The highlight of the week was last Sunday. One of my ex-colleagues was very involved in a charity organization. They were celebrating their anniversary by organizing a big vegetarian lunch and selling tickets for $120/pax. Another friend decided to take up 10+ tables and started contacting everyone via WhatsApp to garner support a few months ago.
I was pleasantly surprised when the day came as I had the chance to meet up with many old faces I had not seen for a long time. Most were people who used to work in Citibank where I had the opportunity to interact with during my 19 years there. Susan had retired in the late 1990s to take care of her mum and this was the first time I saw her after so many years. She looked a bit feeble and I was not too sure if she did recognize me. We even had a visitor (Wandee) from Thailand who came here especially for the charity lunch. The group photo we took had easily a few hundred years of Citibank work experience amongst us. So nostalgic to have caught up with everyone again. How time flies…
On the cryptocurrency front, my little portfolio seems to be doing well. It has appreciated by more than 10% in less than a month. My purpose was to expose myself to this new asset class by actually buying small amounts of the top 5 currencies. A positive experiment so far and I have TT’ed more funds into my Kraken account this week. The more I read and learn, the more I am intrigued by the possibilities of blockchain and how it could be the next new big thing.
The 2 other skillsfuture courses I had signed up will begin soon. Starting next week (2 sessions/week eover a month), I will be learning about how I can start a small business ( http://www.nuss.org.sg/about-nsa/fully-booked-starting-a-small-business ).
Yesterday, I attended a briefing session for Temasek Polytechnic’s Specialist Diploma on Business Analytics. Pretty impressed with the school structure and 0rganization of the course. It will be 5 times a month for 6 months (Part 1). There is no exams but only regular assignments and e-learning. http://www.tp.edu.sg/courses/part-time-courses/diploma-by-schools/school-of-informatics-and-it/specialist-diploma-in-business-analytics
Thanks to being over 50 years old now, the courses are heavily subsidized. For once, age works in my favour…
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