JUST Jade

It’s pretty chilly today, but I still decide to come back to Taipei with my Mac laptop. The timing is perfect as I arrive at the bus station, for the bus is coming in 5 minutes. After I get my bus ticket, I rush into a Family convenience store inside the bus station, grabbing a piece of bread for breakfast and a The China Post newspaper. It’s a pity that I can’t get a cup of morning coffee because I don’t want to pee on the bus. It takes one hour to arrive. Although I may use the lavatory on the bus, I don’t like to do it while the bus is in motion cuz it could be dangerous and a suicide behavior. You never know what is going to happen to you at the moment the driver brakes abruptly .

The purpose of coming back this time is to get my laptop fixed since its battery gauge has trouble updating correctly.  The guy in the Apple repair center told me that it takes SEVEN workdays to get it fixed. Well, I have no idea how I’m going to survive without it, so I tell the guy that I need to spend some time to say a goodbye to it. The guy is very kind. He lets me take my Mac away and bring it back tomorrow. So, we (Mac and I) are spending the afternoon at the Dante coffee shop nearby the repair center.

Look around and pay close attention.

Do you see what I see?  I see the wealthy is ubiquitous.

I also notice that someone doesn’t like talking about money.

When a money subject is brought up on the table, someone will get angry.

Someone might be a love partner.

 

The easy way to avoid an awkward situation like this is to not bring up the money subject on the table so that no one will get mad. I did it to all my ex, so we were in peace. The hardest thing to me was to see them suffer financially, but there was nothing I could do to help them cuz did they neither like to talk about money nor listen to my opinion to get rid of their bad credit.

Seriously consider if a couple had always avoided talking about money, how were they able to resolve financial issues and  make it to financial freedom?  Sharing financial values with someone is vital in a relationship or friendship. I love to talk about money or investments with my buddies, exchanging information and thoughts.

Once in a while, I was told by some friends who lost money in the stock market or mutual funds that I was lucky to make profits from my investments or I was lucky to invest in the right time. Indeed, I don’t think I was luckier than any of them. They didn’t realize how important to do researches before investing their hard-earned money in. Investments they made based on what the financial planner said or based on the information they heard from people around them. After losing plenty of money, they said they would never invest again. They are terrified of losing money again. Therefore, they would rather put their money in the bank with a very low interest rate and lose money value with high inflation than give another shot to get their lost money back in the stock market or mutual funds.

I can’t imagine life without investments because the excitement, thrill, and profits that investments have brought is great and makes a sense of accomplishment. Life without investing is ho-hum. When comes to investing, don’t be terrified. If you have done well on your researches and be well-prepared, there is nothing to be afraid and to lose. Fortune will come to you.

I’m a foodie who likes to enjoy different type of good food and wine, so this time my friend BOOK and I went to a diversity-style restaurant called 樹太老 near downtown HsinChu city of Taiwan.  Its decor might make some people think it is a Japanese restaurant at first glance, but indeed it also provides some western entrees with Japanese style.  You might not understand what I am talking about until you see the menu or dishes. Anyway, I had a dory fish combo while my friend had a fried-cheese-pork combo for tonight. Because I was famished, I only took several pictures which show my friend’s order. Too bad that I forgot to take mine. It came late and I couldn’t wait to eat it. The dory fish was great – fresh and succulent with lots of parsley herb sprinkled on top of it.  To be honest, I don’t think lots of parsley made fish look and taste yummier. I think the garnish was too over. 　After the meal, now I’m so full!