You might be unintentionally wasting food if you don’t really know what the dates mean on perishables you buy.
Food expiration dates: What do they really mean? | Yahoo! Green.
Author: lioneltan
Cycling to school
Now that I’m back at work after my short break, one of the things I will miss is my morning cycling ritual.
L-A’s school is quite near home and within range of my limited cycling abilities, so every school day morning, I would strap her into her little seat and we’ll then enjoy a short bicycle ride to her school.
Guess these moments will be one of those memories I will recall fondly later in life. Wonder if she will remember as well?
Sounds like Harry Potter…
You know, Harry Potter’s world had to deal with “He who cannot be named,” but now an entire muggle village has to deal with “name that cannot be typed!”
I tried to find out which “Shan” was the problem world but apparently no one could type it out on blogs… 😉
Chinese villagers forced to change untypable name – Yahoo! News.
Talk about golf hazards…
You know it really isn’t your day on your course when your bad swing causes a fire…
Golfers swing sparks 25-acre California blaze – Devil Ball Golf – Golf – Yahoo! Sports.
Surprise ingredients in your fast food
Bet you didn’t know you were eating these stuff…
New speedy striker for Man U?
Might be great to have the current World’s Fastest Man zipping down the flanks for Manchester United, but will he be able to last the season if people continually hack at him to slow him down? Look at Michael Owen…
Details of the NS award
If you’re interested to find out more about the NS Award that was referred to during the National Day Rally, some details have already been provided by Mindef.
I suppose its not retroactive and those who have already served beyond the milestone markers will get less?
Channel NewsAsia – MINDEF unveils details of NS recognition award – channelnewsasia.com.
Are You Earning More Than Median Pay?
This link on IM$avvy gives a quick summary of the median wages grouped by age. Just by quick peek will let you know if you are among the top 50% of your age group or not…
If you get dismayed after checking, do note that if you are in the lower bound of the age group, you still have time on your side. However, if you are on the upper bound of the age group, then it might be due to being the “wrong” industry
Roger Federer / William Tell in action
Fake or real? You decide…
India’s (Un)healthcare sector downfall?
Now that India has the ignominy of having a super-bacteria gene named after them — New Delhi, to be exact — one wonders if that spells the demise of the healthcare sector and its “medical tourism” industry.
It wasn’t too long ago that Fortis was looking to expand beyond their shores in their competition with Khazanah for the Parkway pie. Now, they might just need to concentrate a wee bit more on their home turf.
If you want to find out more about this new Indian bacteria gene that can potentially have fatal and devastating effects, there is this fairly new writeup on Wikipedia.