Leahs Cafe

Attended a CNY gathering with friends from the bible study group tonight. A couple who have recently joined us have graciously open their house to host the potluck dinner.

A few of the members in the bible study group are medical doctors and accountants and they live in huge bungalows. But this house that we gathered last night is something else, it’s a mansion! Anna’s son the joker asked:”May I speak to the manager please”, pretending that he is at a posh hotel. :-)

Indeed, it’s almost like a five star hotel, swimming pool, Balinese open bathroom with jacuzzi and expensive looking bathroom faucets , AV room with theater system and screen that cover the whole wall, motorized shades that cover the pool, the yard, the bathroom when it rains or the sun gets too hot.

We were impressed all the way when the host brought us around for a tour. It’s luxury, even to the rich doctors who live in big houses.

This photo is taken from the second floor showing the kitchen, dining area and the living hall on the ground floor, which is easily the size of a normal single family home.

The host is a medical doctor in his 50s, but he makes most of his money from stock investment and proper management of the wealth accumulated from his medical practice. He has retired from medical practice, divorced and remarried few years back. When you talked to him, he doesn’t sound like a medical doctor, he certainly sounds like one of the wealth management experts from Northern Trust, the company that provide banking, asset management and asset services to affluent families and individuals. :-)