And it's name is TheSebby.com!

It's my personal domain name, but I'm building my business around it. I know, I haven't had the discipline at all to properly keep up a blog, but now I've got plenty of reasons to do so!

TheSebby.com will be a website created purely to learn how to make money, keep money and create enough money to safely retire on. And remember, the keyword is SAFELY.

I think I'll still keep this blog, even if it's just to post my regular personal development. I learn new things everyday from the things that I read, so it would make sense to keep track of such progress. At least I'll be constantly reminded of what I've read.

Wish me luck!

it's been forever since i've posted here. i'm not much of a blogging type but i really need to have a place to start venting or to start making my views public.

i've started working for my parents for almost 7 months now, since the end of my term in the army. i've pretty much settled into the routine of things, but now business is getting really slow and a lot of changes have to be made. i've added onto the list of expenses, but i'm not generating enough sales to pay myself! (incidentally, the credit lines that i've signed up for are indeed paying my salary)

i started to get really scared. i started to remember what i've learned reading "get rich" books. ALL of them say, "get multiple sources of income and never rely on a single one source".

so i turned to the internet. after all, i've already got the access, and my mom would just kill me if i constantly play games online. i've read so many stories, abt how some ppl just make it rich online, no matter which country they're from.

so in a moment of desperation, i bought an online "system to generate money while i sleep"! it costed me slightly over $100 and it gave me quite a few resources. but it was hardly the automatic money generator it claimed to be. so i gave it up for a couple of months.

a few months later, the urge to be rich came back. i started to consider things carefully again and i read thoroughly the materials i paid for. i decided that it would be wise if i gave up my dreams of grandeur and automatic millions being paid into my account. those were just full of crap.

but it's still a viable business. online marketing is not an automatic money-making machine, but it can make u money if u put some effort into it.

here's where this blog comes in. i will be posting my progress on this blog, for both my reference and the reference of all who actually read my site. lol! i know i haven't been keeping this updated very often, but hey, better late than never right?

The systems that I'm currently a part of are listed on my own personal website.
However, I would like to offer everyone a chance to make a few cents a day reading email. this system actually costs u nothing, and it's pretty cool to think that u can make money just clicking on links.

current money invested into online money-making schemes: USD $68
current money made upon signing up for these schemes: USD $10.40
current status: loss

I see that it's been almost a year since I last blogged about anything! It's not a habit of mine to write a diary or a journal of any sort, since I could most likely be held ransom by something I've written in it. But for reasons I will explain in another post, I want to start keeping a record on my life.

For now, let's start with the year that has past us all by, 2005!

I can't remember every single thing that's happened, so here are the highlights:

1) I left the army!

It's been quite a fun trip, and it was quite a cultural shock when I left, cos life on the outside was really really different from my life inside. There were many occasions I slept in the afternoon in my beloved CAI, many times i've spent the entire day just playing computer games, watching movies and anime. And let's not forget the television shows that we downloaded! Gosh...

But I'm grateful that I'm no longer under the constant threat of restricting my freedom, the threats of being charged by power-hungry senior officers. I've made my peace with them tho, and I'm a lil more grateful to the ppl in my life.

It's unfortunate tho, that it would seem I lose contact with those army brothers of mine once they leave, or once I left. It's something I would like to change, but as it stands, I really have very little time. Sigh...

2) Church

I got through my first year as a president! This year is one whereby I did something that every other president before me has pushed off to the next. The groups got split.

I'm forever grateful to Moses for offering to start a new group. I had trouble trying to reach out to 30 kids without leaving anyone out. There have been a few that required special attention, and in turn I had to neglect some others. It was pretty stressful for me, and I stopped accepting ppl into my group. Moses saw this, and decided to start another group. Tho what he had in mind was slightly different, we managed to work out a compromise.

I asked the kids to choose. I wanted them to pick their leader. The last thing I wanted is for them to be unhappy under my leadership by force.

So they made their decisions. Most of the girls stayed with me, and most of the guys left. It's been working out so far, but I can personally feel a drift between the 2 groups now. I think it's fine, cos we both need our individual identities. But others might beg to differ.

Tripartite Camp worked out fantastically! We all had fun this year and everyone's looking forward to the next one. The thing is, I'm so tired after all the late night meetings, the tempers, etc.. I didn't really wanna plan this upcoming one. I was quite happy to be a participant instead of an organiser. Still, it's all gd. I'm still gonna do it.

Youth Walk was a killer! Gosh. I don't even wanna remember it in great detail. However, I'm grateful for these new ppl in my life, like Camilla, Andre, Jillene and Grace. Just thought it would be nice to mention them.

Christmas Dinner & Dance! I had fun preparing the stuff with Bernadette, and we had fun attempting to sing. thank God that on the day itself, the music was too loud. LOL! Sure get kicked out from Singapore Idol. If can get thru, then it's probably just to add to the bloopers in the show.

I think plenty of misc stuff happened during the year that at this moment I cannot recall, but it's probably not all that important.

3) Personal life

Well, had my heart broken once or twice already, but I'll survive. LOL! Wait till u hear what happened this year...

Spent most of this year with my kids, getting to know them better, building the bonds and stuff. It's been really gd, cos I've learnt a lot in dealing with teenagers. Prepares me in case Elizabeth runs down that rough and rocky road. LOL!

I do love them deep deep. Just thought I would write that down for future reference.

 

And I'm done! 2005 was exciting, cos many changes took place. 2006 is already having a fantastic start tho, so I'm pretty sure I'll have a lot more to say in a year's time.  Look out for it!

Oh WOW, more options to spice up the journal portion of this site... Hehehe...

A lot has happened in the past couple of days, thought that I would like to share since I haven't really been loyally updating this thingy...

1) Our new pope has been chosen! Once again, the Holy Spirit moves our people-in-charge to lead the church in the right direction. After all, that's the only way an organisation with so many fallible individuals can survive after so long. Divine Intervention.

2) Fund-Raiser Car Wash: I can officially say this: The People of Hougang are insane. We've managed to raise $8,211.25 for our Tripartite Camp! More than one person paid us not to touch their car, but more than a few just gave us money cos they wanted to help the youths of our church. Crazy, I tell u...

Well, we've officially built up a Youth Fund in our church. We're now showing the adults in the church that the Youths are a force to be reckoned with. Hehehe... But I can't let this entry go by without telling everyone how proud I am to be the President of the Legion of Mary, Auxilium Christianorum Jr Pdm. Those people rocked the church with their enthusiasm and energy! And we're still growing in numbers! WOW!

3) Clare and Moses are leaving! Not together, and not for long, but damn, they left me behind. Bleh... I really ought to plan a trip to France or something, and just not ask them to come along. LOL!

4) I bought a Nokia 6170! However, I've already managed to screw up the mini-display on that thing. Lemme know if any of u can actually fix it without sending it to Nokia for 3 days... Bleh...

It's been quite a fantastic month so far... Hehehe... Plenty of things to be really proud of...

Hey hey hey!!!

Well, things are moving really slowly today... Actually, not really true... It's just that I'm really too lazy to update this particular blog. Didn't really see much activity over here, then decided that it might not be worth my time.

But hey, what did you know? A babe from Malaysia dropped in to see my homepage! LOL! So it can't be that bad, yeah?

So what's been happenening the past month? Workplace is undergoing some drastic makeover, my church group survived Holy Week (Chris, u rock!), exceeded the expected amount for our fund-raising of our camp, and yeah, our pope passed away...

It was just a really gloomy affair when u see the world mourning the passing of a great man. But I guess as Catholics, one should be happy for the person. After all, he's gone to see the Big Guy up there, enjoying the "other" life, leaving the rest of us here to make the best of it.

But ur heart will be touched if u saw how many lives Pope John Paul II touched. Through the grace of God, he has become one of the most influential religious leaders in modern history. His footsteps are hard to follow, cos a man like that only comes once a millenia. However, since it's God's man we're talking about, maybe a person of that caliber would come twice a millenia. LOL!

But, once again, it's all in God's hands. Life, Suffering, Death, it's all in there. All done for a good reason. So let's just remember the great man that served God to his best ability, and moved on to claim his reward in heaven.

Amen.

So many fantastic stuff happened over just 24 hours, I don't even know where to begin! Yipppee!!!!

What's that you said? Alright, chronologically then...

In the morning, I finally finished the letter of appeal successfully without too much "squeezing" by the boss man. If that ain't enough, I finished a lot of my work that was due tomorrow, so that means I can really just hang out and chill...

In the evening, my army brudders and I just decided to catch a movie. Actually I initiated it. I really wanted to watch Hitch once it opened in cinemas today, so managed to psycho them to come. Man, it was an awesome show... Read more about it in the reviews section, yah?

Now that I'm home, guess what else?

I PASSED BASIC THEORY!!!

Alright, to all ya smug jokers out there, yeah, BTT is suppose to be easy, and I shouldn't be that happy about it, but damn, I passed man! Failed twice before already... Guess I'm really in it for the long haul now... No turning back...

Long enough? Hehehe... Catch ya later!

I thought that maybe I would be able to start my own blog site @ sebby.net, but then it was too much of a hassle to set passwords, change templates, add images, etc...

So yeah, I'm back here again, at Multiply.com. I'll just try out ALL it's features, then see how many pictures I can keep online. hehehe...

As for my blog of the day:

I was awarded 2 extras, and I ain't a happy man. I'm gonna bring it up to my superiors to appeal against it cos I really think it's unjustified. I practically spent the entire morning attempting to write a perfect MSW letter of appeal, but my boss was still busting my balls in the afternoon, so I decided to give it a break until tmr, when he's calm.

What else's going on in my life? Went out with a friend yesterday to attempt to shop for a laptop, but we got to Funan at 8pm, when the shops were all closing. bleh.

Anyway, we went for dinner after that (ramen, anyone?) and we started talking abt everything under the sky... (One day, i'll get her addicted to Naruto, no doubt about it... hehehe...) Later, we were trying to get back home, and we got so sick and tired of finding the correct bus stop, we took a cab home... bleh...

But then again, it was fun. I needed that outing to counteract the effects of that person who wants to give me extras. bleh...

Congratulations to all who received their O level results on Monday! Hope everyone lived up to their own expectations, and for those who didn't, don't worry! As long as u're alive, there's always another chance!

Current Anime Eps:

Naruto: 123
Bleach: 20
Monster: 41

I just have to share this article man... Enjoy the read!


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Angels and Demons: Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca’s speech.

Now speaking directly to the camera, the camerlengo stepped forward. “To the Illuminati,” he said, his voice deepening, “and to those of science, let me say this.” He paused. “You have won the war.”

The silence spread now to the deepest corners of the chapel. Mortati could hear the desperate thumping of his own heart.

“The wheels have been in motion for a long time,” the camerlengo said. “Your victory has been inevitable. Never before has it been as obvious as it is at this moment. Science is the new God.”

What is he saying! Mortati thought. Has he gone mad? The entire world is hearing this!

“Medicine, electronic communications, space travel, genetic manipulation… These are the miracles about which we now tell our children. These are the miracles we herald as proof that science will bring us the answers. The ancient stories of immaculate conceptions, burning bushes, and parting seas are no longer relevant. God has become obsolete. Science has won the battle. We concede.”

A rustle of confusion and bewilderment swept through the chapel.

“But science’s victory,” the camerlengo added, his voice intensifying, “has cost every one of us. And it has cost us deeply.”

Silence.

“Science may have alleviated the miseries of disease and drudgery and provided an array of gadgetry for our entertainment and convenience, but it has left us in a world without wonder. Our sunsets have been reduced to wavelengths and frequencies. The complexities of the universe have been shredded into mathematical equations. Even our self-worth as human beings has been destroyed. Science proclaims that Planet Earth and its inhabitants are a meaningless speck in the grand scheme. A cosmic accident.” He paused. “Even the technology that promises to unite us, divides us. Each of us is now electronically connected to the globe, and yet we feel utterly alone. We are bombarded with violence, division, fracture, and betrayal. Skepticism has become a virtue. Cynicism and demand for proof has become enlightened thought. Is it any wonder that humans now feel more depressed and defeated than they have at any point in human history? Does science hold anything sacred? Science looks for answers by probing our unborn fetuses. Science even presumes to rearrange our own DNA. It shatters God’s world into smaller and smaller pieces in quest of meaning… and all it finds is more questions.”

Mortati watched in awe. The camerlengo was almost hypnotic now. He had a physical strength in his movements and voice that Mortati had never witnessed on a Vatican altar. The man’s voice was wrought with conviction and sadness.

“The ancient war between science and religion is over,” the camerlengo said. “You have won. But you have not won fairly. You have not won by providing answers. You have won by so radically reorienting our society that the truths we once saw as signposts now seem inapplicable. Religion cannot keep up. Scientific growth is exponential. It feeds on itself like a virus. Every new breakthrough opens doors for new breakthroughs. Mankind took thousands of years to progress from the wheel to the car. Yet only decades from the car into space. Now we measure scientific progress in weeks. We are spinning out of control. The rift between us grows deeper and deeper, and as religion is left behind, people find themselves in a spiritual void. We cry out for meaning. And believe me, we do cry out. We see UFOs, engage in channeling, spirit contact, out-of-body experiences, mindquests – all these eccentric ideas have a scientific veneer, but they are unashamedly irrational. They are the desperate cry of the modern soul, lonely and tormented, crippled by its own enlightenment and its inability accept meaning in anything removed from technology.”

Mortati could feel himself leaning forward in his seat. He and the other cardinals and people around the world were hanging on this priest’s every utterance. The camerlengo spoke with no rhetoric or vitriol. No references to scripture or Jesus Christ. He spoke in modern terms, unadorned and pure. Somehow, as though the words were flowing from God himself, he spoke the modern language… delivering the ancient message. In that moment, Mortati saw one of the reasons the late Pope held this young man so dear. In a world of apathy, cynicism, and technological deification, men like the camerlengo, realists who could speak to our souls like this man just had, were the church’s only hope.

The camerlengo was talking more forcefully now. “Science, you say, will save us. Science, I say, has destroyed us. Since the days of Galileo, the church has tried to slow down the relentless march of science, sometimes with misguided means, but always with benevolent intention. Even so, the temptations are too great for man to resist. I warn you, look around yourselves. The promises of science have not been kept. Promises of efficiency and simplicity have bred nothing but pollution and chaos. We are a fractured and frantic species… moving down a path of destruction.”

The camerlengo paused a long moment and then sharpened his eyes on the camera.

“Who is this God science? Who is the God who offers his people power but no moral framework to tell you how to use that power? What kind of God gives a child fire but not warn the child of its dangers? The language of science comes with no signposts about good and bad. Science textbooks tell us how to create a nuclear reaction, and yet they contain no chapter asking us if it is a good or a bad idea.

“To science, I say this. The church is tired. We are exhausted from trying to be your signposts. Our resources are drying up from our campaign to be the voice of balance and you plow blindly on in your quest for smaller chips and larger profits. We ask not why you will not govern yourselves, but how can you? Your world moves so fast that if you stop even for an instant to consider the implications of your actions, someone more efficient will whip past you in a blur. So you move on. You proliferate weapons of mass destruction, but it is the Pope who travels the world beseeching leaders to use restraint. You clone living creatures, but it is the church reminding us to consider the moral implications of our actions. You encourage people to interact on phones, video screens, and computers, but it is the church who opens its doors and reminds us to commune in person as we were meant to do. You even murder unborn babies in the name of research that will save lives. Again, it is the church who points out the fallacy of this reasoning.

“And all the while, you proclaim the church is ignorant. But who is more ignorant? The man who cannot define lightning, or the man who does not respect its awesome power? This church is reaching out to you. Reaching out to everyone. And yet the more we reach, the more you push us away. Show me proof that there is a God, you say. I say use your telescopes to look to the heavens, and tell me how there could not be a God!” The camerlengo had tears in his eyes now. “You ask what does God look like. I say, where did that question come from? The answers are one and the same. Do you not see God in your science? How can you miss Him! You proclaim that even the slightest change in the force of gravity or the weight of an atom would have rendered our universe a lifeless mist rather than our magnificent sea of heavenly bodies, and yet you fail to see God’s hand in this? Is it really so much easier to believe that we simply chose the right card from a deck of billions? Have we become so spiritually bankrupt that we would rather believe in mathematical impossibility than in a power greater than us?

“Whether or not you believe in God,” the camerlengo said, his voice deepening with deliberation, “you must believe this. When we as a species abandon our trust in the power greater than us, we abandon our sense of accountability. Faith… all faiths… are admonitions that there is something we cannot understand, something to which we are accountable… With faith we are accountable to each other, to ourselves, and to a higher truth. Religion is flawed, but only because man is flawed. If the outside world could see this church as I do… looking beyond the ritual of these walls… they would see a modern miracle… a brotherhood of imperfect, simple souls wanting only to be a voice of compassion in a world spinning out of control.”

The camerlengo motioned out over the College of Cardinals, and the BBC camerawoman instinctively followed, panning the crowd.

“Are we obsolete?” the camerlengo asked. “Are these men dinosaurs? Am I? Does the world really need a voice for the poor, the weak, the oppressed, the unborn child? Do we really need souls like these who, though imperfect, spend their lives imploring each of us to read the signposts of morality and not lose our way?”

Mortati now realized that the camerlengo, whether consciously or not, was making a brilliant move. By showing the cardinals, he was personalizing the church. Vatican City was no longer a building, it was people – people like the camerlengo who had spent their lives in the service of goodness.

“Tonight we are perched on a precipice,” the camerlengo said. “None of us can afford to be apathetic. Whether you see this evil as Satan, corruption, or immorality… the dark force is alive and growing every day. Do not ignore it.” The camerlengo lowered his voice to a whisper, and the camera moved in. “The force, though mighty, is not invincible. Goodness can prevail. Listen to your hearts. Listen to God. Together we can step back from this abyss.”

Now Mortati understood. This was the reason. Conclave had been violated, but this was the only way. It was a dramatic and desperate plea for help. The camerlengo was speaking to both his enemy and his friends now. He was entreating anyone, friend or foe, to see the light and stop this madness. Certainly someone listening would realize the insanity of this plot and come forward.

The camerlengo knelt at the altar. “Pray with me.”

The College of Cardinals dropped to their knees to join him in prayer. Outside in St. Peter’s Square and around the globe… a stunned world knelt with them.

-Taken from Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons, pg 378 - 384
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Apart from joining Friendster, Multiply.com, hosting my own class forum, I have joined another freaking online community!

No, I'm not saying the community is bad. It's just that now I have more things to check online than I normally had to do. LOL!

Anyway, the place is wholivesnearyou.com. Singaporean website, so all my Singaporean buddies can go sign up. Who knows, you can finally meet that hot babe on the bus that u've been eyeing for some time! LOL!

But always remember, always be safe! Predators lurk everywhere... :oP