Posted in shihjernStories on Apr 17th, 2009 1 Comment »
They say that time heals everything — sorrow, pain, anguish and agony. I think the saying shares a common feature with legal rules – it is generally applicable, with certain exceptions or caveats. Certain powerful memories from the past, however distant, have a way of clawing back at us and haunting our minds forever. A few moments […]
Posted in shihjernStories on Jan 20th, 2009 1 Comment »
Today, I watched – on large screen TVs at my office – the Inauguration Ceremony of Barack Obama. Before millions of viewers, he took the oath of office, albeit a little jumbled up by the nervousness of himself and Chief Justice John Roberts. It was a historic day, and I felt moved, despite me not being a […]
Posted in shihjernStories on Sep 6th, 2008 Comments Off on Holidays … Chicago, Austin and Miami
Holidays – the Americans use the term “vacations” instead. I love them and it is unfortunate that the capitalist Wall Street is not as generous with them as the socialist British or Europeans. Particularly as I now embrace the working life, leisure and free time is ever so precious. I believe in the necessity of […]
Posted in shihjernStories on Jul 31st, 2008 2 Comments »
Today I turn 26. I am now over a quarter of a century old. I can no longer describe myself as being in my “early 20s”. It scares me a little because I still like to consider myself a kid. I still have childish thoughts and I long to behave like a teenager at times. I had a good […]
Posted in shihjernStories on Apr 13th, 2008 Comments Off on On the US economic problems, life in New York and Malaysian politics
It has been a while since I wrote anything here. Ah well, life has been interesting. The US credit crisis has finally metamorphized into a recession. The whole of Wall Street knew and expected this; it was only the White House and Federal Reserve Bank which were trying to be in denial for a while. […]
Posted in General rants, shihjernStories on Nov 26th, 2007 1 Comment »
I like to think that I have properly settled into my new apartment. Of course, it was not really a “new apartment” in the customary and general sense of the term. I moved to an apartment with the same dimensions as my old one, in the same building and on the same side of the […]
Posted in shihjernStories on Sep 23rd, 2007 2 Comments »
Yesterday night, Jason, my best friend at university and roommate of three years, left after spending a week visiting me in the US. We had so much fun together in New York and Las Vegas. I was really sad to wave goodbye as he walked through the security checkpoint at JFK Airport. Sentimental as I am, […]
Posted in General rants, shihjernStories on Jul 31st, 2007 3 Comments »
Today, I turn 25. I am now a quarter of a century old. Gosh, it sounds so much older when you phrase it that way. If we assume that the average life expectancy is 75, I am one third through life. Sometimes, I still think I am a kid. I suppose this is a time […]
Posted in General rants, shihjernStories on May 22nd, 2007 9 Comments »
Earlier today (May 21), I was formally sworn-in as an Attorney and Counselor at Law of the State of New York. The ceremony was short but fairly pomp. The courthouse of the Appellate Division (First Judicial Department) is spectacular and imposing. As I sat there staring at the marvellous murals on the ornate ceiling and the lofty […]
Posted in General rants, Reviews, shihjernStories on Apr 28th, 2007 Comments Off on M&A, the summer and Superman Returns
Earlier this month, the time came for the junior associates at my firm to be rotated to a different group. After five months in the Capital Markets Group, I was rotated to the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Group. I approached the rotation with some trepidation, as the M&A Group is infamous for its long and […]