I was never a big fan of buying cars. I was thinking of using my families spare car as long as possible to avoid having a loan over my head. Its not that having a loan is bad, its just that I think cars in Malaysia are overpriced and I think it’s ridiculous to spend

The part of the month that people hate the most is when you get the bills. Each month we pay a stack pile of bills including electric bill, water bill, astro bill etc. My parents will usually pay the bills in cash at the post office but for me its a waste, because you can

Being a staff in the KL Islamic Finance Forum 2011 (KLIFF 2011) is truly a blessing. I have learnt quite a lot from the discussions among the policy makers of Islamic finance from around the world. Most importantly how does the Islamic finance system differ from the conventional system.

My friend and Ike, we grew up (and sideways) with McDonald’s. #truestory From Big Mac to Double Fillet-o-fish to MegaMac…, whatever Golden Arches have offered in Malaysia, chances are Ike and I would’ve eaten them. So this post comes as a heartbreak to me personally. I am writing to share with fellow McDonald’s enthusiasts (other

I had this interesting conversation with an acquaintance of mine the other day. He noticed that when it comes to places to eat, restaurants which seem more posh have a tendency to go bust not long after opening, while as Mamak stalls or restaurants seem to last forever. This begs the question, what makes a

  Do you have an awesome business proposal but don’t have the money to fund it? Well search no longer because MyEG is bringing you a new reality show called “Make the Pitch”.

Back in the olden days of CekikDarah.com, I once wrote a post on a book by David Bach. The book was titled The Automatic Millionaire. I first saw David when he was doing his interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show. That’s when I first heard of the latte factor. In fact, I personally am thankful

Happy 2011 to all CekikDarah.com visitors!!! In the spirit of the new year, and the burning desire to stick with the resolutions we’ve recently made for the year, I’d like to share what I believe to be the most appropriate year-starter lessons by two magnificent ladies; Oprah Winfrey and JK Rowling.

I am overjoyed by the fact that my 7-year old PC is up and running again, and I’ve decided not to put off writing this post about the New York Times #1 Bestseller book; Secrets of The Millionaire Mind by the one and only, Mr. T Harv Eker!

Macbook Air has a worthwhile contender – The Samsung 9 Series. Both ultra-portables are sweet and pack a punch but

Blackberry has recently released its own tablet called The Playbook. Here is a comparison on how fast the two loads

I was surprised when I read an article from Business Times (read here) reporting that during the launching of Celcom

Malaysia Airlines is holding a sale with all inclusive flight tickets at bargain prices.

It is well known that the 2 of the biggest things on your travel budget (assuming you don’t have “first

The day everybody has been waiting for has arrived!! Air Asia is flying to Japan!!!