Not too sure how many of you know who Chen Guang Biao is but do spend a bit of time to read this and I'm sure it will inspire you one way or the other.
I'm gonna write this post in a very narrative manner as I felt that there is no better way to share my experience of meeting him than telling you what I heard.
I got a call from OMY.sg inviting me to meet up with this Multi-Millionaire Chen Guang Biao and to be frank, I've no idea who he was and no surprise, most of my peers do not know him either. Only a handful of seniors heard from him and know who he was.
A short intro by Alvin on his blog about who he is: here.
As some of you might remember that in 2011 I actually joined a service organization that serves the public and needy. So meeting a multimillionaire humanitarian is something close to heart and at the same time a very big deal to me.
The Expectation.
I've met many rich man in my life and I must say it ain't the best thing to do although they always foot the bill at every meal but such people are people of status and they want face. Moreover, Biao Ge (as most people address him which means Elder Brother Biao.) is a person who likes to do things in high key fashion, what if I said something that offend him in anyway? What if what I say ain't what he like to hear? Will that get me into any trouble?
The Meetup.
It started off a little awkward I guess like most of us bloggers has no idea how to start or what to say to the man himself but he was very forthcoming and approachable. The very first gesture that can't me off guard was he had this piece of food(only piece) that his PA(I'm guessing) gave him but he offered it to us instead. Of course, nobody dare to take it off his hands. It might be a very small gesture but I was a little surprised that he did that. I'm not sure how much it means but to me it shows that he always give and it's in his nature and it's not just about being high key and only doing big charity event.
The Lessons.
Him being the bigger man, there are things that we want to learn from him. Learn to be rich(I'm honest and I'm not hiding this.), learn to be a better person, learn to give(this is seriously not easy.) and most importantly - learn to handle the flame/fame. Above all, the biggest lesson that he taught us was to be righteous. I believe the biggest take away for all those who attended was the sentence that he kept repeating, "好人没好报。" Which I have to agree on many levels.
The very 1st thing that I could relate to when he told us that was actually Hong Kong movie 无间道。
In the beginning of their 2nd movie, Anthony Wong said this, "殺人放火金腰帶，修橋補路無屍駭." Which simply means those who does evil gets rewarded (monetarily) and those who served the people has no good ending. Isn't that the case in the movie where the police(Tony Leung) die a sad death while the gangster (Andy Lau) survived and has all the fame and glory?
Being a "good person" or a "hero" means sacrifices. You might get your return but not now, not immediate. Maybe after you die, maybe after you stop doing or maybe even never.
The person who speaks the truth in front of everybody, he might be the person who is least welcome in the office, he might be the most hated person but he did increase the productivity of the company. He did well but he is not rewarded. Get it now?
When asked about how to be successful in life, his rule was simple. Set a goal, know where you are heading, keep going and never give up.
And when asked about haters,(He did mentioned because of the way he does things and the things he says, he has many many haters.) his reply was very direct and easy - (pardon me for paraphrasing) "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." It's as simple as that, when you want to speak the truth and when you want to achieve bigger calling, it's all part of the game and you just have to deal with it. One of my favorite phrase in cantonese would be - 吃的咸鱼，抵得渴，which simply means if you like to eat salted fish, be ready to get thirsty.
Why so High Key?
There are many people who donate money or do charity but prefers to be left unnamed. So why so high key Biao Ge? Are you a showoff? To him, charity ain't something shameful and there is nothing to hide and he believes that by sharing his action, it will motivate others, it will encourages other to join the movement. I thought that was pretty great of him!
A Simple Life.
He might be a multimillionaire, he is rich no doubt but his lifestyle is very simple. The family doesn't go for branded and they live their life with a motto of having enough. This is one thing I really need to understand and learn, everything is never enough for me.
Let us Save Some People and Mother Earth.
You could tell that Biao Ge really enjoys helping and giving. Not because of his donation or his act of giving money on the street but is because when he talks about doing charity and giving back, it's not just about money. I've seen many other "humanitarian" that only give away money as a form of charity. Anything else is impossible, no way they are getting their hands dirty. But for this man, he talks about how he always does his charity events with his own hands and not just saving people but also saving the earth. He believe in protecting mother earth, shutting down factories that pollutes the world. I thought that was pretty cool!
I'm Impressed.
As if you couldn't tell from my post above that I'm really impressed. I wouldn't say that he is the best man on earth cause I haven't met them all but it's not a rat race and neither is it a competition. So I will leave it that he is a great man and one that we should learn from. Maybe it's his attitude towards things that make him rich and successful. Why not take a moment and think about it and change your point of views of things in life?
I'll end off with the link to the interview done by OMY and yes, you can watch me trying my best to speak in my lousy 普通话。
I'm lucky I get to meet the man and I hope for you guys who didn't have the chance to, managed to learn something from my account with him. Else, you might like to check out the other bloggers blog for it.
Darren Sim
And here's a picture i kope from his blog.
Mr.Smith, let's all be good and do good.
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| Multimillionaire Chen Guang Biao giving out canned-air. |
I got a call from OMY.sg inviting me to meet up with this Multi-Millionaire Chen Guang Biao and to be frank, I've no idea who he was and no surprise, most of my peers do not know him either. Only a handful of seniors heard from him and know who he was.
A short intro by Alvin on his blog about who he is: here.
As some of you might remember that in 2011 I actually joined a service organization that serves the public and needy. So meeting a multimillionaire humanitarian is something close to heart and at the same time a very big deal to me.
The Expectation.
I've met many rich man in my life and I must say it ain't the best thing to do although they always foot the bill at every meal but such people are people of status and they want face. Moreover, Biao Ge (as most people address him which means Elder Brother Biao.) is a person who likes to do things in high key fashion, what if I said something that offend him in anyway? What if what I say ain't what he like to hear? Will that get me into any trouble?
The Meetup.
It started off a little awkward I guess like most of us bloggers has no idea how to start or what to say to the man himself but he was very forthcoming and approachable. The very first gesture that can't me off guard was he had this piece of food(only piece) that his PA(I'm guessing) gave him but he offered it to us instead. Of course, nobody dare to take it off his hands. It might be a very small gesture but I was a little surprised that he did that. I'm not sure how much it means but to me it shows that he always give and it's in his nature and it's not just about being high key and only doing big charity event.
The Lessons.
Him being the bigger man, there are things that we want to learn from him. Learn to be rich(I'm honest and I'm not hiding this.), learn to be a better person, learn to give(this is seriously not easy.) and most importantly - learn to handle the flame/fame. Above all, the biggest lesson that he taught us was to be righteous. I believe the biggest take away for all those who attended was the sentence that he kept repeating, "好人没好报。" Which I have to agree on many levels.
The very 1st thing that I could relate to when he told us that was actually Hong Kong movie 无间道。
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| Huh? Us? What did we do? |
Being a "good person" or a "hero" means sacrifices. You might get your return but not now, not immediate. Maybe after you die, maybe after you stop doing or maybe even never.
The person who speaks the truth in front of everybody, he might be the person who is least welcome in the office, he might be the most hated person but he did increase the productivity of the company. He did well but he is not rewarded. Get it now?
When asked about how to be successful in life, his rule was simple. Set a goal, know where you are heading, keep going and never give up.
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| Never gonna give you up~ Never gonna let you down~ |
Why so High Key?
There are many people who donate money or do charity but prefers to be left unnamed. So why so high key Biao Ge? Are you a showoff? To him, charity ain't something shameful and there is nothing to hide and he believes that by sharing his action, it will motivate others, it will encourages other to join the movement. I thought that was pretty great of him!
A Simple Life.
He might be a multimillionaire, he is rich no doubt but his lifestyle is very simple. The family doesn't go for branded and they live their life with a motto of having enough. This is one thing I really need to understand and learn, everything is never enough for me.
Let us Save Some People and Mother Earth.
You could tell that Biao Ge really enjoys helping and giving. Not because of his donation or his act of giving money on the street but is because when he talks about doing charity and giving back, it's not just about money. I've seen many other "humanitarian" that only give away money as a form of charity. Anything else is impossible, no way they are getting their hands dirty. But for this man, he talks about how he always does his charity events with his own hands and not just saving people but also saving the earth. He believe in protecting mother earth, shutting down factories that pollutes the world. I thought that was pretty cool!
I'm Impressed.
As if you couldn't tell from my post above that I'm really impressed. I wouldn't say that he is the best man on earth cause I haven't met them all but it's not a rat race and neither is it a competition. So I will leave it that he is a great man and one that we should learn from. Maybe it's his attitude towards things that make him rich and successful. Why not take a moment and think about it and change your point of views of things in life?
I'll end off with the link to the interview done by OMY and yes, you can watch me trying my best to speak in my lousy 普通话。
I'm lucky I get to meet the man and I hope for you guys who didn't have the chance to, managed to learn something from my account with him. Else, you might like to check out the other bloggers blog for it.
Darren Sim
And here's a picture i kope from his blog.
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| I dunno why they all look so shy and a bit sian. LOL. |
Mr.Smith, let's all be good and do good.