I visited my friend at a horse stud farm last week where he works as a veterinarian. There are more than 200 horses in the farm that my friend has to take care. Some are race horses, some are horses used for polo. Most of them are for breeding purpose, though. I had wanted to […]

eBay has just announced a new multi-channel programme which rewards eBay shoppers with US$10 credit to spend in-store this holiday season, for every US$100 spent on eBay. eBay has disclosed some of their merchant partners, and they include Toys”R”Us, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Aeropostale. There are, of course, some terms and conditions to adhere to. […]

A friend told me that working as the marketing manager of a newspaper, he receives phone calls from people from all walks of life. It is because his phone number is very public, not only in the paper itself but also on billboards and wherever his company advertises. One day, a lady called him up […]

An online store run by husband and wife team based in Malaysia accidentally exposed their customer base and personal information after putting it up on their website and not realising that Google and other search engines had picked up that page. Impacted customers include those from USA and Australia. As an eBay seller, eBay was […]

According to the Director-General of Insolvency Department Datuk Abdul Karim, a total of 235,908 individuals have declared bankrupt as of Oct, 2011. The main causes of bankruptcy were hire-purchase agreements at 26%, personal loans at 21% and housing loans at 14%. With an average of 41 people declared bankrupt per day, this places Malaysia as […]

I have been visiting quite a few home fairs over the past few years, both in Ipoh and KL. It is strange that I have not seen anything that interests me at all, even though I am planning to renovate my home. I have been talking with a few designers as well, and trying to […]

Tony Bennett’s sketch of a nude Lady Gaga will be put on auction on eBay with proceeds benefiting both these stars’ charity foundations: Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and Bennett’s Exploring the Arts charity. The charcoal sketch will also appear in Vanity Fair Jan 2012 issue. This drawing will be auctioned off with a […]