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When a trio of ex-colleagues haven't caught up in a while, all bets are off! They explore the big questions: are aliens among us? UFOs are just a matter of fact now? What about cryptocurrency? And how would you sort out the climate crisis? Ezra catches up with old radio comrades Khoo Hsu Chuang and Julian Ng on a new segment: Cincai² Bocai.

Bio

Khoo Hsu Chuang is a financial journalist with over two decades of experience. He’s worked in KL, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong and London covering financial and capital markets for The Edge, Bloomberg and Thomson-Reuters in print, newswire, Internet and digital TV broadcast formats. Chuang has spent the last decade grilling CEOs, policymakers, academics and politicians as a co-host of The Morning Run on BFM 89.9, a business and finance-oriented radio station and as a Contributing Editor and Video Presenter with The Edge Media Group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Currently, he is the driving force behind Do More, a long-form video podcast series that explores entrepreneurship, investing and work-life balance. 

Julian Ng has 20 years’ experience in the investment banking and fund management industries with companies such as CIMB, J.P. Morgan and Public Mutual. As a producer and presenter on BFM 89.9, he covered business issues and financial stories and how it impacted ordinary folks. He now serves as the co-founder of Akru, a digital platform that provides automated, algorithm-driven financial planning services with little to no human supervision.

Check out Julian’s previous appearance on the podcast: 
How Much Money Is Enough? feat. Julian Ng | EZ On The Money #1

Episode Structure
00:00 - Ezra monologue/intro
08:00 - Throwback to radio days and unexplained events in Malaysia
12:20 - UFO sightings are real!
16:10 - The Great Reset
17:04 - Riding on the hype of cryptocurrencies
21:58 -  Have you taken out your EPF so you can live your f*cking life? Carpe diem
24:54 - The not-so-amazing movie experts on "Matrix", "Pulp Fiction", "Reservoir Dogs"... and tipping culture
28:51 - "Politics and generosity are two words that don't belong in the same phrase”
29:52 - Chuang’s unpopular opinion on Greta Thunberg
33:00 - "World Earth Day is a load of bollocks."
36:16 - Is there an Asian solution to the climate crisis
42:10 - Does growing old mean achieving "Old People's Rights (OPR)"?
52:42 - Forced vs voluntary philanthropy through taxing the rich
1:04:30 - What constitutes success? Instagram and aliens
1:07:15 - The Education Industrial Complex
1:07:53 - Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and the college admissions scandal
1:15:51 - Analysts targeting America to be normalised by Q3 of 2021; what's the impact on other countries?
1:19:39 - Pharmaceutical companies' bad track record and audience perceptions.
1:23:38 - Digital passport and human tracking
1:30:53 - Comparing the speed of evolution, the future of the human brain and technology | TOILET BREAK
1:37:37 - Pharmaceutical companies' irresponsible product marketing with government backing them up
1:43:03 - Circling back to Elon Musk, Greta Thunberg, cryptocurrencies, and big pharma.
1:45:40 - "We can be happy with the girl we love, a small house, two children who are healthy, and a simple lifestyle."
1:50:51 - Ezra outro and credits

Links:

Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs | 60 Minutes

Naval Pilot's Shocking UFO Encounter | History

President Obama replying to question by Reggie Watts on UFOs | The Late Late Show

Reservoir Dogs - Tipping scene

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal | Netflix

Neuralink: Elon Musk's entire brain chip presentation in 14 minutes (supercut)

Full House - Jesse meets Becky scene

Greta Thunberg in opening track of the album, The 1975… by The 1975

When a trio of ex-colleagues haven't caught up in a while, all bets are off! They explore the big questions: are aliens among us? UFOs are just a matter of fact now? What about cryptocurrency? And how would you sort out the climate crisis? Ezra catches up with old radio comrades Khoo Hsu Chuang and Julian Ng on a new segment: Cincai&sup2; Bocai.
Bio Khoo Hsu Chuang is a financial journalist with over two decades of experience. He&rsquo;s worked in KL, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong and London covering financial and capital markets for The Edge, Bloomberg and Thomson-Reuters in print, newswire, Internet and digital TV broadcast formats. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/">Chuang</a> has spent the last decade grilling CEOs, policymakers, academics and politicians as a co-host of The Morning Run on <a href="https://www.bfm.my">BFM 89.9</a>, a business and finance-oriented radio station and as a Contributing Editor and Video Presenter with The Edge Media Group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Currently, he is the driving force behind <a href="https://www.domore.my/">Do More</a>, a long-form video podcast series that explores entrepreneurship, investing and work-life balance.&nbsp;
Julian Ng has 20 years&rsquo; experience in the investment banking and fund management industries with companies such as CIMB, J.P. Morgan and Public Mutual. As a producer and presenter on <a href="https://www.bfm.my">BFM 89.9</a>, he covered business issues and financial stories and how it impacted ordinary folks. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-ng-a59039112/">He</a> now serves as the co-founder of <a href="https://www.akrunow.com/">Akru</a>, a digital platform that provides automated, algorithm-driven financial planning services with little to no human supervision.
Check out Julian&rsquo;s previous appearance on the podcast: <a href="https://www.ezrazaid.com/ez-on-the-money-1-how-much-money-is-enough-feat-julian-ng/">How Much Money Is Enough? feat. Julian Ng | EZ On The Money #1</a>
Episode Structure
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">00:00 - Ezra monologue/intro</li>
<li aria-level="1">08:00 - Throwback to radio days and unexplained events in Malaysia</li>
<li aria-level="1">12:20 - UFO sightings are real!</li>
<li aria-level="1">16:10 - The Great Reset</li>
<li aria-level="1">17:04 - Riding on the hype of cryptocurrencies</li>
<li aria-level="1">21:58 -&nbsp; Have you taken out your EPF so you can live your f*cking life? Carpe diem</li>
<li aria-level="1">24:54 - The not-so-amazing movie experts on "Matrix", "Pulp Fiction", "Reservoir Dogs"... and tipping culture</li>
<li aria-level="1">28:51 - "Politics and generosity are two words that don't belong in the same phrase&rdquo;</li>
<li aria-level="1">29:52 - Chuang&rsquo;s unpopular opinion on Greta Thunberg</li>
<li aria-level="1">33:00 - "World Earth Day is a load of bollocks."</li>
<li aria-level="1">36:16 - Is there an Asian solution to the climate crisis</li>
<li aria-level="1">42:10 - Does growing old mean achieving "Old People's Rights (OPR)"?</li>
<li aria-level="1">52:42 - Forced vs voluntary philanthropy through taxing the rich</li>
<li aria-level="1">1:04:30 - What constitutes success? Instagram and aliens</li>
<li aria-level="1">1:07:15 - The Education Industrial Complex</li>
<li aria-level="1">1:07:53 - Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and the college admissions scandal</li>
<li aria-level="1">1:15:51 - Analysts targeting America to be normalised by Q3 of 2021; what's the impact on other countries?</li>
<li aria-level="1">1:19:39 - Pharmaceutical companies' bad track record and audience perceptions.</li>
<li aria-level="1">1:23:38 - Digital passport and human tracking</li>
<li aria-level="1">1:30:53 - Comparing the speed of evolution, the future of the human brain and technology | TOILET BREAK</li>
<li aria-level="1">1:37:37 - Pharmaceutical companies' irresponsible product marketing with government backing them up</li>
<li aria-level="1">1:43:03 - Circling back to Elon Musk, Greta Thunberg, cryptocurrencies, and big pharma.</li>
<li aria-level="1">1:45:40 - "We can be happy with the girl we love, a small house, two children who are healthy, and a simple lifestyle."</li>
<li aria-level="1">1:50:51 - Ezra outro and credits</li>
</ul>
Links:
<a href="https://youtu.be/ZBtMbBPzqHY">Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs | 60 Minutes</a>
<a href="https://youtu.be/NTLSQCF6ohQ">Naval Pilot's Shocking UFO Encounter | History </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp6Ph5iTIgc">President Obama replying to question by Reggie Watts on UFOs | The Late Late Show </a><a href="https://youtu.be/Z-qV9wVGb38">Reservoir Dogs - Tipping scene</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/LFHj8e7mU_I">Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal | Netflix</a>
<a href="https://youtu.be/CLUWDLKAF1M">Neuralink: Elon Musk's entire brain chip presentation in 14 minutes (supercut) </a><a href="https://youtu.be/fNgpg3TFXyA">Full House - Jesse meets Becky scene </a><a href="https://youtu.be/4fwEG8XK1uU">Greta Thunberg in opening track of the album, The 1975&hellip; by The 1975</a>

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When a trio of ex-colleagues haven't caught up in a while, all bets are off! They explore the big questions: are aliens among us? UFOs are just a matter of fact now? What about cryptocurrency? And how would you sort out the climate crisis? Ezra catches up with old radio comrades Khoo Hsu Chuang and Julian Ng on a new segment: Cincai² Bocai.

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