The Best Offers are from Offers.com

Everyone of us would have bought something online one time or another but some of us do more shopping online than others. There's no denying that shopping online is convenient, saves time, and saves money, if you know where to shop.

Offers.com is a one-stop shop for all your shopping needs. There are auto parts, baby gears and toys, have I mentioned clothes(?), credit cards, dining discounts, fine jewelry, fitness equipment, home and kitchen appliances, lawn and garden gadgets, shoes, clothes, software, sporting goods, TVs and HDTVs, video games, vacation packages and lots more - all 222 different categories! Phew! Not only that wide selection of products, there are also tons of coupon codes, deals and great discounts, some as much as 80%!

Thankssgiving is just around the corner and soon Christmas. Shopping at Offers.com could stretch your dollar and allow you to buy more for less. Isn't that the aim of a wise shopper? Offers.com can make a wiser shopper out of you. Happy shopping!

How to Make Cheap International Phone Calls

If you do business internationally, you'd be communicating with your business partners and associates often and in some cases, constantly. Phone-calls would make up a sizeable chunk of your overheads. Cheaper calls are what your business needs to help reduce your phone bills increasing your profit margin.

Namada.com provides a range of cheap International Calling Services including Toll Free Forwarding, International Call Forwarding, and other Unique International Phone Services.

You can get a toll-free number in virtually any country in the world and have the number forwarded to your landline or mobile phone in another country. Namada offers really cheap calls at 1.9 cents per minutes anywhere in the USA and Canada: the lowest rate in among similar services.

With International Call Forwarding, you are able to receive calls from anywhere in the world to conduct business or talk with your family. What this means too is that businesses can use forwarding numbers to create offices in other countries without office and personnel. If you are looking at a way to increase profitability tollfreeforwarding phone service is what you'd want to look into. Not only does it reduce your phone bill, your business will definitely see an increased market share.

Dos and Don'ts in the 10th lunar month

Today is the first day of the 10th lunar month. For Chinese people of the Buddhist/Taoist faith, the first day of the month is different from any other day of the month.

My late (paternal) grandmother (when she was alive) used to get up very early every morning to chant prayers. The first day of a lunar month is a different routine altogether. On this day, she would also prepare offerings to deities and ancestors at the different altars we have at home. This is one of two days in a month (the other being the 15th day) that my grandmother would be on a strict vegetarian diet - no meat, egg nor milk. She would use a different set of cutlery, crockery and utensils.

Now back to the lunar calendar... I received an email the other day from Singapore about predictions for the 10th lunar month. They sound scary to me. Some of us may not believe in such things but it's still a good read if nothing else. Below is reproduced in its entirety for your information or attention whichever...


Subject: Avoid traveling, Thread carefully with diligence and prudence

Hi Friends,

How have you been doing during the last lunar month? We are coming to the 10th lunar month that is from the 6th Nov to 5th Dec 2010. The 10th lunar month 2010 will be worse than the 9th lunar month and you are advised to tread carefully with diligence and prudence. If you are able, avoid travelling during the 10th lunar month.

There will be indications of conflict that extend from those between individuals up to those involving larger entities that include organizations as well as nations. These conflicts might be in the form of hostilities, violence and attacks. There might be war, terrorist attacks or other forms of aggression. People will tend to get angry easily and might resort to extreme measures during this month. Hence, it will not be a good idea to engage in direct conflicts with others or to provoke them. In addition, keep away from war zones, protest rallies or being caught up in gang fights. When you are interacting with others that might include friends, colleagues, family and even strangers, be sensitive to what is going on around you. Even when in public places, you might not want to attract needless attention or unintentionally irritate others as it might not take much for you to ignite a fiery response. Just imagine everybody as being similar to walking landmines. Do not end up being a victim of another’s rage.

There will be more natural disasters and the impact will be far greater than during the 9th lunar month that might result in greater damage and casualties. If you were to travel, you might want to gather geographical information about the areas that you will be visiting. Even though some of the natural disasters might have passed, they might have left some potential dangers in the areas affected such as diseases, loose rocks, sand, earth etc. Aside from natural disasters, there might be outbreaks of diseases that could lead to new illnesses or mutated germs that will cause many people to fall ill easily. For those who have young children and elderly at home, you might want to pay special attention to this.

Another significant sign during the 10th lunar month is that there will be large masses of people moving. This will not refer to many people moving homes or taking vacations. Such movements during this month might refer predominantly to those driven away by natural disasters or fleeing from war or chaos. This might also refer to evacuations or something more sinister.

Probably by now, you will understand the reasons for advising against travelling during this month. If you are required to travel, please bring along the Jade item that you have purchased from me for protection. Some of you might be in careers that involve higher risk requiring you to be present in dangerous places. Please be extra careful about your own safety and provide me your usual trip information. If you will be staying in areas/countries that will be more susceptible to natural disasters, you might want to remain alert about the safety precautions that you need to take to act accordingly.

Having said all this, the 10th lunar month will be a great month to make money, but unfortunately in a negative manner. There will be people making good money during this month due to others’ foolishness or to live on other people’s suffering and pain. The purpose of letting you know this is not to encourage you to take advantage but to avoid being cheated and to be wary of such people. For example, some people or organizations might raise funds in the name of helping victims But such donations will not reach the intended recipients. There will also be those earning money through scams requesting money to assist people you know or getting them out of trouble.

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Feel free to circulate this email to friends and relatives or anyone who is interested.

Have a safe and wonderful 10th lunar month.

Flood in Haadyai

If you were in Haadyai yesterday, you may be one of those wading through floodwaters like in the picture above. Tourists and residents were trapped by floodwaters caused by heavy rains which battered the tourist island of Koh Samui and the southern city hub of Haadyai.

Haadyai brings back memories of the "tiger show" we went to. Strangely, we had to go in by the back-door but after the show, we were ushered out through the front which was actually a bar or a club sort of.

Image source: The Star

Friday Frolics - What Wizard of Oz Character are you?

Hi! It's Friday again. There are many good things about Fridays. To begin with, it is the last day of the workweek for most and today being Deepavali, it's a public holiday adding another day to the weekend. I see the sun is up and the sky is blue which promises to be an awesome setting for a festival and a weekend.

More good news - people are returning to their homes in Kelantan after the flood waters have receded. Over in Borobudur, the UNESCO World Heritage ancient Buddhist complex of Borobudur has been cleaned of the sulphur ashes from Mount Merapi and visitors can once again go up the temple. My girlfriend would be pleased to know that as her trip is coming up end of this month. But I digress.

This week's quiz is about Wizard of Oz and what character of it you are. Have some fun!

You Are the Scarecrow

You value intelligence, and you would like to be as smart as possible. You love to learn. You may feel like you're naive, but you're gaining knowledge every day. You are well aware of your limitations, but you are ignorant of your own strengths. You are quick-witted and extremely insightful. You just need the confidence to see your own common sense.

What Wizard of Oz Character Are You?

Friday Frolics: Cheaper Than a Therapist

Happy Deepavali

Hindus around the world will be celebrating Diwali or commonly-known here as Deepavali tomorrow, Nov 5. Here's wishing you

As Malaysia is a multi-ethnic society, Deepavali is a public holiday here. South Asians, or rather Indians, make up more than 10% of the population. As this will be a longer weekend than usual, many people will take the opportunity to go home to their family for those "out-of-towners". So, where are you headed to?

MAS' Boeing 737-800 & Where do planes go to die

The Star reported that Malaysia Airlines is set to become the first full-service airline in the world to operate the B737-800 with the new Boeing Sky Interior.

To enhance passenger comfort, the interior design is similar to that installed in the B787 Dreamliner and features the use of mood lighting.

Other improvements include a higher ceiling, larger windows, leather seats, touch-screen inflight entertainment units, individual power supply, bigger stowage bins and USB ports for electronics.

The aeroplane is listed at US$70mil (RM217mil) and can accommodate 16 seats in business class and 144 in economy class.

The plane will make its inaugural flight on Monday to Kota Kinabalu, MAS’ new eastern hub, where it will be based, followed by a commercial flight to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.

MAS has ordered 54 more B737-800, in addition to 25 Airbus A330-300 and six A380 that will be delivered in stages to replace its older fleet.

We often hear of new planes being bought. Ever wondered what happens to planes after they have been retired? Where do planes go to die? Here you can read about Where old aeroplanes go to die, the Boeing way..

Finger Pulse Oximeter

Ever seen one of those clip-like gadgets attached to a patient's finger? That's a Finger Pulse Oximeter. It steadily monitors the patient's pulse and oxygen saturation of the blood.

Finger Pulse Oximeters have dropped in price considerably over the last few years making them easily accessible to the millions of people in need of them.

If you are looking to buy a Finger Pulse Oximeter and want to know which one to buy, Concord Health Supply Inc., would be a good place to start. They have a wide range of medical products including Finger Pulse Oximeters, the latter which are at a substantial discount at this moment.

Concord finger pulse oximeters are accurate, with well-engineered design and easy-to-use, and reasonably price (more so now with their discounts). And if you are in the US, they provide Free UPS ground shipping on all orders.