TOO SOON TO CALL IT A DAY... ?

I went to Sunway Pyramid last Thursday watching the singles game (bowling) among all the competing contingents during our company's yearly sport's carnival.

Proud to say, the team managed to retain their championship title.... CONGRATULATIONS!

Though I wasn't part of the team this year, but I can still feel the excitement watching my buddies fighting for their championship. They didn't win million dollars but the feeling of satisfaction is beyond explaination.

The fighting spirits were awesome and kudos to all the players who fought hard for the game.

Not forgetting my colleagues from Gas Team who got 1st & 2nd for the Singles with average beyond 220 pinfalls from 10 games. Superb I call it... and they thoroughly deserved their wins.

But, looking back at the game and myself, I feel like my desire to play is still there in the game. I guess I should make a comeback and give it another shot and see how far can I go.

Of all my targets in Bowling, there is only one left that hasn't been achieved yet... which is to win the Graded Tournaments with prizes of RM5000 and beyond. It is not really about the money though, it is about the feeling of you being able to beat the KL and other states established players that counts.

Can I achieve it?

Well, even if I make a comeback, there is definitely certain areas of my game that needs further improvement or else I will maintain the same level like before, or even worse.

We'll see...

p/s: I really miss the competitive spirit during big tournaments...

DUDUK LUAR SAMPAI KENA PANGGIL MASUK...

Sebenarnya aku nak tulis post ni dalam bahasa inggeris, tajuk "Wait Outside Until You Are Called In"... tapi fikir fikir balik, sekali sekala apa salahnya tulis dalam bahasa ibunda... bukannya aku tak nak menulis dalam bahasa Melayu, tapi sebab dah lama tak menulis BM dan selalunya berurusan dalam BI, aku takut kalau tulis tu bunyinya mcm sasterawan atau ayat buku.

Ok takpelah.

Apa yang dimaksudkan di sini tak lain dan tak bukan adalah berkaitan dengan kesabaran kita sebelum sesuatu posisi trade itu di buka.

Setelah menyelidik posisi untung dan rugi yang pernah aku alami pada minggu minggu dan bulan bulan yang sebelum ni, aku dapati kebanyakan kesilapan posisi untung rugi adalah disebabkan kurangnya kesabaran aku untuk menunggu tika dan saat yang sesuai untuk menyertai pasaran.

Ini semua berpunca dari rasa tamak dan kurang sabar dalam mencari keuntungan lebih yang akhirnya menyebabkan kerugian.

Apa yang dikesalkan di sini ialah oleh kerana ingin memasuki pasaran lebih awal dari sepatutnya, kita seringkali tertipu dengan pergerakan sebenar pasaran. Signal selalunya memberi tanda tanda sesuatu pergerakan itu akan berlaku. Tetapi disebabkan rasa ingin menagkap sesuatu pergerakan itu lebih awal dari yang sepatutnya, kita selalunya memasuki sebelum kesemua syarat-syarat yang kita tetapkan sendiri itu dipenuhi.

Ini yang dinamakan "tunggu di luar sampai kena panggil masuk".

Seringkali signal pasaran lebih kepada umpan atau acahan dimana pedagang-pedagang matawang yang junior akan tertipu atau bersikap impulsive, iaitu bila pasaran membuat lonjakan naik, kita terus beli, atau bila pasaran membuat lonjakan turun kita terus jual.

Ini selalu berlaku lebih lebih lagi apabila sentimen pasaran bercampur aduk dan pelbagai berita ekonomi tengah di war-war kan.

Apa yang aku perhati, adalah lebih penting kita memasuki pasaran dengan rasa takut dan hati-hati daripada rasa tamak dan tergesa-tergesa.

Apabila berhati-hati, kita akan membuat analisis yang baik (walaupun mungkin tidak tepat) di samping mempunyai fikiran yang lapang tentang kebarangkalian saiz posisi yang akan dibuka dan jumlah wang yang sanggup dirisikokan.

Penyertaan yang sebeginilah yang selalunya menguntungkan aku kerana apabila aku membuat analisa pasaran dengan baik, selalunya aku akan lebih bersabar supaya tidak teru masuk dan membuka posisi hanya apabila kesemua syarat yang aku tetapkan tadi dipenuhi dan meyakinkan.

Lagi satu, selalulah bertanyakan diri "berapa aku sanggup rugi hari ini?" daripada "berapa untung yang aku nak cari hari ini?". Ya memang semua orang nak untung dan ada baiknya kita menetapkan sasaran keuntungan setiap kali kita membuka posisi.

Cuma apa yang ditekankan di sini ialah persediaan psikologi sekiranya apa yang kita jangkakan berlaku tidak berlaku dan supaya kita tidak kelam kabut ketika "market swing" oleh sebarang sebab yang kita sendiri tak pasti.

Kesimpulannya... kita jangan mengejar market atau pasaran... biar pasaran yang datang menyerah diri dan memberitahu... "En Shahrul, silalah masuk dan sertai larian kerbau atau beruang ini..." Bila ianya berlaku, anda akan tahu dan dapat melihat keadaaan atau 'setup'nya...

Selamat BerDagang....

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CROWD?

Sounds common right?

There is nothing wrong with the market indeed. The only thing that could go wrong is you and your account.

The craziness in market's reaction is something that we really have to respect. The crowd has its own fears and worries. The movement of the price is a direct reflection on what the market believes. Sometimes we got it right, at times we got it wrong.

So, how do we capitalize on this crowd's madness?

The thing is, it is easy to see a trend after it is there. It is about getting in the earliest possible with confirmation that remains as a challenge. False signals and whipsaws are so common that even when the real signals are there, we fail to pull the trigger due to previous whipsaws.

Hence, some simple observations that I would like to share here:

1. Like it or not, we all must operate with a system or we are no different than gamblers.

2. The market was, is and will be crazy at times. We are not entitled to question them.

3. Playing big lots or over-leveraging our account is the number 1 killer.

4. Riding losses instead of riding profit is another killer.

5. Failure to Pull out before it's too late is also another killer.

6. During Asian sessions, markets normally operate within certain price channels before making major breakouts once it approaches 2.00pm local time when EU and London wakes up.

7. You feel that the market is always against you. You hardly get the plus once a position is opened.

8. At times, the simplest strategy is to buy at support and sell at resistance.

9. Be careful not to predict news outcomes... but...

10. At times, good and correct predictions do pay off handsomely...

Last but not least, in my opinion, trading like a textbook is good for safety reasons and survival. But talking about capitalizing the big move when it happens, you do have to challenge certain boundaries in order to get the big fish.

Yeah the gurus will always say do this and that. But the fact is, no one really play by the rules all the time. At times, I just use simple common sense by looking at the price actions on the hourly candlesticks and make the entry base on simple guess on probabilities.

Most importantly, know your risk and be responsible with whatever decision you made. You knew there is a consequence to every decision and action that you take.

;)

A BAD WEEK FOR MY ACCOUNT...

The market is indeed challenging and there are times when you are so much obsessed with the trading excitement without you even realize it. Unlike the past 5 weeks, I lost quite extensively on my account equity this week but surely I knew there are ways to come back without a revenge.

Sometimes, I must admit that I hate the market when it goes against me, especially after doing all the right things (ie follow a set of entry rules/system, non-emotional trading decision etc) and yet whipsaws and unexpected movements still occur. Look at the GU and EU pair movements this week, even the UJ, there are just too many whipsaws. (well at least according to my system signals).

The problem is, I always tell myself that the market is the market and it acts the way it wants, but still when you encounter a string of losses, your psycho will not be in balance state,and hence you tend to take revenge and get pissed with the market. Luckily I had that experience earlier and managed to control myself...
The problem is, we like to talk about profits but hardly anyone wants to admit or reveal the mistakes that they did.

Not me though. Hence, for the sake of self-learning and sharing (so that I would minimize the chances of repeating them), I wish to share some of the common mistakes that I still do at times without I even realized.

1. After a set of winning trades, days and weeks, I always lost my overall perspective on trading forex, becoming greed, taking unnecessary risks and deviate from my own proven simple profitable plan. In simple words I got high & I become careless!

2. When I’m wrong, I did not pull out early enough, always change my Stop Loss to the next level until it is too late to do so. At times I survived but when I don’t, it surely feels like suicide though.

3. I am not being particular with my entry time (ie 15m or 1 hr interval during London Session onwards), always try making earlier entry in making extra pips base on my pre-analysis during Asian Sessions.

4. I got impulsive when the action starts, normally after the news release.

5. My body is very tired and yet I still can’t resist to trade, thus making wrong & bad decisions.

6. I took chances on my position, not being realistic with my profit target and set it at values that can only be hit during hyper-breakouts (ie 300 pips). Most of the time, this TP is hardly hit for an intraday trader.

7. I jumped in without analysis. Then I hope for the move to go in my favor. See, this is not an attitude of a trader... this is a gambler. But sometimes I just did it, I don’t know why... perhaps I do have that gambler’s instinct that needs to be LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out).

That’s the 7 mistakes and weaknesses that I shall closely monitor and improve. It is easy to know but when the action starts, I tend to forget them. Perhaps I need to print them out and paste them on my trading wall.

In summary, a bad week in terms of my account balance, but surely there is something to be picked up for a post-mortem.

Have A Nice Weekend !

;)

HUNTING IN THE FOREX JUNGLE...

Looking for profits in the forex world is very much comparable to hunting activities in the jungle. In this case, instead of hunting animals, we are actually hunting each others.

We need to know who are the players as well as how to hunt our preys successfully. They are of course new hunters who always fell as preys as well as seasoned hunters who've been there for 20 years or more.

These new hunters are always the victim since they hardly knew the playing field, where to hide, how to shoot, when to shoot and when NOT to shoot. At times, due to their energetic and spirited approach, they tend to open fire when they are not suppose to, opening their position for other seasoned hunters to hunt them down.

As for the seasoned hunters, they knew the forest in and out. Though there are tendency for them to be trapped or shot at times, but they knew very well on how and when to shield themselves accordingly so that they can survive the attack, no matter how.

Perhaps we have to learn the basics of hunting from the Idiot's Guide, but when it comes to the real hunting zones, it actually takes guts, skills and experience in order to survive and return with prosperities.

Reading the movement of your preys is another tricky skills that need to be developed. Most of the time, they are baits rather than actual preys. This is where planning and system plays its important roles in knowing which is which.

Other than that, timing is just as important as managing your risk. In a thin market condition when they are hardly any hunters around, you should not be in as well. Since during these thin hours, brokers can play either roles as bulls or bears that keep on hunting your Stop Losses so that you can be flushed out from the forex jungles earlier than others.

Sounds a bit conceptual I supposed. But believe me, the more technical you become in approaching the market, the more conceptual you will be in your approach.

One of the important lessons that I learned so far is to understand and respect the market, no matter what. They could go wild, crazy and unreasonable and it is our duty to read and understand them, not to question them. At times, we take advantage on them as well.

As hunters (or traders), you could wait, you could hope, you could pray or whatever you want to do. But the fact is, the preys are always there and it is our job to know and study when and how to take a clean shot in bringing back these preys as our profits.

Strong ammos (i.e. margins) are just as important but they are not everything. If you do not know how to use them wisely, you would end up with nothing as well.

Once you're in... it's either you kill or be killed by other hunters. Be smart but don't try to be too smart. The jungles and hunters in there are simply too big and experience for you to outsmart. Most of the time, the way to survive is just to follow where they go... (trend)...

;))

CONTROLLING THE BEAST FOR IMMEDIATE REVENGE...

Taking losses is not as easy as it seems. Anybody could easily said the magic words "cut your losses" and yet, failing to do it as per say.

Is this common? Is it that difficult especially to amateurs? or is this all about self-control?

Yeah yeah yeah bla bla bla... there are thousands of articles out there talking about this topic, and yet on personal basis, still people or traders (to be more specific) fail to see the simplicity behind this phenomenon. Why?

Because greed and fear are everlasting... it is there, was there and will always be there... perfect answer I supposed...

I believe the root to this situation, and in all trading skills requirement is all about the ability to control yourself. That is why it is vital and being thoroughly elaborated by professionals on how important it is to know who you are in the first place. The reason for you to trade and the study of one-self...

And yet so many traders jump straight away to the vehicles of trading, system etc. They fail to see that the real enemies are nothing else than himself. As per mentioned by Ed Ponsi in his Forex Pattern & Probabilities, in the end it is all about knowing and controlling yourself in executing a proper trading plan. A plan is of no value if you don't have the discipline to stick with it. Further to that, if you fail to care on your well-being in the long run, there is a possibility for you to self-sabotage your trading decisions and accounts.

Hence, once again the keyword here is... self-control, since there is no way you can control the market. It is easy to jump blindly into another trade after your stop loss is being hit or your account has been on margin-called. But the ability to stay cool, calm down, relax and come back with a better market perspective is all it takes to become a successful and profitable trader in the long run.

So, who should control the beast within you? Isn't it you?...

Yes it is not easy but definitely you and only you can do it...

SEKADAR MELEPASKAN BATUK DI TANGGA...

Kebanyakan dari kita mempunyai cita-cita dan angan-angan yang tinggi ingin berjaya, kaya dan sebagainya. Tetapi apa yang menyedihkan ialah angan-angan ini sekadar impian kosong yang tidak disertakan dengan perancangan dan usaha yang bersungguh-sungguh.

Apa yang lebih menggelikan hati, mereka ini selalunya penuh dengan alasan dan sebab sebab kenapa kejayaan mereka terhalang dan sebagainya. Lebih mendukacitakan lagi, mereka sampai sanggup menyalahkan keadaan dan insan disekeliling mereka, kerajaan, pemimpin, kawan-kawan, saudara mara, adik beradik dan termasuklah juga ibu bapa mereka sendiri.

Persoalannya sampai bila?

Bukankah dua formula mudah untuk berjaya adalah usaha dan kecekalan?... iaitu sikap yang tidak mudah berputus asa?

Ingatlah sesungguhnya kehidupan di dunia ini tidak lebih dari suatu persinggahan yang sementara. Jika di dunia ini pun kita gagal membawa diri kita dengan sempurna, bagaimanakah nasib kita di 'sana' nanti?

Apa yang ingin ditekankan di sini ialah sikap disamping keyakinan diri dalam kita berusaha untuk mencapai sesuatu matlamat. Sesungguhnya memang benar, tiada kejayaan yang datang dengan mudah, lebih lebih lagi apabila matlamat yang ditetapkan itu adalah sesuatu perkara yang tidak pernah kita capai sebelum ini. Walaupun usaha tidak menjaminkan kejayaan, tetapi setidak tidaknya ia akan membuka jalan ke arah itu.

Namun demikian, sekiranya kita benar benar ingin berjaya dan berusaha lebih dari sekadar melepaskan batuk di tangga, tiada apa yang mustahil untuk dicapai.

Impian atau cita-cita sememangnya penting untuk menggerakkan diri supaya lebih maju ke hadapan. Tanpa sebarang impian atau cita cita, kita akan hidup seperti "kais pagi makan pagi kais petang makan petang" sampai bila bila.

Maka, apabila umur sudah melangkaui zaman remaja dan muda, kita akan rasa seolah olah semuanya sudah terlambat dan tidak perlu difikirkan lagi. Apabila kita merenung kembali zaman-zaman muda di mana tenaga menyala-nyala. diri kita akan penuh penyesalan kerana tidak berusaha lebih sedikit untuk mencapai sesuatu matlamat itu.

Jangan jadikan diri kita seorang insan yang penuh dengan kekesalan di kemudian hari. Apa pun yang telah berlaku, kita jadikan teladan dan selalulah renung ke hadapan, seberapa jauh yang kita mampu. Di manakah kita 5 tahun, 10 tahun atau 50 tahun yang akan datang? Sekiranya kita gagal untuk merancang sekarang, sesungguhnya kita merancang untuk kegagalan.

Apa yang penting, carilah erti kejayan sebenar pada diri kita (seperti berpendapatan lebih RM50,000 sebulan, memiliki BMW 5 Series, mampu bersedekah setiap hari dan minggu, membantu fakir miskin dsb) dan kejarlah kejayaan ini seolah olah kita akan hidup seribu tahun lagi.

Sesungguhnya tiada apa yang mustahil kerana apa yang membuatkan sesuatu itu mustahil itu tidak lain dan tidak bukan datangnya dari fikiran negatif kita sendiri yang malas untuk berusaha, disamping orang keliling yang lebih suka melihat kita tersungkur dari berdiri gagah di puncak mercu pencapaian...

Renung renungkanlah... apa pun alasan kita, pokok pangkal, susah senang diri sendiri yang akan menanggung kelak... janganlah menyesal dikemudian hari...


p/s: Artikel ini ditujukan khas kepada seorang sepupu aku yang pemalas dan tiada matlamat hidup... disamping tiada kesedaran diri betapa untung nasib diri mempunyai ibu bapa yang senang dan prihatin... you knew who you are... no names...

TRADING IS A GAME...

One of the daunting tasks of any trader is to read the market psychology correctly and precisely, trying to anticipate what's the next possible move of the market.

It is not easy as rather doing it purely on guessing, there are many technical indicators that we can use to read the pattern and possibilities.

At times, I really feel that trading is nothing more than a game. The market is your opponent and it is your job to ensure that you survive. The more money you take away from the market, the longer you'll stay in. If you can empathize them, time your move and entry wisely, definitely you can win and survive.

As long as your account remains healthy, you are still in the game.

The most challenging part is to master what sort of ammo should you use in certain market conditions, varying them accordingly with skills and precision. Sometimes, staying outside could be the best way to survive which is equivalent to hiding, say in a counter-strike game.

Anyhow, though I mentioned that the market is your opponent, doesn't mean that you have to go against them. It is about capitalizing their madness that could bring profit to us, getting in and out at the right moment. Trying to outsmart their strength is definitely unwise as no hands could control the market force, even the central banks.

So, the point here.... just like playing any game within your PS3 or X-Box, trading does need practise and skills. The more you play the game, the more experience you are and the more intelligent you become in defeating your opponents, provided you learn from your mistakes.

The only difference here is that if you win this game consistently, the reward is real and definitely you can buy plenty of PS3's by winning this one particular game... namely the game of trading.

;))

MASTERING THE PERFECT ENTRY SKILLS...

Why everytime I enter a position, it is definitely in red and negative position? Losses are inevitable and it seems that I always get it wrong all the time, 9 out of 10 times...

Sounds familiar?

Yes, this is the most prevailing questions among new traders including me. At times, I track the frequency of this happening and it seems that it almost happen all the time. Isn't there a way for us to time our entry well and get the position right 9 out of 10 times instead?

From my experience, I strongly believe this is the No 1 reason to why traders always take their profit earlier than they supposed to. The psychological effect on taking losses everytime a trade is open makes one become a "loserphobia" and hence cannot stand the risk of looking at a winning trade that could turn to a loser. As a result to this, even if they make a perfect entry later on that could roll in hundreds of pips (& dollars) into their trading account, they tend to enjoy the climax too soon and later couldn't get the same entry position again.

Hence, in order to have a full control on this phenomenon, I suggest new traders to do the followings in order to get themselves comfortable with risks and reward factors in trading, thus mastering their entry skills at the same time.

1. Schedule your trade accordingly. Have a detail weekly trading hours planned upfront. Say during London open until close, Tuesday till Friday.

2. Set a daily pips target against maximum threshold limit for losses. (say target 100 pips and max loss is 100 pips). Once you reach either of this, you STOP! Even when you feel like stop, you stop, since it is not necessary for you to trade for the sake of trading. We trade to make money, no others.

3. Identify major weekly economic events. Time of release is all that matters since you may want to avoid trading the news if you do not know how.

4. Look at the watch everytime you plan to open a position. Entering at 15 minutes to 1hr interval is always the best.

5. Eventhough you are an intraday trader or scalper, do NOT overlook the monthly, weekly and daily candlesticks as well since this shows the major bias between buyers and sellers. A doji candle should be a clear sign of cautions as both buyers and sellers are at equal strength.

6. Avoid using too many indicators as simpler is always better. At times, I just trade by analyzing the 15M to 1hour candlesticks price action as that is all that matters. Once entered, all you need to know is either the price is going with or against you. Indicators are mainly used prior to our entry decisions. Afterwards, indicators are useless as market can go wherever and whenever it wants to.

7. Develop the "feel" for the market. Emphatize the crowd. The chart is telling you a thousand words. Say if no one is buying, why should you? and vice versa... You must know when to strictly use technical indicators and when to use your discretionary instincts prior to placing any trade.

Remember that trading is an art, it is not a pure science. To master certain skills in trading is all about getting the right teacher and experience in learning them dilligently. The experts may disagree with me but I am telling you that when it comes to your money, you shouldn't trust any other expert than yourself.

So, if you ever think about making real money in this forex world, be an expert yourself as you soon will discover that there is no place for average traders to survive in this forex market. Kill or be killed... it may sound brutal but that is the fact for sure...

;)

A GOOD WEEK... INDEED

Rule #1 : Cut your losses = -197 pips
Rule #2 : Ride your profit = 742 pips
Rule #3 : Keep Your Profit = 545 pips (weekly nett) Accuracy = 73.45%

It is indeed a good week as growth is at 99% by the time of this writing. Still there are 4 hours to go before New York close but I decided to call it a day as I have captured enough share for today and this week. Keeping myself in the market longer would probably increase the chances of making mistakes, so it is better to stay out.

NFP performance is the best today as I managed to scalp both ways of the movement. 5 minutes after the released and 10 minutes afterwards equals to 233 pips from the NFP alone, trading the GU and EU pairs.

One thing that I learned from this week trading is to trust my own analysis. Yeah there are plenty of analysis and probabilities out there, so you just have to be careful and selective. But what proves to be vital is your own analysis and decision on whether to go long or short base on the market condition. There is no way of being 100% accurate, but a 50% accuracy with splendid money management strategy would surely turn you into a profitable trader.

Winning trades and streek will build up confidence, but if you're not careful, you could be cocky with it. Hence, as a matured and discipline trader, you must stick to your own plan and rules. Trust your basic instinct...

And talking about economic data, it is not what the released data that matters, it is knowing the time of release and reading the market response accurately that counts.

Enjoy your weekend.

READ THE EXPERTS' ANALYSIS... BUT...

Reading various reports from various sources is good for information seeking and getting the general ideas on the experts' view with the current market condition.

Not reading them is rather selfish from our side as we would totally trade base on technical indicators rather than considering the fundamental aspects of the market.

The point that I would like to share here is to be careful reading these experts analysis as most of these reports came from the event after it happened. Yes, surely it is easy to say after it happen, just like when we stare our last week's forex chart. Have you ever talk to yourself that if only I could have the early edition of forex chart for next week, man... I can turn a 25 dollar account into a million within a week. Haha, yeah only in your dreams for sure...

The lesson here, plan your reading just like the way you plan your trade. Do not overdo it... as overwhelming information can make you undecided.

As for me, I always refer to FXCM DailyFX Plus trade ideas, studying their technical analyzer especially the SSI contrarian indicator. Later I checked the Economic Calendar for the week and days ahead. Next I will read the technical analysis from Action Forex and last but not least, I will surely keep the bloomberg website displayed the breaking news all the time on my 4th screen.

Later, I will stare at my screens eyeing for the right moment for me to come in. Normally my favorite charts are the 4hrs and 1hr candlesticks as most movement continuation or reversal happened at this interval.

That's all. Initially, I tend to read everything that I could, even the forums and later caught myself undecided as there are too many views out there that could make me confuse. The most prevailing problem with overwhelmed information is during sudden price action. If you don't make your mind upfront (whether to go short or long on your favorite pairs), you tend to initiate a lot of impulsive trading that later you will regret.

In summary, do not take experts by their words. Be an expert on your own and always trust your analysis. Even if you're wrong, you knew there is a sense of satisfaction within doing all you can do apart from sound money management that will protect your account in the long run.

Read the experts's analysis, but do your own experts' analysis afterwards. It's your money and definitely you have every right on how to play around with it.

Good luck.

TOOK FOR GRANTED...

Yesterday, my spouse and I together with our 5 year old daughter went to The Pavillion, KL just to have our dinner at Tony Roma's. Of course we had some other business as well but since we've been hearing some of our colleagues talking about the taste of the steaks and lamb ribs over there, we decided to try it before travelling back to Melaka.

Everything went smooth and yes, we had a splendid dinner! Buurrrpppp...

Anyway, that's not the point here. The point is, right after we had our dinner, it was 9.30pm already and we decided to head back to our car. I paid the parking ticket after 5 minutes que, and later went out at B1 level where we thought we parked our car was.

To our surprise, we couldn't find it. We thought we remember the concrete pole's marking, if not mistaken it was E55. My wife did take the photo when we arrived but her hp battery was totally kaput so we can't really be sure with ourselves.

We spent almost 45 minutes looking around, went down to B2 and B3 level as well with my thumb pressing the alarm button continuously, just to alert us in case the car is within our vicinity.

Coming back to B1 level, still to no avail. I put up my white flag and start looking for security personnel to help us. We were lucky though as the moment we thought to look for help, a guard riding a golf buggy with 6 seaters came around.

He smiled to us gently and asked "Encik, cari kereta tak jumpa ke?". We smiled back and together said YES YES YES... It was a big relief. We don't have to walk at least and surely we will find our car, as long as it's there. Yeah surely I had this nasty thought as well thinking that our car could have been stolen.

Anyway, the security guy did ask for my parking ticket and he immediately identified our entry gate. To make things short, we were actually coming in from Level 2 and parked our car at Level 01, intead of B1. We missed by 2 floors and I just don't know how.

Still, it took us 15 minutes to find the exact location of our car with that buggy. Imagined if we had to walk, it could have been till the next morning. Phewww... what a relief.

Right after we settled down and said a big thanks to that 'pakcik' with some token of appreciation, we drove back and repaid the parking ticket since we were clearly exceeding that 15 minutes limit.

At that time, we saw a group of family doing exactly the same thing we did an hour ago with the father holding tight his car key in his right hand. We smiled (and felt pity too) but we knew that this could be common to those who came over to this place occasionally.

Last time this happened was 10 years ago at KLCC and never thought it could happen again. By the way, the concrete pole marking was E52 instead of E55.

Lesson learned : Never took things for granted. Always remember where you park your car or you might as well spent hours looking for it.