Cash Without the Embarrassment

I don’t know about our family but in my very Chinese traditional one, it can be quite embarrassing to go home and get a loan from your parents or brothers and sisters. Why..?? because the family equates your shortage of cash flow as being unsuccessful and if one wants to go home and get a cash advance, you will have to explain why you needed the money, how you are going to pay back, and then you get to hear a long lecture of how you should be more careful with your money and so forth.

Sometimes, it is really hard to borrow from a family or friend, in a way, it is alot easier.. to go to the professionals when you need monetary assistance. You and I know that the bank would never come through for you, therefore we have places call Payday Loans here, unfortunately, in Asia.. we only have “yi soak kong” (pawn shop) to go to, but that itself, you have to have a collateral, quite a hassle too. Payday loans has help thousands if not more… but one needs to loan responsibly too.

Fabric Blind Your Windows

We wanted to get new curtains for our windows and decided instead this year.. we should get some blinds, but little did i know that there are other alternative to blinds. I fell in love with fabric window blinds immediately because it sure is a great way to soften the windows. It lets natural light soften up and still shine through with a glowing warmth but allows you total privacy yet an open view if you choose too.

They are made of durable nylon and polyester and gives you a soft look yet they are tough and very durable. Great for windows with a view, and comes in 9 colors for you to choose. Most importantly, it was within our budget.

First SMS-enabled Blog

Very interesting, using mobile marketing, to market your blog. Indeed something new and innovative by the people of Truemors.com and golive mobile. A super blog future was what the owner, Guy Kawasaki, one of Apple’s original fellow wants it to be. This is for user to post rumours, factoids and other relevant gossips they have via SMS, voice calling, email and traditional web forms.

The goal is to enable users to send text messages and have it appear in the blog immediately, like real time posting. Not only is it fun, it is so cool, to see one’s texting live. When the campaign went life, Truemors became the hottest site overnight and immediate you can see the traffic going way up. Did you know that Truemors even prompted a Wikipedia entry..!

I see great future with sms marketing, what about you..??

It’s Simple, He Cares Enough

I read in the local papers today about how someone had written about it being an insult to spend 4 – 5 million for a new municipality building for the town councilors. Another customer of mine .. has been raising alot of questions during the town meeting .. but they wanna discredit him by saying that he is crazy.

People donch just speak up because they wanna make noise.. or become famous in the town.. ! Ppl speak up .. simply because they are enough. And although irate at times.. with this town… i donch speak up.. because i’m only on borrowed time…and borrowed land.

Protecting Your Loved Ones

My grandmother used to say that if you love your family or love anyone, you will have to plan for their future and take care of them in case anything were to happen to you. I know she is right because during my younger days, i’ve seen relatives and school friends whose parents died all of a sudden and left them with nothing at all .. to cope with facing the future without them, was really heartbreaking. I know of some who couldn’t even afford to pay for the funeral of the loved ones.. and had to literally get social welfare to help.

So as soon as I started to work, i bought insurance for myself, in case i leave my mum behind and she had nothing to fend for herself. But when I gave birth to my daughter.. the need to increase my insurance was even more important.. because what if she was left behind.. to fend for herself..?? So yes, I love my daughter too much to even let her go without any money to help her through life.

Any smart person would definitely buy not only life insurance right..?? If one owns a car, you’ll have to compare car insurance and get the best quotes and if you own a home, you’ll have to make sure you get some good and
cheap home insurance
as well. Protecting yourself and your family is my motto.

Quality Teak Wood

Teak wood furnitures are very popular not only at our home but commercially as well. I fell in love with Teak Wood furnitures because the hotel that I used to work in uses them where the pool deck is. I used to wonder with folks coming out from the pool all wet and then sitting on those pool chairs made from wood, wouldn’t the bench/chair rot easily. Well.. it looked like my worries were unfounded because teak wood are the most durable and they never rot for centuries due to the fact that it can withstand any outdoor weather condition, it is the best investment one can buy.

So if you are like me and love BBQs during summer and the fall, teak garden furniture, are not only beautiful but certainly the highest quality of wood furniture you can find around the world. And of course you can buy any wooden benches that are real cheap.. but everytime the weather turns cold or when it starts to rain.. you’ll just have to run out . .and bring the benches into the basement to save it from being ruin by the rain. Fortunately, for us.. our teak benches need not make us run in and out of our house .. when the weather is not favorable. Because like i said.. teak is weather resistant due to the natural rubber content and a high oil content in it and acts as a built in natural water repellent. And when it is exposed to the sun, it activates natural oil. So if you are looking out for good and long lasting outdoor furnitures, be it teak chairs, or tables, or anything, you can count on teak.

Studio RTA

We don’t have a Ikea in our town, the nearest one is in another state and even with online buying available, they only ship to their warehouse in the city and that’s 4 hrs away from where i lived.

I need a pink office chair badly because the one in the our store is giving up on me. No one in town carries a pink one but studio RTA furniture does and at a price reasonable too. Free shipping is offered, what better deal can one get..!

Girls Best Friend

I’m sure you’ve heard that Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, there is even a song for it, if i am not wrong. As for me, i never liked the solitaire ring, i’m into a band of diamonds, it’s looks alot nicer, to me anyways.

This anniversary, I was hinting about getting one and showed a catalogue full of diamond rings to the husband. I hope he gets the hint. And I also made sure he knows i don’t like those solitaire diamonds, you see men can be quite blur when it comes to buying jewelry for their girlfriends and even wife of a thousand years.

Used Auto

Back home in Singapore.. Used Cars weren’t that popular even though cars were very expensive. I have no idea why but i am guessing is the Asian mentality that used things may not be as good or they may break down. Most friends that i know wouldn’t even consider a used car.

And the strangest thing here in Canada is .. everyone is into used cars, my father-in-law buys used autos all the time. I guess the men here are really handy .. and they know exactly what to look out for when buying a used auto..?? I have no problems buying a used auto now.. and with some help, reviews and a brother-in-law to check on the used auto, I’m all game.

A complete resource for buying used autos, Auto Guide has the most comprehensive listing of used autos. It’s the most useful and flexible way to find your ideal auto. As a buyer, we all know how worried we get when spending so much money on a vehicle, but now with Auto Guide you can narrow down your search and get more results with a few clicks. With photos of the featured auto included and a review to help folks like you and me to find the best in the market, plus it’s so easy to make your search either by model or the make of the auto you are interested in.

Buying used auto is hassle free, no harassment from used car salesman .. and you can save thousands too.. if you choose wisely. I’m very much into used autos now, the notion of used autos are not as good is no longer in my vocabulary.

Loonie closes above parity

The US dollar continues to fall against the major world currencies.. and the Canadian dollar continued to raise above parity. Event the tourist we had today at our store .. was asking for our quarter to exchange to bring home. This is really strange.. because when I first came to Canada.. i remember the Americans being very indignant.. about getting their American dollars for change .. for anything they bought.

Strange as it is.. but i get a feeling that the Americans coming across this is year are way better than we’ve come across .. the last few years. I wonder if it has anything to do with the greenbacks..??