A record week of private tutoring for me. The 1000-hour threshold beckons!

This week saw me completing 43.5 hours of brain-racking private-tutoring, the highest weekly total since starting very modestly and slowly in November 2008.

It comprised 8 hours on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, 6 on both Wednesday and Thursday, another 8 on Friday(the first week ever with two 8-hour days), 6 yesterday and finally 5.5 today.


The total thus far in 2009 and 2010 is 958.5 hours( I exclude the November & December 2008 sessions because I only earned nominal fees for those hours).


Another torrid pace next week will bring me close to the vaunted 1000- hour mark, which will no doubt give me a great sense of satisfaction!

Expenditure for the penultimate day of February 2010

(28/2/2010) : $12.60

Expenditure for 20/2 - 27/2

(20/2/2010 - 23/2/2010) : $0

(24/2/2010) : $40.50

(25/2/2010 - 27/2/2010) : $0

A follow-up to my 'Buy' call on Mitrajaya

First expenditure in the Year of the Tiger : 19/2/2010

(19/2/2010) : $52.05

which comprised a red packet of $30 for the domestic help, and a dinner consisting of a Cornish pie, a slice each of cheesecake and chocolate cake from Secret Recipe.

The longest no-spending streak extends into Day 8

(18/2/2010) : $0

Expenditure for 11/2 to 17/2

(11/2/2010 - 17/2/2010) : $0 (the longest streak in 2010~ 7 days)

Expenditure for 9/2/10 - 10/2/10

(9/2/2010) : $3.00

(10/2/2010): $0

New milestone in savings account

With a student's check clearing today, the balance has breached $32K...

$32,013.88

This comes about 13 days after the balance first broke through 30 000 for the first time ever.

Also, it's up 23% from the end-2009 balance.

Expenditures for 1/2/2010- 8/2/2010

(1/2/2010-5/2/2010) : $0

(6/2/2010) : $5.00

(7/2/2010) : $4.40

(8/2/2010) : $18.00