First of all, I’m extremely glad to know that there are people who share the same thoughts as me. I simply love Adam Khoo (not that i am gay) and his IAG camp. It has turned my life around from an underachiever(I was last in my whole cohord for sec 2), to an extremely motivated person. Though the camp I went for was only 1 week ago, I’m confident I will continue to hold that inspiration and motivation throughout the rest of my life and achieve, like what you have done.

The idea of using my father’s account to invest in the stock market also struck me because of you. I had always been interested in trading, read up quite much on it but only to find in the end that I have to be 18 years and above to start an account. Thanks for this wonderful idea.

Whats more is that I have this extra goal to be able to write a book when I am one day successful in life, but what I did not think of is to write it with Adam Khoo himself! That indeed is another wonderful idea.

Simply from this short letter I have learnt so much, so I thank you, Guan Yan, on top of Adam Khoo, and you have become another of my role models, just like Adam Khoo becoming yours.

This is my background: I am currently pursuing a program in adult learning thereafter becoming an adult trainer/facilitator. I saw many real life cases where poeple becoming disillusinon about how to compete against foreign workers and talents but also saw some positive cases how people turn things around and secure a successful career and family life. Everything is in our minds truly. Thank you.

I read your books and articles before and what you espoused is really true. I dont know if you are interested but I like to write a book for both kids and adult about how to cope with life in ever-changing Singapore. But I do not want to go through publisher again as what I encountered was the same as what you experienced when you first wrote your first book. I can see that you are publishing your books on your own under AKLT and really be in control of marketing etc. I have a friend who is a journalist and still working with SPH(he is a SPH scholar and went to US for his degree); he is quite shy but I can rope him in to help in writing and editing. And also to share his secrets about study – he was picked by MOE to attend the gifted program school (top 1% in national) in the 1980s after P3 special exam in mid-year and moved to Rosyth Pri in P4. He is also a straight A student all the while. Hope to hear from you soon.

You’re truly an inspiration for Singaporean teens…

That said, instances of teenagers having their own source(s) of income is very common in the West.

I know of a couple of people from the States who are 18-ish and already millionaires! One of them owns a freakin’ Amex Black Card!

I think the reason teens in the West are more successful in monetary and career sense than their Asian counterparts is because when they reach I think 17 or 18, it’s customary that they leave home to strike it out on their own. They can no longer be dependent on their parents.

This is very different as compared to Asian teens as in Asia, the longer one continues to live with his parents the more filial he is thought to be.