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Finally, some significant drop in oil price! Crude dropped more than $10 in two days. While most people watch the miserable traders in delight, one has to remember that this might be another nightmare for millions of families.

Like the once red-hot stocks and housing markets, this is likely to be another example of bursting bubble created by zealous speculators. It reminds me of the “Great Leaps” led by Mao in the 60s Communist China. Millions of people died as a result of the craziness. How many people will be put into poverty this time? Only time can tell.

Speculation is intrinsic to any free market; but it seems people all of a sudden start to speculate too optimistically, too boldly, and too much. Why? Why now?

Is it somehow related to the “secret” sentiment? Think rich and you will get rich; you’re what you think you are; thought creates reality…

Or, are we just getting too impatient and too greedy?

This weekend is an important day for the family - my husband as finally finished his MBA! Even though he often tells people that it is a piece of cake; I know very well that it is anything but easy.

He took the “hybrid” version of the program - 1/3 of the classes were on ground, the remaining were online. I think 95% of his homework were done during the early hours of the morning, oftentimes between 2am and 4am. It was especially hard when Isabella was sick and demanded a lot of attention at night…

So - congratulations Daddy! A job well done (and hope you can put those skills you learned into good use; also, since you now have a lot of free time, spend some with the kids :-))

This coming Saturday, we will celebrate the achievement of the first MBA in the family!