http://blog.ngkaboon.com Take the (tm) out of the real. Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:48:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Would anyone guess that I have changed host? Certainly easier than shifting homes! http://blog.ngkaboon.com/2007/10/14/change-host/ Many may not understand the impact behind the recent fall-out on the sub-prime loan but it is a classical bubble case. Bubbles are best understood as objects that take up volume and continue to do so until they burst. Before they burst, everybody think it will keep growing and continue ... http://blog.ngkaboon.com/2007/08/19/credit-bubble/ I recently went Saigon. It is a bustling city destined to make a mark in the next 10 to 15 years. The French influence is clearly still felt, especially around the culture and food. Like any other developing city, there is too much pollution and poorly governed traffic, all the ... http://blog.ngkaboon.com/2007/08/19/saigon/ Sometimes, I get the feeling that there is nothing left to learn, but each year, despite being in a relatively poorer environment, there is something new to learn. In the start up, I learn about perceived fairness and the not so glamorous side of running a business. It made me ... http://blog.ngkaboon.com/2007/04/20/on-skills-to-master/ I just saw a master seasoner seasoning mackerel on TV. It is impressive that he can grab 20g of salt each time with his bare hands. He demonstrated by grabbing salt and scattering it onto 3 electronic weighing scales. On the first attempt, he was off by 2g on one ... http://blog.ngkaboon.com/2007/03/25/on-being-the-best/ I have recently cashed in some investments of over 5 years. I am sitting on some paper loss still. For the cash-in portion, I am mostly ahead. I had a few misconceptions to my trading style. Basically, I follow a buy-and-hold strategy. In general, the strategy worked well, but the money ... http://blog.ngkaboon.com/2007/01/02/on-investments-philosophy/ I have paid a lot on money on premium services. These people are in a market flooded with a lot of similar offerings, but somehow they are able to charge a premium and yet, still maintain a healthy stream of customers. They have these characteristics 1. Their offering is entirely unique. The offering ... http://blog.ngkaboon.com/2006/10/26/premium-services/ I tend to take the adaptive attitude towards job and the dollar value is a big factor in making some of these decisions. On the other hand, after these few years of working, I learn more about my strengths and weaknesses, as well as my job interest. One of my strengths is ... http://blog.ngkaboon.com/2006/10/05/my-job-interests/ There is this lead engineer and business champion somewhere in the team, who stood up and said that the project is going to be delayed. Sure, there may have been bad design to begin with, but kudos to those who stood up. On an engineering note, a project that is delayed ... http://blog.ngkaboon.com/2006/10/05/a380-delays/ Bday wk. Sleep Less, Eat Less, Think Less,  (Can't help it... that is 1 less than more) http://blog.ngkaboon.com/2006/09/28/less-is-more/