The Parlour - Toffeeccino

As she was tired from walking and it was cold outside, she went into a wonderous place called The Parlour and ordered a magical elixir called Toffeeccino.



Then, it arrived - the Toffeeccino, coffee and milk topped with rich cream and toffee drizzle with a serving of butterscotch flavoured frozen cream on the side in a little wafer cone. It was a beautiful sight to behold, and it was gloriously hers all alone.



As she popped the little cone with butterscotch flavoured frozen cream into her mouth, thoughts of happiness came to her mind. She remembered the time when she sat at the steps of a church in Venice with her sister having Italian frozen flavoured cream, and the times when she and her friends went to have flavoured frozen cream after school and best of all, the times where her mother said she could buy frozen cream from the man with the bell.



Next, she lifted the little spoon that came with the Toffeeccino and dipped it into cream and toffee to create a little hole. Then she lifted the cup to her nose to inhale the aroma of the coffee, and tipped the cup slowly pouring the content into her mouth. As the comfortable warmth of the coffee and milk swirled around her mouth, contrasted with the cool rich cream, she sighed. It was heavenly and each sip reminded her of a different happy memory, of family and friends, and her adventures around the world, all the way back to the time that her mother allowed her to try coffee for the first time.

Hang Seng and STI - Head and Shoulders

Buyers managed to push the index back to above the neckline in the last few trading sessions after the index has briefly dipped below the neckline for two days. It remains a question mark whether the 'head and shoulders' will formed.


Singapore STI has managed to stay above the neckline so far. It is looking at Dow for the next move. Until the New Year, market can be very quiet, some players are talking about possible window dressing activity.

PAPAYA - A Cancer Curing Fruit

Papaya was the only studied food found to halt breast cancer

Scientists studied 14 plant foods commonly consumed in Mexico to determine their ability to halt breast cancer cell growth, they found that only papaya had a significant effect on stopping breast cancer cell growth. (International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, May).

The intense orangey-pink color of papaya means it is chock full of cancer fighting carotenoids. Not only beta carotene, but lycopene is found in abundance. Epidemiological studies have indicated an inverse relationship between lycopene intake and prostate cancer risk. In addition to antioxidant activity, other experiments have indicated that lycopene induces cancer cell death, anti-metastatic activity, and the up-regulation of protective enzymes. (Cancer Letter, October 8, 2008)

Prostate cancer was the subject of a study in Australia that looked at 130 prostate cancer patients and 274 hospitalized controls.

Scientists found that men who consumed the most lycopene-rich fruits and vegetables such as papaya were 82% less likely to have prostate cancer. In this study, green tea also exerted a powerful anti-cancer effect. When lycopene-rich foods were consumed with green tea, the combination was even more effective, an outcome the researchers credited to their synergy. ( Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2007)

Isothiocyanates found in papaya restore the cell cycle to eliminate cancer

Organo-sulfur compounds called isothiocyanates are found in papaya. In animal experiments, isothiocyanates protected against cancers of the breast, lung, colon pancreas, and prostate, as well as leukeomia, and they have the potential to prevent cancer in humans. Isothiocyanates have shown themselves capable of inhibiting both the formation and development of cancer cells through multiple pathways and mechanisms. (International Journal of Oncology), October, 2008)

Papaya contains fibrin, another useful compound not readily found in the plant kingdom. Fibrin reduces the risk of blood clots and improves the quality of blood cells, optimizing the ability of blood to flow through the circulatory system. Fibrin is also important in preventing stokes.

Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas

Dow - How to know whether the major wave C has started

Refer to my previous posts, assuming Dow has been forming a mega wave 6 since October 2009's peak, if my hypothesis is correct and Dow is at the final journey of the wave b rebound, to know whether the major wave c has started is very important.

Refer to the above chart and the resistance line Y-Y, the first indication that major wave c has started is when Dow moved below the line Y-Y. And when it dropped below the low of wave 4 of around 11,000, to me, it is definitely 'major wave c in motion'.

An interesting article

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Winter Solstice Festival - December 22

Winter Solstice occurs exactly when Earth's axial tilt is furthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23 degree 26'. It provides the longest night of the year.

Tomorrow, December 22, is the 'Dongzhi' Festival's for Chinese. In the olden days this festival was the 2nd most important festival, all the family members that were working away from home were expected to return home for the reunion dinner and to stay back until the 15th day of the Chinese new Year before leaving home for another year for their businesses or works again.



Glutinous rice ball in sugar syrup is the first item to serve the family members early in the morning. In the olden days, after eating the rice ball, one could consider himself one year older. For 'Teochew', married daughters are forbidden to see the rice ball, don't talk about eating the rice ball. The saying is that the wealth and prosperity of the family would leak to their in-law's family.

In the Chinese Lunar Calender, there are these things called 24 seasons that are fixed according to the sun's movement for agriculture purpose to guide the farmers in their farming activities. The Winter solstice or Dongzhi is the 22nd season.




During the Warring States period before 221 BC, the ancient Chinese had only two seasons in a year, Spring and Autumn. That is why that warring period in Chinese history is referred to as Spring Autumn Warring States.



It was during the Qin Dynasty that a year was divided into seasons based on the sun's movement for purpose of better farm management and for coordinating agriculture activities.


Based on historical record, the current 24 seasons were established during the Han dynasty at around 104 BC

Courtesy of Allen Tsai

The ancient Chinese determined the seasons by observing the movement through measuring the length and direction of the shadow of a pole as well as the orientation of the Big Dipper at night. For example, they noticed that when the Dipper points to the east, it is spring; points to the south, it's summer; points to the west, it's autumn and when the Dipper points to the north, it's winter.

They were also able to find out the length of one complete solar cycle was 365.25 days. They also found out the discrepancy between the a solar cycle (year) that has 365.25 days and a lunar year formed by 12 lunar cycles that has 355 days. The difference is 10 days. To solve the problem, they added an extra lunar month to the year, once every 3 years. That is why the Chinese New Year that is based on lunar calender keeps on shifting between mid-January to mid-February. Without this 13 months arrangement once every 3 years, the Chinese would have cerebrated the Chinese New Year in August like the Muslim Hari Raya Puasa. Hehehe.

(Courtesy of Allen Tsai)

Christmas Card

I was in fantastic mode this morning because my friend sent me a Christmas card, a very cute Christmas card from a very good friend, a good old friend of mine. Can not ask for more from dear Santa Claus.

Want to see the card that I received? Just click Christmas Card.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Dow - When will the current wave 5 of iii end ?

After the property bubble collapsed in 1989, Nikkei dropped 54% in 5 years from 38,916 to 17,913 and it reached its real bottom in 2003 at 7,972 for an ultimate 79% drop after 13 years. Will the Dow behave in a similar way?


From the long-term wave count, the mega wave 5 has ended and it appeared that Dow is heading for a 'Head and Shoulders' formation. If mega wave 5 is the end of the super cycle wave (III) that started in 1932 after the Great Depression, Dow is currently forming the super cycle wave (IV) that can easily last for 10 years or more.


Another possibility is that the super cycle wave (III) has 9 waves and Dow is forming its mega wave 6 since October 2007 and it may last until 2012 (5 years same as wave (II)) if it takes the form of a simple a-b-c.


Dow is currently at its wave 5 of major wave iii. When will the wave 5 end? I don't know. There is a possibility that Dow is being supported at this moment so that the big fish can have time to clear out from the Asia Pacific Markets. It also appeared to me that Hang Seng has started its downtrend, the rebound since March 2009 has already ended. If the 'Head and shoulders' reversal pattern can be confirmed next week, Hang Seng will start to move lower at a faster pace.


When will the Malaysian market turn south? I don't think I am able to answer this question. In the last market peak, Dow started to go south in October 2007 but the Malaysian market continued to move up to set its peak in January 2008, lagging behind the Dow by 3 months as shown below.



The longer term chart pattern for Dow, Hang Seng and KLCI have shown great similarity and it is normal for them to have short term variations amongst them. To clear out of the market early can be a safe action but may miss the juicy last surge for certain stocks. Gamuda-WD can be one of them.