If you have been following the news, you would know that Australians have been facing plenty of hardships because of the weather. First there were floods and then there was fire. I read in the papers that the magnitude of reconstruction of the areas affected by floods is comparable to one in the aftermath of […]

I read about a recent case which happened in Australia where a Buyer bought a pair of tickets to a show from a Seller on eBay Australia and then the Buyer claimed that he did not receive the item and successfully made a charge back through PayPal. According to the Seller, he was not able […]

I accompanied a friend to shop for Chinese New Year decorations and other accessories last weekend. They are all in RED! It’s Chinese New Year, after all, and red is the auspicious color. My poor friend has to work even though she is Chinese and supposed to celebrate the New Year with her family but […]

Whenever I look at the stuffs that have been put up for auction on eBay, there are surely a few that amuses me. This morning, I read about this guy, a football fan, that’s auctioning off his bad luck on eBay. Now, who wants to buy bad luck? This auction has a twist, though. Bidders […]

I have had the opportunity to visit numerous trade shows over the past year, from small local ones to large global ones where visitors came from all over the world. The small exhibitions, even though just state-level, had at least a hundred exhibitors. You can imagine the magnitude of the larger, international ones, like the […]

I have been following the problem with PayPal in India since the beginning and it looks like there was never any resolution to the policies that were set down by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Of course, this is only happening in India currently but who knows if the Central Banks of other countries […]

A friend recently asked me where to buy some GBP. Our Ringgit has gained so much over major currencies now that it’s time to acquire some of the currencies like GBP and USD which have fallen by a wide margin compared to a year ago. I have actually wanted to invest in FOREX but have […]