April 2012
4 posts
Shalom Wanted!
God, I’m about to face a challenging interview for a new job. First, thank you for this opportunity. Thank you that you care about providing for my needs, and fitting me in the right employment situation is something you yourself are working to complete. I know I have you on my side in this matter. You are looking out for my best interest and I know you have a perfect job fit for me. If this is...
Andreessen Horowitz to give half their earnings to... →
morganmissen:
In addition to Ben’s wisdom and support, this makes me (even more) happy to work for an a16z portfolio company. Though in a long-term and indirect way, more of the product of my work will go toward a great cause.
Prayers
I am now sitting in a prayer group. The theme of the day is Realignment - spend an hr to draw close and religion your heart back with Jesus at our own pace, in a way we feel most comfortable. I am having such peace or sheldom in this room full of prayers sitting or lying on the floor quietly talking to God. Believe it or not, I understand my issues very well. Career, family, relationship - three...
March 2012
10 posts
“I don’t write merely to rub two pennies together; I write because I want to have...”
– Alexis Madrigal (via soupsoup)
“Apple couldn’t get much bigger without selling oil, while the media industry has...”
– Paul Ford (via soupsoup)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
My mind is being taken to a whole new level. Thanks to Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking, Fast and Slow” . This book explores how the two systems of our mind drive the way we think and make choices. I am going to read it again and again to ensure that I am the true master of my own mind.
For a very low price, this book transforms the way I take decisions and experience the world.
Relationship
On relationship, I know it very well that i am looking for a particular kind of girl to be my next gf. Sometimes, it is frustrating because either girls are out of your league or they are just not up to par, thus there may be a temptation to settle for worse. However, do not settle for worse unless it is a strategic move; this applies to both job and relationship (only that a strategic move may...
WYSIATI
WYSIATI stands for What You See Is All That Is. We are often only given one side of the story and fail to recognise the important of or the existance of the other half. This causes us to jump into conclusion or over confident with what we see, even if we see very little.
The world is only our perception. When we change our perception, we also change the world.
Dont be fooled by the obvious....
Disruptive Technology
In the era of technological Entertainment/Information proliferation, each day we are facing the problem of too many things and too little time. We are constantly occupied by our gadgets whether it’s playing games, chatting with friends or reading social networks/news. We are constantly being stuffed with unorganised informations; although we may have read and seen a lot, we may not have...
On Intelligence
Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find the relevant material in memory and to deploy attention when needed.
March!
Things that i want to do in March
- Formulating Fixed income investment ideas
- Coming up with a viable business plan
- subscribe to economist
- Learning Korean
- Getting back into a beach-ready (aka bitch-ready) body shape [six packs, chest, arms]
- Minimizing 3rd tier and lower tiers expenses
Action plan:
1) prioritise the above
2) make a realistc timetable to accomodate the above...
Pointless Anxious Thoughts
Too much cocern how well one is doing in a task sometimes disrupts performance by loading short-term memory with pointless anxious thoughts.
February 2012
22 posts
Asshole is like Air; It is Everywhere
Job descriptions often include the requirement to be a Team Player. But how exactly to collaborate effectively with other team members when there are obvious discrepency in working style, in opinions or in basically everything? I can tell you that leading a team is harder when teammates are not pulling their weighs or their work is not up to par (a nightmare that every boss faces)? What could be...
Soberly Drunk
Day Four, No-Clubbing failed. No-Swearing failed.
It felt good to be partying sober.. You can still act stupid and no body cares. Better yet, you actually remember evrything and everyone that you have met in the night. In the past few years, i must have met shit loads of people who i didnt even remember meeting them. And for once my brain is thinking straight and is as sharp as a tool.
My name...
Born This Way
Since 10 o’clock this morning, a large number of professionals had been redialling on their phones and refreshing their browsers non-stop just to access to the purchase system; the scene resonance to a typical trading floor, except they were not doing any selling, It was a Buy-only order for - Lady Gaga’s HK concert. No one ever picked up the call; it was an awkward silence...
40 Days and 40 Nights
For Lent, I am going to observe the followings:
1. No Clubbing
2. No Consumption of alcohol
3. No Swearing
4. No Sexual intimacy
Should I violate any of the above during the observed Lent period, I shall consume no food on the following day.
And Today is (just) Day One.
Viable Options
Finished reading two books today; one was on decision making and the other one was on options trading. Interesting there are more ways to add additional revenue streams other than your current salary. I have been thinking about going back into the stock market lately (I only trade HKEX) but just when I was about to say, man I am gonna get fucked by volatility in this fking climate, I learnt about...
There Will Be Blood
What are you good at? Frankly, I have no answer to the question. This may have been asked repeatedly during interviews, I might just have been able to bluff something out of thin air. But frankl, I have no fking idea what I am good at. it might be clear to see that I have a vast interests in almost every thing. It takes practice to make perfect; according to a research, it takes an average person...
HOUSE
Since I was young, I have always been asking myself the same question: Should I become a doctor? I chose not to pursue this profession, yet the same question always resurface to the top of my mind.
My motive to becoming a Doctor is much straight forward and noble: Saving people from illness and pain. I was not hoping to change or to save the world but simply making a direct impact in...
Writers' Block ....My Arse!
It happens to every writer, or every one who tries to write at least (Eg Me!), that when we want to get down to the writing business, words just dont come out. Our minds are rapidly changing: “this seems like to be a good idea, let me.. Oh no, this stupid, let me think of something else to write, how the eff we are supposed to have so much to write about every day? How abt this idea? Oh...
A Messy Room
If my brain was like a room, it would be a very messy room with thoughts lying everywhere. It wasnt easy to get the message straight to the point. May be i lacked of common sense or I had no fking logic or may be my brain was too slow to process what’s going out in the outside world. Thats also the reason why I cant slow down. I have to keep learning and improving, otherwise I will...
Payoffs
“What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul?”
Know what your payoffs are. If you are planning to spend time to earn your payoff, be sure that when you attain them, you still want them, ie the discount factor.
Some Bible teachings which I found awesome! …The Egyptians tried to wear down the Hebrew people by forcing them into slavery and...
Talking to the Moon
It was such a sensational experience to play the guitar once again after all these years.
Let me started the story off with my guitar. I always wanted some sort of musical instruments at home so I could blast it whenever I had the need to. Therefore, after saving just enough from my parttime job at start bucks, i bought my first guitar, prolly the first expensive item that I bought with my own...
Run, Devil, Run Run 42.195
Standard Chartered Full Marathon 2012 - I made it this time again! Tks God for all the strength and the endurance (of pain, of tireness, of thirst, of hunger…etc). This had been an humble experience.
[AC: insert hk marathon route uniqueness]
I started off quite well and I thot I stood a pretty good chance to breaking my last yr record of 5:15 hrs of which I was running with a cast on...
Train of Thoughts on the MTR
Today is the big Standard Chartered Marathon 2012 Day, the race starts at 7:15am and hence I had to take the early 5:45am train to get there. There are less than 10 people in the first few cabins who all occupy a corner for themselves so they could lean on the glass wall and get busy with their smartphones or whatever.
Looking around me, there are at least two empty benches between one and the...
I haven’t been drunk in 3 years... and I’ve been... →
parislemon:
Fantastic post on the joys of not drinking by Darius Monsef.
My next challenge
Art Jamming
For a change, I am blogging from an art studio today, I hope the artistic atmosphere here will be able to give me some inspirations!
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Okay, this doesnt help. let me try again..
Painting is such a difficult Job which takes hours, if not days. No wonder Da vinci was still painting when he was old. (ok…i know that wasnt the reason…just saying) it...
Office Pokers
Office Politics and tricks pulled by management from top down and bottom up have blown my mind off.
Doing a deal is equivalent to Playing poker; it is a psychologicl game, power play, game strategy. The human factors are always harder to overcome than the technical part.
How much time have been wasted on non-value-adding comments? How much time have been wasted on explainig to people who...
The One & The Only One In the Forest?
It is my Sister’s Birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHIZUKA! BEST SISTER AWARD !!
Anyway, Starring at the calendar this morning led me to think what is the purpose of life? Day by day passes by, while we are constantly looking forward to that special event, or for that special person, on that very special day, (As for me, I am watching Girls generation from South Korea <3 SNSD and...
Advancing in a Different Direction
After two consecutive nights of 100-push-up challenge, my body is already showing signs of fatigue. If I insist in completing 100 push-up tonight, its likely that I will suffer from muscle strain and potentially fuq up my chance for marathon this coming Sunday. Hence, I am just going to do half and take a good rest tonight for a new day tomorrow. Every day is a blessing.
Now, fkers, you might be...
January 2012
3 posts
How Do You Spend Your Time?
“Through adversity comes opportunity.” - anonymous
During the past few months, it had been hell of a ride in my life. In short, external difficulties (job security, career decision) coupled with Internal struggles (indecisive, loss of purpose) led me into being an unproductive and unambitious person. I am glad that I made it through this period with God and finally have the courage...
Blogging for Thought
Here I am sitting in front of a computer at 23:48. I have 30 mins to go. Wow. 23;50 now…Time flies.
The whole day I have been thinking how to write an interesting blog that will make me follow through this harsh 30-mins-daily-routine. At the end of the month of challenge, it would be good to nurture a habit of writing 30 mins a day out of love and interest. But how?
Let me try to organise...
Monthly Challenge - February 2012
Today, Kenneth Chan and I have come up with the idea of Monthly Challenge - Each month we are setting ourselves a few challenges for the purpose of enhancing values in our lives.
So..Here is the list of challenges for February:
A total of 100 Press-ups every day
Deactivating Facebook
Reading a book at the minimum
Writing for 30 minutes every day
Additionally, Ryan has also challenged me to...
