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 […]

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 […]

I read about a case where a woman, who passed away and with credit card debts, was still harassed by her bank to settle the debt. This story, as related by her grand-nephew, was rather funny, if not morbid. The bank staff, despite being told numerous times that she had passed on, still continued to […]

Maybank has come out with a debit card with Superman on its front. The bank expects this tie-up with DC Comics, the publisher of Superman, to bring them an even larger pie of the debit card user market. Maybank is targeting teenagers and young adults, basically those from the Generation Y. The tie-up will give […]

A friend, who is the owner of a conventional printing business, is thinking of putting his business online. However, he doesn’t know how to go about it and asked me if I could assist. Although I have owned quite a few online sites over the years, when it comes to technicality of an online printing […]

I read about a group of teachers in Sarawak, who were tricked into applying for credit cards, as the promoters duped them into believing they would benefit from a lot of rewards and rebates, only for government servants. After applying for the credit cards, and subsequently using them, they discovered that those benefits were not […]

What a crazy week it had been since I returned from my trip. Before I hit the road again, I had been picking up purchases online. I know I may have paid a bit more sometimes, but it is a lot more convenient that shopping at the stores. Meanwhile, my dad has also asked me […]