The Majumdar Family

Well, here goes – a non exhaustive and incomplete list of some items I would appreciate having… I’ve grouped the items by cost… and they’re not in specific order… items with asterixes in front are either quite needed or desired or both 

Slightly updated 2007 December 17…
UPDATED December 21, 2004 @ 13h20 EST
(added items, fixed formatting)

Priceless

Time with my two boys, Zachary and Tristan;

Time with my parents;

Time with my (real) friends…

$0.01 – 9.99

* Black / dark green dress socks

* Black underwear
(B.U.M., Calvin Klein, Joe Boxer)

* Deluxe mixed nuts(300g from Walmart, with 50% cashews)

* Patak’s Indian Pickles (medium or hot)

Patak’s Indian Curry Pastes

A movie at the Paramount Scotia Bank or Imax cinema in Montreal

A jumbo popcorn
(layered with butter in the middle) & jumbo diet Coke or Pepsi

A few tacos grandes at Taco Bell. - Too bad they’re not in Quebec or at Three Amigos!

A couple of dozen samosas with sauce from Pushap’s Resto on Paré Street in Mtl.

$10.00-$24.99

Picture frames – preferably in wood, best sizes are for relatively standard photos (5×7, 8×10, etc)

Lunch or dinner at East Side Marios for their great Calmars Diavolo

* A six pack of Kostrizer dark (or Wernesgruner) German beer cans or bottles (about $2.50 each at SAQ or LCBO)

* A night at the movies (see $9.99 category above) with you!

A decent bottle of red wine (for the price) – I like all regions, but hey, California, Chile, Spain and Italy are cool. Mind you, Italy is almost as overpriced as France, and California and Chile are closing in. I like dry wines in general, with nice oak notes…

Pistachios from Costco – about $13 for 1KG, I think, but I *love* them… if they have the Sunkist shelled ones, even better, but I love the bags of pistachios.

* Pintys Buffalo Chicken Wings from Costco

A porterhouse (t-bone) or Filet mignon steak from Costco – Costco has excellent Canadian beef (AAA)

Candles…. I love candles….

Body Shop scented oils that you put in the ceramic burner – note that I need the burner too, I had one, but it is with my ex, so I would need a new one.

Body Shop Scent of a man shower gel

A case of 12 Sleeman Honey Brown beers

Une grosse poutine italienne chez Lafleur

* Starfrit Silicone Oven mitt and potholder

$25.00-$49.99

Levis 501 or Calvin Klein black jeans
(34 waist x 34 leg)

Levis 501 or Calvin Klein blue jeans
(34 waist x 34 leg)

Casual dress pants (Dockers, brown or black)

Swiffer Wetjet

Clinique Happy cologne
(got this last year from mother, it’s great, I am out of the cologne, but still have after shave balm left)

Other cologne : Halston, Grey Flannel, or ???

A few drinks at drinks at Café des éclusiers (5 à 7 on a Thursday evening)

A full size mirror (about 24-30″ wide by as tall as possible)….

A decent AM/FM alarm clock radio

$50.00-$99.99

Gift certificate from Spa Le Finlandais in Rosemere (for access to their baths for an afternoon etc.)

Good snow pants (for hiking, sledding, etc)….

A nice quality scale model of the Mercedes-Benz AMG SL55 or SL65
(the model number of the car is very important to me in this case  )here’s a link to a decent (but pricey) one

Drinks at Gogo Lounge bar and a cab ride home 

Dinner at Savannah or Moishes or Gibbys or Firegrill or any good Indian / Thai restaurant.

$100.00-249.99

Storage space for about 3-6 months (about 10×10 feet for stuff that I can’t fit in my current apartment)

** A chest of drawers – in wood preferably tall and deep

A one year membership at Athena gym in Varennes ($250 for employees of companies in the area)  Thanks Karen for the headsup

Rollerblades + elbow / knee / wrist protectors

$250.00-$999.99

A chest of drawers… tall and deep enough for t-shirts, preferably in hardwood (finish).. Ikea has nice tall ones

A dishwasher (portable or countertop such as the Danby DDW396W although I’m not sure how good this is)…

Long weekend at a Bed & Breakfast or hotel in North Conway, New Hampshire

A week condo / hotel rental in Florida… (Miami or Key West)

Rental of a Mercedes AMG SL55 in, or near, Germany for 1-3 days…

$1000-$2499

2 week vacation (all-inclusive, air+hotel) in Cancun

1 week cruise… preferably with outside cabin – NOT on a seniors cruise !!!

Airfare to India (3 week trip, I’ll figure out where to stay)

Airfare to Nepal (3-4 week trip … I’ll figure out where to stay)

Airfare to Germany or near (2 week trip)

Airfare to Australia (2 week trip)

Downpayment on a lease or purchase of an economy car (Mazda 3 or 6 sedan or hatchback / wagon)

$100,000-$200,000

Mercedes-Benz AMG SL55
(Brilliant Silver with Berry Red, Keyless Go, Comand, Distronic, leather luggage)

Mercedes-Benz AMG E55
(Black)

Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS55
(Black)

$200,000-$500,000

Mercedes-Benz AMG SL65
(Brilliant Silver, Berry Red, Distronic)

Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS65
(Black)

Mercedes Benz AMG CLK DTM
(Delivery in Germany at the Affalterbach factory)

Ferrari 360CS (Challenge Stradale)
Red, without the stripes.

Porsche 911 Turbo S - Silver

Porsche 911 GT2 - Silver

A 2000 square foot loft in Old Montreal.
Preferably with 12 foot + ceilings, wide hardwood floors, floor to ceiling windows.

I’ll update this list regularly