I kinda miss my yoga sessions. I enjoyed them very much as my teacher had a small group and was really passionate about yoga. So she would spend time correcting our poses and ensuring we did everything correctly. Now, my yoga mats are just languishing in a corner of the room and my body has terrible muscle tone. Maybe I should just join a class here though I dislike the thought of big classes and lower attention. Either that or a pilates class.
The world economy is in a bit of turmoil right now. I recently read that world food prices are expected to shoot through the roof in the next few years as the major agricultural countries of the world battle natural disasters and drought. Whatever it is, I hope we will all never fall to a level so low where we need to resort to Selling Gold Jewelry to survive. At the rate the gold prices are hitting the sky, it is always best to continue to keep it for investment purposes.
I was wandering about one of the neighbourhood malls recently and was surprised to see costume shops in Singapore starting to spring up. It seems that costume parties here have become hugely popular in recent times for both children and adult parties. Funnily enough, one of the most popular costume for adult parties is the nursing uniforms costumes! I've never been for a costume party before, have you? I'm sure it must be loads of fun especially if the identities of the people are not revealed beforehand!
Singapore has been having lots of great electronic fairs recently. One that was held over the May Day weekend say really good prices on laser printers and computers. If DH hadn't gotten the printer we now have, I would have seriously considered getting a laser printer at home, simply for the quality of the printing and the clarity of the printouts. Do you have a laser printer? Don't you find it better than a bubble jet one?
Mother's Day is just around the corner and if you're still looking for a gift for Mom, why not consider a lovely bunch of flowers? It makes an especially good gift if you are not based in the same town or country as she is. There are many good online florists with free delivery but ProFlowers offers one of the best services and even have a ProFlowers discount code on their site if you order soon! So start clicking and send Mom your love.
I've been feeling quite pudgy recently and I'm not very sure why as I haven't been eating a tremendous more. Perhaps my metabolism is really slowing down or maybe it is due to the outside meals I've been having in the past few weeks as I didn't cook. I don't think it's time for lipozene yet but I certainly need to make sure I control my weight!
DH went to Bangkok not long after he joined his new job and much to his surprise, his booth in the Exhibition was right next to the Tradeshow booth of his old company! Luckily he left in good terms and actually had a good time catching up with his old colleagues over dinner and breaktime. It's always important to leave every company with good blood and ties maintained. The world is just too small and you never know when you might bump into them again.
Singapore's credit card scene is incredibly competitive. Almost every card offers freebies in the form of gift vouchers, meal discount vouchers and free gifts. However, I've found that most of the vouchers are often less useful as they require you to spend some amount of money first or it may simply not fit into your lifestyle. As an example, I received some health vouchers for hgh supplements and upon reading the hgh reviews online, I didn't use them as it didn't fit into my lifestyle. Perhaps, instead of offering useless vouchers, credit card companies should just offer cash back deals.
People nowadays are very concerned with health, judging by the number of health food stores that have sprung up all over the place. They start their days with protein shakes, have a light but protein rich lunch and have healthy snacks like apples throughout the day. Some even read up secratatropin hgh reviews and invest in these expensive supplements to provide them with the health they want. Ironically though, the number of health problems seem to increase amongst the young with incidences of heart attacks and diabetes at an all time high. I wonder what has gone wrong.
I was in the pharmacy the other day and was really intrigued by a new product called the cellular booster that the sales person was promoting. Basically, it provides a much needed boost to our body's cells which are mainly cellular structures. Perhaps it might help my dropping hair! Have you tried such a product before and did it work for you?
Technology is good and it has definitely taken the world over by storm with everyone having smart phones and smart PCs. Because everything is so easily accessible, people actually forget the need for security nowadays is even more important as information is so readily gleaned by pishing sites and other electronic pickpocketing sites. All they need to do is gain access to your account and from there, you can actually end up losing tangible amounts of money. Hence, when doing electronic transactions, especially banking, always do it with care and ensure your passwords and logins are never freely revealed.
There have been lots of changes in my life recently, hence the temporary disappearance from blogsphere. There will be bigger changes to come as hubs has accepted a new job that will require a relocation to somewhere I never thought we will end up in!
There are a lot of concerns I have as to my own career path and what I should do there if I don't have the necessary language skills. I've even considered a change in career paths, nothing as drastic as dabbling in
micrometers but I was seriously considering teaching English to school children. Unfortunately, most places do want some form of paper qualification to certify you are fit to teach. I really need to seriously start looking at what I should do in that foreign land.
I have always personally loved having laminate floor surfaces or wooden floors. I believe it adds a certain warmth and charm to the house and makes it easy to clean as well. An architect once told me nothing beats the feel of timber flooring under your feet but considering the cost and maintenance timber flooring comes with, laminate floors are possibly a better and cheaper suggestion! What do you think?
I recently read an article in the newspapers that the current Resorts World Casino and Marina Bay Sands Casino were all the casinos Singapore was planning to invest in. They must have realised that their people were still frequenting the casinos despite the steep levies imposed on its citizens. However, do you think this will really reduce the number of gamblers or will people just turn towards online casino games instead which are so easily available online and free of levies!
Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? We haven't even started and we're already less than 20 days to Christmas! I'm honestly quite stumped for ideas when it comes to Christmas shopping for DH. He's not a fashion geek so no branded clothes for him. He's not a tech geek either otherwise I can consider getting a custom laptop! What do you get someone who has simple needs and wants?! Any suggestions?
I never used to think much of blu ray movies as I'm not much of a movie buff. However, a recent visit to an electronics fair totally changed my opinion! There were various booths showcasing the power and clarity of blue ray movies and the colours and sharpness shown were really impressive! Every detail of the actors faces could be seen with startling clarity and the effects were so good you could feel as if you were in the movie itself! Now I understand why people are willing to pay the premium for blue ray. However, I don't think I watch enough movies yet to justify the premium price for the DVDs and player!
We've been scratching our heads trying to come up with gift ideas for DH's nieces this Christmas. Children today are so lucky! They have simply everything, even things they do not ask for, which makes gift buying so difficult! I suggested buying some gift vouchers such as Borders gift vouchers or aj madison coupons instead of physical presents so the nieces could go buy their own gifts. However, DH is of the opinion that physical presents are a lot more fun compared to vouchers! What do you think?
I recently attended a 3 day training course which included a visit to one of our plants on a nearby island. I really enjoyed the half day tour of the plant which included a bus ride around the various pipes, machinery, engine driven pumps and flare stacks. It was very interesting to see how few workers there were around as everything is so hi tech now that it is all controlled from the control room. That was, in fact, the safest place on the site! It was a really good eye opener. Hopefully I will get an opportunity to visit the other plant in the near future.
DH suffers from eczema and dry skin. While it is not a good thing for him, it's quite useful for me as he is never short of moisturizers and creams. It has been especially recently as I came back from Europe with dry, scabby and peeling skin caused by the dry air. I've read once that wrinkles can happen anywhere, not just the face. So I've been rather diligent in smoothing on the cream every night after my bath. I hope that works in the long term otherwise I'll need to start sourcing for anti wrinkle lotion!
One of the side effects of my pimple breakout in my teens are deep pimple scars and open pores left. Sadly, it means I will never have beautiful and smooth skin like so many other women out there. I have been using vitamin E oils and creams after I read an article on how to get rid of pimple scars. While it does seem to work, the process is a slow one and it can get a little oily when using concentrated vitamin E oil. It seems that only time can cure scarring. Hopefully it does and my scars become less obvious.
