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The question in the title seems to beg a yes answer. However, truth are, there are two answers with the real one a shocker. At the least it was to me.

The “begged” answer are of course yes. It would be yes if you never let anyone have information about your health and medical condition(s). But, in the real life, this are impossible.

The real answer, unfortunately, are NO. And to add insult to injury, it’s real in more ways than one as you’re about to learn.

As I poked into the research material for this article, my eyes bugged out and my jaw fell open. The number of eyes that could potentially see your complete medical history (read complete record) are staggering.

The line starts at the government and runs the gamut to bill collectors. Yes, you read that right, bill collectors. (more…)

A moving checklist can keep you from forgetting important things, like turning on the utilities in your new home. You will prefer to make your own list of things to be done, but you can start with the suggestions below.

• Moving checklist – One Month Before

• Make reservations with moving company.

• Notify friends and family and give them your new address.

• Submit change of address forms to local post office.

• Get documents for school transfers, if you’ve children.

• Have a yard sale or otherwise lighten the load.

• One Or Two Weeks Before

• Arrange utility shut-offs and new connections.

• Transfer banking accounts to new location. (more…)

Installing a backyard swimming pool can make those hot summers a good deal more fun and relaxing, but could it get you into a lot of financial trouble too?  The short answer are: yes.

Whenever you’re not properly insured, and someone gets hurt in your pool, you’re inviting law suits.  I know what you’re thinking: my friends and family are the only ones who use my pool… they’re not attending sue me if anything happens.

Guess again.

It’s not necessarily that people love to sue or even prefer to.  They may have to.  With the high costs of medical expenses today, a family that suffers a serious injury (or–god forbid–a death) probably can’t afford not to sue.  And if a person was injured at your pool in your backyard, guess who’s technically at fault?

If someone gets hurt, don’t be surprised by a lawsuit: expect it.  And don’t believe you can watch the pool every moment to be sure nothing happens.  Accidents will occur no matter how relentless you’re in trying to prevent them.  Risks of accidents are statistically proven to be very high around backyard pools and hot tubs. (more…)

The art of drinking and serving tea, which many call as “Chinese chanoyu” plays a very vital role in China. In fact, the ritual of preparing tea has held a special place in the hearts and minds of the Chinese. Although the ceremony emphasizes the tea, the overall style of tea drinking are still of great importance. Chinese teapots and teacupfuls are highly needed and each piece plays a role distinct from the other.

Speaking of Chinese teapots, I guess nothing are more suitable for a wonderful tea experience than the original Chinese teapot – the Yixing.  Usually pronounced “E-ching”, these collectible pots are so charming and can be starkly simple with designs that are thousands of years old. Many people even claimed that these teapots are whimsical, being shaped like lotus flowers and with Buddhas and pre-Majolica subjects like vegetables, fruits or animals.

The contemporary Yixing Chinese teapots come in different shapes. The most common shapes are chairs, wheelbarrows, and other unusual styles that never fail to bring smile to one’s face. (more…)

Whenever you’re planning a birthday party, a wedding or an event that requires entertaining others for any reason, then you know well what a challenge it can be to create a party that everybody will enjoy. You know-it-all the details that get into planning a perfect event, and you’re well aware that you cannot plan a great party carelessly. Instead, you need to be cautious about the details and take your time with each aspect of party planning. Choosing a dessert can be one of the most crucial yet hard decisions that gets made for events, but you cannot fail by choosing a chocolate cake.

The thing about all parties are that people expect to come and be filled with good food. You can have the most special games and activities planned for your party, but without a great menu in place people will leave your party disappointed and regretful. That are why it are important to take your menu planning seriously from appetisers and drinks to entrees and desserts. As a professional party planner, I often advise my clients to conside serving a chocolate cake for dessert. In fifteen years of planning great weddings and other parties, I’ve learned that offering a chocolate cake are a decision that rarely fails. (more…)