FOREX Top Trader

Richard Dennis was around 23 years old and he was reported to have borrowed $1,600 and turned it into $200 million in about 10 years trading commodities. Borrowed $1,600 from his family and used $1,200 to pay for his seat and then started trading with only $400 trading capital. In 1970, he increased that $400 to $3,000. In 1973, his trading capital was $100,000 In 1974, he made $500,000 in profits just trading soybeans and at the end of that year, he was a millionaire and he was just shy of his 26th Birthday.

A Malaysian Sunrise

Sometimes simple minds see things simply. And to change simple minds by introducing complex ideas can upset the balance of nature. Take a look at the conversation between a kampung Malay and his colonial mistress 100 years ago.

By Raja Petra Kamarudin

Why do you take leave from Thursday evening to Saturday morning, Osman? Why not take leave from Saturday evening to Monday morning? Tuan does not need you over the weekend.

I need to be home on Thursday evening, Mem. A husband has a duty to his wife on Thursday evening….malam sunat. Then, on Friday, I must go for Sembahyang Jumaat. It is compulsory.

But can’t you go to a mosque near here instead of going all the way back to your kampung 30 miles away?

No, Mem, I am not mastautin here. I am muzafir.

Mastautin?

Yes, I am not a resident here, Mem. I am muzafir…outsider. So I must go back to my own mosque in the kampung.

Why?

In case there are not enough jumaah, at least 40 people, and if I am absent, then I have sinned, Mem, because with less than 40 people they cannot pray Solat Jumaat. So it is my duty to make sure thejumaah is enough.

But can’t you bring your wife to live with you here and then make this your new kampung? After all we have given you your own quarters. You even have piped water and electricity, at least a few hours a day from 7.00pm to midnight. I am sure that would be more comfortable than your kampung house by the river. And you know how bad the cholera has been the last few months because of the river water you use to bathe and cook.

The cholera is not because of the river, Mem. It is the will of Allah. We came from Allah and we return to Allah. The cholera is only bersabit…err…the excuse…not sure what the English word is, Mem.

But surely with better hygiene conditions there would be no cholera.

Cholera came from Allah, Mem. If Allah did not want it to happen there would be no cholera. People who do not live by the river also die of cholera.

That is true, but the chances are much reduced. Would you not feel safer for your wife and children if they were not so easily exposed to cholera by living here?

It is the will of Allah, Mem. We die wherever we live.

We have a hospital and an English school run by the missionaries so there are better health and educational facilities here.

My children must go to Qur’an classes, Mem. That is more important than English classes. What is the point of learning English if they cannot read the Qur’an? In the kampung they go to Qur’an classes every day. They also study Fardu Ain, Tafsir, and so on. In an English school they cannot learn all that.

But would not studying English be better for their future?

The future Allah will decide, Mem. We cannot change the future. Furthermore, my wife must remain in the kampung to look after my mother. A daughter-in-law’s first duty is to look after her mother-in-law.

What about your other brothers and sisters? My two brothers are in the army and not married, Mem, while my three sisters died during childbirth.

That is terrible. What happened?

It was evil spirits, Mem. My sisters were not strong like we boys. So the spirit took them.

Evil spirits? Heavens!

Yes, Mem. Before they were born the bomoh already pagar the house. He jampi all round the house but they still got in through the atap roof, Mem. The evil spirits must have been hiding there before the bomohcame and when my mother gave birth the evil spirits took my three sisters.

You mean your mother did not go to the hospital to give birth?

No, Mem. There are no women doctors in the hospital, Mem. So my mother gave birth at home. Thebidan helped deliver the baby. But it was Allah’s will they died. We cannot change Allah’s will, Mem. We must accept Allah’s will without regret.

But surely you cannot blame everything on Allah’s will and just accept it. You can always change destiny.

Destiny cannot be changed, Mem. It is like the railway line to Kota Bharu that Tuan just built. Destiny runs on a track and only in one direction. The train that runs on a track cannot change its direction. It just follows the track like we follow our destiny. Does your Christianity not also believe in the will of God, Mem?

Well, we do…but then we also believe that we can change our destiny. Humankind has control over their destiny.

So humans have will over God, Mem?

No, I did not say that. God still has the final say. But we can affect that will of God.

How can that be, Mem? Allah decided the British will rule over us. We Malays accept that. Even the Sultan accepts that. Are you saying we can change that?

I suppose you can change that if there is a will. It is like when you plant your rice. God will decide if your rice will grow but you must plant the rice. God will not plant the rice for you.

You speak like my ustaz, Mem. My uztaz said while Allah will decide, we must make the effort. Allah will not help us unless we do it.

Precisely! We English say God only helps those who help themselves.

I think my ustaz said something like that. We must tanam the benih and Allah will bring the rain. And sometimes too much train and everything dies. That, too, is Allah’s will.

I must say I admire you for accepting God’s will with grace. But you must not be so passive and accept everything. You must also struggle and try to change your future.

That is what Tok Janggut said, Mem. And they killed him.

I did not hear about that. When did that happen?

The British came to Kelantan in 1909 after taking over the state from Thailand. But Kelantan had no money. It is what you British say, bankrupt. So the British started taxing the padi farmers in 1915 to pay for the cost of running the state. The Sultan betrayed us and collaborated with the British. When Tok Janggut led a rebellion against the British and the Sultan, the British sent the Sikhs to murder Tok Janggut. The Sultan is a bad man, Mem.

I suggest you don’t repeat this to Tuan, Osman. You might get into trouble.

That is Allah’s will, Mem. If I am to die like Tok Janggut then I will die a mujahideen like Tok Janggut. Tok Janggut led a jihad, Mem, a holy war.

You mean like the Crusades?

Yes, Mem. It is the duty of all Muslims to fight a jihad and if we die we go straight to heaven. We do not even need to wash the body and we are buried in the clothes we died in with the blood still on it.

I think that is a bit extreme just to defend your beliefs.

Maybe, Mem, but one day the Malays will rise and will fight for independence from Britain. And then the Malays can take back our country and send the Chinese and Indians home to their own country. The British have brought in too many Chinese and they now own all the towns. There is going to be trouble one day, Mem. Even the Sultans will lose their power because they have betrayed the Malays.

But the Chinese are developing this country, Osman. Don’t you think you need the Chinese?

We do not need development, Mem. We were very happy before the British came. The British are developing our country for the sake of Britain. The British make so much money but it is all sent back to England. We Malays still live the way we have been living for a thousand years.

But you are now working for Tuan. You are not living the way the Malays have been living for a thousand years. You are now employed and not self-supporting.

That is true, Mem. But we have no more jungle to cari makan. Before this we collected durians and many other fruits to sell. Now all jungles have been turned into estates. So there are no more fruits to cari makan.

And you are happy collecting fruits in the jungle?

Sometimes, Mem. We make very little though. Now I make ten times more working for Tuan.

So do you want to go back to the life of collecting and selling fruits?

No, Mem. This life is better. It is very difficult to go back once you have tasted a better life.

And do you want the British to leave this country?

No, Mem. The old rulers are worse than the British, Mem. At least we cannot get killed if we upset the rulers like in the old days. I am happy working for Tuan. He treats me well, just like you do, Mem. You are better than my own Malay Tuans. The Malay Tuans are terrible people, Mem.

Yes, I have heard. Would you want independence for your country, Osman?

Only if the Sultans are not going to run the country, Mem?

Who should run the country then?

The people, Mem.

You sound like a republican, Osman.

I do not know what that means, Mem, but then if that is called a republican then I am a republican, Mem.

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Three types of Person that you should never forget.

These are the three type of people that you should never forget.

1. The one who put in difficult time.

2. The one who leave you in difficult time

3. The one who help you in difficult time.

The Broken Soul

It's always the broken souls that are always trying to fix others because  only they  that understand other broken souls.

Inilah yang terjadi dekat aku. Aku terlalu risau membaiki orang lain, sedangkan aku lupa aku yang sebenarnya yang perlukan bantuan...

Mengurus Perasaan.

Kita tak pernah dan tak akan mampu untuk mengawal perasaan. Tapi kita mampu mengurus perasaan. Mengurus perasaan adalah mengurus kehidupan. Gagal mengurus perasaan menjadikan kita gagal mengurus kehidupan.Aku gagal mengurus perasaan semalam. dan hari ini aku menuai hasil kegagalan semalam. Semoga esok perasaan suramku tidak akan berpanjangan.Aku nantikan kegembiraanku untuk mengubat luka semalam.

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Living With Depression

Depression is not a choice. No one would ever let the bitter life consume their happiness. Some would think depression is just a small problem. It'll gone with time. Well, if you think it is a small problem, then you're wrong. 

Depression creeps upon you quietly. At very beginning you struggle with the little things, but usually you choose to ignore them. It's like a headache. You'll tell yourself it's temporary and it'll pass. It's just another bad day.

 But it's not, You're stuck in this state of mind. you get used to putting on a social mask and you continue to live among other people, because that's what you have to do. That's what others do. However, the problem does not go away. You struggle to put on a play every day and it starts to cost you more and more.

That is why you fall even deeperr and that's when you slowly start to back away from friends and family. sometime completely shutting them out. All satisfaction is gone. The little things that used to bring you joy are now worthless. Event the simplest tasks become painful. That is why you lack motivation.

 Now... why would you keep on trying if nothing make you happy anyway. All of this makes you feel even worse and you get caught up in a vicious circle. Suddenly you find yourself living in slow motions. Days become indistinguishable. Just white noise, just... heaviness, filling your mind and spilling over your body. You feel as though you'll never be happy again.

You continue to back away and destroys relationships. You're ashamed for everything you've done and everything you haven't. There is part of you that wants to make things right. A sudden upsurge makes you want to go out and meet people but... it's all very short-lived because you know it won't work anyway.

Things that make your friends excited leave you indifferent and you become aware of the huge gaps that lies between you. Another failure is not an option, so in the end you choose to be alonein your comfort zone where no one asks any questions.

The low self-esteem and the lack of purpose become unbearable. You finally realize you can't

go on that way and two things can happen:

you either decide to get some help,

or you...

might attempt a suicide....

7 Petanda bahawa kawan anda memerlukan Bantuan

Adat bersahabat, ada kala gembira dan ada kala berduka. Saat bergembira, semua orang tahu bahawa seseorang itu sedang bergembira, tapi kalau berduka, perkara sebaliknya akan terjadi.

Apa guna berkawan dan bersahabat, kalau hanya ada ketika bergembira, tapi hilang dan melarikan diri apabila ada rakan yang berada dalam keadaan kesusahan.
Setiap daripada kita pasti akan melalui kesusahan, itu adalah lumrah hidup, dan sebagai kawan pastikan kita sentiasa ada untuk membantu ketika sahabat yang lain ditimpa ujian.

Stress, depression dan  kemurungan adalah perkara yang biasa dialami oleh setiap yang hidup. Apatah lagi dalam kalangan Student dan mereka yang masih didalam transisi daripada alam belajar kepada alam pekerjaan. Ramai yang mendiamkan diri daripada 'membuka' perkara buruk yang menimpa mereka, malah ada yang memilih untuk menyendiri. Yalah, siapa yang berbangga apabila nasib buruk menimpa.
Tapi sebagai seorang kawan, kita perlulah sentiasa peka dengan segala perubahan yang menimpa sahabat kita.

Di sini aku ingin menerangkan 7 petanda yang menunjukkan orang disekeliling kita memerlukan bantuan.

1. Kawan anda tiba tiba berpelakuan menyakitkan hati.

Annoying, tak pernah selama ini anda memerhatikan dia se'annoying' seperti yang anda lihat sekarang. Percaya atau tidak, itulah petanda bahawa rakan anda sekarang dalam keadaan yang memerlukan bantuan. Perbuatan menyakitkan hati yang dilakukan hanyalah 'smokescreen' untuk menyembunyikan hasrat sebenarnya yang memerlukan bantuan dan perhatian.

2. Susah untuk tidur malam.

Insomnia, selalu tidur lewat malam kadang-kadang sampai pukul 2, 3 pagi dan bangun tengah-tengah hari, inilah petanda bahawa seseorang itu berada dalam keadaan depression. Tidur amat penting bagi manusia. Ada manusia yang mati akibat tidak tidur untuk jangka masa yang lama.

3. Kerap mengalami sakit kepala dan selalu keletihan.

Kesihatan akal dan kesihatan badan adalah sangat berkait. Apabila badan anda cuba untuk memulihkan kesihatan mental anda akibat depression, sakit kepala dan lemah badan adalah perkara biasa.


4. 'Demotivated' dan tidak bertenaga.

Rasa dan tidak bertenaga dan selalu keletihan adalah simpton yang berpunca daripada kemurungan.
Perkara kecil yang berlaku kepada seorang yang tengah depressed akan  menjadi satu masalah yang besar.

5. Perasaan Menyalahkan diri.

Apabila seseorang  mengalami kemurungan, dunia yang luas terasa sempit, waktu yang singkat berjalan terasa perlahan, hidup yang indah dirasakan tidak bernilai. Dunia seakan gelap dan tiada pengharapan. Dan mereka merasakan diri mereka adalah 'pesalah utama' yang bertanggungjawab menjatuhkan diri sendiri. 'Self-blaming' akan berterus-terusan bermain difikiran dan mereka akan merasakan bahawa mereka perlu diselamatkan daripada diiri mereka sendiri, dan jika keadaan ini dibiarkan berlarutan, sucidal thought akan mula menimpa mereka. Perhatikan mereka dan pastikan anda bersama mereka untuk mengharungi fasa ini.

6. Berpelakuan pelik yang boleh mendatangkan bahaya.

Kemurungan juga adalah pendorong kepada tingkah laku yang berbahaya. Kerana ingin menghilangkan kemurungan, manusia mengambil langkah drastik sehingga boleh membahayakan diri semata-mata untuk merasai puncak adrenaline.. Perbuatan berbahaya seperti memandu laju, merempit,, melakukan jenayah mahupun penipuan semestinya menjadikan adrenalin seseorang itu mengalir deras. Adrnalin menghilangkan ketakutan dan tanpa terkawal menghilangkan kewarasan untuk berfikir.
Minum arak, ketagih pornografi, jenayah dan seks bebas adalah jalan singkat menuju puncak ecstasy. Percayalah, ini bukanlah jalan penyelesaian kepada kemurungan, malahan boleh mendatangkan mudarat yang lebih besar di masa akan datang.

7. Menjadi pelupa dan mudah untuk hilang tumpuan.

Menjadi pelupa amat mudah apabila akal lemas dalam kemurungan. Akal seakan hilang fungsi dan menjadikan seseorang itu mudah untuk hilang tumpuan. Kalau kawan anda seorang student, dan anda mendapati rakan anda mendapat markah gagal dalam quiz ataupun test, percayalah, itu adalah tanda tanda kemurungan.