NTU Results

For the last semester, finally got my results. Thank god !!!

Really satisfied with my results to be honest. I remembered getting a perfect score for Year 1 as well but as I moved to Year 2. My GPA slipped in the first semester and it again slipped in the 2nd semester. Fortunately I was able to go on exchange in Year 3 Sem 1. I was a little afraid that I will be slipping for my final semester because I was too relaxed during my exchange.

Thankfully, I got my momentum back and managed to reap in the As for my final semester. Talk about ending with a BANG!

So for the last time the review of the modules and tips for the juniors.

BF307 Derivative Securities: It was rumoured for a long time that this is the toughest module in Finance. Truth be told, the concepts are definitely more complicated. However, if you take time to slowly understand it, then it actually appears to be very logical.

For a breakdown, I got ...

Mid Terms (25%) : 42.5/50
Assignments (10%): 9%
Quiz (10%): 10/10
Class Participation (5%): 5%

For the final examination, it was pretty easy to be honest. If you are clear about the concepts, the questions are very easy to tackle. However, it is important to be consistent in this module. Practice Practice Practice! Don't be lazy and you will do well.

For my FYP (AB329), my team did a topic on the Macroeconomy and the Stock Market Liquidity. There were really tonnes of hard work involved. We started roughly 11 months ago. We had to pick up new skills like dealing with SAS to help us resolve the data given by our Professor. Having said that, we could not have come so far without the help of our Professor Chen. He really went the extra mile to assist us in our research and whenever we have any queries, he's always there for us. He responds to our email within 1 hour and he is always free when we want to schedule an appointment for a discussion. Every discussion was extremely fruitful and all our doubts are always clarified in each meeting.

Though this project, I really learnt that working in a team is very important especially for such a massive project with tonnes of data to churn. Therefore, it was especially meaningful that we scored an A for our FYP.

Yeah, and with that I have finally graduated.

To be perfectly honest, I didn't expect to do so well for University because I knew that there were a lot of competitors in NBS. Everyone is so smart and many came from top Junior Colleges like Raffles and Hwa Chong. It was definitely a little scary having to go up against them. However, I now know that I can compete with the best of the best. This experience definitely boosted my confidence but I will always remember that I have come a long way to achieve these results. Therefore, I have to constantly remind myself to stay grounded and not get ahead of myself :)

Ma Maison & Jones the Grocer

Went to Ma Maison yesterday for Dinner followed by chilling at Jones the Grocer with my friends.


Talked about our future expectations about the workforce. Really a great catch-up session. Looking forward to the next one for sure :)

Birthday Celebration

Celebrated my birthday with Wei Qi and Pearly this year. We first went to watch Ironman 3 which was really awesome. I knew nothing about the plot so I guess it was really interesting to go with the flow. The people who can turn their bodies molten is kinda scary. I think I got scared during one of the scene. My friend said the whole row shook when I jumped LOL!

Then after that we went over to Orchard Central for the Kiseki buffet. The people who reserved got to go in first :) (ME! LOL)

Then, followed by people who didn't reserve. Initially I thought we were going to stay there from 6pm till 1030pm. But turns out we were full by 9pm. So we decided to leave right after we are done. Afterall, buffets are sunk cost. So its okay that we leave early :)

Below are some of the pictures we took that day :) Enjoy ~

Kai and His Girlfriend, Ellen

Haha he's the cutest thing in the world.

Kids are the most innocent thing on Earth man.


Credits -theellenshow

Graduation

It feels so surreal because I just finished my last exam at NTU and I have unofficially graduated. Now is just waiting for my convocation sometime in July. Actually, I don't even know when's the date at the moment. But I think the school will inform us soon enough.

Looking back at the 3 years, I think its really fantastic. I remembered when I first entered Nanyang Business School (NBS), I was really scared because I knew that I was no longer sheltered. What do I mean by sheltered? Well, all along, I came from neighbourhood schools all along. Since young, I was always looking at those people from Raffles and Hwa Chong in awe. Hence, now that I'm at NBS, its sort of the convergence point for all the elites. Naturally, I'm a little intimidated.

But nevertheless, having talked to them, I realised that they were not as elitist as I once thought. In fact, everyone was really down to earth and nice to chat with. I think the things that count the most with me are really the small chats along the corridors, discussions in the tutorial rooms, project meetings both in school and outside. These little bonds we shared are probably the things I will remember 20 years down the road.

Following graduation, I will be joining Keppel Corporation as their Management Associate in July 2013. To be honest, I'm really excited because I feel that I can finally have my own career. I have always been extremely career-minded. Having watched so many TV dramas and shows, I really want to be successful in my career and make a name for myself in the end. I have always admired the lawyers, doctors in the drama shows because they always seem to be able to make a huge impact on the society and they are supposedly the prestigious and coveted careers to be pursued.

Nonetheless, I'm really happy with where I'm heading after graduation. I believe the first step is key and I really hope to make the best out of it.

Yeah, so I will continue to blog about my life from now on :) To keep my readers updated about myself and also to remind myself of how far I have come as I progress in my career. I think I will be very emo when I read this post 10 years into my career hahahaha.

Yeah, till the next post :) Bye Bye. Thank you for reading.

Mother's Day

At first, when I was watching the video, I thought it was just for laugh. But towards the middle, I realised that there were many important messages. Things that we missed out about our mum.

1. She scrimps and saves so that you can have the best
2. While you are living your life, she sacrifices hers.
3. Even when in pain she nvr complains.
4. She devotes all her time to you but you never have any for her.
5. You don't ever listen to her but she gives you her undivided attention.

Its surprisingly touching. Definitely pulled some of my heart strings. I really have to be nicer to my parents man.

Guocoleisure Valuation

From UOB Kayhian's Report

The valuation report for Guoco Group has been released yesterday. 

We have extracted the valuation reports for the assets of GuocoLeisure, 
Based on the valuation report, the fair value of Guocoleisure’s UK hotel assets and Molakai development properties as at 31 Jan 2013 is S$1.9b, which is S$300m (13%) below our SOTP valuation. 

We are currently reviewing our recommendation and target price.