關於 the year of yes ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

It’s the best time to visit Trick or Thrills at Universal Studios Singapore this Halloween because the monsters come can’t near you… erm, cos #socialdistancing 😅😅😅

And yes, Halloween Horror Nights returns to USS too!!! Well, sort of. After going on a break last year, #HHN comes back in an exhibition format where visitors gets to go behind the scenes and learn what goes into the making of the biggest Halloween event in Southeast Asia.

So no need to worry creepy-scares or jump-shocks because there are only frightening icons & scary props to view… which probably explains why Ale was game enough to enter! 😆 Some parts were still scary for her though, but we all made it through!!!

Want to make your admission ticket more worthwhile? Visit on Fridays or Saturdays because that’s when USS closes at 10pm. You’ll get to venture into Universal Monsters Scream Alley after dark where Frankenstein, the Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolfman, lie in wait. Nothing too terrifying and good for selfies. 😁

As for the little ones, there are Halloween Character Meet & Greets… along with hunting for treats where kids can pick up candy treats!

*HHN Exhibition and Scream Alley are included in the admission ticket.

Resorts World Sentosa

Yes, I waited for one whole year before I could wear this tee again. 😂😂😂

But an additional year on this planet is truly a blessing to me because at the end of the day, nothing matters more than being with my loved ones. So ending my birthday with this bunch feels more than just about right. 😊

翻轉視界 18 Changing Perspective

There's not just one road to the destination, but many roads. You just need to take the little step that’s right in front of you, and then the next one, and a few years down the track, they will seem like massive achievements.

通往目的地的路不止一條，有很多路可走。你只需要邁出眼前這一小步，然後再邁出下一步，幾年下來，將會成為巨大成就。

文章來自於New Humans of Australia (有取得授權)

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I didn’t meet my father until I was 6 years old. My parents had a comfortable, middle-class life in Shanghai, or as close as you could get under communism. But they always wanted to live overseas, and just before I was born, my dad came to Sydney to set things up. I don’t know why, but in the end, my mother and I didn’t join him until I was 6.

•a middle-class life 中產階級生活
•set things up 打點一切
•live overseas 往海外生活
•in the end 最後 (表達在經過一段時間或一連串事件之後的結果)

直到六歲前我都未曾見過父親。我的雙親在上海過著舒適的中產階級生活，或著說，在共產階級下所能得到的最接近的生活。他們一直響往海外生活，就在我出生前，我父親來到雪梨打點一切。但不知何故，直到六歲那年我與母親才終於與父親團聚。

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Unfortunately, half a year after we arrived, he left us. That was a huge shock. Our transition had already been quite difficult, as we both didn't speak English. Also, as Shanghai was such a big bustling city, Sydney felt a bit like the countryside, especially on the weekends, as no shops were open back then!

•shock 令人震驚的事件（或經歷）；驚愕，震驚 (come as a great shock 讓人倍感震驚)
•transition 轉變；過渡
•a bustling city 繁華都會

不幸的是，就在我跟母親抵達半年後，父親離開了我們。這是個巨大的打擊，因爲我們不會說英文，在適應過渡期本就已過得相當艱辛。此外，不同於上海的繁華都會，雪梨更像鄉下，尤其在週末，那時連商店都不開門。

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We were very much reliant on my dad, not only financially, but also as a conduit into the wider community. So to have that broken was quite distressing. I remember Mum crying a lot. As we had become socially isolated, we didn’t find out anything about Centrelink, so we survived on her savings for a while, and then got some help from her family back in China.

•be reliant on… 依賴...
•a conduit into 進入...的渠道
•distressing (adj.) 令人苦惱的,令人擔憂的
•become socially isolated 變得孤立於社會
•survive on her savings 僅靠的她積蓄過日子

我們相當依賴我父親，不僅是經濟，他也是我們進入更廣泛社區的渠道。因此，當局面被打破時令人相當痛苦，我還記得母親時常哭泣。由於我們孤立於社會，所以我們並不知道澳洲社會福利聯絡中心 （Centrelink）的任何資訊，僅靠母親的積蓄支撐了一段時間，然後從母親在中國的娘家得到一些幫助。

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Eventually, Mum moved us down to Melbourne, where we were able to make some new networks and family friendships. But I was bullied a bit at school about things like my food and clothing! Whenever someone bullied me, I would defend myself, but because I didn’t have the language skills to explain to the teacher why, I got in trouble quite a bit. I ended up having to move school 3 times before I came to Balwyn Primary School, which was relatively multicultural.

•be able to 能夠
•make new networks 建立新的人脈，關係網
•be bullied 被霸凌
•language skills 語言能力
•get in trouble 惹上麻煩
•end up 最後處於；最後成爲；以…告終
•relatively 相對地
•multicultural 多元文化的

最後，母親帶著我搬遷到墨爾本，在那我們能夠建立起新的網絡與家庭情誼。然而。我在學校飽受霸凌，例如我的食物及衣物。每當有人霸凌我，我會自我防衛，但我的語言技巧不足以向老師解釋事發原因，因此常常陷入麻煩。後來我不得不再三轉學，直到就讀相對多元文化的博文小學（Balwyn Primary School）。

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After that, I did alright. Music featured very prominently in my life. I had started learning the violin from the age of 2.5 years old and even with all the troubles that were going on in my life, had somehow still kept up with it. As a result, I got a music scholarship to Trinity Grammar School. But even there I used to get into quite a lot of mischief, and would often skip school to go to the movies.

•do alight 過得不錯，做的不錯
•feature (v.) 以…為特色；給…以顯著的地位
•prominently 重要地；著名地；突出地，顯眼地

之後，我便過得不錯。音樂在我生活中佔有重要的一席之地，我從兩歲半開始學習小提琴，儘管生活中事事不如意，我依然堅持不輟。因此，我獲得三一文法學校（ Trinity Grammar School）的音樂獎學金。但即使在那，我也常惡作劇、逃學看電影。

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By the end of year 11, I was told I would have to either repeat the year, or consider going to another school, which was quite humiliating for my mum. I decided to move school and surprisingly, I ended up doing quite well in year 12! As a result, I ended up getting into a double degree in Law and Music at Monash.

•repeat the year 留級 ; 重唸一年
•humiliating 令人感到恥辱的，丟臉的

11年級結束時，我被告知要麽被留級，要麼考慮轉學，這對我母親來說相當丟人。我決定轉學，而令人驚訝的是，我在12年級的時候表現優異，最後錄取蒙納士大學法律與音樂雙學位。

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When I started, my first thought was that I didn’t belong because I had done so badly in school up to year 11 and everyone else seemed so smart. But I put my head down, got through it, and ended up getting a job in the legal department of a major manufacturing company, which was a different approach to what most law students do.

•do not belong 不屬於這
•put my head down 埋頭苦幹
•the legal department of ...的法律部門
•a different approach 不同途徑
•approach （思考問題的）方式，方法，態度

當我開始進入大學，最初的想法是我不屬於這，因為我在11年級前都表現不佳，而這裡的人似乎都聰明絕頂。但我埋頭苦幹，咬牙撐過，最後在一家大型製造公司的法律部門找到工作，這與多數法律系學生的途徑不同。

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I really enjoyed it. It was hard work, but I learned a lot of foundational business, legal and corporate communication skills. After that I worked in corporate governance in RMIT, then started to moonlight as a lecturer in the Law Faculty. Eventually, they asked me if I wanted to do a PhD and I blindly said yes! I next worked at Swinburne University, and then was head-hunted to lead the corporate legal team at the Commercial Passenger Vehicles Commission.

•foundational 基礎的
•communication skills 溝通技巧
•corporate governance
•moonlight (v.) （尤指瞞著僱主）從事第二職業，兼職
•headhunt (v.) 物色（人才）； 挖角
•legal team 法律團隊

我非常喜歡這份工作，這是份辛苦的工作，但我學習了很多基礎商業、法律以及公司溝通技巧。之後我在皇家墨爾本理工大學（ RMIT）從事公司治理工作，並開始兼職擔任法律系講師。後來他們問我是否想要讀博士，我便盲目地答應了。接下來，我在斯威本大學（Swinburne University）工作，再被挖角到商用小客車委員會領導法律團隊。

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I had a good life, but after a while, I realised I wanted a different kind of job. I could see my seniors were making a lot of money but that their family life was not that good. And looking at my own upbringing, I wanted to be the kind of father who could be present in my own kids’ lives. So I decided on dentistry. It would not only allow me to use the hand skills that I had developed from playing the violin, but also the analytical and reasoning skills that I'd developed in law. Plus it would be flexible, and offer me a stable income and the chance to meet different people every day!

•upbringing 教養
•decide on sth 決定某事或東西
•analytical and reasoning skills 分析和推理能力
•offer a stable income 提供穩定收入

我的生活很不錯，但一段時間後，我意識到自己想要一份不同的工作。我知道前輩們賺了很多錢，但他們的家庭生活並不美滿。看著自己的成長經歷，我想要成為可以在孩子生活中出席的父親，所以我決定改行當牙醫。這項職業能讓我使用從拉小提琴中發展出的手部技巧，也能運用我在法律中發展出的分析與推理技能。此外，這個職業相當靈活，能為我提供穩定收入，並有機會每天與不同的人見面。

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My now fiancée, who was my girlfriend at the time, was also applying for further study, and coincidentally we both got into university in South Australia, so we moved to Adelaide together a few years ago.

•fiancée 未婚妻
•at the time 當時
•apply for 申請
•further study 繼續教育，進修；進一步研究；深造
•coincidentally 碰巧地；巧合地

我的未婚妻，當時的女友，也申請繼續深造，巧的是我們都考上南澳大學（University of South Australia)，所以幾年前一起搬到阿得雷德（ Adelaide）。

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I was lucky to get a university job at Flinders University. Initially, I started out as a casual lecturer in the law school, but I’ve since transitioned into teaching health law and research, and I’m currently writing a few books on the intersection between law and medicine. And also, obviously, trying to finish my dentistry degree!

•start out as… 起初擔任...
•transition into… 轉變到...

我很幸運的在福林德斯大學（Flinders University）找到工作，起初我在法學院擔任臨時講師，但我後來轉換到醫事法教學及研究。目前我正撰寫幾本關於法律與醫學相接的書籍，並努力完成我的牙醫學位。

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Mum eventually retrained as a Chinese high school teacher, and she’s still teaching to this day. Like most first generation migrants, she struggled quite a lot, and invested heavily in my success. After we’re married, my fiancée and I are planning to have children, and I’m sure they will have it much easier than I did.

•retrain 重新培養；再培訓；再訓練
•to this day 至今
•first generation migrants 第一代移民
•struggle a lot 掙扎奮鬥許久
•have it much easier 過的比較輕鬆

我的母親最終重新接受培訓，成為一名中文高中老師並執教至今。如同大多數第一代移民，她掙扎奮鬥許久，並為我的成功投資甚多。我與未婚妻打算婚後生孩子，我確信孩子會過的比我輕鬆得多。

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Still, a lot of the failures that I’ve had in my life have really informed a lot of my successes. Looking back, I wouldn't really want to change that to have a smoother life.

•inform [正式] 影響某人的態度或意見
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/inform

•have a smoother life 有一個更順遂的人生

我的生活中的種種失敗確實為我的成功提供借鑑。回首過去，我不會想要改變那些坎坷經歷去擁有一個更順遂的人生。

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Over the years, I've learned that perseverance is very important. I hope that through telling my story, I can be an example to others who might be in a similar position as I was: to show that there's not just one road to the destination, but many roads. You just need to take the little step that’s right in front of you, and then the next one, and a few years down the track, they will seem like massive achievements.

•over the years 多年來
•perseverance 不屈不撓，堅持不懈
•be an example 成為榜樣
•be in a similar position 處於相似的處境
•down the road/line/track 將來(的路)

多年來，我學到堅持不懈是至關重要的。我希望透過講述自己的故事，能成為其他可能與我有相似處境的人的榜樣：向他們展示通往目的地的路不止一條，有很多路可走。你只需要邁出眼前這一小步，然後再邁出下一步，幾年下來，將會成為巨大成就。

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Getting our Tarot Cards Read is all the buzz right now, yes?

The Thirsty Sisters are back with another episode this week, this time with Geraldine—a Tarot Card Reader and we forced Sylvia to have her Tarot Cards read. How does life after the divorce look for her, and has she moved on from it? What about her ex-husband? What do the cards say about it all? Tune in to find out ?

Geraldine has also kindly offered a very HUAT rate of $88 (U.P. $99) exclusively for our TTS community ? This offer is valid till 30 June 2021 or till she's fully booked so fastest fingers first!
Check out Geraldine on Instagram @friendlyneighbourhoodwitchsg

Timestamps
00:00 intro
01:14 Topic of the Day
02:54 Why Nina isn't getting a reading
03:52 Get to know a tarot card reader
07:26 How to prepare before a tarot reading
08:12 Theme of today's reading: Sylvia's divorce
09:18 Sylvia picks her cards
11:28 Was Sylvia's divorce hard to decide?
14:18 Is Sylvia on the right path?
16:00 A difficult decision is on the way?
18:15 Wedding bells for Sylvia?!
21:20 Will Sylvia fully step out from her divorce?
22:12 How good is Sylvia's reading?
24:30 Can Nina ask questions on Sylvia's behalf?
25:41 How does Ryan feel about Sylvia?
28:05 Is Ryan happy with Sylvia?
29:46 Is Mandy happy with Sylvia's body size?
31:38 Questions from the TTS community ?
32:01 Will COVID-19 end this year?!
33:34 Will TTS make any impact?
34:56 Is Nina and Sylvia Chio Bu SG?!
37:10 How does tarot card reading empower us
38:46 Thoughts on the whole experience
42:05 Does Nina want a reading too?
43:07 Surprise for our TTS community
44:15 Shoutout to small female-owned businesses ?
45:22 Conclusion

Sylvia and Nina are not your typical influencers; they give it to you raw and real! Join them as they quench their never-ending thirst for wisdom, trends, success and men.

They explore hot and pressing issues you never thought you needed to know in this extremely in-depth podcast. Sisters, brothers and everyone in between or beyond; jump in and be thirsty!

*Disclaimers*
The legal age for sex in Singapore is 18. While being comfortable with your bodies is a must, please protect yourselves by using protection ?
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Our views in this podcast include only our own experiences as heterosexual women in Singapore, we respect everyone’s views regardless of genders, gender identities and sexual orientations.

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哈佛知識分享: 做生意，七大困難選擇! 

七條策略問題 Seven Strategy Questions《第七: What Strategic Uncertainties Keep You Awake At Night? 公司有什麼變數令你夜晚瞓唔著呢?》

Everybody watches what the boss watches. 老闆䀹實乜，同事們就䀹實乜! 你應該䀹實乜呢?

Business is about making tough choices. 上六集就講咗 Who is your primary customer?  公司股東、顧客、員工，邊個行先? 追數，應追邊三條數? 公司應有邊「十誡」? 如何令員工在適當壓力下發揮創意? 同埋同事們之間有幾願意互相幫助? 

今集我會同你探討第七個策略問題，亦都係最後一個: What Strategic Uncertainties Keep You Awake At Night? 公司有什麼變數令你夜晚瞓唔著呢?

根據哈佛教授 Bob Simons 呢本書 Seven Strategy Questions，only three things in life are certain: (1) death, (2) taxes, and (3) the fact that today's strategy won't work tomorrow. 三樣嘢肯定: 死亡、交稅、及做生意策略要隨著時間改變。

你公司提供嘅產品/服務，如果永遠一成不變，無論現在點好，遲早會畀人淘汰。  道瓊斯 工業平均指數成分股有30隻，25年前後，超過一半成份股都已經被剔除。

當中一隻嘅股份依然非常成功，就係強生，Johnson & Johnson。 第二集同你講過，佢哋 Credo 教義，係 Customers Come First 嘅公司。 Credo 最後一句: "When we operate according to these principles, the stockholders should realize a fair return." 

咁佢股價表現如何? 如果你1944年買咗強生1股，當年強生 IPO 上市，招股價是$37.5 美金。如果你由1944年揸一股到呢本書出版嘅時候 (即2010年)， 期間再 reinvest 你收到的股息去買多啲強生股票，你所收的股息連同股價升幅，到這本書出版，合共累積收到超過90萬元美金。Yes! 由1944年嘅$37.5美金，至2010年收到合共90萬元美金。等如65年間，年化增長17%。 Grow 17% every year for 65 years! Wow! 

佢點做? 睇下呢個 Johnson & Jonson(強生) 嘅table， 每年嘅 profit planning 由 functional, company, group VP 至 executive level 逐層逐層上， 一年上四次，revisit and revise continously. 

2013年就做定2014年同埋15年嘅 profit plan, 再做多額外5年，10年嘅projection，即2020及2025年。

2014就做定2015及2016年嘅 profit plan, 再 revisit 上年做過嘅5年10年計劃，即重溫2020及2025年嘅 projection，睇呢幅圖， 如此類推。

如果數字同當初預期有所出入， 會 face -to-face 問下屬: 
(1) What has changed? 
(2) Why? 
最重要，(3) What are you going to do about it? 

Keep it simple. Johnson & Johnson, 就係因為不斷地問這三條問題，過去幾十年都能夠 就住市場適應改變。

唔好講到大公司咁複雜， 即是你係個屋村入面做間茶餐廳，What Strategic Uncertainties Are Keeping You Awake At Night? 有乜風險令你夜晚瞓唔著? 

怕你個廚師走咗去? 怕你個業主大幅加租? 怕突然間一大批你啲食客食物中毒? 怕你條村啲人口味變化， 鍾意食日本餐，唔再食茶餐廳? 怕翠華/太興開入來你邊村，咁你就無得爭?   Whatever it is! 除咗怕，你打算點應對? 點樣能夠做到兩手準備? 

如果有日，你盤生意條數唔靚，我問你: 
(1) What has changed? 有乜改變咗? 
(2) Why? 點解? 
And (3) What are you going to do about it? 咁你打算點做? 

你會點回答我? 

我做商舖基金，都有好多嘢怕。 經歷過社運/肺炎， 連舖王鄧成波都話唔係「百年一遇」，係「百年不遇」。 我都好怕個市大上大落。 我亦都好怕個個 shopping online 以後街上無晒人行街。我更加怕以後社會動盪，冇曬遊客來港。 我亦都怕中原/美聯/長實/新鴻基會搞個商舖基金同我直接對撼。但怕有用咩，最緊要能夠做兩手準備。 我爸爸教我: 「永遠要作最壞的打算!」

2021 今年我公司目標要買入港幣五億街舖，沽出兩億，對外集資起碼每季港幣6000萬， 基金派息六七八厘，及年回報達至10%。 每季度我同公司管理層都會 review 以上數字， 稍有偏差，就會問自己以上三個問題: 

(1) What has changed? 
(2) Why? 
(3) What are we going to do about it? 

有乜改變、點解、同我們點辦? 

你盤生意呢? What's keep you awake at night? 

今次一連七集同你分享咗我係哈佛學到嘅 Seven Strategy Questions 七條策略問題: 

(1) Who is your primary customer?  誰是你首要顧客? 
(2) How do your core values prioritize shareholders, employees, and customers? 你的核心價值，公司股東、員工、顧客、邊個行先? 
(3) What critical performance variables are you tracking? 追數，應追邊三條數? 
(4) What strategic boundaries have you set? 公司應有邊「十誡」? 
(5) How are you generating creative tension? 如何令員工在適當壓力下更有創意? 
(6) How committed are your employees to helping each other? 同事們之間有幾願意互相幫助? 
(7) What strategic uncertainties keep you awake at night? 公司有什麼變數令你夜晚瞓唔著呢?

我營運自己全間嘅商舖基金公司都係 based on 以上七條問題辦事，Really! Every single one of them. 希望一連七集，以上七條問題亦對你點做生意有所啟發。

有興趣聽多啲，可就來我六月份最後兩場星期六嘅早餐會啦! 希望到時見到你。Have a good business, have a good life! 

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五／六月份早餐分享會 Topic: The Seven Strategy Questions by Harvard Professor Robert Simons 

哈佛分享: 七條做生意策略問題

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