Musings of a 50+ year old boy – a halftime journey

We have been observing the protests in Hong Kong for many weeks as it evolves further into anarchy. With every subsequent protest, things are getting from bad to worse. Both sides have refused to blink or come to the negotiation table at all. Let me provide an outsider’s viewpoint on this first, then I will…

I started the week with another Skillsfuture related course over 2 full days. It was organized by the university club (NUSS) which we are a member of. It was highly subsidized and cost only $60 for those above 40 years of age. The name of the course was “Reading, Understanding and Analyzing Financial Statements for…

The equity markets have started to look a bit crazy nowadays, going higher even when the immediate future looks uncertain. Trump’s tariff wars with everyone does not help the situation either. A few weeks back, I had decided to trim my equity portfolio and take some money off the table to book some nice profits.…

This has been a fascinating week of discovery for me in the world of AI development. It was my usual business trip to Yangon for my financial consultancy work after a 2 days period of brainstorming last week in S’pore. We had finally set up a digital transformation road map and game plan for our…

The past 7 days had been a very interesting week for me. It was a rejuvenating beginning of business enlightenment, followed by a close fellowship of good friends. I have been a financial consultant to an overseas microfinance company for the past 1.5 years. The company had achieved results that went beyond our wildest forecasts…

Warning: Long blog ahead… I am pleasantly pleased with myself for finally managing to complete 2 tasks this week. They may not look like much to an outsider, but personally, it had enabled me to connect the dots in more granular detail with regards to my AI learning journey. It has also helped me understand…

This has been a happy week of get-togethers with old and new friends for me, to celebrate past and new experiences as we laugh and reflect over things we had done. The party started on Tuesday. A generous ex-colleague had been sponsoring an annual get together of Treasury colleagues who have worked in the American…

I had an interesting start to the week followed by my regular monthly business trip to Yangon later in the week. The event that happened on Monday afternoon blew my mind as it reminded me of my participation in an institution that spanned the history of the founding of Singapore in 1819 till now. I…