Article via TK:
Shell’s profit soars to record $9 billion
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Shell’s profit soars 25 percent in the first quarter thanks to crude oil prices
Company’s average selling price for crude leapt 66 percent to $90 a barrel
Sales up 55 percent as net profit climbs to $9.08 billion, impressing analysts
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell’s has reported a 25 percent rise in first-quarter earnings, crediting strong increases in energy prices.
Europe’s largest oil company said Tuesday its average selling price of crude oil leaped by 66 percent to over $90 per barrel from …

..when I will be starting work with the private equities group.
Sometimes, I will wonder out loud to Big about the absurdness of the headhunter’s increasing offers and
how I think it’s all a ridiculous dream where I will wake up and then tell him about the ridiculous dream I just had about a headhunter calling me and throwing money in my face.
But it is.
And each time they called me and made an increment, I would immediately inform Big in the hope of finding the voice of reason in such incredulity. With …

So the trip with Mum to Bangkok was good. Some things never change. She still held my hand when crossing the crazy roads of BKK. Nagged me about the weight of my bags. I still had to rag her a little about buying stuff she wants (obviously I did not inherit the virtue of thrift and the love of retail therapy from my mum, hah!).
Some things don’t change. For a very good reason perhaps.
Dad came to pick us up. My protests to take a cab home myself fell on deaf …

Sometimes you hear people muttering about how and how they cannot fulfill their dreams. How they are faced with obstacles. How they don’t have enough money to do what they want (yes and money will fall from the sky for others). Whining about what doesn’t kill you won’t make you stronger, it will render you helpless, weak etc etc.
Looking for light in the vacuum of darkness. Looking for darkness in the expanse of light.
Self pity is a luxury that is easy to wallow in. I don’t believe in being …

OK, so I made my life a whole lot more challenging and exciting now. Some updates:

Flying out of town today and back on Friday.
I accepted an offer with a private equities group and will be starting work on Monday. Couldn’t resist the offer made by the headhunter.. They freaking refused to take no for an answer and kept upping the offer. It was … freaky. More updates on that when I am back.
New stocks to be listed on Monday 28 April.
Photoshoots are DAMN tiring. I don’t envy a …

Last year my ex company had a D&D with the Arabian Night theme and I went to this shop in Arab Street to get my garbs. It was a gorgeous gold beads on white bra top and mermaid skirt ensemble. It seemed such a waste to showcase this ensemble only once, and moreover the shop owner kept urging me to take Bellydancing lessons, with the grand declaration that curvaceous women do sensuous credit to the belly dance. And being the grand bellydancing diva she is, she went on to …

Ruok linked this article on nomads and I found it very interesting. I do it all the time but I did not even know the term was so fashionable known as being nomadic. I have my books, videos and music in my iphone. My documents are stored online. My business is online; the records, reports and correspondences are online. I am technophobic but now I am officially “nomadic”. What an irony.
Big had been headhunted to join another company in a senior management role. He will also be free to adapt …

I went to the Sam Hui concert on 29 Mar (one night only) performance and it was Nostalgic. Firstly I was probably the youngest fan. Secondly I grew up listening to his songs, some written by his brother, Ricky Hui, and some written by himself. I loved the easy melodies and humorous lyrics; usually the theme of his songs encourage people to be more light hearted, to be hardworking and adopt a good attitude. Very down to earth, just like he is, just like I am.
I had a very …

In response to my soul searching, cowboy my good friend responds,
“Awwww shaddup woman. You need to go like bake a cake for mandy and keep your yap shut.
More knitting and less talkin is what you need.”
Idiot.
But suddenly I felt like baking, something that has strangely been therapeutic for me. And so I baked.

Blackcurrant and White Chocolate Cheesecake, which RN said was “f**king pretty“. LOL!

Hazelnut and Raspberry Pie (with a hint of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove)

Shelly was very kind to say that they can sell, but honestly 1. I think they …

Lately, I have been feeling restless and empty at turns. I twittered it as having an existential problem and desperately needing to do something meaningful. An attempt to garner various perspectives in the bar got me a few constructive and insightful responses and of course I also got the typical meaningless word waste.
DPL said, “actually in times like this, i take time off and be alone, somewhere close to Nature and observe the simpler things of life.
Be it the countryside, rural areas etc. I just reach out and talk to …