Spend-thrift
Taobao product recommendation – OTG SD Card Reader
History teaches us that we don’t learn our lessons. Years ago, i received a free SD card reader together with some other Taobao product i purchased. All was well until i tried to move a large amount of data using the SD card reader. The SD card was actually physically damaged. I threw the darn … [Read more…]
Taobao product recommendation – Sound Mixer
A sound mixer is one of those gadgets you’d imagine to cost a bomb. Well, not anymore, when you can find them on Taobao. I would presume not many people need a sound mixer for use in a home setting, and the two use cases i can think of are music production and hosting of … [Read more…]
Qoo10 product recommendation – Europe prepaid data SIM
Two years ago, I discovered that Three offerred probably the best prepaid data SIM for Europe, but it was only available to UK residents. There were just a few resellers on eBay back then. Well, it didn’t take long for some enterprising ones to bulk purchase the SIM cards for sale in Singapore. Now you … [Read more…]
Taobao product recommendation – Silicone Sous Vide bag
Anova sells the stasher silicone bag for S$28. Way too expensive. Unfortunately, you can’t find the exact same product on Taobao, yet. The closest alternative i found is this one meant for kneading dough, costing only 13.5 Yuan (S$2.70). I’m taking it for a spin on a Pork Collar slab. The medium sized bag is … [Read more…]
Taobao product recommendation – Silicone tongs
Not much to say on this one, except, well, it works. Don’t expect a very refined product for 13.6 Yuan (S$2.7 plus shipping), but no complaints for this price. If you did a search on Taobao (硅胶食品夹子), you’ll realize that more than half the sellers are selling the very same product. Related posts: Making sense … [Read more…]
Taobao product recommendation – KZ ZSR earphones
I bought these earphones primarily for use with an IEM (In-Ear Monitor) system (on-stage musical jamming). They would work very well when doing sports or during commute or just casual listening. I came across these while looking through earphones sold on Amazon, and there are just so many of them (90% Chinese products)! These ones … [Read more…]
Taobao product recommendation – Bluetooth transmitter and receiver
When you use a projector, you invariably encounter one problem – the projector has to be placed far away from your sound system (unless you got the now-still-very-costly short throw projector, which may come bundled with the sound system even). Two ways to solve the problem – either you run a long HDMI/audio cable between … [Read more…]
Review of EAMart and Fairprice On
Get 18% off coupon when you sign up with EAMart here. After the success story of Redmart, new contenders are cropping up every now and then. The new kid on the block is EAMart. Bet you haven’t heard of them. Well, i took notice only because they were the only online grocery store that stocked … [Read more…]
Amazon product recommendation – Philips Sonicare 4100 ProtectiveClean
I’ve been using the Sonicare Series 3 for a year and a half. Well, i thought i could save money by sharing a single handle between my better half and myself, by swapping the brush head each time we use it respectively. Looks like that was a bad idea – it accelerated the wear and … [Read more…]