As the STI reaches just below the 3050 mark today and nearing the 3000 level, I'm starting to learn the importance of having a strong stomach when investing in the stock market. Falling from its peak of above 3500 in April, the STI has fallen by more than 450 points, almost 13% since 4 months ago. I think its the deepest drop of the market since I've started investing. Most of the shares that I've invested in or am currently watching have dropped quite a fair bit in price (not as much as the market average though). It's not the best feeling to see the price of your holdings drop and I've thought about cutting losses for a few times already. But I've started realizing, I bought into the shares for reasons such as the quality of its earnings, its growth potential, etc. yet I'm planning to ......