Piggy-backing on Yingel's strong spirit of persistence, me and Geoky headed to the pool together this evening. BTW, she lost her tummy.
It was so bloody cold and I felt chilled especially at the chest area, I went to buy some Ginger soup from the Tang Yuan stall in a nearby coffee shop first. After drinking, I felt warm enough to start.
Its so long since I've went to the pool. Think the last time was in JC. Thereafter didnt go the pool. No reason cos I cant swim well enough. It was rather empty so we started in the medium pool. Used the board for a few laps, then tried swimming on my own. My breathing method not good, after a few strokes, I had to stand. But still persisted throughout the 1hr 15min. Technically swam about 8-10 laps. Lost count after a while, though it was continuous. Swam, stood up but continued. A couple of time, I got it, can swim > 10 strokes, even to 1/3, 1/2 the lap at one shot. Mostly is about 4 strokes then stand up. Signz lots to work on. At least my sister taught me the proper leg movement and hand movement.
Going again around Thursday. Then maybe once more of Sat or Sunday if timing allows. Will endeavour to stick to this, using Yingel's 3 times routine plus her weight loss success to motivate myself to go.
At the end of it, time went past very quickly indeed. Unlike at the gym, I had to keep counting down especially on the treadmill even for a mere 10minutes. Plus didnt feel tired too. Though by the last 1-2 laps, I switched back to using the board and kicking. Swam slower and slower... Well at least its not straining on my knee nor my ankles.
Reached home with a bit of gastric though I did munch a muslie bar beforehand. Ate dinner hungrily. Cold weather, swam plus half a bowl of noodles for lunch. Hence kinda hungry.
K weight loss, here I come. I give myself 3 months to see some result? Even more toned legs are welcomed.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Walao, excuse me while I go sulk at the corner and drop into the depths of despair
I woke up late today cos of 2 late nighting. Playing guitar during the wee hours of Saturday. Watching cable tv in the wee hours of Sunday.
First thing I heard when I went into the kitchen was my youngest sister telling me that my other sister had lost 5kg already. She had verified that. So my sister is down to 58kg, while my youngest is 60kg, and I am 68.6kg. SIAN!
Excuse me while I went to the toilet and sunk into the depths of despair. My other sister was also despairing though jokingly. That sister did it in 2.5 months. Within that 2.5mths, I came down from about 71.5kg to my current weight but couldnt drop more despite writing a food diary. I did consciously eat proper meals and avoided snacking but compared to 3 weeks ago, neligible difference of 0.5kg.
Been spraining my ankle and other knee crackling for the past 3 weeks. Havent gone to the gym cos no point aggravating things. Then weights also put off. Signz think I will have to resort to swimming too.
So after grovelling in the dirt, my sister, me and mom went next door to the food centre where there was an official opening ceremony that invited some Getai show to come. While my mom stood there to watch, the disinterested sister and I ate hawker food brunch. Later after eating, my mom found the volume of the speakers too loud, so we went to buy more lemons at the supermarket. By the time we got home, it was before 1pm.
I was tired so watched a hour show on cable tv. Then I felt bored. Wanted to head out. Went to sister's room, they were having the same discussion of being bored, wanting to go out but very sian of going to the same places. So we threw out ideas of places to go, Vivo, JP, IMM, clementi central, east coast, orchard, sommerset, dolby ghaut etc etc. All of these places were very sian cos either frequently go there, very far away. Even remote places like Yishun, Bishan, Novena, Turf city at Kranji didnt sound appealing.
In the end, it was Tampines cos there are 3 shopping centres in the vicinity of each other. So that being decided, we headed out near 2.30pm via train. I was updating my stock in a booklet and also my food diary, the other two played with PSP. We reached there and headed to the ladies first. Then we walked around. I bought 2 non-black polo t-shirts. Ate at the Halah food court there.
There was a Fila sale but didnt see anything. Later walked past the Fila shop, and I bought another T-shirt, again not black. While walking more, we walked past this Arena outlet that sold swim wear. Remembering that I should try to swim, didnt have my own swim suit plus goggles, and there was a sale 50%, plus given my knee and ankle condition, should go for low impact stuff. At first not sure whether to buy, but went back later and decided to just do it.
Headed in, tried the swim wear (not swim suit, is the one that covered the thigh type) and tried it. Okay fit, buy, add a pair of goggles. Tada, I am ready to go try swimming anytime. I can swim the breast stroke, having passed beginner level but not confident. My sister offered to teach me cos she is still taking swimming lesson and has successfully taught the other sister to swim better. In the end, both of them also bought a swimsuit (covered thigh type too) each. Ours each are a different colour. We headed home by cab.
Tom we will all be going swimming in the evening after work. I will piggy-back on my sister's persistence to go swimming at least twice a week, about 2hrs each. Hope to have a slimmer self in a few months.
First thing I heard when I went into the kitchen was my youngest sister telling me that my other sister had lost 5kg already. She had verified that. So my sister is down to 58kg, while my youngest is 60kg, and I am 68.6kg. SIAN!
Excuse me while I went to the toilet and sunk into the depths of despair. My other sister was also despairing though jokingly. That sister did it in 2.5 months. Within that 2.5mths, I came down from about 71.5kg to my current weight but couldnt drop more despite writing a food diary. I did consciously eat proper meals and avoided snacking but compared to 3 weeks ago, neligible difference of 0.5kg.
Been spraining my ankle and other knee crackling for the past 3 weeks. Havent gone to the gym cos no point aggravating things. Then weights also put off. Signz think I will have to resort to swimming too.
So after grovelling in the dirt, my sister, me and mom went next door to the food centre where there was an official opening ceremony that invited some Getai show to come. While my mom stood there to watch, the disinterested sister and I ate hawker food brunch. Later after eating, my mom found the volume of the speakers too loud, so we went to buy more lemons at the supermarket. By the time we got home, it was before 1pm.
I was tired so watched a hour show on cable tv. Then I felt bored. Wanted to head out. Went to sister's room, they were having the same discussion of being bored, wanting to go out but very sian of going to the same places. So we threw out ideas of places to go, Vivo, JP, IMM, clementi central, east coast, orchard, sommerset, dolby ghaut etc etc. All of these places were very sian cos either frequently go there, very far away. Even remote places like Yishun, Bishan, Novena, Turf city at Kranji didnt sound appealing.
In the end, it was Tampines cos there are 3 shopping centres in the vicinity of each other. So that being decided, we headed out near 2.30pm via train. I was updating my stock in a booklet and also my food diary, the other two played with PSP. We reached there and headed to the ladies first. Then we walked around. I bought 2 non-black polo t-shirts. Ate at the Halah food court there.
There was a Fila sale but didnt see anything. Later walked past the Fila shop, and I bought another T-shirt, again not black. While walking more, we walked past this Arena outlet that sold swim wear. Remembering that I should try to swim, didnt have my own swim suit plus goggles, and there was a sale 50%, plus given my knee and ankle condition, should go for low impact stuff. At first not sure whether to buy, but went back later and decided to just do it.
Headed in, tried the swim wear (not swim suit, is the one that covered the thigh type) and tried it. Okay fit, buy, add a pair of goggles. Tada, I am ready to go try swimming anytime. I can swim the breast stroke, having passed beginner level but not confident. My sister offered to teach me cos she is still taking swimming lesson and has successfully taught the other sister to swim better. In the end, both of them also bought a swimsuit (covered thigh type too) each. Ours each are a different colour. We headed home by cab.
Tom we will all be going swimming in the evening after work. I will piggy-back on my sister's persistence to go swimming at least twice a week, about 2hrs each. Hope to have a slimmer self in a few months.
Work 0, Life 1
Absolutely no work done so far. Dabaoed 4 stacks but my Work-Life balance meter prevents me from working.
Guitar is getting interesting with more difficult songs and also now 3 students in total. Other 2 being guys. While I was telling the rest about secretly taking their pics to show them cos they quite okay looking. Tab suggested that it was very easy. Just do the girly thing, say you brought a camera and wanted to take a pic together. She totally forgot about how I look, behave plus sound. Man, its so laughable to imagine me doing the I-got-a-camera-so-lets-all-take-a-pic-girly act. Think they will all run away from class.
This morning I cracked my brains to come up with 4D numbers for Candle and Quetzal. Its very tiring. I thought about it on the bus journey, while I was eating and finally paced around more than 15mins outside the Toto outlet thinking. So much so by the time, I reached home, I was so tired. I fell asleep from exhausting the mind so much. But dunno if got luck cos the events didnt happen to me exactly. Nvm anyway.
Then the rest of the day spent practicing guitar, watching tv, later going out dinner, then going online watching Naruto that I had missed out for several weeks. Very irritating to have to wait 40mins when the streaming limit is reached.
Guitar is getting interesting with more difficult songs and also now 3 students in total. Other 2 being guys. While I was telling the rest about secretly taking their pics to show them cos they quite okay looking. Tab suggested that it was very easy. Just do the girly thing, say you brought a camera and wanted to take a pic together. She totally forgot about how I look, behave plus sound. Man, its so laughable to imagine me doing the I-got-a-camera-so-lets-all-take-a-pic-girly act. Think they will all run away from class.
This morning I cracked my brains to come up with 4D numbers for Candle and Quetzal. Its very tiring. I thought about it on the bus journey, while I was eating and finally paced around more than 15mins outside the Toto outlet thinking. So much so by the time, I reached home, I was so tired. I fell asleep from exhausting the mind so much. But dunno if got luck cos the events didnt happen to me exactly. Nvm anyway.
Then the rest of the day spent practicing guitar, watching tv, later going out dinner, then going online watching Naruto that I had missed out for several weeks. Very irritating to have to wait 40mins when the streaming limit is reached.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Listen to your elders... maybe save you some grief, before Experience gives you a bashing
My parents are back. My father seeing me logging online, asked me the msian stock prices. I told him and he told me his perspective that cash is king now. I shouldnt over-invest. Bear market now, the longer one waits, the cheaper stocks get but have to catch the recovery cos it will be fast.
SIGNZ...
He was saying that he made the same mistake when he was younger and over-invested, plus went in too early.
Guess the real deal about life is that One is destined to repeat the mistakes of the parents, despite their good intention of telling/sharing with you their experiences, in hopes to save you from making the same mistake. To save the time, effort and anguish. Yet like the cycle of life, we as the inexperienced, know-it-all often always choose not to listen and instead went ahead to try and later come to learn the value of the lesson. Not that it was any different from the mistakes of parents/elders but cos the lack of experience meant that it cannot be 'experienced through a thought experiment' and had to be lived through.
Oh well. But again, that doesnt mean that all things your parents tell you about, based on their own experiences are valid. Cos there are prejudices, new developments, new technology. But on the other hand, there are truths to be gleamed from their wisdom. Do listen more carefully and not turn a deaf ear.
SIGNZ...
He was saying that he made the same mistake when he was younger and over-invested, plus went in too early.
Guess the real deal about life is that One is destined to repeat the mistakes of the parents, despite their good intention of telling/sharing with you their experiences, in hopes to save you from making the same mistake. To save the time, effort and anguish. Yet like the cycle of life, we as the inexperienced, know-it-all often always choose not to listen and instead went ahead to try and later come to learn the value of the lesson. Not that it was any different from the mistakes of parents/elders but cos the lack of experience meant that it cannot be 'experienced through a thought experiment' and had to be lived through.
Oh well. But again, that doesnt mean that all things your parents tell you about, based on their own experiences are valid. Cos there are prejudices, new developments, new technology. But on the other hand, there are truths to be gleamed from their wisdom. Do listen more carefully and not turn a deaf ear.
Monday, March 02, 2009
A lesson indeed.
Sian. Stock market in Sg now reeling from the bad news and uncertainities in US and falling below their historic low prices from previously.
Sian. It meant I am sitting on paper losses.
Sian. It meant this could be a good opportunity to pick up cheaper stuff but I am out of capital for the near-term.
Sian. I have to build up my reserve that is depleted from investing and that could take me until the end of this year. By then, opportunities could have disappeared. Signz, went in a bit early and over-committed.
A lesson indeed.
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Work sucks but the rest of the time was still kinda mundane. Nothing exciting except I went to a nearby ATM to pay for the Right Issue (which is something that used up my remaining bits of capital), practiced guitar until finger pain a bit, online checky stock prices and record.
My fried salmon and later fried rice turned out dry and untasty... Think need more practice in frying. Think used too little oil to fry, so had to clean the bits stuck to the bottom of the pot after cooking twice.
Man I wish I could stay at home. Its such a nice place to stay and do nothing for a change. Though initially it could be boring during the adjustment period, but I think I have enough games piling at home to keep me occupied for a LONG LONG time indeed. Have games from PS1, PS2, PSP all waiting for me to play them. The game consoles are gathering dust sitting there idle.
The plan to exercise more regularly is seriously not working out. Especially I keep spraining my feet, this is the 3rd time in 3 weeks from work and it prevents me from going to the gym. Maybe I should go learn swimming like my sister and at least those are lesser impact? Signz busy enough and tired enough from work alone, plus Jap and Guitar. Can I handle more? Really dunno. My energy level is not like previous days of temping and teaching tuition. Think I never really recovered the energy.
Sian. It meant I am sitting on paper losses.
Sian. It meant this could be a good opportunity to pick up cheaper stuff but I am out of capital for the near-term.
Sian. I have to build up my reserve that is depleted from investing and that could take me until the end of this year. By then, opportunities could have disappeared. Signz, went in a bit early and over-committed.
A lesson indeed.
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Work sucks but the rest of the time was still kinda mundane. Nothing exciting except I went to a nearby ATM to pay for the Right Issue (which is something that used up my remaining bits of capital), practiced guitar until finger pain a bit, online checky stock prices and record.
My fried salmon and later fried rice turned out dry and untasty... Think need more practice in frying. Think used too little oil to fry, so had to clean the bits stuck to the bottom of the pot after cooking twice.
Man I wish I could stay at home. Its such a nice place to stay and do nothing for a change. Though initially it could be boring during the adjustment period, but I think I have enough games piling at home to keep me occupied for a LONG LONG time indeed. Have games from PS1, PS2, PSP all waiting for me to play them. The game consoles are gathering dust sitting there idle.
The plan to exercise more regularly is seriously not working out. Especially I keep spraining my feet, this is the 3rd time in 3 weeks from work and it prevents me from going to the gym. Maybe I should go learn swimming like my sister and at least those are lesser impact? Signz busy enough and tired enough from work alone, plus Jap and Guitar. Can I handle more? Really dunno. My energy level is not like previous days of temping and teaching tuition. Think I never really recovered the energy.
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Heading out to reduce boredom
Late morning, I woke up to help my mom and dad carry their bags downstairs as they were heading back to Msia for a relative's son wedding. Incidentally he's my age.
Then after lazing around, washing my hair and letting it dry, I headed out with my sister, me - cutting hair, she - going to buy something. I brought my usual picture along to the usual salon I have been going for more than a year.
Reason? They can cut out the style I wanted and nicely too. Though its pricer compared to neighbourhood salons, but heck, if I dont spend some money to cut a nicer hair when I am already in my late 20s, and still young-looking enough to carry it off, and delay until I am in my late 30s, 40s then regret and start acting young, kinda off lor. Plus they did do a good job so far in my so many visits. My previous hair stylist quitted so I am without a fixed hair stylist. Though the handsome one did my last hair cut. I didnt make an appointment and just headed down as walk-in.
The rather handsome looking guy helped me washed my hair (though again, I cant see very clearly due to not wearing my spectacles, signz.) but he was not cutting, just doing washing. Another guy cut for me. It ended up shorter than the normal ones I cut under previous stylist and I look 'guy-ish' with this shorter version instead of 'femine' when the handsome one cut for me in the last visit. Okay, note to self, I shall just make an appointment for the more handsome guy to cut for me instead. So far his is the best version of the hairstyle. That will be another 2-3 months time again.
My sister doesnt believe in paying $35 for a hair cut. Then she saw the good looking one when she walked past and I headed in and she somewhat was saying, maybe when her hair got longer, she'll head there to try... LOL!
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After I was done, I went home first. Before that, my youngest sister Geoky was complaining of being bored at home, being bored with life, being bored with going out cos she knows what are the stuff around already. She did comment I looked very 'butch' with the spiked-up hair when its gelled. Signz.
I told her I was heading out to buy more colourful looking polo work tshirts cos after throwing away a couple from wear and tear, I am left with 5 black ones, 2 in other colours. My mom was telling me cos she go and tell the sinseh about my near miss in 4D, that I shouldnt wear all black so often, it affects the luck. Okay fine, I shall wear my other colour t-shirts during weekend and mix more other colour polo t-shirts for work. I asked her whether she wanted to head out. Cos bored at home, bored go out, might as well go out and still be bored. Do something, suspend judgement and maybe wont be so bored anymore. She agreed.
I headed to Central to buy Polo Ts first but only managed to get 2 colours, blue and white. The rest were so off, purple, dark maroon blue, orange. The nicer colours of brown and light grey didnt have my size. WTF? Have to look for them later in other outlets. We headed to Sommerset and arrived with pouring rain.
We walked firstly to Hereen cos she wanted to check out the Manhunt thingy, oh btw its on the next 2 sat somewhere late noon, cant remember. Err dun think is my taste or her taste. We went to the toilet and looked around the basement and Altitude dining for dinner options. She didnt want those, so we headed over to Cineleisure. I was telling her about BBQ Chicken and trying it.
We walked over to look and loh and behold, Tab was there with her DF. They were about done by the time they saw us. DF kindly gave a 20% discount coupon (Thanks) and we used it. I ate Original chicken and my sister ordered Charboil chicken sandwich. Its nice and filling. We headed over to get a drink at Koufu (reason, was wanted a hot drink. For my stomach, its best I dun overwork it by drinking cold drinks after a meal, its extra burden for the stomach)
While we continued to scan the crowds for 'eye candy' and found none, we ate, drank and headed up to E-max to check out this store that sold Japanese idols pics etc and found it closed off. Then I saw quite a number of pple playing shooting games including gals. Maybe its the zombie game and counterstrike. I saw WII or was that X-box with Guitar Hero. Tempted but with sister and the cold weather, didnt play.
We walked over to Takashimaya to avoid the rain and walk through underground. Nothing much else. Headed to Isetan at Shaw cos she said she found this cheaper green tea ice-cream from the japanese supermarket and its really good. Surprisingly a big cup about $2.20 but it didnt come with spoon, so bought a pack of disposable ones to use. We headed upstairs to Shaw to eat and watch movie trailer. Its good and affordable Japanese brand green tea ice cream. Mmmmm... something to get the next time round, if I head there.
Later we headed to Far East to looksey and then took a direct but longer bus ride home. Very glad for a seat all the way home, as my legs were killing me. Cos just saw sinseh on Sat for sprained ankle plus other leg, the knee cap making crackling sound. The sinseh says is occupational hazard, I stood too much, the vein harden and affected the knee. The other is weight on foot. So I have to sit more during work and think I need to strengthen leg muscles and lose some weight.
Think overall, my sister wasnt as bored cos went to quite a bit of places, ate well too.
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Now (10.45pm) I am going to fry the salmon that my mom defrosted but then left in the fridge. Lemme try my salmon-frying skill. Maybe that be my supper too or my breakfast or lunch.
Then after lazing around, washing my hair and letting it dry, I headed out with my sister, me - cutting hair, she - going to buy something. I brought my usual picture along to the usual salon I have been going for more than a year.
Reason? They can cut out the style I wanted and nicely too. Though its pricer compared to neighbourhood salons, but heck, if I dont spend some money to cut a nicer hair when I am already in my late 20s, and still young-looking enough to carry it off, and delay until I am in my late 30s, 40s then regret and start acting young, kinda off lor. Plus they did do a good job so far in my so many visits. My previous hair stylist quitted so I am without a fixed hair stylist. Though the handsome one did my last hair cut. I didnt make an appointment and just headed down as walk-in.
The rather handsome looking guy helped me washed my hair (though again, I cant see very clearly due to not wearing my spectacles, signz.) but he was not cutting, just doing washing. Another guy cut for me. It ended up shorter than the normal ones I cut under previous stylist and I look 'guy-ish' with this shorter version instead of 'femine' when the handsome one cut for me in the last visit. Okay, note to self, I shall just make an appointment for the more handsome guy to cut for me instead. So far his is the best version of the hairstyle. That will be another 2-3 months time again.
My sister doesnt believe in paying $35 for a hair cut. Then she saw the good looking one when she walked past and I headed in and she somewhat was saying, maybe when her hair got longer, she'll head there to try... LOL!
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After I was done, I went home first. Before that, my youngest sister Geoky was complaining of being bored at home, being bored with life, being bored with going out cos she knows what are the stuff around already. She did comment I looked very 'butch' with the spiked-up hair when its gelled. Signz.
I told her I was heading out to buy more colourful looking polo work tshirts cos after throwing away a couple from wear and tear, I am left with 5 black ones, 2 in other colours. My mom was telling me cos she go and tell the sinseh about my near miss in 4D, that I shouldnt wear all black so often, it affects the luck. Okay fine, I shall wear my other colour t-shirts during weekend and mix more other colour polo t-shirts for work. I asked her whether she wanted to head out. Cos bored at home, bored go out, might as well go out and still be bored. Do something, suspend judgement and maybe wont be so bored anymore. She agreed.
I headed to Central to buy Polo Ts first but only managed to get 2 colours, blue and white. The rest were so off, purple, dark maroon blue, orange. The nicer colours of brown and light grey didnt have my size. WTF? Have to look for them later in other outlets. We headed to Sommerset and arrived with pouring rain.
We walked firstly to Hereen cos she wanted to check out the Manhunt thingy, oh btw its on the next 2 sat somewhere late noon, cant remember. Err dun think is my taste or her taste. We went to the toilet and looked around the basement and Altitude dining for dinner options. She didnt want those, so we headed over to Cineleisure. I was telling her about BBQ Chicken and trying it.
We walked over to look and loh and behold, Tab was there with her DF. They were about done by the time they saw us. DF kindly gave a 20% discount coupon (Thanks) and we used it. I ate Original chicken and my sister ordered Charboil chicken sandwich. Its nice and filling. We headed over to get a drink at Koufu (reason, was wanted a hot drink. For my stomach, its best I dun overwork it by drinking cold drinks after a meal, its extra burden for the stomach)
While we continued to scan the crowds for 'eye candy' and found none, we ate, drank and headed up to E-max to check out this store that sold Japanese idols pics etc and found it closed off. Then I saw quite a number of pple playing shooting games including gals. Maybe its the zombie game and counterstrike. I saw WII or was that X-box with Guitar Hero. Tempted but with sister and the cold weather, didnt play.
We walked over to Takashimaya to avoid the rain and walk through underground. Nothing much else. Headed to Isetan at Shaw cos she said she found this cheaper green tea ice-cream from the japanese supermarket and its really good. Surprisingly a big cup about $2.20 but it didnt come with spoon, so bought a pack of disposable ones to use. We headed upstairs to Shaw to eat and watch movie trailer. Its good and affordable Japanese brand green tea ice cream. Mmmmm... something to get the next time round, if I head there.
Later we headed to Far East to looksey and then took a direct but longer bus ride home. Very glad for a seat all the way home, as my legs were killing me. Cos just saw sinseh on Sat for sprained ankle plus other leg, the knee cap making crackling sound. The sinseh says is occupational hazard, I stood too much, the vein harden and affected the knee. The other is weight on foot. So I have to sit more during work and think I need to strengthen leg muscles and lose some weight.
Think overall, my sister wasnt as bored cos went to quite a bit of places, ate well too.
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Now (10.45pm) I am going to fry the salmon that my mom defrosted but then left in the fridge. Lemme try my salmon-frying skill. Maybe that be my supper too or my breakfast or lunch.
Financial Implosion Curse
Msny years ago, about 5 years, I was an intern at ShittyBank. Was very surprised by how small the unit was, the number of bitches that I encountered, the slowness of the computers used; never seen a 486 until I went in. Though it is somewhat a norm that there is no station for temp/intern but that really was the most WORST compared to the rival HCBS. Seriously the culture of 'takaning, bitching' was most damaging.
After I completed the internship, I moved on. But the bitterness it left caused me to curse ShittyBank. NOT with financial explosion (imagine a building exploding) like Enron, but with financial implosion (imagine a building collapsing on itself) after Quetzal has left.
Friends who heard me cursing were all saying things like 'impossible, unlikely' cos despite the lousy state of the backroom, the front image is prestigious, premium. My brother whom also encountered Shitty experience working as sales in ShittyBank Msia also joined in to curse.
Years passed by and there was no sign of financial implosion. I refused to get a ShittyBank credit card or account or anything related. Though as years passed by and time healed, plus one forgets, the curse is still remembered and uttered time to time. There seems no end in sight...
Until....
1) 2008, ShittyBank received a capital infusion from Spore Inc and Dubai parties.
2) Near the end of 2008, ShittyBank went to US govt for bailout.
3) Feb 2009, ShittyBank needed capital and got US govt and Spore Inc to convert the preferential shares to ordinary shares to raise capital. Cos the conversion from a preferential to ordinary, was at an option price of $35-36. But the reality of the matter was the ordinary shares was trading for near $1.50. So to pay $35 for something worth $1.50, meant paying a premium of $33.50 aka the capital infusion.
Wonders how many more of such implosion incidences more to topple it. Though its true that the American operations is distinct from its Sg or Msia operation units but still the experience has tainted them all in my eyes. Implode them all since Quetzal has already been let go and left.
After I completed the internship, I moved on. But the bitterness it left caused me to curse ShittyBank. NOT with financial explosion (imagine a building exploding) like Enron, but with financial implosion (imagine a building collapsing on itself) after Quetzal has left.
Friends who heard me cursing were all saying things like 'impossible, unlikely' cos despite the lousy state of the backroom, the front image is prestigious, premium. My brother whom also encountered Shitty experience working as sales in ShittyBank Msia also joined in to curse.
Years passed by and there was no sign of financial implosion. I refused to get a ShittyBank credit card or account or anything related. Though as years passed by and time healed, plus one forgets, the curse is still remembered and uttered time to time. There seems no end in sight...
Until....
1) 2008, ShittyBank received a capital infusion from Spore Inc and Dubai parties.
2) Near the end of 2008, ShittyBank went to US govt for bailout.
3) Feb 2009, ShittyBank needed capital and got US govt and Spore Inc to convert the preferential shares to ordinary shares to raise capital. Cos the conversion from a preferential to ordinary, was at an option price of $35-36. But the reality of the matter was the ordinary shares was trading for near $1.50. So to pay $35 for something worth $1.50, meant paying a premium of $33.50 aka the capital infusion.
Wonders how many more of such implosion incidences more to topple it. Though its true that the American operations is distinct from its Sg or Msia operation units but still the experience has tainted them all in my eyes. Implode them all since Quetzal has already been let go and left.
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