Cut Lost

I got 2 free GV tickets which we suppose to watch on 29th Dec 2006 at GV Bishan. I managed to arrive at Bishan at arround 18:45, however my wife could not reach there on time. So at this juncture we actually have 2 options:
1. to watch the 18:40 show (Curse of the Golden Flower) but missed about 20 minutes of the show
2. Or to watch the same show at 21:30

Alas, we decided to watch that show on the next day, so I bought two tickets for 30th Dec 18:40 show. I kew that on the 30th Dec we would be going to JB with friends but I was thinking that the trip won't be a long trip. How long can you spend in JB?

That decision proves to be a bad decision as what we get the next day is: to pay $16.00 for the taxi from Woodlands checkpoint to GV Bishan and yet we still missed 30 minutes of the show. Plus we have to leave our friends in Jusco (JB) as they have not finished with their shopping.


Financial lost is only $16.00 but the emotional lost is much more, as I think there are so many things that could have prevented the kind of lost.

1. we could have watched the 18:40 show on 29th Dec, and missed only 20 minutes, no financial lost

2. we could have watched the 21:30 show on 29th Dec, and miss only the TV show at home, no financial lost

3. we could spend only 30 mnt (instead of 1 hour) in Jusco (JB) and rush back to Bishan to watch the FULL show. No financial lost. There was a great traffic jam near Jusco which caused more than 1 hour to reach there from City Square (JB). We also have wasted 30 minutes in the immigration as my friends refused to queue frist then fill the immigration form, instead they filled the form first then go for the queue.

4. we could just forget about the 2 free GV tickets, and hence go straight home from Woodlands checkpoint. No direct financial lost, but indirect financial lost is the cost of 2 GV tickets.


The key lesson learned here is:
When you are already in lost position, analyzed situation in a cool and calm manner, and CUT LOST when that makes the most logical action. Remember: when you are already in a lost position, be LOGICAL and detach your emotions. Be aware that your emotions will make you try to win back your lost, and those emotions will MOST likely cause you to fall into a deeper lost.

I think cutting lost is NOT an easy thing to do, as that requires us to detach our emotions and think very logically. However, if you want to achieve great things in life you got to be able to do that! Gud luck to you.



Happy New Year 2007. May God bless you with good health and may 2007 teaches you to be a wiser soul.