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1 Life Lessons from School Stories, Travel Tales and Hotel Happenings By OH TEIK BIN

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Life Lessons from School Stories, Travel Tales and Hotel Happenings

By OH TEIK BIN

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Sharing Session By Oh Teik Bin

At Popular BooKFest 2016KL Convention Center

on Sat 2 July 2016 at 5.20 pm

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An interesting collection of 56 true

narrative stories that happened in the author’s life.Each story has a

reflection of Life Lessons that

can be learnt.

One of the 10 Nominated Books (Non-Fiction) in thePopular-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards 2016

Review * A delightful collection of stories that tickle your funny bone, tug at your heartstrings and touch a chord with reflections to take to heart.Dr Teh Yeong Han MD, Ophthalmologist

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School Stories – There are 20 true life stories pertaining to school, students and teachers.

Travel Tales – 20 narrative accounts of incidents and events that took place during trips and tours locally and in foreign countries.

Hotel Happenings – 16 stories of actual happenings at hotels, both local and abroad.

Review The treasure house of personal experiences that the author unfold right from his heart offers insightful thoughts, ideas and concepts that a reader can benefit from.Ambassador Dato’ Dr Ananda Kumaraseri

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Hotel Happenings – A Sample Chapter

Review This book awakens us to the richness and wisdom of life’s experiences when we take the time to wonder and reflect.

Ooi Hean Beng, Ph.D. Lecturer, Institute of Teacher Education

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Begging a ‘Ghost’

A ReflectionFear arises in the mind because

of misunderstanding, conditioningand not seeing things as they really are.

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Travel Tales – A Sample Chapter

Answering Nature’s Calls

Review His stories centre on the heart and soul of Malaysian life and invite the reader to appreciate all things Malaysian.

Chan Kah Yein, Ph.D Educator and Animal Protection Activist

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Answering Nature’s CallsA Reflection

May we train our minds so that they become more calm, patient

and understanding. With this stronger and more firm mind, then we can definitely handle problematic situations more

wisely and effectively.

Review This book makes a delightful and entertaining read.I particularly like the reflections at the bottom of each story as it

gives us lessons and pointers to reflect upon and learn.

Selina Chew, Ph.D – Holistic therapist and hypnotherapist, Life Inspirations (www.life-inspirations.com)

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School Stories – A Sample Chapter

Review The many stories and happenings narrated in this book are most meaningful, easy to understand and identify with. I feel they will benefit many people from different walks of life.Dr. Hea Ai SimHead of Department, Chinese Medicine International Medical University, Malaysia.

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“Mary wait for taxi…wait, wait, wait…taxi no come. Come, come, three four come!”

“Taxi driver drive like devil. It cut, cut and cut other cars. So frighten lah!”

“Last week my father got accident. His car tyres got no flowers. So the car cannot eat the road. It go into the drain!”

“My brother work in Kuala Lumpur. His pay not good lah! But for lunch he eat his boss…for dinner he got to eat himself.”

Review This book details the author’s interesting experiences in a highly engaging, and often humorous way. The reflections at the end of each chapter are insightful and provide some important life lessons.Chong Wei Wen, Ph.D Pharmacist / UKM Lecturer

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“What does your father do?”

“I see my father do nothing. My mother do everything.”

“My father he like to play mahjong.”

“ My father always eat and eat.”

“ My father always scold and scold my mother.”

“ My father he put water on plants outside my house.”

“My father sit and see TV long long time.”

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A Reflection

With the declining standards of English, it is imperative that we

take serious and effective measures to check the problem

before it gets worse.

Review “This book is very informative and I learnt a lot from the stories shared. It truly inspires me. I realize that lessons in life can be learnt from happenings around us." Chuah Chong Hong Sales & Marketing Executive

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My other My other motivation and motivation and humor bookshumor books(co-authored with(co-authored with

Steven Lee Kiang Wui)Steven Lee Kiang Wui)

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An interestingcollection of

500 jokes to tickle

your funny bone!The jokes also teach perennialLIFE Lessons

In its 8th Print

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A Compilation of 600 Jokes on different

subjects ranging from Marriage to The

Professions.Reflective Wisdom Notes accompany each of the jokes.

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The book contains valuable motivational

material and LIFE Lessons that help the mind grow in thinking, virtue,

morality, compassion and

wisdom.

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This motivational book contains 2

Sections:* 72 selected short stories that impart

invaluable LIFE Lessons

* Lots of motivational English material to help make English learning

FUN!

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This sequel to An Essential

2-in-1 Companioncontains 2 Sections:

* 70 pieces of motivational and

inspirational material

* 9 Chapters of different creative exercise

for the mind

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Our Humor and Motivation Books can be obtained from

1 or more of the following Bookstores:

Popular BookstoresMPH Bookstores

The TimesBorders

Kinokuniyamphonline

http://www.mphonline.com/books/nsearch.aspx?do=search&Cri=2&Val=Oh%20Teik%20Bin

The Connexion Hub: http://theconnexionhub.com/

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School StoriesTravel Tales

Hotel Happeningsis one of the 10 Nominees

(Non-Fiction) in thePOPULAR-The Star

Readers’ Choice Awards2016

Check out the Video Presentation at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgS_NobB3p0

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For your presence and kind attention

With Best Regards,Oh Teik Bin