FOB's Fleet People's Day 31 Oct 08

It's Fleet People's Day again... and this time my office organised a walk about in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.  Woke up early in the morning and meet up with SG. Then we proceed to the meet up point...

Finally, everyone arrived and we continued with our journey to our destination...

For those who like to go for a visit in the near future, some information with regards to opening hours and admission charges...

First activities planned for us (by our very own organiser, CG) when we arrived was to have our breakfast... Went around looking for a good place for all of us, and CT asked the cafeteria auntie to allow us to have our food there but promised to order drinks from her...

Some history and information of the park before we proceed and wander into the nature reserve...

Enjoy the quiet and peace... as well as the residents of the park...

Everyone were shacked out after the long and tiring walk... 

Some rare finds...

After the tiring and long walk, we actually covered all the routes that the park have, route 1, 2 & 3, we came back to the cafeteria and took a break.  Decide on the lunch location and had our group photographs taken by the auntie...

Lunch was at Sembawang (opposite Sembawang Shopping Centre, presently under retro-lifting), 再来咖哩鱼头 coffee shop.  Of course we had curry fish head for our lunch.

After lunch it's liberty man, Free Gangway!!!

FOREX trading 30 Oct 08

Made some trades, some gain while some loses, final result as shown in the table for the daily summary.

FOREX trading 29 Oct

Made numerous trade for 29 Oct 08, but profit margin was limited.  Though limited, at least it's in the positive. Quite satisfied, so no complain ;p

FOREX trading 28 Oct 08

I think the summary in the table speak a thousand words... :(

FOREX trading 27 Oct 08

Trading based on my new strategy and made some profit, I even have to restrain myself from trading more after I hit the required pips per day.  Seriously have to watch my greed when trading.  This is extremely important. Great result!!! ;p

FATS and my FOREX trading strategy

Started my FATS Demo trade today with USD10,000 (virtual dollars lah), also at the same time I thought through and came out with a new trading strategy. I will update the FATS demo trade account weekly.

New strategy : I decided that I should have a daily target and having decided to take it slowly, a weekly profit of 25% would be sufficient. Also taking into consideration of not risking more than 5% of my capital for every trade,

Present account balance : USD500

Weekly profit = USD500 x 25% = USD125

Daily profit = USD125 / 4 = ~USD32 (4 trading days instead of 5 days to account for my busy schedule, where at times I would not be able to monitor and trade)

Risk = USD500 x 5% = USD25 (will change accordingly with the balance)

Hence,

All trades SL will be <= 25pips, PT <= 32 pips

(Most probably will target at 20 pips)

Will try out this strategy and fine tune it or improve it as I go along gaining my experiences ang knowledge.

BTSS visit and breakfast with MW

Though a holiday, I woke up pretty early to meet JW, MW and her friend from KL for breakfast and to visit BTSS. Sounded really stupid but we had never went back to our school since we graduated, so heartless of us, haha... BTSS had definitely growth to better than during our time now, heard it had also became a better school now... Must be because we had left... ;p

Even the main entrance had shifted to face the road now. As it was a holiday, we were not able to go in, only stare at the main building from outside.

Shy away from my camera haha...

After the BTSS visit, we went over to Bedok Interchange for our breakfast before going out separate ways. MW and her friend will be going back to KL this evening at 4pm. Bon Voyage...

MW Meetup and RH Send off - 26 Oct 08

After handing over duty in the morning, I came back home and rest. Woke up and got myself ready to meet my friends in Changi Airport Terminal 2. I called Swensen's to reserve a table but was not able to as the restuarant does not allow reservation. So I went earlier then everyone to ensure we do not have to wait an hour for the table.

Went there via Mass Rapid Transit (MRT). In such times of bad economics, I should save more on transportation and reduce frequency of taking taxi. ;p Actually is I loves taking bus and MRT more than taking taxi, also I have alot of times on hand. It was my first time taking MRT to the airport. I was greeted by long elevators when I exited the station...

I reached at around 745pm while we were meeting at 830pm. I was more than half an hour early, no choice lah, the organiser have to make sure the table is available before the rest arrive. There was already a long queue outside the restuarant. Really wonder what's so nice about swensen's, haha...

After queueing for about half an hour, it was my turn to get into the restuarant. JW and RL were among the first few to arrive. We ordered our food before the rest arrive as they were not having dinner. SS and his wife-to-be arrived shortly. I had Mac & Cheese and tomato soup all by myself and shared this mini ham and cheese burger with JW.

YX and YY arrived after I am done with my dinner and YS and PO came with baby MO. RH was the last to join us as he had to check-in over at Terminal 3 first. All had arrived, but MW was not where in sight. Well, she had earlier informed me that she can't join us as she have a family dinner to attend. A meetup arranged for her and yet she cannot make it, haiz...

YX and YY decided not to order their dinner since MW won't it joining us at Swensen's. They decided to go over to 511, our usual supper place for their dinner / supper. SS and his wife-to-be decided not to join us as they were tired after shopping in Chinatown the whole day before meeting us to prepare for their wedding in Jan 09. The rest of us less RH left for 511. Once there, I took a few photos of baby MO before she left.

Just a few of her photos, the rest are uploaded in my FB account. ;p

What a Friday!

Though suffered heavy loses in my FOREX trading, I was lucky to actually recover the full amount over mahjong. Haha... PP called in the morning for an evening session. Ended work half day, as the bosses are coming back next week already. Went home with SG and took a nap. Woke up around 6plus and made my way to PP house for mahjong.

When the game start, I thought my lucky haven't returned. Into the second round, I tried and won on thirteen wonders! OMG!!! One hand like that is SGD624... Phew!!! Thereafter, my cards was much better but was not able to finish on time, as in the other players was faster. We finished the game at around 3plus in the morning, I took a ride with AW to thomson before catching a cab home.

Gotta prepare for duty tomorrow evening...

FOREX trading 24 Oct 08

Made a few good trade in the morning, overcome by greed and made a few silly mistakes again. Not so lucky this time, suffer heavy loses. I seemed to be learning and re-learning mistakes. Really have to disclpine myself from now on. Maybe I shall take a break next week, or reduced my numbers of trade... Its back to the 7 habits of successful traders again. I have to memories them by hard...

T.G.I.F. (Thank God I've Forex!!!)

Isn't it a good news that Forex has the following advantages :

1. MAKE MONEY IN A BULL (RISING) OR BEAR (FALLING) MARKET - Traders have the flexibility to engage the market and make massive profits regardless of whether the currencies are strengthening or weakening.

2. SIZE - FOREX is the LARGEST financial market in the world, trading at a staggering 3 trillion US dollars in a single day.

3. 24 HOUR MARKET - FOREX trades 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. This makes it possible to set your own trading hours. If you trade part time and want to place your trade at 3am, log into your account and trade. If you are a full time trader, the same applies. No other market lets you pick the hours you trade.

4. SMALL TRANSACTION COSTS - There are no commissions charged on FOREX, only a small transaction fee. This is not possible in any other market, as brokers charge a commission on each trade in all other markets.

5. FREE DEMO ACCOUNTS, NEWS, CHARTS AND ANALYSIS - Most Online FOREX firms offer free ‘Demo’ accounts to practice trading, along with breaking Forex news and charting services. These are very valuable resources for traders who would like to hone their trading skills with ‘virtual’ money before opening a live trading account.

6. SUPERIOR LIQUIDITY - With 3 trillion dollars changing hands every day, the FOREX market is extremely liquid. Whether it’s 6pm or 6am , somewhere in the world there are always buyers and sellers actively trading foreign currencies. With the click of a mouse you can instantaneously buy or sell. You are never ‘stuck’ in a trade. All trades are settled in cash.

7. HIGH LEVERAGE - FOREX investors are able to trade foreign currencies on a highly leveraged basis – up to 400 times their investment. For example, an investment of $300 would allow a trader to control up to $120,000 of any particular currency. Leverage gives the trader the potential to rapidly increase the size of his account and at the same time keep risk capital to a minimum.

8. LOW ACCOUNT MINIMUMS - Individuals can open a live trading account with as little as $300. Budding traders can choose to start small and grow the size of their account as they learn.

9. ONLINE ACCESS - All you need is an internet connection via a computer or a mobile phone, and you are instantly plugged into the FOREX market.

10. LIMITED GOVERNMENT REGULATION - There is limited government weight in the FOREX market because there is no central location or exchange.

Hence, don't you think that FOREX trading is your only answer to your search for Financial Freedom? Interested to learn more about FOREX trading? Leave me a message with your email address in my cbox. I will get back to you and link you up with my professional FOREX trading mentor!!!

FOREX trading 23 Oct 08

After making so many negative trades on USDJPY, I decided to switch to trading EURUSD. I wonder whether is it the market is more stable for EURUSD or was it I am lucky yesterday. Made some handsome profit with EURUSD.

After this few months of trading, I think its about time I come out with a strategy that will help in growing my account back to positive zone. I used to have a strategy when I was trading DEMO, but it always goes off track because of the urge to get myself proficient with the method. Now that I'm playing with real money (hard earned cash!), I guess I better be more careful and manage them properly and carefully. As you can see, I had already deposit for the third time already. I ought to save more to prepare for MHDS trading. The FOREX Automated Trading System (FATS) I had mentioned in my earlier entry. November is coming and I should be starting on the FATS DEMO by the end of next week.

FOREX trading 22 Oct 08

Suffered great loses last night, every trade I put in goes against me. Decided to switch to EURUSD, but was not able to due to low fund in account. No choice have to top up my account for the third time. Total capital now USD1500.

FOREX trading 21 Oct 08

Shit! Instead of growing my account slowly back to positive, it's getting smaller and smaller day by day. I wonder whats wrong, maybe it's really time to go back to the academy for F.L.I.C classes...

Movie - Max Payne

Laziness in me had been released... When SG is not working, most probably I won't be going to work as well.  Always come out with excuses not to go to work when he's not, haha... Anyway today went to work together with SG.  It was really an uneventful day, seem like no one was working, haha...  Went for lunch with JS and saw SC at the cookhouse having lunch, later when SG and I left for home, saw her again on her way home.  She seem to be enjoying herself and her company.  Great to see that cheery self and I think she put on some weight haha...  Reached home pretty early and did my personal stuff.

Checked out the Yahoo! Movies webpage and decided to watch Max Payne.  Come to think of it, it's been quite awhile since I went to watch a movie all by myself.  Guys, when I do that you know I'm troubled and/or was thinking too much.  Having felt the way I felt the past few days, I decided not to stay at home and went to watch the movie.

Adapted from the Max Payne video game, it follows a New York cop whose wife and baby are killed by thugs high on a designer drug called Valkyr. Devastated, Max Payne joins the Drug Enforcement Agency and goes undercover with the mob to find the source of the drug. Framed for the murder of his partner and hunted down by both the mob and the police, he is forced to wage a one-man war against crime.

Quite an interesting movie I would say, worth your time and money to watch it while it last.  After the movie, I had my dinner at the nearby coffeeshop before making my way back home.  Another day ended just like that, seriously time wait for not one, it just keep clicking and ticking by. 

I had been acting a strong front, but I only realised now that I still missed her dearly and had not actually forgot about her. Though I do not say it, but I guess I had always been hoping to accidentally bump into her, take a peep at her... Those days we had shared, though short but will and had been deeply etched into my mind...

What she loves to say, "Never say never", and I am going to say exactly the same thing since I really do not know what the future have for me.  For now, I would be concentrating in getting my ER to be approved and move on to my second career in life.  Also looking forward to shifting to a new neighbourhood in Punggol come next January. With a new place and a new career, hopefully I can really move out of the dark patch and carry on with my life...