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location: canada/usa
works: business consultant
net worth: ~$155,000 as of Dec 2011
eats: sashimi, tartiflette, pho
drinks: earl grey cream tea
gadgets: macbook pro 17", ipod touch (pda)
beauty: fb's list of toiletries/makeup
wants: roland rd700-gx piano
reads: ayn rand, tom stanley, sophie kinsella
watches: bones, mentalist, castle, top chef
wears: wrap dresses & necklaces
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
hates: wearing shorts & being late for anything
Archive for July, 2009
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Any bad experience can be a good one
Posted on July 15, 2009 | No CommentsBla bla bla. Silver lining in a cloud and all that horsesh*t is probably what you’re thinking right? What about the fact that I lost my job! Lost my home! Ended up having to move to a crappy part of town where I’m getting shot... -
I carry cash but I don’t use it
Posted on July 14, 2009 | No CommentsI usually have about $130 – $200 worth of cash on me at any given time. But the problem is that when I carry cash.. I never use it. I always use my credit card for points LOL.. In fact, I always end up depositing... -
Top Chick Flicks of all time
Posted on July 14, 2009 | 2 CommentsI thought about putting some action flicks in here with a romantic kind of twist like Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but I thought the better of it and stuck to the ‘classics’ of what I like to watch over and over again. Did it in... -
Why your manager is a monkey
Posted on July 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsVia Technology Review called: “Why Incompetence Spreads through Big Organizations“ Summation of the Article According to a recent simulation, the old tried and true practice of promoting the most competent person in each organization (otherwise known as Peter’s Principle) is actually a bad idea because... -
I’m starting to love cucumbers
Posted on July 12, 2009 | 1 Commentreally, really REALLY used to hate these veggies. Something about that odd sweet but aloe-something-foreign-and-not-in-a-good-way to me flavour of cucumbers was never appealing. I hated eating them with a passion and would move them to the side of my plate when my mom served them... -
Review: As the Romans did
Posted on July 12, 2009 | No CommentsI have always been .. shall we say obsessed or enamoured with Roman and Greek history. I admired Alexander the Great of Macedonia, I eagerly followed Caesar’s exploits and his eventual downfall, and who could not love the practical Emperor Hadrian even though he was... -
5 ways to negotiate almost anything in life except death and taxes
Posted on July 11, 2009 | No CommentsBe willing to walk away GOLDEN RULE: Don’t have the colour you want? The size? The style? The model? The right price? Walk away. Easier said than done (trust me), but very effective. I saw a great necklace when I was in NYC. Blue, chunky,... -
Men & Strippers
Posted on July 10, 2009 | 7 CommentsTotally my opinion all over this post but I am not surprised that guys have (or do) go to strip clubs, but I definitely don’t approve of them if they have wives or girlfriends… Sure, they may go when they are single, fine, whatever (I... -
Reader Help: I can’t get a student loan!
Posted on July 9, 2009 | No CommentsHi drawnfromlife. I couldn’t get a hold of you.. and since you read my blog, I’ll just talk to you via this post. This is what you wrote: Here is the situation: I’m in college and I still have to use my parents on my... -
Waste not, want not (wu jin qi yong)
Posted on July 8, 2009 | 1 CommentMOMA is having an voyeuristic art exhibition displaying a lifetime of items hoarded by those who love to collect. “Chinese artist Song Dong organized and displayed every item from his mother’s home, including numerous television sets, toothpaste tubes, plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, and shoes.” Via...