I'm read about the backgrounds of people who have become famous and see what can i learn from their lives again and wanna share about Charavadee Wongsokon history "Memoirs of a million star's will be St."Acharavadee "Oy" Wongsakon"Oy" her career in the Jewelry business soon after having met her future(femer)  husband through a production house she worked for.His experience in diamond jewelry and Oy's design skills gave them the idea of manufaturing and selling diamond jewelry thorugh direct mail."20 years ago direct mail was a new business channel, cspecially with diamonds.  It was popular with the masses since purchases could be paid for in instalments. It didn't require much capital as we'd only manufacture by order.The business as we'd only manufacture by order. The business grew very fast. We dealt with many banks and credit cards and since the customers found the financial institutes reliable, our orders were soon worth eight figures"Over the next 3 years their cash flow went up to nine figures.The couple decided to invest in exports, mostly to hong kong and the US.The Tom Yum Kung effect of 1997 hit them hard as well. To make matters worse,"Oy's insolvent husband began to have an affair with an employee He left Oy 7 months pregnant and saddled with a debt of 8 figures."Sometimes looking ahead means you are trying to reach for someting that hasn't come around.I chose to look behind me, where i saw my mum my child my grandmother and my employees then I got the stregth to push my self forward steadily" Oy explains.Oy began to negotiate with all her creditors,extending the payment time to a year since she could see there were opportunities to make money. By 1999 she was out of debt and had set up her own diamond jewelry brand,"St.Tropez Diamond"In the past 9 year St.Tropez Diamond has caught the eye of the public with its collection launches twice a year. They have been marked by extravagant fashion shows to different themes. But St.Tropez Diamond will be history by the end of the year.Oy will devote herself fully to her foundation Rong Rian Hong Cheewit(school of Life), which gives Dharma lessons for real life for trhe youthshe also gives Dhama lectures at prisons around the country, using her 8 years of study and her life experience.Oy has written three Dharma based non-fiction books so far"Memoirs of a millon Stars' will be St.Tropez Diamond last event and will be held at the end of the year. 

P.S ummm i think about Happiness isn't how much you have have in your bank account, but it is in knowing what your life is worth and how happy you make your family but Oy she has found happiness with her current husband, by whom she has two children.

Nice jornal Dr J as usual woof...but grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr at Phil Collins 555

nice journal jan. agree bank account doesn't mean happiness, but how you live your life each day.

have a great day.

I liked the bit where she chose to look behind in order to push herself forward.

As usual your choice of music is great.

Thanks.

Hmmmmm Certainly helps to have some thing in Bank Account or nobody want to find you! (;-)

Diamonds are forever

Sounds like she worked hard for all she got.

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nice story

above story is my concept. look like wrote 4 me. ^^*

Jan said "Happiness isn't how much you have have in your bank account, but it is in knowing what your life is worth and how happy".. So do I think~!

It's good journal~!

I like Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflower painting.

BTW, what is the Tom Yum Kung Effect??????????

how sweet of you ka sharing a nice story...

budget : lolllllll yeh that true!

Cosmo : >> Tom Yum Kung Effect = The Asian Financial Crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of Asia beginning in July 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown (financial contagion).

CosMo :

Economy of Thailand From 1985 to 1996,

Thailand's economy grew at an average of over 9% per year, the highest economic growth rate of any country at the time. In 1996, an American hedge fund sold US$400 million of the Thai currency. From 1978 until 2 July 1997, the baht was pegged at 25 to the dollar.

On 14 May and 15 May 1997, the Thai baht was hit by massive speculative attacks. On 30 June 1997, Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said that he would not devalue the baht. This was the spark that ignited the Asian financial crisis as the Thai government failed to defend the baht, which was pegged to the U.S. dollar, against international speculators. Thailand's booming economy came to a halt amid massive layoffs in finance, real estate, and construction that resulted in huge numbers of workers returning to their villages in the countryside and 600'000 foreign workers being sent back to their home countries.

The baht devalued swiftly and lost more than half of its value. The baht reached its lowest point of 56 units to the US dollar in January 1998. The Thai stock market dropped 75%. Finance One, the largest Thai finance company until then, collapsed.

The Thai government was eventually forced to float the Baht, on 2 July 1997.

On 11 August 1997, the IMF unveiled a rescue package for Thailand with more than $17 billion, subject to conditions such as passing laws relating to bankruptcy (reorganizing and restructuring) procedures and establishing strong regulation frameworks for banks and other financial institutions. The IMF approved on 20 August, 1997, another bailout package of $3.9 billion.

Thai opposition parties claimed that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had profited from the devaluation,although subsequently the opposition parties did not investigate the issue.

By 2001, Thailand's economy had recovered. The increasing tax revenues allowed the country to balance its budget and repay its debts to the IMF in 2003, four years ahead of schedule. The Thai baht continued to appreciate to 34 Baht to the Dollar in July 2008.

P.S And i know you understand it but you test me loll right??huh??upset! very long i can't post long i don't know why ummmm ask Rob hehe why can't comment long huh??

SharpSim : ^^* you always think like that?huh? hehehehe

Tough story! How far does anyone want to go..?

I always LOVED that song )