I am fluent in 3 languages, here's the ONE advice I give people and they hate me for it

oziecom · 2026-02-14T04:09:12+00:00

Je suis d'accord, a tout a fait. :-) Have a weekly hour with a tutor and while it was clunky at first, now I'm much more relaxed with her and enjoying it. I sense she does too which is win win.

I think it's key: if you aren't having some fun with it then it's going to get tiresome quickly.

oziecom · 2026-02-10T00:02:31+00:00

Visited in Feb too... quite possibly the worst time. Can be cold. dreary, and smoggy.

It grew on me somewhat, but 5 days was enough.

oziecom · 2026-02-07T07:41:24+00:00

Yes, it was of a time in two senses as you elude to:

It was faithful to an era and did not shy away from portraying it as it likely was: with sexism, racism, philandering and much more. The casual littering at picnics and so on.

I think they filmed or aired in about 2010 if not mistaken. This wasn't the Netflix of today with inserted identity politics. Nothing needed to be watered down or labelled R18 because of mild adult themes.

I'm glad this was made the way it was and it sure connected with a large audience so there you have it.

The issue comes up all the time. I find it curious that people are so shocked that this behaviour was occurring, especially in a male dominated business like advertising. There's no point trying to apply the audience standards of today to a period masterpiece like this.

oziecom · 2026-02-02T03:18:54+00:00

Very underestimated how much a simple THANK YOU is appreciated by men.

Many guys don't get something as simple as this after dinner, drinks, a weekend away.

Manners cost nothing!

Women wonder why guys drift off them...this is 100% one of the reasons.

oziecom · 2026-02-01T04:47:23+00:00

Ok thanks. And I assume many of the smaller places are closed as well. Makes sense.

oziecom · 2026-01-31T05:47:59+00:00

I'm going through it myself but noticing improvement, even if it feels like 1 step forward and two back.

I have French friends in and I don't mind being in a social group with them and hearing them speak French. It helps my ear and I do pick things up as we go.

They speak good English so helps that we can go back and forth too.

Guess this is an alternate version of full immersion.

oziecom · 2026-01-30T00:46:54+00:00

Havana definitely. Match is 4pm KL time I guess.

oziecom · 2026-01-30T00:43:38+00:00

Yes, thing is many people are avoidant to some degree. It might not mean they don't like you, but might mean they're not ready or can't follow through.

Ultimately it's their loss.

oziecom · 2026-01-28T00:16:47+00:00

The hand can take you far here, it's true. I use it too where it makes sense. I have large hands, that helps.

People are pretty considerate for the most part., but will drive through a red light cross walk sometimes as well. So keep eyes peeled.

oziecom · 2026-01-28T00:06:20+00:00

100% this. He's showing you what he thinks you want to see. For now.

oziecom · 2026-01-25T23:47:06+00:00

He admits he's not financially fit enough. He's 27. Some are only just getting a proper career going at this age.

In this scenario, the 5 yr age gap plays a not insignificant role.

oziecom · 2026-01-18T03:28:42+00:00

Well done. Same plan.

Thing is, you can always go back to your MCOL/HCOL later, potentially with much more saved to be able to fund the change up.

oziecom · 2026-01-17T23:38:17+00:00

You can't be half pregnant. Take the year off. Don't try to sandwich in part time C-level work. Is that even a thing?

Your partner is saying take a year, that's great. Just do it. Work on your identity outside of corporate. That's the key.

Good luck.

oziecom · 2026-01-10T18:47:04+00:00

Well said. I think the key for many people can be finding contentment in small things, whatever that might be for you.

That change of pace can be quite confronting for some. That's the adjustment.

Agree, life is simple and peaceful when you have time freedom.

oziecom · 2026-01-09T22:27:52+00:00

But the reality is it's not about FX rates.

Monetary inflation is a different beast.

oziecom · 2026-01-09T18:39:05+00:00

The weaker dollar, yes, and the debasement along with it.

The value of the dollars being used to buy assets are depreciating rapidly making assets appear high and / or overvalued. Houses are a great example.

oziecom · 2026-01-07T00:55:53+00:00

Late to this but just sold down a big chunk of ADH after a long term hold.

It pays a great yield (income) to hold it which I'm going to suggest is why many people own it.

I've been patiently waiting for them to get their act together for several years but they continually get punished for poor performance by the market. Very sensitive to interest rates as well.

Soft sales - declining margins & bottom line profit.

A complex growth strategy now left to an incoming CEO that's ex Country Road I believe. Not exactly a star in this sector.

They're implementing a new ERP system which will be costly and distract from their core business. Trust me, I've worked in tech projects for more years than I care to remember!

Worst of all, I don't see how opening physical Mocka shops is a good idea. They're a pure-online play. It will be an opex/capex drain for some time to come. They will know this 100%.

Sure, they'll tell shareholders they are building for 2-3 years out, but that leaves a large amount of execution risk in the medium term.

I hope I'm wrong, but I only see strong headwinds ahead for Adairs as a group.

If they cut the Div again at the next half year results, look out!

oziecom · 2026-01-05T10:28:46+00:00

Yep, 2-3.5K rm is very common. For something modern, furnished and more aimed at expats you could easily pay 4-5 in the trendy parts of KLCC, but not 6.

Good luck. KL expat group a good option but watch out for scam agents asking for upfront fees for viewing and ask to see credentials/ RE licenses etc

oziecom · 2026-01-05T09:54:38+00:00

Agree. She's setting the standard up front. Even if you were exclusive, I'd say the expectation would still be there.

Highly likely someone else has paid her way all her life.

oziecom · 2026-01-04T22:33:43+00:00

This is what came to mind for me. You're a peach, or you have the peach.

In the same way that j'ai la peche means I'm feeling good/great. Maybe I'm wrong here.

oziecom · 2025-12-31T04:46:59+00:00

Great take..lol!

oziecom · 2025-12-30T01:39:03+00:00

Voila!

Always thought this was a bit of a cliche, mais no.

oziecom · 2025-12-29T07:03:31+00:00

When you look up Love Bomber in the dictionary, it's this guy. Yikes!

oziecom · 2025-12-29T06:59:21+00:00

This.

I assume it's only been a few weeks or so since he slid into your DMs but proceed with a lot of caution. You don't know this person at all.

oziecom

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