Embracing Zen

Will I or Will I Not... see light?

I feel immobilized at the pupae stage; I can't reverse my motion neither can I rush forward.

As long as my wings are not ready to flap and fly, no one can expedite the process nor assist me to open the enclosure.

Any unnatural and inept attempts to lift my wings will result in me being paralysed permanently.

I am the beautiful butterfly 'in the making' but struggling to be able to fly and gain recognition.

Vain, as I am; I must resist the temptation to break away from, and break, the Law of Nature.

I have waited, and is still waiting, for the moment of truth; the moment when I can glide gracefully and fly into the freedom that I have been awaiting.

A moment of folly will decimate my future.

Will I be silly and folly enough to rush into a moment of reckless fame and be banished and buried forever?

A moment of satisfaction, a life of regrets!

I shall wait and sit out this methamophorsis; my day shall come.

Sooner, rather than later.

In my Zenly state, every moment is Nature-driven.

Patience; and victory shall be mine

Stockmarket & Economy - Up/Down?

Observation I : The Stockmarket

Once again, the market is abuzz with talks of correction (falls) as the cyclical dips of Sep/Oct visit. Your concern is not unfounded as cyclical indications point to a topping out of most markets, with Shanghai quietly leading the correction.

Some telltale signs are : substantial and rotational movements of secondary (cheap) stocks, cash calls, exuberance price & volume movements of stocks which have hibernated for sometime, the increased participation of mass market players and the likes. The game is old but the players are new.

(Indicative - 2008) (Indicative - 2009)

Indices LOW HIGH March 09 (Low) Recent (High) Resistance

HSI 10,676 32,000 11,344 21,929 23,800
Nikkei 225 7,000 18,300 7,028 10,767 11,300
JKT CI 1,100 2,800 1,250 2,482 2,100 - support
KLCI 800 1,500 840 1,231 1,230
Shanghai A 1,700 6,400 2,140 3,650 2,500 - support
SET 400 900 408 710 710
STI 1,500 3,900 1,455 2,707 2,980
Dow 30 7,552 14,164 6,469 9,917 10,050
S&P 500 840 1,540 666 1,080 1100

If you love staying in the market, there are always value buys if you have done your homework.

Observation II - Sustainable Growth or Recovery

Although more countries are pronouncing their exit from recession, unemployment or underemployment remain a feature albeit lower in numbers; consumer confidence have increased with higher end (luxury) and the lower bar (necessities) sectors enjoying patronage but the casualites of non-niche players remain; matching employment remains a challenge as job enlargement with lower wages await takers; costs of living have 'inched up' as the real dollar value declines with entrepreuneurs looking for ways to sustain operation, let alone maintain profit margins.

Questions remain whether the economy can survive if Governments remove aids and supportive measures implemented in the wake of crisis.

Observation III - Speculation

Some contend that the stockmarket have moved ahead of the economy. Perhaps, it is truer to say that there is a mismatch and displacement of capital where liquidity finds its way into speculative areana rather than the real economy.

Observation IV - Property

Property prices seem to have inched up and the take up of new launches are very encouraging. Have it occur to market players (buyers) that older developments used to be larger in space (1600 - 2000 sq ft) whereas newer launches are smaller. A 1600 sq ft at S$550psf is as affordable as 1000 sq ft unit at S$880psf in absolute ($$)value. But, you are getting a smaller unit for the same price!

Can the secondary market command the same price per sq ft, given that the (99yr) lease decline with age/time, ceteris paribus? A scan through the Property Sales/Purchase ads is sufficient to give you a clear answers.

Remarks

I am not a bull, bear nor doomsayer. Over the years, money have been made and lost, be it bull or bear. Everyone wants to make money but few are willing and diligent in doing their homework. You are as lucky as where preparation meets opportunities - forwarned is forearmed.

It will take awhile for the US/West to rebalance their acts let alone recover. The East shall lead in this recovery. Sectors that are potential stars include food/commodities, pharmceauticals/healthcare, banks, green energy, education and port operations.

I may be wrong; Have fun and good luck.

Be Guided

Blame Everyone, Blame The World. But, The Truth Is... Everything's Within U

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill

- be glad that you can give; its the times that you need help badly that you realized being able to give is blessings indeed!

All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.
Buddha

- if you can shoulder the outcome with zeal and without regrets, go ahead and conquer the world in style

Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.

Matthew 7:12

- be kind and nice to one and all as what goes around, comes around

The best richness is the richness of the soul.

Prophet Mohammed - Bukhari

- look into the mirror and if you cant see an 'angel', its time to change yourself and your attitude

If You Cant Help To Make Life Easier & Happier, Please Dont Add To The Problem. All The More, Dont Be The Problem

The Silver Bullet

I am the wanderer

My journey started when I first saw light and made my first cry... my Cry of Conquests.
Where the journey shall be, how long is the journey, whats my tasks; I do not know.

Some said its destiny, some said its written in my palms but no one is sure.

My Creator asked if I really like to know what is to come as I move through space and time, I was doubtful if its of any good to know at all.

What am I going to do if I already know all that's going to unfold as I meander forward?

Until today my Creator still gives me the option to know the unknown but I am still not exercising the option. Why?

My living will be stale, my life will be bland if I know too much before hand. I will agonise over the bad, or potentially bad, events that has to happen and will spend too much time worrying that my good time will be over soon.

In life, its best to be a pragmatic, positive wanderer.
Come what may! Seize all opportunities and manage its attendant weaknesses, the results shall be an outcome that you have been longing for.

Get out of your comfort zone and move out of the box.
If you don't try, you have not given yourself the FIRST chance to succeed...
... & I

... I only need ONE chance to succeed

Successess Within

The Globe In My Hand


I know tomorrow will come but I rather make the best use of 'today' cos I may not be around to enjoy the 'tomorrows'.

I know my family will be with me for the better or worse cos I find warmth at home.

I find truth to be revealing and exacting; we are as good as what we are and capable of. If fools succeed, pigs will fly!

I worked hard and earn every cents the honest, hard way; nobody is going to walk over my grave and takes my hardearned money away without a fight.

I believe that the 'more I give, the more I will get'. But, to start with, I must have enough, if not excess, to give!

I strived to do my best but I am strained and stretched as I look for success(es) which are scarce; without meaningful breakthrough I can only inched forward within my limited resources but unlimited confidence.

The spirit is willing though the body is weak but with an iota of confidence and motivation, the mountain shall makeway for the highways.

Somehow I know for sure that everything is within me and destiny is in my hands.

I have traveled the distance; with more happy, successful & blissful outcomes as I move forward. My fire is burning, alittle by little, the flame shall engulf victory.

My Life Is In My Hands

Honesty Saves Life

Honesty

Being honest is not good enough
You have to be sincere too

Nobody gets hurt if everyone is honest
As you go into a deal or agreement with an open mind; aware & beware

With honesty, you need not remember the excuses that were cooked up to cover your lies
As there were never any need to bury any lies

And honesty also saves lives
You cannot jump into the open seas and save a damsel in distress if you can't swim

Most importantly, be honest to YOURSELF
If you can, or think you can, you Can
If you can't but willing to learn, you will make it

It's not about trying to be honest, it is being honest;
Don't try, Just do it.

Smile Again

The Lighthouse In My Heart


Live Alittle, Learn Alittle
Let go and detach from feelings and material well-being
& Life will be alot lighter
Inched forward with a smile and the world smiles with you
My heart is not only lighter, it lights up like a beacon in the open seas
I am light upon the ocean

I light up my life

The Strength In Crying

Cries OF Victory

I cry, you cry
Girls cry and boys too

Crying is not a shame; its an avenue where the Soul lightens
Crying is also an avenue for the 'choked' soul to relieve and live well

Whoever says crying is a shame and a sign of weakness never lives.
All babies cry on arrival; if they don't they will learn to have their "First Cry".

And those who never have their First Cry did not make it alive.
They have no story to tell and are history.

The next time you feel so hurt that you need to cry; have a good one!
I am always available as your crying shoulder

Better still, the Cries of Victory is heard loud and clear.

Be relieved, relaxed and rejuvenated after the steam is released

Going Away

Home is where warmth is!

After so many years of travelling, its still the same; leaving home to go overseas is like fish out of water.
Not that I can't acclimatise but the thought of being away for some days is at times spooky.
I enjoy the uncertainty and the new, and I expect the unexpected.
But, then again every trip is new.
Alas, it must be age!

Guess, its also that the children are growing up too fast.

Travelling is demanding yet rewarding.
Travelling alone allows me to train my thoughts on 'being prepared at all times'.
No one knows the perils of travelling but you will never be safe anywhere in the world if you are any less vigilant.
But, with every trips overseas, you learn the blessings of a warm home.

It is home that I belong and relax.

Coming home is never the same; it gets warmer and calmer.
Guess, its age catching up.

Going away again? Yes.

In God I trust and my home is the globe.

Silence

Quietness

I want absolute silence
I want peace
I want a serene corner
I want to switch off my mind

I am tire!

I want my world to be empty but not void
I want the world around me to be at peace

I want to be alone!

The fact is being alone does not mean loneliness
It does not mean being unwanted or discarded

It simply means detachment