Are You Thinking of Quitting Your Job and Going Back to School?

Well, I did it and it was an awesome experience.

I was working for a small sized software company where I was part of a QA team. As the program evolved I felt that my knowledge had lessen. Although the president of the company was offering to pay for specific computer-related courses I felt that my computer career had ended and that I should find a new career path to follow.

It was hard because at the time I had no idea of what new career to even chose from until someone mentioned that I should teach children. I heard that before 10 years ago when I was 16 yrs old and I wanted to become a Graphic Designer but for some reason the idea of teaching children didn't appeal to me.

But then again, I thought to myself, I do enough babysitting, so how about I open my own daycare? I haven't opened up my own daycare yet but after 8 months of working with children in preschools, I'm starting to think that would be a great way of becoming my own boss!

Take chances even if the road is bumpy. Bumpy roads forces you to focus until the end!

LADY GAGA in Montreal June 2010 YEAH!

I love Lady Gaga.

I know, I know, I keep adding a list of people that I love on my posts but I do love Lady Gaga as an entertainer. I don't know much about controversies, her personal lives and how the media thinks of her but what matters now is I LOVE HER!

Yep, that's right, I purchased tickets totalling almost up to $400!!!
That show better be g-d good!!
But it will be :)

How do you feel about online stores selling knock-offs?

Although I'm in class at the moment, I'm using my Blackberry to connect to the Internet. Desktop Manager rocks!

Anyway getting back to business, how do you feel about online stores, or just any stores selling knock-offs of designer brand name products like Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, DKNY, etc?

Ok, here's some background at why I even came up with this post. On Yahoo! Answers, I asked a question about should I return my new purse when I ebay'd it and found out it was $20 cheaper... One of the answers mentioned that if I wanted to find quality purses for less I should purchase them from:

Golden Seller

When I took a look at the website I realized that all the designs on the products were copies without the designer brand names printed on them. The FAQ section mentioned that although it's copied, it's still a high quality product.

Ok, that's nice, I can buy products where their designs were copies of the following designer brand name products: Gucci, Nike, Louis Vuitton and others for less than a quarter of the original designer brand name products' price!

While I thought this was a great trend to start for my lifestyle, I found this online article:

Hilary Fashion

They kind of scare you by telling you that if you buy a knock-off while traveling, the airport security may confiscate your product. That kinda sucks if you buy a Gucci purse worth $1550 but you still paid $150 for it, it's not fun seeing that money go down the gutter, toilet, trash can, etc...

But then again they did mention that if you can't buy the $1550 purse, buy a similar purse at a department store instead whom have the proper 'copying' license (as I like to call it) and that's ok.

Anyway, so what do you think about online stores selling knock-offs???

Fore more designer brand names:

Juicy Couture
Bulgari
Prada

Freemasons, What do YOU Think About Them?

Well, for me, they seem alright...

I took a trip to Ottawa (Canada), with the b/f and we drove by a Freemason lodge area. The land was pretty big and I thought to myself, are they another religious entity? According to this online article's website:

Anti-Masonry: Points of View

They're not a cult... After reading the article, it sounds like Freemasons are similar to your local Girl Guides or Scouts except that it's for male adults and they get to attend meetings anytime there are meetings and they have discussions about how to become better men.



I haven't found any scandals about Freemasons, but that doesn't mean I'd recommend anyone (or deny anyone to join) to join. Just use some critical thinking. Ask around, and if you decide to join and something doesn't feel right then get out!

I'm interested to know what does one experience when they join?
And I'd like to have more information about them just in case my future-children decide to join them...

And here's another link about what they do:

United Grand Lodge of England

And here are results from Yahoo! Answers:

Which group is worst? Illuminati, New World Order, Freemasons, Bilderbergers, Bohemian Grove, United Nations?

And:

Which entity is worst? Illuminati, New World Order, Freemasons, Bilderbergers, Bohemian Grove, United Nations?

And another one:

Whats the deal with the Masonry and Illuminists?