Singapore's Lost Son.:
This is the true story of a boy with a simple dream?to become a man. But he fell and became a dropout of school, friends, life, himself. But with the helping hand of a teacher, he turned his life around, found friends and love, and fulfilled his dream. This is the story of how that boy went from dro...
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Marshall Cavendish,
2012.
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| Zusammenfassung: | This is the true story of a boy with a simple dream?to become a man. But he fell and became a dropout of school, friends, life, himself. But with the helping hand of a teacher, he turned his life around, found friends and love, and fulfilled his dream. This is the story of how that boy went from dropout to millionaire Princeton PhD. Expelled from four junior colleges (he was labelled?subnormal? and not academically inclined), Kaiwen Leong sat for the A level examinations as a private candidate while experimenting with Internet websites to try his hand at entrepreneurship. He studied hard and. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (210 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789814408882 9814408883 |
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| spelling | Leong, Kaiwen. Singapore's Lost Son. Singapore : Marshall Cavendish, 2012. 1 online resource (210 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file rda Print version record. This is the true story of a boy with a simple dream?to become a man. But he fell and became a dropout of school, friends, life, himself. But with the helping hand of a teacher, he turned his life around, found friends and love, and fulfilled his dream. This is the story of how that boy went from dropout to millionaire Princeton PhD. Expelled from four junior colleges (he was labelled?subnormal? and not academically inclined), Kaiwen Leong sat for the A level examinations as a private candidate while experimenting with Internet websites to try his hand at entrepreneurship. He studied hard and. Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Author's note; Foreword; Introduction; I Lost in singapore; 1. Ways that don't work will never work; 2. In the beginning; 3. My fall from boy to man; 4. On the tip of a ship in a sea of tears; 5. There's no smoke without fire; 6. A helping hand: how a teacher helped me stand again; 7. Further away from home but closer to my dream; II Found in boston; 8. Kai-Kai, Calvin Leong, Singaporean; 9. The moon, or its reflection?; 10. Words do wonders; 11. Mastering a foreign language on a budget; 12. You never know what you can do until you try. 13. Slow and steady wins the race14. Extreme starvation; 15. Broken hearts can still love; 16. 100 scholarships, 99 rejections, 1 success; 17. Friendship: no man is an island; 18. There may be no tomorrow; 19. Secrets of a master; 20. A lion in sheep's clothing; 21. Redemption through a mother's tears; 22. No pockets for pocket change; 23. Going to the ground to invest; III Taking the lead in princeton; 24. Princeton: in the nation's service and in the service of all nations; 25. Passing it forward: saving a life; 26. To follow or not to follow? 27. A leader among misleaders: leading the misled28. Guiding the future of Singapore; IV Reborn in singapore; 29. The long road home; 30. The value of nothing; 31. Home at last: a lost son's return; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; About the author. Leong, Kaiwen, 1981- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011154504 Leong, Kaiwen, 1981- fast Businessmen United States Biography. Businessmen Singapore Biography. Entrepreneurship. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044149 Hommes d'affaires États-Unis Biographies. Hommes d'affaires Singapour Biographies. Entrepreneuriat. entrepreneurs. aat SELF-HELP Affirmations. bisacsh SELF-HELP Inner Child. bisacsh SELF-HELP Motivational & Inspirational. bisacsh SELF-HELP Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) bisacsh SELF-HELP Personal Growth General. bisacsh SELF-HELP Personal Growth Self-Esteem. bisacsh Businessmen fast Entrepreneurship fast Singapore fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpV8D6qM4JGxDqvHvtYfq United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Biographies fast Print version: 9789814382687 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBU FWS_PDA_EBU https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=497583 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Leong, Kaiwen Singapore's Lost Son. Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Author's note; Foreword; Introduction; I Lost in singapore; 1. Ways that don't work will never work; 2. In the beginning; 3. My fall from boy to man; 4. On the tip of a ship in a sea of tears; 5. There's no smoke without fire; 6. A helping hand: how a teacher helped me stand again; 7. Further away from home but closer to my dream; II Found in boston; 8. Kai-Kai, Calvin Leong, Singaporean; 9. The moon, or its reflection?; 10. Words do wonders; 11. Mastering a foreign language on a budget; 12. You never know what you can do until you try. 13. Slow and steady wins the race14. Extreme starvation; 15. Broken hearts can still love; 16. 100 scholarships, 99 rejections, 1 success; 17. Friendship: no man is an island; 18. There may be no tomorrow; 19. Secrets of a master; 20. A lion in sheep's clothing; 21. Redemption through a mother's tears; 22. No pockets for pocket change; 23. Going to the ground to invest; III Taking the lead in princeton; 24. Princeton: in the nation's service and in the service of all nations; 25. Passing it forward: saving a life; 26. To follow or not to follow? 27. A leader among misleaders: leading the misled28. Guiding the future of Singapore; IV Reborn in singapore; 29. The long road home; 30. The value of nothing; 31. Home at last: a lost son's return; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; About the author. Leong, Kaiwen, 1981- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011154504 Leong, Kaiwen, 1981- fast Businessmen United States Biography. Businessmen Singapore Biography. Entrepreneurship. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044149 Hommes d'affaires États-Unis Biographies. Hommes d'affaires Singapour Biographies. Entrepreneuriat. entrepreneurs. aat SELF-HELP Affirmations. bisacsh SELF-HELP Inner Child. bisacsh SELF-HELP Motivational & Inspirational. bisacsh SELF-HELP Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) bisacsh SELF-HELP Personal Growth General. bisacsh SELF-HELP Personal Growth Self-Esteem. bisacsh Businessmen fast Entrepreneurship fast |
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| topic | Leong, Kaiwen, 1981- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011154504 Leong, Kaiwen, 1981- fast Businessmen United States Biography. Businessmen Singapore Biography. Entrepreneurship. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044149 Hommes d'affaires États-Unis Biographies. Hommes d'affaires Singapour Biographies. Entrepreneuriat. entrepreneurs. aat SELF-HELP Affirmations. bisacsh SELF-HELP Inner Child. bisacsh SELF-HELP Motivational & Inspirational. bisacsh SELF-HELP Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) bisacsh SELF-HELP Personal Growth General. bisacsh SELF-HELP Personal Growth Self-Esteem. bisacsh Businessmen fast Entrepreneurship fast |
| topic_facet | Leong, Kaiwen, 1981- Businessmen United States Biography. Businessmen Singapore Biography. Entrepreneurship. Hommes d'affaires États-Unis Biographies. Hommes d'affaires Singapour Biographies. Entrepreneuriat. entrepreneurs. SELF-HELP Affirmations. SELF-HELP Inner Child. SELF-HELP Motivational & Inspirational. SELF-HELP Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) SELF-HELP Personal Growth General. SELF-HELP Personal Growth Self-Esteem. Businessmen Entrepreneurship Singapore United States Biographies |
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