tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post1031956958816697471..comments2024-03-29T01:03:31.291+08:00Comments on BULLy the BEAR: Trust mela papillionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372278083694506953noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-18171686014883600612008-11-12T19:56:00.000+08:002008-11-12T19:56:00.000+08:00Hi LP,I never watch the film but I have heard of i...Hi LP,<BR/><BR/>I never watch the film but I have heard of it. Life is pretty simple, you either choose to lead a happy life or a sad life.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-53783070345571498552008-11-12T00:51:00.000+08:002008-11-12T00:51:00.000+08:00Derek,You're right. Wondering if you've watched 'L...Derek,<BR/><BR/>You're right. Wondering if you've watched 'Life is beautiful' - a foreign film. It describes a family who sees things in another perspective, despite their circumstances in WW2.la papillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372278083694506953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-57588003056569922342008-11-11T15:58:00.000+08:002008-11-11T15:58:00.000+08:00Hi LP,I too was feeling a little moody reflecting ...Hi LP,<BR/><BR/>I too was feeling a little moody reflecting on the ups and downs that happened during the past few years.<BR/><BR/>Let us not be pulled down by the negative things in life or think of how it could have been better. Life is short - live each day like a brand new day.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-46413330828296326422008-11-11T08:42:00.000+08:002008-11-11T08:42:00.000+08:00Hi Grey,Haha, thks bro cat!Hi Grey,<BR/><BR/>Haha, thks bro cat!la papillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372278083694506953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-89835929787350883182008-11-11T08:41:00.000+08:002008-11-11T08:41:00.000+08:00Hi PG, You're right. Both extremes of being too sk...Hi PG, <BR/><BR/>You're right. Both extremes of being too skeptical and too trusting are not healthy. <BR/><BR/>To find the balance between these two extremes is hard. But I dare say I'm still I trust people generally.la papillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372278083694506953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-27779568332430022852008-11-10T23:43:00.000+08:002008-11-10T23:43:00.000+08:00The cat WeowWwWwW angrily at those who conned it's...The cat WeowWwWwW angrily at those who conned it's brother cat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-9336011303137553482008-11-10T18:11:00.000+08:002008-11-10T18:11:00.000+08:00La PapillionTo be human is to be affected by human...La Papillion<BR/><BR/>To be human is to be affected by human emotions. That is why FEAR and GREED strike at almost every investor and that is why the market can gyrate so much because human beings, after all, can be totally IRRATIONAL. :-)<BR/><BR/>To be trusting is not wrong. The question is to what degree? I have worked as an auditor before and the phrase, "healthy scepticism" is the concept we try to practice. It is somewhere between knowing that your audit client is pulling a fast one on a material basis for the account or is just trying to window dress a little his accounts. <BR/><BR/>Many businesses does window dressing, it's the big fast one that makes the accounts not true and not fair that we worry.<BR/><BR/>But swinging to the other extreme makes a person extremely tiresome. Auditors (and lawyers) can be very irritating they keep asking, "why".... and dun accept explanations easily. ;-)PanzerGrenadierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836438378215893219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-47101990185950532782008-11-09T22:24:00.000+08:002008-11-09T22:24:00.000+08:00Hi guys,Thks very much for your kind encouragement...Hi guys,<BR/><BR/>Thks very much for your kind encouragement :)<BR/><BR/>It seems that my experience is not unique at all. I shall learn from my lessons and move forward. As mm had said, it's still very impt to be trusting even though it doesn't pay off sometimes :)la papillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372278083694506953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-58750617171808082932008-11-09T14:47:00.000+08:002008-11-09T14:47:00.000+08:00lp, I thought the cat photo looks really cute.lp, I thought the cat photo looks really cute.dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16238859543548780918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-70338309301894821282008-11-08T20:04:00.000+08:002008-11-08T20:04:00.000+08:00Hello La Pap,Tot I swung by this evening and saw t...Hello La Pap,<BR/><BR/>Tot I swung by this evening and saw this post.Tks for sharing.... <BR/><BR/>This trusting thing of yours is good to have. Don't lose it because of skeptism. <BR/><BR/>If a person chooses to cheat me of a small amount, I only thank goodness that such a small amount can tell me LOTS about his character.<BR/><BR/>Over time, you will find that as you get older, the things ppe. will do just for money will amaze you. It is sad indeed, but it is a fact of life. <BR/><BR/>Money itself is neutral. It is the LOVE OF MONEY thro' unscrupulous ends that causes so much misery in this world. :(<BR/><BR/>I myself have learnt to still be trusting, but only towards selected few friends whom I have known for ages. The new ones, I still give them my trust, but once they betray it, I will terminate the friendship cos' I feel that my time is valuable and I don't really want to waste it on relationships that is not built on trust :) <BR/><BR/>Your journey is a path that many have taken, including myself ;). Don't feel bad....<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>mmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-24613256454420177182008-11-07T20:01:00.000+08:002008-11-07T20:01:00.000+08:00I failed to find your e-mail or contact form, so I...I failed to find your e-mail or contact form, so I'm writing here.<BR/>I promote a website devoted to credit cards. I'm interested in adverising on your blog. Do you write paid posts? How much does it cost?<BR/>Please, contact me barbaraminer74@gmail.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902292723746696714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-40367227714716006412008-11-07T18:44:00.000+08:002008-11-07T18:44:00.000+08:00Hi La PapillionIt's all right to learn from mistak...Hi La Papillion<BR/><BR/>It's all right to learn from mistakes. I continue to make mistakes in personal finance and continue to learn from them. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I also got cheated by timeshare before. That was long before I was wiser to the world of investments and what is a want vs a need.<BR/><BR/>Life is a learning process. After reading "The Black Swan" by Nicholas Nassim Taleb, I realise the important thing is to avoid being wiped out by a single catastrophic event. We can make small mistakes because we can survive but the one single negative black swan is the one to avoid.<BR/><BR/>So far, a healthy scepticism has kept me financially alive as well as a financially conservative streak I inherited from my mother.<BR/><BR/>But in other areas, e.g. relationships, I am still trying to learn as I've also made major bloopers.<BR/><BR/>It's all right to have flaws. We are all human.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Be well and prosper!PanzerGrenadierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836438378215893219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-42271284522508795882008-11-07T10:17:00.000+08:002008-11-07T10:17:00.000+08:00Most of the analysts are young and have only the p...Most of the analysts are young and have only the paper CFA qualification but with limited real live or first hand experiences in the industry of the companies that they write about.<BR/><BR/>Many also do not have or have limited audit experiences which make them too trusting on the contents of the company annual report without knowing that accounting is an art and that a set of figures can be presented in many different ways. <BR/><BR/>The fortunate thing for you is that you are making these "mistakes" when you are young. So you have ample time to learn from them.<BR/><BR/>Treat your losses as tuition fees and I am sure you will do very well in the future.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/><BR/>ICAEWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37872616.post-51282168882285403632008-11-07T07:39:00.000+08:002008-11-07T07:39:00.000+08:00heya,i think this is a very nice post. we all make...heya,<BR/><BR/>i think this is a very nice post. we all make mistakes before and what doesn't destroy us, makes us.<BR/><BR/>From where i'm looking now, you're doing a great job with ur blog, and ur finance life.<BR/><BR/>i'll keep readin. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com