How ready are you? How prepared are you? How lucky are you? When Uncle8888 thinks back ... He was quite lucky to start seriously in Jan 2000; it was just 1 year and 9 months wait to get his first shot at market crisis opportunity to bet it bigger for Kep Corp @ $1.32 (A bigger war chest will mean that we will have more financial muscle to make it bigger) and then round after round. Till today it still remains as his oldest, largest holding and highest yield on investment cost. One year later; he caught his No 2, Sembcorp Ind @ $0.73; and then one year later; his No 3, DBS @ $7.53 6 years later in 2008/2009; he was caught unprepared (The Truth) and unlucky (The Feeling Good)! Opportunities in the stock market in 2008/2009? What opportunities? Only have Fear and Worries! He was busy sweating, cutting losses; switching  ......