Downtown Toronto Affordable Townhomes
Posted on May 10, 2008
Chestnut Hill creates homes for people who appreciate beauty and value. Passionately dedicated to delivering exemplary customer service and satisfaction, Chestnut Hill has risen to the forefront of the industry, continually raising the bar of excellence by offering quality appointments to suit your lifestyle. Now Chestnut Hill Homes proudly introduces The Gardens at Queen. Set beside Alexandra Park, this upscale, in-fill residential development will feature a unique collection of elegantly designed affordable townhomes, unequalled in luxury and value. The Gardens at Queen, where the old meets the new in downtown Toronto.
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Toronto storey expansion
Posted on May 10, 2008
The simple, affordable solution is to have a complete storey expansion to your bungalow the Modular way. Modular does it quickly and easily. You double your above-ground living space.
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No Money? Don’t Worry. You Can Still Furnish Your New Apartment
Posted on May 9, 2008
After draining your bank account to pay your first month's rent, security deposit, and possibly a broker's fee, you probably have little left to buy furniture and decor to actually...Filed Under Apartment Living | Comments Off
Scamming Would-Be Renters on Craigslist and Other Sites
Posted on May 9, 2008
If you're looking for an apartment this summer, be careful of scammers who pose as landlords, claiming to have an affordable apartment, and then taking your money and disappearing. The...Filed Under Apartment Living | Comments Off
[My Weekender] with Mike Chang
Posted on May 8, 2008
Mike is currently between jobs..."My father was born about six blocks from here." I turn to my left. "Vodka-tonic please." I turn to my right. "It was during the war and Japan was occupying Shanghai." I turn to my left. "Oh, six more champagnes."
I'm shouting these words over the booming music at Racks. Standing impatiently on the left is the waiter. He should know our drinks by now -- it's the fifth round. Perched on my right is a galley of beautiful women my friends call friends. Hold that thought. Let us jump ahead to the end of the weekend, so this story makes sense.
It's sometime in the early afternoon and I'm fast asleep. I get a phone call phone call from Ben, my friend at SmartShanghai. Ben shouts in my hung-over ears, "Mike, how was your night?" I'm still not sure where I am. I walk out to the living room and trip over an empty champagne bottle. I manage to mumble, "standard Shanghai weekend." Ben goes on to explain the concept of the weekender article -- how he wants my typical weekend.
Running through the memories of a weekend in Shanghai is like watching a scratched-up bootleg DVD bought on Dagu Lu. The memories start with some clarity then all of a sudden you hit a scratch. You get stuck on one visual. The audio goes out of synch for a bit. Some guy in the front stands up. Russian dialogue kicks in out of the blue. Then, you fast-forward through some blurry images that don't seem to make sense. So here I sit, rewinding in my head.
more with Mike here
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Yo Momma
Posted on May 8, 2008
This Sunday is Mother's Day, and I can't stop thinking about your mother -- all day and all night long I'm thinking about your mother -- so here is a quick run down of places having Mother's Day brunches and specials. Just in case your mum is actually in town and she's not out with me at Jean Georges or something. I'll probably just be meeting up with her later at The Shelter or something. Boh, Snap!Danieli's Italian Restaurant at the St. Regis
Probably not associated at all with "Live with Regis and Kelly" flesh-bot Regis Philbin, the St. Regis Hotel in Pudong is offering up a lavish Mother's Day Sunday lunch in their Italian restaurant Danieli's. Ten different homemade menus for 298rmb a person or 398rmb including Bollinger Champagne. Very nice.
more places I'd like to take your mum here
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Tip: Getting Money From Your Old Roommate
Posted on May 8, 2008
What do you do if you've left the apartment and your scummy roommate refuses to give you your share of the security deposit? Well, hopefully you had a roommate contract....Filed Under Apartment Living | Comments Off
To Renew or Not to Renew?
Posted on May 8, 2008
Yes, that is the question many of us must answer every summer when the lease we started after graduation is near its end. If you like your apartment, the question...Filed Under Apartment Living | Comments Off
Pleasing the bugs in your stomach
Posted on May 7, 2008
Last week's invitation to an organic barbeque and tour of the Kiwing Fine Foods farm an hour out of Shanghai aroused curiosity and appetites in equal measures. But hungry for information for you, beloved reader, the trip was dutifully made.Denise, who took over the 33 hectare farm a year ago and decided to go organic, offered encouraging insights into China's organic industry. Currently supplying to various top Shanghai restaurants, Kiwing will soon expand into private ordering and delivery, pending organic accreditation.
How organic can it be ... in China? Read on here
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Sensall memory foam
Posted on May 7, 2008
Only Sensall is produced using the best grades of foam available. This unique fusion between Latex Rubber and the highest grade of Memory Foam reduces pressure points by more than 15% compared to other nationally branded, premium viscoelastic mattresses.
Sensall streches the boundaries of sleeping comfort far beyond the capabilities of other mattresses. Even better, the comfort giving properties of your Sensall Mattress will last a lifetime. For your safety every Sensall is encased in a FIRESHIELD linning.
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