Running MONEY: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score

OK, I can't help it ok. I read another of Andy Kessler's book. This one talks about his experience running a hedge fund, searching for the next big thing in silicon valley. Some learning if you are interested in Tech stuff and also some arguements about the U.S. deficit. It's a quite good read, though not as interesting as "Wall Street Meat" i think. His friend at MS, Barton Biggs, wrote a book recently also, haven't got a chance to read it.

What is your childhood dream?

What is your childhood dream? Remember when you write your first essay in school about "my ambition" or "我的志愿", most of the kids in the class will be writing about wanting to be doctors or engineers (i fail to understand why is it engineer, maybe that's a after effect of the industrial revolution). What did you write?

I often try to recall what is my childhood dream. To be a superhero? But i don't remember who is my favourite super hero, though i liked a few of them. To be a doctor or engineer is unlikely. Since i was taking art lessons during that time, could it be an artist? No impression of that either. Maybe its police, or some sort of military sort.

One of the memories i remember of myself is to play "police and thief" kind of game in the house, where i will hold my gun (a replica of a pistol, transparent plastic kind. i still remember i longed at the gun for several months before my dad bought it for me RM3.50, great deal of money mind you). so i will have imaginary bad guys and my gun, ok this is the best part. Being young as i am, my gun is of state of the art technology. Cos it's suppose to be able to generate bullets using air ( i was thinking at that time, gosh, the movies all cheat people one, like the bullet never finish, My gun more real, can generate bullet using air, so it'll never run out).

there you go...

Lego

Lego, our beloved childhood toy (well, at least mine). I still remember i have this whole box of lego bricks, and its my daily dose of play time.

Two years ago, Lego broke. Its kinda sad isn't it, even Lego have to face up to the cruel reality. Just read an article in Fortune(June 19,2006: "One Brick at a Time") of how Lego is cutting cost and check this out: "to save on manufacturing costs, Lego has cut the number of pieces, or "elements," as they are known-for example, eliminating different versions of a little chef, some with a mustache, some without....."

Its the kind of feeling that when we grow up, the things of the childhood is taken away cruelly. I mean like Lego is part of my fond memories of growing up as a 4 to 5 year old. My solitude, creative moments, possibly the building blocks of any existence of creativity I possess now.

Well, yeah its the same thing like Tundercats or Saber Rider or He-man doesn't show anymore. But to read and understand it as a adult now is a very queer feeling.