Monday, January 10, 2011

UP




In Malaysia recently everything seems to be going up.

Let's see :-

i) Petrol price went up from RM 1.80 to RM 1.90.
Small change of 10 cent ? Whats the big deal ?

ii) Sugar will also cost 20 sen more at RM2.10 per kg.

iii) Evaporated milk will cost 30 cent more.

See the effect of a 10 cent hike in petrol price!

The effect must multiplies itself like a nuclear chain reaction.

Our addiction to OIL will lead to our UNDOING.

WE are so dependent for oil from food production to electricity generation.

Once we run out of it, the effect will be again like a nuclear chain reaction.

Do you know the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ?

You should !

IN my case , I would like to focus on the 3rd Horsemen.

The one who rides the BLACK HORSE.



This is the third horseman of the apocalypse called 'Famine'

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!"

— Revelation 6:5-6

What that means, our one day salary will be enough for our food alone only.

The cost of living will become so high & this will be the consequence !

Enough bad news, let's look at the good news.

SHARE prices are expected to continue their uptrend this week as investors are bullish on rosy outlook for global economic recovery.

By the way, REMEMBER :-

WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN
!

1 down 51 to go !




1st week of 2011 over !

It was quite fast but not very stressful .

This year will be (I hope so) more relaxing as I am only taking 2 papers for ACCA for now.

I think all ACCA students should just chill & take 2 papers !

You will have more time to live & enjoy life.

Why go through hell while studying & hell again when working !

I never got the idea of the whole RAT RACE !

Let's see the 2 papers I am taking this semester :-

F8- Audit paper. New lecturer which seems to know her job & is focused.
Difficulty : Average. I think I will be able to manage.

P2- One of the HARDEST paper in ACCA. Like duh, it's a PROFESSIONAL level paper !
Lecturer is like an army officer. Class is like a battlefield !
Got to start READING & MEMORIZING the IAS (International Accounting Std)

Health wise, I have started going to the gym this year from Monday to Friday.

I must admit that working out keeps you MORE active & you feel better.

Moral of the Story : PLEASE , exercise especially if you are F_T !
&
All ACCA students, it's not an obligation to take 3 papers
just because all your friend's take 3 papers.
&
You are not a rat,
so get out of the RAT RACE !

Saturday, January 1, 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!!!




Good-bye 2010, Welcome 2011.

Happy New Year to everybody.

I think it is going to be a fantastic year.

New Year Resolutions ? I think I will make 3 i.e.

i) Study more consistently and pass F8,P2,P1 & P3 with flying colors
ii) Lose a few pounds. (OK to be honest, A LOT of POUNDS !)
iii) Do more stuff related to accounting carrier(read finance news,magazines & etc)


BTW, another 1 year to 2012. For all those people who believe in THE END , chill out.

The world is not going to end !!!!!!!!!

Be positive & enjoy life, so even if the world does end & you have to go to
HEAVEN / Hell, go with a smile :)

Holidays, Nice but over.





2 weeks plus of holidays will be over on Sunday @ the stroke of midnight.

It was nice, relaxing, joyful & bla bla bla.

I spent my holidays (location perspective ) as follows :-

5% in KL
5% in Bukit Tinggi
25% in Melaka
75% in JB

I must admit that JB is way better compared to KL.

The malls in KL are freaking crowded & its so freaking hard to watch a movie
AND
KL is always JAMMED up.

JB on the other hand is peaceful, not VERY crowded especially the malls
AND
NOT jammed up like KL
+
In JB everything is cheaper especially for FOOD !

Bukit Tinggi was a 3 days 2 nights holiday.
It was peaceful, surrounded by greenery & amazing landscapes.


Rest of the holidays were spent watching movies in cinema which I really like.
Maybe it's because of the popcorn !
I LOVE POPCORN !

I watched :-

1 movie in KL (cuz its so freaking crowded).
That is Due Date. Funny & Robert Downey Jr. did a good job.

2 movies in Melaka i.e.

i) Gulliver's Travels. It was amusing but not up to expectation.

ii) Manmadan Ambu. It is a Tamil romantic comedy film.
Really funny & entertaining.

2 movies in JB i.e.

i) Tron: Legacy. It was kinda boring.
The cool gadgets, vehicles & clothing kept me awake.

ii) The Tourist. It was really thrilling, funny & quite
action packed. Johnny Depp has done it again !

That is as far as it goes for movies.

As for games, I was playing a bit of Dawn of War: Dark Crusade & Counter Strike 1.6

I met up with Eu Vin in JB & he gave me CoD: Modern Warfare 2 & Black Ops.

Finished Modern Warfare 2 & man was it AWESOME !

Based on the facts above, I have certainly enjoyed my holidays.

I hope you have too & even more sincerely hope so if you are an ACCA student.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Freedom



Exams over !!!!!!!!!!!!!




Freedom ! Independence ! Merdeka !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One thing you really cherish when you do ACCA is the holidays after the exams !

The break/holiday is about 2 weeks.

Yup, that is short indeed!

Back in school, we get a month plus of holidays.

You never really value something while you have it,

you only value it after it is gone.

Don't know how to value time especially holidays ?!?!?!?!

This might help :-

If you want to know the value of a year, ask a P.O.W. that has lost his freedom.

If you want to know the value of a month, ask a mother that has given birth to a premature baby.

If you want to know the value of a week, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

If you want to know the value of a day, ask a schoolboy on the last day before summer vacation.

If you want to know the value of an hour, ask a criminal sentenced to death.

If you want to know the value of a minute, ask a person that just missed their flight.

If you want to know the value of a second, ask a person that just avoided a serious car accident.

If you want to know the value of a millisecond, ask an Olympic silver medallist.

AND if you want to know the value of 2 weeks, ask a ACCA student !!!!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Stocks Up , Profits Up, Exams NEAR !

Let's see the news today shall we :-

1) Petronas Chemical IPO priced RM5.05-5.20.

-Mmmm... quite expensive for me. Nope I will forget about it.

-the company was considering a dividend policy comprising distribution of 50 per cent of net profits.I don't think that will continue on in the near future.


2) Petronas To Help Pengerang/Teluk Ramunia Develop Into Regional O&G Hub.

- just the icing on the cake to increase demand for share price.
Well, I ain't buying it.

3) Malaysia Airlines (MAS) swung back to profitability for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2010, posting a net profit of RM233 million, on the back of a 15% increase in revenue.

- Wow, that is a lot but hey you get lucky sometimes.
But as far as it goes for airline companies, you get LOSSES
MOST of the TIME.

4)Proton has reported that it has posted a RM186 million profit before tax for the first half of its 2010/11 financial year.

- Is that Right ?! Of course Proton cars don't last long.
You total one up, you have to buy a new one.
You buy a new one, but it has a lot of problem.
So you send it back to the genius who made the car
& they charge you for their screw up.
That is how you increase profits.
I hope other car makers don't do that !

5) Proton reveals prototype Exora EV.

- Another icing on the cake to improve share price... I guess.
But I must say, I have to congratulate them for their initiative.
They say it will be released in late 2011 or early 2012.
Wait a minute, 2012, that is smart.
I think they are just delaying it & hoping the world will end so that they will not need to make it.


6) Exams on Dec 9 and Dec 14.

- Pressure RISING! Stress RISING !
But i ain't cracking, there is only 1 way out.
NO RETREAT!!!! NO SURRENDER!!!! ONWARD TO GLORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sunday, October 17, 2010

Trial & Error

Next week, is the MOCK EXAMS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All lecturers expect students to get high marks.

But I don't think so.

Chill, there was no real time to study.

Besides, MOCK exam = TRIAL exam.

TRIAL & ERROR.

So it's ok to screw up the MOCK EXAM.

BUT for God's sake not the REAL exam.

When dealing with the REAL stuff, you gotta put 100% effort into it.

So,

READY , STEADY , GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

or in BM

Anda sedia, Anda sedia, JANGAN CAKAP BAHAYA !!!!!!!!!!!11