What to learn as a software engineer?

As a software engineer, it’s quite frustrating to know that no matter how much you try, the technology will always evolve faster. It comes to a point that knowing what to learn is very crucial because time is not a luxury anymore.

The question is what are the things, knowledge that is important to acquire as compared to others. Any suggestion?

Head and Shoulder

STI has formed head and shoulder. Looking into the property sector like Capitaland, Kepland and CityDev also showing formation of H and S. Banking sector including OCBC, DBS and UOB also forming the same patterns. It’s important to be cautious the next few days since the right shoulder might be forming

A lot of high volume stock are quite penny stock. This also signify another signal for correction in the market especially when it’s at the fibonnaci support level.

Market Reversal

STI has started to form a trend reversal (lower high) for the past 1.5 months. It can be seen with the general sentiment for property and commodity sector. If for the next 1 month, the market is not able to create new high and instead drop below 2200 level, it is likely the bearish mood will take over.

Another weakness is that even though it’s a mini rally but this rally is not companied with high volume, which means it’s all the retail investors pushing the stocks up and not the financial institute. Whether it’s sustainable, it’s really hard to say for now.

Speculators better to stand aside and let the market gives a clearer trend before joining. From my remiser journal, it seems it’s a clear trend to short the stock. Time to put in money to your CFD account. Remember not to naked short!

New Divide

I remembered black skies, the lightning all around me
I remembered each flash as time began to blur
Like a startling sign that fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard that I get what I deserve

So give me reason to prove me wrong, to wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Give me reason to fill this hole, connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies across this new divide

There was nothing in sight but memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide, the ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard that I get what I deserve

So give me reason to prove me wrong, to wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes across this new divide

In every loss, in every lie, in every truth that you’d deny
And each regret and each goodbye was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard that I get what I deserve

So give me reason to prove me wrong, to wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Give me reason to fill this hole, connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies across this new divide
Across this new divide, across this new divide

Bearish mood for STI

It seems like stock market has become bearish for the past 2 days. And for some counters like biosensors, sgx and wing tai is a good time to short. Do not naked short or else you will be fined 100k SGD.

Accompanied by the falling US maket, tomorrow seems destined to close lower.

CFD account has to be created to do shorting. If not you can always buy some put warrant. Limited risk, unlimited reward. For some, it can be another learning curve to be able to trade using warrant.

Another tip to leverage your finance is to put money in poems account, Any spare cash will be in the money market fund, giving you better interest than bank!

Mob coming soon

In a week or so, I will be mobilized. It really came at the wrong time. But no matter what happen, as a Singaporean, we must be at all times prepared for war. Cos we are a small red dot among our big neighbours.

It will be my first time being called up. I am happy with the arrangement because I will be back with my buddies. At least, I am going outfield with people whom I already know.

Of cos one thing that piss me off is that the place is super far and ulu. No bus actually drop anywhere 5 mins radius from the gate. Taxi or feeder bus is my only choice.

With super sensitive information, the chances of being called back is very high. Prepare my uniform to move out anytime soon.

Big boobs

While talking to my NY friend, she showed me this. Cos she can’t believe Christina Aguilera has such a big asset in the past. Well it’s a bit too big size to handle. LOL. Don’t believe watch this.

Got your facebook nick?

Facebook allows u to choose your own nick starting from 12 noon today. Yes you’re already 12 hours late. So get yours while it last.

To add on, you are only allowed to choose it once and only once as for now

You can find me at http://facebook.com/tianhong

Life after death

Today is one of the day when I got reminded of my best friend, who was dead for almost 2 years. He is none other than Reuben, whom I considered by best friend. Consider it shocking that I somehow lose 3 of them on the same day. It is also part of the reason I want a period out of Singapore to experience things that I normally wouldn’t do.

It’s a strange world that people normally treasure someone when they’re dead. People just can’t seem to understand the person they had most problem with is also the one they will most hate to lose.

I’m not too sure how many people will feel the pain I’ve went through. Those that did will understand the importance of love ones. Ones that they often take granted for. Ones whom they only realized when they’re gone forever.

People on their deathbed never lament they have spent too much time in office rather they would think they have spend far too less time with their love ones. All in all, it is still important that one should pursue your goal but at the same time remembering that the only one who would be around you when you lose anything is still your love ones.

It’s about having a balance life. Work hard, play hard.

Entertaining myself

Yes it’s another lovely saturday, normally I will do what I do normally but think I was working too hard. Feeling a bit stressed and burnt out makes me wanna reward myself for a day off. Or at least half day.

Having too much personal time can also be quite a headache, or at least I need to find things to fill those time up. I can’t expect myself to sleep or continue to work everyday.

Was suppose to go to the beach until another friend invited me to his pool party. Which one should I go? I think the most important thing is to be happy no matter what one is doing. Either of that will do. It’s also been a long time since I meet this lawyer friend of mine, which is a good thing to catch up.

Also, I will asked him to intro some guys to this female friend of mine, who feels the need to find one since age is catching up on her. Lawyer should be sweet talkers.

The plan is perfect!

Terminator Salvation

It’s been quite some time since I catch the movie alone. Especially feeling a bit of stress and burnt out, the best way is to be salvage by Terminator (action movie). Well the fighting and scenes are good. But the plot is a bit weak. Especially being able to crash the machines with radio waves.

I especially like the part where the Marcus was chained up by the revolution army and saw his body is made of machine yet he continue to believe he’s human. And he betrayed the original plan and went against them to save the human race instead. Seems like I-Robot.

I would give 3.5 pop corn out of 5. The major drawdown is that the plot is too expected and did not give me any element of surprise.

Looking forward for another movie, preferably during weekday to save money. Blood, the vampire slayer looks good. Especially so with my favourite Korean actress, Jun Ji Hyun,

Tianhong, The OO Javascript slave

Struggle for Singapore stock market

STI is went past 2,400 points few days ago and its now struggling near the region. Interestingly, it is at the 50% Fibonacci level. The beauty of Fibonacci is that the simplicity and accuracy is without doubt.

How can it be used to trading is still a mystery. Well, at least to me. STI has formed a hanging man, doji star for the past few days. It is all brearish sign. It is going to be a tough time ahead.

For now, having patient is a virtue. Most importantly, I must be able to trade with confidence and be on the winning side. Hope to double my asset within this year.

Having a clear goal, which is to be a professional trader and a knowledgeable engineer is what I wanted to achieve this year, is giving me to the motivation to work harder and harder.

I hope to achieve all I can do in this year.

Internet access

Sometimes it’s just hard to work with limited internet access. Using net is an integral part in one’s life. What is really frustrating is that as a software engineer, we are required to share internet connection. For java developers, it is more or less ok cos the API is downloadable.

But what about API that only exist online? Well this is the problem I’m facing now. What to do…

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going!

On TNP publish of patient zero name

Due to the recent case of TNP publishing her name despite her unwillingness has incurred the wrath of the online community, blog posts and twitters has been slamming the act of the newspaper.

I can understand why the company wanted to be the one to publish the name since CNA and Straits Times did not so as to protect Patient Zero. Since, we’re in a democratic country, a person rights should be respected

The worse part is that employee of the company engaged in blogger using multi-nick via the same ip address to try to support the company.

To another ordinary person, this may not be anything. But not for DK, since he studied software.

Either way, TNP will just be whack no matter. Or just making the situation worse. Maybe the company should review it’s protocol in engaging online community. This may be their first step forward.

How to retire comfortably

This is according to my banking friend one of the strategy she used. In simple term, her way is  wealth accumulation through cost average strategy.

Meaning you buy a share with X amount of money every month no matter what is the price. If price goes up higher, u buy lesser and vice versa.

Well for this u may not really retire comfortably but its definitely better than letting someone else doing the same thing for you eating into your retirement fund. Quoted from book k.

Index is a very popular strategy. And better look at the fundamental, don’t get a GM and what u’ve accumulated is worth almost what u go since 1933.

For share accumulation, I find it best to buy companies that is issuing rights or warrant. Cos that’s the fastest way but it all depends on company.