Sam Shinsky

@TheGrouchHK @johnherbert Playing golf in Xili in early May. Can’t wait ⛳️🏌️‍♂️

On average, it takes me less time, round-trip, to commute to Shenzhen (my desk is in Xili) than when I was working for a company in Wanchai. And the environment is markedly better...

@tonyretardio_ @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon Let's end this here, not sure where this conversation is going. Good day to you sir

@ShinskySam @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon Yet you said “over what you call finishing school”. You, meaning you aren’t Australian. And finishing school? I’ve literally never heard any Australian use that term unless they were talking about some weird upper class school in Switzerland.

Is this man the best coach in Football today. Barely lost a game in the last 3 years and his team Haileybury are undefeated again and marching through 2026. Why has he never dabbled with an AFL coaching role?

@tonyretardio_ @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon Again, I'm not going to argue with you over this, I think we can both agree it's pointless. I was born in Australia and lived in Melbourne from before I attended primary school. I have never lived overseas other than currently

@ShinskySam @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon Ah. So you came from overseas to study. Explains why you aren’t tapped into what actually happens.

@tonyretardio_ @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon Thank you sir

@ShinskySam @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon Carry on then hedge fund boy

@tonyretardio_ @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon Okay, I’m not going to get into an argument with you over what you call finishing school in Australia. When we “wrapped up” at the end of the year there were plenty of celebrations titled graduation … so that’s what I’ve always called it

@ShinskySam @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon You don’t graduate from a Victorian school unless they’ve Americanised it since I was there. You get your VCE

@tonyretardio_ @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon 😂😂

@ShinskySam @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon lol you don’t know Haileybury very well then. Academic is tightly restricted. Sport is what gets the generosity.

@tonyretardio_ @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon I attended Haileybury from year 7 -12, and graduated from the school?

@ShinskySam @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon “Graduated”. No you didn’t. You did your VCE

@tonyretardio_ @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon It’s literally not. What are you on about. Heaps more academic scholarship or general excellence

@ShinskySam @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon I went to Haileybury too. The number of kids I knew on sports scholarships was outrageous

@tonyretardio_ @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon I graduated in 2023. Played in first 18 in 2022 and 2023. Yeah nah you’re right I’d just make this all up

@ShinskySam @RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon Says Sam from Hong Kong lol

@flagswans2026 @absoessendon No they don’t hahahahah

@absoessendon Maybe that’s because they scholarship in half the good players in the state?

@Wikus_de_mere @absoessendon No they don’t hahahahah. I played in the 23’ team, 95% of the team started at the school in primary or grade 7, and not on sports scholarships. We had 2/3 players in a squad of 40 who rocked up in secondary, and they weren’t all on scholarships.

@absoessendon Haileybury pick and choose players from other teams from around the state with essentially no salary cap (scholarships) and unlimited resources. This is why.

@RobinHunter1010 @absoessendon Oh right so you don’t know your facts then. Any comment on when the 23’ team went undefeated and beat a scholarship stacked Caulfield team? I played in that Haileybury team and 95% of team started at the school at or before grade 7, not on sports scholarships. Stop lying 😂😂

@absoessendon I know my facts. Haileybury scholarship at far higher rate than any other APS school.

@Chiuchiyin @lacherbauer I’m a student living in HK, I’m not filthy rich at all. In fact I obviously live on a very strict budget. Best city in the world to live in as a young person/student. Why say such a ridiculous thing?

@lacherbauer HK is a horrible place to live unless you’re filthy rich

Shenzhen is 10x more livable than Hong Kong.

@TheGrouchHK Even worse right now with everyone using their umbrellas. They hold it up and seem to forget it extends beyond the bounds of their body? Almost whacked one out of someone’s hands this morning as they blatantly close it into my face

Goodie. Places I never visit...

@ArrugiaLabs @ToffCap It’s so clearly AI

@ToffCap How does this even get approved?

AI regurgitation on VIC now becoming the standard 🤢🤮 $AZE Imagine how the average Substck looks

@DaBao_ No Denzel?

6788 hits ATH

@DaBao_ What about for HK stocks, do you know a guy?

People, if you want to learn about Taiwanese stocks, I know a guy.

@orrdavid I understand this is a person-specific question, but how did you find you best overcame these habits? Did it start from removing them from your day-to-day and just being really aware of your sub-conscious temptations?

My worst habits in my life: 1. Overeating. When I was 15 I weighed 250 pounds with no muscle. I fixed the big problem by 18. 2. Playing games all day, every day. Young people doing this might not even be bad - I did learn a lot - but into adulthood it was a mistake. I still play some, but it's a healthy balance now. 3. Playing poker for a living, even after I hated it, and even after the games got crazy bad. Again, I just stopped and moved on to the next thing (investing). Any of these three could have sunk me as a person, I think...

This is so spot on... it's usually one thing that sinks a person. And that thing is usually obvious to everyone.

Ocean Park, 2pm

@jujubes06 @HistorianZhang It’s yuck!

@HistorianZhang The rain’s the biggest bummer!

The town feels empty. Everyone traveling somewhere on the super long weekend