Anyone who has spoken to me long enough for me to bore them knows that I have the weirdest dreams, from the classic falling off a building into nothingness to ninja terminators and a bevy of dramatic eclipses. Last night’s REM episode was no exception, albeit it was the welcome sort of weird. Apparently the Phantom of the Opera is so deep inside my mind that it has invaded my active subconscious. Suffice it to say that it was a version of the classic love-triangle scene, but the drama has extended from the stage to the real lives of actors…
Jay E. Tria
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Each four-week chunk of time at school always feels like something from a melodramatic dialogue, i.e. “it is all ending before it has even begun.” And like the handful of my favorite subjects, this whirlwind of a course left an aftermath of things learned and unlearned, and more things to do to make the most of the collection of wisdom gained from that invaluable period. Hence, below is my post-INVEMAN to-do list. It is like a list of New Year’s resolutions only better, since I am actually motivated to see these through.
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An article this week from our Trust Group’s regular newsletter illustrated that if someone invested Php10,000 annually from age 20 at an assumed rate of 14% per annum (which you will only get if you dangle out a limb or two placing your funds in stock/equity funds), he will have roughly Php15.00M by the time he is set to retire at age 60. Even with the benign 3-5% inflation added to the equation, that is still not a bad deal. The impressionistic fellow that I am, I took out my calculator and started digging my bank accounts for funds I…
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I’ve been watching days pass recently, as in literally counting them as they go along, marked specifically by things I am excited about (Maroon 5 concert today, American Idol on Friday, The Phantom last Sep 3, session at Mode Lei Spa, every payday) and things that I dread (enrollment week, audit reply due date). One thing I have noticed is that even if you watch it, time still flies by. And sooner than I realize, it will be 2013, I will be another year closer to 30 (gah), and hopefully, I will have glowing awesome skin. But I digress. The…
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I am currently forced by an academic authority to read the front page and business news, and while I love reading per se (in any form, from menu place mats to ingredient lists to subtitles and literature), the exercise only reminded me why I skip those sections of the paper every time — they scare the bejays out of me. One of the things that confound me at the moment is the recently announced Quantitative Easing or QE3 by the US Federal Reserve, headed by Ben Bernanke. Basically, the country’s monetary policy authority will be injecting funds into the economy…
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You are next on the playlist. Though I do have to do something productive first before I push play, otherwise I’m afraid I am beginning to grow up backwards. Plus, this drama has not finished airing yet, and I don’t wanna upend my sanity waiting for the next one to be aired and subbed. Until then 😉 Video: Oguri Shun in Rich Man, Poor Woman trailer