about

This is the website of HC Mak : Adores photography, coffee, food and computers in no particular order.

Started schooling in Malaysia, went through the stifling conformity of Chinese education growing up, and got a culture shock coming to Australia in 1999. Having said that, the same stifling conformity of Chinese education pushed me to always get the job done, no matter how hard. In Melbourne, studied, travelled and slowly loosened the shackles that made me a gawkish lad. Graduated and green in 2004, sold fish and sushi rolls for a year before landing a first proper job at a hedge fund doing programming magic and asset pricing/reconciliation. The world economy was great back in 2007, got a stint in New York City with said hedge fund, dining lavishly and having front row seats to a Yankees baseball game before the financial meltdown and facing doom and gloom on a daily basis. Had first hand experience watching massive Wall St banks come tumbling down in 2008. Came back to Melbourne after a reality check and am now crunching number reports for a local hospital coming into 2010.

Aspires to be lots but am often vague about what I’d like to accomplish. This blog is an outlet to record memories, photos and other miscellaneous items that pique my interest along the way.