Scam
Remember how Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak praised the ISIL / ISIS barbarians to the sky not many moons ago? Well, fortunately for him, he didn’t sign up as one of thousands of foreign jihadists in Syria. We’re not talking about PM Najib not getting his reward – 72 virgins in heaven – in an […]
... written on Dec 03 2014Does 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 2014In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. But in the land of the copycats, every iconic brands will be copied. That’s China for you. If you think China-designed Xiaomi was bad enough for ripping off America-designed Apple iPhone, you haven’t seen anything yet. With the exception of sophisticated military hardware, talented […]
... written on Nov 25 2014ATM thefts have gone high-tech, and judging by how the police and banks are running around like a headless chicken trying to piece together the puzzle, the local authorities and financial institutions were obviously not ready for such an attack. And it’s not hard to understand why – the police and banking institutions were trapped […]
... written on Sep 30 2014For a moment, we thought Alibaba could breached the US$100 a share and sent everyone on the trading floor jaw-dropping. But the stock hit its highest at US$99.70, just 30 cents of reaching the 100 bucks mark. On the first day of its listing on NYSE, Jack Ma’s baby was trading between the range of […]
... written on Sep 21 2014About two months ago, you could have received a phone call with a recorded message, claiming to be from Qantas and Virgin. The call would say you has won a “travel prize” or “credit points” – typically $999 – towards your next holiday. If you didn’t hang up but entertained the call by pressing “1” […]
... written on Sep 16 2014Actually this article shouldn’t be published as we do not want to give free publicity to Xioami Malaysia. But for the sake of consumers who had been taken for a ride by the Chinese company, we feel we should at least publish this last article to save them precious and productivity time. We have to […]
... written on Jun 03 2014Imagine you go to supermarket, put two items in your shopping cart and proceed to cashier counter to make payment. Surprisingly, the cashier said “Sorry, No More Stock” and you see your shopping cart empty – Magic !!! That was what happened today at Xiaomi Malaysia store. Hundreds of furious messages have been bombarding its […]
... written on May 28 2014There’re basically two movies you should watch before you jump into the world of investment, especially the stock market. The two movies are “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Inside Job”, released in 2013 and 2010 respectively. Sure, there’re tons of investing books in the market but frankly, you won’t learn as much from those […]
... written on May 05 2014Christmas is around the corner. You probably have bought most of your Christmas’s gifts. In case you have not, this weekend could be your last chance to swipe your credit cards like crazy. It’s hard not to use credit cards nowadays, especially with the escalating cost of living. Consumers, particularly youngsters tend to have this […]
... written on Dec 20 2013
