Coming into the office over Christmas and New Year is not to be recommended during a bear market. Way too easy to get into a very bad habit of twiddling fingers. No no no....I went bullish in October, I still believe the Chinese authorities are going to succeed in getting their economy on the move and I mean business in 2009. You're not going to know what hit you. But in the short term, it's a dull old day here and I'm going to head home. Two children sick in bed, another one missing in Warwickshire somewhere, horses causing havoc and "the bl**dy Dyson has broken again" are not the most alluring of prospects, but it feels like the right thing to do for a variety of reasons.
Christmas story involving Hen to set things going in the old mode though. We were invited, en famille, to a very smart county set drinks party on Christmas Eve. So order of the day was best behaviour all round. Things were going quite well I felt. I was holding my own in the general round of nibble biting, champagne sipping and polite conversation when I smelt trouble. A rather sheepish looking Hen wafted past with a girlfriend of hers on her arm in stitches of laughter. It transpired that Hen had gone too the loo and decided to sample the various soaps, hand creams and scents that were "on offer". Problem being she chose to spray behind her ears, her neck and wrists with what turned out to be room freshener. Can't take her anywhere.
Not much else to tell you just now so I thought I would indulge myself by highlighting one prediction I made some time ago (copied below) that has finally proved correct. The Tall Thai, Korn Chatikavanij, is the new Finance Minister. Good news for Thailand. Well done me, congratulations to him and best wishes to you all for 2009.
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