'Mid-Holiday' Report

It's one and a half months since I'm back, so what have I been doing? Or rather, have I spent the time wisely enough to have added value to my life over the past 6/7 weeks? Some random thoughts. . .

This recession may have hit a lot of people hard but it's probably a good thing that has happened to my generation. I agree with an article I read some time ago that this global economic slowdown will 'offer' people from my generation a 'taste' of some real adversity. We were still too young to feel the pinch during the Asian Financial Crisis during 97-98 and the dot-com bust at the turn of the century. For those of us who have started work, much as people our age do not face the threat of retrenchment as much as others do, many would have felt the effects of shrinking bonuses and paychecks. It is a timely reminder that good times like the previous 5 years should never be taken for granted. All the latest trends in clothes, handphones and what not with attractive discounts that swamp the market nowadays serves up great temptations to look the part or otherwise be known as weird. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (I've decided not to continue writing more on this)

Facebook, or Book-keeping as I call it. It's a very interesting phenomenon. it wasn't too long ago (or maybe it was) when Friendster was the order of the day. FB has a much more interactive interface with the ability to publish your moods (Andrew Leung is feeling blablabla now....), to poke people (Erm?), to be tagged in photos..to play all kinds of games which I didnt even bother to have a look at and much more. It's a place for the high-profile people to attract more attention and get even more high profile. I kind of noticed it's always pretty much the same people who keep changing their status, uploading new photos and have long lists of comments. Actually I still dont understand why people like to publish their emotions. "Andrew Leung is feeling sad now..." Am I already implicitly telling everyone to come comfort me? or "Andrew Leung is feeling f**ked up and furious now....." Erm, so? Oh well.

Rare Update

At the end of the day, in life, just like in Finance, having a strong 'Balance Sheet' is all that matters.
Accounting profits count for nothing if you don't have the cash/cash flows to survive. In all the cash outlay in life, how much of it actually adds to the Asset base in a person's 'Balance Sheet'? Or are most of them simply expensed off in the pursuit of the latest phones and gadgets.

-g.o.o.d-

When being good is just simply, not good enough.

-d.o.n.t-b.o.t.h.e.r-

Before more people mis-understand, I'll get this straight. LoL. The comment about "greener grass" was not meant to refer to myself. Period. And McGriddles, you should know better who it refers to.

Internship is starting in a few days and I don't feel a bit excited at all, and I don't know why. In fact, I havent been interested in anything at all since I came back. (Except seeing the brand new A4s on the road, Wow.) Just enjoying my time in my cave. I would have thought that, after a semester in which i'm supposed to be pushing my own boundaries and venturing into uncharted territories, I would become even more active. But instead it has gone the other way round. Maybe that's why. I'm tired.

Or maybe it's the recession. Adding to the sense of pessimism, that all's not well. Recession? Ooh. Tell that to the hoards of people queueing outside Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Coach just now. I congratulate them, for they are doing their part to help support the retail industry and stimulate the otherwise sluggish Singapore economy.

Or maybe it's because I'm still floating around, when I would rather be anchored to the dock.

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