tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post5438137186828582388..comments2024-03-26T20:28:00.690+08:00Comments on Journey to Become Financially Independent: 3 Weeks Experiences in IrelandChampDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-41578549070933183522009-04-11T11:09:00.000+08:002009-04-11T11:09:00.000+08:00I'm glad that you like it. Traveling is good that ...I'm glad that you like it. Traveling is good that you can have widen perspective on the world. Since you're fresh grad, why don't you can look for job which has an opportunity for you to travel? Most of my travel especially to overseas is sponsored by my company. :DChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-25293685023177116512009-04-03T23:07:00.000+08:002009-04-03T23:07:00.000+08:00Wau! I enjoy reading the post as I enjoy travellin...Wau! I enjoy reading the post as I enjoy travelling very much. I prefer to join the country's local people and enjoy their daily lifestyle instead go to the high class places. In fact, I am a fresh graduate and still working for my travelling goal...forex-tiwisuehttp://forex.trilioninvestment.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-51604599745977965512009-03-21T15:16:00.000+08:002009-03-21T15:16:00.000+08:00It was written for the intention of sharing my tra...It was written for the intention of sharing my travel experiences and no hard feelings. In fact, I will be going there soon again because my wife is working there. I do like natural stuff but as for cultural I think I'm kind of need to learn how to appreciate that. Great that you've a plan to visit Spain and North Pole. Visiting North Pole is one of my to go list. :) All the best to you!ChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-33956873378517030312009-03-17T11:07:00.000+08:002009-03-17T11:07:00.000+08:00oh no... such a boring post, sorry, to read u mone...oh no... such a boring post, sorry, to read u money/biz-minded ppl talking about traveling. I was happy at first when I glance thr your labels and found this but im kinda disappointed.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that u wont like it there in Ireland bcos of the 'dont care' attitude. And do you realize why would you have so many complains about sign boards/road system and all? it is simply bcos they 'dont care'!<BR/><BR/>I personally have visited many major cities in Europe and enjoy all of my trip being a people-oriented person and educated in literature and languages. Ireland has much more than those 3 items you named and I hope to get to visit some other places that you would enjoy. If you dont appreciate nature and cultural, you should have spent your holiday and money in places in more advance mode.<BR/><BR/>Our next goal is Spain or North pole - depends on which of my boy-friend takes me there first :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-13528827071364172472009-01-04T23:32:00.000+08:002009-01-04T23:32:00.000+08:00Ok, wish you luck! (opss, forgot you don't believe...Ok, wish you luck! (opss, forgot you don't believe in luck) hahaha...ChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-76326224038127220582009-01-03T03:04:00.000+08:002009-01-03T03:04:00.000+08:00Yes, we will wait and see. One in the city, one I ...Yes, we will wait and see. One in the city, one I would not call exactly home in the country and a few pieces of land. We are looking for a new home the next 12 months. One of our friends want to buy our present home but then he has to sell his present home. Now with market, I doubt if he can sell his house. Worst scenario, I rent out my present home.JamyTanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09525660332957865893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-1349356890978737122009-01-02T22:58:00.000+08:002009-01-02T22:58:00.000+08:00Ya, I believe the owner will sooner drop the price...Ya, I believe the owner will sooner drop the price. Just keep an eye on that. :) Wish you can get that house. How many houses you have in Florida?ChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-67491520469299102562008-12-30T11:02:00.000+08:002008-12-30T11:02:00.000+08:00Champdog,Oregeon is beautiful, lot of outdoor spor...Champdog,<BR/><BR/>Oregeon is beautiful, lot of outdoor sport. Beautiful state but too cold for me (at least the winter), I do not like cold at all. All I can take is 60 degree, any thing under that is too cold for me.<BR/><BR/>I love Florida, blue sky, blue sea, lots of beaches, winter is mild and not too cold, very short winter. I don't like snow neither do I like to buy too much clothes on season change. <BR/><BR/>Climate wise I still prefer Sydney Australia weather, opportunity wise, culture wise, I prefer American.<BR/><BR/>I love blue sky , blue sea cos I am a true blue Islander (from Borneo island lah :), so I prefer to live in a place where there are lots of sunshine, beaches and blue sea so Florida fit my personality. Chinese fortune teller told my mom that because my element is fire and metal so living near the sea give me 'ung' and it will bring out the best in me, ha ha ha. For some reasons I find that I am most happy with bright sun light, even with house, I like high cathedral ceiling that let light in. I saw a very beautiful house with very high ceiling and drop floor window, boy, I fall in love with that house in first sight. The house is amazing bright with all the sunlight, I am drooling to buy that house, aiya, the seller does not want to drop its price lah, very susah hati, have to wait wait wait...JamyTanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09525660332957865893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-22724208695158724312008-12-29T12:18:00.000+08:002008-12-29T12:18:00.000+08:00@GraceI think so. It is a country with nice enviro...@Grace<BR/>I think so. It is a country with nice environment and nice scene for us to visit. The best place that I live in Ireland is "Cliffs of Moher". You can google it and there are some nice picture there. I love that place. Actually I feel like I want to climb it too. :D<BR/><BR/>@Jamy<BR/>I see, the reason I said that as I have few relatives in new york city but they don't seem to be a workaholic to me. In fact, they are quite know how to enjoy life. Perhaps I would sample the minority again and I think you should have more solid data and experiences since you're staying there. <BR/><BR/>Yupe, Japan is very workaholic. I never been there too but it is my general understanding about that country and also I deal with some of the customer in Japan, it is kind of same impression to me. I know 90% smoke and drink too maybe cause of too stressful environment.<BR/><BR/>Yupe I meant the north side of California too not the LA. LA is a desert in fact. The draw back is the living expenses there is quite high (i.e. those silicon valley places). I"m not sure about Florida, I had some relatives there last time but I think now they're no longer there. <BR/><BR/>How about Oregon? I heard that place is very nice place to stay. Living expenses are not high and the infrastructure there is quite complete and convenient.ChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-31686270098607399402008-12-29T11:55:00.000+08:002008-12-29T11:55:00.000+08:00Champdog,I have never worked in Japan so I cannot ...Champdog,<BR/>I have never worked in Japan so I cannot comment but I worked in Hong Kong for a couple of year. Most Hongkees are workaholic. Americans too, very workaholic. I think the reasons why we are so workaholic is that there are too many things to buy. We need money to buy more things, so we work like dogs to buy the things we love.<BR/>No lah, we are stress people living in a big stress place :), why got relax one :"Some of the places are quite relax too right even in the new york city? Perhaps 50/50?"<BR/><BR/>I do not like California. Ok to go for vacation, but to live, I hesitate. I do not like the culture there, too liberal for me, I also think it is too polluted, esp, areas around L.A, look at the sky remind me of K.L, very dirty. Might be North California ok lah not as bad. I like my Florida, I am still wearing my mini skirt these few days, so many places are covered with snows and here I am wearing short sleeves and short skirts :):):). I am more incline to Southern culture, more conservative, more family value and more like Asian culture, not like the main stream Angmo culture, even call the grandpa by first name. If my son does that, memang kena rottan by me :):).<BR/><BR/>JamyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-5976405499999291542008-12-28T22:53:00.000+08:002008-12-28T22:53:00.000+08:00really? it's like that in ireland? i've always wa...really? it's like that in ireland? i've always wanted to visit the placeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-44007960991635925932008-12-21T17:23:00.000+08:002008-12-21T17:23:00.000+08:00Not in Ireland, you can find a lot of bungalow and...Not in Ireland, you can find a lot of bungalow and and with very large land. That's why when it comes to the night, it is so scary. Generally, I think most of the houses there belongs to the farmers. A lot of farmers there...<BR/><BR/>I like U.S. lifestyle too especially in California because of its weather. Some of the places are quite relax too right even in the new york city? Perhaps 50/50? The most busy and competitive country or workaholic country should be in Japan. True?ChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-60313029390538542712008-12-17T23:43:00.000+08:002008-12-17T23:43:00.000+08:00Kawan,Glad that you enjoy your holiday in Ireland....Kawan,<BR/><BR/>Glad that you enjoy your holiday in Ireland.<BR/><BR/>I spend about 12 mths back pack back then in 1990, covered a lot of European countries.<BR/><BR/>I personally do not particularly care for European countries. Though they have great historical buildings like castles and nice country side & sight but a lot of these countries are so backwards (except Germany and Swiss), old slow and congested. Small and crowded houses with very little land.<BR/><BR/>I stay with the locals so I have a fair bit of the local lives there. <BR/><BR/>American life is so much different from European life. Good and bad. In the US, we work like dogs, we have plenty of lands, big houses , big cars, lots of stuffs from household utilities to toys, we have the newest of the newest. I could not even keep up with all the newest gadgets, either at work or leisure. And I only live in a very small city, with a population of 100k, ironic, isn't it.<BR/><BR/>On one hand I love America life style, on the other hand, I hate it. We are always so competitive, always on the go, always want to be no. 1 and we will never live like the Irish.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I ponder do we really need all these stuffs to be happy ? Does it matter if I have a house on a 5 acres lot ? Does it make me more happier if I have a iphone, blackberry ( I sold my blackberry recently, got it free), a wifi system, a GPA system etc... ? We work so hard to get all these stuffs but we sometimes do not have time to relax and play :).<BR/><BR/>Human is human lah. I just read an Asian lady blog whose daughter wish this year is to have a barbie doll, I thought walau, my son school 5 year old girl classmates have tons of barbie dolls. Then I read our Malaysian lady who reside in France that her husband wanted a Wide screen plasma TV so much, I thought aiya, here less than $200 can get lah. <BR/><BR/>So good and bad, wish we can have a body where we can fly over to country like Ireland in 5 seconds, enjoy the relax life there and then come back to US to enjoy all the stuffs we got here, that would be so good , he he he he he.<BR/><BR/>Have a bless Christmas !<BR/><BR/>JamyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-87138874496454474062008-12-16T22:11:00.000+08:002008-12-16T22:11:00.000+08:00I forgot when exactly I had said that. Did I actua...I forgot when exactly I had said that. Did I actually say that?<BR/><BR/>As long as you have set realistic goals and with a proper financial planning, anyone can be financial independence. :)ChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-17026006573546960152008-12-16T07:58:00.000+08:002008-12-16T07:58:00.000+08:00I absolutely agree with the essence of your blog t...I absolutely agree with the essence of your blog that is, we can become independent in managing well the actions we buy and sell stock exchangeFranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294957264284764093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-2226559758867554662008-12-16T00:03:00.000+08:002008-12-16T00:03:00.000+08:00Ya, I think it generally applies to Europe countri...Ya, I think it generally applies to Europe countries. :)ChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-32503840996262868532008-12-09T22:58:00.000+08:002008-12-09T22:58:00.000+08:00Haha, ireland is slow? I think wales is much slowe...Haha, ireland is slow? I think wales is much slower. :P Irish beer is nice, but I've never been there. Hahaha. Anyway, even in London, the people are quite 'relax' as compared to asians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-29726389877735705162008-12-09T02:25:00.000+08:002008-12-09T02:25:00.000+08:00great you get to spend 3 weeks there ...great you get to spend 3 weeks there ...Mt.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11182268410762882679noreply@blogger.com