Thursday, September 16, 2010

~Meaningful.....

I came across this article while having my lunch....its really meaningful I think...Is money really important to us?? Of course...without money....we can't even carry out with our daily life styles....without money....we don't even dare to step out of the house....However....we have the right to plan and spend wisely right....Avoid to spend on those luxury items and just spend on those necessary items are the ideas that I overcome from this article.......here you goes... some meaningful ideas and spending tips :

"Carlos Slim Helu (Carlos Slim), a telecom tycoon and billionaire with well-known frugal tendencies, has a net worth of $60.6 billion, according to Forbes. Assuming no changes in his net worth, he could spend $1,150 a minute for the next 100 years before he ran out of money. To put this in perspective, he could spend in 13 minutes what a minimum-wage earner brings home after an entire year of the daily grind.
Granted, the world's billionaires (all 1,011 of them) are in the debatably enviable position of having, quite literally, more money than they can possibly spend, yet some are still living well below their means, and save money in surprising places. Even non-billionaires (currently 6,864,605,142 of us) can partake in these seven spending tips from frugal billionaires:
1. Keep Your Home Simple
Billionaires can afford to live in the most exclusive mansions imaginable -- and many do, including Bill Gates' sprawling 66,000 square foot, $147.5 million dollar mansion in Medina, Wash. -- yet frugal billionaires like Warren Buffett choose to keep it simple. Buffett still lives in the five-bedroom house in Omaha that he purchased in 1957 for $31,500. Likewise, Carlos Slim has lived in the same house for more than 40 years.
2. Use Self-Powered or Public Transportation
Thrifty billionaires including John Caudwell, David Cheriton and Chuck Feeney prefer to walk, bike or use public transportation when getting around town. Certainly these wealthy individuals could afford to take a helicopter to their lunch meetings, or ride in chauffeur-driven Bentleys, but they choose to get a little exercise and take advantage of public transportation instead. Good for the bank account and great for the environment.
3. Buy Your Clothes off the Rack
While some people, regardless of their net value, place a huge emphasis on wearing designer clothes and shoes, some frugal billionaires decide it's simply not worth the effort, or expense. You can find David Cheriton, the Stanford professor who matched Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page to the venture capitalists at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers (resulting in a large reward of Google stock), wearing jeans and a t-shirt.
Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of the furniture company Ikea, avoids wearing suits, and John Caudwell, mobile phone mogul, buys his clothes off the rack instead of spending his wealth on designer clothes.
4. Keep your Scissors Sharp
The average haircut costs about $45, but people can and do spend up to $800 per cut and style. Multiply that by 8.6 (to account for a cut every six weeks) and it adds up to $7,200 per year, not including tips. These billionaires can certainly afford the most stylish haircuts, buy many cannot be bothered by the time it takes or the high price tag for the posh salons. Billionaires like John Caudwell and David Cheriton opt for cutting their own hair at home.
5. Drive a Regular Car
While billionaires like Larry Ellison (co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation) enjoy spending millions on cars, boats and planes, others remain low key with their vehicles of choice. Jim Walton (of the Wal-Mart clan) drives a 15-year-old pickup truck. Azim Premji, an Indian business tycoon, reportedly drives a Toyota Corolla. And Ingvar Kamprad of Ikea drives a 10-year-old Volvo. The idea is to buy a dependable car, and drive it into the ground. No need for a different car each day of the week for these frugal billionaires.
6. Skip Luxury Items
It may surprise some of us, but the world's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim (the one who could spend more than a thousand dollars a minute and not run out of money for one hundred years) does not own a yacht or a plane. (Reducing the amount you spend is the easiest way to make your money grow.)
Many other billionaires have chosen to skip these luxury items. Warren Buffett also avoids these lavish material items, stating, "Most toys are just a pain in the neck."
What We Can Learn
Some of the world's billionaires have frugal tendencies. Perhaps this thrifty nature even helped them make some of their money. Regardless, they have chosen to avoid some unnecessary spending (at least on their scale) and the 6,864,605,142 non-billionaires out there can follow suit, eliminating excessive, keep-up-with-the-Jones style spending. No matter what a person's income bracket is, most can usually find a way to cut back on frivolous spending, just like a few frugal billionaires."

Really useful right.....hhhmmm...Thinking whether I can learn and live like them....but most important thing is we are happy with our life....some unnecessary luxury items still can be avoid in order to lead a wealthy and healthy life......



Monday, August 23, 2010

~Hakka Mee

Me and my mum love to eat this Hakka Mee.....still remember when dad n mum came to visit me last few months...I brought them to ahve a try on this famous Hakka Mee...my mum love it soo much and insists want to go back to the same place when they come to penang again...hehe
This shop is situated at Sungai Nibong...there will be a lot of people if you happen to go during lunch time....there are varieties of 'yong tau fu' for us to choose...me n kent like to choose vege...as take more vege is good for health rite...hahaaa...besides that, there will be some side dishes as well....such as chicken leg..etc....and the price is quite reasonable...most of the time it wont cost us more than RM15 for 2 perosn...worth rite......yummy.~

Monday, August 2, 2010

~Free Meal @ Secret Recipe

Still remember I had a 'rusted' birthday cake during my birthday....SR made a compensate by returned me a yummy oreao cheese cake...so I thought this has come to a pretty ending...but who knows after few months we got a prettier ending...hehee..a free voucher from SR....yipeee...even though it is not a very expensive voucher...but it stil cost RM15++ for this set lunch meal.....and we can take it for free...so I think it still worth right.....:)
We can choose to have saghetti meatballs/thai green curry chicken/fish and chips +pepsi light for this meal...so kent decided to have spaghetti meatballs....and it taste quite delicious......
**Spaghetti Meatballs**
I ordered 1 banana cheese cake...and of course its not free...we got to pay RM6.50 for this....hahaaaa

Monday, July 19, 2010

~Durian Lover

I am a Durian Lover...I get to have the best durian this year~Ang Hae. I believe most of you know this...the flesh is thick and yellow coloured....yummy...and the taste is sweet and creamy...I can't stop having it untill I finish the whole durian by myself....its really worth to spend for such delicious durian....Besides, me n Kent also get to have other type of durians...some might taste slightly bitter but its still my favourite..hahaaa..
Here you go...1 of the list of my fourite fruits~Durian--->The King of Fruits
**Yummy**
I like this article very much....."Know your Durians"...we can know many types of durians from this article....its really useful........

~Woohoooo....

I'm back......woohooooooo~
*i am a busy bee*
My uncle told me that.."Jacquline...your blog nearly rusted already..."..hahaaaa...yea...its true....it has been such a long long time I din't update my blog...erm...nearly 3 months I think....but now...i m back!!~
***New company...Daddy's treatment...Moving house..Survey for new house accessories...etc..etc...***
all those really fullfill my time efficiently.....time really fliessssssssss
Thank God that I am able to cope with my new company...new environment...new people...new culture...everything is new....hopefully it will be a perfect and new path in my career....
I believe Daddy's treatment really make all of us worry soo much...but luckily we still have sooo many relatives support and advice....thanks for everything..muacks~.....and Thank God daddy is recovering now....**pray hard**
Last year Me n Kent bought a small small landed house at Bayan Lepas,Penang...for our future....even though it's quite small..I believe the most important is the love and cares of a family....and now we just got the house key and OC is obtained...yeah~~and so there are lots and lots of things to prepare...now only I realized that  hunting and survey are a tough tough job...we need to survey for the price..the quality...the market....fuhhh...it really make both of us dizzy....however...we still manage to get a qualified and reasonable price...so it's really worth!!~yea..

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

~Sis Birthday on 050210

 0502 is my sis~Josephine's Birthday....and coincidentally daddy is having treatment at SBMC that time...so my cousin decided to celebrate her birthday at SBMC as well..haaa.....and for sure this will be a wonderful and memorable birthday for sis...as there are sooo many cousinss...nieces and nephew to celebrate with her...especially when the kids start to sing the birthday song..as loud as they can..haa...Happr Birthday Sis~
(sorry as now only updated your bday pictures...muackss)
.........A Sweet couple.........
with Nieces..Nephew and Cousins...

Saturday, May 1, 2010

~Lunch @ ICHYO

Hhhm...what do you want to have for lunch??what about dinner??~
that's always been a question to us...especially those who are far away from our home sweet home...miss mummy home-cook food soooo much....
So this time me n dear decided to have our lunch at Ichyo..a japanese food restaurant which is situated at I-Avenue....
This restaurant's design is quite special...and the environment is peaceful and nice...you can also relax by watching the small small TV which can be found at each table...and it was showing 'Tom and Jerry' when both of us dining...haa..
However,to be honest, the food is quite disappointed...maybe its not what I expected..but who knows...if you din't try..you will never know right...So be well prepared when u pay a visit to this restaurant...maybe it will be your cup of tea..but not mine..haa..

Sunday, April 18, 2010

~Goodbye Citi

Citi never sleep.....this is the powerful slogan for citi...but not for me...haha......its time for me to say farewell to Citi.....2 and a half years....hhmm...it doesn't seems like a long period rite...but  its not a short period though.....working at Citi for 2 and half years really gave me a lot of sweet and 'speechless' memories...fellowshipping and chit-chating among the colleagues really make me feel reluctant to leave them...miss them soooo much....:(
Honestly i did learn a lot during my tenure in Citi....but maybe the culture dint really suit me.....and not to metion 'someone' that make all of us hatred the most...
The happiest and memorable moment that I have in Citi....They are not only my colleagues....but my lunchmate and buddiessssss.....
My LQ team group photo...........
*HK Mainstream*
Those are the gift that I received on my last day @ Citi......I really like them sooo much...especiailly the group photo that specially design by one of my colleague.......Thank You So Much~I m loving it~

Saturday, April 17, 2010

~Lunch @ Purple Cane Tea Restaurant

We had out lunch at Purple Cane Tea Restaurant after the ROM of Kent's bro.....this restaurant situated just beside the Federal of Chinese Associates Malaysia....I feel that this restaurant is quite special as all the dishes's ingrediants consist of TEA.....these create an aroma smell of the dishes....quite special rite....
However this lunch cost quite expensive...maybe because of its speciality...hehe...but it is worth to try....
Look at the menu....its all about TEA.................