November 2, 2018

Everyday is a test for us to succeed and learn to be a better human being.



Just like the Chinese Masters (Sifus) that have gone meditating in the caves for the next level of supernatural powers of kung fu to be achieved, I too have just returned from an intense sabbatical from the sin city to see for myself the changes happening in the world and observe the behaviours of my proteges that will be leading the way. Its getting clearer and yes it is always a test. We must always abstain from the temptations of the world before it consumes us. Knowing when to stop is important. What we eat is what we are. What we do is what we become. So eat healthily and exercise to stay healthy not forgetting to do whatever it takes with integrity to achieve desired results that will make us happy. Right is always right even when no one is doing it and wrong is always wrong even when everyone is doing it. And we do only live once but if we live it the right way, ONLY once is more than enough. Make it meaningful. Make it purposeful. Make it count.    

50 comments:

Rangjini said...

So true "we do only live once but if we live it the right way,ONLY once is more than enough.

The get to the right way we need go through a lot of learning and failure process.The most important is not quitting.

There is no end for learning , keep learning and keeping succeeding in our life. Don't worry for for failure its just a stepping stone for another steppingstone to greatness.

Make it happen!!..Live a healthy live.

Andrew Yau said...

Yup, everyday I do my best to improve bit by bit, learn new things and just do it.

Compared to last time, proactive is what I enphasizes in daily basis.

So much we can do in our life, why we choose to stop and not to try everything.

Be bold, unleash the potential. Build the legacy together 👍

Unknown said...

Lets go TABATA !! We will make it healthy lifestyle !!

Loshini said...

YOLO but yes, living it and doing it the right way is all that matters.

Thanks boss.

Peggie Woo said...

Thanks to giving us the advice on a healthy and happy lifestyle.
You are the only one who consistently and continuously to share and teach us how to do it correctly.

Let's everyone start a Healthy and Happy Lifestyle.

Priyadarshini said...

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Thank you Boss.

Nicoline Natasha said...

To maintain a healthy lifestyle, sacrifices have to be made. It is not easy but the results are promising not only for our physical growth but also for our mental growth. Healthy lifestyle allows us to enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, and to bring peace to all. One must have self discipline and self control to unlock the key to success.

Edwin Yau said...

Let move forward together, enjoy life and healthy lifestyle!

Thank you for your sharing Mr. Ernie.

Thinessha Balan said...

Exactly, the MIND is everything, what we think is what we will become eventually.

There is never a “TOO LATE” statement to start on something that we really wanted to achieve in our life.

Sometimes it will be very hard to get what we wanted but the true taste of success will come from the sweetness of the pain and challenges throughout the journey to the peak.

The positive actions combined with positive thinking will deliver an AWESOME result.

-Thinessha Balan-

Priya said...

Health is of paramount importance, but many people do not consider eating healthy and exercising a priority until their health deteriorates. We must live in a balanced state so that we can be at our optimal level in all aspects of our lives.

Thank you Mr. Ernie for always being an inspiration.

-Priya

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the encouragement Mr Ernie,you have been a great role model for us and definitely Life is a learning process and most importantly need to learn to be a better human being.
-Sharolyne Belinda

Unknown said...

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art. I feel amazed after seeing this wonderful journey of yours on becoming a fit individual being cherished by everyone.

Chloe Ang said...

I believed what we eat and do will form what we will become. We must start to eat healthy and workout for our health, only we can achieve desire results.
Thank you for sharing, Mr.Ernie

Shera said...

Health is wealth! Very pleased to see the whole team is coming together to have a healthy lifestyle. I've never been more motivated to do this. No pain, no gain. We can do this!

Clement Choo said...

Thank you for sharing Mr. Ernie. Having a team that move towards the same direction which is to be healthy and happy is amazing! Can’t wait for PORTMAN Health and Happiness 2019 campaign!

Noorfa said...

Thank you boss for the lesson and experience. Yes, right is right and wrong is wrong. Will always remember it and start practising for a healthy life to gain happiness.

fadelah said...

Thank you boss for always remind us about healthy lifestyle and sharing about healthy food.

No more "shit food" and the key to eating healthy, avoid any food that has a TV commercial =)

Ginny said...

What we eat is what we are. What we do is what we become.

We have started the ATCEN Fitness to be aligned with the Group Direction. Let's work together to achieve the result that we have set!

Anonymous said...

Everyone lives counting their days but only some of us make our days count. This is inspirational Mr. Ernie. Live the right way, make everyday count.

- Malathy Muniandy -

Norhafizah binti Mohd Rupi said...

Continuous and Sustainable are the power words that you have shared and keep repeating to us. Will implement and follow accordingly in regards to get the best result like you.

Thank you for always make us feel awesome!

ZT said...

Together towards a healthy and courageous team, driving towards organizational goals and achieving absolute and personal victory
life is only once ... Do the best in every thing we do.

Anonymous said...

Traveling is a valuable learning experience. And really enjoyed when we were in Thailand! Will work harder to hit next year's target!

**Jimi

Unknown said...

We already start our first step to get a healthy lifestyle. Everyone is starting to exercise and eat healthier.
Be consistent and continuous, the result will not lie.

vivianfoong1998@gmail.com said...

Maybe some of us will did wrong in something. But not try to stop should be learn new thing how it could be better and to be solved. Tell myself is a learning process, should not be depressed and blame myself.

Let's us move forward! Stay happy and healthy lifestyle!

Thank you for your sharing, Mr. Ernie.

kirimora said...

Let's get better every day and live healthier and happier.

Wizz said...

Agree! Live a healthier lifestyle, do a better job, and live a better life. Thank for the sharing!

rosmalia said...

It's always fun to visit multiple locations on one trip, but it also depends on the person that together with us during the trip. I loved spending time in one vacation spot and getting attached to the location because every place that we visit is a life lesson that we can get while we are traveling. Thank you for giving me the great experience.

by Rosmalia

Wayne Chong said...

Yes! Let's live a healthy lifestyle together by aligning with the ATCEN & PORTMAN Culture!

Cheryl lim said...

What we eat is what we are, what we do is what we become. We must be discipline to make sure ourselves are eating healthily and do things with integrity.

Let's live our life healthy ad happy together!

Hidayah Padil said...

Thank you, Mr Ernie. The older I get, the more I realize what really matters in life. How important to be healthy, to always do the right things and to appreciate everyone around us.

Joseph said...

Yes, understood. Everyday is a new day and everyday are full with new challenges to test our limits on every single thing. Some time we need to be aggressive, some time we need to be passive and many more.

Improved everything bit by bit every single day, whatever we do, we have to keep moving forward!

Kevin Jaffery said...

Healthy lifestyle comes with different perspectives. Workout is only 30%, whereas 70% comes from our lifestyle (diet, sleeping pattern, stress and so on). Indeed its true, we are what we eat. For me, its not about what is wrong and what is right, do things that makes you happy, because at the end of the day that is all that matters.

Unknown said...

Yeah, let's start a healthy lifestyle ! Eat nutritious food and always have enough rest to stay fit together.

Thanks for sharing, Mr.Ernie !

Anonymous said...

Kekuatan tidak datang dari kemampuan fizikal,
tetapi ianya datang daripada semangat yang tidak pernah mengalah.!

- Roslee

Anonymous said...

Wake up everyday stronger than yesterday,
Face your fears and wipe your tears.

- Hakim Shakir

JL Lai said...

Thank you Mr. Ernie. Let's get healthier together with the team and we will be able to achieve the group KPI and everyone happy!

- JL Lai

Anonymous said...

To be a better human being we will always need to be alert on our surroundings. We need to always make a great decision between right and wrong, we need to step up further then the others & need to face the obstacles. No one will tell us when is the right time to face the test, we need to start and just do it!

- YOLO -
Aziean

Anonymous said...

"The way to continue to grow and develop after your education is to continue to put the things you don't know in front of you."

It's clearly mentioned that never stop growing and developing yourself and your surrounding. If you feel stuck, it's the time for you to move on.


Thanks for the words Mr.Ernie!

-Fadillah Muhamad-

Kelvin Thong said...

Your consistency and continuously always remind me, I have no reason to rest and stop.

Thanks for leading us by example sir.
Thanks for everything.

Anne Peter said...

Basically we are all the same human beings with the same potential to be a good human being or vice versa. The important thing is to realise the positive side and try to increase that; realise the negative side and try to reduce. That is the way!

SRY HARYANE MOHD NOR said...

Strength Does Not Come from Physical Capacity.
It comes from indomitable Will


~Ghandi~

Sammi said...

Everyone get influence by Mr. Ernie, most of the people are starting to be healthy.
Thank you Mr. Ernie for the consistent motivation.

Ivy Loh said...


Yes Sifu. Get healthy and Happy then we can have a sustain and meaningful life.
#YOLO

Unknown said...

I couldn't agree more, indeed we only live once and the one life that we have should be optimized in every chance possible. We should not live our life just for the sake to please others, thus we should have the freedom to do what is right and prevent what is wrong. If we fail, get up and do again. A wise man once told me, you need to fall in order to pick yourself up again. Merci!

_ Zul

Vicky Yew said...

Dear Mr. Ernie,

Thank you for sharing. Every test that we faced is an opportunity to grow. We need to take it with integrity to achieve desired results for a brighter future.

_Vicky_

Tan SK said...

When we are aging, we start seeing the real world by experiencing not only the happiest moments, but also the inevitable cruellest truths – illnesses and death. By then, we accept the facts that we have no options but to value the importance of exercising and eating healthily.
You have all your rights to determine your lifestyle, but only one thing, never regret.

MawardiAbdHai said...

Capacity of man as a subject of moral action is always capable of changing himself towards the betterment of everything.
It is just a never ending process.
Thanks for the sharing dear sir.

Luna Yap said...

Thank you Mr.Ernie always sharing to us so we can improve ourselves better.

The importance to keep going and achieve the desired results is persistent and continuously to do it. Let's get healthy and happy together.

Unknown said...

Every day in our life is a test for us do the right thing. Hence to be a better person we need to take care many factors that can become challenges for us to move forward.
As an example as Mr Ernie's mention eat healthy and do more exercises so that we can keep fit and do more good things. Furthermore, we need to be kind to every person that we meet. Because everyone we meet is fighting a battle we know nothing about. Be KIND :)

Pohyi said...

A good leader will lead the team by example.

Thank you Mr. Ernie for showing us your amazing transformation and keep influencing the team to eat healthy + live a healthy lifestyle and practice the 5 WELL.

We live a healthy and happy lifestyle not for others, just for ourselves. We will only be able to take care of our family, friends, job task and everyone around us when we are healthy.