and two sons. He can manage a "work-life balance" and take care of his son's education. He fully supported his wife and sons. Now he lives in Zurich and works for his partner company. 

Habit 1: Be Proactive

    I read this word "Be Proactive" from my daughter's school. They studied and practiced this habit at school. What does this mean? Being proactive means more than taking initiative. It means we are responsible for our own lives. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions. "Response-ability" is the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of those conditions, based on feeling. 

    People make choices in everyday life and I learned the following steps to be proactive.

1) Proactive (Water) Versus Reactive (Soda)

2) Pause, Think and Choose

3) Breathe Deeply

4) Circle of Influence (Control/ No control)

    

My strongest intelligences

     My strongest intelligences are Verbal/ Linguistic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Existential

    My primary intelligence is verbal/linguistic. I love long-life learning and I am still a learner right now. My parents said I wasn’t afraid of school when I was young. I never cried at the school and I was happy every day in my school.

    My second intelligence is interpersonal. I can work easily with everyone either at school or job. Most people love my smile and I never hesitate to smile at people.

    I tried to be “self-smart” when I was a teenager. I tried and tried it but I can’t control my mind every time. When I lived in the COVID-19 situation, I did mediation every night. Later, I can live consciously most of the time. At the same time, I want to be an existentialist and learn the philosophy of the “Buddha”. Now I am still studying this. I am willing to share this video “Reincarnation and Rebirth Explained by Buddhism and Quantum Science”. Here is the link video. Therefore, my third and final intelligence is intrapersonal and existential.

    I can live peacefully with my family, relatives, and friends using the above skills.  

How to cook the prefect rice

     I am an Asian and have lived in South-East Asia since childhood until April 2024. Rice is the main food for us. At present, I eat rice every day. I learned how to make rice from my mother.

    There are four steps to cooking white rice on the stove: 1) Rinse, 2) Boil, 3) Simmer, and 4) Steam. The basic water to white rice ratio is 2 cups water to 1 cup rice. Please let me explain step by step.

- Start with rinsing your rice before you do anything.

- Measure your rice and water. For most types of rice, you can use a water-to-rice ratio of 2:1.

- Combine the rice and water in a pot. Stir it and then put a lid on before turning the burner high.

- Ensure it's simmering and not boiling or the rice can cook too quickly. Simmer until water is completely absorbed and rice is tender – about 15-25 minutes (depending on the rice's size and freshness).

- Drain off any excess water if there is any.

- Then, steam it.

 Once you followed the above steps, you can eat the white rice.

What could I do as a child that I can't do now

       While I was in childhood, I did many funny things. I am the middle child among five siblings in my family. I have two elder sisters, one younger brother, and one younger sister. I love them very much. I was very playful among them. As a child, I climbed the trees near my house. I played "hide and seek", with my dolls, mixing sand and water, and wore color on my face while I failed some games. My elder sisters told me I took an old bag with my favorite toys, snacks, and other things my family owned wherever I went. Therefore they called me a "stingy kid" and I never shared both my toys and snacks. I acted as a good cop, a bad cop like in movies with my friends. I liked running in the rain and playing football with my childhood friends.  At the moment, I don't remember others I did as a child. I only recognized I was the happiest child in my life. 

Homework on September 9 2024 - 10 sentences

Homework - 10 sentences

1. Accomplish

• I finally accomplished my master degree because of studying very hard for 3 years.

2. Combination

• Water is a combination of H2O.

3. Crucial

• Healthy is a crucial part of my life, so I can take care of my loves.

4. Duplicate

• I will duplicate this letter for the office and staff.

5. Emerge

• While I was looking at the building, the smoke emerged from it.

6. Independent

• She is an independent and smart lady.

7. Overcome

• Once I made the right decision, the problem was overcomed.

8. Peculiar

• Belly made different things among the students and he had a peculiar idea.

9. Perplex

• The situation will be worse, so you need to take care of this perplexing case.

10. Sparse

• I saw the sparse birds while I went on a field trip with my colleagues.

 

About my goals in this year

 This year was a turning point in my life because my family moved to the United States. My health, family, and job are my top priorities. My goals this year are: 1) to be healthy 2) to support my family happily, and 3) to get a smart job. I try to be healthy every day so I eat good foods. I always make the traditional dishes deliciously for my family so they are happy. I care for them with love and support as much as possible. I show my love to them. To get a smart job, I improve my English and administration skills by taking the classes. 

What I did this past weekend

 I went hiking in the mountains at the "Hollywood" sign with my family last Monday. We left our home at 8 am and the weather was sunny. We arrived at the car park and got free parking until noon. I touched and felt natural things like air, trees, and views. I saw many people with their dogs and they were hiking too. My husband shot photos for my daughter and me with an amazing views. Some people came here in the early morning and returned home while we started hiking. We didn't reach the top of the mountain and it took about an hour. We felt so tired and hadn't had any experience like this. This was our first experience of hiking and it was so much fun for us. 

Then we went shopping for food at 99 Ranch in Temple City. We had lunch at Yangguofu Malatang and I liked this malar soup. We usually eat at least twice a month at this restaurant. We arrived home at 2 pm and took a rest for a while.  This weekend was wonderful and we were happy for hiking and eating food we liked.

We will go hiking the mountain this coming Sunday and leave home in the early morning.

Do you have any experience of hiking? If yes, please leave a message in the comment box.

Thank you for your time!!!