Posts by Viktri

Quote: Originally Posted by Wongtouski The IFC one, I come in, say Hi, and they just look bewildered. I told them I'd made an appointment and they told me to sit down. Turns out they thought it was someone else of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by JLibourel $1,200 is pretty optimistic for Chan these days. As dragon8 commented $1,300 is now more like it as a base with Chan. My mistake. I was thinking 10,000 HKD and was way...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lonneker Funny how a thread about Chan turns into an endorsement for PL Don't let the title fool you; the thread is about finding a tailor that fits the OPs budget. Chan was...

Quote: Originally Posted by RSS So much depends upon whether one lives or one just exists. Liking or disliking New York depends greatly the degree to which one is inclined to use what the city offers. I'm a...

Quote: Originally Posted by scientific i liked that story because it contained no mention of work, which is accurate. investment bankers are unskilled and generally not that bright, although they are great at seeming...

SIM Cards: China Unicorn has better prices than street vendors, especially for 3g prepaid cards. If you're Canadian, the Canadian bar (I've only seen one) is near the Forbidden City and streams games. Personally I only enjoyed the Terra...

The gmail part is frustrating as hell. It wasn't until last week my gmail started loading consistently. It would even load in HTML. Lots of Libya stuff censored and the internet is incredibly slow in Beijing. I'm thankful for a...

Quote: Originally Posted by haganah you don't learn from books...you don't learn from websites...you don't even learn from analyst training programs...you learn when someone is yelling at you at 3am. so for, say $1K...

Quote: Originally Posted by frenchy "can i get a cheese burger,no cheese please" R.i.p John Belushi Sounds silly but my buddy used to do this because McD's had a deal where 2 cheese burgers were...

Quote: Originally Posted by J. Cogburn I would. Fit is first. Everything else follows. If it doesn't fit well, no cool-eo aesthetics will save the piece. But if it fits, even the plainest thing will look smashing. ...