Feed The Pig

July 26th, 2010


Please listen to this audio clip for your winning lottery numbers.

Not sure about you, but I have long since forgotten that I actually had a pig when I was a kid until I listened to that audio clip.

That was a good way to promoting the public to save. FeedThePig.org

Check out this video too.

By the way, do you know why it was called the Pig? Piggy Bank? And not like Kitty Bank or anything else?

In Middle English, “pygg” referred to a type of clay used for making various household objects such as jars. People often saved money in kitchen pots and jars made of pygg, called “pygg jars”. By the 18th century, the spelling of “pygg” had changed and the term “pygg jar” had evolved to “pig bank.”

Source : Wikipedia

Right: Majapahit terracotta piggy bank, 14-15 century A.D. Trowulan, East Java. (Collection of National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta)

Have you fed yours? ;-)

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Tony Hsieh delivered happiness to Google Mountain View

July 22nd, 2010

If you do not know Tony Hsieh, nor Zappos.com, Tony is the CEO of Zappos.com, a website that started off primarily selling shoes online and now has been acquired by Amazon.com.

Tony launched his first book in June 2010 titled Delivering Happiness which I had a post on earlier.

For as long as I know or got to learn about this, Tony has been touring the US giving talks about his book and Zappos company culture.

So if you have not read the book, check out his talk or presentation made in Google, Mountain View about most of what he wrote.

The video will take 55 minutes, so if you do not have time, come back to it later.

Good To Know
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose made it to number one on The New York Times Bestseller List.
Delivering Happiness is also number one on USA Today’s Bestseller List and Nielsen BookScan.

The book is due to be released in other parts of the world:
-Turkey: Release date – July 7, 2011
-Indonesia: Release date – July 7, 2011
-Poland: Release date – January 9, 2012
-Russia: Release date – January 13, 2012
-Thailand: Release date – July 9, 2012

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Should I get a HTC?

July 20th, 2010

Been asked by a friend recently.

Should I get a HTC or a iPhone?

I know she meant HTC as an Android phone, because right now, all HTC is focusing is on Android platform.
My reply was “Since you ask me, I will only say HTC.”
Not that I have an iPhone though. :-)

Anyways, I’d recommend checking out the HTC Desire, with a promotional package from Maxis.

I was recently selected by Maxis for the Maxis10 review campaign on the HTC Desire Android phone.

Read my reviews on it from my personal Android blog.

The HTC Desire Review Series:
HTC Desire Review – Part 1
HTC Desire Review – The Phone – Part 2
HTC Desire Review – The Features – Part 3
HTC Desire Review – Nexus One Comparison – Part 4
HTC Desire Review – How is the Deal?

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