You can't stop her. The truth is you won't always be around to protect her! She's going to get out there in the world! So you can only prepare her.
Goal met, time to set the next goal
Standing by the principles of paying off mortgage on your own home is working out well. A place just five doors down the street just got sold for $1.1M at auction.
It's time to set the next goal. I'm a business man, not a property investor. However, the missus is keen for a second house at McMahons Point, I worked there for over a year, its a retirement plan lifestyle and convenience for Ella to go to school or university in the future.
It is always a challenge trying to find the balance between life's journey: collect moments, not things. Because things you own end up owning you.
Charisma
Note to self: Avoid distractions by following too many opportunities. Stay focus on your passion, set the trend, drive the demand and demonstrate charisma.
If you are good at something don't do it for free.
Ngoc Trinh
Vietnamese women, they look good with clothes and even better without.
Corporate life
4 minutes to appreciate the view from McMahons Point before the next wave of meetings.
Blueprint
Blueprint for the multi million dollar business transformation project for the next 5-years.
Capital gain tax calculation
My favourite homeloan broker explains capital gain tax calculation to me in this way.
If you buy a home today for $500,000 and sell it for $700,000 in 5 years from now. Then 50% of $200,000 is subjected to capital gain tax, which is $100,000.
If your income in 2019 is $50,000 p.a., then you will be taxed based on $150,000 as taxable income. So you're looking roughly at paying 35% to the taxman.
We were kids once
I feel nostalgic today. I feel a privilege living here. My greatest childhood memories are with my friends during my years as a Vietnamese boat refugee. I don't know where they are today and if they are still alive or dead.
"Khoa (not in picture) and his mum had gone to the USA. Cuong and his family has gone back to Vietnam." That is my only information I remember about them.
I will try searching for them again. Starting from the UNHCR Archives.
The last and only photo I have is on the day I depart the camp on November 27, 1991.
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