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• Moving to microblogging with Posterous

  November 13, 2009 in Professional

  WordPress is getting a little too heavy duty for personal blogging nowadays. Still love it for my other projects though. Was thinking about Tumblr for a while and then discovered Posterous. Loving it so far, so this old blog will have to take a little break.

• Recession: When Models and Bottles become Model and Bottle

  November 5, 2008 in Professional

  Just saw this unconventional “Recession Index” on NY Magazine’s Intelligencer. Some of the more interesting YOY figures:

  # of people spending $2k+ per night @ Marquee: -50% (bottle sales down 10%)
  Average daily late-night subway ridership, midnight to 6 am: +4% (people still fighting for black car vouchers?)
  Average rent for studio apartment in Murray Hill doorman building: -7% (anyone remember [...]

• My Building Featured on The Consumerist

  March 3, 2008 in Personal

  Gotta love Excelsior & Grand!
  Trader Joe’s Will Remove All Single-Ingredient Food From China From Their Stores By April 1
  Photo by Payton Chung

• Updated: iPhone / iPod Touch: The Most Comprehensive RSS Feed Ever!

  November 4, 2007 in Personal, Technology and the Web

  Everything iPhone / iPod Touch, from 40+ sources and BS-filtered!
  *Updated, now cloned 20+ times and way too complicated to fit in a screenshot*

  Yahoo Pipes page
  RSS feed

• Marketing: Wal-Mart Retail Space Larger than Manhattan

  October 11, 2007 in Professional

• Joke: Everyone Hates Subprime

  October 2, 2007 in Fun Stuff

   IM conversations at leading funds:
  Analyst: I think that this maker of ball bearings is quite attractive because of its strong operating momentum, $500mm net cash position, and dirt cheap valuation of 6x fully-loaded FCF.
  PM: WHAT IS THEIR SUBPRIME EXPOSURE?!?
  Analyst: They don’t own subprime. Or sell houses. Or sell into housing-related markets. Or have variable rate [...]

• In Brief: I’m OK

  August 1, 2007 in Personal

  Thanks for those that called, texted, emailed and facebooked me. It’s nice know that someone cares about you, especially when you are thousands of miles away. Yes I’m OK, no I don’t regularly go through the 35W bridge, or any other bridges.
  Best of luck to those who are affected by the bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

• Air Travel Tips

  July 15, 2007 in Personal, Professional

  From a friend that used to work for an international travel agency and my business travel experience over the years:

  Before the flight:

  Cheapest tickets can be found on Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday mornings
  Book 2 weeks (ideally a month) in advance so you can get cheap tickets, even for holidays
  Use sites like Expedia/Travelocity to find best prices, [...]

• Interviewee’s Cheat Sheet

  June 26, 2007 in Professional

  It seems that just about every other week there’s a need to forward on my interviewee’s cheat sheet to a friend or colleague. I’ve decided to put it up here for everyone’s convenience.
  Cheat sheet is mainly geared towards investment banking and financial services interviews. It also includes links to some good articles (will feature more [...]

• Moving to Minneapolis

  April 13, 2007 in Personal

  If you wondered about what I’ve been up to for the past few weeks, here’s the short version: I’ve accepted a new job and am in the process of moving to Minneapolis, MN. But that’s not the only thing keeping me busy lately. Although things have been chaotic, I’ve been happier and am feeling like [...]