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SPEAKING PART 3 - INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
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⭐ Why is tourism important to a country?
In my opinion, tourism is the key to any country because it is lucrative. When a country attracts flocks of tourists, it can benefit from the extravagant spending of international tourists who are willing to splurge on entertainment activities and restaurants. You know, some people are willing to live on the breadline for months to set aside enough money for an overseas trip. Also, the development of global travel means that more employment opportunities are created. Local people can work as tour guides, open their own business or simply sell local cuisines to earn a living.
⭐ What are the benefits to individuals visiting another country as tourists?
As for tourists, firstly, they benefit from cultural knowledge gained during the trips. Every experience is more practical and realistic in comparison with things they read on books or on the internet. They can also have once-in-a-lifetime memories. For example, visiting Thailand was the first time I enjoyed sex shows which are deemed to be antisocial or even illegal in Vietnam. Secondly, tourists can boost their language skills if their visits are long enough.
⭐ How necessary is it for tourists to learn the language of the country they're visiting?
I think nowadays, learning the language of the country you are going to visit is no longer necessary. One day, when I was having dinner in an outlet in a supermarket, a Chinese tourist asked me about how to eat a Vietnamese cuisine. I was shocked because some online applications such as Google Translate could easily make our language barriers vanished. I mean if you are able to communicate with indigenous people in their language, so it's really fantastic. But if not, don't worry because technology has revolutionized everything, including this circumstance.
🌻美國生活
打了疫苗後, 在上週進城了一趟.
許久未出門的感覺很奇妙. 進了城, 也感到大家的生活還是如往常一般, 只是餐廳沒甚麼人(都用電話下單, 或是當場點了東西後就走), 許多人(並不是全部)的臉上也多了個口罩. 旅館的人倒是不多. 但商家停車場的車子應該如往常一樣, 沒有減少.
每次進城, 也一定會到Chipotle打牙祭. 這次試了他們新的飯(參雜了cauliflower花椰菜), 酸酸滋味, 配上原來burrito裡面就有的料, 真的是開胃又好吃, 一口接一口.
最近吃了三家不同的burrito, 還是覺得Chipotle的最好吃. 我想原因之一(不知道我的觀察有沒有誤), 可能是他們把不同口感的配料加在一起時, 有多家一道手續, 讓新鮮脆口的生菜, 烤熟的肉類, sour cream與其他配料均勻地被融合起來, 也讓滋味豐富了起來. 不像其他家的burrito, 一口咬下去, 就是飯, 或是豆類, 分得很清楚, 而沒有不同食材所帶來的多層次的口感.
Anyway. 附上這次進城照的幾張照片在下方.
🌻My happiness project: 年報財報導讀
股市對我來說像戰場; 年報財報就像是兵書. 而一家家公司的年報財報, 對我來說, 就像是故事書一樣, 述說著公司的成長營運軌跡. 做了這些功課後, 持股也會有信心. "Buy and do homework," 是我認為投資該有的態度.
下半年時間比較多, 所以想抽一點時間出來, 跟對看年報財報有興趣的投資人一起來讀資料, 順便藉此分享我是如何抓重點&透過年報財報來做思考的. 也想要藉此來宣揚看年報財報的好處&消除投資人對英文年報財報可能會有的恐懼感. Anyway. 這只是初步的想法. 若要實行也會是九月的事情了.
不過先錄了一段影片, 解釋我是怎麼做財報內容&電話會議內容整理的: https://youtu.be/vvkrs6CiWdw
🌻本周做的功課與閱讀
https://makingsenseofusastocks.blogspot.com/2021/05/blog-post_19.html
這次的閱讀中, 跟成長股比較有關的是這段. 目前成長股也被重新定價中, 所以建議成長股投資人在挑股的時候, 盡量找有現金流, 還有獲利的公司.
"That’s true even for the highflying growth stocks that have been getting hit so hard recently—as long as they have earnings. Adam Parker, founder of Trivariate Research, notes that following large growth selloffs, S&P 500 growth stocks with both free cash flow and expanding margins tend to outperform in the months ahead. That means favoring stocks like ServiceNow (ticker: NOW) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) over shares of Chegg (CHGG) and Twitter (TWTR). “Buy some growth stocks on the selloff, but they have to have positive free cash flow and margin expansion,” Parker says."
🌻投資金句
"I learned that you may be right, but if enough people believe you're wrong the markets can really hurt you." --BlackRock bond chief Rick Rieder
🌻The Future of Work
看到BofA寫的這一段, 覺得挺感動的. 這也是投資的目的之一, 能夠藉著這個方式, 來接觸到世界的脈動.
The Future of Work
Thematic Research
BofA Global Research
bofa.com
May 12: The future of work is not zero-sum between humanity and technology. We believe humans can collaborate with and work alongside robots, rather than be displaced by them, and that technology can create more jobs than it destroys. By 2025 alone, the WEF [World Economic Forum] thinks automation will add 12 million net new jobs, with robots eliminating 85 million jobs but creating 97 million new ones. Other grounds for optimism include: (1) 65% of children starting school today will work in jobs that have not been invented yet; (2) “new” collar jobs will be generated from well-placed thematic sectors like healthcare, renewables, new mobility, or even moonshot technologies; and (3) we might actually be more productive and have more leisure time if robots can relieve us of more mundane, repetitive everyday tasks. We have identified $14 trillion in market cap of enablers for the future of work. Technology, industrials, and medtech are some key beneficiaries. We also see opportunities in education and the upskilling/retraining of workers by corporates. Conversely, commercial real estate/offices and legacy transport are some of the sectors facing headwinds...
So, what are the truly futuristic jobs that could be invented? Data-privacy managers, nanomedicine surgeons, lab-meat scientists, blockchain strategists, space-tourist guides, freelance biohackers, AI avatar designers, 3D food-printer chefs, leisure-time planners, ethical algorithm programmers, and brain simulation specialists, to name but a few.
🌻Dividend Growers’ Allure
這段從股息的角度, 來講解傳統價值股跟成長股的不同處.
Dividend Growers’ Allure
Insights & Commentaries
Washington Crossing Advisors
washingtoncrossingadvisors.com
May 10: Buy quality stocks that increase dividends regularly. This simple strategy takes a long-term view of investing and focuses on the dividend, not the stock price. Passive income generated from dividend growth has two main benefits. First, it focuses your investment strategy on cash-generating, growing companies. Second, it tends to lead to quality businesses that are neither too young nor too old.
Why is this so? Almost by definition, a dividend-growing company tends to cover expenses with rising cash flow. And which companies do these tend to be? They tend to be profitable, established companies in the middle of their corporate life cycle. By contrast, young companies tend to be burning cash, constantly in need of capital, and face a higher risk of failure. Such young firms tend to not pay dividends at all as they are consumed with growth. On the other hand, older companies often funnel most or all cash to investors as dividends because viable investments can no longer be found. These firms are often in decline and offer little growth, often reflected in a high current yield.
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1. Chipotle內部. 可以看到有個取餐的架子. 餐廳人員也不時在電腦螢幕前, 看進來的訂單, 備菜.
2. 旅館外一區. 面向密西根湖.
3. CSX, Union Pacific的火車廂(這兩家都有上市)
Join me on my birthday weekend travel adventure in Johor Bahru!
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I’ve been hearing about how convenient and close JB is to Singapore since I first arrived so of course I needed to check it out! Big thanks to Hazel and Zippy for being our tour guides on my first trip to Johor Bahru. They’re seriously pros when it comes to finding cool, hipster spots. Huge shoutouts to Connie as well for being the “photoshoot assistant” and also helping my loved ones in Canada bring the surprise cake and cafe hopping itinerary to life! Last but not least, big thanks to the Hilton Hotels for sponsoring this video and hosting me. They made my birthday staycation so wonderful! What a way to celebrate my birthday ❤️Hope you guys enjoyed this video!
[FEATURED PLACES]
Ekoflora Spring Labs Retail
Tropique Café & Restaurant
Kah Kah Loke Food Truck @ Mount Austin (they have physical store locations around JB too)
Sing Lok Lok Steamboat Restaurant 阿勝樂樂 @ Mount Austin
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Johor Bahru
Jalan Dhoby (area for cafes)
The Replacement - Lodge & Kitchen
Shakespeare Cafe
Hiap Joo Bakery (For banana cake!)
Flower in the Window Cafe
Bev C'afe
KOMTAR JBCC (Remember to get your tourist privilege card!)
[PEOPLE MENTIONED]
Hazel's Instagram • http://bit.ly/2HHlakU
Zippy's Instagram • http://bit.ly/2U46LFh
Connie's Instagram is private so I gotta respect her privacy!
EMAIL:
For random questions - sherry@abrushofbeauty.com
For business inquiries - info@abrushofbeauty.com
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ABOUT ME •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
I'm Sherry and I love filming videos of all sorts - travel, lifestyle, and general entertainment. I speak English and Cantonese, and am currently working on my Mandarin. I'm originally from Canada (woo Toronto) and Hong Kong, but I currently work and live in Singapore!
What do I do full-time? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbTk5nKjuEc
Here are some more random facts about me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0ufTue-O9k
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THE YOUNG SINGAPORE EXPAT SERIES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkex7OLfqFV2kr-6SCCYeWHraPgyEzbuU
自然捲髮造型分享 ?How I Curl My Hair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRGTU7WNsG8
10分鐘去學的眼鏡化妝!! Glasses Makeup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D92l5gnyzlY
Sisters Q&A!!!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pYfg3PV8Dk
自信心 ♡ How am I so confident?!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2pFq92Vf70
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https://soundcloud.com/ikson
DJ Quads
DJI Osmo Pocket
Canon EOS 70D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Canon
Sony NEX-5R
Minolta 35, 50, and 85mm
Iphone 7+
This vlog is long overdue! This is Day 1 of our entire trip. Day 2 is still being edited, so stay tuned!
FYI
We bumped into Jin and his manager (?) on the train where the arrival was! Dani, our brother asked for a photo but he apologised politely and said we couldn't ? (The manager/ body guard who was with him was pretty protective and feisty though ?) No one in the train recognised him but us lol! The train was full of foreigners and tourists so I guess that's the case!
We stayed at an Airbnb in Itaewon, a cosy 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment with in-house wifi, portable wifi, a kitchen, & TV! If you guys are interested to check the place out, here's the link:
http://abnb.me/EVmg/BhHYhsvCLE
Ann, the host, was really friendly and helpful! She responds quickly, too!
After checking in, we stopped by SM Town because Dani's a fan then checked out Lotte World for the rest of the evening!
We managed to get 30% discount off of the ticket price because we signed up for the Discover Korea Your Way 2016 (DKYW) campaign with the Korea Tourism Organisation and received a booklet filled with vouchers and guides! They just renewed the campaign so if you're planning to visit South Korea this year, be sure to check this link out:
http://www.visitkorea.com.my/discover-korea-your-way-2017.html
Let me know if you have any more pressing questions about our trip!
DAY 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdgqhCs5bg8&t=16s
DAY 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZVjpn2cn3s
Music: Simple Things feat. Choice — TastyTreat
(https://youtu.be/TB--z6lZf9E)
Harajuku - kawaii central, and my favourite place to go shopping for cute and colourful clothes!
Join me on a walk along Takeshita Street in Harajuku, Tokyo, and into the backstreets of Harajuku to find the Moshi Moshi Box and the famous Harajuku clock designed by Sebastian Masuda, 6% Dokidoki, Emily Temple Cute, Listen Flavor and other famous kawaii Japanese fashion brands. I'll show you my favourite shops along Takeshita Street (including Body Line and ACDC Rag), and see how gorgeous it looks in the afternoon sunshine.
Next video: I'll be trying Harajuku crepes! (They're so delicious they get their own video!)
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