Nouveau Riche
I dream of being considered Nouveau Riche, French for “new rich” or “new money”, which refers to a person who has acquired considerable wealth in his/her generation. ;) Why not? It’s a legitimate wish, if I may say so myself.
If the “law of attraction” were to be believed, thinking and reading about rich people can and will actually aid me in getting that wish. That’s visualization for you! You could just imagine how ecstatic I was when I chanced upon Wikipedia’s rags to riches page! It has links to tens of rags to riches stories, from fairy tale princesses, like Cinderella and Snowhite, to biblical figures, like Moses and Joseph, to the most notable people of our generation, the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton, Elvis Presley and many more!
Truth be told, I like reading stories about people overcoming hardships and trials. Stories which couldn’t be more real life than life itself. It looks like I’ll be burning the midnight oil with Wikipedia tonight. I’ve got a lot of interesting Nouveau Riche stories to read. 
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Crazy Kitchen Gadgets: Drinking Glasses
How are your eyes? Good I hope! Did you know that there is an eyeglass looking drinking thingy? Dig this…
It’s called the Sip ‘n Swirl drinking glasses. Here’s the description: “This straw sits as glasses on your face and when you sip, the liquid swirls around your eyes! It’s goofy and hilarious! Great for kids and fun for adults.” Hee hee! I’m kinda liking it. But that’s just my inner weirdo trying to come out. 
Imagine going to a fine dining restaurant where everyone speaks in hushed tones and then you take out this sip ‘n swirl straw. I bet you’ll be the talk of the town. Hahaha! What do you say we make a go for it? Doing crazy stuff, within the bounds of the law, of course, can be a stress reliever. 
Like all the others, the photo was snagged from the Funny Gifts Online Catalog. :) Is this a paid post? Not!
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Moving the Goods
Our family business in the Philippines, involves the manufacture and export of metal art pieces (sculptures). My Mom started it all. When our exporter friends learned last year, that my husband, daughter and I will be moving to the US, they were all suggesting (expecting even!) that I will establish a US office for the business as well as join trade fairs. But then, there’s so much that I don’t know about putting up a retail type of business in the US, and that includes shipping of the goods. How do I ship to my customers? Do I ship by air, sea, land or train?
So I’ve been doing a bit of research lately and came across Logistics Groups International. The company specializes in heavy haul trucking though so I’m not sure if we’re a perfect fit. Their main focus is handling cargo between the US, Mexico and Canada, which is all I need really. After some more sleuthing in the website, I learned that they do LTL (less than truckload shipping), which will be more suitable for my yet to be established US branch of the family business. I also found out that LGI offers an extensive list of shipping services: air and ocean freight, ground transport, auto transport, rail transport, boat transportation and all-risk insurance. They also make sure that the cargo gets to its destination on time, and within the budget. That’s an absolute must!
I think I’m off to a good start. But there’s still so much that I have to learn. Let’s see how this will all work out.
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