Specially set the publish date and time to match the collection date and time so as to commemorate this special moment of my life...
It was about one or two weeks back when the thought came into mind..... i am going to get one...
And so the search began.....gathering info.......justifying the cause......planning the days ahead...
It has been a long time since my days are filled with such excitement.
One events lead to another....before i knew it....the thought has materialise.
Once again reaffirming my belief that if i set my mind to it....it can be done and it shall be done.
Special thanks to sw, qq and my parents for showing their support by searching with me...by offering their suggestions...and their timely advice......and last but not least the many different catalyst that have hasten and make this moment possible.
I am contented.
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For the busy who have lost themselves...
生活上，有一颗随缘心，你会更洒脱。有一颗平常心，你会更从容。
待人上，有一颗慈悲心，你会更积善。有一颗感恩心，你会更幸福。
做事上，有一颗因果心，你会更明理。有一颗不贪心，你会更快乐。
处事上，有一颗忍让心，你会更逢源。有一颗超脱心，你会更淡然。
修身上，有一颗修行心，你会更智慧。有一颗质朴心，你会更纯粹。
成长上，有一颗自如心，你会更清醒。有一颗自助心，你会更稳重。
佛在灵山，灵山在心头。
众生是菩萨，心善可称佛。
佛是有向善心的人，人越善良，离佛越近！
学佛不是一种对于死亡的寄托，而是当下就获得自在的超脱。
禅只有悟猜能做到，而悟不是表面的现象。彻悟本性的人，及时全世界都不理解他，他也不会觉得寂寞。
盲目的崇拜权威不会体会到权威的思想，是一件很可悲的事情，信仰是体现在切实的实践上的，而不是表面的形式。
佛事门中不舍一人。
在你的生命里人人都是你的贵人。没有绝对的好，也没有绝对的坏。
在人生的旅途中，如果多收集身边细碎的点滴，认真的对待你生命中的每一件事情，那你就会有一个钻石一样的未来。
佛不会在意你是否他磕头，这不重要，主要是心诚则灵，坚守善道，则近佛！
把美好的事情和大家一起分享，你就会变得幸福无比。
想要得到对方的喜欢就要做让对方喜欢的事情。
你封锁别人路的时候，也把自己的退路给堵死了。
不会和别人分享的人，最终的结果是自己也享受不到！
害人终害己，做恶终有报！
多行善者命运顺。
害人者自害，利他者自利！
事物的价值不在于谁占有他，而是在于如何占有。
天下没有免费的午餐，免费的不一定就是便宜的！
索取不一定是拥有。
金钱不一定就等于幸福！
枯就让她枯萎，荣就让他荣发。各有各的道理，人间的是非，善恶，长短，都要去从常识上认识，都不过是停留在分别的界限上而已。没有分别的世界，才是真是的世界，我们的认识不过是大千世界的差别，甚至我们执着的善恶也是不对的！
生存就是一种福分。做人不可以太贪婪了！
关于生死之事，没有必要担心，该来的总是会来的，不该来的，不会来，这是自然的规律，没哟必要有太大的压力。
人活着不是为了有用，而是为了生存。
人要是知道了自己生命的意义，就是有再多的苦难，也可以承受，不知道自己本性的人不过是行尸走肉而已。
佛的离开就想蜡烛的熄灭，蜡烛灭了，光到哪里去了，佛就到哪里去了，佛到哪里去了不重要，重要的是怎么成佛，这才是最重要的。不要过分的关心和自己没有太大关系的事情，那不过是在做无用功罢了。
遗忘就是一种死亡，没有人可以永生。生死是人世间最平常的一件事情。
一味的追求得到而不付出，那是不可能的，想要的到的更多，你就要先失去的更多。
明白自己的目标是可贵的，但是坚持自己的目标是更可贵的。知道了自己的所为和自己的目标相违背，那么改正过来就是最好的办法。
每一种选择都会面对一种人生，在你的一生中，你总是会为你的选择付出相应的代价。
佛在哪里？佛子啊法里，法在哪里，就在当下。
珍惜你所拥有的，享受你当下的幸福。
属于别人的风光不一定是适合你的。
在诱惑的面前要保持一颗平常心！
功名利禄看的穿，成败胜负看的透，毁誉得失看的破，就是平常心。
人有太多的欲望，生活中才有太多的不满。有些事情放不下，是因为心中的欲望太多了。
世界上有些事情很平常，没有必要让小事占据了你的内心，风吹云过，烟消云散，其实天空还是那么澄澈，自己的心也不应该有沉重的包袱。
拥有聪明的人只能快乐一时，而有智慧的人可以幸福一生。
- from another blog
待人上，有一颗慈悲心，你会更积善。有一颗感恩心，你会更幸福。
做事上，有一颗因果心，你会更明理。有一颗不贪心，你会更快乐。
处事上，有一颗忍让心，你会更逢源。有一颗超脱心，你会更淡然。
修身上，有一颗修行心，你会更智慧。有一颗质朴心，你会更纯粹。
成长上，有一颗自如心，你会更清醒。有一颗自助心，你会更稳重。
佛在灵山，灵山在心头。
众生是菩萨，心善可称佛。
佛是有向善心的人，人越善良，离佛越近！
学佛不是一种对于死亡的寄托，而是当下就获得自在的超脱。
禅只有悟猜能做到，而悟不是表面的现象。彻悟本性的人，及时全世界都不理解他，他也不会觉得寂寞。
盲目的崇拜权威不会体会到权威的思想，是一件很可悲的事情，信仰是体现在切实的实践上的，而不是表面的形式。
佛事门中不舍一人。
在你的生命里人人都是你的贵人。没有绝对的好，也没有绝对的坏。
在人生的旅途中，如果多收集身边细碎的点滴，认真的对待你生命中的每一件事情，那你就会有一个钻石一样的未来。
佛不会在意你是否他磕头，这不重要，主要是心诚则灵，坚守善道，则近佛！
把美好的事情和大家一起分享，你就会变得幸福无比。
想要得到对方的喜欢就要做让对方喜欢的事情。
你封锁别人路的时候，也把自己的退路给堵死了。
不会和别人分享的人，最终的结果是自己也享受不到！
害人终害己，做恶终有报！
多行善者命运顺。
害人者自害，利他者自利！
事物的价值不在于谁占有他，而是在于如何占有。
天下没有免费的午餐，免费的不一定就是便宜的！
索取不一定是拥有。
金钱不一定就等于幸福！
枯就让她枯萎，荣就让他荣发。各有各的道理，人间的是非，善恶，长短，都要去从常识上认识，都不过是停留在分别的界限上而已。没有分别的世界，才是真是的世界，我们的认识不过是大千世界的差别，甚至我们执着的善恶也是不对的！
生存就是一种福分。做人不可以太贪婪了！
关于生死之事，没有必要担心，该来的总是会来的，不该来的，不会来，这是自然的规律，没哟必要有太大的压力。
人活着不是为了有用，而是为了生存。
人要是知道了自己生命的意义，就是有再多的苦难，也可以承受，不知道自己本性的人不过是行尸走肉而已。
佛的离开就想蜡烛的熄灭，蜡烛灭了，光到哪里去了，佛就到哪里去了，佛到哪里去了不重要，重要的是怎么成佛，这才是最重要的。不要过分的关心和自己没有太大关系的事情，那不过是在做无用功罢了。
遗忘就是一种死亡，没有人可以永生。生死是人世间最平常的一件事情。
一味的追求得到而不付出，那是不可能的，想要的到的更多，你就要先失去的更多。
明白自己的目标是可贵的，但是坚持自己的目标是更可贵的。知道了自己的所为和自己的目标相违背，那么改正过来就是最好的办法。
每一种选择都会面对一种人生，在你的一生中，你总是会为你的选择付出相应的代价。
佛在哪里？佛子啊法里，法在哪里，就在当下。
珍惜你所拥有的，享受你当下的幸福。
属于别人的风光不一定是适合你的。
在诱惑的面前要保持一颗平常心！
功名利禄看的穿，成败胜负看的透，毁誉得失看的破，就是平常心。
人有太多的欲望，生活中才有太多的不满。有些事情放不下，是因为心中的欲望太多了。
世界上有些事情很平常，没有必要让小事占据了你的内心，风吹云过，烟消云散，其实天空还是那么澄澈，自己的心也不应该有沉重的包袱。
拥有聪明的人只能快乐一时，而有智慧的人可以幸福一生。
- from another blog
Monday, March 19, 2012
Tips for Auditors in their 50s
Career planning doesn’t end once you hit 40. As we have seen, few accountants of any age can afford to take their eye of the ball when it comes to their career. Once you reach your 50s, with luck you will be exactly where you want to be and will be doing what you do. But you should never forget that everyone is vulnerable to sudden and unexpected change, even at the top of their game – the turnover rate among finance directors in the FTSE 100, for instance, would turn anyone’s hair white.
‘Your 50s require as much planning as any other stage of your career’, says Max Williamson, chief executive of CareersinAudit.com. It is particularly important, he says, to maintain and continue to expand your professional network. ‘Should you decide to step out of the corporate world and into the potentially lucrative world of consultancy, then your first clients are almost certainly going to come from that network. Even if you don’t envisage a move out of corporate life, it’s still important that the network is kept fresh.’
One of the biggest problems for accountants (and other professionals) over the age of 50 is also, thankfully relatively rare. In any sector, finding a new position if you find yourself suddenly out of work can be an enormous and soul-destroying challenge, particularly if you are over 50 and well-experienced (and therefore expensive).
Age Discrimination
Senior finance executives in their 50s are particularly vulnerable to redundancies, and it’s vital to have a fall-back position,’ says Williamson. ‘As anyone who has tried it will tell you, re-entering the job market from a standing start in your 50s is exceptionally difficult and can be extremely frustrating. I guarantee that your biggest hurdle will be age discrimination.’
Martin Lloyd-Penny knows this only too well. The experienced accountant (who has worked as a finance director and a partner at BDO Stoy Hayward) was laid off at the age of 52, and a year later, in spite of a concerted effort to find a job, was still out of work. An article in a magazine about mismatch between the shortage of qualified accountants in the UK and the difficulty older accountants have finding work prompted him to write to the editor, thanking him for giving him the inspiration to fight back. Within two weeks he had received 62 emails from accountants in a similar position.
‘If you fall off the corporate ladder in your 40s or 50s it’s very difficult to get back on,’ he says, adding that if anything, the Age Discrimination Act has made things worse for older accountants seeking work. ‘It’s fine if you are already in employment because it gives you more protection, but it has made it harder if you are looking for work because companies have become more risk-averse.’
The result of Lloyd-Penny’s experience is matureaccountants.com, a website that matches experienced accountants, of all ages but generally over the age of 40, with vacancies, as well as providing advice for those looking for work. Lloyd-Penny currently has 2,400 members registered with the site and has placed people all over the UK and overseas, mainly in industry and commerce positions at financial controller, finance director and CFO level. ‘It’s about experience, not age,’ he says.
Lloyd-Penny argues that mature accountants can offer invaluable experience to their employer and particularly to the SME community and owner-managers. These experienced accountants need minimal training and supervision, are used to dealing with suppliers, banks and customers, are flexible and above all, they really want to work.
‘Employers are looking for people who can add value straightaway, who have experience, who aren’t going to go clubbing on a Thursday night and who won’t go off backpacking to Indonesia next summer,’ he says. ‘These are people whose stage in life allows them to be much more flexible and adventurous.’
He adds that the current economic downturn has been a salutary lesson for some employers that experience pays. ‘A lot of businesses are having trouble but many of the people on my books have been through this before, in the early 1990s. They are battled-hardened. If you’re in a tricky situation you don’t want a hot-off-the-press, newly-qualified accountant. You want someone who has been through this before.
Interim Management
Many of the vacancies Lloyd-Penny fills are for contract or interim management work, and he says that while the permanent market can be tough for older candidates, ‘grey hair is a big bonus if you want to be an interim manager.’
Phil Scott, a director with accountancy and finance recruitment specialists AFR Consulting, agrees that the interim market is an ideal way for accountants in their 50s to get job satisfaction and success in the later stages of their career.
‘You need to remember the huge amount of experience and knowledge you have to offer at that age,’ he says. ‘Over-50s make up the biggest percentage of our interim candidates, but this doesn’t mean they are undervalued or can’t sustain a successful career. Employers like to choose over-50s as interims because they are loyal, and being able to call on years of experience means they can hit the ground running. Many of our over 50s have secured financially-rewarding short-term contracts, often being hired by companies looking for an experienced accountant to solve a specific problem or to provide guidance and mentoring to an inexperienced management team, for example.’
Scott makes the point that interim contracts are a rewarding choice for experienced accountants who are looking for variety, and also perhaps for a better work-life balance at a time when you perhaps have fewer responsibilities. ‘Interim posts are an ideal lifestyle choice for those who want to enjoy breaks between contracts,’ he says. ‘And having a series of contracts removes the routine element to the work, allowing you to experience different surroundings and job satisfaction.’
Take the Leap
Even if interim work is not for you, your 50s can be an excellent time to finally fulfil a long-standing dream. The kids may have left home and your responsibilities, after years of hard work, are not as great. If you are happy and fulfilled where you are, enjoy it, but if now, what is holding you back? Why not take the leap?
‘It’s important that people see their 50s as an age where they can try something new,’ says Williamson. ‘Retiring partners from public practice often find a move into a non-profit organisation extremely rewarding, and for frustrated entrepreneurs, the 50s can be a great time to draw on a lifetime’s experience and finally put that great business idea into practice.’
- Liz Fisher for Accountancy Magazine.
‘Your 50s require as much planning as any other stage of your career’, says Max Williamson, chief executive of CareersinAudit.com. It is particularly important, he says, to maintain and continue to expand your professional network. ‘Should you decide to step out of the corporate world and into the potentially lucrative world of consultancy, then your first clients are almost certainly going to come from that network. Even if you don’t envisage a move out of corporate life, it’s still important that the network is kept fresh.’
One of the biggest problems for accountants (and other professionals) over the age of 50 is also, thankfully relatively rare. In any sector, finding a new position if you find yourself suddenly out of work can be an enormous and soul-destroying challenge, particularly if you are over 50 and well-experienced (and therefore expensive).
Age Discrimination
Senior finance executives in their 50s are particularly vulnerable to redundancies, and it’s vital to have a fall-back position,’ says Williamson. ‘As anyone who has tried it will tell you, re-entering the job market from a standing start in your 50s is exceptionally difficult and can be extremely frustrating. I guarantee that your biggest hurdle will be age discrimination.’
Martin Lloyd-Penny knows this only too well. The experienced accountant (who has worked as a finance director and a partner at BDO Stoy Hayward) was laid off at the age of 52, and a year later, in spite of a concerted effort to find a job, was still out of work. An article in a magazine about mismatch between the shortage of qualified accountants in the UK and the difficulty older accountants have finding work prompted him to write to the editor, thanking him for giving him the inspiration to fight back. Within two weeks he had received 62 emails from accountants in a similar position.
‘If you fall off the corporate ladder in your 40s or 50s it’s very difficult to get back on,’ he says, adding that if anything, the Age Discrimination Act has made things worse for older accountants seeking work. ‘It’s fine if you are already in employment because it gives you more protection, but it has made it harder if you are looking for work because companies have become more risk-averse.’
The result of Lloyd-Penny’s experience is matureaccountants.com, a website that matches experienced accountants, of all ages but generally over the age of 40, with vacancies, as well as providing advice for those looking for work. Lloyd-Penny currently has 2,400 members registered with the site and has placed people all over the UK and overseas, mainly in industry and commerce positions at financial controller, finance director and CFO level. ‘It’s about experience, not age,’ he says.
Lloyd-Penny argues that mature accountants can offer invaluable experience to their employer and particularly to the SME community and owner-managers. These experienced accountants need minimal training and supervision, are used to dealing with suppliers, banks and customers, are flexible and above all, they really want to work.
‘Employers are looking for people who can add value straightaway, who have experience, who aren’t going to go clubbing on a Thursday night and who won’t go off backpacking to Indonesia next summer,’ he says. ‘These are people whose stage in life allows them to be much more flexible and adventurous.’
He adds that the current economic downturn has been a salutary lesson for some employers that experience pays. ‘A lot of businesses are having trouble but many of the people on my books have been through this before, in the early 1990s. They are battled-hardened. If you’re in a tricky situation you don’t want a hot-off-the-press, newly-qualified accountant. You want someone who has been through this before.
Interim Management
Many of the vacancies Lloyd-Penny fills are for contract or interim management work, and he says that while the permanent market can be tough for older candidates, ‘grey hair is a big bonus if you want to be an interim manager.’
Phil Scott, a director with accountancy and finance recruitment specialists AFR Consulting, agrees that the interim market is an ideal way for accountants in their 50s to get job satisfaction and success in the later stages of their career.
‘You need to remember the huge amount of experience and knowledge you have to offer at that age,’ he says. ‘Over-50s make up the biggest percentage of our interim candidates, but this doesn’t mean they are undervalued or can’t sustain a successful career. Employers like to choose over-50s as interims because they are loyal, and being able to call on years of experience means they can hit the ground running. Many of our over 50s have secured financially-rewarding short-term contracts, often being hired by companies looking for an experienced accountant to solve a specific problem or to provide guidance and mentoring to an inexperienced management team, for example.’
Scott makes the point that interim contracts are a rewarding choice for experienced accountants who are looking for variety, and also perhaps for a better work-life balance at a time when you perhaps have fewer responsibilities. ‘Interim posts are an ideal lifestyle choice for those who want to enjoy breaks between contracts,’ he says. ‘And having a series of contracts removes the routine element to the work, allowing you to experience different surroundings and job satisfaction.’
Take the Leap
Even if interim work is not for you, your 50s can be an excellent time to finally fulfil a long-standing dream. The kids may have left home and your responsibilities, after years of hard work, are not as great. If you are happy and fulfilled where you are, enjoy it, but if now, what is holding you back? Why not take the leap?
‘It’s important that people see their 50s as an age where they can try something new,’ says Williamson. ‘Retiring partners from public practice often find a move into a non-profit organisation extremely rewarding, and for frustrated entrepreneurs, the 50s can be a great time to draw on a lifetime’s experience and finally put that great business idea into practice.’
- Liz Fisher for Accountancy Magazine.
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