tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143712321612171752024-03-06T15:46:19.782+08:00Snippets of my lifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger346125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14371232161217175.post-81634638254368870972013-07-09T20:44:00.001+08:002013-07-09T20:44:00.838+08:00My latest fetish - Mellow JazzUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14371232161217175.post-83423761521125001082012-10-03T11:52:00.001+08:002012-10-03T11:52:25.892+08:00Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Najib's administrator had been swift in updating the Najib Razak facebook page to announce the budget on Sep 28. And there were a torrential flood of grateful citizens flocking to thank the Prime Minister cum Finance Minister for the <em>rakyat</em> friendly budget and pro government politicians went all out to sing praises with their usual 'Ya! Betul!' attitude, gullible and oblivious to some outright illogicality in the budget and the after effect.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv62023627usercontent"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While many were jubilating upon the '<em>durian runtuh</em>' budget 2013, I have some queries on few glaring issues and hoped that someone can enlighten me:</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /><span class="yiv62023627usercontent"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. On the PR1MA, it's stated that RM500mil will be used to build 50,000 units of houses which will be sold between RM100k to RM400k. <span style="color: blue;"><em>Ya! Betul! Affordable housing for the people!</em></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="yiv62023627usercontent">I</span><span class="yiv62023627usercontent">f it only takes RM10,000 to build one house, why is it sold to the people for more than 10 times the cost?</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv62023627usercontent"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. On BR1M 2.0, RM30mil allocated for households earning less than RM3,000 per month and single Malaysian above 21 yrs old earning less than RM2,000. Estimated 4.3mil households and 2.7mil single Malaysians to benefit from BR1M. <em><span style="color: blue;">Ya! Betul! Cash for the needy to alleviate their burden!</span></em></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /><span class="yiv62023627usercontent" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If the 4.3 milion households consist of 4 family members (Assuming the parents with two kids, but based on our understanding of the privileged Earth Prince and Princesses who can't practice birth control due to the intervention of some Almighty <var id="yiv62023627yui-ie-cursor"></var>mysterious power, this is a very conservative estimate.), we are talking about 19.9mil (17.2mil + 2.7mil) Malaysians, a whopping 71.1% of our population to benefit from BR1M 2.0! </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv62023627usercontent"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, some may think that RM3,000 monthly earning for a household or RM2,000 monthly salary for an unmarried individual above 21 year-old does not mean that these people are living in destitution. Then my question would be<span lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv62023627usercontent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[180].[1][2][1]{comment279990945446600_527536}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[180].[1][2][1]{comment279990945446600_527536}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]."><span id=".reactRoot[180].[1][2][1]{comment279990945446600_527536}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[0]"><span id=".reactRoot[180].[1][2][1]{comment279990945446600_527536}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[0].[0]">,</span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv62023627usercontent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"> if one can live comfortably with a household income of less than three grand, why does the government need to<span id=".reactRoot[180].[1][2][1]{comment279990945446600_527536}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[3]"><span id=".reactRoot[180].[1][2][1]{comment279990945446600_527536}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[3]."><span id=".reactRoot[180].[1][2][1]{comment279990945446600_527536}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[3]..[0]"> pay a 'one time' RM500 to ease their burdens? In addition, how, and to what extend can a 'one time' RM500 ease their burdens? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv62023627usercontent" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, they may not be considered as extremely poor, I think, neither could they be labelled as the middle class. These people are sandwiched in between a band which may not die of hunger, yet will never be full. And if they are not careful financially, they can easily plunge into the abyss of poverty. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv62023627usercontent"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But it's really unimaginable that this group constitutes more than 70% of the 28 mil Malaysian population today after 55 years post independence. If the number is correct, apparently the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_New_Economic_Policy" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NEP</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, NDP, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Economic_Model" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NEM</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> or whatever socio-economic restructuring in the past have failed miserably. Then, we may need a whole lot more of stimulus for these people and give them monthly BR1M instead. And if the number is exaggerated, then I fear that a huge portion of the RM30 mil may vapourize into thin air. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. I do not know if it is normal for a country to use only 20% of its budget for development whereas the other 80% for administrative expenses. If this scenario is present in the P&L of any public listed company, I think investors will question the corporate governance of the management. Why aren't we spending more on development to spur income growth? Is it because we have too many mouths to feed in the public sector? With government servants amounting 4.68% of the total Malaysian population, one of the highest ratio among Asian countries, it looks like we are joining the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIGS_(economics)" target="_blank">PIIGS</a> in time to come with this kind of spending. By then any austerity measure will be futile. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv62023627usercontent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I as a commoner in Malaysia, really don't understand the logic behind Budget 2013 except that it is crafted merely for the sake of vote fishing. But for sure, this is going to exaggerate our deficit. And may I ask, who's going to pay the bills in the end? The 5% individual + 15% corporate taxpayers? </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv62023627usercontent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How is this going to be sustainable?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1349061735922196" lang="EN-US"><span class="yiv62023627usercontent" id="yui_3_2_0_1_1349061735922195" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And yet with the prevalent herd mentality, some people are revelling in the 'feel good' sensation not knowing that the government can slip their hands into your own pockets and steal as easily as they doled out the goodies, i.e via GST, inflation due to subsidy cuts, cronyisme and corruption. In the end, we Malaysians, are the one who will be shouldering the debts, our children and grandchildren will pay dearly for the mismanagement of some douchebags, while they will be gloating at some foreign coast sipping Martini.</span></span><br />
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It's been some time since I last saw a good movie, so good that I am excited to share with my friends and family - "The Intouchables (無法觸碰 / 觸不可及) "</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14371232161217175.post-34277558940231715072012-06-25T21:48:00.002+08:002012-06-25T21:48:23.457+08:00TMNet is the best service provider in Malaysia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This my friend, is the benefit of protectionisme. Note that I signed up for a 4Mbps package, and I am no better off than dial-up 1515 in those Jurassic era.<br />
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Wonder why we have to pay twice the amount for an imported car....hmmm.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14371232161217175.post-84621735349201369552012-06-22T22:24:00.000+08:002012-06-22T22:24:30.715+08:00Desaru Trip ^_^<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were having dinner at one of our favorite eateries few weeks ago. Half way through the feast, a couple arrived and occupied the table beside us. Within minutes, the guy whipped out his cigarette and started puffing. What is most annoying is that, the smoker would exhaled the smoke senselessly in all directions wherever he faced. Normally, smokers with conscience will attempt to blow the smoke upwards so as not to disturb the public.<br />
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So I turned around and told the guy, "If you want to smoke, can you please do it elsewhere? There are so many people eating here, and we have to bear with your smoke...."</div>
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Upon hearing my complaint, the guy intuitively extinguished his cigarette and throw it away (Again, very inconsiderate act littering in public) and murmured, "Sorry...sorry" before I could finish my sentence. Apparently, he knew what he did was improper and he was unaware that his act was displeasing.</div>
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But guess what? Before I could turn around to finish my meal, the lady sardonically replied, "<strong>This is public area, if you don't like people smoking, then don't come here la!</strong>"</div>
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Yes, you have the right to smoke in public, because our Health Ministry is incompetent in implementing rules and regulations to restrict smoking in public area. I wonder why the Health Ministry failed in the anti-smoking campaigns, one reason could be the Health Minister himself is busy bidding for the WWW15 car plate number. Moron.</div>
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Countries like Singapore and the UK restrict smokers to smoke in public areas such as public toilets, hotel lobbies, apartment lobbies, bus stops, MRT stations, restaurants, shopping malls...etc. Limited number of tables are allocated for smokers at open air eateries, and these tables are reasonably distanced from the others. </div>
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But for Malaysia, we have failed so badly that the smokers here do not even have the littlest sense of guilt for causing displeasure in public. They even have the guts to retaliate, stare you in the eyes while they exhale more second hand smoke in your face. And that is why, we always walk into smoke filled public toilets after watching a movie, as if we are in a twilight zone. Your aromatic coffee or teh-o is often laced with cloud of tobacco substances at <em>kopitiams</em>. And hell, I even had to endure second hand smoke all night long in express buses traveling from JB to Penang. Reason being, the bus drivers need to smoke to stay awake.</div>
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Apparently, she acknowledged that her dude doesn't love her enough to care for her health, she doesn't love him and even least care for his health, and she doesn't care how second hand smoke could affect her health, her offsprings' health as much as it affects others in public. And this is why I kept my cool, finished my meal and walked away that night. Because they truly deserve each other, and together they will surely form a happy family, and live happily ever after.</div>
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After my post on the horror <a href="http://gnustiy.blogspot.com/2012/05/singapore-not-suitable-for-drivers-like.html" target="_blank">Ferrari crash at Rochor Road</a> less than a month ago, there was a second driver who hit the red light and caught on camera. This makes me sad and angry, what are these selfish bastards thinking? Unfortunately, this bugger did not die on the spot, so I hope that he will be slapped with a severe punishment for his deed. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Driving on Malaysian roads is a daily challenge. Somehow most of the roads have cracks and potholes all over and motorist have to choose either to accept the premature demise of their vehicle's suspensions or to drive with extra care. And with extra care, the flow of the traffic will definitely be disrupted. Some<em> gungho</em> drivers with skills like Vin Diesel would choose to swerve and veer to avoid those chuckholes, it's like playing TV games. And god knows how many motorists (especially motorbikers) have lost their lifes due to this road defect.</span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I don't know if anyone realise this,
the road surfacing work done by prestige housing developers tend to last longer
than JKR's. This is a serious issue because the quality of work by the
government body or its contractors is really disappointing. And I notice that
the way they patch the potholes are superficial as they merely fill up the hole
with fresh tar without reinforcing the gravel base. So potholes at the same
spot will always appear after a few months. And this is one of the tactics the
government plays on us whenever the general election is approaching. Road
surface will be freshly treated to demonstrate the will of the ruling party to
improve our lifestyle, but deep down inside we know it's a big fat lie. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We do not want well-tarred roads for a few months only once in every 4-5 years! <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">We
do pay our road tax annually and so our vehicles deserve much better road
condition all year long, like those in Singapore and Australia. And seriously, Malaysian government should strive to provide this basic infrastructure to all Malaysians and revise their SOP of road construction and maintenance. </span></span></div>
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Enough lamenting. Let's roll over to <a href="http://mypotholes.com/">http://mypotholes.com/</a> to see how the humorous and creative <em>ang </em>moh uses the potholes to produce art. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks to BT for the whole day activities, impromptu, but very enjoyable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dimsum for breakfast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Visit to Tebrau Industrial Park, Cemerlang Industrial Park and Pasir Gudang Industrial Area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Karaoke session was the climax and CM and I were awed by your vocal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dinner at 有记XO.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the night concluded with dessert at BlackBall.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14371232161217175.post-61965092527416657602012-05-11T13:15:00.000+08:002012-05-11T13:15:27.903+08:00Moon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saw this waning gibbous moon two days ago on our way back. It was an opportunity I've been waiting for to test out my 200mm zoom lens. Too bad, this is the best shot I got, but it is more than enough to bring me back to my secondary school days so many, many years ago. Yes, am an old man now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I don't know how many schools back then have an astronomy club in Kluang, I am grateful till this day that my alma mater did. <span style="font-family: Verdana;">I remembered we invited the members from the Starhunter Magazine to our school for a night observing session. The event cost a hefty RM3,000, but somehow, we were able to accumulate the sum via peddling fruit juice during <em>Hari Kokurikulum</em> and selling coupons for the event. There were so many uncertainties and hurdles back then and till today I still don't know how we overcame them, but we were very fortunate that the Starhunters arrived in time with their awesome telescopes, it didn't rain that night, the sky was clear and the participants had a great time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Oya, and we also had an informal session to observe the Leonids and the ring Sun eclipse within a year! Now, where is my photo on the Sun eclipse I risked my eye taking....hmm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">And this reminds me that I am deeply indebted to my dear friend, Ca Non, who supported me relentlessly all along, in each and every event held that year. Those SJM students (1998) will not be able to witness the beauty of planet Jupiter and Saturn without his determination. Thanks Ca Non, you may not see this, but I am truly grateful and glad to be able to work with someone like you. </span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Also, the club owns a refracting telescope with a focal length of 400mm which can only be used to observe the moon. I had the priviledge to loan it from the school to observe the moon privately. And no, I didn't use it to peep at my female classmates staying next door (too innocent back then, haha).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I don't know what others felt when they see through the eyepiece of the telescope. For me, I felt an immediate quietness and solitude with the celestial object surrounded by darkness. Then, tranquility sinks in as if I am being sucked out into space. <em>It's like electricity</em> (Okay, I copied this from Billy Elliot, haha). The feeling is similar to swimming with the whale shark when I scuba dive. Unforgetable. </span> </div>
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What is REITS?</span></u></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - pronounced as R-I-T-S, not R-A-I-D-S, are trusts that are set up specifically to invest in real estates. So, you're actually investing in a property management listed company, so to speak. REITs invest their capital into various types of real estates. </span></div>
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<u><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Type of REITS</span></strong></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The REITs in Singapore can be broadly classified into the following types [</span><a href="http://www.investinpassiveincome.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">]:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Retail REITs - <em>CapitaMall Trust, Fraser Centerpoint Trust, LippoMall (Indonesia Only)</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Residential <em>REITs - Saizen REIT (Japan Only)</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hospitality REITs - <em>Ascott REIT, CDL Hospitality Trust</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Healthcare REITs - <em>Parkway Life REIT, First REIT</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Office REITs - <em>Frasers Commercial Trust, CapitaCommercial Trust, Keppel REIT</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Industrial REITs - <em>Ascendas REITs, Cache Logistics Trust, Cambridge Industrial Trust, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Sabana REIT.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hybrid REITs - <em>Mapletree Commercial Trust, Starhill REIT, Suntec REIT</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In summary, ranking by various qualities [1]:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Defensiveness (From Highest to Lowest) – Healthcare, Retail, Retail/Office Hybrid, Industrial, Office, Residential, Hospitality</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dividend Yields (From Highest to Lowest) – Hospitality, Residential, Office, Industrial, Retail/Office Hybrid, Retail, Healthcar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Weighted Average Lease Expiry (WALE) (From Highest to Lowest) – Healthcare, Industrial, Retail, Retail/Office Hybrid, Office, Residential, Hospitality</span></div>
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why invest in REITS? [<a href="http://www.stockmarketinvesting101.com/3-reasons-why-you-should-invest-in-reits-2/" target="_blank">2</a>]</span></u></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><strong>Great way to diversify your portfolio.</strong></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">REITs solely invest in real estates and make money from leases and other forms of rental income. Such income has a very low co-relation with economic cycles as compared to other industries. Thus, this is an alternative vehicle to build a source of relatively stable, regular income. A must for long term investors to diversify their investment portfolios.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Fixed income and capital appreciation.</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The income earned from rent and leasing out of real estate assets is passed on to investors through dividends. Typical dividend yield for Malaysia and Singapore REITs counters are in the 6%-8% range on average. Moreover, any increase in the value of a REIT’s real estate investment portfolio or increase in distribution per unit (DPU) leads to an appreciation in the market value of the REIT. Stable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Convenient way of investing in real estate</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Lower cost & Diversification:</strong> It will cost a bomb for retail investors to invest in real estates individually, and by doing so, it's like putting all your eggs in one basket. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Via REITs, one is spoilt for the variety of real estates he/she can invest in at a lower cost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Liquidity</strong>: One can invest in REITs and pull out anytime by selling off their units in the market fast. Selling off a property takes months to complete.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Professional Management:</strong></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">REITs have professional management teams to manage, maintain and upgrade the real estates, and also to collect rental incomes. Investors do not need to worry about late payments, plumbing problems...etc, and all the paperwork involved.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong><u>How to invest in REITs?</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Some pointers in assessing REITs [<a href="http://kclau.com/investment/reit-malaysia/" target="_blank">3</a>]:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ever increasing dividend payout.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It should be actively acquiring new assets or upgrading their existing assets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The properties under management must be located at strategic location.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[1] Calvin Yeo,<em> </em>Making Passive Income, </span><a href="http://www.investinpassiveincome.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://www.investinpassiveincome.com/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[2] Stock Investing 101, "3 Reasons Why You Should Invest In REITs", </span><a href="http://www.stockmarketinvesting101.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://www.stockmarketinvesting101.com</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[3] Personal Finance Money Tip, "How to invest in REITs", </span><a href="http://kclau.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://kclau.com</span></a></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Disclaimer: This is a self-learning article for the author and the references are cited accordingly. This is not an invitation to buy or sell. I do not guarantee
the accuracy or validity of the information above. Do your own due diligence
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I remembered some character in a street-racing action movie once said, "It's not about the machine, it's all about the driver." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I totally agree with that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More than ever, I encountered<em> </em>drivers manoeuvring their <em>kancil </em>like ferocious lambo on the road. I think this is just another verson of <em>mat rempit</em>. You know, some people just have an ego larger than their pockets, balls outgrowing their brains. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, if a vunerable vehicle can cruise around like it is the mother of all roads, it's no wonder the trucks or express buses are driven like battle tanks on the highway these days. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14371232161217175.post-89216143990022079302012-05-05T21:56:00.000+08:002012-05-05T21:56:15.348+08:00Pandan from Kluang<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first one didn't make it. Nonetheless, the second one not only survived, but flourish like anything as can be seen from the picture on the left. So now it is ready to be harvested for culinary flavoring and as cockroach repellent in the wardrobes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Will need to segregate out the young stems from the pot in near future :)</span></div>
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Pandan leaves, pandan wangi, Pandanus amaryllifolius (<em>Scientific name</em>)</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14371232161217175.post-14367102513722406862012-05-03T13:50:00.000+08:002012-05-03T13:50:53.909+08:00Slow down please, when approaching a slope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't understand why we have this stupid road system where multiple lanes will eventually converge into one lane. And knowing how disorderly we Malaysian drivers drive on the road, those impatient will curse, those lawless will cut queue, those reckless will collide, those in a hurry will cry.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14371232161217175.post-63681049200187102472012-04-29T15:00:00.000+08:002012-04-29T17:08:08.566+08:00Calathea Lutea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After moving in for a year, CM and I finally saved enough house fund for some DIY landscaping. We consulted our interior designer, Mr Chow back then and he encouraged us to plant some plants which match the "feel" of our house architecture - modern tropical. And we can either plant some Philippines </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">yucca</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> or nako (resembles yucca with softer foliage and not spiky). Plants with super big leaves like Calathea Lutea are forbidden in our compound. What?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The thing is, I am a big fan for humongous leaves, sort of like a fetish. And it's our home anyway and we CAN PLANT ANYTHING THAT WE FANCY, right? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So after a year, with sufficient fund, we scouted around for quality Calathea Lutea due to the following reasons:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The plant is majectically tall and can go up to 3 metres. Big is good. Size does matter. It will form shades for <a href="http://gnustiy.blogspot.com/2011/08/from-today-onwards-you-two-will-have-to.html" target="_blank">Thor & Tease</a> during the daytime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has this large paddle-shaped leaves held by long stalk and can easily form graceful clumps, which will be a dramatic evergreen display all year long at our side foyer.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheap: RM38/plant bag for smaller stalk, RM68/plant bag for taller stalk. There will be 3-4 stalks per plant bag. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have learnt a trick or two from the nursery in horticulture. And the elixir to strong, healthy and fast-growing plantation is - chicken shit! Yes, the pungent <em>tahi ayam</em> is the all time favorite for any plants and it can be sourced from almost any plant nursery and chicken farm, at an economical price. Now, just compare the difference of the same plants two months ago and now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The transformation of the well-fed Calatheas is satisfying and overwhelming at the same time. They remind me of Dr. Bruce Banner, a sci-fi character from Marvel's comic, who turns into a green giant (The Hulk) after he was exposed to gamma rays during an experiment. 3-metre is the tolerance guys, and please stay this way forever. If you grow any bigger and make my compound look like the Amazon rainforest, you guys are going on a diet.</span></div>
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<strong>"No handphone! Silent your mobile, please!" </strong></div>
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When you go to cinemas these days, they have this ad before the show starts, to request audiences to switch off their cellphone. This is to prevent some mindless folks from disrupting the vibe of the movie simply by answering their calls and start bitching around. Even the ringtone itself can ruin the whole movie. </div>
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Imagine when the movie reaches its climax, e.g when Tom Cruise attempts to jump off from Burj Khalifa in Mission Impossible 4, suddenly some Doraemon ringtone permeates through the air, "An an an...Tottemo Daisuki...Doraemon..." </div>
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CM and I went and watched Titanic 3D yesterday before the screening ends. All went well, we managed to reach the cinema early after work, secured the tickets, had a simple dinner and proceed to check in. We were pretty excited and had prepared to feast our eyes upon James Cameron's classic production. (My Heart Will Go On playing in the background.)</div>
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Shortly after the show started, a pair of couple made their way through and occupied the seats in front of us. And instantly they put an end to our beloved Jack and Rose epic. Reason being, the guy in front of us has this super tall spiky hairstyle, which effectively formed the silhouette of an iceberg in our view. Yes, in our version of Titanic, the iceberg appears right from the start till the end (it's 3D somemore), and we wondered why the Titanic crew had failed to notice it.</div>
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<strong>This is the beginning part where the submarine is exploring the Titanic wreck. Wait, is that an octopus ready to attack the submarine? (Jaws classic music in the background.)</strong></div>
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<strong>Yucks! Old Rose has so much nose hair...eewww.</strong></div>
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<strong>I sincerely hope that is not Rose's armpit hair...my gawd, need to throw up already.</strong></div>
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As you can see, this dickhead is practically blocking our view throughout the movie. Why la comb this hairstyle to a movie? Maybe he has serious esteem issue with his height, hence the spikes to add a few inches. Sorry for the foul language, but I really <em>beh tahan</em> when some dickhead turned a romance epic into an erotic blue film. And dirty-minded people like me tend to be distracted. But frankly, this is the first time I had so much fun snapping pictures in a movie.<br />
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This is Google's doodle today to commemorate the Father of All Zips, Gideon Sundback's birthday. And if you click on the doodle, the giant zipper sort of runs down the centre of Google's homepage. Cool huh? <br />
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Not when it runs down by itself, and it's certainly NOT COOL when it runs down by itself on YOUR PANTS, despite the fact that you will feel cool down below the waist! It's been happening to me more often now on my one and only pair of jeans, and it's branded somemore! </div>
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Yes, it's Levi's.</div>
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Coincidently, it is the Father of All Denim Jeans, invented back in the 1850s, for gold miners and it is dubbed the toughest pants. They even have a "Two-Horse Brand" leather patch on each pair of jeans, showing the garment being pulled between two horses to prove its strength! But why the zipper kept coming loose on me? Why?</div>
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My humorous friend told me that I can't blame Levi's because they have actually declared upfront that the zippers on their jeans tend to open by itself. There is a hint. If you look closely at the "Two-horse Brand" leather patch, you will notice that the zipper is loose. Haha, very funny. </div>
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So, it's satirical when I have an answer for each of Levi's marketing slogan below:</div>
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<strong><em>A style for every story.</em></strong> </div>
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This is my story, and an embarassing one.</div>
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<strong><em>Have you ever had a bad time in Levi's?</em></strong> </div>
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Almost everytime when my fly is wide open.</div>
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<strong><em>Quality never goes out of style.</em></strong> </div>
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Yeah, whenever I feel the breeze down under, I want to sing "I Believe I can Fly" in R Kelly style..</div>
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So when you people see this poster below in any Levi's store, trust me, don't challenge it, wear underpants please. Remember, slogans are meant to sell, it's not for real. And Levi's, seriously, you should change your zipper supplier. </div>
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