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Fellowship of the Shares

At Share Junction, no degree can beat a "Bachelor of Great Stock Trading" degree... hehehe...

 

ha ha learning has no mile stone one.

wild guess, one is Bachelor of Business(Hnr) and the other MBA, both study local, certs fr abroad.

 

choohian : 

gggreeeattt to see u  .. : )

been a long time since u posted ! glad to see u ! hope everything is fine with u and ur family !

wow ! very impressive ! a double degree holder !

what will be on most people's mind is if u got it from NUS or NTU ... we are guessing u had it from Canada or Australia  etc ... care to elaborate ....

would be really inspirational for all us if you could share ur 'degree pursuit' ... especially as a mother with a family to juggle and continue with ur studies ...

ladies and gentlemen ... our very own ... live long learner !


 

(paiseh , paiseh ... on my part ...just little little (useless?) trivia to break the monotony ..to cheer up ... in here ..hahaha ! *wink ! )




 

 

yoh, exit to take a breath, market chialat ah!!!

ha ha talking about Degreeee, AK dun hv, but free learning fr the degree's forumers loh. CHEERS.

 

Hi all,

I feel that there must be no end to learning, especially self-learning.

The older we are, the more we should learn, especially financial knowledge.

Without it, we will not be able and ever retire financial free.

:)

 

basheerahmad,  how are you? Very active at SJ. I got my degree at the age of 45 and a second degree 3 years later. Now I'm just watching the market ha ! ha! ha!

 

 

.. mmm .. i don't have any specific answers to that question ...

but if you recall.. almost every year we do have 'showcase' example of long life learning graduates .... a retired gentleman got his degree  etc .. i remember an article of a policeman who did his degree in his 30s .. after 'accomplishing' .. 'taking care' of his family needs when his father suddenly demised ....i can't remember if it was NUS or NTU. ....

lately i heard SMU takes in mature students with working experience ...and there is still the Open University (UK) ..


seriously , since u have brought it up ,and it is a valid query,  may be the PolicyMakers / Academia ( if SMU is watching this, etc) , may keep this query in mind when they roll out the 4th University in Singapore .... :  )

perhaps other Fellows of SJ ,who are in the know , can give a better perspective .... :  )

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.... hey , u can get a Doctorate for $500 from the degree mill anyway ....hahaha ! (tried thinking Dr. S...F.. Phd ..hahaha ...just kidding ...hahaha ...sorry for making fun of ur nick ..can't help punning for fun ....peace  ! ...wink .. ! )




 

 

Do u think NUS or NTU will let a 39 year old man do a degree course?

From the article,it seems the UWA let him do 2 degrees....Asian studies and Commerce.

Can NUS or NTU allowed that?

 

From cabby to multi-millionaire boss

Looking back, Mr Federoff said, the most frustrating part of his life was being in a 'rut'. His family was poor and he was caught in the vicious cycle, he said.

'I had to make a concerted effort to break the hold. I did it for my children, or the cycle will never end.'

His eldest daughter now runs a business developing real estate, his son is a sales engineer and his youngest daughter is a ski instructor.

Of his achievements, Mr Federoff, who revealed that he has assets worth over US$5 million, said:

' A person's future depends on his mindset. Determination, hard work, sacrifice and a positive attitude can raise most people above their circumstances. '

http://www.asiaone.com/Business/SME%2BCentral/Prime%2BMovers/Story/A1Story20080903-85715.html

 

 

Civilisation can be a relative word too... ...

 

rain stopped liao. sky bright.

agreed, in realism, esp in such a civilized society, the parrot cry "No $ no talk" applies.

on the other hand, some can survive and live happily without seeing $$, the Sakais and other aborigines who are living away fr the civilization. 

 

Everyone is looking for love... the gold-diggers, the dainty little damsels, etc...

But since 'love' today can easily turn into hatred or disdain soon enough, one should not
be too happy to have 'found love' today.

Love for $$$ is the only real love!

Like they say... "No money, No honey"... Brutally speaking, this applies not only to the professional
whores, but equally, in principle, to all strata and moral standing...

 

iPunter

I asked about your notion of parent-child relationship because it often symbolises genuine love but can also be exploited/manipulated.   

A business-like partnership may ensure protection, but it is not love.  Love, in intself, involves an element of risk -- the risk of getting hurt.

It also does not calculate 50%-50%. 


BTW, I don't believe true love is blind.  Being blind is like loving your own imaginary person.  Yup, it is acceptance despitle the flaws.   

Love is difficult to find (can you imagine having your spouse finding true love everywhere he/she goes?)... but not impossible.   

 

Thus for many, it can be said that the 'curse' of being human is to be at the mercy of emotions.

For much disappointment, sufferring and misery in life are caused by being a victim of emotions, or uncontrollable emotions.

If one treats humans as emotional animals, one cannot be far wrong!

Therefore conscious effort in cultivating objectivity and awareness is desirable for overcoming such a 'curse'...

 

The real test of love is acceptance, tolerance, forbearance, endurance even for the ugliest/darkest/stinkiest side of one's love while NOT being blind to all the flaws. Blind love is merely wanton infatuation; 'altruistic' at best, but practically downright silly/immature.

There are unfortunately many that crave for the emotional high expected from experiencing true love -much like the euphoria of seeing one's portfolio chiong till kingdom come. Realistically, love has its bear mkts too... what really matters then, is what one intends to do with the relationship... stay 'vested', or 'cut loss', and with good reasons for whatever decision eventually emerges.

 

 

The parent-child relationship cannot be compared with the man-woman relationship, for the same reason you don't compare apples with oranges.

A parent-child relationship, particularly when the child is still young, is the highest form of unselfish love that can be found. Nowhere else is love so genuine.

Whereas this cannot be said of the man-woman realtionship. This is due to the erotic factor present in such a relationship (we shall not touch on gays as I personally despise them). 

The 'independence' of the erotic urge in the male is an overwhelming and often underestimated factor in relationships. Much exploitation can result from the uncontrollable quest for personal pleasure alone, even without the slightest trace of love present. Such is the danger of not separating urge from love...

 

iPunter

Do you hold the same notion (i.e. business approach) for parent-child relationship?

 

Elfin... :)

Your insight in 'love' matters is good...

I should think a strictly business-like approach to partnerships is the ideal practice for protection
of both parties.

This is because if one party is 'in love', that party is immediately on the losing side, since a person in such a sorry state of mind is extremely gullible, willing and thus easy to be exploited by the other party...

But sadly, no one can change the world! ...

 

ha ha.. you guys support government birth rate ar.. talking about love? i think those married with happy family qualifed to share gua... 

 

yoh talking about romance ah, too old for AK liao. ha ha, had gone thro many agonies along my way loh.

agreed, love at first sight has no guarantee for life-long marriage, you must add an X factor to it.

the calamity, either after a jilted or divorce, is tremendous, esp mental torture. had witnessed few cases liao.

nontheless, we hv to cherish and maintain the marriage. at times give and take could be the antitode while both involved didn't see any mile stone in their remaining marriage life.

be optimistic and cheer up.

incidentally, ha ha Spore Chemical's Romance continues, today's BT.