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Be it ever so humble...
When I arrived in Hong Kong in May 2021, I spent over two years of living out of a suitcase in a serviced hotel...
Aug 23, 20245 min read


Doing the things that you don't like to do
If you are not careful in protecting your dreams, someone else will show up and make you build their dreams for them.
Aug 16, 20246 min read


A unique window of opportunity
If we play our cards well today, Singapore’s equities market might have a fighting chance.
Aug 9, 20243 min read


Older, but none the wiser
Reflections on money and true wealth.
Jul 4, 20244 min read


A great way to fly again
Singapore Airlines ends an interesting chapter of its history with the redemption of its last remaining mandatory convertible bonds.
Jun 25, 20243 min read


The good money comes later in life
Once you reach the onset of the forties, it will take just 10 years to recover everything that you had earned in the last 16 years.
Jun 19, 20243 min read


Pivot, change, adjust
"Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss." - Eric Roth
May 21, 20248 min read


An English speaking taxi driver in Shenzhen
If someone older with a mediocre income can learn English as a second language, what excuses do we have for not picking up a new skill?
May 15, 20243 min read


Praying to the Avocado Bell Curve God
Even seemingly intelligent humans, when desperate, gullible and possibly even bored enough, will believe nearly everything you tell them.
May 3, 20242 min read


The largest gambling den in the world
Call it an "educated guess" or decorate it with probabilistic calculations backed by detailed analysis. The truth is in today's market, the movement of share prices are no longer driven simply by fundamentals. Buying a stock or crypto is effectively a speculative trade.
Apr 3, 20244 min read


In the end, it will all make sense
At twenty, you don’t get the life you deserve, you are just the product of the environment you were lucky or unlucky to have. Then, as...
Mar 23, 20242 min read


Hong Kong needs a “Taylor Swift event"
More than just its Canto-pop concerts, Hong Kong needs a “Taylor Swift event” to bring back the buzz and hype to the city.
Mar 5, 20244 min read


The perils of a suitcase life
Money can only go so far in compensating the inconvenience and logistics of relocating overseas, but how does one psychologically prepare for and cope for the change to a new environment?
Jan 3, 20244 min read


Inner peace and self-realisation
Many of life’s lessons don’t need to be drawn from the advice and anecdotes of other people. It just comes from a position of inner peace and self-realisation.
Dec 21, 20233 min read


Twelve rules of success from Marriott
I am not usually fond of reading corporate marketing material but ended up flipping through the pages of a book I came across in the hotel..
Dec 11, 20233 min read


Lessons from Singapore Airlines
When the world surprises the hell out of you and leaves you at the mercy of cash flows, anything and everything goes. Apparently what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
May 18, 20234 min read


In search of a quaint type of peace
At any point of time, nothing is ever so good or bad as it seems.
May 6, 20233 min read


This is home, truly
The faster you acclimatise to all aspects of your surroundings, the easier life becomes.
May 1, 20233 min read
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