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wavehunter Supreme	27-Apr-2026 15:00        wavehunter About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Trade what you see, not what you hope to see."
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Sounds like high blood pressure is a condition which varies from person to person. Becoz of that, there is no one-size-fits-all sure-work treatment plan. It is up to each person to experiment and find out which food or exercise or activity is helpful or unhelpful. You said that during covid, there was no work, no income, no worries and hence with medication, blood pressure was normal. On 1st reading, I thought the above was an unusual combination. Becoz if no work and no income for most people will = worries. But you said no worries. Which can mean only one thing - you have enough savings or assets or both and/or you have good family support and finances is never an issue becoz everyone is doing well. Good for you.  I asked a doctor what are the symptoms of high blood pressure. He said no symptoms. He also said you may feel tired or experience weight gain or weight loss but these are not specific symptoms as these same symptoms can present themselves for other medical conditions as well. So it seems like high blood pressure is a wild horse which can have random behaviour and affects different people differently. I suppose the general advice doctors will give is try to relax, to take it easy, avoid stress, stay hydrated, eat less salt.  I think what is scary is high blood pressure is a condition which is not triggered only when you undergo a prolonged period of stress. It can come anytime. Even when all along, you have been relaxed, at ease and enjoyed peace of mind. And it can happen even though you are in your 30s. When I was doing my 3rd ICT in my early 30s, one of my company mates who was in his 30s as well told me he had high blood pressure and had been attending SAF medical appointments. Becoz his blood pressure remained high despite medication, his case escalated to the SAF Medical Board. I didnt see him again after that. The SAF Medical Board discharged him from the SAF. sanvan      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 14:25) Posted: I Have both, high blood pressure and high cholestrol. Cholestrol surfaced about 15 or so years ago.  Well managed by medication. Atorvastatin from the poly. High Blood pressure visited me about 8/9 years ago.  And has been a real problem. Refuses to go away. Started with 40mg of Valsartan from the poly, once a day.  Then twice.  Then increase dosage to 80mg, twice a day. So, from 40mg to now 160mg.  Still despite being regular with medication, it does not control it well.  Like right now is 157/97. Sometimes higher and other times lower.  Lunch from home, in order to control salt intake and oil.  Still uncontrolled high blood pressure.  In comparison, a friend of mine, who is a heavy smoker, takes half my dosage, and has his blood pressure well controlled.  So, I try to chill. To Bring it down when it goes high. Work, worrying and stress spikes it.  During 2 motnhs of Covid lockdown, with no work and no income and no worries, blood pressure was normal with medication. Still am thankful have not suffered any heart issues or been hospitalised.  And happy to enjoy another day when I wake up in the morning.    wavehunter      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 13:37) Posted: General sanvan, Sorry to hear you are on long term meds for high blood pressure. I am on long term meds to control blood cholesterol. Have been taking it for 25 years, I think. Thank God my choleterol level is well under control. All these years, I am taking the same dosage. No increase in dosage. During my pre-health insurance medical checkup, I told the doctor everything about my blood cholesterol history. Showed her all the blood test results over the last 3 years or so. My insurance agent had pre-empted me that since I have been on medication for 25 years, very likely all blood cholesterol related illnesses like heart attack, stroke etc will be excluded from my policy should the insurers decide to offer me cover. So I waited earnestly for the outcome. Then the offer of insurance came. I accepted the offer and paid the premiums. It was a standard issue document with no fine print. After that I asked my agent to check whether any exclusion. He checked and came back with his answer - " NO EXCLUSION !!! Waaa....you very lucky arrr " he said.  I said maybe mine is a borderline case and my cholesterol level is not high plus no high blood pressure issue. He said " No leh. Many of his clients who are on meds for cholesterol all had exclusions. Some were refused cover.    Well, only one thing for me to say - Praise The Lord !!! I asked my doctor is high blood pressure an age-related issue. She said no. There are many young people with high blood pressure too. The science says it is related to genes. High blood pressure is genetic. Could be hereditary too. I suppose you can read up more online on what food to eat which can help to lower your blood pressure naturally. Take care.
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sanvan Veteran	27-Apr-2026 14:25        sanvan About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	I Have both, high blood pressure and high cholestrol. Cholestrol surfaced about 15 or so years ago.  Well managed by medication. Atorvastatin from the poly. High Blood pressure visited me about 8/9 years ago.  And has been a real problem. Refuses to go away. Started with 40mg of Valsartan from the poly, once a day.  Then twice.  Then increase dosage to 80mg, twice a day. So, from 40mg to now 160mg.  Still despite being regular with medication, it does not control it well.  Like right now is 157/97. Sometimes higher and other times lower.  Lunch from home, in order to control salt intake and oil.  Still uncontrolled high blood pressure.  In comparison, a friend of mine, who is a heavy smoker, takes half my dosage, and has his blood pressure well controlled.  So, I try to chill. To Bring it down when it goes high. Work, worrying and stress spikes it.  During 2 motnhs of Covid lockdown, with no work and no income and no worries, blood pressure was normal with medication. Still am thankful have not suffered any heart issues or been hospitalised.  And happy to enjoy another day when I wake up in the morning.    wavehunter      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 13:37) Posted: General sanvan, Sorry to hear you are on long term meds for high blood pressure. I am on long term meds to control blood cholesterol. Have been taking it for 25 years, I think. Thank God my choleterol level is well under control. All these years, I am taking the same dosage. No increase in dosage. During my pre-health insurance medical checkup, I told the doctor everything about my blood cholesterol history. Showed her all the blood test results over the last 3 years or so. My insurance agent had pre-empted me that since I have been on medication for 25 years, very likely all blood cholesterol related illnesses like heart attack, stroke etc will be excluded from my policy should the insurers decide to offer me cover. So I waited earnestly for the outcome. Then the offer of insurance came. I accepted the offer and paid the premiums. It was a standard issue document with no fine print. After that I asked my agent to check whether any exclusion. He checked and came back with his answer - " NO EXCLUSION !!! Waaa....you very lucky arrr " he said.  I said maybe mine is a borderline case and my cholesterol level is not high plus no high blood pressure issue. He said " No leh. Many of his clients who are on meds for cholesterol all had exclusions. Some were refused cover.    Well, only one thing for me to say - Praise The Lord !!! I asked my doctor is high blood pressure an age-related issue. She said no. There are many young people with high blood pressure too. The science says it is related to genes. High blood pressure is genetic. Could be hereditary too. I suppose you can read up more online on what food to eat which can help to lower your blood pressure naturally. Take care.  sanvan      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 12:59) Posted: AEM has a monkey in it. Thats the US semiconductor industry.  The AI hype in the US.  Has JP Morgan in it. Bought just below $5. 7% stake.  So, the play continues.  But can become $1.20 and then go to $10.  Sampan is boring, for us retirees, or soon to be retirees.  Suits our blood pressure better.  Btw, I am on blood pressure medicine.  So, I will stick to Sampan., Singtel, CDL, FLCT etc.
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wavehunter Supreme	27-Apr-2026 13:37        wavehunter About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Trade what you see, not what you hope to see."
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	General sanvan, Sorry to hear you are on long term meds for high blood pressure. I am on long term meds to control blood cholesterol. Have been taking it for 25 years, I think. Thank God my choleterol level is well under control. All these years, I am taking the same dosage. No increase in dosage. During my pre-health insurance medical checkup, I told the doctor everything about my blood cholesterol history. Showed her all the blood test results over the last 3 years or so. My insurance agent had pre-empted me that since I have been on medication for 25 years, very likely all blood cholesterol related illnesses like heart attack, stroke etc will be excluded from my policy should the insurers decide to offer me cover. So I waited earnestly for the outcome. Then the offer of insurance came. I accepted the offer and paid the premiums. It was a standard issue document with no fine print. After that I asked my agent to check whether any exclusion. He checked and came back with his answer - " NO EXCLUSION !!! Waaa....you very lucky arrr " he said.  I said maybe mine is a borderline case and my cholesterol level is not high plus no high blood pressure issue. He said " No leh. Many of his clients who are on meds for cholesterol all had exclusions. Some were refused cover.    Well, only one thing for me to say - Praise The Lord !!! I asked my doctor is high blood pressure an age-related issue. She said no. There are many young people with high blood pressure too. The science says it is related to genes. High blood pressure is genetic. Could be hereditary too. I suppose you can read up more online on what food to eat which can help to lower your blood pressure naturally. Take care.  sanvan      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 12:59) Posted: AEM has a monkey in it. Thats the US semiconductor industry.  The AI hype in the US.  Has JP Morgan in it. Bought just below $5. 7% stake.  So, the play continues.  But can become $1.20 and then go to $10.  Sampan is boring, for us retirees, or soon to be retirees.  Suits our blood pressure better.  Btw, I am on blood pressure medicine.  So, I will stick to Sampan., Singtel, CDL, FLCT etc.
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wavehunter Supreme	27-Apr-2026 13:20        wavehunter About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Trade what you see, not what you hope to see."
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	sanvan      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 12:59) Posted: AEM has a monkey in it. Thats the US semiconductor industry.  The AI hype in the US.  Has JP Morgan in it. Bought just below $5. 7% stake.  So, the play continues.  But can become $1.20 and then go to $10.  Sampan is boring, for us retirees, or soon to be retirees.  Suits our blood pressure better.  Btw, I am on blood pressure medicine.  So, I will stick to Sampan., Singtel, CDL, FLCT etc.
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sanvan Veteran	27-Apr-2026 13:12        sanvan About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Just entertain yourself with the cleaning lady on the deck. Btw, there is a series called The Cleaning Ladies on Netflix. I am watching it.  Its entertaining if you have nothing to do and are really bored. yoga123      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 12:48) Posted: Sigh.. how nice if Ascendas behaves like AEM. *  Daydreaming  *    😴 sanvan      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 11:45) Posted: sampan recovered 2.56 : 2.57.
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sanvan Veteran	27-Apr-2026 12:59        sanvan About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	AEM has a monkey in it. Thats the US semiconductor industry.  The AI hype in the US.  Has JP Morgan in it. Bought just below $5. 7% stake.  So, the play continues.  But can become $1.20 and then go to $10.  Sampan is boring, for us retirees, or soon to be retirees.  Suits our blood pressure better.  Btw, I am on blood pressure medicine.  So, I will stick to Sampan., Singtel, CDL, FLCT etc.
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yoga123 Elite	27-Apr-2026 12:48        yoga123 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Sigh.. how nice if Ascendas behaves like AEM. *  Daydreaming  *    😴 sanvan      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 11:45) Posted: sampan recovered 2.56 : 2.57.
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sanvan Veteran	27-Apr-2026 11:45        sanvan About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	sampan recovered 2.56 : 2.57.
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wavehunter Supreme	27-Apr-2026 10:51        wavehunter About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Trade what you see, not what you hope to see."
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Bro Caesar, CONGRATS again. You are in a sweet spot.  What you are experiencing now is something which some of us get to experience once in our investing lifetime. Many people never experience it at all. And very, very few people get to experience it more than once. I had mine a very long time ago. Back then I had used CFD (Contract For Difference) to buy a stock called Capital Malls Asia (CMA). My positions were down by more than 10k and I was doing the " if lose, LOON until win" thingy. Then one fine morning when I logged into my account, I was surprised to see my positions was not more than 10k in red but more than 10k in green. My first reaction was " this is an error...a technical glitch" . So I refreshed the page and again, it showed a paper profit of more than 10k in green. I then checked the market price of CMA using another trading platform and discovered my stock had gone up significantly. I went to a stock forum to investigate and discovered Capitaland had made a general offer to all shareholders to take CMA private. No wonder lah. But damn $HIOK to see a position flipped 180-degrees from 5-figure red to 5-figure green.  Your immediate challenge now is - WHEN TO SELL. This is not an easy question to answer. She closed at 6.06 on Friday after having reached 6.19. I would have thought she would break below 6.00 to head lower. Who would have thought she will reach 6.90 today. So is she going to show us $8.00 or even $10.00 by the end of this week? Nobody knows. Except the monkey who is behind this game of musical chairs. All the best to you, Bro Caesar. Happy figuring out when to sell. But one thing is for sure - SELL, YOU MUST. Caesar      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 10:28) Posted: Good morning, everyone! Thanks, Bro wave. I too dunno why so hiong. I also feel it is irrational. Happy nevertheless. wavehunter      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 09:13) Posted: CONGRATS Bro Caesar. Stunning fireworks display at AEM. Why so HIONG ? Dunno. Rational or Irrational ? Can argue until the cows come home. Speechless. If I have, I would have sold at the opening price. That' s me.
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Caesar Master	27-Apr-2026 10:46        Caesar About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Good morning, everyone! Thanks, Bro wave and Bro sanvan. I too dunno why so hiong. I also feel it is irrational. Happy nevertheless. sanvan      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 09:47) Posted: Bro Caesar, You de the man. 50% profit, you had the patience to wait. And therefore are rewarded.  I would have sold well before it reached $6. Caesar = Patience. Well done.  wavehunter      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 09:13) Posted: CONGRATS Bro Caesar. Stunning fireworks display at AEM. Why so HIONG ? Dunno. Rational or Irrational ? Can argue until the cows come home. Speechless. If I have, I would have sold at the opening price. That' s me.
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wavehunter Supreme	27-Apr-2026 10:03        wavehunter About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Trade what you see, not what you hope to see."
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Bro Caesar could be still sleeping, havent wake up yet. Could be he normally wakes up at 11am to 12 noon.
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sanvan Veteran	27-Apr-2026 09:47        sanvan About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Bro Caesar, You de the man. 50% profit, you had the patience to wait. And therefore are rewarded.  I would have sold well before it reached $6. Caesar = Patience. Well done.  wavehunter      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 09:13) Posted: CONGRATS Bro Caesar. Stunning fireworks display at AEM. Why so HIONG ? Dunno. Rational or Irrational ? Can argue until the cows come home. Speechless. If I have, I would have sold at the opening price. That' s me.
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wavehunter Supreme	27-Apr-2026 09:27        wavehunter About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Trade what you see, not what you hope to see."
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	This is good news for those looking to accumulate. When good stocks take a dip, it is a case of one man' s meat is another man' s poison. For traders especially contra traders, it is poison. For long term investors, it is juicy and delicious premium meat. Both sampan and SingTel are premium meat to long term investors. Investing is a marathon, not a sprint. Play the long game and we will win. sanvan      ( Date: 27-Apr-2026 09:16) Posted: sampan is sinking. 2.53 : 2.54
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sanvan Veteran	27-Apr-2026 09:16        sanvan About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	sampan is sinking. 2.53 : 2.54
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wavehunter Supreme	27-Apr-2026 09:13        wavehunter About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Trade what you see, not what you hope to see."
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	CONGRATS Bro Caesar. Stunning fireworks display at AEM. Why so HIONG ? Dunno. Rational or Irrational ? Can argue until the cows come home. Speechless. If I have, I would have sold at the opening price. That' s me.
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sanvan Veteran	27-Apr-2026 08:40        sanvan About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	it will be interesting to watch AEM today.  Up or Down.  And Singtel.
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wavehunter Supreme	26-Apr-2026 23:52        wavehunter About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Trade what you see, not what you hope to see."
x 1   x 0  Alert Admin	Let' s say Trump and the Iranians finally reach a deal to end the war but it isn' t exactly a good deal becoz Trump dont get what he wants. The Iranians get to keep their enriched uranium and nuclear facilities which they claim is for peaceful purpose and within their sovereign right as a nation. All they give is a verbal assurance they will not acquire nuclear weapons. Just say only. But no need to do anything more. But Trump makes the deal anyway. Becoz Trump has no other viable option. Coz the only way to seize Iran' s enriched uranium is to put boots on the ground which Trump is not willing to do due to mid-term elections in Nov and lessons learnt from Iraq and Afghanistan. But from an investor' s point of view, does it matter that the deal is not a great one? No, it doesn' t. Whether the deal is great or not so great or bad doesnt matter at all. What matters is the war ends. And markets will celebrate that by CHEONGing.
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spore1 Supreme	26-Apr-2026 18:02        spore1 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Is never wrong to lock in profit! Overly extended! tongphlp      ( Date: 26-Apr-2026 11:01) Posted: been there, done that....come on, just for that 2 or 3 cents more of wait and it comes plunging now 20c....jialat... wavehunter      ( Date: 24-Apr-2026 16:52) Posted: Yes, you are not worried becoz you have a thick buffer there. I am not talking about buffer. I am talking about got profits no take and the market takes a big chunk of it back. Say suddenly somebody starts throwing big time and within one hour, the price falls by 50 cts to $5.50 region and you wake up from your nap to see that 50 cts of paper profit have been creamed off from your plate, how does that feel? Not good, ofcoz. That' s what I meant. And that is not what you want to happen to you. Which can happen during the time of your nap
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tongphlp Supreme	26-Apr-2026 11:01        tongphlp About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	been there, done that....come on, just for that 2 or 3 cents more of wait and it comes plunging now 20c....jialat... wavehunter      ( Date: 24-Apr-2026 16:52) Posted: Yes, you are not worried becoz you have a thick buffer there. I am not talking about buffer. I am talking about got profits no take and the market takes a big chunk of it back. Say suddenly somebody starts throwing big time and within one hour, the price falls by 50 cts to $5.50 region and you wake up from your nap to see that 50 cts of paper profit have been creamed off from your plate, how does that feel? Not good, ofcoz. That' s what I meant. And that is not what you want to happen to you. Which can happen during the time of your nap. Caesar      ( Date: 24-Apr-2026 16:24) Posted: Urh ...no leh ...almost fell asleep 😴 . Actually I am not worried. My purchase price is 4.22. I was planning to sell at 5.22. Anything above 5.22 is just extra profit. Still got some buffer, can wait till the rally runs out of steam
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tongphlp Supreme	26-Apr-2026 10:58        tongphlp About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Very well said bro wavehunter. Three claps for u!!! Stay safe and have a good week! wavehunter      ( Date: 25-Apr-2026 00:21) Posted: Bro Caesar, A 50% gain is what you get. For your courage to make this bet.  For many years when you were stuck. You often wonder if you should just cut. From time to time we will see fear. Just get used to it and bring out the beer. Drawdowns are part and parcel of this game. Getting our trades wrong brings no shame. Markets will not be always down. Good times will come back, no need to frown. " Stay invested, dont time the market" .... so they say. Pick the right stocks and they will pay. Investing is a marathon, not a sprint. Play the LONG game and you will win. Yup. Wishing everyone a great and fruitful weekend.
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