I come back from China with a soar throat and cough 2+ weeks ago. The cough has persist till now and I am going back Shanghai with it. Hopefully I will recover there :P Boarding now. No more blogging. See you later.
Category: Random Musing
Blogger Friendly
Was at the National Press Club in Malaysia to meet up with various bloggers. Quote Rockybru “Malaysia is the most blogger friendly country in the world now.” Strange world. 6 months ago, bloggers are jobless liars. Today, all politicians must have a blog “or else you are not a leader” :-) Note to self: Don’t […]
Credit Default Swap
The seeds of today’s disaster were sown in the 1980s, when financial services began a pattern of growth that may only now have come to an end. In a recent study Martin Barnes of BCA Research, a Canadian economic-research firm, traces the rise of the American financial-services industry’s share of total corporate profits, from 10% […]
Back in Singapore
Arrived back in Singapore late last night, with a soar throat and no voice. First thing back is a crying toddler at the Airport followed to a visit to the GP :-P I went over to Shanghai for a couple of days but was so busy that I didn’t even have time to blog. But […]
The law is whatever the Chinese government say it is
Gen Kanai left a comment for me to read this entry by Paul Denlinger. Paul who spent the last 20 years in China said: “For many Chinese, “the law” is whatever the Chinese government says it is.” The law in China is complex. They are subjected to interpretations by officers, at state, at provincials and […]
Notes from Beijing Day 5
1. A lots of Chinese made money from property. More specifically, made money from the property boom (around 2002). 2. A early success of foreign investments, more money continue to flow into China. While 10M fund is huge in 2000, 100M is considered very small by 2006. 3. (1) & (2) lead to lots of […]
Notes from Beijing Day 4
1. The CCTV, particular CCTV 9 (English channel), is broadcasting non-stop on the Tibet’s riot, showing videos of how the monks are part-taking in riots, the attacks on civilians and interviews of causalities. 2. There is freaking a lot of regulations on investments in China, with many ways to structure the deal. If not done […]
Notes from Beijing Day 3
1. Plan your meetings so you don’t zip-zap across the city. If I have just swap one meeting, I would save so much time. 2. Hipihi is preparing for their launch. Good luck! 3. 官联 pervasive and important in Beijing. 4. The restructuring of China telecommunication market is well-underway. By the end of the year, […]
Notes from Beijing Day 2
1. “What is allowed does not mean it can be done. What is not allowed does not mean it cannot be done.” 2. Foreigners aren’t allowed to trade A-shares, but you can if you really want. See (1). 3. Doing a local fund is really really tough. Even one of the most establish fund in […]
Notes from Beijing Day 1
Was thinking of spending Day 1 just to walk around the city and to mingle with the locals. But a coffee session with George Guo in the afternoon leads to series of very interesting meetings. (Thanks George!) I am going to scribble some notes for my own record. 1. Spend more time with CEO 9588.com […]