Over the past few months, we have seen rich video game fans forking out thousands of dollars for “rare” video games like the woman who sold her Stadium Events for US$13,000 and the guy who sold a sealed copy of the same for US$40,000 on eBay. Now, there’s this eBay seller who is hawking his […]

My sister, Kelly, told me that she has received yet another Victoria’s Secret gift certificate from her husband for her birthday. That guy is so unromantic, I tell you, once he found out that Kelly loves shopping at VS, he has been buying VS gift certificates for ALL occasions! Kelly says that even if she […]

PayPal announced that their iPhone application which uses the “Bump API” has been downloaded a million times. This is a very practical iPhone app that allows for the transfer of funds, even small amounts, between PayPal accounts of iPhone users, by just bumping their iPhones. This app allows for transfer of small funds easily, like […]

Ipoh recently had a computer fair that is not organized by PIKOM. The one that is organized by PIKOM will only be held at the end of April. I am sure local folks were at first a little confused but I checked with PIKOM to be sure. I have no preference, actually, but I didn’t […]

The Ringgit has continued its upward momentum against the Greenback this week, hitting a 23-month high. It is expected to take a breather on profit taking by investors but too bad I couldn’t wait and had to withdraw my funds from PayPal despite losing a few hundred Ringgit on currency exchange and PayPal service fee. […]

I was in KLCC for window shopping in February and March and what surprised me was that on the luxury floor we have to pay $2 per visit to the toilet. My friend, who works on the luxury floor, told me that sometimes, to save time, she uses that toilet, but she said that she […]

Working from home, one wouldn’t think that there would be serious work hazards but my neighbor is renovating his house next door to ours and it is so noisy and dusty everyday that it has caused me to feel ill for two weeks. I wouldn’t say that it’s as hazardous as those firefighters who were […]