Self Improvement
America is a great country because it was supposed to be a free country. As confusing as it may sound, public perception of people in the Middle East is that they hate America, and the West. But at the same time, they admire and aspire to the essence of Western life – freedom of expression, […]
... written on Mar 04 2016Warren Buffett has just published his latest annual letter to shareholders. Why should you care, you may ask yourself. After all, you didn’t own and perhaps will never own Berkshire Hathaway stock. At roughly US$200,000 (£144,434; RM842,568) a share, perhaps it’s impossible for you to afford even “one share” of the company. Still, you […]
... written on Feb 29 2016After more than a year in development and testing, Facebook has expanded its popular “Like” button to include other “reactions”. Four days ago, people can see and choose “love,” “haha,” “wow,” “sad,” and “angry” gesture. There’s no “Dislike” button as requested because Facebook claims that the new mix of reactions has proven popular with users during […]
... written on Feb 28 2016Apple iPhone 7 is roughly 7-month away so it’s not fair to put the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S7 and 5-month-old iPhone 6S on the table for a comparison. But this is a never-ending game because Samsung and Apple deliberately design their new products launching date roughly half a year apart – to force consumers […]
... written on Feb 23 2016Road to Moscow 1980 was perhaps the best opportunity for Malaysian football team to put the country on world map. It was the era where Malaysia, despite being a relatively poor country, was blessed with so many talented football heroes that the mighty South Korea wished their country had those gifted players. But thanks […]
... written on Feb 16 2016Remember how you perform a simple trick on your iPhone or iPad in order to play Candy Crush for unlimited plays? You change the date forward to cheat for lives. Now, there’s a new neat trick that you can try (if you dare, but we highly recommend you read to the end of this article […]
... written on Feb 15 2016Walt Disney Company is about to get its sixth Magical Disneyland this year. Scheduled to open on June 16, Shanghai Disneyland will rival Hong Kong and Tokyo Disneylands, the other two Disneyland in Asia. The tickets for the Shanghai theme park will go on sale to the public much sooner – from March 28 onwards. […]
... written on Feb 03 2016Twitter shares are plunging as much as 10.5% after trading hours on Tuesday afternoon following Stifel Nicolaus downgrade from “hold” to “sell” and set a US$14 price target. Its stock is down by 55.6% compared to where it was a year ago. If you didn’t know, Twitter is banned on the mainland China hence the […]
... written on Feb 03 2016With less than 2-week to go before people abandon capital Kuala Lumpur and rush back for the Chinese Lunar New Year (CNY) festival, mega sales are everywhere in town. Pre-CNY has always been an interesting point to gauge the domestic economy, especially the Malaysian ethnic-Chinese. After all, the government always accuses the Chinese of dominating […]
... written on Jan 26 2016He’s worth a staggering US$24.5 billion (£17.23 billion; RM106.37 billion) based on Forbes’ estimation. He survived the Nazi-occupation of Hungary and fled the regime as a refugee for 15-years hence he has a soft spot for refugees currently flocking to the European Union. He worked as a railway porter and waiter in London before becoming […]
... written on Jan 22 2016
