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August 1, 2007 in Personal | No comments
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.
Tags: bridge collapse, minneapolis, safty
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.
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: [...]
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
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
October 11, 2007 in Professional
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]