Analytics firm, comScore, has predicted that the 2010 holiday online shopping season will see an increase between 7 to 9% higher than last year. This is just preliminary forecast, of course, and the rate of sales growth could be limited by changes in unemployment rate, price inflation and even deterioration in stock market. In 2009, […]

I met an old friend a couple of days ago, and was quite surprised to see that she has put in a lot of weight. She is not, never has been, slim, but since the last time we met, she has doubled in size. I thought that she was sick but I reserved my comments. […]

The owners of this Jack Russel / Border Terrier cross, 7-year-old Vada, has managed to raise some money for her operation through selling her photos on eBay. It’s a great idea, of course, and I think a lot of people, are just buying to support a great cause. To enable Vada to undergo a series […]

Last night, I read about the successful, young Canadian entrepreneur, of Terra Marketing Group, who, together with four of his companies, donated a total of $100,000 to four charitable organizations, namely the Breast Cancer Research Fund, The Nevada YMCA, Boston Children’s Hospital and The Gulf Oil Restoration Fund. This is not the first charity that […]

I read in The Star that the sale of high-end properties is still brisk despite the weaker economy. High-end means properties that are at least a million Ringgit. I went to a major property fair in the capital city last month and I noticed that there are people who would just buy, even overseas properties, […]

Christmas is just around the corner and frankly, I feel very pressured. Although it is said to be a season of giving and receiving, I don’t like it because buying gifts for friends and family wrecks havoc on my budget. This year, I would have to look for inexpensive gifts because of the many new […]

I find it quite funny that people tend to “dump” everything and anything on eBay. It seems that no matter what we have to sell, just put it on eBay and there will surely be takers. As far as celebrity memorabilia goes, this one is quite interesting. This wooden tea hut that stands behind the […]