Wednesday, March 26, 2008

LV Warning

True story from my friend because this happened to his friend in LV boutique.

Recently, my friend told me that his friend went to LV boutique in Singapore to buy a bag. When she was paying for her bag, the SA asked to see her LV wallet. Stupidly, she let the SA take the wallet to take a look. Afterwards, a supervisor/manager came and said that she was being fined $1000!

The reason?

She was carrying a fake LV wallet because she saw no advantage of carrying a real LV when the wallet is in the bag all the time.

Next time if you are carrying any fake accessories in LV be it bag or wallet, please do not step into the boutique or do not let the SA take your things. They are stepping up to prevent counterfeit products.

Anyway, many of you should know you are not supposed to bring fake goods to Europe because there will be custom officers checking on that to tackle the rapid growth of trade in fakes. If yours is a counterfeit good, they will seize the goods and slap you with a fine.

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

World Vision

I have been wanting to sponser a child from World Vision in the past but I did not have much moolahs. And not forgetting, I was earning a meagre salary although it's still pretty much the same now.

Talking about World Vision, it is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Under World Vision Sponsership, there is a Child Sponsership Programme which helps children who struggle to survive.

Child Sponsorship is a one-to-one relationship between you and your sponsored child where you can correspond, pray for your sponsored child, receive regular reports on their progress, even perhaps visit the child and his or her family and community.

Sponsorship provides resources which go into a program, usually 10 to 15 years in length, custom-designed in collaboration with community leaders to address key spiritual and physical needs in the community. Programs are child-focused but also benefit non-sponsored children and families.

Just a few minutes ago, I went into http://www.worldvision.org/ to find a child to sponser so I started to search for a child whom I like.

And tata....I found an adorable Elkin from Colombia who captured my eyes with his adorable smile and puppy eyes! I clicked on "Sponsor Now" but too bad...the child sponsership is only available in United States. Probably, I shouldn't have looked into looks, as in choosing a cute child for sponsership. But who doesn't look into looks at first sight?

Isn't he cute?

I clicked on SG World Vision but haven't found anyone who captured my eyes. But one day, I believe I will sponser a child to give him/her a better life.