Month: February 2007

Month: February 2007
General Thoughts and Fun Topics

Looks Like I Have To Replace Some Computer Parts Soon

This computer that I am using seems to be having its issues for the past two weeks as it seems to be unstable and unable to operate under a dual channel ram mode anymore. After doing some quick tests, it looks like replacing it with a new motherboard will be the answer. It’s one of

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General Thoughts and Fun Topics

Chinese New Year Money And Those Red Envelopes

This is kind of a common question I was just asked where since the Spring Festival, better known as Chinese New Years, is coming up on what is suppose to be the significance in giving out money within those red envelopes. I’m not a historian or anything so I can’t give you this detailed background

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General Thoughts and Fun Topics

A Confirmation Bias Attitude Can Be Costly Financially

This is a topic that I haven’t divulged into yet but is an important one I think. If this term is new to you, a confirmation bias is basically when someone attempts to confirm or deny a particular belief by selectively focusing on proof that validates their view while neglecting or undervaluing information that would

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General Thoughts and Fun Topics

The City of Orgasm? This Is Suppose To Attract Americans?

Well wasn’t this an interesting piece of news for this Valentines day. In Victoria, the capital city here in BC, there is this new tourism campaign that is being rolled out in an attempt to attract tourists such as people from the US to visit the city and to help revitalize its image. To do

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Financial Management

Are Gifts and Presents More Like A Financial Obligation For Many?

This was kind of an interesting topic that came up but in many ways true nonetheless. Now since tomorrow is Valentines Day for many people that means buying gifts for their loved ones or treating them to some kind of excursion and for many that usually means spending a lot of money. One person I

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General Thoughts and Fun Topics

The Secret DVD – My Opinion

So people have been asking me to watch this DVD called “The Secret” which apparently aired on Oprah and so I guess that has created an automatic buzz for it. It is suppose to show how anyone can get the things they want in life if they ask for it and that everything revolves around

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