A Career Change

As an Asian in Canada, we look for any opportunity to upgrade ourselves. The Canadians are very lucky folks because, very unlike Asia, you are hired for your skills and knowledge and they never get redundant. It doesn’t matter how old you are, as long as you fit the job, you will be hired. No discrimination about age, race, religion or even how you look.

Therefore a career change is not uncommon here at all. And since alot of women folks in Canada take long absence of leave from work after having children, triOS College, gives you the opportunity to expand your future and help you find a new career that you are longing for. triOS College offers many courses to fit your lifestyle and help you fulfil your dreams for the future.

With their comprehensive programs and excellent teaching curriculum, and plenty of one on one time with your instructors, a successful career in not far. Classes starts on a monthly basis and financial assistance is available to fit your financial needs and budget. What i liked most is that many students get practical experience through their program with internship opportunities and job shadowing or placement programs. At triOS, you can look forward to a better and brighter future.

Investing For The Future

For 10 of years, we hear the Americans coming to Canada to buy summer homes and investing in properties in Canada. With the loonie on all time high currently, I am sure.. Canadians like us… are seriously thinking of also investing for our future. Afterall, this is the best time ..?? no..?? Arizona real estate, understands the importance of your investments and they are the professionals with well informed proposition for you. Dealing with them, you can expect integrity and a partnership, you will be impressed with. Don’t hesitate to ask for their professional help in your investments.

Lower Prices ASAP

“Canadian retailers should lower prices ‘as soon as possible’: Flaherty”

Jim Flaherty is the Federal Finance Minister in Canada.. if you must know. There is currently large discrepancies between similar products just across the border. The government would not intervene, and can only encourage the retail industry to let the market work. And if the market works, prices should go down. So we are back to square one.. and big boys . .. like i said.. like SuxkkyMart and Zeller, plus Staples .. should match the prices of their HQ.. in the states. But as of today.. at all 3 big boys store.. nothing has changed. Lots of hot air again.. and nothing..!

We Are NOT a Charitable Organization..!!

Please shoot me..!! that’s what PB would MSN me.. when he is dealing with a “customer”.. who expects us to loan him/her money.. or who expects us to do a trade in of a one to one game .. without even batting an eyelid. Yes.. they told us a matter-of-factly.. that they wanted $40 for a used DS game.. and expects to be paid for it.. ??!!!??

Hello..!!! what about us..?? we run a business.. so that you can get all the money YOU want..?? we donch have to pay rent..?? we donch have to pay for heat and lights. Donch have to pay for employees..?? Donch have to pay for food..?? Donch have to pay for inventory..??

Folks cannot freaking understand.. that it is not that we donch have the money.. to loan them.. but we cannot be doing this for everyone.. and then go chasing after them for the money back..?? like we did for one “customer”. It’s horrid.. !!! these folks..!! we chinese say hor.. “bei ji tong” !!!

Owners Do Have Perks

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Ya.. ya..! i complained alot.. about the tough shit about owning your own business for 8 yrs.. ! from “wonderful” ex-employees to “super” great customers but i’ll have to say that owning your own business does have it perks. I for one am not into gadgets.. ppl can go ga-ga .. over a new ipod .. or a new xbox 360 or a new cell phone. But me.. i’m the most practical person on earth. If the cellphone works.. that’s all i ask.. no need stylo-malo anything in it. Same goes for the cd player .. that i’ve been using in the bathroom. You see yours truly needs to relax.. when showering or taking a bath.. so some music is a MUST for me. But lately, i haven’t been able to play my chinese songs in my cd no more.. because old already lah.. the cd..! all scratched up.. and stuff. Ya.. ya..i know can download..and then burn.. but we donch think it is right lor.. ! afterall .. gotta support the artists lifestyle right..?? for another mansion. So yes.. someone as per usual.. would come in and sell stuff like an ipod.. or a PSP for at prices .. you would be so tickled.. you can roll on the floor. But you know me lah.. already so good price.. being a chinese jew hor.. get it even at a more ridiculous price. So there.. i got myself.. my first ever gadget.. an ipod 2gb.. for a ridiculously low price.. ! muahahhahaha!! yes.. owners does get their perks..!

The Apple Donch Fall Far From The Tree

My mother-in-law used to say this to me. And there is alot of truth in it. “The Apple really donch fall far from the Tree”.

Owning your own business, we get to hire alot of ppl to work for us. 8yrs in business..and you tell yourself .. you’ve actually seen it all eh..? Sometimes, you wonder why kids that you hire turns out to be the way they are.. and today.. a father of someone that we’ve hired a long time ago, came in and went on and on.. about how the daughter is doing so good .. blah.. blah.. blah.. and only works hard for “good” money.. and so forth and so forth. Now wonder the poor kid had such bad attitude.. when she was working for us, because ours is “small” money.

Another kid that we hired 8 yrs ago, continues to bad mouth us .. and recommends our competition to his “friends” because he didn’t get his way. Like his parents, they too stopped talking to us.. when their kid didn’t get what he wants. But you see .. our competition is able to do “stuff” for him.. because they were doing “stuff” that weren’t so correct. And we were unable to .. because we refused to break the law. So the ex-employee of us.. skunk us big time.. because we wouldn’t break the law..?? now that the competition is being charged.. so who is getting the last laugh.

Gas Prices Continues To Go Up

“Prices at the gas pumps were 12.7 per cent higher than they were in September of last year. That was because of a sudden drop in gas prices a year ago rather than any increase between August and September, Statistics Canada said.

With gas prices going up again this year due to inflation, that would mean . .that we are going to have a very expensive winter too. If you are like us.. and owns a store.. or two… it is definitely gonna be a hard winter. So how do one survive..?? there is really no way to. How can a small business like ours.. compete with Walmart..?? no way..! heating the store will cost us a big fortune .. on top of everything. .we have to pay for power, internet.. inventory and phone bills, bill for the swiping machine.. bill to clean the glass windows, bill to garbage collector, bills to keep the inventory at a decent level and of course the rent and employees.

Property Investment

With the loonie soaring everyday against the US$, this is the best time for the Canadians to invest in American property. For many years, I’ve seen the Americans taking the boat across from Maine and staying in their summer houses here in Nova Scotia because of their high currency. About time, we Canadians go over and invest some of our good/real money over the American soil.

Long Island NY real estate, has a complete listing for Nassau County and the Long Island area as well as the Suffolk and Queens County. With a team of professionals to help you select the best properties and work with you from the viewing to the closing, i’m sure you will find them most efficient and totally reliable. So if you are thinking of investing, like we are and taking advantage of the exchange rate, now is the time.

Floor Closure of Hotel

The biggest/grandest hotel in this town has only 138 rooms and 4 story high but because of a “desperate” summer, the hotel is now considering floor closure to save on energy and manpower.

Yes.. yes.. my asian friends.. you can laugh .. all you want and can.. but this is how bad .. it is. Only 138 rooms.. .and they can’t sell the room in full force.. during the summer..! now that’s pathetic..!!! The last hotel i worked for in Singapore .. is consider a budget hotel.. under the Shangri-la arm.. and it has 546 rooms and it is fully booked all year round. Our occupancy at its lowest was at 92% .. ! all year round..!! Compare the two hotels and you’ll also see what i mean. And tell me.. what you think.?? and how can one attract tourist leh..?? *pengshan*

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Business Cutting Prices As Loonie Goes Up

“Wal-Mart Canada and Zellers announced Friday they too are cutting prices.”

About time we are able to get movies from Zellers or Walmart at American prices.. eh..? Yup.. with the US$ going down, when one can get movies at say $17, we are still paying like $30 Canadian for ours. Strange as it is.. since loonie is higher than the US$ .. we are still paying alot more for a few weeks now..for our movies for the store. Hopefully what Zellers and Walmart is announcing is the truth, and will lower their prices. I will report more on this .. once i see the prices this weekend.