Leahs Cafe

During the mid 90s, I rented a house near work and subletting it to a few other women. One of the roommates whom I be friended was a Thai national. She used to work as a ground officer for one of the airlines. At the age of 27, she decided that it was her last chance to pursue a totally different career path, she either go for it or live to regret it, as a result, she applied to the flight attendant school and got accepted!

She really enjoyed the traveling opportunities she got through her flying career. But, as a diva who is not used to serving others, she doesn’t really like the nature of the job, thus did not stay long. She quited after working as a flight attendant fortwo2 years and went back to work on the ground.

For young people who aspire to fly and are attracted to all the traveling opportunities that come with a  flight attendant career, you may want to check out this flight attendant blog for many insider perspectives and real stories from real flight attendants that give you true pictures of the profession.

My friend just moved back to her hometown after living and working in New York City for many years. She worked in the publishing field and loved the vibrant Big Apple very much. She and her husband moved from this small town to Big Apple after they got married seven years ago. But her husband was not so adaptable. If she was like a fish in the water in New York City, her husband was like the fish out of water. :-)

What can she do in this situation? If they want the marriage to continue, she has to make some sacrifices on her part. They sold the Manhattan real estate they owned. Though the real estate market was not fantastic, they were able to get out before the subprime crisis.

They were able to do it within a short period with the help of the real estate company. In fact, statistic had shown that people are able to sell their property consistently at a higher price by engaging a real estate company like Prudential Douglas Elliman !

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. :-)