3 Simple Methods of Limiting Weight Gain at Work

Posted by Gallivanter in Career on 24. Aug, 2009 | 7 Comments

Working nine to five can wreak havoc on your waistline. The stress makes you crave junk food, and often you’re too overworked to have the energy or time to exercise. When I asked FitSugar readers how they avoid gaining weight at work, here’s what they said.
“Stairwell stair climbing . . . My heart is racing [...]

Confessions of a Former Chilli Freak!

Confessions of a Former Chilli Freak!

Posted by Gallivanter in Life on 08. Jun, 2009 | 13 Comments

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Embracing chillies and relishing intense levels of spices has been the norm for me especially in my early years. Whilst the oriental heritage enjoy food enhancers like salt, sugar & MSG, the Indian ethnics prefer spices and chillies to mollycoddle their taste buds.
I used enjoy eating sambal belacan with white rice! Until today, my ultimate favorite dish is the [...]

Paying for Bottled Water

Posted by Gallivanter in Thoughts on 14. Apr, 2009 | 13 Comments

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Some 10 to 15 years ago, the thought of us paying for bottled water was laughable. I remembered my reaction when seeing bottled waters making its way into the market and thought to myself, WTF?
Fast forward to the current day, bottled water is now some form of necessity given the state of our drinking water. [...]

Petrol Ver 2.7

Posted by Gallivanter in Gripes on 13. Jun, 2008 | 3 Comments

The day before it happened, I was discussing it with my colleagues, and constantly checked on the local news websites for the latest update. First, the government announce that the price will go up in August, and will be determined by global forces i.e. NO SUBSIDY.
I was already calculating my petrol consumption, assuming that it [...]

Is This Creative Spending?

Is This Creative Spending?

Posted by Gallivanter in Thoughts on 31. Oct, 2007 | 7 Comments

Why do we have tendencies of reflecting both extremes in our daily consumption? Like a mediocre dinner at a local food stall followed by a visit to a night club? Creative spending?
Why do we keep exact change as possible for bus fares and other stuff like toll fare but when it comes to opening a [...]