Pay It Forward - A Charity Project of SkyQuestCom

Hi!

I'd like to invite you to join me in a special charity project we have initiated with my company SkyQuestCom.

When someone has done something good to you, most of us want to return them a favour. However, most people don’t need the favour in return. So instead of returning a favour, those who have benefitted are asked to do something good to someone else instead.

The term originates from the movie, “Pay It Forward”. If you get an opportunity to watch the movie you will be touched by the heart-warming story it presents.

We have chosen a home for kids with HIV/AIDS in Chennai, India. The name of the home is "Shelter: Hope for Every One".

About Shelter Shelter's aim is to provide love, laughter, and life to HIV-positive children. Love - because most of these children have lost their parents and are longing for love. Laughter - to take them through the difficulties of their situation. Life - to give them a quality life for as long as they live with proper care, food, clothing and other needs.

The home is filled with HIV-positive kids and has 4 HIV-positive women as staff. 90% of the children have lost both parents. The rest have a single parent who is not in a position to take care of them because the parents themselves are in the back end of life.

Help the Children
Here are just a couple of examples of the different kinds of children with various degrees of problems and issues the shelter helps:

Suraj, 10 years old, has lost both of his parents and four of his siblings - he lost one elder sister, his two small brothers and one younger sister. Imagine the emotional trauma and difficulty this child has to face in seeing six of his family members dying in front of him. He came into the home on his last days, but with antiviral drugs, he is now stable.

Sita, a 7 year old girl, has multiple sicknesses in her brain. These cause convulsions or ticks. When she has an attack, froth will come from her mouth and she faints and needs to be attended to within 1 hour of the attack.

Senthil, an 8 year old boy, has skin infections from his head to his toes with open wounds all over his body. His mother wished he would die because she could not handle his suffering. She literally said "I am dropping you here and would be happy if you died." He is now doing well. He is smiling, he is going to school, and is one of the bubbly children they have in the home.

No financial support to help any more children
The shelter has had to turn down kids who need help because they do not have the financial support to take on any more children.

They do not currently have any support from the corporate sector, or government sector or international funding. The shelter is being run on an individual basis, but is a registered trust in India. Currently the shelter is only supported by friends, relatives and a few local individuals.

Finances are an added stress to the already present stress of taking care of these very sick and needy children.

They have difficulty finding proper schools for these children. If the kids have a fall or get sick, the shelter gets desperate calls from the school for them to come and take them. Emergency help from hospitals is difficult. Even simple issues like getting a haircut are difficult because they have boils all over their heads and it can stink quite badly. Barbers are not willing to come in and do a simple haircut.

There are also food issues; as some children have different dietary requirements and cannot eat the same things. Feeding them in front of others can be difficult because they may want certain foods that they cannot eat.

These kids go through a lot of emotional trauma in their lives and often don't know how to express themselves.

I'd like to encourage you to join us in this cause along with us:

Richard Tan

Download for Presentation at John Childers Program

Hello Friends,

This is the download for the presentation.

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Hope the above are of help to you all.

Bests, Richard

Are You Spending Time with Your Children?

I am taking breakfast at the United Square. Just ordered a Char Siew Noodle.

Many things have happened the last one month, some tragic, some ordinary. The shooting of the students in the Virginia Tech University by a Korean student is considered tragic. The gunman was a 23 year old English major who kept to himself. Something eerie about this - sounds like a pretty normal kid. He had problems that he kept to himself. It exploded with him taking 33 innocent lives. Why did he not tell or share his problem? Was it his fault for not sharing and letting it build up to end with this tragic event.

How did he turn out to be this way?

I'd like to make a guess...

When he was a kid, both his parent was very busy making a living; probably both were working to support the family. They did not have time for their children. When they were at home, they were too tired to pay any attention to him. A sample conversation could be as follows:

Korean boy: My class mate, Kim hit me today.

Father: Why did he hit you? You must have done something wrong. Otherwise, he won’t hit you.

Korean Boy: No dad. I did not do anything to him.

Father: Why did he not hit another boy but hit you? You must be naughty.

Korean Boy: Noooo.....

Father: Don’t argue with me. That is why people hit you. Because you are so argumentative

Korean Boy: Nooo …I don’t want to talk to you in future.

The above could be one scenario that caused the Korean boy to keep to himself. Don’t let this happened to your kid. If your children get into trouble (pregnant, take drugs, are bullied by others), you want them to trust you and be able to share with you. Listen to your children attentively.

There is no such thing as quality time without quality time. Quality time is only an excuse for not spending enough time for your children.

I want to share some of my life’s regret... maybe next blog k. I got to go now. you have a great day .

My faithful friends - April and Sha

April and Sha, both came into our life on a brilliant October about 7 years ago. April and Sha are Jack Russels, the cutest puppies on the planet. They belong to my brother in law. He told my wife that he temporary needed a place to house April and Sha while he went for a vacation. He never took them back. It was ok for me as April and Sha soon became good companions for my children and the whole family.

Both are very playful and cheeky. April is much more playful. I throw her a ball and she brings it back. April will chase lizards too. Both bark when strangers pass by the house, yet they are friendly with children and friends. April likes me to rub her belly and scratch her back. She is a furry little angel and a monster guard dog all in one.

Grace and Aaron were fond of them. They kept the children company and busy while I worked. When my children went to school, April and Sha kept my aged mother occupied. Otherwise many aged become lonely when their children and grandchildren are not home. In fact my mother treated April and Sha like her 'kids' too. She talked to them. They seemed to talk back to her by barking.

I usually go home very late in the night. Everyone is asleep. No matter how late, April and Sha never fail to welcome me at the gate, wagging their tails cheerfully. April and Sha are my friends.

They are always faithful.

I am going to have a meeting with Johnson tomorrow to update on the listing of the company. I will share with you about it on another day.

Enjoy Nature

Today is Easter Sunday, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He was crucified and now risen from the grave. For Christians, it is a victorious day as Jesus has conquered death and those that believe in Him and accept Jesus as Savior will have eternal life.

At 8.45 am, I picked up Stephen, Alicia and John to go to church. They are staying at the Sanctuary service apartment. It costs almost S$500 per day. They will be staying for 10 days and then head off to Jakarta for the Global Internet Summit. My church is only 10 min from where they are staying.

I am glad that they enjoyed their time in Singapore. It could be the food. More so, I think it is the friends they have around here. One time, someone asked me which is my favorite country since I travel so frequently. It really caused me to think. My favorite country need not be the most beautiful or the most dynamic place. It is the place where I have the most friends.

A few days ago, I brought Stephen and John to walk up the Bukit Timah Hill. Bukit Timah Hill at 164 meters is the highest land point in Singapore. The shortest trekking route to the summit follows the forest reserve which is just over 2 km and follows a paved road. We had a great time and it was fun.

The best part of this walk is that we are able to talk and share and get to know each other better.

We spend so much time working and making money that many of us don’t know how to appreciate nature and have fun.

Take time to get away and enjoy nature.

What is your net worth ?

I am at the airport now waiting for my flight to Singapore.

Last night, I did a presentation in Malaysia to 150 people on acquiring businesses and property with no money down. It is an interesting topic that attracted a wide audience. There are those that come and learn and also skeptics who think it is a myth. I shared with them my experiences on how I have acquired businesses and properties with no money or little money. Most of the ideas that I shared are not what ordinary people do. Successful people don't do ordinary things too.

At the end of the talk, I also encouraged them to attend the Financial Mastery seminar on this coming 12-13 May. This seminar is based on the teachings of Robert Kiyosaki.

At the end of the presentation, 25 people rushed to sign up for the seminar. During the question and answer time, one participant asked me what my net worth is. This is the first time someone has asked me this question. It is a very interesting question. Most people do not know how much they are worth. They do not take time to do an audit of themselves. There is also another group of people who are too afraid to know their net worth because they do not want to know the truth. The truth will hurt. They are the escapists. These two groups normally do not plan their finances and their lives. If you do not plan, you will very likely not go anywhere.

Your worth is not necessarily measured in the area of money. To the people who love you, you are priceless. To God, your parents, your children, your friends, you are priceless.
You are not necessarily measured by how much money you have made but how you have contributed to people’s lives. For example, if you provide financial help to a child from a poor family to help him finish his education, he will never forget your kindness.

No one really cares if you have millions for just yourself. If you give to the world your time and money, your net worth will be measured by your legacy.

For the next few months, I will be working on listing one of my businesses. I will be sharing with you the progress. It is hard work but very interesting.

You are invited to comment on my blogs.

Thank you, Richard

powerpoint for "no Money Down"

Hello everyone, here is the powerpoint for my "buying properties and business with no money down" go to www.srpl.net and click on the Financial Mastery picture as shown on the next space.

All the best.

Richard