I love what I do!... pictures from my Asia trip (#54)

Pictures from Asia: What I do for a living

Many people often ask me what I do for a living and what type of business I am in. There are many ways to answer this question and it is never a straightforward question. I can say I am a motivational speaker and help people earn extra income with a part time business… but there is more to that. It is not just teaching people about how to make money but more importantly, it is mentoring others and guiding them to maximize their potential. Along the way, I help people make money… and I get to have tons of fun and create lasting relationships.

I just got back from a 2 1/2 week trip to Asia and the pictures here will give you an idea of what I do. It was a packed trip where every minute was maximized and productive… it was a ton of fun!

Here are the highlights:

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

Suren and Sanjay — I landed in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, Oct. 9 and immediately spoke at a training session. Afterwards we took a late night “red eye” drive to Penang with a few of my partners. Here is Suren (in blue) and Sanjay who was visiting us from Singapore. My purpose for this trip to Malaysia was to mainly support Suren and help him advance to Gold Director ($1,000 USD weekly) in his home business. Suren and his team has tremendous potential and my time in Malaysia was time well spent.

breakfast in penang — Breakfast in Penang with my new leaders: Johnny Low, Sanjay and Suren. The hand over the ear is their team sign but don’t ask me what it means!

I stayed at Ann’s house in Penang. Not only did I get great hospitality but we got to meet their superstar Golden Retriever, Champ!

training in penang — Training session at our Penang Centre. Here, Suren and Aruna are about to share their team vision

Connie and Yangyang — After training, my “little sister (妹妹)”, Connie Mooi met up with us. Here she is with precious “Yang Yang”

It was my first time having authentic Indian Food! It took me awhile to get used to the spice but it was good and very flavorful!

great indian food — Thanks to Roma and her husband Anand for the great service, hospitality and great Indian food at “Palace D India”

LUMUT, MALAYSIA

Lumut structures — Driving through Lumut, we saw tons of these structures. These structures is where they cultivate sparrows nest which is a huge Chinese delicacy. They would lure the sparrows in with whistles, chirping and music… all to hope that the sparrows would build a nest. The nest is supposedly to be good for _____ and is sold at a very high price

sparrows — This is how a Sparrow’s nest looks like before it is cleaned up and sold to the market. Just this crate here could be sold for thousands of USD dollars!

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

Simon, Yeknee, Munwai — After Lumut, it was back to Kuala Lumpur.. I took the time to catch up with some good old friends; Yeknee Tan (left) and Munwai Lee

Cat stucked — One night we walked past a car that was parked in front of a store and heard this meow… turned out that a cat was stuck in the front bumper of a car! First time I’ve seen anything like this. Initially people didn’t bother but after I took a few pictures and Devan talked to the store owner, they were able to get the cat out.

meeting at coffee shop — On every trip, there are good stories to tell. This was a meeting with Aruna’s friend, Sasi and his wife. We initially met in Starbucks to share with him our business opportunity. We were excited and talked… and talked… and then Starbucks closed at 11 so they had to kick us out… so then we went outside of Starbucks in the mall area and kept on talking and talking… and then they finally had to turn out the lights on the mall to drive us out! But we still stayed there and talked and talked and talked! I think they finally gave up and turned the lights back on. We were unstoppable! Persistence wins out again!

Simon with college friend — Catching up with a good college friend from Columbia, Zack Amin. Zack is a budding entrepreneur and took me to Putrajaya for lunch. Putrajaya is the state capital and is very beautiful and clean with great architecture

SINGAPORE

Suren watching — Suren is a diehard Man U fan… how diehard? Can you believe that he has NOT missed a single match in over 14 years!!! He has watched from kick off to end of EVERY SINGLE MANCHESTER UNITED MATCH IN THE LAST 14 YEARS!!! …. talk about dedication. No wonder he looks so intense here!

Simon and Suren — GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAALLLL!! – Suren is ecstatic after Man U scores and ties the match up. Good thing Man U came out of the match with a tie cause it would not have been fun to hang out with Suren for the rest of the night if they had lost

Singapore airport — Now I know why Singapore Changi’s airport has been acclaimed as the #1 airport in the world! That place is amazing! The entire airport is like a 5 star hotel!

airport bathroom — This was the bathroom at the airport! Can you imagine how nice the rest of the airport was! It was so nice that I wanted to hang out there all day!

HONG KONG

grandpa house — I also took time to visit my 90 + year old grandma. At her house, I took some pics of my dad and his siblings while they were kids. Can you see the resemblance and guess which one was my dad?!

Simon and markus — I also got to hang out with Markus! I had a great time with Markus and it made me realize I am just one big kid… I had a great time playing cars with him. I don’t know whether he had more fun or I did!… We also took Markus bike riding and we raced… and at least for now… I could still beat Markus in a sprint but it will not be long when he will be biking way faster than me running!

MANILA, PHILIPPINES

Simon in Manila — I spoke to a JAM PACKED crowd at the USANA office in Manila. I shared with them the importance of having a committed vision and how that leads to success

big event — The next day was the BIG EVENT… our annual celebration event. Over 5000 people were in attendance and some people came as early at 430am to line up to get in!

annual celebration — The next day was our annual Celebration. We started the event walking down the red carpet

meeting after meeting — Filipinos are SOOO hungry to learn… right after attending an event that lasted from 8:30am to 6pm, we went straight to the MAM (Meeting After Meeting) for another 2 hours of training and sharing!

The last day in the Philippines, we had another big session at the Asian Institute of Management. I was the closing speaker and will have my video posted sometime soon

dinner at greenbelt — Last event of the my trip… a nice dinner at Italia (in Greenbelt 2 in Makati) with Clark and Ian’s team. Italia is now one of my favorite places to eat in Manila. Not only do they have good food but they have FAST wifi!

MAKING AN IMPACT AND CREATING MEMORIES

That was my trip and these pictures basically show you what I do for a living… I mentor and teach people how to improve their lives. Getting to travel and meeting new friends make it fun but the best part is knowing that I am fulling my purpose in life by playing a “positive role in as many lives as possible”

Now it’s your turn to do something today that will have a positive impact on someone. If you can’t come up with anything, you can simply smile and spread your positive attitude around!

Comments

suren says
October 25, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Awesome trip, we enjoyed every moment being with you.. and learned alot of things… thank you for everything!! God bless you and your family!!
Bùi Anh Tuấn says
October 26, 2011 at 4:02 am
What a wonderful live! I do wish I could have the same experiment like that. I am a recruitment and sometimes be a trainer but I always have to train the same things (company regulary, allowance, discipline, etc…). It makes me sooooo bored. Could you give me some advise how to be a good trainer (mainly in HR field)?
Bernard lim says
October 26, 2011 at 4:45 am
Hi simon i love reading your travel to abroad Asia
strories,and having lot of fun too.By the way,what
sort of home based bizs you are specialised in?
Do you mind to recommend to me,coz im curious.
Thanks and Regards.
bernard
- simonwchan says
  October 26, 2011 at 12:05 pm
  Hi Bernard, asides from speaking, I am involved with a 19 year old multinational company that is based in the USA. It requires some work but it is also a lot of fun and you get an opportunity to change lives. Please Contact Me and I can give you more information or you can contact me through facebook http://www.facebook.com/simonwchan8899
PS says
October 26, 2011 at 4:55 am
Hi Simon,
l still not so clear about your business… Are you being invited by them to give motivational talk or you have some business in Asia whereby they are your partner or downline?
- simonwchan says
  October 26, 2011 at 12:02 pm
  Hi PS, thanks for your comment. To answer your question, the answer is “yes” to both. I am sometimes invited by them to give a motivational talk… and sometimes the training is for my business in Asia for my partners.
  - PS says
    October 26, 2011 at 1:54 pm
    Hi Simon,
    Thank you for your prompt reply. l am searching for some home-based type of business, those type that do not need “sale-talks” and can be operated with flexible schedule. l will be retiring in a few years time and is looking for something that can keep me partially occupy after retirement. l am ICT savvy.