Nov 11 2009
One thing I missed most about my beloved Labuan is the market with its little stalls selling all kinds of souvenirs, material and local food. So, on the last day of our short stay in Labuan, we went directly to my Indian friend’s stall selling umbrellas and sarong materials. Umbrellas are so expensive in Kuala [...]
Nov 05 2009
Since Crocs footwear came into the market in Malaysia, I could never take my eyes off anyone wearing them. Some sure look big, bold and ugly. Beats me, if anyone is going to pay more than a hundred ringgit for some rubber footwear, it must be damn comfortable. Each time I pass a shop selling [...]
Nov 04 2009
Business must be so bad that some business enterprises have to resort to ‘carrot-and-stick’ sales tactics to badger customers into buying their products. Such was the case in our encounter with staff of a fitness centre today. My daughter Esther and I were at a shopping mall in the afternoon when we happened to pass [...]
Oct 29 2009
To many people, an apple is just an ordinary and a not-to-expensive fruit. But to many underprivileged, they cannot afford apples for their families. When I helped my part-time maid Kavitha to buy about 20 big and red tomatoes, she was very happy. As I had bought them at Tesco at the weekend it was [...]
Oct 27 2009
While on my shopping round in 1-Utama, my attention was drawn to an ad poster for a new shampoo just launched in town. A well-known movie star was the cover boy for this product. Wow, this product must be good for such a famous celeb to endorse it, I thought to myself. When I looked [...]