Malaysia, here I come!

k, this may sound crazy... I took only less than 2 hrs last night to make a decision of heading to KL for a 4 days trip. And most prob I may have to head straight to the airport right after I finish my last final exam paper. The reason I went there is to help out my cousin's sch mate with his seminar, and I barely knew him (< 1 mth). Also, I only met him for the 1st time jus now, & we can still talk non-stop for 3 full hrs...

You may wonder "HUH??? I tot this gal can never go to Malaysia becoz her mum would nv allow her to go there de!" True, it's rather ironic of me to be living in woodlands, so damn near to Malaysia, and yet have nv go Malaysia even once before in her life. Next, you may also wonder "What the hell is she going there for?" Yeah, haha, I wondered that to myself too... so here the story goes.

This new friend of mine, Nai de, is the founder of a investment-management company & also a well-known young investor in S'pore. During the recent CNY, I met up wif my cousin and I expressed to her my interest in investment. She then gave me his email add and suggested that I could ask advice from him. Before I could email any of my personal enquiries, I was given a 10,000 words report project on REITs & so I thought of asking him some doubts that my grp mates' were having. Kindly enough, he gave a well-rounded reply to our questions. From the replies, you can see sincerity in it. =)

And then last week, my cousin came asking whether I could accompany Nai de to KL to help out wif his seminar. My 1st reaction was the same, "No!" Well, I really wish that I could help him in anything, no matter what, I did owe him a favour. But I knew my mum would surely object to it. So yeah, I rejected.

Then last night, my cousin came asking again. She said Nai de urgently needed someone to help out and that she could not go due to the her mum's concern which was similar to my mum's. She said her mum would only allow her to go if I tag along. And viola, this turned out to be the reason y my mum allowed me to go in the end. Ha.

Nai de called last night to briefly tell me about his company and the trip. Yep, all expenses (acommodation + food) covered by the company, and he gave the option of either hourly pay or coverage of shopping expenses (my cousin chose the latter, lol). Ha, frankly, I dun really need any pay for this lar. After all, it is a good expereince for me: I get to go Malaysia for the 1st time, Get to "attend" his financial talk & learn some investment tips for free & most importantly, I have made a new friend. =)

And I jus came back from meeting him, spent 3 hrs at starbucks. Apart from knowing more abt his company details & the KL trip, I got much insightful advices on investment. I'm glad he's not those kind of person that you don't have much to talk abt, and instead, I had a good time chatting with him & listening to his past investment experiences & stuff. =)

But right now, I still got to focus on my on-hand projects & of course the upcoming final exams. And opps, haha, talking about that, I realised I haven't done anything much about them. Haix... And hope you enjoy this true "adventurous" story of mine! =P