My injury

On August 25th 2014, I had met an accident at customer site. Heavy and tall switchboard fell on me and broke my leg. I was very lucky to be surrounded by many angels in saving my leg from being amputated. Dr HM Goh & my sister Elaine to make connections for me to be transferred to UMSC. Dr Chua who reconstructed my feet bones n rejoin tibia bone. Matron Ng who have helped to take care of my open wound. During the first 18 days stay in UMSC, my parents had cooked every meal for me, my wife who is 7 months into her pregnancy, stay strong on her feet to take good care of me. Imagine I had to shit on my hospital bed. Upon discharge, I had received a lot of never ending support from them to be able to walk on crutches. Everybody was very patient to me.
Thanks to my loving and patient dad, I was able to continue to do dressing at Matron Ng place 3 times a week. The dressing had helped my wound heal unexpectedly fast within 3 months.
On 29 Sep 2014, I had to undergo the third operation to change the external fixture to Illizarov ring, which had help to tilt my feet to the correct position. This time round, I only stayed 2 nights in the hospital.
Upon discharge and recovery period at home,I had to rest at home . We welcome our first baby to the family on 31th Oct 2014.
Things start to go downhill, I start to get infection on my almost healed wound. On  14th Nov 2014, I had to be admitted for bacteria infection and go into the 4th operation to take out some stubborn blood clot from my feet. This time the stay is going to be 2 weeks as I need the antibiotics to keep the bacteria away.
During this stay also, the k wires in my foot was removed. The team of doctors think that there is a chance that I might need further reconstruction surgery on my foot since the injury was too bad. This is the first time in my recovery process that I learnt I might not be able to walk on both feet in 4 months. I started to feel impatient and frustrated.
Angels came in again to help me.
My wife : to spend another 3 months to get back a feet which I can use for another 30 years.
My uncle : learn to accept the fact, take as much time as needed to recover, sooner or later I am going to come out from the pit stop to continue racing
My mom : who drove to many temples to ask for blessings for my recovery
My dad : although I can feel his frustration for me, he is able to stay calm and ask me to be patient with my recovery.

Fingers crossed, I hope by the time my tibia bone heal, I will be able to walk on my 2 feet. God has given me this chance to seriously stop and think what is important to me.
I will have time to watch my baby grow up (otherwise I will be too busy working)
I have the time to accompany my dad, talk to him. (Imagine his otherwise retired life)

New Year Resolution 2014

In 2013, I have done very well running the business, hitting sales target, managing 4 big projects, but still no cash cow/production line.
Financially, literally broke after buying a house and a car. 
Healthwise, fail miserably, need to focus on them this year.

In 2014....

Business
1. Get 5k new business a month - from new customers
2. Sales Target 1.26million by Feb 2015
3. Free up more time to do marketing - meet a new customer once a week (52 new prospect a year)
4. Hit 4 nos. Big Project a year (>50k)
5. Delegation is key - Supervisor to handle project, Admin to handle invoice/DO/sourcing, develop a fabrication team, increase manpower


Financial
6. Pay mortgage in full every month
7. Reduce principal by 100k flexi loan
8. Save enough cash to invest 350k cash into 1.4mil property

Health

6. 78kg (mid June), 77kg (end 2014)
7. Exercise at least 3 times a week (mid week jogging, Sat Cycling, Sun Badminton)
8. Health screen (end Mac)
9. Eye n dental check up (end Mac)
10. Cut down eating breakfast outside

Family
11. Start a family

Leisure activities/hobbies
12. Visit 1 country requires flying > 3 hrs
13. Meaningful wedding anniversary celebration
14. Celebrate parents birthday

How I have done meeting my 2013 Resolution?

Business
1. Hit 1 million sales (accomplished)
2. Invest into long term cash cow project - pipe skid (Still no cash cow)
3. Hit 4 nos. Big Project a year (average 100k) - (More than 50k, KTM bridge, Toshiba, KPM, Tencate Senawang)
4. More delegation of non-core activities - supervisor conduct weekly safety & job meeting (Nope)
5. Appraisal for each employee  (Nope)

Financial

6. Net worth four hundred (Bought a Honda City)
7. Ability to buy 1 mil property (Bought a house 1.2mil)

Health

6. Hit 77.5kg by (end Mac), 77kg (end June), 76.5kg (end Sep), 76kg (end Dec) - (80kg end Dec 2013)
7. Exercise at least 3 times a week (Almost)
8. Health screen (end June) - No
9. Eye n dental check up (end Mac) - No

Family
10. Meet grand parents at least once a quarter - (3 times a year)

Leisure activities/hobbies
11. Visit 1 Asean country (Hanoi, Vietnam)
12. Visit 1 country requires flying > 3 hrs (Taipei, Taiwan)
13. Meaningful wedding anniversary celebration (Tak ada)

What I have done in 2012?

1. Got married
2. Proposed to Jia Yi on Marina Bay Sands Roof Top
3. Visited United States on honeymoon trip - been to New York, Niagara Falls, Washington DC, Baltimore, Acadia
National Park, Boston
4. Received my first business dividend
5. Prepare a wedding / a pre-wedding photoshoot (buying all the props)

Melvin's New Year Resolution 2013

Business
1. Hit 1 million sales
2. Invest into long term cash cow project - pipe skid
3. Hit 4 nos. Big Project a year (average 100k)
4. More delegation of non-core activities - supervisor conduct weekly safety & job meeting
5. Appraisal for each employee

Financial

6. Net worth four hundred
7. Ability to buy 1 mil property

Health

6. Hit 77.5kg by (end Mac), 77kg (end June), 76.5kg (end Sep), 76kg (end Dec)
7. Exercise at least 3 times a week
8. Health screen (end June)
9. Eye n dental check up (end Mac)

Family
10. Meet grand parents at least once a quarter

Leisure activities/hobbies
11. Visit 1 Asean country
12. Visit 1 country requires flying > 3 hrs
13. Meaningful wedding anniversary celebration

JY's new year resolution 2013

In the new year of 2013, me, Ling Jia Yi will commit the following :

Money/Career

1. Save 2k per month into savings account.
2. Maintain Singapore account amount.
3. Buy a landed property in prime area.

Health

4. Hit 53kg by 30 years old.  (reward 50 one time)
5. Exercise 3 times a week.


Family

6. Visit parents once a month


Leisure activities/hobbies
7. Visit Hokaido/ Korea
8.Family trip - Beijing /Bali
9. Read 1 book each month

Friends/relationships

10. Organise 2958 gathering

LING JIA YI

What has JY done when she is 28?

1. Get married
2. Visit New York
3. Quit her job
4. Go to Lady Gaga Concert
5. Climb Mount Kinabalu
6. Learn to cook

sweat moments

• she has helped to fix my mom's condo curtain. she has got good hands at it, even better than myself



• she has accompanied me and sat in the office lobby in Tanjong Malim for one whole day when she expects me to spend good time with her during one visit to KL, and i bought her the lousy tao-sa pao



• she has to go shopping alone in Alamanda Putrajaya, when i have to be onsite supervising a lifting project in KLIA, and her GPS failed her, yet she managed to get me a new bed sheet



• she experienced a bus breakdown during her very first visit to KL, two ways



• she taught me how to keep fish in aquariums alive


• she fell sick right before she had to board the car back to SG

I am lucky to have her

2010 Feedback

1. Don't plan too much, you always have to wait longer than you expected for things to fall in place. just get on with the job and opportunities will find you

2. 80/20 rule, don't feed people too full, so they will keep working hard and become more competitive. Though it will suppress talent, Sg dun need Steve Jobs & Microsoft, only need George Yeo & Mah Bow Tan and only 1 LKY. American education system allows creativity to flourish, but majority of the people suffers because of laziness. Great leaders must understand human behaviour.

3. Must impress people on the first 6 months on your new job. First impression matters a lot.

4. If you feed people too well in good years, very hard to take back in bad years.

5. Don't over down to earth, must be si kui.

2011 Resolution

Money/Career

1. Return on Investment >4% (Minimum return = RM8000)
2. Savings $1600/month ($19,200 excluding YearEndBonus)
3. Maintain MBO @ combined factor 3 to get net pay 3k
4. Move to Product Manager position
5. Learn to present (present at least once in 2 months of any sort)

Health

6. Maintain at 70kg
7. Exercise at least 3 times a week
8. Health screen at least once per year

Family

9. Meet family at least once a month


Leisure activities/hobbies

10. Visit 1 Asean country
11. Visit 1 country requires flying > 3 hrs
12. Pick up 1 new hobby
13. Read 2 books a month

Friends/relationships

14. Gathering at least once a quarter
15. Get 1 new friend a month