Happy Valentine's Day!

Today's a real special day! It is the Western and Chinese Valentine's Day! Chinese Valentine's Day falls on the 15th day of Chinese New Year which is today!

Many years ago, today, when I was based in Malaysia for work, some single girlfriends and I threw oranges into the river on in the hope of finding our life partner. I found my life partner (now the love of my life, my best friend and father of my son) a couple of years later. =)

When you have found that someone special, embrace his every cell, don't try to change any part of him and build a beautiful life with him!

Till my next blog post, tell someone 'I love u'! =)

Happy Year of the Wood Horse

It's the fourth day of the Chinese New Year today and hope it is not too late to wish all 'A HEALTHY AND PROPEROUS YEAR OF THE HORSE'!

Till my next blog post, everybody lo-hei! =)

Coke and its sharing can

I love this! Can't wait for it to come to Bangkok! Must try when I get back to Singapore next. Hope they have it in my favorite Diet Coke and it is here to stay, not just a fad!! =)

Check out their video here and my visit to the World of Coca-Cola here.

Till my next blog post, have a Coke!!
 

Green tips ....

I came across the H&M magazine while waiting at the bank some weeks ago and saw some green tips in it. That set me thinking about the green things that I do to create less waste in this world.

NO. I do not do this. I just buy. Although .... most of my clothes are in boring black, white, blue and brown that anything I buy would match with most of my clothes, shoes and bags.

YES. I do this. I carry around my Envirosax reusable shopping bags everywhere I go. I also love my Rootote bags. Since I discovered Envirosax and Rootote, I have a LOT fewer plastic and paper bags in my house.
The only time I take plastic bags is during my weekly grocery shopping. I need the plastic bags to throw my trash.

NO. I don't do this. I am NOT a coffee drinker. I have a huge mug in my office and I use it to make myself a giant cup of green tea every morning.
Even when I buy an occasional hot chocolate during lunch, I just use the disposable cup provided.
I do carry a reusable water bottle around but my motivation to do this is to ensure that I drink enough fluid during during the day.

I really do not see how is this a green tip. This is more like an endorsement for the Health Promotion Board.
NO. I am not a vegetarian, I do not use organic products and I do not have a dog.
I do hot yoga in a very heated room but I do not see how that is being green. Maybe I should stop doing hot yoga to be green ....

NO. I do not do this. But I think this is a FANTASTIC idea. I will bring back all half-used bottles of shower gel and shampoo starting from my next trip.

Some other things that I do to be green:

• I bring my own light-weight bath towel when I stay in hotels. Not because I want to reuse the same towel for my entire trip but because I have heard horror stories from my colleagues about what they use hotels' bath towels for.
• I only use the hotels' shower gel and shampoo. I pack and bring the rest of my toiletries.
• When I am checking out at hotels, I tell them NOT to put my hotel bill in an envelope.
• I do not take receipts from ATM machines and tell my banks not to send me paper statements.
• At work and at home, I use both sides of my plain paper. I print what I need on one side and use the other side for other purposes .. like my son's maths practice.
• I jog outdoors, not on treadmills.

There is still a LOT that I can do, like ... use less toilet paper, use a cloth towel and not paper kitchen towels, walk and not drive to work, buy soft drinks from a fountain/tap instead of buying them in cans/bottles, etc.

But I am taking one small step at a time in the belief that every small bit helps.

Till my next blog post, do something green! =)

Happy Birthday, my friend!

One of my very best friends is celebrating her birthday tomorrow. I will be sending her my favorite pro-aging birthday wishes ... =)

Embrace yourself!

Till my next blog post, celebrate life! =)

Stress and energy

More stress at work this week but somehow, I feel alive! =)

Till my next blog post, breathe! =)

Standing out at Point of Sale

It has been crazy at work! I am so glad the weekend is here and I can spend some quality time with my family. We went shopping for beer and snacks last night and I saw this at the Tops supermarket.

I have seen this idea being mentioned at numerous ideation sessions but this is the first time that I have seen it in execution. I now know where the premium UHT milk at placed at the store. Not that I take UHT milk .. My family is a fresh milk family. =) 

Can they do this to organic cereal? Sometimes these things get quite lost at the shelf.

Love the 'blue light', makes the UHT milk looks so hi-tech.
Not sure which brand did this .. Dumex? Mead Johnson? 

Till my next blog post, have some milk! =)

Marketing Drinks

On my recent trip to Singapore, I spent a bit of time at the drinks section at a supermarket, trying to decide what new drinks to buy when I saw some interesting marketing for drinks.

Straight red tea ... so this can make gay people straight?

Cloudy Apple. I don't understand this ... I know this is supposed to be better than 'clear apple' but if I want all that 'bits' in there, I will go eat a real apple instead. 

Charlie is really honest. No concentrate, no added sugar, no preservations in his smoothies. Just berries, acai and more fruit.

Don't get dirty-minded .. Naked means 'all natural'. Though I'm not sure what 'boosted' means here. If it is 'boosted', it is still naked?

Till my next blog post, remember .. an real apple a day keeps the doctor away! =)

Never argue with a stupid person ...

Monday morning! Back to work after a short weekend. This week, I have to remember .....

Till my next blog post, never argue with a stupid person! =)

Is this supposed to help sell the product?

"Imported from Shanghai" ... No, I don't think it is helping ......

Till my next blog post, eat well! =)

Reality check!

Till my next blog post, stay true! =)

Polish the dull side

Till my next blog post, stay positive! =)

Love yourself

A mid-week reminder that we are all beautiful!

Till my next blog post, love yourself always! =)

Magnanimous ...

Magnanimous means giving up your aisle seat for a middle seat on an airplane. I have tons of respect for people who give up their aisle seat to someone with a middle seat so that friends can sit together. I don't have such a big heart yet ... maybe someday ...

Till my next blog post, do something 'big'. =)

You, not time, change things

Photo taken at the ArtScience Museum

Till my next blog post, SEIZE THE DAY and change!

Unbelievable!

I read from the Yomiuri Shimbun today that 1 in 3 married women are victims of domestic abuse in Japan. This is unbelievable! How can women sit back and tolerate any form of abuse!