tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post2263509632191867176..comments2024-03-28T10:39:01.047+08:00Comments on A Singaporean Stocks Investor (ASSI): Three point turn!AK71http://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-63722614683305393512019-01-19T10:01:55.426+08:002019-01-19T10:01:55.426+08:00Hi Ben,
A good reminder in the new year, definite...Hi Ben,<br /><br />A good reminder in the new year, definitely. :)AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-73584153932968785072019-01-13T14:23:04.405+08:002019-01-13T14:23:04.405+08:00Hi AK,
These three points are simple and easy to ...Hi AK,<br /><br />These three points are simple and easy to implement as per my perspective. This is relevant and effective in my current circumstance (same as you in one aspect). <br /><br />Thank you for selfless sharing on this aspect.<br /><br />BenWTKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459028978258841179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-25276053708554134252018-02-15T14:04:32.676+08:002018-02-15T14:04:32.676+08:00Hi CJL,
I try to keep things simple in life. :)Hi CJL,<br /><br />I try to keep things simple in life. :)AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-14605222024309671682018-02-10T17:13:20.243+08:002018-02-10T17:13:20.243+08:00Simple yet powerful !Simple yet powerful !SgFirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399451039465880644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-14540804693734072532015-06-21T16:49:36.405+08:002015-06-21T16:49:36.405+08:00Hi Ak,
thanks for your kind words :) i agree very...Hi Ak,<br /><br />thanks for your kind words :) i agree very much to your explanation of the sensible consumption with moderation and not overdoing it.<br /><br />Richard Henghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389767410389041882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-22254174822247610482015-06-21T15:40:05.795+08:002015-06-21T15:40:05.795+08:00Hi Richard,
Well, I am usually more easy going wi...Hi Richard,<br /><br />Well, I am usually more easy going with money when holidaying, whether locally or overseas, but I will still try to stay rational.<br /><br />So, if I don't need or want that branded item that is available overseas at 40% cheaper compared to buying it in Singapore, chances are I won't buy it. However, if I don't need it but it is something I really want, I wouldAK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-69085025061264984932015-06-21T10:36:44.972+08:002015-06-21T10:36:44.972+08:00Climate change fear is always there, so is the fea...Climate change fear is always there, so is the fear of bubble. Question is, does fear stop you?apex property investmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212043999663021172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-51411702397544161102015-06-21T10:14:12.822+08:002015-06-21T10:14:12.822+08:00Hi AK!
happened to see this blog post of yours f...Hi AK! <br /><br />happened to see this blog post of yours from your facebook shared post. <br /><br />just want to seek your opinion on this matter and i believe such situation had happened to you a lot before:<br /><br />recently i traveled oversea for a business trip with a few colleagues of mine. they encouraged me regularly throughout the trip to buy branded goods(bag,clothes,shoes etc) or Richard Henghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389767410389041882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-8708229712577469892012-11-04T22:21:51.827+08:002012-11-04T22:21:51.827+08:00Hi hyom hyom,
I am glad that you feel my response...Hi hyom hyom,<br /><br />I am glad that you feel my response is not intrusive. I sincerely hope that you have contingency plans in place. :)AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-57969405516186241942012-11-04T22:07:47.213+08:002012-11-04T22:07:47.213+08:00Thanks very much for your concern. I certainly wil...Thanks very much for your concern. I certainly will not think of you as kaypoh. After all, it takes time for you to write your comment. I am already grateful that you took time to reply.<br />hyomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175340583474513718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-54024932419482653892012-11-04T21:38:48.936+08:002012-11-04T21:38:48.936+08:00Hi hyom hyom,
I was told by my friends in enginee...Hi hyom hyom,<br /><br />I was told by my friends in engineering before that engineers have to strive to become managers as staying as engineers would not make them more money or give them more job security.<br /><br />A cousin who was trained as an engineer is now in finance after being retrenched. He decided to make the switch as a career in finance is more promising, it would seem.<br /><br />AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-65925822265639311282012-11-04T15:29:21.917+08:002012-11-04T15:29:21.917+08:00Hi AK71,
Thank you for your encouragement. I thin...Hi AK71,<br /><br />Thank you for your encouragement. I think to have a higher chance of success, it is better to do something suited for our natural abilities. Getting an introvert to take on a job role which requires an extrovert will certainly lower the chance of success. Sure we have people who succeed despite initial difficulties. But that is against the odds. Better to start with something hyomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175340583474513718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-28901679172503984962012-11-04T14:24:33.394+08:002012-11-04T14:24:33.394+08:00Hi hyom hyom,
We have many demands on our time wh...Hi hyom hyom,<br /><br />We have many demands on our time which is never enough. So, thank you for remembering and for replying. :)<br /><br />I suppose you could think of joining another industry unless your skill set is specifically geared towards one industry in which case you could consider retraining. Good idea?<br /><br />As for becoming an entrepreneur, I believe that if you were to do AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-83934063757074250012012-11-04T10:48:06.647+08:002012-11-04T10:48:06.647+08:00Your choice of words indicates that you are sure y...<i>Your choice of words indicates that you are sure you would be retrenched in future and at an awkward age, no less. Isn't there something you could do to make it an "if" instead of "when"?<br /></i><br /><br />Sorry for the late reply. I KIV until I forgot about it. As salary workers, if the industry that we are working in is declining, then things are pretty out of hyomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175340583474513718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-82252216003501805872012-10-29T11:47:58.092+08:002012-10-29T11:47:58.092+08:00Hi Steven,
Indeed, sometimes I wonder if the head...Hi Steven,<br /><br />Indeed, sometimes I wonder if the headlong rush to continue growing our economy is really good for us. I am not an economist or politician and could be wrong but I wouldn't mind a few years of zero growth. :)AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-25588230231525062732012-10-29T11:27:21.832+08:002012-10-29T11:27:21.832+08:00ya AK, maybe its time to do some re-balancing of o...ya AK, maybe its time to do some re-balancing of our priorities. :)Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619123958067333573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-80744379995225860722012-10-29T00:33:38.201+08:002012-10-29T00:33:38.201+08:00Hi hyom hyom,
I am happy that you have found a ne...Hi hyom hyom,<br /><br />I am happy that you have found a new job and it is one you enjoy too.<br /><br />Your choice of words indicates that you are sure you would be retrenched in future and at an awkward age, no less. Isn't there something you could do to make it an "if" instead of "when"?<br /><br />I am curious as to what you feel is an age that is too young to retireAK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-87572808549176131022012-10-28T22:40:18.761+08:002012-10-28T22:40:18.761+08:00Hi AK71,
Thanks for your concern. My days of humi...Hi AK71,<br /><br />Thanks for your concern. My days of humiliation is over for quite some time already. Actually, it was not the first time I lost my job. When a person is situated at the wrong place at the wrong time (in an industry on the decline), it does not matter how hard he works. The free market does not care whether a person is deserving or not. <br /><br />I am happy with my new job, hyomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175340583474513718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-76975918616186070082012-10-28T21:05:42.189+08:002012-10-28T21:05:42.189+08:00Hi hyom hyom,
Thank you. I was just responding to...Hi hyom hyom,<br /><br />Thank you. I was just responding to the government's call to increase productivity, to do more with less. ;p<br /><br />You are absolutely right on how someone with a low maintenance lifestyle could achieve financial freedom sooner compared to someone with a taste for more expensive alternatives, all else being equal.<br /><br />This is why, I suppose, some readers AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-14653515248348351172012-10-28T19:31:00.873+08:002012-10-28T19:31:00.873+08:00One of the better posts I read this week. Short an...One of the better posts I read this week. Short and meaningful. Spent little time and yet gained much value.<br /><br />Point 2 "Keep our needs simple and our wants few" has a direct relation to Point 1 "We only need so much money in life". How much money we need in life depends on our lifestyle. A person with a simple lifestyle will definitely need lesser. Someone who can sayhyomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175340583474513718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-45843050152423590482012-10-28T15:41:20.327+08:002012-10-28T15:41:20.327+08:00Hi Jere,
Rainy days indeed.
I just watched the m...Hi Jere,<br /><br />Rainy days indeed.<br /><br />I just watched the movie "2012" for the 5th time. This time, I watched it with my niece and my mom.<br /><br />With more frequent reports of extreme weather all around the world, I wonder sometimes if the world is really coming to an end. Now, that is THE worrier in me. ;p<br /><br />See:<br /><a href="http://AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-72315900802459997842012-10-28T15:25:45.772+08:002012-10-28T15:25:45.772+08:00Haha...cool.
thanks for the reply AK. I think we...Haha...cool. <br /><br />thanks for the reply AK. I think we are quite similar in the fact that we are worrier by nature. Just want to have enough for a rainy day I guess.Don_Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172711184173179573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-80606773672832264632012-10-28T10:05:18.405+08:002012-10-28T10:05:18.405+08:00Hi Steven,
Indeed, is it time for Singapore to le...Hi Steven,<br /><br />Indeed, is it time for Singapore to learn the 3 point turn? <br /><br />After all, we cannot pass a driving test if we cannot do a proper 3 point turn. ;pAK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-44209348917435338922012-10-28T10:00:27.450+08:002012-10-28T10:00:27.450+08:00Hi Jere,
Radix malorum est cupiditas.
I do not l...Hi Jere,<br /><br />Radix malorum est cupiditas.<br /><br />I do not love money but I know it is important to have enough money for what it can do. In a nutshell, having money gives me a sense of security.<br /><br />I remember a professor in the uni told me once before that he was not successful in life because if he was, he would have had $5m by that point in time. That is a kind of AK71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16832145412062954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944902213075756335.post-38967897591609395132012-10-28T09:59:47.647+08:002012-10-28T09:59:47.647+08:00Singapore wouldnt be where it is today if we stick...Singapore wouldnt be where it is today if we stick to the 3 points... We will be happier if we stick to them though^^;Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619123958067333573noreply@blogger.com