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Release of My Examination Results
2008-06-05 14:17:00 Once again, I got my results and as always, I am posting them on this blog, whether the results are good or poor. As a summary, my results in this semester are of first class standard, but barely there. It’s a sharp contrast to my previous semester’s results, where that single semester totally ruined all ... More About: Random Thoughts , Results , Release , Examination
My National Service Life
2008-05-29 16:52:00 As I have related in my previous post, I am back to serving the remainder of my four months National Service liability. As of next week, I will be officially promoted to a new rank of Corporal First Class. Well… it doesn’t really help much, except that I get a $40 pay increment, which isn’t ... More About: Life , Random Thoughts
Serving The Rest of My National Service
2008-05-14 13:34:00 I am now serving the remainder of my four months national service liability, due to the fact that I’m a disruptee. I reported to my unit in the next working day immediately after my last university examination. Haiz, my last examination was a real disaster, due to a real bad stomachache which I had immediately after the ... More About: National , Service , Rest
Learning To Cook Desserts
2008-04-21 15:54:00 Recently, I have been pampering myself with some extra time to do what I like and cooking is one of those things that I always liked, except that I did not really want to spend the long hours on cooking. Recently though, I have a craving for desserts and I just felt that I needed ... More About: Desserts , Learning , Cook
Singapore is a Land of Opportunities
2008-03-18 21:20:00 I haven’t seen much of the world to judge that Singapore is good relative to other countries. However, personally, I do feel that Singapore has been launching many initiatives to provide opportunities for those who want it. For example, if you want to study, it is always possible to get bank loans, government grants and ... More About: Random Thoughts , Opportunities , Land
The Rise of Facebook
2008-03-11 18:12:00 It was not long ago that I signed up for a Facebook account and I seem to be behind most of the human race when it comes to becoming a Facebooker or whatever term they call it. The initial resistance to join Facebook was caused by a pre-misconception that it’s similar to Friendster and that ... More About: Internet Marketing , Rise
Forex Trading on EUR/USD
2008-02-29 00:17:00 It’s been some time since I last blogged. Anyway, I have recently been spending quite a lot of time trading forex and I’m getting close to making 1,000 trades soon. I only had this forex account for about 20 days and I already have hundreds of trades. It astonishes myself that my daytrades resulted in ... More About: Forex , Trading , Forex Trading
Pay Per Play Advertising
2008-02-16 08:20:00 Recently, a new type of advertising has emerged on the Internet - Pay Per Play . This term was also used for websites that pays people when they refer people to play games, but now Net Audio Ads has been using the term for playing audio ads. To illustrate the concept, I have added the code ... More About: Advertising , Internet Marketing
The Power of More Brains
2008-02-05 21:47:00 I have been involved with a business startup recently after one of my friends invited me to join him and help the startup take off. Our management team currently consists of three people, with me as the business / soft skills guy and the other two in charge of software development. Honestly, my friend roped me ... More About: Power , Brains
Singaporeans, Start Saving For Your Taxes
2008-01-31 14:34:00 Every year, we give a portion of money back to the government through income taxes. This year, it isn’t going to be any different. However, let’s do things differently this time. Instead of waiting till the last minute to file your taxes and be confused about what’s going on, why not take a proactive approach ... More About: Personal Finance , Taxes , Start , Saving
Experiencing Neuro-Linguistic Programming
2008-01-15 18:59:00 I just came back to Singapore from a Neuro-Linguist ic Programming course and this is the first time I skipped my lessons for a really worthwhile cause. I experienced and learnt so much that I feel like a totally changed person and my goals are now much clearer than before. I can’t say too much in ...
Examinations Result Release
2007-12-29 10:04:00 I just got back my results yesterday and all I have to say is that I have dropped from first class honors to third class, with the two modules that I skipped 60% of my tutorial classes getting Cs. My grades in this semester totally portray the importance of attendance in Universities. My Investments and Communication modules got ... More About: Release , Result
Merry Christmas To Everyone
2007-12-24 01:39:00 A Merry Christmas to Everyone! It’s that time of the year again, a time where we see the big red fat guy. Honestly, Santa looks like a real kidnapper, with his big bag and moustache covering his entire face. Perhaps that was how Santa originated when he was on his rounds to kidnap children and got ... More About: Random Thoughts , Merry Christmas
Investments and Risk Reward Ratio
2007-12-17 03:11:00 It is always interesting that there are so many different types of investments around us, ranging from regulated investments such as bonds and stocks, all the way to unregulated investment vehicles such as collectibles, antiques and many others. In this post, I’m slightly more inclined to talk about some common investments, mainly money markets, bonds, stocks and derivatives ... More About: Personal Finance , Random Thoughts , Risk , Investments , Reward
My First Two Days of Forex Trading
2007-12-12 07:00:00 Before I go on with my trading experience, maybe let’s look at the market after the FOMC. Most indexes were down from 1 to 3%, but I should not be that much affected, since I sold off all my fund holdings a day before the FOMC. However, since my holdings are mutual funds, I don’t know what ... More About: Personal Finance , Forex , Trading , Forex Trading , Days
Speaking at Singapore Polytechnic
2007-12-05 14:03:00 Recently, my lecturer back when I was studying in Singapore Polytechnic said that he wanted to talk to me about a new module that he was teaching. Initially, we were thinking of meeting outside, but we decided that it was much more convenient to meet in Singapore Polytechnic. Then, my ex-lecturer suggested that I attend a class ... More About: Speaking , Technic
Resolution To Quit Playing Games
2007-11-29 12:00:00 I know it is not New Year yet, but I’m setting a resolution to quit playing computer games. The last time I set such a resolution, I stopped playing games for 3 months, but got tempted by my friends who were always playing games in my presence. This time round, I don’t see much temptation around ... More About: Games , Random Thoughts , Quit , Resolution
Opened Futures Trading Account
2007-11-25 19:00:00 Last Friday, I attended a futures trading seminar and opened my Futures trading account. Actually, I think the seminar is quite boring and not really in-depth, but the purpose of me going to the seminar is just to open the account. Well… I was initially torn between choosing a local vs foreign brokerage for my ... More About: Personal Finance , Trading , Opened , Account
This Blog is Becoming Popular
2007-11-20 19:37:00 This blog has been clocking visitors in the three figure range for some time and traffic is a sign of popularity. Therefore, I can shamelessly say that the blog is becoming popular now, but of course, there is no significant income from the blog. The income for this month is about $8 (just enough to cover ... More About: Random Thoughts , Blog , Popular , Pula
Fastest Way To Accumulate $10,000
2007-11-13 07:54:00 As promised in my previous post, I am replying to the exact same question that I am posting. Before I go on, I have to add a disclaimer… although I set the question, I do not have the model answer for it. The answer may be different for each individual, therefore this is ... More About: Random Thoughts
The Dreams Young People Have
2007-11-08 10:22:00 I have seen many people with dreams of retiring early and yes… that includes myself. However, when asked about our plans to reach those goals, we are often speechless or vague about details at best. I often wonder that without the proper planning, can we reach these goals or are they just fairytales that exists only when ... More About: Dreams , People , Random Thoughts , Young
Natural Search Engine Optimization
2007-10-24 23:12:00 It’s been some time since I blogged about Internet Marketing , but I just felt that I had to write a post about Internet Marketing. After all, Internet Marketing was the first vehicle to ever get me a significant amount of money. Through prudent financial planning and investing, I have been able to grow my wealth ... More About: Search Engine Optimization , Natural , Search , Search Engine
Getting Affected By Negativity
2007-10-15 20:08:00 I hate to admit it, but I have been bombarded by tons of negative thoughts recently. The negative thoughts piled onto one another, gathered together and started pushing me away from my goals, the very goals that I knew I can achieve if I held the correct mindset. My studies and my production as an ...
Sunshine Empire - Too Good To Be True?
2007-10-02 10:38:00 If you have heard of Sunshine Empire , then you would know of the insane returns that they have been projecting. While most of their merchants do acknowledge that these returns are not guaranteed, it does not change the fact that many people who buy into the program are expecting those returns. Many people are unaware ... More About: True , Good
Why Do You Read First Million Challenge?
2007-09-24 17:10:00 I’m really happy when I checked the statistics of my blog today. It seems like more people are subscribing to this blog’s RSS feeds and visiting this site. More importantly, it is a sign that people are returning to read my blog and my words are being read by people all over the world. Although the daily ... More About: Read , Challenge , Million , Halle
Why Do You Read First Million Challenge?
2007-09-24 17:10:00 I’m really happy when I checked the statistics of my blog today. It seems like more people are subscribing to this blog’s RSS feeds and visiting this site. More importantly, it is a sign that people are returning to read my blog and my words are being read by people all over the world. Although the daily ... More About: Read , Challenge , Million , Halle
Fed Announcement Only Minutes Away
2007-09-18 20:16:00 I just can’t sleep tonight… not just yet… The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is being held as I’m typing. This meeting may play an important role as to how stocks will perform over the next few weeks. Everyone is expecting a 25 basis point cut, which is equilvalent to 0.25%. Anyway, I belong to ... More About: Personal Finance , Announcement , Minutes , Utes , Anno
Some Updates in My Life
2007-09-10 11:51:00 After getting involved as a Financial adviser and starting school, this is the first time I took a test. As expected, I did not really do well in the test, but slightly better than I expected, mainly because I expected to get 0. Anyway, I am dying for some scolding recently, because I ... More About: Life , My Life , Updates , Some
Interviewed For My School?s Newspaper
2007-08-28 19:18:00 This is seriously fun and definitely the first time in my life that I ever got interviewed for a Newspaper , The Nanyang Chronicle. It all started with one of my friend’s friend, who happened to be doing an article on married university students and I was one of the rare few. Although my family and friends ... More About: School
Repurchased Mutual Funds Again
More articles from this author:2007-08-25 21:33:00 As some of you may have noticed, I sold away my mutual funds just before the recent correction. While many people were throwing insults at their brokers, I was quietly breathing a strong sigh of relief. Then, my friends started asking me about my rationale for dumping all my mutual fund holdings, since I appeared ... More About: Personal Finance , Mutual Funds , Funds , Purchase , Mutual 1, 2, 3 |
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