Vancouver- and Asian-centric “Groupon”

Just as I’m trying to pare down the daily deals that land in my Inbox, I subscribe to yet another one, The Red Pocket. It’s not like I can take advantage of their deals for the forseeable future with them mostly/all with Vancouver establishments and I am in Toronto. Still, in the interest of [...]

This is probably a best seller…. Nivea Extra Whitening

On that day I popped into Sasa to buy an umbrella (which is already defunct), I had to buy a product–any product–and I wandered around for a few minutes trying to decide between two make-up products which was less useless to me. Then I spied the bowls of samples and a familiary-yet-exotic product recommended [...]

Sasa and The Misunderstanding

Back on my 2005 trip to London, I picked up the most beautiful, colourful, and typical umbrella depicting the London underground map. And it cost me between £10-£20 (I know, it’s a big range). It’s the perfect, flashy, and practical souvenir when you live in the soggy, water-logged city I currently reside [...]