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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
28th Dec 2010
Today is the anniversary of me and Irin's official going steady. Been six years now. Ups and downs no doubt, but everything has worked towards a better understanding and stronger bond.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
13th Dec 2010
Weekend flew by with the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC). meet some old friends. had some new financial insights.
how come financial insight? well, this round's STGCC happened to be er... lacking in the area of attendees which result in a over-loading of stock. on the third day of the event, some prices are slashed down by at least 25% to 50% as exhibitors wish not to move the items back to the shop or not making enough to cover the fair.
due to various reasons, i was there on the third day but didnt buy anything. let me use Nendoriod Saber as an example.
i went on the 2nd day of the fair and bought this piece at 60. the lowest price i can find was 70 before this fair. so i bought a piece.
on the 3rd day, the price plunged to 45. if it was me in the past, i would have bought a second set to sell off at 60 so that my purchase price will be 45. i came very close to buying.
then i asked myself 2 questions.
1. how long will it take to sell off?
2. do i have better use of the money?
1. not sure, as this is a new product and market supply is still high. will take ard 1-2 years to hold and sell.
2. well, putting the money into Lego, i can get back the money within a month at 3 times the cost.
hence, 45 for saber and getting back 60 = 15 profit.
45 for Lego and getting back 135 = 90 profit, which is 6 times more profit.
well, that sort of put everything into perspective. so what i'll have to do is to suck it up that i made a reasonable price purchase rather than a "WHOOPPIE! I killed the shopkeeper!" price purchase.
Figma and Nendoroids are my collecting passion. regardless of its pricing highly dependent on market supply, i'll still collect it at the price i deem reasonable. there isnt any point spending time to run all over the place hunting for the best price when the time can be spent on better things like improving myself. a few dollars in saving vs improving your mind to make millions, which would you choose?
Today Yan is at home, rituals of the wedding is being carried out as i type. at 11am, Xiong will be coming over to deliver the betrothal gifts.
how come financial insight? well, this round's STGCC happened to be er... lacking in the area of attendees which result in a over-loading of stock. on the third day of the event, some prices are slashed down by at least 25% to 50% as exhibitors wish not to move the items back to the shop or not making enough to cover the fair.
due to various reasons, i was there on the third day but didnt buy anything. let me use Nendoriod Saber as an example.
i went on the 2nd day of the fair and bought this piece at 60. the lowest price i can find was 70 before this fair. so i bought a piece.
on the 3rd day, the price plunged to 45. if it was me in the past, i would have bought a second set to sell off at 60 so that my purchase price will be 45. i came very close to buying.
then i asked myself 2 questions.
1. how long will it take to sell off?
2. do i have better use of the money?
1. not sure, as this is a new product and market supply is still high. will take ard 1-2 years to hold and sell.
2. well, putting the money into Lego, i can get back the money within a month at 3 times the cost.
hence, 45 for saber and getting back 60 = 15 profit.
45 for Lego and getting back 135 = 90 profit, which is 6 times more profit.
well, that sort of put everything into perspective. so what i'll have to do is to suck it up that i made a reasonable price purchase rather than a "WHOOPPIE! I killed the shopkeeper!" price purchase.
Figma and Nendoroids are my collecting passion. regardless of its pricing highly dependent on market supply, i'll still collect it at the price i deem reasonable. there isnt any point spending time to run all over the place hunting for the best price when the time can be spent on better things like improving myself. a few dollars in saving vs improving your mind to make millions, which would you choose?
Today Yan is at home, rituals of the wedding is being carried out as i type. at 11am, Xiong will be coming over to deliver the betrothal gifts.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
6th Dec 2010
Standing in for William while he is on leave. Guess thats the main purpose of my exsistance in the company as a roaming engineer, to stand in for ppl when they are on leave or MC.
Last friday, had a long talk with irin. i long painful talk and a wake up call or is it? was on the topic of whether should continue on with my current job. irin wanted me to change job as i dont seems to be fitting into the company, but i sort of see potential in trying to change the system.
then when she ask me what is my main focus now, my career or forex? i replied forex.
well... irin blow up and started to shoot off alot of things that was pretty hurtful, but true. i had some line that i can slap back with too, but chose to hold back. there is no point in having a fight. in listening, i gained more than fighting back. i know now how she feels, i know now how different we think.
one thing i would like to have said was, if you already known how old my parents are, whats the harm in living with them after marriage? shouldn't we be treasuring the time we have with them?
anyway, i never did say that, however, the next day, she told me that if i wanna live with my parents, we can take the BTO 3 generation flat. dont really know what that is. whether we live with my parents or not, will be a major deciding factor whether or not i get married. period.
over the weekend, i thrown out the old server, moved the stuff under Ranna's table back into my room. (Rinna cracked her toe nail on a dumbbell i left near the door) somehow after all that done, i find myself troubled and unmotivated. maybe what irin had said on friday have affected me deeply, maybe i should give up reaching for the sky and grab whatever i can nearby. maybe i should settle down and grazing like cows instead of trying to soar like an eagle. maybe maybe maybe....
Last friday, had a long talk with irin. i long painful talk and a wake up call or is it? was on the topic of whether should continue on with my current job. irin wanted me to change job as i dont seems to be fitting into the company, but i sort of see potential in trying to change the system.
then when she ask me what is my main focus now, my career or forex? i replied forex.
well... irin blow up and started to shoot off alot of things that was pretty hurtful, but true. i had some line that i can slap back with too, but chose to hold back. there is no point in having a fight. in listening, i gained more than fighting back. i know now how she feels, i know now how different we think.
one thing i would like to have said was, if you already known how old my parents are, whats the harm in living with them after marriage? shouldn't we be treasuring the time we have with them?
anyway, i never did say that, however, the next day, she told me that if i wanna live with my parents, we can take the BTO 3 generation flat. dont really know what that is. whether we live with my parents or not, will be a major deciding factor whether or not i get married. period.
over the weekend, i thrown out the old server, moved the stuff under Ranna's table back into my room. (Rinna cracked her toe nail on a dumbbell i left near the door) somehow after all that done, i find myself troubled and unmotivated. maybe what irin had said on friday have affected me deeply, maybe i should give up reaching for the sky and grab whatever i can nearby. maybe i should settle down and grazing like cows instead of trying to soar like an eagle. maybe maybe maybe....
Thursday, December 2, 2010
3rd Dec 2010
Today covering Sng as he is clearing his leave. yesterday skipped RT due to heavy rain, 2 out of 3 skips used, one more left for backup. spend the night sorting out some lego and gachapons, assembled some starwars vehicles for sale. looks like i got alot of updating to do on my blogshop.
at the same time, some of the lego shops in brick link is putting up stuff that i want. haiz... managing the items to be below 400 to avoid GST's a bitch. maybe i should just pay the gst and up the shipping volume to even out everything. but then it will put a horrible strain on my wallet and i hope to be clearing as much debts asap. will hold and see.
As i just sent in the termination to Singnet and has recieved the confirmation that it will terminate on the 10th Dec, i was wondering if i was to be signing up for another home broadband (after i settled my storage issue), when will i be able to sign up for the optic fibre network which is advertised to be SUPER fast? second quarter of 2012 it seems... you can check on when you'll be able to subscribe for optic network with the link below.
http://rollout.opennet.com.sg/
at the same time, some of the lego shops in brick link is putting up stuff that i want. haiz... managing the items to be below 400 to avoid GST's a bitch. maybe i should just pay the gst and up the shipping volume to even out everything. but then it will put a horrible strain on my wallet and i hope to be clearing as much debts asap. will hold and see.
As i just sent in the termination to Singnet and has recieved the confirmation that it will terminate on the 10th Dec, i was wondering if i was to be signing up for another home broadband (after i settled my storage issue), when will i be able to sign up for the optic fibre network which is advertised to be SUPER fast? second quarter of 2012 it seems... you can check on when you'll be able to subscribe for optic network with the link below.
http://rollout.opennet.com.sg/
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
2nd Dec 2010
Sent in the termination for singnet this morning. They tried to counter offer me the 10meg broadband at 23.90 and 5 dollars off local line per month. When that failed, another offer of 1 meg line at 4 dollars a month.
Since my main objective is to cut cost, I just told the guy, both offers are not attractive enough.
Watched 3 idiots yesterday, excellent show!!! Aal izz vell is the first phrase the lead said Which is actually all is well. The human heart frightens easily, you'll have to keep telling it all is well to calm it down. True, it does not solves your prob, but it gives you the courage to face it.
The evil trio to stop anyone from succeeding, fear, doubt and indecisive.
In the show, a lot is said about education and parenting. I think it's a very good show. Must watch.
Since my main objective is to cut cost, I just told the guy, both offers are not attractive enough.
Watched 3 idiots yesterday, excellent show!!! Aal izz vell is the first phrase the lead said Which is actually all is well. The human heart frightens easily, you'll have to keep telling it all is well to calm it down. True, it does not solves your prob, but it gives you the courage to face it.
The evil trio to stop anyone from succeeding, fear, doubt and indecisive.
In the show, a lot is said about education and parenting. I think it's a very good show. Must watch.
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