The guys and I cooking at the VILLA

I was staying up late and having intelligent talk with my new made friends in Egypt last night . When guys talk , it usually revolves around :

1)Girls , in this case Lebanese girls
2)Somehow girls again
3)Money



Most of the guys that are staying with me at the Villa , used to be engaged before . Looks like it's somewhat of a norm here to get engaged for a period of time before you get married . Besides that , it's also a normality to annul the engagement . -_- The guys I know annulled theirs and were speaking about their experiences . Quoting their words ` David , don't make the mistake that we made ' . -_- .

Hypothetically , our conversation also moved on to the topic of how would you make a $100,000 work for you ? Work here meaning making the $100,000 generate more money for you .

Something like an essay you'd find in high school aiy ? Reminiscence of the past ( I love my high school days by the way )


The next norm that comes into mind will be to invest in property , which I think is a good idea by the way . My parents are both government servants , however each have bought a house in Subang in the early 1990s with a government loan and mind you , the prices of both houses have catapulted by almost a 150% ! What a great investment . That however , took almost 20 years to achieve .

I want both my active and passive income to be big , and due to that , I have stayed away from the normality of having a 9-5 job . I'm not saying that having a permanent 9-5 is bad , it's great if you enjoy it and it offers security besides stability . That's one of the reasons I suffered like a mad dog to get my engineering degree . If anything were to happen , I have something to fall back on .

So with a $100,000 ....

1)I'll start my own tv show
I've always wanted to do this and every time an offer comes , I can't pursue it due to the fact that I'll have my ass kicked out of university if I skipped that many classes for shooting . With the $100,00 , I can fund most of the production cost that can't be covered to make it an excellent show . With a TV show , sponsors will pop up , endorsements , and best of all , my performance fee will increase . I'm actually finishing up the script for my show right now , and meeting with production houses after I'm back from the middle east .


2)Invest in PROPERTIES and collect rental while waiting for the value to increase I'm already doing this , however I need more properties under my belt to have a comfortable income . If each property , I can collect , an estimate of RM500.00 nett as profit from the rental , I'll need at least 4 more properties for a ` slightly comfortable ' passive income . With a $100,000 , it would be enough to add roughly two more properties . Two apartments would likely be it , and that would be a hypothetical earning of $1000.00 a month from rental . This is very subjective though , as if the price of the property itself increases , I earn more by the passing time . Say I invest now in two $300,000.00 properties . I get a loan of 90% if I'm lucky . $30,000 down payment for each property , plus and minus stamp and ownership transfer , that'll be $36,000.00 for each property . A total of $76,000.00 used so far to generate $1000.00 a month .

3)Reform my website
A new website means more clients , at least that's what I feel ( and from experience ) . A new website would roughly cost me $2500.00 , which is covered up by 1 show generated . A fairly good investment eh ?

I was never really a fan of public mutual funds, stocks , and even tried my hands on forex . I guess focus is really the key here . I want something physical that I can touch and feel and I guess property really fits my taste . The only thing that bothers me is getting the loan and so far , I think I'll be able to do that quite easily with a few connections that I made recently .=)



3 properties by the end of the year ? and 5 by 2010 ? Hey , that's a start .=)

The Villa that I'm staying now

I'm also going to be an agent in a real estate company to learn the ins and outs of property in Malaysia when I get home . It's going to be like a REAL job , and I hope to learn a lot from it ... and earn some too . 1% commision sounds like a little , but if the house is RM500,000 .....

A $100,000 to $1000,000 in 3 years . Honestly , I don't think it's impossible at all . With the right attitude , a little delayed gratification and intelligent decision making , I'm confident it'll be achievable .


I'd love to hear your thoughts . If you had $100,000.00 right now , what would you do to multiply it's value ?

-David

While screening the menu for food at Porto Marina , my friends and I stumbled upon something interesting . We were at a pizza shop and we found this ...


PIZZA SUPER VIAGRA !!

Obviously you wouldn't have to think twice about what we ordered .... Couldn't sleep the whole night after that .

-_-

Me having a SEGWAY jog in the morning in Egypt

I'm having a great time at where I'm at right now . A little homesick but nevertheless it's a fantastic environment for conducive learning . I'm learning a LOT in life at where I'm at right now, can't wait what will be installed for me in the coming weeks .

Besides that , I'd like to share a story of something that I think some of you can relate too .

A while back I met a really nice girl . She was older than me , had a career , and was really friendly in the nicest of ways . She dressed elegantly , my friends thought she was gorgeous , and I thought she was stunning . We went out , started seeing each other , saw movies together , had fun and even went for a short holiday . Strangely , all these just happened . I was , you could say , `happy ' in the duration .

There was one thing that was a little weird though . Just a little . She never answers my calls at one particular period of time . She never answer calls in front of me and I've never seen her sad or frustrated . She was this girl that was always , anywhere and everywhere , HAPPY . I never questioned her , I thought that was a good trait .

Until I found out that she was married .

An interlude for you to ponder on the thought .

Pizza Super Viagra which I found at a restaurant in Egypt

She was mixing in the entertainment line too . I found out in the strangest of most awkward ways . Now I know why she doesn't have facebook ...

The worst part is , I wasn't hurt . -_- . When I got to know about it , I just flinched , and told myself ` I kind of expected it ' . I really do not know what am I becoming into . Take me back 4-5 years ago , I'd be lying helplessly on the bed doing nothing .

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There's this friend who is such a nice person at heart and sincerely cares for me . My friends tell me that she really likes me , she calls when I'm sick , does everything that would make a guy feel soft inside , and is very pretty . Apart from that , I think one characteristic that makes her special is that she's strong . She doesn't ask for help even when she needs it .

A good friend of mine said to me ` Why don't you give it a chance ? ' .

I can't . I can't explain why .

........Ironic isn't , it how life hits you back .

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Performing at the beach in Porto Marina , Egypt

Hie Guys ,

Sorry for the lack of updates ! I have been rather busy the past month settling a lot of stuff besides being bitten by an emotional slump . If I were to recollect the year 2009 of what it has been so far , I would quite daringly say that it has been an emotional rollercoaster from the start to the middle . At 23 , you’d think that I’ve gotten old enough to get a grip and differentiate between logic and emotions .. Hoah . Anyway , hey ? , what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger .

At the time I’m typing this , I’m actually situated at a Villa somewhere North in Egypt . It’s by the seaside and it’s simply beautiful . I’m here for part of my middle east tour . Due to legal technicalities, I don’t think I’m allowed to mention the company sponsoring me though .

Apart from getting arrested by Egyptian police , cruising down in a HUMMER H2 , staying in a Villa that looks like an orchard , speaking mediocre French to beautiful Egyptian girl , and riding a Segway on the villa’s compound , I’m enjoying my life quite well . Work is fun , the pay is great , and most importantly , I’m learning a lot from my trip . The people here are very friendly , and I’ve made many friends along the way .

The Villa I stay at in Marina

Besides that , I also have lots of free time here by the beach , and I have been reflecting on my life lately . It’s already pass half way through of the year 2009 . I’m getting older on each passing day and I’ve set really high goals not too far away from now . It’s scary , but I’m sure I’ll achieve them . =) I’ve been writing down and coming up with plans , ideas , and solid decisions to supplement my goals . Pray for me , wish me luck .. I really do need all the encouragement and positive energy that I can get .

I’ll be back from the middle east in September ! I miss you guys .

-David