Reasons to end my procrastination

Posted on March 26, 2012 by ngocnga

Procrastination can be a killer, especially for entrepreneurs. So I was glad I was sent an article about startup business: The Top 30 Reasons to Be an Online Entrepreneur.

Some of those 30 reasons consolidated my confidence in keeping doing what I’ve been doing for several weeks now. I’ve read the article so many times when I don’t have the mood to work. It’s helped me realize that there are so many things I need to work on. Foremost, I don’t wanna waste my time online as well as my knowledge I’ve been accumulating over the years.

Although online entrepreneurship isn’t a road covered with roses, the article is still very inspirational.

These are the reasons I need to work on:

#8 More Home Cooking: When I am so focused on my current website project, I tend to ignore time and meals. That isn’t good for my health.

#10 It Helps Build Your Network: I still haven’t figured out how to build a big and lucrative network. But at this stage of the project, I won’t expect that much.

#12 We’re in a Time of Economic Transition + #13 It’s an Employer’s Market + #14 You Can Create Jobs: Maybe my project isn’t one that needs a lot of staff or has a new idea. Maybe I’m okayish with being a very small part of the community.

#17 You Can Earn Passive Income: I don’t see it coming soon :( .

#27 It’s Satisfying: Maybe my feeling is more of worry than satisfaction.

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What have my favorite colors said about me?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by ngocnga

Over the years, I have changed my favorite colors a lot. I have been fond of black, white, grey, blue, pink, brown, red, and purple.

When I was at senior high and high school, my favorite colors were black, white, and grey. Until now, I’ve still love these colors.

Black has described me as a serious and sophisticated person. I’ve tended to shy away from flashy and trendy things. I’ve been very unique, but I haven’t shown off how special I am. I’ve spent a lot of time in quiet reflection. I’ve been a friend of the honesty, and I haven’t sugared coat anything. I’ve preferred the truth in all its complexity.

White has described me as a calm, peaceful, and even neutral person. I’ve been happy to fade into the background. I’ve enjoyed being around bold and bright people. I may have a lot of life experience, but I still have a very innocent heart. I’ve been a person of high moral character.

When I was at uni, I loved blue.

Blue described me as a compassionate, empathetic, and sensitive person. I truly put myself in someone else’s shoes. I saw the world realistically. I didn’t have any illusions about what was or wasn’t going on. I didn’t rush to judgement, and I thought things through.

When I started my career, I loved pink and brown.

Pink describe me as a secretly passionate person. I was very dreamy, but I rarely let people know my deepest thoughts. I was playful and charming. I might feel deeply about everything, but I did my best to keep things lighthearted. I brought out an unexpected side in others. I could be sassy or subdued. It all depended on how I was feeling. I was more complex than people gave me credit for!

After I quit my job and became a housewife, I picked up red.

Red described me as strong, healthy, and energetic. I had a strong personality.
I was very outgoing and even aggressive. I didn’t shy away from what I wanted. I saw the world optimistically. I liked to take advantage of every opportunity that came my way. I was a very emotional person, and I sometimes found it hard to be objective.

As for now, I’m loving purple.

Purple describes me as an original, creative, and unique person. I definitely do my own thing. I’m known to be very independent. I never follow trends, and I’m very different from everyone else. I see the world with an open mind. I’m ready and able to be inspired by anything. I live an unconventional life, and I’m proud of it. I am tolerant of others, and I expect them to be tolerant of me.

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Back and running fine

Posted on March 18, 2012 by ngocnga

So after a week of hesitating and thinking out, I was back last Sunday with a more positive manner. It was clear that what I did was good. I had the core and the theme run well, meaning the hardest part was resolved. So there was no way I stopped at it. The only thing that I changed for the better was the content. Maybe I wasn’t keen on posting fashion enough. Tech is more my thing actually.

After a week of running a tech site, I had to admit that I was still very much loving it.

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Hope dangles on a string like slow spinning redemption.

Posted on March 4, 2012 by ngocnga

So I started off this week with a big project on my mind. And I’ve been working hard on it. I’ve spent as much time as possible on it, maybe 12-16 hours a day. But at the end of the week, I realized that I only preferred the technical sides of the website creation. I could set up a business/revenue model; I could edit the source codes; I could do the SEO/tracking/analytics; I could promote the site. I just didn’t like doing the content. It was very disappointing that my sister couldn’t help me out of it. She didn’t seem to keen on learning how to do e-commerce.

And she kept on the ideas of her selling stuff via a website. I wonder how she would do it. To be honest, her ideas didn’t suck. They were just not suitable right now.

I shouldn’t have expected much. I wanted to see the best coming out of this project. Sometimes seeing the best just means not seeing the truth. I don’t know if I could carry on doing what I should do now.

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I miss biking.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by ngocnga

This pic was taken more than 2 years ago when I visited my hubby’s workplace. (At that time, we were just friends.)

Not long after, I lost my bike. It wasn’t safe riding/owning a bike in HCMC.

I have to admit that I miss biking a lot. It’s been a lot of fun leisurely biking around the city. I miss the hardness of climbing up a tall bridge, or the fatigue of riding for long hours to a city suburb. It was all exercise!

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