Saturday, July 05, 2008
5p Listing Promotion on eBay UK Is Back!
Here’s great news for everyone wishing to list their item on eBay UK for auction. If you have missed previous promotions, don’t worry. Here is one again which begins on Tuesday from 8th of July 2008 from 00:00:01 BST until 23:59:59 British Standard Time. This is the promotional period.

The trick with catching the maximum benefit from listing promos is to list your items in advance and schedule them to go live during the promotional period. That means that you will receive the promotional listing fee without wasting time trying to list as many items as you possibly could on the day itself.

There are, of course, terms and conditions to follow. To find out if your items are eligible for this upcoming 5p listing promotion on eBay UK this 8th July, 2008, check out this page.

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Friday, July 04, 2008
Laptop or Netbook
A friend of mine asked me which laptop to buy after reading about my new laptop purchase. Well, his budget i s only RM2000 - RM3000 and he said that he will not demand too much from it. This guy may travel a lot but I think due to the nature of his job, he does not require a laptop.

I suggested that he buy a netbook since it would be cheaper and it would be able to do all that he wants like word processing, emailing, browsing and many more features. The price is very reasonable and within his budget as well.

I have contemplated buying a netbook too but decided that although it is small, light weight and highly portable, I could not do serious work on it. In the end, I bought a laptop.
 
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Are You Tempted By Summer Sales Yet?
Some of you may already know that I write a shopping blog. In that blog, I share with you bargains from various online retailers. After writing a few weeks about online sale, clearance sale, Summer sale, discount and promotion, I tell you, I am so tempted to let loose a little and go on an online shopping spree!

Shopping online is so addictive that if we do not control our spending, we would find ourselves charging our credit card way too often and then induce a heart attack at the end of the month when we receive our credit card bill. LOL

My friends Amy and Doris are great shoppers. They know when to get a bargain, yet they would not bate an eye splashing $1000 on a jacket or handbag. Eeekkkk! Haven’t the heard of coupon codes??
 
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Shopping During Work Hours
Just now, my friend called me up and asked if I would accompany him to shop for tiles, accessories and furnishings for his home an. You may remember that I have a friend who is building his home. Yes, it has been almost two years already! Thank god he is in the final stages. Phew!

My friend told me that he had to get matching tiles, plasma tv mount for his entertainment room and look for bathroom vanities.

At first I thought that he meant tonight so I said OK, I will go. But then he said, right now, in the afternoon! Huh... just because he could go or leave anytime he likes because he is the son of the boss does not mean that we all could do the same! I need to work also!!

In the end, I had to turn him down. Cheh.... the weather was so hot this afternoon I would rather stay indoors with the air-conditioner!
 
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New Zealand Man Auctions Soul
A New Zealand man put up his soul for auction on a New Zealand specific auction marketplace and received over a hundred expressions of interests. Surprisingly, there was a winner and the auction closed at USD189. His auction was approved by the auction site as there was something tangible that exchanged hands: The deed of soul ownership.

According to this New Zealander, he has no use for his soul but he could sell it and sold it he did. However, the new owner will have no hold on him except to the deed of soul ownership. This guy is pretty much still the same person, sans soul, and US$189 richer.

If you have read my other blog, an Australian man recently placed his entire life on eBay for auction, including his home and a trial at his job, because he wanted to start life afresh after a failed marriage. That auction closed at US$383,200.

On the other hand, eBay halted the auction the soul of a 20-year-old university student in 2001 when bidding reached US$400. I guess he should auction off a "deed of soul ownership", instead of just his soul.

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What It Takes To Build A Successful Company
My friend, Paul, will always tell me that if one believes in himself, he could achieve just about anything that he wants. When I read about the achievements of Andrew Wilshire, I have this feeling that Andrew Wilshire, within a short span of a decade, started his own financial newsletter and grew it into a full-fledged brokerage house because he believed in himself.

Of course, knowledge and determination play an important role in building a successful company, especially a financial enterprise and Andrew certainly made full use of his early training in Beddows Commodities Inc. and his technological know-how to provide an edge to his company.

Andrew Wilshire runs two websites, which you can check out at Andrew-Wilshire.net and AndrewWilshire.com
 
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Air Asia Big Big Sale Unbelievably Low Priced Airfare
My friend tells me that he will be going to Vietnam for a holiday at the end of this month. He'll only be gone for four days. I asked him if he will be taking Air Asia but he says no. He'll be taking Vietnam Air. Ho-kay!

Anyway, he is keeping tabs of Air Asia's promotion and he asked me to check it out. Seriously unbelievably low priced at only MYR0.05, even for international flights. Can any airline go lower than that? Yes, there was once a $0 promotion.

Is there anyone now who still could not afford to fly? I remember the days where if you do not have MYR10,000 cash to spare, don't even think of going overseas. Yes, now everyone could surely fly. Of course, the return ticket will not be MYR0.05, sorry to say that but still, it will be a whole lot cheaper.

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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Quality Yet Cheap Auto Radiators
Although I may not own a car, I am responsible for maintaining the family car. It is an old car and maintenance could get costly. Besides, it runs on diesel and diesel price recently rose by 60% and yet the road tax has not been reduced.

When it comes to repairing it, I leave it to my father or brother, though I am still the one to settle the bill. That's why when I read that one could get a cheap Integra Radiator from Radiator.com with lifetime warranty, I gave them the heads up and hope that they would check the suitability of that radiator.

I believe that Radiator.com, one of the largest online retailers of auto radiators with warehouses across America, is the only retailer of quality yet low priced car radiators that come with lifetime warranty.
 
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Sharing Driving Duties
My friend, the late Boon, used to keep drilling into my head the importance of the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. He was an environmentalist, you see. I thought of him when I read about Divide The Ride. He would have been s happy to know that there are people taking the initiative to carpool in an active and involved way.

The difference between Divide The Ride and other carpooling system is that this only will match people who already know each other. This means that information, especially of children and their movement and activities, will be safe.

Arrangements and reminders are sent via email and text messages so that parents will not miss their duty. After all, they have a carload of children waiting for their ride. If you are looking for ways to manage your children’s numerous rides to school and other extra mural activities, check out Divide The Ride. You just may have your driving duties shared with a neighboring family!
 
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Chinese Investor Wins Charity Auction Lunch With Warren Buffett
Did you read the news about the Chinese investor, Zhao Danyang of the Hong Kong-based Pureheart China Growth Investment Fund who paid US$2,110,100 to win a charity lunch with Warren Buffett? I don't know if there's anyone other than hi who would pay that much just to have dinner wit Warren Buffett but then this is all in the name of charity.

Zhao Danyang and up to seven other guests will have lunch whenever Zhao and Buffett could arrange it. Warren Buffett only auctions one lunch per year and has been doing so since year 2000.

All proceeds go towards charity and Glide Foundation has been the lucky recipient. What gave everyone a pleasant surprise was that this year's closing bid was so much higher than last year's auction at US$650,100.

The opening bid was US$25,000.

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