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I decide to create another blog that is solely for investing. Here will be all-in-one ranging all kind of topics. I have put up two articles which I intend to publish publicly.
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Books
Title: The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
Author: Howard Marks
Rating:6/10
Remark: A lot of insightful stuffs there. But if you read a lot of value investing stuffs before reading this, you will find most of them familiar. It will be great read for those who have not read that much unlike me.
Accounting for Value
Author: Stephan Penman
Rating:8/10
Remark: Read his textbook for my degree module titled 'Valuation and Security Analysis'. I like his point of view on how financial statements should be like. This book is a combination of his thoughts and some materials from his textbooks. He tried to make it more practical.
Movies and Dramas
Source Code (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
A department in US military government is trying to utilise the source code to avert the next bomb disaster. To do this, it needs to send a semi-dead human, military captain, to the past, which last only 8 minutes. His mission is to identify the bomber in the train. Did he able to identify the bomber out of hundred of people in the train?
Rating:7/10
Remark: Very good plot
Gantz (Japanese Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Two young guys were 'killed' but a black coloured sphere teleported them to a sealed apartment. Inside there, there are other guys. That sphere gave them assignment per day. Every assignment is to kill 'wanted person' mentioned by sphere. What is going on!!!
Rating:7/10
Remark: unbelievable show with us, the movie-watchers, being lost. We will find the truth in part 2....
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Jack Sparrow is finding map that has the route to the fountain of eternal youth. Little wonder, Blackbeard is also looking the same thing. What will happen?
Rating:7/10
Remark: Decent show with beautiful picture.
X-Men First Class (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
This movie shows how X-Men was born.
Rating:7/10
Remark: Good story. This movie helps me to understand X-Men history better.
Thor (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
It starts with Thor, who is next in line to the throne of an empire after his father if his father passes away. At that moment, he believed that his force can rule every universe. His father disapprove his thought and is not willing to give his throne to him in any time. When will his father approve Thor's actions and thoughts?
Rating:8/10
Remark: Good start. Something fresh to see Thor for the first time.
Transformer: Dark of the Moon (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Autobots is helping humans to protect their earth against Deceptions, who are trying to take over the Earth. Deceptions are trying to get 'secrets' to achieve their targets. What is the secret?
Rating:7/10
Remark: Wonderful CGI and sound effects but average story
Rounders (Hollywood Movie 1998)
Synopsis:
McDermott is addicted to playing poker. He has the ability to win the pokers as long as the conditions in rounds of the poker game are in favour of him. He took the massive task to repay his friend's debt by collecting winnings from the poker game? Can he achieve the feat?
Rating: 9/10
Remark: Brilliant story.
City Hunter (Korean Drama 2011)
Synopsis:
Lee Min Ho did not get to see his father as his father was killed in the conspiracy to kill North Koreans' important officials. His father's colleague, being alive in that conspiracy, took him off his mother's watch and trained him to be top-notch killer. The mission is to kill South Koreans' officials who turn their backs against soldiers like his father and his colleagues. Will this revenge end to what they wanted?
Rating:6/10
Remark: It is average show.
Team Batista Season 3: Ariadone No Dangan (Japanese Drama 2011)
Synopsis:
A man lying motionless was examined by medical doctor to provide medical report to cops. The medical report said that he died from heart attack. Is it really heart attack? Taguchi Kohei and Shiratori Keisuke went out to find out the cause. Is it heart attack or murder?
Rating:8/10
Remark: Brilliant medical detective storyline. Shockers store in that storyline.
Captain America The First Avenger (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
This movie tells us the story how Captain America is born.
Rating:8/10
Remark: Good story supported by wonderful CGI pictures.
Moneyball (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
This movie is based on the real-life story. It was well known to the public when Michael Lewis wrote moneyball on the book. It is about a baseball manager who is trying to get good players at lower price and wages. It is because of smaller budget given by the owner of the baseball club. The manager decide to oppose the traditional ways that cannot provide good solutions and went for modern and scientific ways to get such solutions.
Rating:9.5/10
Remark: Brilliant show. Brad Pitt acted very well. Top class!
The Smurf (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
A smurf, named clumsy, has endangered the lives of smurfs by indirectly showing the way to the evil wizard. This evil wizard wants smurfs to become the greatest wizard. In the midst of the escape, some smurfs including Clumsy, were sent to the Earth, where humans are living in. Can they settle there before they find the way to return to where they wanted to be in?
Rating:5/10
Remark: Nothing special about this show.
The Immortals (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Theseus doubted the gods and is more interested to protect his mother. He did not care others because they turned their back to him because his mother was raped. One day, his mother was killed by King Hyperion's army. Theseus lost the aim. What will he do next?
Rating: 7/10
Remark: Nice story. It tells you to keep on faith on the gods.
Kung Fu Panda 2 (Hollywood Animation Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Po was chosen to be Kung Fu master by trial but his trainer couldn't see how he could be one. One day, peacock who wants to conquer the world kill everyone who is blocking his way to his empire. Somehow, the forecast teller saw figures that panda will be the one block the peacock's way. Is Po the one blocking his way?
Rating:6/10
Remark: Decent story.
The Debt (Hollywood Movie 2010)
Synopsis:
Three Mossad agents were sent to Germany to kidnap a German doctor and bring him back to their homeland. The plan to kidnap is successful but to bring him back failed. what did they do?
Rating:7/10
Remark: Good story and surprising ending
Cars 2 (Hollywood Animation Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
McQueen was challenged by F1 racing car that the latter is the fastest racing vehicle in the world. McQueen took up the challenge. Meanwhile, there is mafias doing activities to protect their interests that generate money for them. What kind of activities are they? How is McQueen involved?
Rating:8/10
Remark: Good story. The morale of this story is that you must accept what your friend is.
Catch .44 (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
The girl is making a living to rob money from drug sellers. She do it with her two close female friends. However, it never happen because everything went wrong beyond their expectation.
Rating:4/10
Remark: Gore scenes but boring story.
Equilibrium (Hollywood Movie 2002)
Synopsis:
People are living in the certain place where they were to remove thoughts out of their mind. On the other place, people with these thoughts were to be eradicated by the 'cops' who govern in former place. One day, one of the cops went astray. What did he do?
Rating:7/10
Remark: It remind of 'The Matrix' somehow. Story is ok but wonderful fighting moves.
Fast Five (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Brian and Dominic were on the run from US law. They were now outside USA. Somehow they were invited by their comrade to do business. The business is to steal a car that was being transported by US cops back to US from Brazil. They happen to learn the secret. What is the secret? If they know the secret, what will happen to them?
Rating:6/10
Remark: Nice fast cars and beautiful ladies. The story is not so fantastic after all.
Green Lantern (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
This movie tells how human got green lantern's power.
Rating:6/10
Remark: Usual superhero pattern like we have seen in other type of superhero movies in 2011.
Horrible Bosses (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Three men have to deal with horrible bosses. One day, they were so fed up that they began to conjecture the plots to kill them without having their hands dirty. Did they make it?
Rating: 8/10
Remark: Very good story. Interesting movie characters.
Johnny English Reborn (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
After Johnny English made a huge blooper overseas, MI5 decide to lay him off. He spent training to reform himself at Tibet. One day, a informer prefer Johnny English to come and see him instead of those other MI5 agents. Will Johnny English succeed and obtain what MI5 wants?
Rating:6/10
Remark: Few funny scenes. Fine story.
Killer Elite (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Although Danny has complete all assassin missions, he quit after discovering something different in the mission. One day, a rich Arabian wants to hire him to kill three British elite special air officers for revenge. Did Danny accept the job?
Rating:9/10
Remark: Unexpected story with intelligent strategies.
Margin Call (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
The financial crisis was about to hit Wall Street. There is a problem in the risk management in the bank. Suddenly, the head of risk management was sacked. He left some data for analyst to check it out. The analyst escalated this problem to the manager, who also brought it up to the top management. What will the top management decide to do in order to deal the risk without endangering the life of the bank?
Rating:8.5/10
Remark: Good movie with no financial jargon for less-financial-educated movie watcher.
Minority Report (Hollywood Movie 2002)
Synopsis:
John Anderson is in charge of pre cog team to catch people before they murder the victims. It is achievable because of a system that generates the name of victim and murderer. One day, there is a glitch in a particular data. John Anderson checks it out. Someone tried to cover it up. What will John do?
Rating:9/10
Remark: Interesting story on how system revolve.
Real Steel (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
It is about robots controlled by humans to fight each other in the boxing ring. That is robot boxing. Charlie Kenton, retired boxer, is trying to make money by using robot to win the underground matches. Out of sudden, his son who was not in the care of Charlie was shoved to him after his wife died. His son joins Charlie in the quest of using robot to box other oppositions' robot. Can they make money?
Rating:8/10
Remark: Meaningful story. This tell us that we should get things, regardless of best or weak or neutral, as long as it can do the job for us.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Will is trying to find drug to cure Alzheimer's disease. He did the trial tests on apes. One day the test result tells something good. Can he get this drug in production? Will there be any side effects?
Rating:6/10
Remark: Decent story. I think it is good to illustrate that leopards do not change its spots.
The Client (Korean Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
There is a murder with no murder weapon and dead body. What is seen is a bloody bed. With circumstantial evidence, cops arrest the husband of the murdered victim. Subsequently, the husband hired a lawyer on pro bono basis. Will this husband be guilty or not guilty in the eyes of the judge?
Rating:9/10
Remark: Superb story and a lot of intellectual actions
Bokura Hoshikuzu no Dance (Japanese Drama 2011)
Synopsis:
A 10 years old genius left a institution to kill herself but was stopped by adult guy who was also about to commit suicide. Both of them decide to help each other. The latter is to make her happy while the former is to plot a plan to raise money for the latter to clear his debt.
Rating:6/10
Remark: Decent story as it is based on novel book.
Kaseifu no Mita (Japanese Drama)
Synopsis:
Mita, as a maid, came to the house where broken family lives there for her maid assignment. It started when the family's mother commit suicide. She did all miracle to improve family relationship.
Rating:6/10
Remark: Decent. Matsushima acted very well. She hasn't lost the acting skills that make her popular in 1990s.
Moby Dick (Korean Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
A reporter sets out to find the truth for the killer scope on the first page of the newspaper. However, there is a secret force behind the government. It prevents secret plans to be revealed that easily. Will that reporter manage to find the ultimate truth and publish it?
Rating:7/10
Remark: Good story but sucky ending. There isn't ending.
Ranma 1/2 (Japanese Drama 2011)
Synopsis:
Ranma is looking for some kind of portion to remove the curse that is in effect on him. Somehow, the 'path' to obtaining the portion lead to Tendo family. Will he get that portion?
Rating:6/10
Remark:Once you have read manga, this live action is not so interesting any more.
Driver (Hollywood Movie 2011:
Synopsis:
A young man meet a lady and her son. He sets out to help her husband but something went wrong. He goes on to clean the matter at his preferred way in order to keep the trouble out of her way.
Rating:7/10
Remark: slow-paced story with impressive ending and powerful main male character.
Tintin (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
This show adopt the story from one of the famous Tintin comic books but some parts of the story have deviation from the original. Tintin stumbles the new adventure surrounding a rare ship model in the flea market. He carefully finds out what is going on and eventually meets captain Haddock. What is the secret behind the rare ship model?
Rating: 8/10
Remark: Most of the story retains. Tintin lovers will like this.
Contagion (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
The story starts with how the first victim, being infected, spread a new virus that affect so many people globally. The health organisations in each country want to know how this virus come about. With that knowledge, they can develop the right vaccine to tackle contagious illnesses.
Rating: 8/10
Remark: Good story. It should teach us how to be hygiene!
The Ideas of March (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
This story focuses on how the assistants help two candidates to promote themselves that they are the right person to be USA president. Strategies are used to backstab and protect against each other.
Rating:7/10
Remark: Insightful process of how president campaign is done.
God's Quiz (Korean Drama 2010)
Synopsis:
A genius was posted to a department that assists police in finding the medical cause of each person's death. It is either natural death or murder.
Rating: 8/10
Remark: It kinda remind me of Galileo, Japanese drama. Galileo focuses on physics to solve unsolvable cases whereas God's Quiz is to solve the cases where dead people have unique sicknesses which average person do not have.
God's Quiz 2 (Korean Drama 2011)
Synopsis:
It continues from first installation. New faces added to the department. The genius needs to be medicated until his brain problem solved.
Rating:6/10
Remark: Nothing new. Personally, it shouldn't be shown. The first installation should end there, rather than being extended.
Synopsis:
A man lying motionless was examined by medical doctor to provide medical report to cops. The medical report said that he died from heart attack. Is it really heart attack? Taguchi Kohei and Shiratori Keisuke went out to find out the cause. Is it heart attack or murder?
Rating:8/10
Remark: Brilliant medical detective storyline. Shockers store in that storyline.
Captain America The First Avenger (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
This movie tells us the story how Captain America is born.
Rating:8/10
Remark: Good story supported by wonderful CGI pictures.
Moneyball (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
This movie is based on the real-life story. It was well known to the public when Michael Lewis wrote moneyball on the book. It is about a baseball manager who is trying to get good players at lower price and wages. It is because of smaller budget given by the owner of the baseball club. The manager decide to oppose the traditional ways that cannot provide good solutions and went for modern and scientific ways to get such solutions.
Rating:9.5/10
Remark: Brilliant show. Brad Pitt acted very well. Top class!
The Smurf (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
A smurf, named clumsy, has endangered the lives of smurfs by indirectly showing the way to the evil wizard. This evil wizard wants smurfs to become the greatest wizard. In the midst of the escape, some smurfs including Clumsy, were sent to the Earth, where humans are living in. Can they settle there before they find the way to return to where they wanted to be in?
Rating:5/10
Remark: Nothing special about this show.
The Immortals (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Theseus doubted the gods and is more interested to protect his mother. He did not care others because they turned their back to him because his mother was raped. One day, his mother was killed by King Hyperion's army. Theseus lost the aim. What will he do next?
Rating: 7/10
Remark: Nice story. It tells you to keep on faith on the gods.
Kung Fu Panda 2 (Hollywood Animation Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Po was chosen to be Kung Fu master by trial but his trainer couldn't see how he could be one. One day, peacock who wants to conquer the world kill everyone who is blocking his way to his empire. Somehow, the forecast teller saw figures that panda will be the one block the peacock's way. Is Po the one blocking his way?
Rating:6/10
Remark: Decent story.
The Debt (Hollywood Movie 2010)
Synopsis:
Three Mossad agents were sent to Germany to kidnap a German doctor and bring him back to their homeland. The plan to kidnap is successful but to bring him back failed. what did they do?
Rating:7/10
Remark: Good story and surprising ending
Cars 2 (Hollywood Animation Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
McQueen was challenged by F1 racing car that the latter is the fastest racing vehicle in the world. McQueen took up the challenge. Meanwhile, there is mafias doing activities to protect their interests that generate money for them. What kind of activities are they? How is McQueen involved?
Rating:8/10
Remark: Good story. The morale of this story is that you must accept what your friend is.
Catch .44 (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
The girl is making a living to rob money from drug sellers. She do it with her two close female friends. However, it never happen because everything went wrong beyond their expectation.
Rating:4/10
Remark: Gore scenes but boring story.
Equilibrium (Hollywood Movie 2002)
Synopsis:
People are living in the certain place where they were to remove thoughts out of their mind. On the other place, people with these thoughts were to be eradicated by the 'cops' who govern in former place. One day, one of the cops went astray. What did he do?
Rating:7/10
Remark: It remind of 'The Matrix' somehow. Story is ok but wonderful fighting moves.
Fast Five (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Brian and Dominic were on the run from US law. They were now outside USA. Somehow they were invited by their comrade to do business. The business is to steal a car that was being transported by US cops back to US from Brazil. They happen to learn the secret. What is the secret? If they know the secret, what will happen to them?
Rating:6/10
Remark: Nice fast cars and beautiful ladies. The story is not so fantastic after all.
Green Lantern (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
This movie tells how human got green lantern's power.
Rating:6/10
Remark: Usual superhero pattern like we have seen in other type of superhero movies in 2011.
Horrible Bosses (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Three men have to deal with horrible bosses. One day, they were so fed up that they began to conjecture the plots to kill them without having their hands dirty. Did they make it?
Rating: 8/10
Remark: Very good story. Interesting movie characters.
Johnny English Reborn (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
After Johnny English made a huge blooper overseas, MI5 decide to lay him off. He spent training to reform himself at Tibet. One day, a informer prefer Johnny English to come and see him instead of those other MI5 agents. Will Johnny English succeed and obtain what MI5 wants?
Rating:6/10
Remark: Few funny scenes. Fine story.
Killer Elite (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Although Danny has complete all assassin missions, he quit after discovering something different in the mission. One day, a rich Arabian wants to hire him to kill three British elite special air officers for revenge. Did Danny accept the job?
Rating:9/10
Remark: Unexpected story with intelligent strategies.
Margin Call (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
The financial crisis was about to hit Wall Street. There is a problem in the risk management in the bank. Suddenly, the head of risk management was sacked. He left some data for analyst to check it out. The analyst escalated this problem to the manager, who also brought it up to the top management. What will the top management decide to do in order to deal the risk without endangering the life of the bank?
Rating:8.5/10
Remark: Good movie with no financial jargon for less-financial-educated movie watcher.
Minority Report (Hollywood Movie 2002)
Synopsis:
John Anderson is in charge of pre cog team to catch people before they murder the victims. It is achievable because of a system that generates the name of victim and murderer. One day, there is a glitch in a particular data. John Anderson checks it out. Someone tried to cover it up. What will John do?
Rating:9/10
Remark: Interesting story on how system revolve.
Real Steel (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
It is about robots controlled by humans to fight each other in the boxing ring. That is robot boxing. Charlie Kenton, retired boxer, is trying to make money by using robot to win the underground matches. Out of sudden, his son who was not in the care of Charlie was shoved to him after his wife died. His son joins Charlie in the quest of using robot to box other oppositions' robot. Can they make money?
Rating:8/10
Remark: Meaningful story. This tell us that we should get things, regardless of best or weak or neutral, as long as it can do the job for us.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
Will is trying to find drug to cure Alzheimer's disease. He did the trial tests on apes. One day the test result tells something good. Can he get this drug in production? Will there be any side effects?
Rating:6/10
Remark: Decent story. I think it is good to illustrate that leopards do not change its spots.
The Client (Korean Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
There is a murder with no murder weapon and dead body. What is seen is a bloody bed. With circumstantial evidence, cops arrest the husband of the murdered victim. Subsequently, the husband hired a lawyer on pro bono basis. Will this husband be guilty or not guilty in the eyes of the judge?
Rating:9/10
Remark: Superb story and a lot of intellectual actions
Bokura Hoshikuzu no Dance (Japanese Drama 2011)
Synopsis:
A 10 years old genius left a institution to kill herself but was stopped by adult guy who was also about to commit suicide. Both of them decide to help each other. The latter is to make her happy while the former is to plot a plan to raise money for the latter to clear his debt.
Rating:6/10
Remark: Decent story as it is based on novel book.
Kaseifu no Mita (Japanese Drama)
Synopsis:
Mita, as a maid, came to the house where broken family lives there for her maid assignment. It started when the family's mother commit suicide. She did all miracle to improve family relationship.
Rating:6/10
Remark: Decent. Matsushima acted very well. She hasn't lost the acting skills that make her popular in 1990s.
Moby Dick (Korean Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
A reporter sets out to find the truth for the killer scope on the first page of the newspaper. However, there is a secret force behind the government. It prevents secret plans to be revealed that easily. Will that reporter manage to find the ultimate truth and publish it?
Rating:7/10
Remark: Good story but sucky ending. There isn't ending.
Ranma 1/2 (Japanese Drama 2011)
Synopsis:
Ranma is looking for some kind of portion to remove the curse that is in effect on him. Somehow, the 'path' to obtaining the portion lead to Tendo family. Will he get that portion?
Rating:6/10
Remark:Once you have read manga, this live action is not so interesting any more.
Driver (Hollywood Movie 2011:
Synopsis:
A young man meet a lady and her son. He sets out to help her husband but something went wrong. He goes on to clean the matter at his preferred way in order to keep the trouble out of her way.
Rating:7/10
Remark: slow-paced story with impressive ending and powerful main male character.
Tintin (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
This show adopt the story from one of the famous Tintin comic books but some parts of the story have deviation from the original. Tintin stumbles the new adventure surrounding a rare ship model in the flea market. He carefully finds out what is going on and eventually meets captain Haddock. What is the secret behind the rare ship model?
Rating: 8/10
Remark: Most of the story retains. Tintin lovers will like this.
Contagion (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
The story starts with how the first victim, being infected, spread a new virus that affect so many people globally. The health organisations in each country want to know how this virus come about. With that knowledge, they can develop the right vaccine to tackle contagious illnesses.
Rating: 8/10
Remark: Good story. It should teach us how to be hygiene!
The Ideas of March (Hollywood Movie 2011)
Synopsis:
This story focuses on how the assistants help two candidates to promote themselves that they are the right person to be USA president. Strategies are used to backstab and protect against each other.
Rating:7/10
Remark: Insightful process of how president campaign is done.
God's Quiz (Korean Drama 2010)
Synopsis:
A genius was posted to a department that assists police in finding the medical cause of each person's death. It is either natural death or murder.
Rating: 8/10
Remark: It kinda remind me of Galileo, Japanese drama. Galileo focuses on physics to solve unsolvable cases whereas God's Quiz is to solve the cases where dead people have unique sicknesses which average person do not have.
God's Quiz 2 (Korean Drama 2011)
Synopsis:
It continues from first installation. New faces added to the department. The genius needs to be medicated until his brain problem solved.
Rating:6/10
Remark: Nothing new. Personally, it shouldn't be shown. The first installation should end there, rather than being extended.
Tony Del Piero wrote and posted at at 10:08 pm
