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    I don't understand this phrase??

    The thought of a suicide in the garage will probably make my wife sleepless at night......but all the feng shui professionals I've met did not really pay attention to the garages. Chinese people I know will buy it if the price is low enough to tempt them, they just won't live in it.
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    What books have you read recently?

    1. <em>Thus Spoke Zarathustra</em> by Friedrich Nietzsche 2. <em>Walden and Civil Disobedience</em> by Henry David Thoreau 3. <em>Diplomacy</em> by Henry Kissinger I am taking <em>The Mask of Command</em> by John Keegan with me to Costa Rica tonight, must have some reading material on...
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    What is Your Price Range?

    I am extremely conservative -- I bought my house with 30% down and a 30 year fixed. About 15% of my monthly income goes to mortgage, HOA and home insurance.
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    Woodbury - Cortile

    "<strong><em>.....the toxic activities ........black smoke from burning chemical..." </em></strong>I was in the military for 10 plus years...l will never consider buying VOC. <strong><em> </em></strong>
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    Are Irvine schools really *that* good?

    "I don't want to be the product of my environment, I want my environment to be the product of me!" <em>- Frank Costello, the Departed. </em>It is fair to say that most of us are simply the product of our environment. That is why Most parents want the best environment they can get for...
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    Why would someone need to buy?

    blueray, You will be able to pass down your belief/habit to your children if you and your wife set your mind to it. As I stated in my previous post, my family has been here over a century. Though I speak little Japanese I still fit most of bkshopr's descriptions. I would not mind...
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    Why would someone need to buy?

    momopi If you think Singapore Din Tai Fung is better than the one in Arcadia, you should go to Taipei. On second thought, don't bother to look for Din Tai Fung when you are in Taipei. Lots places in Taiwan are better and much cheaper than Din Tai Fung. Those poor Taiwanese people here...
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    Are townhomes generally quieter than condos?

    It is not the architects, it is the developers...wait, it is actually the people. If people are still buying, why bother spending the extra money on research or modification?
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    Why would someone need to buy?

    gepetoh, My impression is, bkshopr was talking about Asian in Irvine. marty mcfly, Nice to know there are people getting their education from Hollywood movies. tyler, I think some people need to have their own castle. A sense of permanence and security....and they are...
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    Why would someone need to buy?

    Hi, I am a 3rd generation Japanese American. My great grandparents came from Osaka to Honolulu in 1889. My father and uncles fought for this country in WWII, they lived about 6 miles from Pearl Harbor. My mother came from Hiroshima after WWII and my wife grew up in Taiwan. Being in this country...
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