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We Are Featured in Today’s Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age! (Oct 9, 2011)
I’m happy to announce that we’re featured in Australia’s The Sun-Herald (newspaper in Sydney, published every Sunday) and The Age (Melbourne’s daily newspaper) today! 
Just last month, I was invited to write an article for The Sunday Life (a supplement that’s distributed as part of The Sun-Herald and The Age) on how to live a more productive life. The article below is the result!
*Click for larger version. Special thanks to reader Charles for buying a copy and helping to scan it! Also special thanks to other readers in Australia for buying a copy and offering to help scan too! You guys are all my angels! ♥
For readers in Australia, you can find the article can be found in the “Life” supplement in The Sun-Herald (for those in Sydney) and The Sunday Age (for those in Melbourne), page 27 (out of 40 pages).
The Sun-Herald has a readership of 1,159,000 (as of December 2009), while The Sunday Age has a readership of 695,000, so that’s nearly 2 million people in total! Its target audience is generally more educated and affluent readers, so it’s…
Published Oct 9 2011
Filed: Cultivate Habits, Goals & Success, Media & Interviews, Productivity & GTD, Updates
Tags: australia, media, melbourne, milestone, newspapers, sun-herald, sunday age, sunday life, sydney
I’m Going to Europe!
Quick note: I’ve been quoted in CNN, Business Insider and CBS Business Network in the past month for my articles! Check them out: How To Stand Up to Rude Co-Worker (CNN) | How To Handle Rejection like a Pro (Business Insider) | Being Rejection Proof (CBS Business Network) | Learning to Say No (Business Insider).
I’ve also recently contributed to an article for the August issue of Simply Her magazine (if I’m not wrong), so check it out when it hits the stores next month. The article is on maintaining one’s sanity in the workplace.
Ok, I’ve been keeping this under wraps for a while as I wanted to wait till everything is confirmed before I announce anything.
As of this coming Sunday (19 Jun), I’ll be traveling to Europe! Holland, Amsterdam to be specific. And I’ll be traveling around for 3 months, after which I may go over to UK for a few more months, as I’m eligible to stay in UK for 6 months without a visa. *Starts cheering and throwing party poppers*
It’s really exciting for me because this is the first time I’ve been to the Western part of the world. Some of you may recall from…
Published Jun 12 2011
Filed: About Celes, Media & Interviews, Travel, Updates
Tags: amsterdam, bucket list, business insider, business network, cnn, europe, holland, media, simply her, speaking
Interview: Brownice – Vegan Ice Cream Like No Other
This is part of the Successful Businesses Interview Series, where I feature successful businesses that are making a difference in others’ lives.
The 8th and last interview in our Successful Businesses Interview Series features Brownice, the vegan ice cream like no other. Brownice is the first vegan ice cream brand in Singapore and is well known among the local veg*n community.
I love Brownice. It’s my favorite ice cream. When I decided to turn vegan, I was totally okay with not having ice cream for the rest of my life. Then my veg*n friends kept telling me about Brownice, a vegan brand ice cream which tastes just like normal ice cream, if not better.
I thought “Okay”, but didn’t think much about it. After all, if I’m already okay with not eating ice cream at all, it doesn’t matter if vegan ice cream exists out there. I’m just not going to have ice cream. As simple as that.
One day (sometime March this year), I finally got to try Brownice while I was out with some vegetarian friends. Boy was I amazed. It tasted just as nice, if not better, than regular dairy ice cream. (IMO, it’s far better than dairy ice cream – the taste of cow’s…
Published Jun 11 2011
Filed: Business, Media & Interviews, Money & Wealth, Motivation & Inspiration, Passion & Dreams
Tags: brownice, denise lim, ice cream, interview, successful businesses, successful entrepreneurs, vegan, vegan ice cream
Interview: Groupon Singapore – Acquired for $24 Million in Less than 1 Year
This is part of the Successful Businesses Interview Series, where I feature successful businesses that are making a difference in others’ lives.
The 7th interview in our Successful Businesses Interview Series features Groupon Singapore, the most popular deal-of-the-day website in Singapore, and part of Groupon conglomerate worldwide.
If you’ve not heard of Groupon, it’s taking the consumer market by storm. Launched only 3 years ago (2008), Groupon now serves more than 150 markets in North America and 100 markets in Europe, Asia and South America and has amassed 35 million registered users! (Wiki)
So how does Groupon work? Firstly, they negotiate with a merchant for a sizable discount on their product/service (usually 50% and above). Then, they promote the merchant’s product/service on their site Groupon.com, where consumers gets to purchase that item at that discounted price, on that day.
The deal is valid for 24 hours – When the day is over, the deal is over as well. The deal is only confirmed if a minimum number of purchases is reached. If the minimum quota is not met, the deal is called off. The consumers don’t get the deal and the merchants don’t sell anything. Hence, collective buying power is the key driving force behind Groupon’s concept (i.e. group coupon).
The…
Published Jun 8 2011
Filed: Business, Media & Interviews, Money & Wealth, Motivation & Inspiration
Tags: beeconomic, christopher chong, groupon, interview, karl chong, millionaire, successful businesses, successful entrepreneurs
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