A lot has been said about work life balance in recent years in the UK. It is certainly a very welcoming movement for some. Although a huge supporter myself, I wonder if this is everybody’s cup of tea. Some people simply seem to enjoy work, especially those who are single and find it boring to [...]

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Woohoo, it’s Easter long weekend. It’s been difficult to concentrate at work today. Longing to go home. And I’ve just received my first colour laser printer. Hell it’s heavy, 17.0kg including the packaging. Yet to test it out, but I’m full of hope (please don’t disappoint me!). Weather over the next few days is not [...]

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I just read one of the most ridiculous comment in the Metro today. One reader questioned how vegetarians can do any good to the environment given that they eat away all the plants! I found myself in utter disbelief on the level of ignorance in such a civilised society.
Perhaps not many people know that [...]

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Do you live your life in the virtual world? I was just discussing with my colleagues about facebook and the likes during our Christmas lunch today. Many people seem to spend a majority of their time living in the virtual world these days. In a way, it is a total revolution as to how people [...]

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I was just chatting to a friend on the phone about retirement today. She now lives and works in Singapore and has lived there for the past six to seven years.
She seemed pretty settled in Singapore and intend to make her home there for the future of herself as well as her future children, [...]

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