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Post-Biking Trauma – Sore legs!
I’ve been working out for days. Biking 20~50 minutes each day, EVERY day. Plus walking close to 9000 steps every day. It’s quite a hectic schedule for me. These numbers are derived from Google FIT, and TBH they are understated. I don’t know by how much they’re understated. But given that my phone sits on…
Chinese doctor
diary for the 14th february, 2002. I went to the Chinese doctor this monring for acupuncture treatment. I was looking around his office, it's kind of like stepping back in time to a pervious decade, almost like an island out of time. He's an interesting character, coming from shandong province, he speaks Chinese with a…

Shopee Purchases: Fashion
I have bought quite a lot of clothes from Shopee. Mostly, it’s just convenient. I recently bought some high waisted pants. They’re quite loose, comfortable and the waist is quite generous in terms of support. It’s nice to wear pants without a belt! Honestly they’re comfortable, loose and affordable. The only downsides are no pockets…

9kg in 90 days: Day #15 – It’s tough!
I spent much of September bringing my August excess under control. But since I started the 90 day diet… I looked at the stats: grinding the wheels!!! That’s all. The initial weight loss after contracting flu was around 1.5kgs. But I put most of that back, of course. So I started looking at what made…

Multiple Hundreds of Reports: Is Booking.com in trouble?
Is booking dot com having financial problems? I see from researching the payment delayed situation that it affects hundreds of hoteliers across multiple countries. Here are some stories from Japan, the UK, Hungary, Thailand, Denmark,… and there are still new cases coming in. So I started digging through their financials: CEO, CFO are both selling…

Meanwhile, I have to wear these!
!the burden of varicose veins means that I need to wear tights most of the time. It’s a tropical climate so i gave up hiding them! On the plus, they aren’t uncomfortable. With shorts or loose pants, and a light breeze, they are quite fine in 30c heat. With typical pants, though, it’s not survivable…
