The HK Stock Market - These crazy days
Posted On Saturday, October 6, 2007 at at 10:13 PM by AlvinFrom teenage kids in primary schools to the grannies doing their Tai Chi in the morning, the topic that you will most likely hear from everyone's conversations these days is the Hong Kong Stock market ! On the rise of the market, everyone is a self-claimed Buffett and the "fortune effect" explains a lot about the endless queues at the expensive restaurants in town.
Stock holders' fear and greed roller-coast to the ups-and-downs of their favorite stock; at least until the game is over when the bubble bursts. The "expert TV commentators" called this period The Big Time when playing the stock market is a serious full-time dedication. The lessons that are learnt from the Tulip craze to the recent Tech Bubble are all but forgotten under the euphoric cheers at the end of another day of rallying.
Stock holders' fear and greed roller-coast to the ups-and-downs of their favorite stock; at least until the game is over when the bubble bursts. The "expert TV commentators" called this period The Big Time when playing the stock market is a serious full-time dedication. The lessons that are learnt from the Tulip craze to the recent Tech Bubble are all but forgotten under the euphoric cheers at the end of another day of rallying.Summer Swims and Fruit Salads
Posted On at at 9:32 PM by AlvinFor the past five months, I have enjoyed my daily swims early in the morning, even during those record-breaking July hot hot months ! I managed to build up my physical tolerance and more importantly, my patience and have consistently swum 44 laps for much of September and October. Why 44 laps, I hear you ask. Good question my friends... I once read a news article about an 88 years old man doing 88 laps every day; and every year he would increase the lap count by one. Get it ?
But every good thing needs a rest sooner or later and I shall miss my Summer swims very much. The open pool will be closed from November onwards as it will get pretty cold. But I shall return ! Here is a picture of our pool downstairs and I am the black dot in the picture making the waves ;)
Running will be the sport for the coming cooler months. I am aiming to consistently run 10km every day till next Summer. One thing will not change though : the fruit salad we have every morning ! We have had this habit of eating a bowl of fruits each morning probably since we left Italy in 1998. One great treat in moving back to live in Asia is the abundance of seasonal fruits that can be bought easily in the local markets. Take a look, yummy !
