Chest attacks.
I knew something was wrong when health hazards come in waves. Chest pains today, which lasted pretty much the entire day at work... Was worst in the morning, which kept me considerably immobile waist up... The first time since I started on my program of morning stretches and exercises. But it's pretty encouraging to see that the last attack was 9 months ago. Need to work more on morning exercises and not to sit at a certain posture for too long.

Earthquake.
Felt it today and the building was swaying slightly for 2 seconds. Interesting experience. My colleague was saying "Men, under the table, first!" hahaha~

Work.
Progress was really good today. At least now I have a clearer idea of where my destination is, and how to get to it. Previously, it was really discouraging cos I don't know where I should be heading towards and how I should do it... 一定要相信凡事都有雨过天晴的一天!

Stock Market Analogy.
Was driving to work this morning on a really busy highway, which probably gives me time for random ponders.

The stock market is just like a highway. The fastest lanes represent the more volatile equities because equities normally bring you further, and the slowest lanes represent the more stable bonds and cash funds, because they are typically slow but steady.

A smooth day represents a bull market, and is uninteresting. The fast lanes go as fast as they could while the slow lanes remain at lower speeds.

On a busy day, things are totally different and it represents a bear market because the supposedly faster lanes are typically traveling at a slower speed than the supposedly slower lanes. This is due to in flux of motorists into the faster lanes on a busy day, hoping to move faster, but in the end, the opposite results. In contrast, the normally slower lanes became faster in comparison because while some cars do join the highway, even more cars leave the slower lanes, either because they are leaving the highway, or leaving for faster lanes. As a result the slower lanes move faster. This slower lane thus corresponds to bonds and cash funds in a bear market. However, like the stock market, one never knows when the bear turns into the bull. Suddenly, the faster lane may clear up and may move faster at 70 mph, as compared to the slower 55mph on the slow lanes. At this time, one will have to promptly decide whether to join the fast lane or stick to the slow lane. Situations down the highway, are unknown to everyone. It may be a bear, or a bull.

So what is the trick here? To join the fast lane whenever it goes fast and return to the slow lane when it goes slow, or stick to the fast lane because one never knows when it will go fast and whenever it does, be the first one to do it, or stick to the slow lane because there is guaranteed returns, and one knows that one would reach the destination at a certain time?