Tidying up things for end of year fun


About 2/3 of 2007 is over ... It
was not too long ago
tt I was planning for my Jap
trip ... n now August is over


2007 has been an eventful year
so far ... July was
the worst ... but on hindsight
it wasn't so bad ...


July was a disaster waiting
to happen. Tt's wat I see
it


Now in Sep, the stock
market is starting to recover.
In Aug, one wondered
how bad things were
gg to be


But the market always
survive; tt sth
to always rmb


& people always over-reacts.
during good time, people paint
a heavenly picture ... too GOOD
to be true ... PRECISELY


but when things go sour ...
the pessimist comes
into plays


The extreme optimist &
pessimist are usually wrong ...
& in the stock market
sorrow will land on
those who believes them


In Aug, I got a sum of $$$ in
stocks. But I never
lose sleep over it. Still,
u don really go out n

celebrate when u lose $$$


I just say it's just BAD patch.
Until, pple ard me are sick of
it.


I like the BAD patch theory. Becuz
when u got all the shit ... u
know the worst are over


BAD things always come together.
So does good things ... in June,
things were so rosy, even
an optimist likes me
started to get
a tad fearful


So July evens things out


I haven't lost my nerve. I did
some calculation on wed nite
& I bought in a stock
on Mon


I started understanding n
reading abt stocks in Oct 2006.
tt time I was
a greenhorn.


At tt time, I knew absolutely
starting. I picked
up the Business Times
& then I started
learning how to read
a company financial report


It's like 10 mths n gosh
I have learned so much...


I guess it's the interest tt
carried me thru ... I luv
reading company annual
report ... kinda gave
a feeling of seeing
vision n dreams
becoming a reality


tt's this enterprising spirit
with me ... but I always
wanted to do research
first


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By third week of Sep, I will have completed
by fourth module for
my postgrad


I only have 2 more modules left after tt


Postgrad has been quite
a bitter bill to swallow


#1: I couldn't adapt to the long hours.
During undergrad, I have so much
freedom. I skipped lectures...
n I just went thru
the four years always
studying last minute. It's
good life. Then I was struggling
after I started my postgrad...
long hours together with
my tuition just burnt all my
time away.


#2: Umpteen failures
n setbacks are hard to take


I was falling sick all too often. Four times
in a year!


The most beautiful thing of
my postgrad last
year was getting
to know
Phoenix


When she suggested we had
a bet this year on whether I will
be illness free from April to Mid-Sep ...
I was on for it


Prideful Kunyao don't like to lose.
So I revamped my day to day
routine. So far so good, haven't
been sick & it's a
good feeling...


Phoenix has been
an inspiration. Maybe she doubted it,
but she was a big
part of me.


But postgrad was a quantum
leap from undergrad... after
a year there were so
much to learn, so much
to adapt... I guess
I'm reaching a new level
of stability, & tt's a
pleasing thing


There's lotsa fun coming
at the end of the year ...
so in Sep I wish to
iron things out den
it's time to PARTY!!!


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Time really flies... yst I was celebrating
my bdae with a couple of frenzs...
It wasn't too long ago
that it was January 2007
& I was rueing the fact
tt it was a difficult yr ahead


They celebrated my bdae
at Brewerks ... we spent
sth like 6 hrs there; the
aircon wasn't strong
& plus the alcohol,
my body was feeling hot
after 2 to 3 hrs


my first bdae treat came weeks
ago ... Kian Leng treated
me to Carnivorus @ VivoCity ...
The place is good for dining...
there's a huge TV showing soccer &
the nice music in the
background making dining
an enjoyable experience ... As for the food,
save for the salad and the dessert bar ...
the rest of the stuff r Carnivorous...
if I'm not wrong they serve
sth like 14 type of meats ...
the chef will come around n
slice meat onto ur plate ...



they had this card on the table
& if u do not want any more
meat on ur plate ... u can just
flip the card to the other side


it's a very pleasant surprise ...
becuz I never expect it
to be my birthday treat but
I enjoy it a lot


Jiajian & pals celebrate my
birthday with me @ Brewerks ...
we spent close to 6 hours @ Brewerks
until my seats get really
warm


the bdae was tasty ... I could
say tt it is one of the best non-chocolate
birthday cake tt I had
taste before


I made a wish & I hope it comes
true