It's that time of the year, where I think there's nothing more important than looking on the whole year in hindsight and relook at firstly what happened with the world and what I can learn from others.


Financials
Firstly there was the spillover from the 2008 subprime collapse which sent many stock markets spiralling downwards but only to rebound on huge optimism of successful (but still debatable) government bailouts. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange index rose from a March 09 low of 836 points and now hovering at the 1271 points.

But more importantly, this was a worldwide phenomenon. I for one, had huge skepticism of the markets (no thanks to a few of my pessimistic friends who subscribed heavily to extreme news views) and expected it to fall even further to the 700 levels then hit it big into the market. The sad part was, my own research indicated a likely rebound - which it did! Indicators already determined that it was basically 'low enough'. From here, I learnt an invaluable phrase called
My mistake is, this cat wasn't dead but had a good and constant supply of nutrition from everywhere. Next year, I shall be more vigilant in getting my sources.
One of my alternatives that I've been emplying is the self-study of Technical Trading. One of the best sites I've been frequenting would be none other than StockCharts.com. (5/5 stars)

Michael Jackson
Yes, he is important enough for one whole paragraph for the King of Pop himself. But imo, the real MJ 'died'  when the mainstream media and corporations began to milk him for all he's worth. After all, pain and humiliation is unofficially part of their business model, isn't it? But back to the man himself, watching the movie 'This is it', I saw the inner workings of this truly amazing man. Despite his misgivings, he left a precious message through one of his most remembered hits - that change will begin with the Man in the Mirror.

Tiger Woods
On the 27th of November, my twitter accounts started buzzing with tweets saying "Tiger Woods injured in car accident". Now, this was only two days after I read about the social media revolution where I found out that Twitter is now the source of breaking news - unverified or otherwise. So I was pretty much excited watching this phenomenon prove itself yet again as searches of "Tiger Woods accident" on google still pointed to his sporting news.

Then, tweet after tweet the message started to get awry with fiery allegations of sexual misconduct. Now, barring the details from the Tiger-hungry media, Tiger has now 'suspended' his professional career in golf putting the entire industry into jeapordy similar to the downfall of the NBA when Jordan left. Wonder whether he might pick up golf though.

It's a cruel 2009, honestly. Not much good news that went around if you think about it. Or maybe it's because my theory is true that the media is constantly searching for negativity which makes more money? Dayum.