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Thanks BK, I was thinking about you when I post the tips. "I wonder if BK would approve of these tips?" Safety and Feng Shui seems to go together.

I pick up few tips over the years. Thought I share with you. 1) Place a pair of shoes and socks under your bed in the event the "Big One" comes during the night and your exit maybe your window (with broken glasses around) - irrespective if you are on a second or higher floors (remember...

Momopi, You are making me very hungry.... :gulp:

That's because these high level exec often have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_parachute">The Golden Parachute</a>. It's sickening.

Looks like being priced out of a home in Irvine is the least of our worries now... Thanks everyone for your insights.

Wow! It's 5:15 p.m. California time and there are more "blue stars" now than last night. I am surprised to see "Russian" readers. Hey, my fellow comrades, check out my avatar! Look familiar? I see someone checking us out from Reykjavik... Stay there.. It's better than Irvine...

OMG, it's 8:10 p.m. Thursday, July 17 and according to who's.amung.us website, there are people all over the U.S. reading IHB (not surprising). But the hits outside of the U.S. are astonishing - Mexico, Canada, Panama, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, China (oh, oh those foreign buyers), South...

Thanks all for the Chinese 101 lession. I was a good student and took notes. A white peson can be referred to as Gwailo, Fan Gwai, Bak Gwai, Bak Yan, Lo Fan, Fan Gwai Lo, Sai Yoo Yan and finally Sai Yoo Gwai in Cantonese. In Mandarin, simply Lao Why. Since this is a thread for...

A.O. - I will bring the penny Melon from Zion to your block party.

I doubt this new law will affect IHBers since we are all waiting to buy in Irvine ;) ... Nevertheless, here are some technical details of this law if anyone is insterested. * * * * Who Is Subject to the Exit Tax? In the terms of the new law, a ?covered expatriate? is subject to...

Panda is supposed to be a bit chubby ;) Anyhow, I lost 23 pound in about 6 months. It was an unintended side effect of being sick. But it allowed me to re-exam my eating pattern, which I permanently changed. As a result, I kept the weight off for over 3 years. The key is to...

There is a Korean supermarket where Vons used to be (before moving to Orchard Hills) at the corner of Irvine Blvd and Yale (Northwood area). Every Friday/Saturday/Sunday, they have serious discounts on several items. So far, I have brought the following items for 1 cent (yes, a penny) a...

I am new to this website and have a lot of catch up reading to do between IR and BK's wonderful postings. In several occasion after extended hours of reading without any break, I felt like I have DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis).