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I went through a bout of throat infection recently and it took a course of antibiotics plus lots of early nights for my body to fight off the invaders. The GP bill was $64.40 (4 medicines – antibiotics, cough mixture, tablets for throat swelling and nose block) at one of the big group GP chains [...]

I am constantly reminded about the unpredictability of life. Yesterday one of my colleagues injured herself getting down from the bus and was on a week’s medical leave due to a fracture in one of her bones. Another colleague informed me that she was tendering her resignation because she wanted to pursue full-time studies to [...]

I came across Bodyrock TV on youtube and through surfing the net. The personal fitness lady who demonstrates the exercise routine has such a killer bod that I always feel my fats and love handles each time I watch one of her latest workouts. I used to be slightly unfit in JC, lost quite a [...]

I was at the Resorts World Singapore Integrated Resort recently and stepped into the casino for the very first time. The occasion was my mother’s birthday and she was staying at Hard Rock Hotel for her birthday vacation with my father. My parents are social casino patrons who do visit Genting and those Casino Cruises [...]

MM Lee’s comments about retirement has highlighted about the changing paradigm of retirement, in that it is increasingly becoming less of an automatic ritual upon reaching a pre-defined age and more of a lifestyle choice.
Traditionally, retirement is an age where one is able to stop working, collect a pension and to take time to smell [...]