MORE than 100 local councils, charities, churches, hospitals and nursing homes across Australia are sitting on a $2 billion black hole after buying subprime investments structured by Wall Street banks during the bull market but which are now potentially worthless. A document leaked to BusinessDay revealed that Lehman Brothers is managing tens of millions of […]
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What’s wrong with these people? ‘Westerners’
I don’t normally post non-trading stuff here. But recent reports , particularly in Australian medias are just so annoying. Full of craps. More ceremony fakes unearthed Stephen Hutcheon | August 15, 2008 – 12:08PM The Olympic opening ceremony featured faked fireworks, a fake singer who lip synced to another girls voice and now it appears […]
Bad coffee exits
Starbucks pulled out from Australia by closing 61 of 84 stores. In the case of one American coffee giant, globalisation deserved to fail. Starbucks makes really bad coffee. Starbucks is almost entirely pulling out of Australia closing 61 of its 84 stores. In Melbourne, just five of the 16 stores are tipped to remain. […]
Back from vacation..
Yup, I am back from sunny Malaysia to the freezing Melbourne. It was an enjoyable trip. I did nothing but staying at home, enjoying the moments with my family. It is always good to be at home. On the trading front, It has been almost a month since my last trade. I have no open […]
Off for vacation
I am leaving Melbourne to Malaysia for a 2-week vacation. Yup, I am going home. Time to get some proper, delicious Malaysian food! 🙂 [photopress:batupahat.gif,full,1]
Burnt-out
Now, I realize, I am burnt out. Never thought of this would ever happen to me. Thanks to Tom for pointing out this to me :).. I have been non stop working in my current JOB in Australia since the second day I landed on this country last June. Moving into different teams, working with […]