A Walk Down Memory Lane

 Today was a walk down memory lane.

I went with my dad to the location of his old home. We called it Old House.

It was off Beatty Road. One of the first of its kind government housing before HDB even came to form.

I have faint memories there as my parents brought me there on a weekly basis when my grandmother was still alive and my paternal side of the family would gather there to drink beers, gamble, play mahjong and make merry.

Today we walked Beatty Road, then Sturdee Road, drove through Jalan Besar.

It was a great time reminiscing the past, both for dad and I.

He was narrating all the old stories of his childhood, while walking different streets. Where different things happened in his life as he was growing up.

We saw the beautiful Peranakan terrace houses on Petain Road.

Then we drove to Berseh Food Centre at Jalan Berseh for dinner. We had herbal turtle soup paired with mutton tendon soup, washed down with sugarcane juice.

It was delicious.

Today was a good day.

An Investment Conundrum

 Here’s an interesting problem I am currently facing.

Say you invested a significant amount X into a stock that you believe in strongly. A very high conviction stock.

Said stock manages to 2X in six months, at which point you could sell off, realize the gains, place it into fixed deposits and earn $1,000/mth in interest at current interest rates, guaranteed.

OR

The stock turnaround has only just begun and the reasons it has already 2X are the same reasons of very high probability it could possibly propel the stock price to an even higher level of 3-5X in the next 1-2 years.

Which would you choose to do?

Iran War Update

  There appears no end in sight.

Trump definitely doesn’t know what he’s gotten himself into.

Iran is surviving better than most would’ve expected.

The people in the GCC especially Dubai and Doha, do not seem to be alarmed by the fact that this war is only just beginning and rescue flights can still go in and out of the GCC states. Who knows if this will escalate further and desalinations plants, more oil depots and airports will be completely decapacitated. Only then will true panic set in.

Hopefully this whole situation will deescalate instead but let’s see.

Trump is definitely going to find it very difficult to 下台 now.

It’s Off

 Dad’s surgery is off.

I guess I have next week super free now.

It’s feels weird but I suppose this is for the best.

Who knows what other twists there will be.

What A Weird Year So Far

  It’s been a very weird year so far.

The general feeling is negative.

Life isn’t great, health is great, family stuff isn’t great, work stress is rising.

Haven’t travelled at all this year and have ZERO travel plans and it’s already March.

Yet wealth is increasing at the fastest pace ever.

It’s a very weird year that feels very off somehow.

Hopefully the not so good parts will improve.

Operation Date Is Set

 So my dad has decided to undergo the suggested operation.

It is good in the sense that it was what I’d have liked for him since he is able and deemed healthy to do so.

That said it is a tough thing for him to go through. No matter his choice of next path, all roads are life changing, so the decision is certainly not easy.

Hopefully the surgery goes well as expected.

Iran Has Been Hit

  The US and Israel have begun preemptive strikes on Iran.

This was somewhat expected considering the recent military buildup and warnings.

Gold and silver will certainly spike upwards.

So will oil obviously.

The stock markets will tank come Monday but there is a bit of dependency on whether there is any deescalation tomorrow.

Always notable that Trump always starts market tanking shit on Saturdays so I would not be surprised if they get back to the negotiating table before Monday’s open.

Let’s see what’s going to happen.

Target Retirement

 Ok so here’s my goal in the medium term since I am getting on with age after all.

I hope to retire by age 55.

I hope to have at least $2.5m in liquid investible assets at 55.

So there, I said it.

Now to work towards this goal.

Wallow

 Been generally feeling down lately.

Because of all this that’s going on.

Yet it feels like this is going to be a huat year for me.

Alas but huat is not equal to health.

Sigh.

I know it is the circle of life.

But why now?

The Doctor Choice

 Ok.

We are down to choosing the right ENT Surgeon.

Or at least it’s my father’s choice.

• Dr Leonard Tan
• Dr Tan Ngien Chye
• Dr Siti
• Dr Gerald Tay

I hope he quickly decides and we can get the operation dates all firmed up asap!