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Gung Hay Fat Choy - Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! If, like me, you live in a city with a large Asian population, you’ll definitely be celebrating some aspect of this lively and fun holiday. Here in Vancouver, there’s a fantastic parade, a lantern festival and several other events, all of which help ring in the new year in style. And, since this is such a multicultural city, there’s even an event called Gung Haggis Fat Choy, which celebrates both the Chinese New Year and Scotland’s Robbie Burns Day at the same t

My $300 Shoes and Me

If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know quite well that I’m not a fancy lady. I like things easy, and fun, but I’m no girly-girl. You’re far more likely to find me in sneaks and a sweatshirt than a dress and heels. That said, I clean up well. I’m not bragging, it’s just a fact. When I do manage to get into a dress, I look and feel great for the most part. The one exception in this department, however, has always been shoes. I can’t deal with heels. I watch celebrities and clubbing

Holiday Get Togethers: A How to Guide

As ubiquitous as Christmas songs in a shopping mall, holiday parties can be stressful and fraught with terribleness. If we’re not careful, they can be Scrooge-worthy on so many levels. But there are ways to make this season a little less stressful for the party set. Here are my tips, in no particular order. 1. Plan Ahead It sounds simple, but in the hustle and bustle of Christmas, it’s easy enough to be super last minute. If you’re headed to a party, carefully read the invite, see who else is

Want to see an $11 million car?

While the Maybach might be dead [https://blog.mogo.ca/start-saving-for-something-else-maybach-is-no-more/], there are still many, many choices for the uber-wealthy. Case in point, the $11million Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren [http://www.anliker-ueli.ch/index.php/projekte/39-projekte/59-mc-laren-slr-999-red-gold-dream] . It’s a ruby-coated, gold-dipped, ‘Red Gold Dream’. This totally reasonable commuter vehicle is owned by Swiss jet-setter Euli Anlicker. Anlicker, in addition to having a kinda-sort