Archive for November, 2011

diet and exercise

I know that I need to exercise, but I have not been going to the gym for a long time now. It’s just so hard to get up in the morning, work eight hours a day, then at the end of the day change into some gym clothes and hit the gym for an hour. I need to take a shower again, and before I am able to do so, I need to stop sweating so that I can use cold water on my hair….

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chlorine

Our potable water supply has some limits on residual chlorine. This means that our local municipal water supply provider is required to ensure that there is residual chlorine in our water at any point in the distribution system. They do this by dozing the treated water by chlorine in the treatment plant, and sometimes, when the distribution points are too far, they even have to put in place online chlorination systems, just to ensure that the residual chlorine requirement is met. This is because there…

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self defense

A person with a sound principle is always idol-worthy. He who doesn’t compromise, who stands for what he believes in, will always be admired by his peers and by society. I had a close call with this one, and it’s something I will not wish on anyone. I am a martial arts expert, go to the gym regularly and know all the necessary defense moves. In short, I can easily beat the living daylight out of anybody. One day after I fetched my kid from…

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brazilian_wax

Ever tried waxing your armpit, or your eyebrows, or your legs? It has its own pain, there is no going around about it. After some time, you get used to it, and it just becomes just another of your many routines to stay pretty and decent. I wonder, though, if having Brazilian wax will be the same. I am a young urban professional, confident of facing the many powerful men in the boardroom, able to battle wits when it comes to business strategy, but I…

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