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FB in a Nutshell
other blog: the everyday minimalist
talk to me: contact me here
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
Thoughts Archive
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Dating: Why is it so hard?
Posted on February 3, 2012 | 18 CommentsWarning: This is a personal post, and a mini rant on dating in general. This has nothing to do with finance. Why is dating so tricky? Is it because they really are tricky, or are we just over analyzing and making it trickier than it... -
2 Useless Companies: Starbucks and Bell — I’m sick of them
Posted on January 18, 2012 | 31 CommentsThe bloom is off the rose, folks. I, a formerly avid Starbucks lover, am never going to patronize that store ever again. I HATE STARBUCKS AND I WILL NEVER RETURN WHILE THEIR WIFI PROVIDER IS BELL HOTSPOT Why? All because of their association with one... -
FB Spring Cleaning Closet Sale
Posted on January 10, 2012 | 15 CommentsNew year, new clothes.. right? Okay no really, I need to make more space for my wardrobe (this closet purging is getting harder and harder, I tell ya) because I don’t want my suitcases to look like they’re bulging. I want to leave about 25%... -
Beijing – Shopping and Life
Posted on November 1, 2011 | 2 CommentsMore shots of Beijing Life and Shopping. It’s really a new experience to be in the middle of such pollution and to see SO MANY BIKES everywhere. (Actually I meant to write “smell a whiff of a cop”, not spot. Not going to change it... -
Beijing – Food Stalls and Food
Posted on October 25, 2011 | 1 CommentBeijing and Asia in general is all about street food. Here are some of the things that Beijing-ers chow down on. -
What’s in a baby name?
Posted on October 19, 2011 | 11 CommentsThere is an American-Australian couple (white, if you must be specific), who named one of their three kids, a boy: Yo Xing Heyno Augustus Eisner Alexander Weiser Knuckles. (Read article here) Or for short, “Yo Xing”. He is not adopted at all. It sounded strange... -
No one is in competition with each other: it’s all in your head
Posted on October 12, 2011 | 3 CommentsI certainly don’t feel like I fit into a neat category. (Maybe I do, and I just can’t see it objectively.) See, I love clothes and shopping, but I am not in debt for it, nor have I paid a cent in credit card interest... -
Sometimes you just want a big piece of cake
Posted on October 7, 2011 | 10 CommentsYou know how people say: Hey, I’m totally fine with eating only fruits as being my only form of sugar? I can eat an apple and have my sweet tooth satiated (Meg I am looking at you!) Well that doesn’t seem to work on me,... -
Own up to your actions and words
Posted on September 9, 2011 | 9 CommentsTake responsibility for your actions and words. I know that if I go to a store, and if I am justified in being upset about something, I’m willing to argue to get properly compensated. That being said, I know when I do that, that people... -
Flaws. Here are mine, what are some of yours?
Posted on August 24, 2011 | 13 CommentsI have them, you have them, and Amy from Rainy Saturday has ‘em. (She inspired me for this post) Credit So my flaws? Here goes! I’m tough on myself. Like really tough to where I randomly replay my foibles from Grade 2 in my head,...