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Unique visitors: Crossing the 40,000 mark.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

It might be a cliche but time really flies.  It has been slightly more than three months since I started this blog last Christmas Eve. Has it been so long? It feels like I just started blogging last week.  I guess we don't feel the passage of time when we are doing something we enjoy.

Blogging has introduced new groups of people in my life.  I used to simply share ideas with friends and family but I am now sharing ideas in cyberspace and reaching out to a wider audience.  I have made contact with fellow bloggers and I have many visitors to my blog, some of whom have left comments and exchanged ideas with me. My social life has become a tad fuller.

Today, the number of unique vistors to my blog crossed the 40,000 mark.  This is overwhelming and I am truly humbled by the support my blog has received so far.  I guess I must be doing something right here.  Although this is really a personal blog, your support and encouragement give me that little push to continue blogging and sharing my ideas.  Thank you very much and have a great long weekend. :)


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21 comments:

JW said...

Congrats!

AK71 said...

Hi JW,

Thank you very much and thanks also for giving me permission to create links to some of your posts. I will be working on it this long weekend. :)

CL said...

After 100,000 personal webpage will be out?

:)

Royston said...

Whoah...congrats! :) 40k visitors in 3 months is amazing!

AK71 said...

Hi CL,

A personal webpage? Haha... I used to have one hosted by Singnet more than 10 years ago. It was all HTML in those days. Not as convenient as blogging. At my age, I don't think a personal webpage is interesting anymore unless I am a public figure like Jack Neo (or is that a bad example?). ;p

AK71 said...

Hi Royston,

As this is my first blog, I do not have any prior experience to yardstick the performance against but I get a vague feeling that 40,000 must be on the high side. You contributed to the number. Thanks! ;)

Anonymous said...

Hi, i would like to find out your views on Cache Logistics Trust IPO. I feel that pricing at the high end of $0.88 with a yield of 8.7% in 2010 is rather reasonable. I don't know if my analysis is amateur, but i am quite skeptical about such 'spin-off'. What do you think?

-kelvin

AK71 said...

Hi Kelvin,

I think quite a few people are interested in this new REIT and I have been asked for my views. However, I stopped looking at IPOs. So, I can't say much about it.

I saw the ad in the newspapers. 88c and a yield of 8.7% seem OK. It also says "low leverage" but without any numbers.

How much is the gearing? Do you know? I would consider a gearing level of less than 30% low.

Next, look at the debt profile. When are the loans due? Look at the Balance Sheet to find out its assets and liabilities. What's the NAV? Is 88c at a discount to NAV?

If you are interested in this REIT (or any other REITs), these are pertinent questions. Some fact finding for you to do here. :)

Anonymous said...

Hi, thanks for enlightening me lol. I have never really thought of looking at it's gearing, but noticed that its NAV is 0.87, 1 cent lower than it's issue price, unlike other reits which are at a discount.

RK said...

Pulled from REITDATA website (http://reitdata.com/): CLT's NAV is $0.87, Gearing is 25.90%. No discount over NAV.

sasa said...

Hi, Congrats! I have started viewing ya blog not long ago, find it informative and educational..thanks for ya time & effort...and sharing with us.
Regards

la papillion said...

Hi Ak,

Congrats :) I must have contributed to the figures greatly, haha ;)

Anonymous said...

Hi AK71,

Congrats! I have been following your blog. I like the TA and I am learning from it.

Keep up the good work!

Thank you

Regards
Phyllis

AK71 said...

Hi RK,

Thanks for the numbers on CLT. Kelvin would find them useful. :)

Hi Kelvin,

As per numbers provided by RK, it would seem that CLT is being offered at a fair price. :)

AK71 said...

Hi Sandy,

I am glad you like my blog. Thanks for the nice words and I look forward to you visiting regularly. :)

AK71 said...

Hi LP,

Thank you for contributing to the readership count and I hope you have enjoyed visiting my blog as much as I have enjoyed visiting yours. ;)

AK71 said...

Hi Phyllis,

Thanks for the encouragement and for being a regular reader. :)

I make typing errors sometimes and these errors could be quite serious. In one instance, I just now realised that I typed "accumulation" instead of "distribution" in my latest post on CapitaMalls Asia. If you spot an error, please let me know. ;)

I have a habit of reading through my post at least twice before posting but the strange thing is that I would discover some mistakes only after the post has been made as I read the post again to be sure.

My TA, I believe, is still considered rudimentary and I am trying to beef it up. I hope to do better in time. :)

bummy said...

Congrat's AK on hitting 40k unique visitors. This is an amazing feat considering this blog was almost unimagined as early as 4 months ago.

Your blog is clear and concise with charts and it has been a great help in my attempt to improve my TA. I hope you will continue to derive joy in blogging

RK said...

Hi AK,

Congratulation on your milestone achievement, and may the visits be increased tenfold in the near future!

As always, I would like to thank you for the many useful information that you have provided on your blog! Have a good weekend.

AK71 said...

Hi bummy,

I am glad that blogging about my learning process has been helpful to you. I am still having fun blogging and will probably continue doing it for some time to come. :)

Thanks for the nice words. :)

AK71 said...

Hi RK,

Wow, number of readers increasing tenfold? Mind-boggling! I might have to go pro then and commercialise the blog. Maybe start a fee based TA service as well? Haha... That's an idea. ;p

I am only blogging about my own ideas, research and analyses. So, it's not something too demanding as I like to share.

Thanks for the well wishes and for visiting regularly. :)


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