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Now, You Can Use “Make An Offer” On Amazon To Negotiate Better Prices

Soon, courier services will be out of business and their employees will be out of job. That’s because Amazon, U.S. largest Internet-based company, will deploy thousands of drones in delivery service. Amazon announced proposals for a drone delivery service called Amazon Prime Air in December 2013. The company’s supremo – Jeff Bezos – wants to […]

... written on Dec 10 2014

When Are Your Worst Miserable Days? This Google Misery Chart Tells All

Today is Thursday and by normal convention, you should be happy. Tomorrow you should be happier and of course, the next subsequent day as we enter the weekend, it should be the happiest day of the week. But when are the sad days within a week, month or even a year? Enter Google search interest […]

... written on Dec 04 2014

Sweet Revenge – Scammer Jover Chew Closes Business At Sim Lim Square

Does Mobile Air ring a bell? No? How about Jover Chew? Jover who? Never mind, how about Singapore Sim Lim Square? Ahh, the notorious electronic goods and services centre which even Singapore authorities have problem cleaning up, or rather refuse to clean up, ever since its establishment in 1987. Sim Lim Square, or simply SLS, is […]

... written on Dec 02 2014

Are You Ready For Crazy Oil Prices At US$30 A Barrel?

Some important commodities are being whacked as we enter the month of December. Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected proposals to boost gold reserves in a referendum, resulting in the glittering metal tumbled more than 2% at one point to US$1,142.90 per ounce. Copper also fell to as low as $6,230.75, breaching below its March low to hit its […]

... written on Dec 01 2014

From $7,000 To $16,000 / Month – That’s How Much Internships Are Paid

An “internship”, or simply a job training, is an opportunity offered by an employer to potential employees, called “interns”, to work at a firm for a fixed, limited period of time. Usually catered for undergraduates or students, internships are quite similar to apprenticeships. Typically, it could last from one week to 12-months. Often, internships are considered […]

... written on Nov 26 2014

That’s Gorgeous Fjords – Norway Unveils The World’s Coolest Passport

After unveiled its new banknote series, easily the best money ever designed, Norway has unveiled yet another stylish design – passports. Much to the envy of non-Norwegian citizens around the globe, Norway’s National Police Directorate has announced that it’s selected a new “cool and beautiful” design for the nation’s passports, thanks to Oslo-based Neue Design Studio. With the […]

... written on Nov 19 2014

Stock Connect Between Hong Kong & Shanghai Opens, And It’s Tax-Free

Starting today, anybody can buy China stocks at the debut of an exchange link that allows Hong Kong and Shanghai investors to trade shares on each others’ bourses. Called “Stock Connect”, mainland Chinese can now trade shares in Hong Kong for the first time, while foreign investors in Hong Kong are allowed to buy and […]

... written on Nov 17 2014

Alibaba New Discovery – Women With Bigger Boobs Spend More

November 11 is China Singles’ Day or simply Bachelors’ Day. This day is, of course, different from Bachelor Night where a party is held for a man shortly before he enters marriage. Since it’s supposed to celebrate his “last night of freedom”, normally the man would do “naughty stuffs” together with his male friends (*grin*), […]

... written on Nov 14 2014

Victory For Women In Saudi Arabia – They Can Now Drive But …

Good news – women are now allowed to drive (*tongue-in-cheek*). Of course we’re talking about the only country in the world that previously does not allow them to do so – Saudi Arabia. In a surprise move, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has recommended the country’s government lift the long-standing ban on women drivers, but the […]

... written on Nov 08 2014

Revealed – Why Facebook Mark Zuckerberg Wears The Same Shirt Every Day

On a trip to Japan in the early 1980s, Steve Jobs asked Sony’s chairman Akio Morita why everyone in the company’s factories wore uniforms. He told Jobs that after the war, no one had any clothes, and companies like Sony had to give their workers something to wear each day. Over the years, the uniforms […]

... written on Nov 07 2014









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