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I absolutely did not see this coming.
I did not plan to have another "Evening with AK and friends" this year or the next either, to be honest.
Inertia is a terrible thing.
Always lazy but grown lazier.
Terrible, I know.
However, my comments section was buzzing with requests for a comeback event a couple of weeks ago and that gave me a nudge.
If you are unaware of the buzz, see comments section: HERE.
Anyway, my friend from The Fifth Person, Kenji, saw the comments and said my readers missed me and offered to organize a comeback event.
So, it seems that "Evening with AK and friends 2023" is happening soon.
AK has been out of the limelight for many years.
Only active in my blog, boycotting Facebook, means a lot less interaction online.
It has become harder for anyone to contact AK as even my email link has gone out of service.
My blog's comments section is the only line of communication left open and, even so, anonymous comments are blocked.
This means that apart from talking to myself, I only talk to regular long time readers most of the time in my blog.
This is all by design and I am happier this way.
Regular long time readers might remember that tickets to past "Evening with AK and friends" sold out within 24 hours of launch.
However, I suspect that it might take much longer for tickets to be sold out this time as I don't think AK is as popular as before.
So many new local bloggers and also YouTubers popped up in the last few years in the personal finance and investment space.
A number of social media influencers shared their sexy ways to get rich quick or to 10x our money too.
Not surprisingly, they attract many followers.
AK is out of fashion which is true in more ways than one.
To be honest, this is fine by me.
Still, some fellow bloggers might question why I would give up years of progress made as a blogger and retreat to my little corner in cyberspace?
The answer is simple.
AK is a hobbyist blogger.
Blogging is a hobby.
If I were blogging to make a living, then, I would have done things differently in the last few years.
If blogging became a business or a career, however, I am sure I would not like it as much.
Anyway, this is just a heads up that "Evening with AK and friends 2023" is happening.
There will either be 150 or 300 tickets available, depending on how lucky we are with the venue.
For sure, the event will be happening before the middle of the year.
Time is going to be 7pm to 10pm like before.
More details will be available very soon.
So, look out for it.
It is all about pASSIve income!
It has been almost 5 years but we are back!
I have always wanted to say something like this.
So drama. :)
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I'm IN :-)
Hi KT,
After almost one hour, yours is the only expression of interest.
A good sign that tickets will sell slowly this time. ;p
Hi AK
Good news!
I hope to be able to join if the date happen to be when I am already back in SG and if I manage to score a tick.
Hi Yv,
We have zoomed in on the month of May.
Hopefully, you will be in SG. :)
I suspect it will be easier to get a ticket this time compared to my past events. ;)
Hi AK, so we got to check your blog daily just to hopefully snatch a ticket for your event in May ? I didn't get to attend any of your last appearances ..so how about priority given to long time reader like me? :)
Hi C,
I don't think the ticketing system is smart enough to handle reservations, unfortunately.
Checking my blog daily is definitely one way. ;p
Maybe, follow my blog and receive notifications?
Unlike many bloggers who ask their readers to subscribe to their blogs, I have never done it although I think I did make the option available.
I haven't updated it but it should be in the left sidebar of my blog.
Go to the web version of my blog as the mobile version does not show the sidebars. :)
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Hi AK,
I am a low profile follower of your blog for many years definitely will attend this event.
Hi AK,
I am low profile follower of your blog for many years will definitely attend this event.
Hi AK, I will help to spread this good news to my friends. Let's make it a Jay Chou concert sellout! :D
I want to snatch a ticket so that I can borrow money from you, maybe can get 50k instead of 2k face to face.怕了吗？哈哈哈
Looking forward to meet AK!
QQ
looking forwaed
I just settled down after coming home from a family gathering.
Checked my blog and wow!
OK, it seems that there is no turning back now. ;p
I will put up the details including the ticketing link once I have them from Kenji. :)
Good to have you back as always. Everyone ought to have grown a little wiser and maybe rounder over the years lol
Hope to snag a ticket or two to catch up!
Hi AK,
Maybe you can list out the topics of the event to attract pple, e.g.
My stock tips
My winning technical trading techniques
My prediction on when to all-in REITs
Regards,
KK.
I had to take a nap and then went for a walk to get dinner at the same time.
Now that my tummy is contented, let me reply to all your comments.
Hi KC,
Thanks for the "Like!"
Hi SH,
Thanks for breaking your silence. :D
Hi Keng,
I am tone deaf and have two left feet. So, please manage your expectations. ;p
Hi traderyap,
That sounds awfully familiar. I hope you are not who I think you are. ;p
Hi Mr. Ho,
Remember to get your selfie taken with AK. That's the highlight! ;)
Hi Siew Mun,
Always good to hear from you. Looking forward to seeing you and your wife too. :D
Hi caelitus,
I have grown a bit rounder due to all the CNY goodies and also the lack of exercise due to my eczema flare up. Better now and hope to slim down again. ;p
Hi KK,
I definitely do not want people to attend "Evening with AK" thinking that AK will give stocks tips, winning techniques or predictions. People should attend only if they want some entertainment and to take selfies with AK. If they learn something useful in the evening, that's a bonus! ;p
Hi AK
I am a "quiet" reader of your blog. Have been following a while until the pandemic came and I lost "touch" on this blog. Few weeks ago, my nephew mentioned about you, then I remembered. Here I am with spare time now and following your blog again - recently got retrenched and just 2 years to official retired age:). Would love to join the upcoming event.
Once again, Thanks for your magnimous sharing of financial knowledge :)
Hi AK
I am a "quiet" reader of your blog. Have been following a while until the pandemic came and I lost "touch" on this blog. Few weeks ago, my nephew mentioned about you, then I remembered. Here I am with spare time now and following your blog again - recently got retrenched and just 2 years to official retired age:). Would love to join the upcoming event.
Once again, Thanks for your magnimous sharing of financial knowledge :)
Hi AK
I will be back for good by May 6, so looking forward to your talk!
Hi AK
Definitely will join. Hope it will be held at the same venue at Paya Lebar mrt as it is just a stone throw from my home.
Oops, will be sold out minutes or not...I old and slow, passive type - by the time I see it I sure bo liao ...
Hi DE,
Welcome back to ASSI.
Wow! Your nephew reminded you about my blog? Your nephew good! :D
I don't know whether to say I am sorry about your retrenchment or to congratulate you because you could have been preparing for early retirement and that golden handshake could have been the icing on the cake as retrenchment packages can be very generous. ;p
Happy that another quiet reader has spoken. Thank you. :)
Hi Yv,
That sounds very promising. :D
Welcome back to Singapore in advance and see you in May. ;)
Hi SgFire,
Lucky you! :D
Yes, the venue is going to be LLI which is next to Paya Lebar Square, if I remember correctly.
Hi Sandra,
I still think that the tickets wouldn't sell out as quickly as before.
They used to sell out within 24 hours.
Might take two or three times longer this time.
In fact, I won't be surprised if the event isn't sold out. ;p
Hi AK, appreciate you spend time educating the public on finance all these years. I came across your blog in 2014 and am inspired too and have learnt a lot from your sharing these years.i last went for your talk was back in year 2016. Will definitely go for your talk again.:))
Hi Xue Lin,
Wow! You are a long time reader too! :D
Thanks for letting me know because I had the impression that I only started chatting with you in the last year or so.
Obviously, I was mistaken.
Since you have been to "Evening with AK" before, then, you would know it is just an epic chit chat session. ;p
So, come ready to chat. :D
guess the retrenchment is kind of timely for me to take a break and recharge again. the package plus my savings is handy to get me tru few years based on careful spending. lol. just looking on how to have more passive income from my existing dividends and FD and CPF.
Hi DE,
Oh, I am sure you can make your retrenchment package and savings last a lot longer now that interest rates are much higher. :D
If I were in your shoes, I would continue to make contributions to my CPF account and use the money in the OA to get T-bills while their yields are relatively high.
I would also buy Singapore Savings Bonds as long as their 10 year average yield is more than 3% p.a.
Buying T-bills with cash on hand or socking money away in FDs which pay close to 4% p.a. is a no brainer.
Some REITs and equities are still good investments for income and if Mr. Market should go into a depression, I could buy some.
In the meantime, cash is not trash. :D
Hi AK,
Do you still keep a war chest now since there's so many other tempting options available? I am wondering if its wise to keep the war chest now or just buy T bills / put it into FD etc especially when the stock prices (banks etc) are sky high now.
Hi EX,
My war chest is rather empty right now.
Funds fully deployed.
This is not a bad thing per se as there isn't really anything I would like to buy now from Mr. Market.
Having said this, I will slowly fill up my war chest, using some incoming dividends in the coming months.
Money in the war chest does not have to be sitting in a savings account paying a low interest rate.
UOB ONE account pays rather attractive interest rates and so does CIMB's StarSaver or FastSaver account.
Locking up money in the war chest in some short duration FDs isn't a bad idea either as you can always break the FDs quite easily.
I blogged about this in 2015 although the specifics on bank accounts are outdated by now.
Use fixed deposits for emergency fund and war chest.
Thanks AK! By the way, I tried to click on the "alert" link at the left side of your blog but it's not working. I want to subscribe to new posts so I know when the tickets are out. Yes, me kiasu. 😉
Hi EX,
You are right that the "alert by email" function isn't working.
A few readers have told me this before and I have been terrible at cleaning things up.
I have finally done it.
It seems that the feeds are still working.
The "follow" button seems to be working too.
Let me know if those don't work either. :)
Alamak.
Apparently, it has stopped working since July 2021. -.-"
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Hi
Just a suggestion, perhaps you can post a notice on your Youtube channel on the details of the event, so those who subscribed will be informed, since the notification on blogspot isn't working.
Hi Yv,
The email notification isn't working but I think the feeds are still working.
The follow button should be working too.
Have you tried those?
I have removed all the notification options which are not working.
My YouTube channel is such a baby and it isn't well visited. ;p
Still, I might just do a quick video, as per your suggestion, once I have firm details. :)
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