cash on hand, page-62

Klob, if you think my Tafe Cert is impressive, maybe you would like to hear more about my academic acheivements.

As a boy, I went to a selective high school. So selective in fact, that less then 1% of the population were eligible. You see, to actually be qualified to attend the school, you had to live within a 2.5km radius.

A lot of great people went to Engadine High School. Not academically speaking, but my brothers went there, and they are both good blokes.

For the trial HSC, I had to read a book "Looking for Alibrandi".

On the morning of the exam, it occured to me that I hadnt read the book, however it didnt phase me because 2 hours and 4 pages later, I completed a fully detailed essay on a book I had never read. It was probably the highlight of my academic life (Apart from obtaining my Tafe Cert).

Sure the teacher only gave me 3 out of 20, less marks then pages. And sure, I kept referring to the main character as "Alibrandi" because I didnt know that her first name was Josephine, and sure, the teacher questioned me several times throughout the book whether I had in fact read the book, but not even her harsh comments could put a dampener on my mammoth effort. Sure it also resulted in me getting a UAI score of 30 or below, and I cant good speak english, but it was worth it.

You make some valid points about SDL. The major issue is financing. I think just about every shareholder realises this, and the difficulties that SDL face. With that said, in order to get rewards, you need to take a risk, and generally speaking, the greater the risk the greater the potential reward, and this is definetly the case with SDL.

Sure I could go and put my money in a bank account earning 4%, but with the minimal risk comes a minimal reward.