Property, Stocks and Games

What I've been up to in the last 2 weeks:

1. Binge Eating / Drinking with my Aussie Bud
Like I mentioned in my previous post, my good friend from the good ol' days came back to Msia for a week to sort out her wedding stuff. Since her husband-to-be wasn't around, we ended up eating loads of good stuff and drinking lots of bad stuff (he's allergic to alcohol) throughout the week.

For food we ate at Dave's Deli (foot long sausages omg too sexy...), Sanuki Udon (great udon place!), Yu Ai (great curry seafood noodles) and Mango Loh (nth special). Drinks were had at a friend's and her house, we were pretty much wasted after drinking for many, many hours haha. Fun times... going to miss hanging out with my bud :(

2. Finishing up Some Games
I've just updated my finished games list for 2012; can't believe I haven't updated it since July last year. I must have missed out a few titles but I can't be arsed to think to deeply about it.

Anyway, I'll talk a bit about the few of the recent games I've played. I completed one run-through of Deus Ex: Human Revolution by Square Enix, which I borrowed from a friend. Its a nice game, gameplay is reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid only with more gadgets and no boxes to hide in. Story-line is nice but I think it could be more engaging... I didn't feel caught up in the conspiracy theories they were trying to spin. Maybe because Adam Jensen is so emotionless about everything. Good game nonetheless.

The Walking Dead by Telltale Games. This was a hit with me right when I found out it was an adventure game with focus on plot and character development more than killing zombies. The Walking Dead series were always more on that anyway and Telltale really clinched the delivery of that with this game. Its super easy to play, but that's not why you play it; the story and making the hard choices makes this game worth playing. A lot like Heavy Rain, without the convoluted and confusing plots.

Last on the list is Asura's Wrath. I thought I wouldn't like this game because of the mindless action and quick-time events, but somehow its grown on me. Its like watching a stylish anime and I love those that have a bit of attitude (kinda like Samurai Champaloo). Over the top and cool action scenes, great cinematics and amazing sounds makes for an enjoyable week of gaming.

3.Investing in Property and Stocks
Trying my hand at growing my money, so I've invested in some stocks recently. I've picked up 3 stocks for now; Mah Sing and Dijaya (property developers) and Genting (gaming and plantations play). Mah Sing is Malaysia's 2nd best property developer and has been seeing some nice appreciation thanks to SP Setia falling out of favor in the market slightly. I picked up Dijaya because I think it's pretty underrated at the moment and there is potential for it to develop the RRIM area. Lastly, Genting saw a 2 dollar dip thanks to expected lower quarter earnings; I feel this is short-term and prices will rebound (maybe higher even) once some positive news comes out. The dividends aren't too bad either.

Property-wise, we went to the Setia Eco Glades ballot yesterday. Prospects for that property is amazing; great capital appreciation potential, minimal capital outlay at 95% margin of financing and no stamp / legal fees. Too bad we didn't manage to get it, our chances seemed high as well. Based on my colleague's calculations, we stood a 54% chance of getting one of our ballots selected :(

That's all for now, till next time.