I’m writing this while I sit along side a river (albeit brown) in Tokyo as I wait until I can check into my next hotel. I wish I had my camera but I left my luggage at the hotel desk.
That had to be one of the longest most grueling flights I have ever been on. I came down with a fever during the Vancouver to Tokyo leg and I suspect I caught it from the girl sitting next to me. Before take off she fell asleep and rested her head on my shoulder and didn’t wake up and remove it for at least an hour. Though I wasn’t sure at first, was she sleeping or was she just really forward? A man can only hope for the latter... But I believe she was sick cause she slept the entire flight and didn’t even eat any of the meals. Though I can’t put all the blame on her because I probably shouldn’t have whispered ‘sleep well sweet princess’ in her ear and kissed the top of her head. Just kidding, I ain’t a creeper! But all is forgivable because she was rather cute. Holla when you get out of quarantine okay?
I was really worried though because I’m psychosomatic (not really) and thought I could have contracted swine flu. There were already a few people on the plane wearing masks. I had most of the symptoms and I was surprised the thermal cameras at the airport didn’t notice me and throw me into quarantine. Thankfully I feel 80% again.
I’ve been trading from my hotel and surprisingly the connection to my server is excellent. Unfortunately I haven’t had a positive day this week! I suppose I can blame it partly on the fact I didn’t sleep for 48 hours, was jet-lagged, had flu like symptoms, and my head wasn’t fully there. I’m glad it’s a long weekend so I can recuperate, explore the city, and go at it again next week.
I met up with my Japanese friend who I worked with in Thailand and he’s been showing me around the city. I’ll be sure to post pictures and more about what I’ve been up to in my next blog post.
So I’ll end this post with a quick list of what I brought with me for those that may be curious. I tried to go as light as possible and went with a carry-on so I wouldn't have to check my bags in anywhere.
- leather duffle bag- Thinkpad X300 (13”, < 1” width, < 3lbs, 1440x900 res, 64 gb SDD, 4 gb RAM, extra battery – perfect laptop for trading on the go), mouse, keypad, lock
- Canon XSi Rebel
- 6 shirts, 1 pair of jeans, pants, shorts, shoes and flip flops, and undergarments
- couple of books, space bags for compressed packing and dirty clothes, toiletries, some meds, travel sized steam-iron (have you ever worn air-dried clothes??), 2 cell phones: 1 for talking 1 for tethering, multi-plug adaptor, misc
All in all it’s about 25 lbs. I think I’ll go get luggage with wheels because this bag is heavier and harder to carry than I thought. I was trying to travel in style but it just isn’t practical when you're walking for miles. Well I’m off to Louis Vuitton to get something more practical for backpacking….
6 comments:
If you do end up going to Korea, you can easily find "PC rooms" that are open 24 hrs and have the fastest internet speed in the world. I heard 10x the fastest speed in US.
Hi TradingNomad,
Great blog! Already very interesting, just two posts in. Wanted to drop you a line and say hi; we share many commonalities. I'm in my mid-twenties as well, and I've been trading at Bright for about a year and a half (and for a bit institutionally out of undergrad prior to Bright). I also have an automated FX system. I do it for the same reasons you do...the freedom and flexibility. No better job in the world; it's afforded me the opportunity to spend considerable time in London, Vancouver, and Singapore, as well as surrounding countries in those areas. I've traded in a handful of internet cafes throughout SE Asia, so feel free to drop me a line if you need a good recommendation. I'd love to get back to Asia soon if possible; would be great to run into a like-minded individual like you if the opportunity came up (post-swine-flu recovery if possible).
txtrader@mailinator.com (yep, that's a temp email; trying to avoid those malicious email spam aggregators that teens-turned-traders write these days ;)
I cannot fucking believe it.
I have the exact same goal as you. I am a 21 electronic technician currently studying in engineering. I basically want to get to 150k in a few years, with minimum spending, and then trade for a living.
Don: Ya the internet here has always been years ahead of the US. Only problem with those internet cafes: lots of kids screaming while they play games!
TXTrader: You've done what I hoping to do. I couldn't agree with you more about it being the best job (sustainable... I don't know yet, lol) If you're ever in the area it would be great to hook up with a fellow trader. Best of luck with your FX system.
Anon: I think saving up and not having to worry about money is the best way to go. In the meantime you should trade part time to learn the ropes. Or you can dive in and do as I did and have your back against the wall... (not recommended)
I am already paying my rent with my trading of highrisk canadian ressources stocks. I am building a forex system but your blackblox installed in Chicago is just amazing.
I dont know about you, but everyone think I am crazy. When I talk about speculation/investments to friends or even family, they all think its basically the same as going to hollywood to be an actor. Combine that to trading while travelling and the guy with a secure, peacefull and quiet 9to5 work life just get a blue screen.
what duffle bag is/was that?
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