Posts Tagged ‘Shopping’

Selling Ghosts and Other Bizarre Stuff on The Internet

A man in New Zealand is selling what he claims are two troublesome exorcised ghosts on an internet auction website. He claims the ghosts, one of an old man and the other a young girl, were removed from his house by a spiritualist and are now captured in vials of holy water. The seller, known [...]

Hot Shop In The City

Two months a go, when I was enjoying my (another) holiday, I bumped into Bart in Cazbar at lunch time. The last time I saw him was probably in our wedding, as he had relocated to Bali and we moved to Scotland, so it was a nice surprise to see him again. He told me [...]

Hello From Down Under (3) – G'day!

Last Friday was the day of that marked our 2-week settlement in Perth.  But we are still in the adjustment phase, where we compare everything here with what we used to have back home. From what I’ve learned in my settlement course 2 years a go when I moved to Scotland, normally the first phase [...]

Hello From Down Under (2) – The First Shocking Moments

Hello From Down Under (2) – The First Shocking Moments

Shocked after landed in Perth under its glorious sunshine at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, I quickly reminded myself that we are no longer in Aberdeen, where it gets dark before 4 PM, where  it is cold, windy, and wet all day. We were discussing the best option to get into our temporary apartment (Emirates [...]

I'm Bringing My Sexy Heels Back

The first time I landed in Scotland I realised that I had no closed-toes shoes at all, except several pair of boots. All my shoes had at least 5 cm heels or higher, and all were open toes models, a.k.a sandals, because I come from a tropical country which doesn’t require me to protect my [...]

Net A Bargain

Natalie Massenet, the woman behind net-a-porter.com, is about to lunch a designer “outlet” website that will stock top brands with up to 80 per cent off. clipped from www.vogue.co.uk Massenet is currently putting the finishing touches to THEOUTNET.COM, which will buy in ready-to-wear clothes (by the likes of Christian Louboutin, Marc Jacobs and Stella McCartney) [...]

New Scents for Men

New Scents for Men

Forget limey, orangey, and other fruity scents. Forget tobacco. Forget musk. Men must go back to their nature, and in the modern world, Homer Simpson and Joe the plumber are the hero. Burger King, an American fast food chain, has made a huge jump by selling men’s fragrance with the scent of meat. clipped from [...]

The Cruelty of Amazon

Amazon, Britain’s most popular website for Christmas shopping, is making its staff work seven days a week and threatening them with the sack if they take time off sick. clipped from business.timesonline.co.uk The company charges among the lowest prices for products ranging from books and CDs to sofas and lawnmowers, but those who use Amazon.co.uk [...]

Is Burberry Throwing Up on You?

Is Burberry Throwing Up on You?

I let the pictures speak for themselves.

Foot Notes

Head note (what do you call a note before footnote?): this post is about, what else, feet. And shoes. Again. Prepare to be bored to death. Last weekend was a busy one. Woke up really early – 4.30 AM to be exact – last Friday to get ready, mostly to sit down and pull myself [...]