Comments on: Impulse Shopping http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/ Chinese, Linguistics, Science, Cultural Observations and whatever else I feel like writing about Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:18:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jon http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2432 Jon Wed, 31 May 2006 01:58:50 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2432 Hi there! I just found your site today. Lot's of helpful info. I'm here in Taipei (from California) for a week to find a job teaching English, and hoping to move here in mid- to late June. I was wondering if anyone knows how someone like me, just moving here, would be able to invest in Taiwanese stock markets directly (ie without ADRs). Also, has anyone thought about investing in real estate here in Taipei? I've heard it's expensive. Anyone have tips on either of these? Thanks. Hi there! I just found your site today. Lot’s of helpful info. I’m here in Taipei (from California) for a week to find a job teaching English, and hoping to move here in mid- to late June. I was wondering if anyone knows how someone like me, just moving here, would be able to invest in Taiwanese stock markets directly (ie without ADRs). Also, has anyone thought about investing in real estate here in Taipei? I’ve heard it’s expensive. Anyone have tips on either of these? Thanks.

]]> By: Mark http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2227 Mark Sun, 21 May 2006 05:45:11 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2227 Really? Well done, Matt! I'd always thought that your sports car and Jason's jeep were about the same. In any case, my $4,000 truck was the ugly duckling of the driveway. Really? Well done, Matt! I’d always thought that your sports car and Jason’s jeep were about the same. In any case, my $4,000 truck was the ugly duckling of the driveway.

]]> By: Matt Ball http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2220 Matt Ball Sun, 21 May 2006 02:39:21 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2220 Ahh come-on... My sports car (Honda Civic Si) was only $16K. It wasn't until I bought my Volkswagon GTI that I barely broke the $20K mark. Ahh come-on… My sports car (Honda Civic Si) was only $16K. It wasn’t until I bought my Volkswagon GTI that I barely broke the $20K mark.

]]> By: Patrick http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2040 Patrick Sat, 13 May 2006 15:34:30 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2040 This week I purchased something that was absolutely crucial to the continued physical, emotional and even spiritual development of my person: stereo bluetooth earphones. I can let you try them out next time you go to the gym. This week I purchased something that was absolutely crucial to the continued physical, emotional and even spiritual development of my person: stereo bluetooth earphones.
I can let you try them out next time you go to the gym.

]]> By: JT http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2030 JT Fri, 12 May 2006 17:14:30 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2030 Kanwa-kyudai san>> Well-said!! I do the same thing with books. And I really enjoy getting "surprises" when discovering a good title that I've bought! I'm not that much a bookworm but I try to read as I can. Mark>> And as for the gym... it's not that expensive condering you've got yourself a good start to keep in shape for better health! Investing on yourself is definitely worth it! I tried to invest on computers and stuff before... total loser!! I spent wway too much money on unnecessary stuffs! Thank god I've changed my shopping habbit (leave my credit-card at home!! ALWAYS!!) otherwise, I will never get out ot the debt-loop. I need the gym too!! Can I share your membership? You give me 'half of your life'-time' membership lol... Kanwa-kyudai san>>

Well-said!! I do the same thing with books. And I really enjoy getting “surprises” when discovering a good title that I’ve bought! I’m not that much a bookworm but I try to read as I can.

Mark>>
And as for the gym… it’s not that expensive condering you’ve got yourself a good start to keep in shape for better health! Investing on yourself is definitely worth it!

I tried to invest on computers and stuff before… total loser!! I spent wway too much money on unnecessary stuffs! Thank god I’ve changed my shopping habbit (leave my credit-card at home!! ALWAYS!!) otherwise, I will never get out ot the debt-loop.

I need the gym too!! Can I share your membership? You give me ‘half of your life’-time’ membership lol…

]]> By: Brad http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2025 Brad Fri, 12 May 2006 06:06:56 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2025 Oh, by the way: California is expensive as hell but they've got good equipment. I say: good investment. Now, just go. Oh, by the way: California is expensive as hell but they’ve got good equipment. I say: good investment. Now, just go.

]]> By: Brad http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2024 Brad Fri, 12 May 2006 06:06:00 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2024 I've never met anyone who had to face the blowback from Columbine. Wow. Needless to say, my highschool friends and I cheered when it happened. Got your comments and am running out the door (I see your points); will get back to you on that later. By the way, you would genuinely enjoy Mark Ames' book 'Going Postal' (information at www.exile.ru). I sure did. He treats school and office shootings as quasi- slave rebellions. -Brad I’ve never met anyone who had to face the blowback from Columbine. Wow. Needless to say, my highschool friends and I cheered when it happened. Got your comments and am running out the door (I see your points); will get back to you on that later.

By the way, you would genuinely enjoy Mark Ames’ book ‘Going Postal’ (information at http://www.exile.ru). I sure did. He treats school and office shootings as quasi- slave rebellions.

-Brad

]]> By: Kanwa-kyudai http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2023 Kanwa-kyudai Fri, 12 May 2006 05:49:57 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2023 Mark-san, I often buy books on impulse. They have been piled up in my room and always put pressure on me to read them. From my own experience, I know that I will probably read most of them in a few years. The important thing is to have such stockpiles around me to stimulate my intellectual curiosity. You do not need to worry about your lifetime membership anymore. It will slim you down sometime. Mark-san,

I often buy books on impulse. They have been piled up in my room and always put pressure on me to read them. From my own experience, I know that I will probably read most of them in a few years.

The important thing is to have such stockpiles around me to stimulate my intellectual curiosity. You do not need to worry about your lifetime membership anymore. It will slim you down sometime.

]]> By: Corn Bear http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2022 Corn Bear Fri, 12 May 2006 05:26:27 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2022 you are right. it is improtant for a job being happy with (depends on a lot of variables). if you want to move to taipei, consider some places such as Shida(師大), Shilin(林士 near Shilin night market) or Tianmu(天母 more expensive). you are right. it is improtant for a job being happy with (depends on a lot of variables). if you want to move to taipei, consider some places such as Shida(師大), Shilin(林士 near Shilin night market) or Tianmu(天母 more expensive).

]]> By: Mark http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2020 Mark Fri, 12 May 2006 04:59:48 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/impulse-shopping/#comment-2020 I'm going almost every weekend now. Believe me I will move back there someday. Right now, I'm in the middle of a work contract (for a job I'm pretty happy with) in Guishan, but once that's over, I'm outta here. My plan is to be a full-time student at a Chinese language center in a city that has conveniences like movie theaters, night markets, and gyms... preferably those of the same chain I just bought a lifetime membership for. I’m going almost every weekend now. Believe me I will move back there someday. Right now, I’m in the middle of a work contract (for a job I’m pretty happy with) in Guishan, but once that’s over, I’m outta here. My plan is to be a full-time student at a Chinese language center in a city that has conveniences like movie theaters, night markets, and gyms… preferably those of the same chain I just bought a lifetime membership for.

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