Sunday, October 12, 2008

FROM BOY SLAVE TO RICHES: Introduction III Part

One large segment of WW II victims—the child victims of the WWII—has been alluded in some accounts. However, to my knowledge no chronicle has focused exclusively in the experiences of these defenseless Innocents. Silently and bewildered, children suffered horrors and deprivations alongside grown-ups; they witnessed wholesale massacres in Europe, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and elsewhere. These Innocents included the children of Jews, of Gypsies, of the BibelfÅ‘rschers, and other target groups. Children were torn from their parents, starved in concentration camps or simply exterminated in Hitler’s gas chambers.

The WW II story which is explained in the book of World War II is mostly filled with lot of suffering aspects, but we should take it as inspiring ones. The Japanese death camps in Ambarawa were horrible. The death camp slaves suffered a lot in the Indonesian death camps like Ambarawa Camp Seven etc. This WWII story is explained through a kid’s view on WWII by Mr. Ralph Brink.

Monday, October 6, 2008

FROM BOY SLAVE TO RICHES:Introduction II Part

The mere mention of a date, Dec. 7, 1941, still calls to mind the destruction of much of the mighty U.S. Pacific Fleet. Japanese warlords were flexing their military muscle and aimed for world domination, starting with the ‘Pacific Bowl.’

During
World War II, tragedy piled on top of tragedy. Mere words are entirely inadequate to express the suffering, the pain, the grief and distress of the millions of victims. Generations of mankind came to utterly loathe those arrogant murderers who masterminded and pursued their selfish, diabolical schemes for power.

The
WW II story which is explained in the book of World War II is mostly filled with lot of suffering aspects, but we should take it as inspiring ones. The Japanese death camps in Ambarawa were horrible. The death camp slaves suffered a lot in the Indonesian death camps like Ambarawa Camp Seven etc. This WWII story is explained through a kid’s view on WWII by Mr. Ralph Brink.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

FROM BOY SLAVE TO RICHES: Introduction I Part


World War II, that most gruesome conflict in mankind’s history, killed estimated 55,000,000 men, women and children. Volumes have been written about soldiers enduring unbelievable deprivations in WWII; about killings of civilian populations on an unimaginable scale; about entire societies crumbling; and about millions of displaced people disenfranchised from life. The world’s political landscape changed forever.

Terms such as
genocide and holocaust in WWII— the wholesale extermination of peoples — were introduced into everyday speech. Names such as Hitler, Mengele, Himmler, Hirohito, and a plethora of other degenerates will forever be synonymous with utter depravity.

The
WW II story which is explained in the book of World War II is mostly filled with lot of suffering aspects, but we should take it as inspiring ones. The Japanese death camps in Ambarawa were horrible. The death camp slaves suffered a lot in the Indonesian death camps. This WWII story is explained through a kid’s viewWWII by Mr. Ralph Brink.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

FROM BOY SLAVE TO RICHES – Last Part


My education in financial matters continued with Martin Weiss' Money and markets. His insights have helped me run our business prudently and without ever greedily over-extending ourselves. Now, at age 74, my wife and I live very comfortably in a beautiful home on the Central Coast - quite a step up from WW II Japanese concentration-camp barracks!

Since there is quite a bit of interest in our unusual story which could well be entitled "From Boy Slave to successful businessman") my wife and = wrote a book:
WWII... as Seen Through “ Kids' Eyes." With December 7 coming up soon, there should be quite a bit of interest in the fight for dominance of the “Pacific owl,” and the human consequences - the “Silent Holocaust” - experienced by the populations of the Pacific islands. Over 200,000 people, women and children included, died a terrible death.

As to my business philosophy?
1. Enjoy and be thankful for your work (even if it's gas station attendant).
2. Always find ways to improve ourself.
3. Treat others honestly; never take advantage.
4. The best deals you will ever make are "win-win" deals.

The
WW II story which is explained in the book of World War II is mostly filled with lot of suffering aspects, but we should take it as inspiring ones. The Japanese death camps in Ambarawa were horrible. The death camp slaves suffered a lot in the Indonesian death camps. This WWII story is explained through a kid’s viewWWII by Mr. Ralph Brink.

FROM BOY SLAVE TO RICHES – III Part

After 5 1/2 years in the Army - two of which in Heidelberg Germany - and an honorable discharge, I started in civilian life as an editor with a division of McGraw-Hill Book Co. in Monterey, Calif. I made about $375 p. month. In about eight years I was promoted from editor to Production Manager, then to Director of Manufacturing. I loved the work, but had to quit in my thirties because of serious physical problems; leftovers from the Japanese concentration camps.

I had not yet found any gold in the streets and had no financial success story to tell.

Then I received an offer from Howard Ruff for a one-day abbreviated seminar in San Diego. We paid the $45 fee and I listened very carefully. I also bought his book, Nothing Down. Believe me, I studied that book very thoroughly!

From then on, it was all down-hill. Our son became a contractor, and in time, we owned and remodeled some 22 properties. I had a great time making more money in a few months than I made in a year as an executive at McGraw-Hill! We even had time to enjoy our favorite sport: sailing our 2' yacht off the coast of
California.

The
WW II story which is explained in the book of World War II is mostly filled with lot of suffering aspects, but we should take it as inspiring ones. The Japanese death camps in Ambarawa were horrible. The death camp slaves suffered a lot in the Indonesian death camps. This WWII story is explained through a kid’s viewWWII by Mr. Ralph Brink.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

FROM BOY SLAVE TO RICHES – II Part

Next we repatriated to Holland, a cold and wet country. I went to school, was a lousy student, and wanted to leave as soon as possible for a warm climate; but not before I met and married Cathy, a cute Dutch-Indonesian girl. She lived in Holland as a child during the Nazi oppression.

We applied for visas and emigrated to California in 1956 - I had =ll of $45 in my pocket. I started as a gas station attendant, and we lived with my older brother in a small attached garage with a dirt floor.

After about 1/2 year I enlisted in the
U.S. Army. We bought and lived in a 14' trailer. So far, I had yet not found any gold on the streets in the U.S.A.! As a private I probably was at the bottom rung of the economic ladder!

The WW II story which is explained in the book of World War II is mostly filled with lot of suffering aspects, but we should take it as inspiring ones. The Japanese death camps in Ambarawa were horrible. The death camp slaves suffered a lot. This WWII story is explained through a kid’s view.