Looking Forward@Crystalball

dare you to walk into the wilderness...

Not that the scourge of COVID is over but Man cannot & doesn't want to be locked-in & restricted

800 days of restraints have made Man lazy, lethargic and disoriented

Globalization and commerce grind to a stop as powers-to-be lobby to influence and control the world; some with outright gunsmanship & gaming global peace

The leading capital market is as unpredictable as their wild guesses - whether inflation or recession will rear its head first

Markets are behaving like casinos that even the currency markets are in disarray

As more are learnt, more need to be learnt - the refusal to resume economic cooperation will be costly to everyone globally

Disunity results in anarchy 家和万事兴 - the disconnect to save oneself & to reign supreme over another, destroys 

The world is not going to be a better place to live in until the evils are defeated

Conspiracy theories on currency, controls, domination, illuminati, whatever are aplenty

Frankly, the world has not learnt much from Covid & its attendant disruptions

The world is not going to be a better place; trade wars, embargoes, the rich-poor divide, the dominant power wanting to maintain status quo & to dictate who runs which country, expect subservience & vassal obedience

The desertion of US$s for other currency in global trades signal deep division in economic cooperation & oneness

The US, as the leader, is coercing 'everyone' to follow and obey their instructions as against moral suasion previously

In early 2000s, I wrote that the world will become tripolar : USAmerica, USEurope & USAsia greased by Mid-East oil but it is fast becoming USAmerica, which include Europe and USAsia, which include China, Russia & the asian surrounding countries while the Mid-East oil countries tilt towards USAsia

If US$ losses its relevance, many will move towards barter trades and hard currency, namely the country's currency backed by gold

The tug for influence will trigger a major war, plausibly WW3 - a war that may exterminate >2/3 of global population. I am not a doomsayer but the destructive powers of nukes are real

I am still hopeful that "sense and stability" will rule but the vanity and ego of Man remain a threat

I expect deep recession to occur - almost as depress(ive) as the 1930s - when Central Banks overkill inflation

Economic momentum does not Start/Stop at click of the switch - when  confidence is destroyed, it takes time to rebuild

Cash is King but if your cash becomes a banana currency, anarchy follows

The League of Nations gave way to the forming of United Nations - can a divided UN commands everyone to oblige a common goal? Very unlikely...   

After this phase of uncertainty, hopefully not insanity, the world will return to enjoy years of peace, harmony & prosperity ... it's just how much damage is done before sanity returns

活在当下 笑看风云 

Worry not; it's not time yet for the world to end

Live and let live - live happily

Stop Worrying & Start Living

 lazing is an Art....

How do you empty your mind, brain, heart and remain sober and stable? The monks, nuns & hermits do it seemingly easy

Emptiness is not void

Alone is not loneliness

The last 27 months have slowed everything to an almost complete stop no matter how fast & furious you were previously

The sky was cleared of aeroplanes, shipping deserted the high seas and there were minimal traffic on the roads - the environment cleans up

Nothing was impossible; Man were quarantined & locked-in, global commerce trickled to a shadow of its past, mobility was stymied & entire towns became prisons to humans

Birds, animals & plants proliferate as the ecosystems clears & cleans up

Nature reclaim  control

An idle mind is the Devil's workshop

Dominant world powers scheme to gain greater influences and control over others: US provoked EU, using NATO, to expand militarily. Russia pushed her frontiers forward & into Ukraine to prevent a 'new' enemy at her doorstep, not unlike the 1962 Cuban Crisis. China ringfenced her borders & had built global economic influences via OBOR. 

US looks bent on stirring troubles in the East to lock-in China. Taiwan, South Korea & Japan were bundled into "one-axis@SCSea" to provoke China. If EU/Russia locked horns in the West & China sink her teeth into "one-axis@SCSea", US will earn herself 10 lead years to grow.

A modern & updated "Thucydides Trap" whereupon the declining power use others to achieve their goal of sustaining her leadership role

US has been printing paper currency (US$) for some years & many predicted that the US dollars will become banana currency. By the end of 2021, the federal government had $28.43 trillion in federal debt. But, with the stroke of luck, Inflation surfaced fast and furious. US/FED increased interest rates to tame inflation, henceforth strengthening the US dollars - a masterful stroke.

Russia has co-opted a "nuclear first strike" stance.

The world cannot afford a nuke-WW3; few will come out alive... but, then again

An advice to those worriers-at-large: 

If you don't die of Covid, Monkeypox or other infectious diseases, you may die when nukes start flying all over. Chase your dream, go forward to achieve your goals ...within your means. We are born and we will die sometime, somewhere - Stop Worrying & Start Living

To those who bully, ostracize, gaslight & scam others; remember, KARMA is a bitch

Well, do whatever you please but be ready to accept the consequences

Have Faith, GOD is the Ombudsman

If tomorrow comes

Leave Me Alone

delinking the past...

Whatever I am going through is to repay IOUs; from the previous life & current

I reap what I sow; my first 50 years in life were what I have done before arriving & the next 50years are what I have done in the past 50

It is my pleasure to give back & when all are (re)paid, I shall leave

I have my fair share of hits and misses & experiences of hurts, betrayals, empty promises, victory, valour, gains & achievements 

Many are leaving the pathways of my life as I discover & recognize their schemes, motives and ill-intents - i remove them  拉黑 quietly but surely

I am traveling alone more often; alone is not loneliness

It's better to be on your own than to be a punching bag & clown in the crowd

What's the point of feeling belonged but experiencing emptiness & like an underdog? A fake lifestyle is an agony

The speed of change is faster, less expected and more disruptive

Less expectation, lesser disappointment

The one who can scam or trick you are those closest to you

Let go of the many friends who come to you because you are successful &/or helpful

When you are down & broke, your acquaintances & fiends will make themselves scarce

Trust is so delicate

But, if you believe in Karma, your life will be lighter; either you are paying back or you are collecting IOUs

Everyone goes through pains and sufferings, ups and downs but not everyone can take the impact of a fallen man

Rest if you must but never give up

Tomorrow will be a better day but all TOMORROWs start today

Do not betray those closest to you; your gains could have destroyed him completely but his ghost will return to haunt you forever

Before you act, think of the consequences as Karma is a BITCH

My retreat is not a sign of weakness 

I don't fight but if I need to fight, I fight to win 

My Master said "don't just fight but fight to defeat his Soul"

A lesson well taught will be well learnt