As one of the goals of this blog is to take a look at various 'gurus' - for lack of a better term, I chose to devote this post to Rodney Yee. Rodney Yee is a yoga instructor who has done a plethora of videos and books. A quick Wikipedia query will give you some biographical background so I'll skip it. My interest in Rodney is the 3 DVDs I have in which he is the instructor, namely AM/PM Yoga, Yoga for Flexibility and Power Yoga, all produced by Gaiam. For what it's worth he is my preferred instructor as... Continue reading

I came across a very interesting write-up recently about an internet company called E-Gold, its founder and eventual flounder. It's a four page piece so if you have about 15 minutes and an interest in things money and internet you should have a peek. Years ago I signed up for a Paypal account, but never used it. As I recall E-Gold was being touted as the next thing. Glad I stayed away. Bullion and Bandits: The Improbable Rise and Fall of E-Gold Continue reading

Way back when counterfeiters used to say "The only way to make money is to make money." But criminals have kept up with the times and now hacking into databases and stealing credit card numbers beats forging banknotes. At least that's what these guys thought - story. Of course we wouldn't be hearing about it if they hadn't been nabbed. Seems that Johnny Law has kept up with the digital revolution as well... Continue reading

Jim Rogers, for those who don't know, worked with George Soros at the Quantam Fund and made piles of dough. He is known in the financial world as the Warren Buffet of commodities and has written prolifically on investing. I mention him in this post because he lives in Singapore - hey, me too. In fact, he has moved here because he feels that Asia has come into its own and wants to raise his daughters in what he feels is now the most dynamic part of the world. He recently penned a book A Gift to My Children: A... Continue reading