People who spend quality time on MRTs

I read somewhere the story of a Banker (Benjamin Swan ) turned successful urban farmer (Sustenir Agriculture). He was working in one of our major banks & he switched to grow stuff like strawberries & kale here in Singapore! Amazing right? How did it happened, who taught him? He said he got it from You-tube & Google! Now they are commercial & is supplying to Tung Lok & SATS & some other places. He said in an interview , the first time he got the idea was when he was riding in the MRT, reading an article on FaceBook!

A-ha... see I always knew something great will happen for people who spend time on MRTs, you-tube, google & facebook! But will it happen for me too?

I was on the MRT the other day & saw this old lady telling this young girl off for occupying the 'reserved seat'. Another time a mother was busy texting, while her toddler wandered off & she panicked when she don't see him after a while. Caused a big commotion ! But most of the time, people, aunties mostly are just watching some Korean series on the phone. Me? , I'm just observing them.

When will I get a Benjamin Swan's aha moment on the MRT?
Maybe mine will happen on a bus!???

That's Benjamin Swan, & he's cute too -Goodness!!!!

Driving alone and screaming along to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody !!!!!

Here's more on our last  "share session". If you have not read my last post, a share session is something my Boss started, it's a get together of everyone from our office where we share our inner most self. It's getting to be pretty fun, as my Boss is a great initiator.

 My last post was about what Meg our office diva shared. Oh don't worry, she's a very good sport, she loves to be called the "DIVA" anyway ...lol...

Boss ask Bess next, what's one thing she'll never change about herself.
Bess:  ... my choice to buy an old beat-up second hand car.  I rather spend money on traveling rather than on a fancy car.

Boss: "Finish the sentence, I'm my most authentic self, when ...."
Bess : " ....when I'm driving alone and screaming along to Queen's  Bohemian Rhapsody !"
Now.... we were all impressed, ....wow !!!
Last checked -our Boss is one Freddie Mercury's fan 😍 ...hee hee

Diva in the Office

It's the end of the month again! My company has this strange culture. The Boss wanted us to bond ,he also wanted to bond with us. Sometimes we have drinking sessions, after work. And as if that's not enough, at the end of the month, we have these "share sessions" where we are expected to bare our souls to each other. I'm serious.

Boss will kick this off  with something like: "What is one word people would usually describe you"
Meg wanted to impress & flirt with him, so she went " DIVA" ....lol...
Boss: "what's one thing you'll never change about yourself?"
I was expecting her to say " my 3 inch heels or my mini skirts"
But she said : " Always seeing the positive in people & situations, that's how I attract the best & wonderful things to me !!!!"
WOW !!!! even I'm impressed with that one!

Finally Boss went: "Finish the sentence: I'm my most authentic self when.......
Meg : " .....I'm with friends & family over a fabulous bottle of wine!"

What a performance! He should ask her out ....lol...

Is life in Singapore that boring ?

The other day we went to my friend's fancy condo to use her gym. She has been telling us how big & nice & totally under utilized it was. So she invited the few of us to go use it. Life here in Singapore is so boring, that we are including going to people's empty gym as a weekend outing! Boy !

Anyway, when we reached, it's not as empty as she promised. There's about 3 treadmills & a number of other apparatus & almost half were already occupied! Hmm... as I do not know how to use other machines there, I decided to try the treadmill.

Before I could even step on it, she went ..." you dont want to do that!" I was thinking ... ' Huh... but why?'
She went : " Do you know treadmills uses the most power of all the cardio machines!"
Then she passed me a couple of tiny dumbbells & went " take this, doing weights requires zero electricity & is beneficial to the over all body!"

So there I was, holding on to these 2 tiny dumbbells, wondering how did I ever get myself into this !

Best way to deodorize arm pits & treat Pimples :))

Jona my friend just came back from backpacking in Australia. He travels that way all the time. He came over to my place drop off a tiny kangaroo souvenir  & spend the rest of the night telling me about his adventures.

Something did stick in my mind & I can't get it off. He told me as he cannot carry every damn thing so he has to make do. He met a girl, a fellow traveler & to prepare for the first date, he used his mouth wash to deodorize his arm pits!!!!...he said it with a straight face! He only laugh at my reaction to that!

Here is how it works, body odor is caused by bacteria feeding off sweat in the armpits & groin areas. And the ever useful mouth wash eliminates bacteria in the mouth so it does the same at the armpits ...lol....... All you need is to dap some at the pits & it will work like a charm!

 

Anyway since mouth wash contains alcohol & some herbal oils, it can help fight fungal infections like athlete's foot. Just spray some on the area a few times a day!!!! That's the way he kept his feet in perfect healthy & condition during the whole month on the road!

So I assume we can use it to treat pimples? He said YES of course!!!!! 

BitCoin, Should I buy some?

Did you see the headlines today?
Bitcoin ATM machines crash as price of cryptocurrency soars!!!

That's enough to raise a few eye brows right?
My mum ask me : what the hell is a bitcoin?
My dad said : don't you dare touch it, it's going to be like the dot.com thing.
My friends said: It's going crazy. Let's get in on the action before it's too late!
My buddy said : But how? Who do we call?


My grandad reminded us: If a thing seem too good to be true, it's probably not. Stick to property.
My grandma said: You are out of touch old man, leave it to the kids.
Warren Buffet said : Stay away from it!
Jack Ma Said: Not a Fan. I know very little about it.

The uncle selling fish ball noodles said: Bitcoin is too violate to be a reliable currency.

I guess some of us are still wondering : What the hell is going on? ...lol...

It's no secret I have inherited my dad's worrier genes!

It's no secret I have inherited my dad's worrier genes & the rest of the siblings have been spared ! Since young, I was an obsessive mental inventory taker, scanning  for objects of concern. Ok, that's kind of like pressing a bruise to see if it still hurts. To me, the balance between stress & contentment was the greatest mystery.

On one hand I was convinced that the continuation of any success I had achieved was contingent upon persistent hyper-vigilance. I figure this kind of behavior must be adaptive from evolutionary standpoint- cavemen who worried about possible threats, real or imagined, probably survived longer. On the other hand, I was keenly aware that while this kind of insecurity might prolong life, it also made it less enjoyable- on all levels.

So when my friend called me up yesterday & told me that another person from the group has cancelled on our Christmas celebration (a dinner which we have planned since last year!) my concerns went off charts. What went wrong, did any one offended her, did she break up with her boyfriend, why didn't she announced that on the group chat, should I call her, why didn't she explain why ..... it went on & on. I couldn't sleep last night thinking non-stop. Finally I went with, I must have offended her in some way, that's why she has cancelled on our date which was kinda of organized by me. Slept at 4am last night!

Then at 7am she text the group: "Sorry guys, celebration on again, sorry for the false alarm! Can't wait to see the group again!"
What..........?
I spent the whole night thinking, & now it's on again? Why ? what happened? what has changed? Did someone convinced her to change her mind? Will she tell us what happened? should someone ask her? Should I ask her? would that be invading on her privacy? Oh NO.... I have to stop thinking !!!!!