29-07-2012, 10:37 PM
Wah... for a moment, I thot' I'm the only one left holding this baby..
orang,
Thank you for your kind words.
After giving it a lot of deep thots', I'd actually decided to take the opportunity to address the concerns raised to force myself to revisit the whole thread and what I'd posted previously to ensure that I'd not been guilty of misleading anyone else, but more importantly, including myself. If guilty, it may be a disaster (financially) for me as I'm currently quite heavily vested (~ quarter of my portfolio) on this one counter.
Oh ya, another interesting thing - my mental image of you (from your posts) was someone half my age who's able to somehow ask very 'deep' questions in simple short sentences - it always set me thinking very deeply and made me realise that I'd been somewhat slacking in my studies. Now, I know that you're likely someone who's a lot more experienced and was just giving me some pointers (with your Qs) on the right direction to look for the critical answers. Thx a million!
yeokiwi,
No worries, I'm actually quite thick skinned, having survived other forums. This one is actually child's play, in comparison to some I'd faced before. In fact, some even prefer to send me 'fan' mail personally and I have blocked all PMs and email contacts to avoid such unpleasant surprises which'll truly spoil my day. At least in public, they tend to be more civil, else they'll get moderated or even banned...
lonewolf,
Hmm.. you win hands down on wild imaginations...
But, bear in mind that Old Man is from an earlier generation. Money may not be the most impt thing and there're other things we may not be able to fully appreciate, like family honour? He even named his son after the Uni he attended!
Hee.. I imagine his father may have appeared in his dreams to scold him for selling Popular Hldg shares from Sep-09 to Nov-10 (ignoring the 3 lots on Feb-12). He's now atoning for his 'sins' by buying back as he's worried how he's going to answer to his Dad (the founder) when they next meet up...
Ok, just kidding lah..Will post in detail if what I imagined ever come true.
karlmarx,
Wah.. u lagi more optimistic than me! That's more than double current prices! IMO, that's only possible if there's a 3rd party involved. That's why I posted earlier that if it's Old Man doing a G.O., it's highly unlikely he'll offer a huge premium over NAV (25.09ct).
BTW, I think I need to apologize if you didn't get to buy it cheap during the recent market volatility. On days when it ought to drop (as there were no other buyers), the support was likely provided by me and some of my friends and family members... It was quite illiquid for those days, we didn't managed to buy a lot tho'..
orang,
Thank you for your kind words.
After giving it a lot of deep thots', I'd actually decided to take the opportunity to address the concerns raised to force myself to revisit the whole thread and what I'd posted previously to ensure that I'd not been guilty of misleading anyone else, but more importantly, including myself. If guilty, it may be a disaster (financially) for me as I'm currently quite heavily vested (~ quarter of my portfolio) on this one counter.
Oh ya, another interesting thing - my mental image of you (from your posts) was someone half my age who's able to somehow ask very 'deep' questions in simple short sentences - it always set me thinking very deeply and made me realise that I'd been somewhat slacking in my studies. Now, I know that you're likely someone who's a lot more experienced and was just giving me some pointers (with your Qs) on the right direction to look for the critical answers. Thx a million!
yeokiwi,
No worries, I'm actually quite thick skinned, having survived other forums. This one is actually child's play, in comparison to some I'd faced before. In fact, some even prefer to send me 'fan' mail personally and I have blocked all PMs and email contacts to avoid such unpleasant surprises which'll truly spoil my day. At least in public, they tend to be more civil, else they'll get moderated or even banned...
lonewolf,
Hmm.. you win hands down on wild imaginations...
But, bear in mind that Old Man is from an earlier generation. Money may not be the most impt thing and there're other things we may not be able to fully appreciate, like family honour? He even named his son after the Uni he attended!
Hee.. I imagine his father may have appeared in his dreams to scold him for selling Popular Hldg shares from Sep-09 to Nov-10 (ignoring the 3 lots on Feb-12). He's now atoning for his 'sins' by buying back as he's worried how he's going to answer to his Dad (the founder) when they next meet up...
Ok, just kidding lah..Will post in detail if what I imagined ever come true.
karlmarx,
Wah.. u lagi more optimistic than me! That's more than double current prices! IMO, that's only possible if there's a 3rd party involved. That's why I posted earlier that if it's Old Man doing a G.O., it's highly unlikely he'll offer a huge premium over NAV (25.09ct).
BTW, I think I need to apologize if you didn't get to buy it cheap during the recent market volatility. On days when it ought to drop (as there were no other buyers), the support was likely provided by me and some of my friends and family members... It was quite illiquid for those days, we didn't managed to buy a lot tho'..