She Rambles On

Calls From “Bank Negara Malaysia”

I read a piece of news today, about a lady who was conned of her life savings of RM70,000, which was hard-earned over ten years at a Singaporean factory, after receiving two phone calls purportedly from Bank Negara Malaysia.

When we receive such calls, it’s best to just ignore them. BNM won’t call anyone, and even if they do, it’s best to just verify it by calling the Bank back.

And to call the number back, it is pointless to ask the caller for the number. Just search for it on the internet on the official bank website to get the real number!

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Rings & Accessories

If you know me, you would know that I am a no-frills person who don’t wear any rings on my fingers or hang accessories on my neck. I only wear a pair of ear-rings, that’s all.

However, after going through the website of www.joyjewelers.com/, I think I am going to buy myself something to wear, as a reward to myself. I have worked so hard over the past few years but never gotten myself anything. Why not get something pretty?

I know, I know, I may not have much of a chance to accessorize myself but like my friend said, if I don’t beautify myself, I am doing myself an injustice. He is right.

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Souvenir Shopping

I will be going on a trip again next week. It’s just a 4D/3N trip to Melaka. Not far away, and not a long trip. But I like Melaka. The last time I was there was three years ago. My, time flies. I am sure there have been plenty of changes to the city already.

As Melaka is a tourist city, there will be plenty of souvenirs available. I am wondering what I am going to get for my family. Frankly, I won’t enjoy the extra weight but souvenirs are great to show them that I think of them even when I am away.

Well, what do you suggest?

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Late Night Show

I was so busy over the weekend, as I had back-to-back assignments and was made to run all over town. At night, I had to go and support my friend, who performed at a club with his new gibson explorer.

Actually, when I first received his invitation, I was grumbling all the way because I know I would be extremely tired and grouchy by the end of the day.

However, I am glad I forced myself to go because I did enjoy myself, and it was a great opportunity for me to de-stress. No doubt, I had to continue with my work when I returned home even though it was very late already but in retrospect, I wouldn’t give the show a miss if I could!

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Living Social Hacked

It’s weird… was reading online news to find out that Living Social was hacked…LAST WEEK! And as a member of the site, I never got that email!

Apparently, the hackers failed to access the database containing merchant information or customers’ credit card information. Nevertheless, we are required to reset out password.

Hhmm I haven’t checked out Living Social as yet, and I normally do not log in, unless I want to make a purchase. Anyway, what happens if we log in using our Facebook IDs?

It really pisses me off that so many popular sites have been hacked. Twitter and LinkedIn come to mind. That’s why I loathe to set up accounts with websites!

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Custom Furniture

I had the task of interviewing a furniture manufacturer that day. I asked him if people here do custom make their home furniture and he said yes. In fact, more and more people are spending a little bit more to get an interior designer to arrange the interior of their homes and have no qualms ordering custom furniture. The business is thriving and I didn’t know!

The boss then introduced me to an interior designer, so that I could interview her as well. According to her, many families are opting for floor water features in their living room, whether they believe in feng shui or not.

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Group Buying

I have been spending quite a lot of time, and obviously money, on group buying sites these past couple of months, seemingly catching deals. I am not so sure if my purchases were real deals.

All I know is that the sellers usually push up the price, slap a huge discount on it to make the item look cheap, and then throw in free postage, even though the cost has already been included.

Anyway, the problem with group buying is the long wait time for the packages to arrive. I would say that for every ten items I purchased, I have to wait for longer than a month for at least seven packages. That is a little too long for my liking.

Frankly, if I could find these items that I bought at a regular store, I wouldn’t have bothered buying online. As I aid, it’s not as if there is a huge difference in price.

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