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

Are you an optimistic or pessimistic person? Do you see the positive side in everything you do and experience, or are you the type that will always predict the worst case scenario in everything that is happening in your life? Is that job rejection letter a sign that better options could be ahead, or is that…

I am very disturbed at the recent ISIS terrorist acts over the last one week. Why would you attack your own religion during the most important festival period of the year? It is sad that when you are preparing for the holidays with your family that you cannot even go to the markets because of…

What if you could go back in time and get a record of a certain period of your life, way before electronic cards existed and everything was on paper only? Would you be excited to receive a snapshot of your youth many, many years ago? While preparing for our high school reunion, I chanced upon…

Is it just me or do I sense that most election results nowadays are trending closer to a 50/50 result all the time? Is it due to the fact that everyone is so wired into the world with information at your fingertips or is it that the political parties are too similar to distinguish? Since…

I have been a tech freak since my youth. I love to deep dive into new products and study them in detail on the pros and cons before buying. If the urge/need is still there after many days of contemplating, I will then buy it. All through these years, I am just amazed that the cost…

Meet up with another friend today. He has been pursuing the fintech bandwagon via the P2P lending space for about 15 months now. It is tough going for him as he needs to get licenses in the ASEAN countries he intends to operate in. To date, he does not have a license in any country to…

It’s been splashed all over the news this week. I can’t help but wonder how wrong-footed the markets had been, caught with its pants down on this one. Commentaries are still ongoing and only time will tell if this was a right move or not. Just wanted to add my 2 cents worth. While it is…

I remember my first experience with eBay many years ago, trying to sell a PDA I won at lucky draw. Buyer took up my offer and we arranged to meet near my office to do the exchange. That made me realized that the world is my oyster, that I can literally start my virtual shop…