It's long since I said anything about my finances... Maybe because I have a simple solution to the dilemma - I need more of it. I know (and believe) you have to be faithful with the little you get - actually prove myself with what I got. So as I was reading a certain site I visit quiet often I came across a Kenyan Financial advisor. The internet is amazing!
What's even more interesting is the fact that we went to the same school and now she's with a company in Nairobi involved in investment. That's what the internet was set out to do! The talks so far are educative - hopefully it will lead somewhere.
The FT
The weekend FT normally has an article "Lunch with FT", where they invite some interesting person and interview them. It could be anyone interesting. Through this article I came to know of Malcolm Gladwell the author - interesting books (never really bought any of his books), also an interview with Madeleine Albright among others. To kill monotony with the encouragement of some friends got Chinese. I'm very predictable when it comes to such meals - my strategy is simple - 'stick to the knitting'. I normally eat only what I'm used to (Beef in Black Bean Sauce with egg fried rice). The restaurant has a table for those ordering take away filled with all the papers of the day. I noticed I am usually interested in what the interviewee ordered and the total cost of the bill. Not worry I have no idea about all this food they order. I'm used to things like KFC's mini variety, Chicken fried rice, chips and sausage - you get me. Laurence Parisot who was being interviewed is supposed to be a prominent French business woman (sorry I have no idea who she is) I remember having worked for a Phillipe Vandebrook while in Kenya years ago. Here is what she had at the Les Papilles in Paris:
2 x cream of leek gazpacho
2 x pan-fried egg with girolles
1 x rice pudding with fruit
1 x chocolate cappuccino mousse
1 x half bottle Morgon Marcel Lapierre 2005
2 x bottles spring water
Total: Euro 102.90
Interesting! Reminds of MA$E - buying things I can't even pronounce - I can't wait to get there
By the way my total bill tonight was £3.50 and a drink £1.55 - it was lovely though I still think it is too high.
Would be interesting to find out how much people spend out there - guess I'm curious to find out if I'm stingy.
1 comment:
3.50 for a chinese meal? I guess i should start eating chinese instead of indian!! As for me I am also being frugal and the thing i save on is food, coz all it does is make me fat...I work nights at a hotel so I get the night chef to cook for me.. when I am at home my usual meal is toast and jam or milk and cereal :( !!!
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