For a start, I am not that rich to own gold bullion but I have GIA – gold investment account with Public Bank. It is just a small amount of gold for investment. The profit can only be realized 1 year later and not less than that, provided the price of gold has gone up. [...]
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If I were a Millionaire
August 26th, 2010 
Diana If I were a millionaire, I will surely invest in gold bullion, which is a good hedge against inflation compared to currencies. But, alas, I am no millionaire nor million hair. Just a normal working executive working in her home office for a sports surfacing company while moonlighting in writing articles and blogging. My goal [...]
My First Nuffnang Check Finally Arrived
August 11th, 2010 Diana Yesterday, my first ever Nuffnang cheque arrive in the letter box and I promptly banked it in my account at Public Bank. The amount was for RM50.82 and after deducting RM1 for the charges, it came to RM49.82. Nevertheless it is still money from blog advertisements. I am elated that though the amount is not [...]
Buying Auto Insurance
August 10th, 2010 Diana My car is about 3 years now since it was bought in 1997 from Perodua. The model and make is the most popular car in Malaysia. You can check out low auto insurance rates and quotes together with the car for protection in case of accidents, so that I can claim from the insurance company. [...]
How come some blogs are getting humongous traffic?
July 21st, 2010 Diana I still find it puzzling that some blogs with broken English claiming to write good contents are getting humongous traffic and allowing them to earn monthly from Adsense. This seems to be a trade secret that not all successful bloggers are willing to share. The secret to earning a lot of money from the blogs [...]
EPF Scored Five Star Rating For Service Delivery
July 9th, 2010 Diana Only Government Agency Awarded With Highest Rating As an affirmation of its commitment towards service delivery excellence, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has been awarded a Five-Star rating under the Star Rating System conducted in 2009 by the Malaysian Administrative and Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU). In a statement issued today, EPF Chief Executive [...]
Tags: EPF Posts RM5.55 Billion Investment Income In Q1 2010
July 3rd, 2010 Diana More than 70% Increase Compared to Same Quarter Last Year The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) today announced an investment income of RM5.55 billion for the first quarter of 2010 (Q1 2010) which was recorded on the back of the recovering global economic and financial crisis. Helped by firmer market conditions, this performance represented a 70.30 [...]
Gold Coins as an Investment
July 2nd, 2010 Diana I am thinking of investing in shares but with a full time job, I just don’t have the time to keep track of the share market movements or check out blogs and news daily on events that might affect the prices. Professional stock investors analyse the volume spread, technical analysis, fundamental analysis, Elliot Wave, etc. [...]
Penang Exceeded RM1 Billion in revenue in 2009 – 1st time in 52 years
July 1st, 2010 Diana Congratulations to all the People of Penang for voting in a better government. While Pahang is which governed by Barisan Nasional for the past 52 years is facing bankruptcy, Penang is praised by Global Anti-Corruption watchdog Transparency International for its anti-corruption efforts. What makes Malaysia all of a sudden to be ranked 47 out 180 [...]
EPF Contributions : 157 Defaulting Employers Fined RM172,410 In Q1 2010
May 31st, 2010 Diana As part of its role as the custodian of members’ retirement savings, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has taken court action against 157 employers between January to March 2010 (Q1) for defaulting on their employees’ EPF contributions. All 157 defaulting employers were fined by the courts totaling RM172,410. The fines, which ranged from RM1,000 to [...]
