by Christine on December 13, 2009
An enterprising woman crafts baubles threaded with conservation, friendship and community service.
WHEN Francesca Kiing was wandering along the bustling shopping streets of Hong Kong a few years ago, little did she know that the roots of a booming business lay in a RM2 packet of multi-coloured plastic beads.
A native of Sibu, Sarawak, this former flight [...]
by Christine on December 15, 2008
Original article in Sunday Star (Metro) on 14 December 2008.
Tempt the fussy eater with a home-cooked bento set.
Every mother knows the frustration of dealing with a fussy eater. It’s the toddler who rejects the Omega 3-rich steamed fish or the pre-schooler who turns up his nose at anything green.
Perhaps a bento is the answer for mothers [...]
by Christine on December 11, 2008
Unlike other motivational books, “Awake at the Wheel” begins with the fable of Og, the caveman who invented the wheel. Og is portrayed as an average Joe or Jamal or Jee Yee with a job, a wife, a house (or a cave) and a son.
One day, he stumbled upon his Big Idea and he:
“…found it [...]
by Christine on June 8, 2008
Original article in Sunday Star (Metro) on 8 June 2008.
A legal eagle couldn’t bear the thought of her baby’s diapers polluting the environment. So she made her own.
DID you know that before a child is potty trained, he or she would have used up to 7,000 disposable diapers?
For 34-year-old lawyer, Azrina Azmi, the thought that [...]
by Christine on March 31, 2008
Are you a mother with young children? Dream of having a home business but wonder, “How will I get customers when I can’t even leave the house?”
The good news is that you can use low cost and creative ways called “guerrilla marketing strategies” to reach your customers.
The great news is that you don’t even need [...]
