Sometimes, spending so much time on the internet and exposed to so many elements online, I still get amazed that there are people who are so naive as to believe the junk that fall into their email box.

I was told of a guy who read a scam email and straight away sent X amount to the scammer to buy “something” that could not be “sold” in the first place.

But I guess that people who do not spend so much time on the internet would not know that these kinds of emails are sent out by the millions per day by scammers trying to bait just that 0.001% of recipients like this guy.

It’s tough being the carrier of bad news letting the victim know that he has been scammed but it is better to know about it earlier from a trusted source than to be lead into losing more money, right?

Recently, I wrote about my friend, Paul, who has an architecture firm in New York City, who is expanding his business to Boston. Well, he told me that he will be spending so much time there now with a new office that it only makes sense to look for a Boston condo. That will cut down a lot of traveling time. Meanwhile, his younger brother will see to the day to day running of the New York head office.

Paul said that since he knows nothing about Boston real estate, he is doing all his research online. He did not even know the price range of Boston condos and which are the affluent neighborhoods but a friend told him to check with Condo Domain and look for the listings of condos in Boston for sale.

Going through this site, potential condo buyers like Paul would be able to compare various properties, their amenities, prices and advantages and disadvantages under one portal before making the final purchase decision.

Buying property is a long term investment and certainly no child’s play so it is important to make a thorough research first before making the commitment. Paul said that once he has in mind a few prospective real estate, he would arrange a trip to Boston and view them all at once so that there will be less running around.

Well, I wish him good luck in finding his ideal condo!

A friend of mine asked me to get a colon cleanser treatment when she saw that I have pretty bad complexion. I always put it down to the stressful lifestyle and the lack of sleep but she said it’s also caused by built up of toxins in my digestive system. Eeewwww that certainly does not sound nice!

She said that the adults in her family are put on a colon cleanse formula. No wonder she has a glowing complexion and looks glowing. My friend says that she used to feel sickly and lethargic too but after going organic and undergoing regular colon cleansing sessions, she has felt better than ever before.

Although I am dying for a clear complexion and healthier lifestyle, I would have to think about it!

Everyone knows someone who has a need for a good attorney. Just a couple of days ago, my sister told me that her colleague was booked for misdemeanor. I did not have a chance to get her to elaborate but I bet I will be hearing more of it later.

I was at the website of Los Angeles Criminal Attorneys | California Criminal Defense Lawyers | Felony Misdemeanor DUI Specialists at KELawyers.com, which is said to be at one of the Top 5% law firms in the United States. I am not surprised as one could see their vast practise areas including domestic violence, drug offences and various crimes.

Earlier today, I was told that the United States has a very large Spanish speaking population and I noted that KELawyers also have a Spanish language website to cater to this people.

My sister told me that living in the United States, it is wise to have the contact information of lawyers on hand at all times. We don’t know what bad luck may befall us in the course of our daily lives!! I hope she was only joking!!

Friends know that I am unhappy with my E61i. There are various reasons why I am not satisfied with it, of course, but I am not going to repeat myself.

Today, I woke up at 7.30am and found that I could not connect to my broadband internet. I checked with the technical department and they said that my line is fine but my log is not showing a connection. They say that based on my description, my modem is fine and that the problem is my line and they would put in a report for me, though I would have to wait for any solution within two working days. Since it’s Saturday, I could only expect to hear from them on Tuesday at the earliest.

I called up my regular computer shop and told them there is no light for DSL and they told me to take my modem and wireless router for them to check which I did. They said that they are both fine. But I left my cable at the shop and had to make a return trip to pick it up. What lah…. waste my time only!

I could of course connect to the internet with my 3G connection via my Nokia E61i. This is the reason I got the phone in the first place (and its QWERTY keypad). So, without wi-fi, where I purposely got the wireless modem soon after I received my iPhone, the iPhone is pretty useless now. What it could do is just play music and video and act as my alarm clock, in place of the Nokia.

But even with 3G connection, it is not like broadband. My Nokia has been working over time today since 8am till now and it zaps the battery. I had to keep it charging! But thank God for it or I would not be able to get online to work. So if you ask me if iPhone is better than my E61i, right now, I would have to say, “NO.”

I wrote in a post on another blog of mine recently about being introduced to a mortgage lender. Well, this guy told me that it is not easy to qualify to be a mortgage lender he had to sit for exams in order to qualify to be one. I have heard of this Mortgage Exam before but I don’t know what mortgage lending will be tested on.

I was told to check out the website of Exam-prep.com which has products to help potential real estate agents prepare for this exam and embark on a successful career in real estate. To have preparation material, it sure looks like this is a very serious and important exam!

Apart from the book, Mortgage Lending Principles & Practices, Exam-Prep.com also offers two softwares for people who intend to sit for the Mortgage Lending Exam and Ohio Loan Officer Exam. I think it’s great that they have the preparation material in software format because some people study better using software! I know I will.

These three items are actually downloadable products which we can download to our computer and use straightway. The two softwares even come with free trials where we can use for a certain period of time and then upgrade or licenses, or not.

I think that these are must-haves for people seriously thinking of embarking in a career in mortgage lending.

My sister told me that she just received her year end gift from her boss who took out a magazine subscription for her. According to my sister, these are very popular gifts especially to people whom we know love to read books and magazines.

I decided to check out websites that offer magazine subscriptions online and came upon this site at http://www.magazine-agent.com. There are so many titles available here that there is bound to be just the right magazine for any interest. What actually surprised me was the wide difference between the cover price and the price being offered by Magazine-Agent.com. From what I could see, we are able to save up to 80% off cover price.

If you think that these discount magazines are magazines that nobody wants to read then you should check out the site. They have O: The Oprah Magazine, Men’s Health, Reader’s Digest, Maxim, Sports Illustrated and many more widely read magazine titles, even Spanish language ones.

I have been thinking of a new gift for Christmas and this idea just came in time. In fact, besides giving it as a gift, it would be great to subscribe for myself as well and I get to save so much compared to my current magazine subscriptions!