a landmark day for trading

Today, I ended my first month in the black. This means I was actually able to earn money from the local bourses! I've spoken often of the learning curve, and how I started on the downtrend of it going into the lull, and hopefully I'm now on the uptrend. Trading began properly in mid-November. After 2 red months, I can only hope that this trend will continue (as does my profit consistency), and that losses will be further minimized thereafter.

Hurrah!

ohboy... done by my favourite monkey gal!

partiality towards some animals.. and ads..

Discovered while out surfing today! a flash-ad for Visa..

overnite positioning

my heart has never been so stressed before.. and i wasn't doing any physical activity! It was a trade I mistakenly initiated yesterday. I had gone in with the view that Nikkei was going to rise anyway, so I was basically bullish. But when things turned down before I could get out, I stayed out cos I figured since the view would prove to be bullish, 1 day's sacrifice could equal the next day's gain or more.
Boy.. last nite was the most awake I have been in a while. I went to bed not feeling sleepy and realised I was awake before my alarm clock went off. After breakfast, I went to catch the Business news on ChannelNewsAsia.. and my heart sank.. US markets did not do well last nite.. sigh.. Nikkei's going to open down instead. I couldn't do anything but prepare myself mentally.
After a morning of heavy breathing and deep breaths, I'm finally feeling a little less stressed. At the break, the Nikkei started trending up quite strongly. Hopefully this trend continues. I think at the end of today, I will still be holding my position. Tmr I will be justified (and wat if I'm wrong again?).
Of course I'll nvr do this again in the near future! Day-trades are safe! Overnite positions are heart-attack inducing!

duck heart monkey

the most adorable pic!! I saw it and my heart melted! and accompanying this was a 3000-word thesis on her blog.. about ME! *sigh*

johari's window

let's talk abt worldviews today. How one sees the world is a reflection of one's own worldview. If you live in your own happy world, u will see the world as a happy place. The same way if ppl to u are just pawns to further your cause, you will think everyone is doing the same to u, and be overly-cautious. This post was inspired by a class I did in HRM some years ago with wonderful Loretta.

Sometimes I wonder whether there is a need to change ppl. I noe a certain fruit who is a romantic and lives in a world of her own. I used to take apart her little fantasies, and show her the realistic version (of my version) of things. Some time ago, she told me that she didn't want to noe anymore, and that I should leave her to her own imaginings, cos she's much happier that way, and I did. To some extent I've stopped doing that. And to this day, she still carries on abt her dream boy, her incredible ideas, and things that I may or may not believe.

From another perspective, I have a fren who thinks every gal who looks at him sees smtg she wants. He thinks he's god's gift to women. and truth be known, he's not. cos I noe some of the gals whom he has tot were after him, but they were not at all!

On this topic, I think one gets a pretty good insight into a person by the monikers they give themselves. We all use MSN, we all noe that MSN nicks are customisable. Some ppl go really far. They decorate their names with icons and strange fonts that create simply wonderful patterns, while others use the cute emoticons that MSN offers and its enuff for us to take a second look. Names are important, but the way the name is used also subtly tells us what they're seeking, in putting that name up.
Say for instance, "Dude~ dating a backward obasan" is currently my nick on MSN. What does that tell you? 1) I've been using the moniker Dude for ages (I dun really care abt the implications, esp with the release of Dude, Where's My Car?, but just for simplicity's sake), and its an identifier; 2) I'm going out with an old-fashioned auntie (thereby inviting the whoever I'm chatting with to talk to me about that).

Now if I were to change my nick to "Dude~ champion eater (count my blue ribbons)", I'm prolly trying to tell u that I won alot of prizes from eating.. AND subtly, am most likely trying to brag or get some lavish praise from ppl talking to me over the internet. RIght? So ya.. your nick too, tells alot about your worldview and personality, dun u think?

So.. to u who've come this far in reading this post - how do YOU view the world? What signs have u been showing abt your character without realising it? Or worse, have u been tainted by another person's worldview without realising it? Are u living in a shell? and do u want to get out or stay?

monkey on the phone

I had the most interesting of conversations with my monkey late last nite. It was speshial.. *soppy smile* not tht our previous convers were not speshial, but last nite was an infinitely unique experience. Another first I suppose.

God we're both desperately wanting to see each other! it's terrible!! the closest I can get is to hear her voice on the other side of the phone.. sigh.. too many diversions in the way! muz break free!!! satisfaction is infinitely sweeter when the long-awaited is finally attained (so I tell myself). =/

flirting with language

a little monkey says this with alot of expression... =D

anata, ima dekakete iru..
mata ato de..
anata ni omoidashite irun yo..

In the past few weeks, I've discovered a new sound on the radio. It's perfect for soothing the mind, a little bassy, smooth.. it's Lush 99.5. sexy.sensual.smooth.

I decided to blog cos I just saw a tv ad on lush that parodies the most classic scene from Psycho - vivien leigh's death in the shower. Unfortunately the tv was on mute, but I could imagine everything happening. This scene tho, ends in the look-alike actress actually stepping out of the shower, unharmed, to which I was perturbed. Then the tag "music changes the mood - Lush 99.5" appeared and everything was explained. This is why I like the channel more and more. haha

It's no surprise then that X'ho is on the Lush crew. The man whose sundays at 98.7 I used to listen to finally found a place where he is more appreciated.

P.S the site DOES suck.. but give it a listen. =)

In the news today:

TOKYO : The billions of dollars promised by world leaders after Asia's devastating tsunamis may seem like unparalleled generosity but recipient countries should beware there is also fine print.

As governments race to top one another by offering the biggest package, much of the "aid" will arrive in the form of loans that will need to be paid back, contracts for donor countries' companies or, many fear, will not come at all.~

~The United States has pledged 350 million dollars to tsunami relief, but like Germany will still need to figure out how to find the money in its budget and in what form it will take.

According to the US Agency for International Development, just under 88 million dollars of the pledged money had been committed as of Monday.

its all a farce..

ohboy.. gaming bug bitten me once again..

A new game I had a chance to try at a LAN shop yesterday - Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

You know you want to get your hands on it when u can't get it out of your mind. It even suddenly came up in my conversation with colleague CC today, out of nowhere at all. Gee..
It's violent, it's visual, it's just pure chaos in an RTS game!

In their words - "Visceral cinematic melee and ranged combat", "Cutting Edge 3D Engine", etc..
However, I predict this game would be unable to hold my interest for more than a couple of weeks tho (dun worry my monkey-thing!). I noe myself somewhat in this aspect. Too bad Jute is uncontactable in M'sia.. there're a few cheap shops I noe there. hehe

Cargo Game! - fiendishly difficult!

DO NOT GO IF U USE IE! Apparently there are pop-ups and viruses. hmm..

I'm blogging cos I've nothing better to do. I'm sitting in front of the computer, waiting for my monkey to get online. An appointment made an hour before and someone is sluggishly late! 40 mins late to be exact. I sit here thinking of the things I could be doing, but instead, I went to read up on a certain travelling fruit's blog, only to be made jealous! Would love to get away again. n soon. to a faraway country, where two ppl can be a strangers without a care of what other ppl think. haha.. and so, because of someone's tardiness, I end up reminiscing.
But to be fair, I have been late too.. n she doesn't admonish. In any case, I can't let this entire time be a complete waste, and so I shall let this post stand. Just so I can look back and say, "ah, it was not a complete waste of time!"

In the News today:
Apparently Japan is thinking of revising Imperial Decree to allow a female heiress to the throne. A sign of the times I say. Good news tho - tht means there'll be a female Tennou descended from the Meiji Tennou! hee hee.. (hope for the Meiji Poteto?)

Eagle Eye

Spy on an eagle in flight! This is fascinating!

Animal Planet: Bird Technology.