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other blog: the everyday minimalist
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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
Books Archive
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Questioning Readers: What was/is the cost of tuition in your country?
Posted on November 17, 2010 | 36 CommentsAll this talk about student loans and tuition made me realize 2 things: We are all paying different amounts of tuition and getting different subsidies (if any) Outside of the States and even in Canada, tuition seems to be more affordable (seems being the key... -
Money and Marriages
Posted on August 16, 2010 | 15 CommentsI read the “The History of Marriage” on the weekend, and started thinking about what she said about how marriage started. Essentially, the history behind marriage is that it was not created for love — it was created for political reasons, religion, family fortune, etc.... -
Recommendations
Posted on May 12, 2010 | 6 Comments20 Books/Series I like(d) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde — Entrancing classic. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle — Am a huge fan of detectives Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand — Beautiful philosophical book on Objectivism (read: hard work... -
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park coming to Universal Orlando in Spring 2010
Posted on January 24, 2010 | 10 CommentsI am SO going. I am a huge Harry Potter fan (both movies and books), and this looks amazing. If BF can drag me to Dallas to see Southfork from the TV show “Dallas”, then I can drag him to Florida for a little Harry... -
What I am NOT buying for now
Posted on October 25, 2009 | 22 CommentsI’ve noticed that I talk a lot about what I’ve already bought or am going to buy: Winter coat (I’ve just realized that I need one) Photo Albums Sifter (so I can start baking) But I haven’t really mentioned what I would L-O-V-E to buy,... -
Languages, prices and the ups and downs
Posted on October 9, 2009 | 9 CommentsWell-Heeled talked about this recently with paying a tutor to help her brush up on her Mandarin. For me, I am taking a different tack, and the tack has a name: FREE. No paid tutor (BF is free and willing to help me learn one-on-one).... -
What I bought today
Posted on September 13, 2009 | 6 CommentsI didn’t plan on going downtown today. I was planning on going tomorrow and spending the whole day. But BF must have been psychic and read my mind, asking me if I wanted to go for a little walk downtown instead of biking. So, I... -
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... -
Review: Wise Bread’s 10,001 Ways To Live Large on a Small Budget
Posted on June 22, 2009 | No CommentsI received a free copy from Wise Bread who just launched a new book called: 10,001 Ways to live Large on a Small Budget. Catchy. Wise Bread is a fantastic site that has a lot of great writers that cover the gamut of articles ranging... -
BBC’s list of 100 Best Fiction
Posted on November 14, 2008 | 1 CommentGot the list from Feli’s page. It is in concept, like the other Radcliffe’s 100 Book List, but this one sounds more like what I’d actually read. BOLD = Read NOT bolded = Unread 1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien 2. Pride and...