Category: Off Beaten Track Page 14 of 44

Was in the supermarket earlier.

As usual, I went in without a pre-planned shopping list, unlike some people. Went browsing in the bathroom items section and suddenly recalled that I needed to replenish my shower cream. Well, being the adventurous type of guy I am, I decided to try a brand – still a well-known one here, mind you – I have not tried before. After deliberating for a while, I settled on “Revitalising” from Shokubutsu; actually it was a toss up between “Revitalising”, “Soothing” and “Moisturising”.

Lo and behold, by the time I got back and started to store everything in the cupboards, there it was: another unopened bottle of “Revitalising” from Shokubutsu! 😯 ❓ 😳 read more

During my previous brief foray into GTD, I had in fact started reading David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” and tried out quite a few applications, both on- and off-line, to try to find a wonder tool that can help to get my life back into tip-top shape. Sadly, the book currently remains unfinished and I have also stopped using the one application – ThinkingRock – which I settled on at the end of my search.

However, for one reason or other, I decided to give it another try today. I was pleasantly surprised by the number of quality of free applications out there that have sprung up in the mean time.

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Read this interesting story (sorry, only in Cantonese!!) from a blog I frequent, which really got me thinking.

Firstly, sometimes we can really learn something from the most unlikely of sources, provided we are open-minded to receive the wisdom. Secondly, and stemming from my experiences in Tango, attitude is essential to attain competence (and of course excellence!) in anything. Someone having all the right physical attributes but to proud to admit limits in knowledge is often overtaken by someone else who may be physically disadvantaged (height, size, etc.) but with humility and open-mindedness to try something different.

I just realised that I hate saying good byes. More and more so recently.

In the last 8-9 months, friends have left for studying overseas, to work or simply to pursue a different life in a different country. Parting seems to be getting harder but at the same time increasing frequency. Can people ever become accustomed to this? Or do we just resign to the fact that sooner or later this will happen?

Perhaps with each passing years, there is the realisation each parting may become permanent?

A satirical video produced by World Vision, depicting how “deprived” our youths are. Watch it and do “something real” about it…