In a Nutshell
other blog: fabulously broke in the city
minimalist since: 2007 -- why minimalism?
talk to me: contact me here!
current location: canada/usa
home: hotel room
owns: 3 suitcases 2 carryons of stuff
# of items: more than 100!
furniture: 1 japanese futon
works: business consultant
gadgets: macbook pro, ipod touch (pda)
drinks: earl grey cream tea
practices: rebel yoga and de-cluttering
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
quirk: must prep my food before eating
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Decluttering My Insurance Policies To Save Time And Money
Posted on 22 August , 2012 | 2 CommentsI’ve discussed many times how I’ve been trying to de-clutter my life and the main things that I’ve been working on are: -Reducing paper -Cleaning the garage -Moving to the... -
Singapore – Food – Part Two
Posted on 21 August , 2012 | 3 CommentsI didn’t totally hate everything I ate in Singapore. I had a few favourites, and I stuck to them. Namely, satay, which I rather liked. The rest — chili crab... -
Live to work or Work to live?
Posted on 20 August , 2012 | 2 CommentsDo you live to work or work to live? Many will quickly say: I work to live! I want to take time off, relax, it’s just a job, it’s just... -
Do You Believe In Luck?
Posted on 17 August , 2012 | 4 Comments“I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have.” – Coleman Cox, in Listen to this (1922) Did you ever... -
Walking around without a purse
Posted on 15 August , 2012 | 18 CommentsThe other day I went out with just a jacket, jeans, my minimalist silver ID wallet and my iPod Touch. See below: Nothing else. I cannot tell you how... -
Singapore – Food – Part 1
Posted on 14 August , 2012 | 2 CommentsCooking in a hotel room is our thing. We didn’t have to really do it in Hong Kong (but it was hard NOT to with all the fresh food), but... -
Trash men. Literally.
Posted on 13 August , 2012 | 2 CommentsYes I am using the word “literally” to mean that they are made out of trash. (Wow! The first correct usage of literally on my blog ) Since 1996, German... -
Year Of The Dragon…Do Zodiac Signs End Up Making A Difference?
Posted on 10 August , 2012 | 3 CommentsFirst off, thank you for even starting to read this post. I know that zodiac signs can seem a bit silly and there’s no doubt that many take them too... -
Life is more fun when you are challenged
Posted on 8 August , 2012 | 5 CommentsLife is way more interesting if you are challenged at every turn, even sinking down to the very bottom depths of despair, than if everything were to come too easily... -
Macau and Hong Kong – Food and in General
Posted on 7 August , 2012 | 2 CommentsHONG KONG Aside from having some of the best markets I’ve ever come across in the world, Hong Kong also had the best prepared foods (GREAT for traveling as tourists,... -
Quote of the Month: George Bernard Shaw
Posted on 6 August , 2012 | 1 Comment“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything” -George Bernard Shaw Irish playwright and co-founder of the London School of Economics -
Unstructured Time
Posted on 3 August , 2012 | 4 CommentsThe other day I read an interesting article in the NY Times about how “busy” we all are these days. I unfortunately see myself in that new tendancy. I tend... -
Beijing – Yonghegong Lama Temple
Posted on 31 July , 2012 | 2 CommentsI love temples. I just love them, so I can’t stay away from one if I see it on a map. This one is a temple that was lovingly restored... -
The Possibles, Impossibles and Not Possibles of Life
Posted on 30 July , 2012 | No CommentsHave you ever once said “That’s impossible!” in your life? I have. Many times, and I even do it to this day, still not having learned from my mistakes (although... -
When Life Seems So Simple
Posted on 27 July , 2012 | 2 CommentsIt’s funny how life is sometimes. Like so many of you, life sometimes feel like it’s a big swirl with so many things happening, dates and appointments to remember, never...