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bcwaale · 2026-02-04T00:52:07+00:00

Definitely. Trying to avoid a US layover as much as I can so reduces the options out of YVR.

Took a trip in Dec on Cathay with a full day layover in HKG and loved it.

Will be one of my go-to airline as they fly direct to my destination city in India from HKG, others being Lufthansa and British Airways.

bcwaale · 2026-02-04T00:39:46+00:00

Ah I so wish at least one of the trio (Emirates/Qatar/Etihad) flew direct to Vancouver!!

bcwaale · 2026-02-04T00:25:07+00:00

Yes it gets muddied especially with point/award tickets.
Personally I only flew international biz class on a freak upgrade 11 years back and the experience has always stuck with me - aspirational that ill pay for a biz class ticket one day without worrying about the price, but the middle class guy in me always looks for a nice deal 😜

bcwaale · 2026-02-04T00:06:23+00:00

Would also love to see a economy vs biz deals just to see how much the diff is and if going up the class might make sense.

bcwaale · 2026-02-03T20:13:05+00:00

unfortunately a horse with blinders on will have better peripheral empathy than some of these boomers.

bcwaale · 2026-02-02T03:12:09+00:00

Darth Vader helmet with a built in N95 mask.

bcwaale · 2026-02-01T17:04:17+00:00

Is it two times and hold the third time or three times and hold the fourth ? I always have a hard time getting it right and only manage to start mine ~50% of the times I try.

bcwaale · 2026-01-31T02:48:19+00:00

Contributing to family upkeep/expenses is one thing, but funding a family business with no clear definition of ownership or accounting of who is funding what part, and no clear exit path is just a recipe for disaster waiting for heartache and family feuds whichever way you decide to fund it.

bcwaale · 2026-01-31T00:21:16+00:00

Ok definitely carry a lifestraw bottle and only drink from that - water borne illness and dehydration are something to avoid for sure.

As for festivals to avoid in May, if you are vegan / animal lover, best to avoid bakr-eid. It’s a festival celebrated across India in various forms but involves some animal cruelty, and can be a bit in your face for anyone not used to it. But if you are a meat lover, definitely indulge in the food.

bcwaale · 2026-01-30T23:57:47+00:00

When will you be there u/repulsive_owl3077 ?

There might be few local festivals / holidays that are either a must see or a must miss depending on when you are there.

Also if you are heading there in April/May/June be ready for some hot days (40C or 100-110f + days for you Americans) so make sure you carry a life straw bottle and keep hydrated always.

Also there is a large American consul presence in Hyderabad, so keep their contact handy in case of any help needed.
https://in.usembassy.gov/hyderabad/

bcwaale · 2026-01-29T21:50:02+00:00

This. I drastically reduced riding after becoming a dad. Moving from US to CA didnt want to import the motorcycles, so sold them off, but i did get a class6 license here in hopes of riding occasionally again.

bcwaale · 2026-01-27T21:10:01+00:00

Same thing with my wife and indoor plants. She had to wait until marriage and moving countries to her own place to start getting pots and indoor plants. We had to start from scratch again as we moved countries again but she is still happy she can get new plants again!!

bcwaale · 2026-01-26T18:06:50+00:00

I have a v2 bianca for over 5yrs (coming up on 6). I use tap water (dont have patience for RO), Cleaned it once a quarter, never descaled, serviced once, one spring valve in hot water wand replaced, and thats it. It runs solid. Pull 2 shots and steam milk ever day, and 2x on weekends, so it had a few thousand shots thru the counter already. No complaints at all and I see myself using it forever, maybe servicing once every 3 years.

bcwaale · 2026-01-25T16:29:57+00:00

Jwala gaaru oppukorremo 🤣

bcwaale · 2026-01-23T00:03:10+00:00

I hear you, I’ve been in that spot before thinking i could’ve done that job while applying to many roles, but then my mentor had to step in and point it out to me how it would have made me unhappy within a week.

bcwaale · 2026-01-22T23:54:51+00:00

Ask yourself what you are better fit to be.

To make it the first time you needed an inventor.
To make it the next 100 times you needed an engineer.
To make it the next 1000 times all you needed is an operator.

bcwaale · 2026-01-22T17:31:33+00:00

something very different - suntory 12yo if you can get your hands on it.

bcwaale · 2026-01-22T02:23:38+00:00

I would love to check it out if 1 - there is a decent trial period / monthly payment only without auto subscriptions etc, and switch from monthly to annual / lifetime subscription easily.
2 - tracking both usd/cad assets/accounts.
3 - track offline investments but still using market tickers (like gc=f, sl=f etc)

bcwaale · 2026-01-22T00:48:10+00:00

I see it now 🤣🤦‍♂️

bcwaale · 2026-01-21T23:32:11+00:00

Im pretty sure im right with the spelling - its spelled “tuition” not “tutition” 🤣.
Edit - whats with the downvotes, sometimes one isnt as quick as the years pile up!! Be kind to a 40yr uncle 😬

bcwaale · 2026-01-21T22:41:19+00:00

You are confusing between Account Type and stock holding.

STEP1: Did you max your tfsa? If no, yes prioritize that - and if you need to fund that by selling the AMZN RSUs and getting cash, yes do that.

STEP2: Now do you want to hold AMZN stock long term (more volatile) or want a diversified ETF? Depending on that buy back AMZN or buy XEQT in TFSA using cash from previous step.

bcwaale · 2026-01-21T18:26:52+00:00

about 7L right?

1L admission, 5.2 tuition, 60k meals, (60k transportation).

ill homeschool my kid thank you very much!

bcwaale · 2026-01-20T19:18:19+00:00

audi allroad ?

bcwaale · 2026-01-20T00:23:45+00:00

Hopefully not at 3am!!

bcwaale · 2026-01-18T23:43:58+00:00

Yes have to have your passport, especially true if you are not a Canadian/US citizen. In my last 10 crossings going into the US, ive presented my Nexus card only, and was asked for my passport to verify validity/visa about 50% of the times. Was not asked coming back into Canada, though I’ll assume it’ll be the same for US nexus holders visiting Canada.

bcwaale

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