The Barbie doll that has been custom-designed by famed jeweller, Stefano Canturi, will be put on auction at Christie’s in new York on 20th October, 2010. Proceeds from this sale will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October). Image credit: AP Stefano Canturi, who has seen his designs […]

My friend, Paul, who runs an architecture company in New York, is talking about expanding his business. Granted, it still isn’t a good time for many businesses yet, but Paul thinks that it’s at times like these that businesses should expand because of the lower start up capital. My friend would definitely benefit from buying […]

An extremely rare painting of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley with nymphs is going to be put on the auction block on eBay with a starting price of US$1 (there is a reserve price) beginning from 22nd October, 2010, lasting ten days. This original painting, titled “The Lovers” is by Brett-Livingstone Strong and was […]

A neighbor has been complaining about termite problems. According to him, termite seemed to have “attacked” all the wooden panels and roof of his house. I found that termite problem is not a problem that occurs in old houses but I think it’s the wood condition or the dampness of the environment that is conducive […]

We’ve been seeing quite a few sale of celebrity homes and automobiles recently. The latest one to be put on eBay is Michael Jordan’s 2007 Mercedes SLR 722, a very beautiful car from what I see from the photos enclosed in the eBay listing. Of course, the price tag is just as “beautiful”. Well, how […]

A male friend contacted me this afternoon asking if I have anything “special” to offer him. I used to run an online lingerie store, you see, and although I still do have some leftover stocks, I don’t feel good offering old stocks to him. After all, he’s an old friend and I know that he’s […]

In the recent Budget 2011, the Government announced that they are doing away with the 10% sales tax on ordinary mobile phones. From what I understand, smart phones did not have any tax in the first place, though even so, Singapore prices were a lot lower than Malaysia back then! Now, with the removal of […]