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Before i start it, the question for all of us including myself: "Are we supposed to open the 'box' that contain dark secret which we are not supposed ot know?". Frankly speaking in the strictness sense, with my utmost guarantee, we will always listen only one side of tape which mean we have the chance to know the content of Side A of tape but we never have a chance to know Side B of the tape. The reason why we do not know the Side B of the tape is that we are not given a chance to find out unless someone let cat out of the bag. In a nutshell, you are seeing, watching, reading or listening only one side of the story all the time and you have very very low possibility to find out further more than that! I shall start it with much confidentiality on some certain names because i never get the chance to hear the other side of the tape.
Not so long ago, around few days ago, Daniel suddenly pop up out of blue with a message asking me if i knew this female friend of his. By showing picture on MSN display picture, at very late night, I, upon seeing the picture confirmed that I do know her. Being puzzled, i asked him what is up. He told me interesting story which he happen to be going out with her recently for few days. He was concerned and frustrated with her who happened to pick a guy -apparently he seem to be stranger to her and him- in the MOS and then danced. The end of that day that make him even more frustrated is that she left with that guy and effectively left him alone there. He had the wild thought based on a few hours span between MOS to her home. As he know that she reached home at 8am, it with enough speculative evidence led him thinking that she and that guy went to hotel. I told him to find out more and forget about the timid attitude which he always has. He did ask and her answers seem to be unsatisfactory. You know...iit can be helped at all if he continue to lose trust on her.
That is the interesting story of the day i heard. I always know her as naive girl with gentle enthusiasm towards devising ideas. Beyond than that, such attributes can out of your judgement/opinion of someone. Today, i never change my opinion of her because if I were to chance, I need to verify the fact of that. I wonder how much Eugene know about her especially hidden attributes because he went with her quite often during the early days of our schooling. I bet you know who she is,Eugene.
Next one...I will illustrate it with my knowledge. I say it fill of danger. It does apply to your life and career. My male former classmate....
He once announced on MSN nick. It is quite eye-catching. His income is 1/10th(about this number; i can't remember exactly) of a lot of people's yearly income...$20k per month..a boss in pub partnership and investing om concerts and interesting projects. Wonderful. i think he is not wrong to say if you believe, you can do it. That is right. I always tell someone that if you believe, what you want will come to you if you work hard properly.
HOWEVER!!!If Junbin spend extravagantly noting that he has plan to travel to each country in each month(China,Korea and few), he is going to be in trouble in few years later. He is not well-known person. He is not within fortune 500 list or listed in top 100 by forbes. To prolong his retirement next and his own entertainment, he must save money if he has only those activities to earn money. It is increasingly important to think of new business plan. WHY?!??!
Economic cycle always change. Your success of this business will be washed away by economics cycle easily. Good example are websites with soar-high stock price in early 1990s and suddenly most of then went bankrupt. It is vicious cycle. That is why many corporations and big companies contantly undergo transition to survive.
The more money he put aside for less-risky investment, he can have everlasting enjoyment in his life.
Not only that, his income will eroded by ever growing inflation. Inflation do erode your purchasing power if your wage is not growing faster than inflation rate. It give further conviction why he need to pick more knowledge(don't have to go to school to study) in any means to do different business. Should he has no such plan for backup or innovative ones he thought of, his $20k earning can be rendered useless if Singapore is experiencing hyperinflation. Do not count eggs before the chicken hatch! What am i trying to imply? If you are young and have more years to work, you only can relax when you retire with sufficient retirement nest. Do not ever think that your wage/income is enough to last for your lifetime. You can never know that you have no more money for your retirement net. I kid you not!!I have been hearing a lot of real life stories about people who retired and yet they found that their amount of money they left is insufficient. And so, you better not be sorry later on for not heeding this piece of worthy thing. Just ask your parent..'HOW MUCH DOES A CUP OF COFFEE COST IN 20 years ago?' It will show the effect of inflation on pricing of commodity goods.
If you are having one mode of earning income, you better start planning how to increase your money that you have right now. It is good thing i study economics. I simply love it!
Next one and the last one..Last two Wednesday ago, Vshal asked me to cross Orchard Road with him from outside the Orchard MRT station to Tangs. I do not wish to cross the road like that and want to cross through underground. I put my bravado saying that i am too scared to cross the road because of huge traffic there. We walked on pavement towards Takashimaya and this time, it is further from traffic light. We did cross without any problem. I bet Louis remember how i got accident. It made me much more wiser. Vishal told me: ,"to be leader, you must not be scared and must be brave." Such advice can be useful in right application in the right time. But it is not correct to apply when crossing the road. I know how he feel. That time when i was young kid, i was that gung ho. I have no qualms crossing the road. But now i am 24 years old, I am getting more risk-adverse.
Let consider the scenario. There is blind spot from Scott Road to Orchard Road, should the vehicle suddenly accerelate after a turn, there is high possibility of getting knocked down. Being gungho all the time may not be so useful. One day, it will haunt you. Are you going to be brave driving a car at 200km/h( i do know that vishal dare do it) and then you gamble your life away by crashing against something? your life is gone and your parents will be crying. More heartache on parents and your heart and mind is already gone by the time you die. Consider this and that is why it is not wise to play brave person all the time. Alternatively, if you are trying too brave to put all the money without doing enough homework on stock market, you are going to be penniless in no time.
I will only applaud if you are brave enough to stand up protecting someone being builled against bullies. Noteable and meaning actions is to be brave only when you want to protect someone in the danger time where it can result death or heavy injury.
In other word, most of our principle we have are inflexible and they can only be used in the right fitting scenario. There are few flexible principles we must carry all the time and abandon inflexible ones in the day when it become useless or not useful any more. And so, it is very important to think wisely and apply it correctly.
-End of my thoughts-
Ah, I begin watching Over Tune Japanese anime. I find it morale-inspiring to me and i got motivated to study harder. That is why i love watching sports related animes. They really do motivate me. UOL course is truly tough. I ran down to the downloaded four subject guides.
Microeconomics' recommend texts are 4 textbooks!Principle of banking and finance recmmended text are 3 textbooks. Corporate Finance recommend texts are only 2 textbooks while Principle of Accounting recommend text is fortunately one textbook.
However i do intend to read further text and research suggested by UOL study guide if i want to know more. I bought 6 first hand textbooks and one second textbook. I borrowed two microeconomics textbooks(the other 2 are the ones i bought) and one for POA. I read and read. I read nearly more than 1000 pages in 2 weeks varing from few different books! Microeconomics has the highest failure rate which proved that a lot of students who took this subject twice in different year failed(in the end their certificate say condoned on this Microeconomics). Incredible. I love competition and challenge like this. I want to learn more and more in this kind of environment.
With little friends in this course, i get the chance to study my favourite subjects freely with 100% serious attitude. It is my biggest challenge i want to have. Why live the easy life when you are very young person! Go and make use of your youthfulness confronting the challenges!When to live easy life? It is when we get OLD! Definitely, if I live long, i will be retiring to the countryside enjoying the grass and breeze while fishing or gardening!That is why i may blog less than usual. Let me explain something.
Different universities aim on each subject. It may sound the same subject to you but it is not. It is because of different specalisatied focus. For example, LSE heavily focus on economics on many subjects. And so you should check carefuly and decide whether u really want to take this course or not. What count the most is its subject speciality. Not the easy course or subjects itself! You won't want to regret it.
Superman Doomsday(American Animation 2007)
Synopsis:
When LexCorps accidentally unleash a murderous creature, Doomsday, Superman finally meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based from the award-winning "The Death of Superman" trilogy.
Opinions:
When I heard this movie title, i was having 'WTF' expression thinking that when on the earth this movie was announced. I check it out with much curiousity due to its interesting title. It turned out to be animation movie. It is quite very ordinary movie.
Rating:7/10
Bonuses:1)Those superman fans will definitely enjoy this show. 2)NIce fighting actions
Bourne Ultimatum (Hollywood Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
Bourne is once again brought out of hiding, this time inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation BlackBriar--an upgrade to Project Treadstone--in a series of newspaper columns. Bourne (Damon) sets up a meeting with Ross (Considine) and realizes instantly they're being scanned. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally, ultimately, uncover his dark past whilst dodging The Company's best efforts in trying to eradicate him.
Opinions:
Yet another excellent moive. I think the director who direct this Bourne trilogy is fantastic. All out actions with intelligent cold game tactics. It don't need any further introduction and all you need is to proceed yourself on the sofa watching this movie at home. It is highly guaranteed that you will be blown right from the start till end!
Rating:9/10
Bonuses:1)I think it fare better than Jackie Chan's police story movies in terms of intelligent actions coupled with fists 2)High technologies being in use to track the person down 3)I think Matt Damon's acting is getting better and better. 4)It justify your time and effor.
Tony Del Piero wrote and posted at at 8:46 pm
