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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 [...]

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 [...]

I’ve read the book, “The Art of Learning” by Josh Waitzkin and was completely blown away by some of his ideas as well as his personal achievements in the world of competitive chess and martial arts (Tai Chi Quan).
If you are interested to learn how we can learn better and to achieve peak performance in [...]

I am continually amazed at the power of the mind to control our destiny.
I thought for a change that I’d make my own lunches this week as work is getting busier and I wanted to experiment if I could actually make wholesome healthy lunches just using the office microwave and nearby supermarket.
I bought fresh eggs, [...]

It’s coming to the close of the first quarter of the calendar year (or last quarter of the financial year for organisations with their financial year ending on 31 March 2010) and bonus time.
I was fortunate that my efforts in the last 12 months from January to December 2009 were recognised and received a decent [...]