I told a friend that I am looking to buy a used car. It’s quite old, actually, but it’s within my budget so I don’t mind the older car. I can’t afford a new one and I don’t fancy being saddled with a five-year auto loan so this is the best solution for the time […]

In conjunction with the Indian Premier League (IPL) season, eBay India will be auctioning off an autographed memorabilia a week for charity. This series of auctions kicks off with the auction of an autographed bat by Rahul Dravid with a starting bid of Re. 1. Proceeds from this auction will benefit Children’s Movement for Civic […]

A friend, who is an entertainer, showed me his newly printed brochure. He said he was lazy to send me the photos separately. I spotted grammatical error but I am quite reluctant to point out to him when he told me that he printed 500 copies of it! If he wants to print new brochure […]

An American kid, only 6 years old, bought virtual goods for his tank on FishVille, a Facebook game, charging his mother’s credit card and PayPal account. The mother found out of the purchase and tried to stop it. While her credit card issuer and PayPal returned her cash, the developer of FishVille refused to return […]

My friend, Warren, is a luxury watch collector. I don’t understand why he needs to keep so many watches when he can only wear one watch at a time. I also believe that if something is good, one is sufficient. I guess not everyone thinks like I do. Also, Warren says that while mothers pass […]

Gwen Stefani’s Japan relief auction kicks off on eBay on 11th April, 2011 and will last for two weeks. This is in addition to a US$1 million cash donation from Gwen herself. Proceeds will benefit Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children. Some of the items on auction include vintage clothing from Gwen’s own wardrobe, invites […]

After listening to my friend for the umpteenth time that she has never received an engagement or wedding ring from her husband and sometimes, when her mood is low, she will even claim that she is still single, I decided to do something about it. Men can be rather dense so the husband may not […]