A Lovely Number from the Movie,"The Jilted"

Maybe when you were a young man, you tend to feel more emotional. We adore beauty especially in actresses. And so was it when I first saw beautiful Tan Lan Hua starring in her first movie role in that tear-jerker," The Jilted".

I saw the show one evening at the Capitol Theatre in Malacca.I can bet my bottom ringgit, no one came out of the cinema without shedding tears. It was really sad, very sad. Even my hanky was soaking wet!

I remembered the movie fondly, particularly some of the songs.

This is a clip of the romantic lovers in a beautiful song setting before tragedy struck in the movie.

The song is called "I'm By Your Side".

Lovely number.

Odd Lot Trading: The Buyer's Trap

I never felt cowered or even cheated when I first faced this situation.

I was then trading odd-lots in DRB-Hicom through my remisier. My remisier contacted me shortly after I gave the order to buy. She told me only one unit of the share was sold to me out of the number of shares I ordered. This put me into a fix as what could I do with one share. I needed more. So, I had no choice but to take the seller at his price which was at least 50 sen higher. It did not really have much effect in the absolute sense to me as I was buying only a small number of units.

I am now on my own doing e-trading; keying in my own quotes. As such, I could see the way the stock has been traded on this odd-lot counter with the seller having the upper hand to manipulate the price of the share.

When the market opened,I put in a competitive bid for BIMB. My bid was RM2.17 while the seller's bid was RM2.83. The next time I looked at my trade pending status,I saw only one share was matched. This went on until the market break off for lunch.If I do not buy any more shares of this counter; I will be saddled with RM28 as brokerage charge, RM1 for stamp duty and a couple of sens for clearing fees. This will make this one share,one of the most expensive to date.

I had to get out of this trap. So, I placed a small number of units to be priced at RM2.83-the seller's price. To my consternation,some seller gave their shares to me at RM2.50. That saved me some money- about 30 sen more for each unit.

Then, I took a buy position ahead of the bargain-hunting herd at RM2.19. Again this seller gave me one unit at RM2.19; hoping I will buy all that I wanted at RM2.83.

For me, I thought that he will give in to me at the dying minutes of the day if he is desperate to unload, as he would have to pay high brokerage for such a small trade if he didn't. Strangely, he did not budge. Apparently,if he had sold the same counter on the main board, he need not pay much brokerage when he trades additionally on the odd-lot counter for the same share. That must be the explanation for his reluctance to surrender to the buyer's price.

For me, my quick thinking has saved the day and I did not have to pay a higher price for the shares bought. This was my sense of consolation.

So, if you are trading on the odd lot counter, beware of this trap that sellers set up to bait you to buy their shares at their bidding prices!

Cash Call from RCE

Will it be Worth Buying the RCPS?

Looks like this could be a year of cash calls.

Eye-balling many unaudited results announced lately, most seems to be on the downslide in terms of profits.

This year, we have already been informed that BJFoods is asking for additional capital due possibly to their foray into Indonesia and the need for more operating capital for running the newly acquired Starbucks franchise.

So, what is RCE asking for?

There is a bonus issue of 1:2 as well as an issue of redeemable convertible non-cumulative preference shares (RCPS) of 10 sen each, on the basis of two RCPS for every five shares held after the proposed bonus issue.

The exercise is undertaken to repay bank borrowings, working capital-related purposes and to reward its shareholders.

Total gross proceeds from the RCPS rights from the exercise is estimated to be RM178.39mil to RM182.10mil dependent on the going price of RCE after the bonus issue.

The current price of RCE is 54 sen. With the bonus issue, the possible price of each RCE share will be about 32 to 33 sen ex-all.

Valentine's Day

It's that day again when hearts go all gooey, hoping for roses and chocolates.

That's Amore

For many receiving a Valentine card would have sufficed. Lovers will find this day of critical importance to make their loved ones know of their feelings.

But not many find joy or love on this day dedicated to romantic love. Sad because of unrequited love; sad because it is only a crush...

Where are you, St Valentine?

Unforgettable Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

If you have but one Hindi film to see in your life,make it "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" which literally means 'Somethings Happen'

Sharukh Khan, Rani Mukherji and the delectable Kajol bring wonderful chemistry to the silver screen. Just listening to the haunting melody of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai can make your day.

Here are the lyrics and the clip. Have fun!

Tum paasse aye, Tum paasse aye
Yun Muskurayee, Tum nena jane kya
Sapne de khaye, Aabto mera dil
Jaane ka sota hai, Kya karoon ha yeKuch kuch hota hai(Repeat again)
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/shah_rukh_khan/kuch_kuch_hota_hai.html ]




NaJaane kaisa eh saas hai
Bujhti nahi hai, Kya pyaass hai
Kya nasha es pya ro kya
Mujpe sanam , Chaane laga
Koina Jaane, Kyun Chain Hota Hai
Kya Karoon haye, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Tum paasse aye, Tum paasse aye
Yun Muskurayee, Tum nena jane kya
Sapne de khaye, Aabto mera dil
Jaane ka sota hai, Kya karoon ha yeKuch kuch hota hai

There was a Moment in Time......

For a moment in time, Whitney was with us. She leaves us with more sweet that bitter memories. Here is her rendition of 'The Greatest Love of All".

Celine Dion In Concert

Celine in concert is an experience. If only, it is the real thing. However, a HD video of the event is second best.

Here, enjoy!