Aug 19, 2009 Posted by saaleha

…and appreciate your own brand

Tweet I don’t know who to attribute the adage too, pity, it’s so pithy Cheap blackboard from that shop in Overport that sells Mr Price overruns and damaged goods + lick’a paint + stick’a scrap fabric + free paint sample cards from Builders’ Warehouse = smiley unco-ordinated piece for the... read more

Feb 9, 2009 Posted by saaleha

Seasons Of Cute

Tweet Ever since I shacked up with the Other and got myself double-barelled, I find myself increasingly drawn to stores like Boardmans, @home and Mr Price Home Zone. I can’t quite explain the science behind the magnetism, but say “silicon sunflower cake mould” and you could tweeze every single one of my generous nostril hairs (another gift... read more

Dec 6, 2008 Posted by saaleha

Blotting paper

Tweet Its brand story is an inspired conception; a narrative crafted to knead and unknot that part of the consumer’s brain responsible for decision-making. So as someone who once studied that kind of thing to pass a few exams, I know that Hemingway and Picasso didn’t actually soak up their genius-vomit with the same oilskin-bound acid-free papers I... read more

Nov 6, 2008 Posted by saaleha

doodle is a funny word and doodling just sounds like it should be dirty

Tweet As far as business ventures go, I wish the blood of Charou ran thicker in my veins.  My first chug of entrepreneurial spirit was some time in Std4 (Grade 6 to you young ‘uns) with a little start-up called “Cupid Aint Stupid”.  I dealt primarily in matters-of-the-heart and would write custom love-letters and poems for a very... read more

Nov 6, 2007 Posted by saaleha

The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of …

Tweet “Click the pic,” said the Shotgun to the Head. read more