A few weeks ago, I went on a much needed but short vacation to Thailand. I spent the majority of my time there in and around Phuket and whilst there I visited “The Phuket Cobra Show”. With Phuket being what it is, just about everyone who interacts with tourists is trying to make money off […]
Last weekend, we went to a food market and as you can imagine, most if not all of the vendors only accepted cash. Whilst walking around and enjoying the sights, smells and tastes, I thought to myself that there was bound to be people who have run out of money but want to taste more […]
One thing that all of us should be doing (or at least trying to do) is save money. We all have different reasons for wanting to save money and these can range from saving for retirement, a raining day, vacation, new tech gadgets and the list goes on. Whatever the case may be, more often […]
A little while ago I wrote an article about how New Zealanders should take advantage of the strong dollar and shop on overseas websites (here). DHL recently released some figures that show a 26.6% growth in deliveries to New Zealand between March and September. The main reason for the rise is the buying power the […]
There a quite a number of videos that have been uploaded to YouTube which for one reason or another have gone viral in a big way. The people who uploaded these videos probably didn’t expect such a response to them or any sort of compensation for them. Some people have been lucky enough to sign […]
Last week, the shell for our Toyota Corolla key fell apart. Since all the internal bits and pieces were working just fine I saw it as a cheap, quick and easy fix. My first port of call for getting the shell replaced was Toyota but when I spoke to them, the notion of it being […]
The iPhone 4S along with its technological advancements went on sale in New Zealand yesterday. Its new features include a faster processor, 8MP camera, iCloud and of course iOS 5 that Apple touts as the most advanced mobile operating system. iOS 5 in itself adds over 200 new features to the iPhone which may make […]
If you are like me and a lot of other people I know, then you will more than likely be in a situation where you want to keep as much of the hard earned money in your pocket. One way that I try to keep as much of my money on me and not throw […]
A couple of year ago, I was in need of someone to design a logo for one of my sites. There are a number of avenues that I could have chosen to meet my design needs but for various reasons I settled on a small logo design company. What I got in the end wasn’t […]
