Do you like 'Shortcuts' ?

Imagine yourself waiting for some time in a long queue :-

to pay your telephone/electicity/water bills
in supermarkets
at the bus station
to drive in the capital at peak time
to get a permit

etc...

or competing with others :-

to obtain a business contract
to be promoted to a higher position
to get elected
etc...

How would you feel if somebody who come after you in the waiting list
managed to 'get served' before you or obtain something that you strongly believe you deserve it most ?

Is the person smarter than you ?

This is the true reality that we have to face in our daily life. We are living in a modern jungle
and some people think that because of their position and status, of their power, of their contacts etc..., they deserve to always be among the first to be served and at any cost.

Patience is a quality that even the richest or the most powerful man cannot buy.

I believe that people who choose non ethical 'shortcuts' at any cost to become successful in any aspect of his/her life (education, business, job, relationship, wealth etc...) might
be 'admired' but will certainly not gain 'respect' from the society.


Alain Fok

Wrong belief, false perceptions end in gossips...

A famous newspaper published a front page article about some acts of violence in a specific area of a well known city between two groups of people. According to that article, the cause of these fights between 'gangs' was due to drug dealings because that area was famous for that.

Some days later, a rectification was made (but this time not in the front page) concerning the cause of these fights. It was in fact not related at all to a drug affair and the area is not even a drug dealer's place. However the author of that article did not even appologise for publishing this 'wrong source of information'.

Can you imagine how people who live in that area felt when learning that they lived in a place where drug dealings are common ?

Today, I will not focus on whether this kind of press reporting was ethical or not. But I will concentrate on 'us', the 'consumers' of information.

When we watch tv, listen to radio, read newspapers or magazines, surf on Internet etc..., maybe we shall always try to keep an open mind on news or piece of information which raised our attention.

Perhaps things we learned (positive or negative) are not always true and we need to verify our belief.

Because wrong belief, false perceptions etc.. tend to end in gossips...

Alain Fok

Positive Positive Positive

Think POSITIVE


Talk POSITIVE


Act POSITIVE


Our ACTS must be in harmony with our WORDS



Our WORDS must follow our THOUGHTS



Our ACTS must be in harmony with our WORDS and our THOUGHTS


We must be POSITIVE, POSITIVE and POSITIVE always !!!




How many times have we read or been taught that adopting a POSITIVE attitude in our daily life contributes to our wellness and improves our relations with others.


Do you think that POSITIVE thoughts always pop up in our mind ?

Do you think that it's easy to be POSITIVE all the time and in every situations ?


Looks so challenging, isn't it ?


Good luck and keep it up always...




Yours 'Positively'

Alain Fok

Think twice before speak

When interacting with others, We should hear/think twice before we speak because what we say might be wrongly interpreted/understood and thus could affect relationship/trust.

But how many times a day do we follow this basic rule for a healthy human relationship ?

Alain Fok