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The Black Knight Cometh

By on Saturday, January 22, 2011

When we were kids, James and I would play for hours and hours with our Lego bricks. One of our imaginary characters were Black Knight and White Knight, leaders of a motley band of adventurers who roamed the land, besieged and defended castles, fought dragons, and other such things you would do in the fantasy land of kids.

Several years ago he got a white Nissan Sentra B13 and soon after I also got a white Nissan Sentra B14, our White Knights. Two years or so back, he shifted to a black Honda City while my White Knight soldiered on. But today, after a long wait, I finally got my own Black Knight, a Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T BK! Yay’s the word!

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Babysitting

By on Friday, January 14, 2011

Michelle had to go to this dinner get-together with some friends. Since her mom, who takes care of Jeanne during weekdays had to go home, it was left to me to babysit Jeanne. She’s becoming such a bundle of energy. While she’s still not walking independently yet (her deadline is this month), she would take your hand and drag you walking around the house. It’s a joy but it can get tiring. Whereas she just keeps on going, and going, and going. Kids are amazing!

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What A Difference A Day (Or Two) Makes

By on Friday, January 14, 2011

During workdays, I often have to drive Michelle to her office then proceed to my office. At the end of the day, I pick her up before proceeding home. That means I spend about 4 hours per day driving! In a month that would be around 100 hours or more than an astounding 4 days! That’s a major loss! You only have a fixed amount of time and can’t get any back. If the time I spend driving can be cut down even by half, I’d have 2 full days per month of my time back. Time better spent with Jeanne, for example. Or learning iPhone programming. Or even just sleeping! If that’s not justification for another car, I don’t know what is!

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Pump and Dump

By on Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Last night, I saw this blog post recommending buying of a rather obscure stock. Things like these always remind me of the pump and dump scam. Maybe not to the letter as described in the link but similar: a known expert or guru, a lot of noise and a “buy” recommendation, price rise, sudden price decline, and then no more mention of the stock or, if you’re lucky, a short and belated “take profit” note.

Call me cynical, but I don’t just swallow whatever those so-called experts and gurus are saying hook, line, and sinker. They may know more than me but still I try to study the company, read the news about the company, analyze the information, and come up with my own conclusion whether it’s a good buy or goodbye. It’s usually the latter.

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