Driving from within

Friday, December 31, 2004

It is so cold today. The temperature this morning is 8 degree celcius! I haven't been experiencing this weather since I was in Primary 5!

What's more, we are going to Tai Mo Shan to watch the first sun rise in 2005! Carmen said this morning the temperature there was negative 2! I cannot imagine how cold would it be. So let go and see!

Monday, December 27, 2004

So the three days of holiday ended.

It's quite a special X'mas holidays. I went to the church on the X'mas eve. Listening to the songs and sitting in the church, I feel peaceful in my mind.

Also, I watched Kung Fu hustle that day.

Then on 25, we went to Fish's home for bbq. I think her home is really special. From there, I could look around Mongkok and West Kowloon. I imagined it was sea just outside her home, this building must have a good scene before!

Then on 26, we watched Kelly 's concert! It's really exciting, though I slept a while. I was so tired after teaching rowing.

Then today, I had to teach rowing for the second day. Really tired... I will sleep early tonight. It 'll be another day of work tmr. Gotta prepared.

Friday, December 24, 2004

There is communication problems between the coaches of rowing team. Many ppl said they dunno this and that.

It's about style of management. Hey guys, what we 're learning here is Management!

Really gotta 查找不足!

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Yesterday was the most harsh day I 've ever have since working in HKO. After doing the demonstration of my program to AD(R), my boss 's boss invited another senior to come to see my program (while I was modifying it!). Then I had to do a simple documentation for my boss' boss, to show the screen shots of my program. Since I had to use the color printer to print it out, while the color printer took long to warm up, I had to do it quickly, in order to rush for the deadline of 5pm ( Because my boss' boss leaves almost eactly at 5pm! ) However, my boss' boss still requested me to change and print it out again! Luckily I could make it on time.

I have long been not being pushed so hard for a long time...

Monday, December 20, 2004

No wonder my boss's boss would like to see my demo today. He gave me much comments and told me some inspirations on work attitude. He told me to view in the point of view of users when designing the applications. I would say what he said were constructive, but it's all trivial principles. But more important is that, I have to drive myself to do better in the implementation.

Lastnight we went to sze's wedding banquet. The photos were quite nice. What so special is that the photo package includes card-size photos for guests. But the place was just ok, comparatively small than those I went for banquets for the previous times. In conclusion, I would wait until I have enough money for holding a good banquet.

Sunday, December 19, 2004

After getting the award parchment yesterday, we went to row... double! Frankly, I really like to do that with her as this is one of the sports that we could do together. And to maintain a healthy life, I think she needed to do some exercise regularly. So if it is one of the way to get her to do some excercise, it 's my pleasure to do so, haha.

Then we went to the 工展會 afterward. Though an argument occured in between, luckily we could get back to rythmn.

Got up at 930am this morning, I just wanted to be relax as much as possible on sunday, and it's a good time to handle some family matters. I went to visit grandpa when he was having lunch. He said his appetitewas quite good today. That's great.


Thursday, December 16, 2004

Financial planning case

背景︰余先生與未婚妻均為29歲 每月收入︰二人共4.5萬元 合計資產︰ 1)自住物業︰現值約120萬元,尚餘13年按揭,月供7000元 2)股票(港股及H股)︰約值8.5萬元 3)月供股票及基金︰每月供款5000元,共值約3萬元,包括港藍籌股及H股指數 4)流動現金︰10萬元 5)保險︰每年供款共約1.3萬元 每月額外可投資金額︰1萬元 理財計劃︰ ˙明年旅行結婚,不擺酒,居上述物業 ˙兩至三年後生子女2個 ˙5至6年後換市值約200萬元的物業 ˙55歲退休,退休年期25年,退休後每月支出預計約現值1.5萬元 理財疑難︰ 1) 投資及現金流比重應怎樣調整﹖ 2) 投資比重應怎樣調整﹖每月額外可投資的1萬元應投放到什麼投資工具上﹖ 3) 55歲退休可以嗎﹖
1)子女教育︰ 假設兩名子女大學經費共60萬元,通脹率5%,投資年回報率10% .所需每月投資︰2100元 (2)退休費用︰ 假設每月退休開支為1.5萬元,退休生活30年,通脹率5%,投資年回報率10% .所需每月投資︰5800元 .扣除強積金每月供款︰4000元 .實質退休每月投資︰1800元(即5800元-4000元) (3)子女教育+退休每月供款共計︰3900元(即2100元+1800元) (4)現時已有的每月供款︰5000元 (5)每月剩餘金額︰1100元(即5000元-3900元)

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Question in my mind

I started to think:

Do we (rowing team) give an impression to the PE section that we have too close association with the rowing club, such that they would think the following two ways:
  1. We usually recruit ppl from the member from the club, such that there is not guarantee on the quality of the athletes in the team.
  2. We may get the financial support from the rowing club.

Having such an impression, and with the aim of cutting benefits among all the sports team, they may choose to cut the benefits from our team?

I think on one hand we want to struggle to become an official sports team, but on the other hand we show them that we can choose not to be one? What's our stance?


Sunday, December 12, 2004

Attitude

My living attidue: life... wanna be wealthy in life... not just about money.. but the quality of life...

Monday, December 06, 2004

From mingpao...

領匯的租金收入特色﹕ 

(1)包括151個商場及商舖,總樓面面積達1876萬平方呎,出租率91.7%﹔及29個停車場,總車位7.9萬個,出租率73.4%。 物業規模平均 收入風險分散 

(2)以收入計算,商場收入約佔65.5%,而停車場約佔27%,餘下的7.5%為其他收入。以地域劃分,新界區佔收入59.7%,九龍及香港島分別佔31.2%及9.1%。 

(3)商場的商戶組合以提供日常基本生活所需為主,首5大行業分別是飲食業、超市及街市、醫療及個人護理、教育服務及家居裝飾。 

(4)10大商戶,合共租用21.6%樓面,佔每月基本租金收入的34%。 

(5)面積最大的物業是樂富商場,但佔其每年的總收入僅3.8%。領匯保薦人之一高盛指出,規模最大的40項物業亦只是佔總收入少於55%,顯示其收入不會過度集中於某一個物業,風險相當分散。 

營運效益遠低私人機構 

(6)房委會作為公營機構,其營運效益相對私營機構為低。據高盛證券計算,2004年度,反映其經營效率的利息及除稅前利潤率(EBIT ratio)只有43.1%,遠低於本港地產商的73%平均盈利率。另一個效益指標是經營成本對收入比率(operating-to-income ratio),2004年度為53.6%,遠高於私人發展商30%至35%的水平。


Had lunch with my family and carmen on Saturday... the atmosphere was quite good....

And yesterday, it turned out that we took photos with Mei in HKU, rather than with carmen's friend.... Luckily we met Mei such that we could take quite many nice pictures...

Friday, December 03, 2004

琴日差點就同 PE section 反面...成日問我地係咪覺得學校對我地唔好...另外一方面又以各種理由去我地 d資源...
不過真係有野學到...Thank you, Patrick Chan!

Wednesday, December 01, 2004

About REITs

理大教授林本利 投資本錢分四份

From Ming pao...

<明報專訊>高中學生對理工大學會計及金融學院副教授林本利的名字,一點也不陌生,因他是高級程度會考經濟科教科書的作者。這位經濟學教授在訪問中,多番囑咐記者替他提醒年輕人﹕「最好先腳踏實地儲點錢,然後再想投資吧。」 

林本利年輕時靠編寫教科書賺得第一桶金,然後投資樓市。目前他的個人投資,鋪排得井然有序,猶如將一個餅平均分了四份﹕股票、股票掛高息票據、外幣、存款。 「1984年大學畢業後,便撰寫高考教科書,當時也沒想過賺錢,純粹是興趣,為了滿足感。」後來他的著作出版,由於當時同類教科書不多、競爭少,很快他便站穩陣腳,至今每年銷售佔市場六成多,一套兩冊各賣4000本,數字甚至超越應考人數,成為中學、大學經濟學子人手一本的天書。 寫書賺本錢 轉戰樓市 教科書為林本利賺來人生的「第一桶金」。88年,他以30萬元購入南區鴨洲一個500呎單位﹔後來那層樓升值至110萬元,他把握時機放售,再賺「第二桶金」。

「10多年來,自住的單位也換過3、4次吧,不斷由細變大,但買樓已是昔日的故事,現在樓價太高了。」他拒絕透露高峰期曾擁有的單位數目,只笑言以往收租及「一買一賣」,令他賺了近300萬元,現在他只餘下3個單位,全是自己和家人居住用。 目前他繼續賺取教科書版稅,並從當大學教授、替報章寫文章等工作收入中,分配金錢投資。「原則是要分散,以減低風險,就如把一個餅平均分作四份,包括﹕股票、股票掛高息票據、外幣、存款。」 

揀股要息高風險低 他買的股票,全是大藍籌,包括匯控(0005)、恒生(0011)及中電(0002)﹔另外,也有買中資股中較出名的中移動(0941)、中電信(0728)和中石油(0857)。「我會買高息、有實力、有具體業務公司的股票,不會買概念股,風險波幅太大了,這些股兩周內股價可下跌八、九成的。」他現時的股票投資,平均每年為他帶來4厘股息。 另一塊餅,是「結合票據及股票期權」的股票掛高息票據,他只買了匯控(0005)。「也是因為息高嘛,年利率可達8厘,我的心態重穩陣,看重息口多於大手上落。」 

「至於買外幣,始於2001年美國開始減息,我看準美元疲弱,便買入英鎊及澳元。了2年後,放售時升值近五成,之前年利率也有3至5厘。不過近年由於匯市處於高位,正逐漸減持了。」 最後是「紅簿仔」出場。「有定期存款、也有存款證,年利率約3厘。儲蓄嘛,是必要的,以應付不時之需。」 年輕宜踏實 別圖投機 身為經濟學教授,林本利的投資心得是﹕「不要信什麼專家,他們不能預測什麼出來的,關鍵是留意市場的一舉一動,市場會自行調節。」 

林強調,這個世界沒有「免費午餐」,投資代表風險必然存在,所以投資前應作風險評估,並作最壞打算。「例如萬一失業、患病,那又是否可負擔供一層樓﹖或者突然在股市中蝕大本又是否能承受﹖」 他亦語重心長勉勵年輕人﹕「不要想一步登天,以為投資一定可以賺大錢。年輕時,應腳踏實地工作,積極儲錢,有機會便進修學多點知識,之後再想投資吧。」 

林本利本身是虔誠的基督徒,在其人生觀中,最重要的就是信仰、健康和家庭。「相比之下,金錢的重要性便很低了。錢,用得最有意義的,就是改善生活,令家人幸福快樂。」
Shit! Remained little after this month...
Seems having more money will make me spend more...
so the only way to save is to make myself poor!