No car

1. The creditors turned up very early at the upscale St Andrew complex and after currying favour with the security officer on duty gained access to the compound, where they proceeded to create such a ruckus, all the neighbours were awakened. Caught unaware, the debtor offered to drive to the nearest ATM to get cash to keep the creditors at bay. After a few minutes inside the ATM, she emerged empty-handed. The creditors left her there, without her precious motor car.

Call for probe

2. People are still calling for an investigation into the dealings of some who have special licences, as there are mounting claims that some of the goods are not the genuine stuff.

Facts must speak

3. Her colleagues wish she would stop playing to the gallery and ever-present cameras and get back to doing things the old-fashioned way - let the facts speak for themselves!

No invites

4. The word is she checks his diary and then shows up for engagements. Needless to say, sometimes he is elsewhere, which leaves her more than a little out of sorts.

Way to go!

5. The talk is all about those who phoned to wish belated birthday greetings. Seems they got a call after the big event - a belated invitation. Some say it's a case of definitely 'the way to go'!

Art for sale

6. As the cash crunch sets in, more and more family heirlooms and sacred art pieces are being quietly offered on the market. A few such prized pieces are currently up for sale!

Fleecing the greedy

7. They say the scammers are so good in fleecing the greedy that at least one suspect had some $200 million in a local account. And yet another had $150 million. Reports are they have now moved their 'collection operation' offshore to avoid the scrutiny of local law enforcers.