Switzerland - Lausanne

Renens

2008-06-27T02:53:00.000-07:00

View from my old apartment in Renens, just off Lausanne.

Launch of Investing-simplified.com

2008-04-30T08:36:00.000-07:00

Stock Investing Simplified is now online! At http://www.investing-simplified.com/ , you can download the E-Book with just a few clicks.

Grab your investing food-for-thought today !

Stock Investing Simplified is also available at major bookshops which includes PageOne, MPH Bookstores, Times and Kinokuniya.

Stock Investing Simplfied : Discover It Now !

2008-04-15T05:53:00.001-07:00

New Book Release

I am pleased to announce the recent publishing of my book, entitled Stock Investing Simplified, a no nonsense guide for all retail investors and traders wishing to improve their trading performance in these turbulent times. You may wish to reduce the amount of risk without compromising on investment performance. Or you may just simply wish to know more about investing in stocks. In any case, this book is for you. I invite you discover the insights and the new concepts discussed in this piece of work.

Have a pleasant week ahead, and Happy Reading.

Yours Sincerely,

Linus Tham (Mr)

Stock Investing Simplified by Linus Tham

''In Stock Investing Simplified, Linus debunks the well established myths surrounding stock investment and establishes new concepts to take your investment powers to greater heights. Stay invested at all times? He advises avoiding stock investments in certain periods. Buy IPOs for a quick buck? He tells you to stay away. Written for anybody wanting to improve his returns on stock investments, all the ideas are communicated in a logical and concise manner, without the technical jargon found in many investment guidebooks. In Stock Investing Simplified, you will also read about:

Why you should invest in the National Postal Service
Why you should not spend to much time watching the Financial News on TV
Why you should not borrow for your stock purchases and much more. ''

Book Synopsis, Stock Investing Simplified

Available at the following Locations / BookStores:

Singapore

MPH
Times
PageOne
Kinokuniya

Malaysia

KLCC Kinokuniya

Brunei

Bookers International

Coming Soon in Singapore:

Popular
Borders

Book Specifications

Title: Stock Investing Simplified

ISBN: 978-981080-1182
Author: Tham, Linus

Loving Food And Digesting It

2008-02-03T08:24:00.000-08:00

Loving Food And Digesting It by: Jon Caldwell

Firstly, Easterner like eating hot food. For example, on the morning, Chinese often eat hot porridge, clay oven rolls, fried bread stick, noodles, soybean milk and other Chinese food. All of these are hot. On the other hand, People in the west usually eat bread, milk, orange and coffee which are cold commonly. Secondly, An Easterner like drink hot water whenever it is winter or summer. If you go to a Chinese home, they will give you a cup of tea, and the tea always is hot unless you demand for cold water. But in the west, People like drinking cold water or beverage, they even can drink a bottle of cold water in winter, this is inconceivability in an easterner's eyes. Thirdly, It is different altogether between Easterner and Occidental in dinner. We often see a round table in a Chinese family, then, a whole family can sit together to eat dinner. They like share all dishes with other families, round table is convenient for a family. On the other hand, In a occidental family, a square table is familiar.

A family eats in each different dish. Why dose a Chinese family use a round table? Because they think a whole families sharing all food represent reunion and "warm". All of this are traditional. In modern life, Chinese also like square table, because it is popular. We’ve always been known for our love of food, but for most people, that hearty appetite comes at a price. With our increasingly hectic lifestyles, there’s hardly any time to exercise or get fit. Add to that the fact that Filipino cuisine tends to be high in fat and calories. Yes, it’s great food, but you have to admit it’s not exactly healthy.

But before ditching that adobo or taking out those South Beach cookbooks, here’s some good news: there is such a thing as low-fat Filipino food. In fact, you can make any dish diet-friendly with just a few simple tweaks—without giving up any of the flavor. If all that eating is taking a toll on your waist, start eating healthier with these tips and low-fat Filipino food recipes. One of the secrets to low-fat cooking is replacing common ingredients with low-fat alternatives. Start with your oil: most people use regular cooking oil, which is made from animal fat and very high in cholesterol. Use vegetable-based oils such as corn, canola, sunflower, or if you can afford it, olive oil. When making salads, replace mayonnaise with mustard or vinaigrette, and use fresh instead of canned ingredients. A common problem with substitution is that they don’t always work. You can’t expect them to taste the same as the original, but they don’t have to taste bad.

It takes some practice and experience to know which ingredients will work together and which ones will not. Feel free to experiment—you’ll learn from your mistakes and get the hang of it in no time. Fish is a favorite replacement for meat dishes. Try this low-fat recipe in place of steak and meat chops.

Blogging Power To Help With Starting Business

2008-02-03T08:22:00.000-08:00

Blogging Power To Help With Starting Business by: Zachary Thompson

Many new business owners underestimate the power of blogging. Blogging is an extremely powerful tool that you can use in conjunction with starting a small home business. Even if your business is not web based, blogging can still help you when starting a small home business. One of the strongest areas to begin a new business is in the wellness industry. This is because there are so many different types of products and types of services that you can offer to consumers around you and on the Internet. Blogging is a wonderful way to get the word out about your new home business and help to promote it.

Let’s first look at the basics of blogging. Blogging is writing a short piece about a specific topic or event. Normally, people place their blog posts in categories that are based on the topics. If you’re not a writer, don’t worry. If you don’t have time to write, don’t worry. There are many blogger ghost writers available that can help you fill your blog with content. There are also some terrific article directories that you can use for your blog content as long as you follow their terms of service. There are many places that host blogs for no charge at all. Blogs are typically written daily or once every few days and are on any topic that you choose. Blogs have a link area. You can create links to your specific product descriptions and to your web store.

If you are operating offline, you can include information about your business such as location, products and even directions. A fan of your blog might be in your area visiting and stop into your store to purchase something because they read your blog weekly. If your new business is on the internet, you will want to use the blog links to link back to your specific products that relate to your blog. Write about topics that are about your business. However, don’t write a bunch of ads. You can but not many people will visit your blog very much if you do this. They will feel like your blog is spamming them. Also, don’t plaster your blog with a bunch of advertisements. Your blog is your gateway or portal to your money making sites.

Using a blog to primarily make money is a mistake that many new business owners make. If your new small home business is promoting skin care products, there are many topics you can write about. You can write about skin care in general, stages of acne, types of acne, chemical peels, micro-derm abrasion scrubs and other information about the skin. You can even cover the symptoms of skin cancer, harmful effects of UV rays and so forth. Perhaps, you can do a series on nutrition and skin health? There are many, many different topics that you can cover in your blog that will be interesting for people to read and helpful.

Consumers are more likely to purchase from someone that is offering them real information and real service as opposed to someone that is bombarding them with advertisements. As people become regulars to your blog, they will naturally click the blog links and visit your new small home business. People only have time to read a certain amount of material in one sitting and one day. Vary the length of your blog entries.

Have some that are useful and helpful but short such as a tip that they can use for your niche. Have some that are humorous. People love to laugh in their stressful days. You can do one category that is nothing but humor so that people that want to relax will come to your blog to see the latest funny thing that you posted. When you use blogging correctly it is a powerful marketing tool for starting a small home business.

Lausanne Capitale Olympique

2007-12-14T01:59:00.000-08:00

The value of a swiss education

2007-11-07T13:50:00.000-08:00

In switzerland, you get to:

1. Speak three different languages each day.

2. Meet people from Europe and beyond.

3. Understand a different perspective.

Yesterday's Temperature

2007-10-21T05:20:00.000-07:00

Chute de Température

2007-10-21T05:16:00.000-07:00

La chute sera plus dure.

The temperature in Lausanne reached a low of 3 deg this morning on my way to church. I think it will start snowing soon. In autumn.

Abnormality in the weather

2007-10-20T05:55:00.000-07:00

We are experiencing some abnormal temperature fluctuations over here in Lausanne. Even as I type this, the temperature is dropping with the city experiencing some strong winds.

The temperature is now 7 to 9 degrees celsius.

Cathédrale de Notre Dame

2007-10-11T15:22:00.000-07:00

Lausanne Brief

2007-10-06T14:25:00.000-07:00

Where and what is Lausanne?

For those who are scratching their heads, Lausanne is a city in Western Switzerland situated along Lake Geneva or Lac Leman. It is somewhat the capital (or major city) of Suisse Romand, French Speaking Switzerland.

The city is a hilly one with Ouchy in the south being flat and with the terrain becoming increasingly high in altitude further north. That is why you need to climb a hill on your way to school.

The city is known as the Olympic capital where the IOC resides.

The city is populated by many museums with the Musee Olympique being among the more prominent ones.

Till next time.

Linus

Ouchy

2007-10-06T14:18:00.000-07:00

View of Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) from Ouchy.

Lausanne Overview

2007-10-06T14:09:00.000-07:00

View from Lausanne Flon. *also known as Montbenon

Geneva - Le Jet d'Eau

2007-10-05T02:36:00.000-07:00

Now this is the icon of Geneva city (also known as Genève) the Jet d'eau or water fountain located in the heart of the city.

View of Lac Leman in Geneva.

EPFL Metro Station

2007-09-30T05:43:00.001-07:00

The EPFL metro station. For those who are wondering what EPFL stands for, it is Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. For those sailing fans out there, this is the school which designed the sailboat Alinghy.

Scenes of Everyday life at Lausanne

2007-09-30T05:11:00.001-07:00

Manifestation

2007-09-30T05:05:00.000-07:00

Did you know that Lausanne has many events all year round. The picture above gives notification of one such event.

Bienvenue en Suisse

2007-09-30T04:56:00.000-07:00

View from a Hilltop.

Bienvenue en Suisse>>>

Trains in Switzerland

2007-09-29T05:31:00.000-07:00

Much of the past week has been spent traversing the terrain of the neutral country, on train.

What is noteworthy about the regional trains are,

1. Trains are always punctual. Now when I say punctual, I mean punctual to the minute. If it is supposed to come at 11.36am it will come at that time , to the minute.

2. Swiss trains are expensive. Now you pay a price for timeliness with fares from Zurich to Lausanne at 75 Frs.

3. Did you know that the regional trains have washrooms in them that function like those found in the planes?

4.How do you know that it is a swiss train. Well, you know it when the train carriages display the 3 names of the rail company (SBB, CFF and FFS) in german, french and italian respectively.

In the Swiss Romand region, that is the french speaking part, the company is know as Chemins de Fer Federaux

More train trivia?

Linus

Switzerland: Expensive??

2007-09-18T02:05:00.000-07:00

Much has been said about the cost of living in Switzerland, are things really that expensive?

Consider these figures:

Mcdonald's value meal: 11 Frs
Bowl of white rice at chinese restaurant: 3 Frs
Train ticket from Zurich to Lausanne: 75 Frs per person
Cost of local call using a mobile phone per minute: 0.39 Fr / min
Meal of the day at university hall (plate of rice with curry for example): 7.50 Frs
Grilled salmon with potatoes at café: 25 Frs

Quelle horreur! What would think that the city is unlivable.

Now consider some other figures:

Gourmet Bread: 2.60 Frs
Evian water (1.5L): 1.15 Frs

The Evian water is really cheap here.

(note: Evian water is produced at Evian les Bains, a town just across Lausanne, across the lake geneva in France)

Some things are not really too expensive.

The moral of the story is that the cost difference between eating out and eating is wider en Suisse compared to back home.

Linus

Safe Arrival

2007-09-15T23:38:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

I have arrived safely in Switzerland. I would like to thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers.

My internet connection availability is limited during this period so will update more when possible.

Linus

Thanks To All ! Un grand merci à tous!

2007-09-10T22:35:00.001-07:00

As I leave Singapore temporarily for my studies, I would like to thank all my friends in Singapore, France, Canada, Australia, UK and in Switzerland for all the help, advice and encouragement that they have given me.

Special thanks goes to the church, my colleagues in ACE and other close friends and relatives.

Linus

Comme je serai en Suisse (pas en permanence) pour faire mes études, je voudrais remercier tout mes amis à Singapour, en France, au Canada, en Australie , en Angleterre et surtout en Suisse qui m'ont accordé leurs confiance, et conseils.

Un grand merci à les adhérents de l'église, mes collègues au sein de l'entreprise, et d'autres amis et proches.

Leaving for Switzerland

2007-09-04T00:03:00.000-07:00

I will be leaving for Lausanne, Switzerland to pursue my undergraduate studies in a week's time.

Will post more updates in due course.

Kind Regards,

Linus

Je partirai vers la Suisse dans une semaine, pour faire mes études universitaires.

Si possible, je bloguerais plus sur ce site, dans le futur.