books and trivia

Do you start your day feeling washed out? Do you feel like you are always on the run? Do you feel irritated by the sudden demands at work? Perhaps it has something to do with the way you started your day. The way you start your day greatly affects the rest on how you spend it. A speaker once said, "if you want to be successful, you have to start by making your bed." What does it mean? How does t..

My grandma was a penny-pincher. When we were young, we got to experience all her money-saving techniques during vacation. It was dreadful at first be we got used to it after a week or so. After all, grandma is a fierce but loving spirit. She would cook us delicious meals and put us to bed with all her funny stories at night. Every morning we were greeted with the smell of fried chickenand eggs....

Have you ever been with a complainer? How miserable have you become before avoiding that person? There are many literature vilifying the habit of complaining. A study showed that complaining and being negative release cortisol which can be bad for your health. It can lead to various types of cancers, hypertension and autoimmune diseases. If one would look at the effects of complaining, the list ..

1. Thou shalt not spend impulsively. Nothing destroys your budget more than thoughtless buying. 2. Thou shalt not make yourself idle and think of your wants. 3. Remember to keep your budget plan 'holy.' Abide by it. 4. Thou shalt not bear false witness when you haven't paid your debts. Pay all your bills and debts due on salary day. 5. Honor your wife/husband and children. Thou shalt buy groceri..

I am in an interracial marriage. They call it international marriage in Korea. My husband who has lived most of his life in Seoul moved in my country and started our own business. When the honeymoon period was over, the reality of living in a foreign land became real to him. One day, I invited him to join some friends for dinner. "When are they coming?" he asked having waited 15 minutes past our..

I have something to confess. I like the smell of old books. I sniff through them for several hours and get ecstatic. They have an appeal of a sweet memory that suddenly pops up in my lazy days. The same is true with Ron Chernow's, Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. It's a classic and a national bestseller which I go back to from time to time. It is like meeting an old mentor who puts yo..