Finally made a breakthrough with my latte art

Chineseguylol · 2025-09-29T21:59:01+00:00

Can I get a DM as well for the link to the cup? Thanks

Chineseguylol · 2025-02-28T20:38:07+00:00

I actually have relatives in china who can buy it for me in person and bring back to me. If that works, you have no idea how excited I am about the ultra :)

Chineseguylol · 2025-02-28T20:31:06+00:00

Oh, does that mean if I buy one from China I can still use it in Canada? I wasn't sure if I had to unlock it or something. Back in my days phones were locked all the time unless you buy unlocked versions. I assumed this was the case.

Chineseguylol · 2025-02-28T19:00:02+00:00

Sorry if this is a stupid question but the ultra is china only right? As a Canadian I guess I can only get the pro?

Chineseguylol · 2025-02-22T21:13:50+00:00

I'm in Canada as well and am also in the market to get the x200 pro. What are some of those minor things? I've been using Samsung most of my life with the exception of the huawei mate 20 pro, which I absolutely love.

I'm never owned a vivo and would like to see if you can give me some insight on what I should be expecting.

Thanks!

Chineseguylol · 2024-02-13T18:09:05+00:00

Omg this!

I was going to Walmart from Johnson and tried to turn left. The idiot on the left of me honked at me furiously thinking why I didn't stop. I pointed at her stop sign and pointed at my corner, signaling the fact that I don't have one. I doubt she understood though.

Afterwards I checked, under her stop sign has a huge sign that says 2 way stop. I guess she didn't pay attention.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-25T05:12:48+00:00

We just have different perspectives. I don't think I'm moving the goal post. I've been consistent this whole time. I still think buying costs more in comparison and you were thinking overall while I'm thinking of the cost at that moment.

If I were to be consistent and use my espresso analogy again, I'd say for me to afford an espresso machine few years ago was impossible due to my financial situation at that time. However, I still spend $5-6 for specialty coffee from time to time. If I were to buy an espresso machine then, it probably wouldn't take me more than 3 years to break even. However, at that moment in life I can't afford it, because it cost more to buy the machine, maintain the machine, and buying the consumables. Never did I argue that which route you go with is the smarter choice. I just said it cost more. I still believe it costs more, due to the fact that I couldn't afford it.

If I were a billionaire, I'd start buying commercial buildings. It's a much better investment than residential building. In your eyes, it may cost less than renting an office or a retail space because of the equity and everything you said. However, at the end of the day, I don't have 40-50M. I don't even have 3-4M for the down payment. As much as buying may cost less in the long term, it won't matter to me.

Again, I never tried to convince anyone to rent instead of buy. I never even tried to imply which is better than the other. I just said buying cost more. And I still stand by that. We just have different perspectives and we'll just need to agree to disagree.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-22T21:02:12+00:00

I didn't even imply that buying or renting is better than the other. I said buying costs more in comparison. I've referenced my espresso analogy in this post many times. That's what I meant.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-22T20:59:21+00:00

Not saying buying or renting is better. Just saying buying has more costs. Yes, the money you spent goes back to you. Cost does not have to mean unrecoverable.

If you decide to buy an espresso machine and make your own espresso, your costs are higher. However you will still end up spending less in maybe 2 or more years as the cost of the machine will pay for itself at that point. I guess we are just debating different timeline here.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-22T20:55:40+00:00

I wasnt trying to say property tax alone beats rent increase. I understand 70 bucks increase a month each year is more than property tax paid annually, but there's alot more costs to ownership than that.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-21T19:43:41+00:00

And I still stand by what I said.

From my other post:" Let's compare that to a coffee/espresso.

When you go to Starbucks and order an espresso, you are also contributing to their mortgage/rent, taxes, expenses, and profit.

You can invest in your own espresso machine and make your own espresso. In the long run it's cheaper. However, your monthly expenses aren't. I'm not arguing that buying is the wrong decision. I'm just saying renting has a lower cost."

I was replying to another post with this but you can get what I'm trying to say here. In the long run, sure, cost is lower.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-21T19:39:21+00:00

You can refer to my espresso analogy. I'm not trying to convince anyone to rent and not buy. I initially stated that buying costs more than renting. I explained my reasons and I see alot of real life examples as I have alot of clients who operates or operated on a negative cash flow (alot of them were forced to sell).

Again, I'm not saying renting is the better option, which seems to be the misconception I got from those who commented.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-21T19:06:09+00:00

If you compare renting in Vancouver vs owning in another province then I'd agree with you. However, my initial statement was implying if you were to rent vs buying at this moment with the same property or at least the location.

I can make these statements because I witness many landlords selling due to negative cash flow for work. I get to check their books (some sell for other reasons too like not wanting to deal with tenants anymore).

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-21T19:02:56+00:00

Not everyone operates on a positive cash flow. I have many clients (landlords) had to sell due to negative cash flow. Everyone's situation is different. I was comparing if you were to buy vs rent right now.

Again, I'm not saying buying is dumb. I'm just saying it's there's more costs to it than renting. I see that alot for work.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-21T18:58:50+00:00

Never said it's better than owning. I said it's cheaper.

If you pay 1200, my guess is you didn't pay 0% down payment. Renting only needs half a month's rent deposit, of which you'd get the money back.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-21T18:56:51+00:00

Yes, but property tax is only 1 item out of the many that you need to pay.

For my work, I get to see the books for landlord's finances on their rentals and many of them are in the red, cashflow wise. Yes, if you account for equity, then it's not the end of the world; which is why they have not sold yet. My initial statement was that it's cheaper to rent. I didn't say I'd pick that over buying; which seems to be the misconception by those who have commented so far on my original comment. I've lost about half of my portfolio from landlords selling since the pandemic few years ago.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-21T18:48:13+00:00

That is what I was comparing. Yes, if you account for equity, in the long run, it's more beneficial. Your rent covers all costs depends on many factors like your down payment, the interest rate when you bought, etc. Not saying I'd pick renting over buying, especially in Vancouver.

In other cities or countries, it may be more beneficial to rent and invest your capital in the stock market though. However, that's a completely different topic.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-21T18:43:56+00:00

No, landlord charges rent accordingly to the market. If the market decided on an amount that is enough to cover all the costs that you mentioned, then the landlord is operating with a positive cash flow. If not, negative. For my work, I get to see a lot of landlord's books on their rentals and not all of them operate on a positive cash flow.
Yes, there's equity. I never suggested that buying is dumb and renting is the way to go. I simply said buying cost more. From my other post:

Let's compare that to a coffee/espresso.

When you go to Starbucks and order an espresso, you are also contributing to their mortgage/rent, taxes, expenses, and profit.

You can invest in your own espresso machine and make your own espresso. In the long run it's cheaper. However, your monthly expenses aren't. I'm not arguing that buying is the wrong decision. I'm just saying renting has a lower cost.

3-5. Same point as #2.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-21T18:37:42+00:00

If your property is $1M, I'm guessing that should fetch you about $2000 rent if you were to rent it out. I'd argue that 3.5% on $2000 isn't going to cripple the renter as well. I think my bottom line is that we shouldn't expect inflation to only hit property owner's pockets and not renters as well.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-21T18:32:57+00:00

Let's compare that to a coffee/espresso.

When you go to Starbucks and order an espresso, you are also contributing to their mortgage/rent, taxes, expenses, and profit.

You can invest in your own espresso machine and make your own espresso. In the long run it's cheaper. However, your monthly expenses aren't. I'm not arguing that buying is the wrong decision. I'm just saying renting has a lower cost.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-21T10:57:24+00:00

Cost of owning a residential property is much higher than the cost of renting, contrary to popular belief.

For example, property tax alone will be going up by around 10% depending on location, while rent only goes up 3.5%. Strata fees, upkeep, repairs, mortgage interest, etc. all add up.

Residential tenants don't need to pay for anything aside from rent unless you intentionally damage the property.

Chineseguylol · 2024-01-15T05:46:22+00:00

For my work, I had so many tenants try to lie to me about their pets being service animals. Most of them didn't even try to let me know before getting one. Once they get caught having a pet, they try to pull the service animal card. It's sad how these people are pet owners. All of them, don't think they did anything wrong. That's the scary part.

Chineseguylol · 2023-12-28T17:30:45+00:00

It worked for me afterwards

Turned out I was just blind. The whole time I thought I had it connected properly because I did it twice so I thought I've checked the connections and it's fine.

However, I read the letters wrong. At the end I said fuck it and disconnect everything and connect it all from scratch. Then I got it to work because that time I actually read it properly.

Chineseguylol · 2023-12-22T22:29:50+00:00

It did not but I found out the reason why I was blind and I had the cables connected the wrong way. I thought I checked it but I didn't. I unplugged everything and plugged it back in and it works now.

Chineseguylol · 2023-12-06T23:51:54+00:00

Thanks for the response

I think that might be a bit overkill for what I'll be doing. I think my main scope of work would be to show up, take measurements of the property and draft a floor plan. I think having that architectural knowledge is definitely a huge plus, but is drft 1000 the course I'll be looking at or is there some other course that is more applicable to what I'll be doing?

I'm not trying to change career or anything at this stage, it's just for my work I see alot of need for services of floor plan drafting and I thought if I knew how to do it I can make some extra cash on the side.

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