My cousin is a student in California. He has just bee admitted to his university’s fraternity chapter. While I have not been to university before, I really did not know how tough it is to be admitted but my cousin told me all that he went through just to get accepted into a chapter. I guess that is something to celebrate about!

I soon found out that he told me the good news because he wanted a loan. He said that he has to buy Greek Merchandise in order to be “one of the guys” and they all crave for uniformity.

Ignorant me did not know that they need special Greek gear but thank god they are inexpensive. My cousin said he needs extra money to send flowers to London. She has gone to visit London and since her birthday is coming soon, he needs to get the flowers over. I can sympathize with his situation and so I agreed to loan him some money. I even gave him extra to buy a student health insurance policy.

I told him that he need not repay the loan to me until after graduation. I have now branched off to trading on eBay Motors and business has picked up so I have some cash to spare. Thank god.

It looks like being a parent is not as easy as I thought. My friends who are parents are always complaining about one thing or another of their problematic children. They say I am lucky not to have children because children, especially when they hit teenage years are always suffering from angst, some even as bad as going into manic depression.

I don’t think that my friends are bad parents. Granted, they may not have as much time to be with their children as they want to but at least they do share quality time together. Looks like that isn’t even enough.

I stumbled upon a website that addresses the complex issues of parenting teens and one of the issues brought forward is Treating Biopolar Disorder.

This looks like a very rampant disorder and I believe that if it is not recognized and treated early, it could get worse.

I told my friends about the website of Parenting Teens which has very informative for parents with teens. This website discusses the various problems that are faced by both the parent and child but its primary focus is on helping parents with a troubled teen and how to handle the situation.

Hopefully both parents and children will benefit from the website. The solution is readily available and it is up to us to look for it.

My friend, Paul, told me that he wants to retire from the rat race of New York City. Life in the City is getting more hectic and stressful. He has been saying so for years but this time, he actually went to Asheville, North Carolina to have a look at the new Asheville homes.

Paul is an architect and he tells me that Asheville has a European touch due to the art-deco architecture. After living in New York for almost fifteen years, he find Asheville to be very serene and just what he is looking for.

He thought that the only things he will miss should he move to Asheville are the talented buskers and musicians of New York but he is surprised that creative people like these could be found in downtown Asheville too. What a delightful discovery that Asheville is just as culturally rich in the arts as New York City is.

Paul says that with the many restaurants in Asheville, he will find it an adventure to try out the different cuisines as he explores the city.

Paul could imagine himself living and enjoying life in Asheville when he decides to slow down his career, but he says that now is the right time to invest in Asheville property before the whole of America realizes the beauty of Asheville.