As I read the news about things happening around the world, I cannot help but think that I am very shallow. Do you know what occupies my mind for the weekend? Coffee maker ratings.

I mean there are people dying from some disaster in Taiwan and many more are dying because of political unrest around the world and all I can think about is what coffee maker should I get.

Perhaps, I should blame my government for giving me such a luxury. I lived in Singapore, so sometimes when you read about dissent and complains about the government, it makes you wonder.

These are folks that have the time, the technology and even the education that allows them to complain, can they not do more other than complain to the government.

If they think the government is not doing enough, why not volunteer themselves to help so that they can make the difference.

I did not complain. But, I think I should do more rather than just surf the web looking for good coffee maker in the hope that my brew would be better than starbucks.

I was shopping yesterday when I saw this guy looking and asking the shop salesman for the best coffee machine. I am not trying to be mean, but would that salesman really offer his most honest feedback?

Would he really offer the guy (that do not know anything about coffee machines) a good buy or would he go all out and recommend him the machine that would reap the highest commission.

I am writing this so that those that see it would know that, buying a coffee machine is really a personal thing. Now, if you know nothing about coffee maker, why not get something simpler?

Something that does not require you to worry about break down and stuff. You do not always have to follow the crowd, the crowd might not be always correct...

The truth is, not many people would bother with the consumer reports, so why bring it up? I was talking to a buddy recently and he mentioned that he is going to buy a particular model of coffee maker.

I asked him why and he told me about how good and how great this coffee brewer is. I asked him who told him that, he cited some experts in an online website.

I am not trying to discredit anyone but the consumer reports coffee makers are in, cannot really be trusted. An article make a good point, click to read about it..

Most of these consumer reports need to make a living, so if they wrote something negative about coffee machines, wouldn' they be slapping their own face?

And this is my two cents...