How to Prevent a Cold
Posted by Gallivanter in Health on 16. Sep, 2009 | 6 Comments
STEP 1
Wash your hands
The most effective, obvious and repeatable slogan of any and all cold and flu prevention programs is really the simplest: Wash your hands! It is almost astonishing just how effective this seemingly petty task can be. Wash your hands properly and frequently.
Proper technique: Lather with regular soap and warm water, then vigorously [...]
What’s Your Favorite – Coffee, Tea or Water?
Posted by Gallivanter in Food on 04. Aug, 2009 | 16 Comments
I’m neither a coffee nor a tea drinker. If you put a gun to my head, then I’ll choose coffee. I used to enjoy coffee when I was young but I pull the plug some 10 years ago. I’m more of a H20 drinker. I’ve set about this habit when I was 12, chugging away [...]
How to Tell if an Egg Has Gone Bad
Posted by Gallivanter in Humor on 07. May, 2008 | Comments Off
It’s pretty simple really. Just place the egg into a bowl of water and just observe. If the egg’s fresh, it will sink to the bottom and lie on its side. If it’s slightly older, then it will still lie at the bottom but it might move up and down slightly.
If it balances itself on [...]
Learning to Accept Aging
Posted by Gallivanter in Life on 28. Mar, 2008 | Comments Off
Aging is a bummer. I’m carrying a number of injuries – left shoulder, right arm, right knee, left bum muscle and right ankle. Most of the injuries I got was from playing futsal. Yes, I’m injury prone, no thanks to my dodgy futsal shoes, which is half a size bigger than my usual size. It’s [...]
Surviving a Hangover
Posted by Gallivanter in Thoughts on 22. Jan, 2008 | 1 Comment
Like Offspring sang (get that song if you don’t have it!), “I’ve Got the Worst Hangover Ever”! And you start telling yourself that you’re never gonna drink again, at least not until the next weekend. The price alcohol connoisseurs have to pay.
How to survive a hangover, well, firstly, learn to spread your alcohol intake over [...]
