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DADA

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The office boys decided to go out for lunch today. And of course you guess what guys talk about when they amongst themselves . We got into the car , six of us in total . We all decided to have lunch at an indian restaurant somewhere in silver springs. On our way to lunch , we started discussing about the economic recessions and how we all were tidying up our spending Here are excerpts from our discussions [Karthick]: Grocery shopping used to be 120 dollars now it is about 200 dollars. I had to cut back on a couple of things [Doyin] Really [Karthick] I registered my wife for a computer training school , now there is no time for her to attend weddings . She is busy doing one homework or assignment .The more she attends weddings the more she buys clothes and jewelries..And indian women love gold. [prathap]: That is a good idea, where is the training school? I want to register my wife too. I have cut off the toy buying . I did not have a toy when i was young,i dont see what superman wo

Ken Karpmans Story

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He graduated from UCLA with a bachelor's degree and M.B.A., then got a high-paying job as an institutional equity sales trader. He married his dream girl, had two children and traveled the world on expensive vacations. Over the span of Karpman's impressive 20-year career as a trader, he climbed the company ladder, reaching a salary of $750,000 a year. "Life was good, we were making a lot of money -- and why wouldn't this just continue on?" Karpman said. From all appearances, Ken and Stephanie Karpman were living the American dream in Tampa, Fla., nestled in their 4,000-square-foot home that sits on a golf course. "I had no idea what anything cost in a store," he said. "I'd just put it in the cart and buy." Watch the entire video on ABC http://abcnews.go.com/Busi ness/story?id=7111098&page =1

From russia with love...

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Went out last night to see a movie director/artist friend of mine , and we spent the all night going over movie scripts and art designs. I envy Ivan alot , he makes probably twice of what i make and does all his work from the basement of his house . With Jazz music playing upstairs , we were busy talking about the CAN film festival competition and what we were submitting for the competition. I asked him about my project and he started complaining about what delayed him to complete my project.. [Ivan] Doyin meen.. i cant focus , too many distractions [Doyin] What do you mean you cant focus, i have paid you the balance , i need this stuff ASAP. [Ivan] my russian girlfriend left me , so i cant focus [Doyin] What did you do ? [Ivan] I did not do anything , her ex boyfriend called .... and she told me he wanted to go see him , cos he can do something drastic to himself [doyin] so what you are telling me is that she went back to her old boyfriend. [Ivan] Yes she did.. am miserable .. i jus
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I have always thought i could handle anything , i repeat anything without being moved or pressured against my will. I was running low on cash (september 2007). I decided to rent out a room from one of my overglorified bungalow. At least that would help me with the cash flow. Placed an advert on craigslist for someone who is trying to rent a room An average age man called in and scheduled an appointment . He came to look at the room and asked all the regular questions about how much i wanted to collect , what he was allowed to do and the things he would bring along. Eric , quoted all the scriptures available in the bible , he seemed well knowledgeable of the bible , and seemed to be a spiritual person. Well i had no problem with that , all i wanted was no trouble and prompt payment. He told me he was going to move in friday night , i gave him the keys and kept copies of his license and social security. I went partying with the boys that friday night and got home around 2a.m in the morni