Food
As disgusting as it may sound, the use of urine (that’s right, your own pee) for various health, healing and even cosmetic purposes dated back to thousands of years ago by several ancient cultures such as China, India and Egypt. Could that be the reason why Cleopatra was one of ancient most beautiful woman? Before […]
... written on Jan 20 2015Swiss-made watches have become more expensive over night. Swatch watch group which sells brands such as Omega, Tissot, Longiness and Calvin Klein was trembling at the sudden change of event. So did Richemont, which owns Cartier, Chloé and Montblanc. Shares of Swatch Group tumbled 15% while Richemont was down 14%. If you happen to collect […]
... written on Jan 18 2015The year 2014 was a pathetic year for Hollywood, as far as moviegoers’ attendance is concerned. Domestically, the number of Americans who attended theatres dropped by roughly 6% to 1.26 billion last year, the lowest in nearly 20-years. In terms of revenue, the overall box office tumbled 5.2%, collected a paltry US$10.3 billion (£6.7 billion; […]
... written on Jan 02 2015When you suddenly found out that you get cancer, what’s your reaction? Probably cry of disbelief before seeks another specialists’ opinion. You want to know why because you believe there’s a reason – from genetic inheritance to food that you’ve eaten. Some may think it could be due to “karma”, something bad that they’ve done […]
... written on Jan 02 2015According to AAA National Average Prices, they are now US$2.257 a gallon for regular gasoline. The cheapest gasoline today in Oklahoma was reportedly selling at US$1.57 a gallon for regular gasoline. Remember when we wrote about Crude Oil WTI taking a short nap at US$55 a barrel before going south? Well, as of time this […]
... written on Jan 01 2015Is Russian economic meltdown merely a domestic problem? Does it affect other countries as well? Obviously it does, judging by data from Dubai, a popular tourist destination for Russians. According to Dubai Airports, passenger traffic related to Russia plunged 18.2% from a year earlier in November. Cargo volume through Dubai International also dropped 8% from a year earlier in the same […]
... written on Dec 31 2014Hawaii’s US$38 million macadamia nut industry demand is suddenly skyrocketing from South Korea, thanks to a spoilt princess of Korean Air boss Cho Yang-Ho, the patriarch of business conglomerate Hanjin Group. Macadamia nut sales had increased 20-times from one week to the next earlier this month, after Heather Cho Hyun-ah threw tantrums about how she […]
... written on Dec 24 2014In the Hollywood film “World War Z”, only two countries have been able to successfully stopped zombies infection. One is Israel, where an intercepted email mentioning zombies had tipped the country, hence built a gigantic wall in Jerusalem to protect the uninfected from the zombies. That was done a full week before the pandemic hit […]
... written on Dec 22 2014Every one likes to work for a company that provides great salary, unbelievable work culture, excellent career prospect, free food, mind boggling facilities and whatnot. Nobody likes to job hop if they can help it. But is there such thing as the best company or employer to work for, hopefully for the rest of your […]
... written on Dec 12 2014Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee-shop chain has a new objective – to double food revenue to more than US$4 billion (£2.5 billion; RM13.8 billion) in the next 5-years. And how does it plan to do it? Interestingly, it plans to expand its lunch offerings with new menu – beer, wine and more stores. The […]
... written on Dec 05 2014
