life

  • Be Smart

    What advice would you give to your teenage self? If I could go back in time and give some advice to my teenage self, I think it would be the next: Continue reading

    Be Smart
  • Chit-Chat

    What bores you? I get bored with superficial, monotonous, childish conversations that lack intellectual depth. I don’t feel comfortable in meetings focused on gossip about the day. Discussions about whether some celebrity did this or stopped doing that are also… Continue reading

    Chit-Chat
  • Coffee Please

    What is your favorite drink? When someone offers me something to drink, I instantly think of coffee, so coffee must be my favorite drink. I can’t leave my house without having my first cup of coffee in the morning. Usually,… Continue reading

    Coffee Please
  • My Family

    Who are your favorite people to be around? At every moment in life, family will always be the favorite people to be around. Friends, enemies, acquaintances, coworkers, and loves come and go. They pass like cars on a busy highway,… Continue reading

    My Family
  • Anything for Hiking and Trekking

    Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. I’ve never thought of any pair of my shoes as my favorites. There are shoes for every occasion and place. My favorite shoes have been the ones… Continue reading

    Anything for Hiking and Trekking
  • Not One, But Two

    Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. I don’t believe there is a father who doesn’t think that the greatest gift we can get is our children. Watching them grow from the time they barely fit in our… Continue reading

    Not One, But Two
  • Financial Freedom

    Write about your approach to budgeting. I believe that financial management and budgeting should be a mandatory subject in schools. Many adults only learn to manage their finances correctly later in life, or through severe setbacks that affect their personal… Continue reading

    Financial Freedom
  • Unintentionally No, But Intentionally Yes

    Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? Surely more than one person will hesitate a bit before answering this question, since it could be taken as a written confession of something wrong we did in the past. But we have… Continue reading

    Unintentionally No, But Intentionally Yes
  • My Way

    If there were a biography about you, what would the title be? I’ve always thought that my epitaph would read: ‘He did it all his way.’ With successes and mistakes, with lessons and hard truths, I believe Frank Sinatra’s song… Continue reading

    My Way
  • Retirement Is Getting Closer

    What were your parents doing at your age? In their 50s, my parents were still finishing up my younger sister’s studies and buying their second house, which is the one they live in today. Even though they still had a… Continue reading

    Retirement Is Getting Closer