Greetings from the Tax Man
End of March is the time for spring blooms, but tax filing gloom. Hope you find the following summary tax schedule useful in your 2013 individual income tax filings and […]
Spring Cleaning, Spring Organizing
Canada and United States moved their clocks forward an hour a few weeks ago on March 9th to observe Daylight Saving Time, and Europeans will do the same today (March […]
Don’t Judge a Movie by its Trailer
The Lego Movie didn’t appeal to me after watching its trailer. Feedback from guy friends gave it a two thumbs up, but a friend in her mid-60s suggested The Lego […]
Canadian and U.S. Statutory Holidays
The period between New Year’s in January and early March can feel like a lull. The season is stagnant in the end of winter, life has returned back to regular […]
Flowers are for Everyday
Valentine’s Day is always one of the year’s top grossing days for florists. Flowers shouldn’t be limited to Valentine’s day. Flowers really make beautiful “any day” surprises. Some of my […]
Sounds of Home
This week, Silicon Valley transported me back to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Hearing the pitter-patter of raindrops hitting the eavestroughs/gutters brings me back to Vancouver’s winter months of cloudy and rainy […]
Show Me The Money!
Happy Chinese New Year! With the traditional exchange of Chinese red envelopes at this time of year, I thought it would be an auspicious time to compare Canadian and U.S. […]
Cold Weather Means Hot Pot Season
Despite having grown up in Edmonton, AB, where its winters bring blankets of snow and temperatures that dip down to the frigid -28 C/-18 F, the change from summer to […]
Countdown to Shopping Madness: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day
Mark your calendars! Only 7 days until shopping madness starts – beginning with Black Friday, next Cyber Monday, and finally, Boxing Day. November is probably the most celebrated shopping time […]
Chinese Supermarkets
During the first few months of relocating to Silicon Valley, I missed family and friends back in Vancouver, BC. A close second of what I missed was the Chinese cuisine […]
Silicon Valley Loonies 