Walkaholic

one of the words that describe me the most. To a certain extent I think that, I have been walking too much. :P Some even gives me nickname as I have been walking too fast... =='''

Image taken from Wikipedia.

Hey, but walking is a good form of exercising. :D
According to Health Promotion Board of Singapore, by making frequent walks,
it can help you to lower your blood pressure and blood cholesterol.
It can also burn calories and manage your weight, while relieving yourself
from stress and anxiety.

Most importantly.... its free.
Probably because of the amount of issues that the local transportation have,
or probably because I am not financially rich, I will try to do some walking
whenever I'm free. I remember the days whenever I have insufficient amount in
the transportation fare card, I will do crazy walks like from Dover MRT all
the way to Tiong Bahru MRT. Or probably interesting routes like from the
old site where Republic Polytechnic was to Bugis MRT station or late night
trails stating from Somerset MRT to Tiong Bahru MRT. The sights that
you are getting from these walking trails never fail to amaze me. :D

So what are you waiting for, Let's do some walking now. :D

* Click here to access the article by Health Promotion Board on the topic of Walking.

A not so circular Circle Line

Close to 2 - 3 weeks ago, a festival was held at Holland Village MRT station with the grand opening of the Circle Line.

Image taken from the SMRT Website.

But what is so special about this Circle Line?
Rather then discussing how convenient the Circle Line is, I am going to talk about something else.

As most of the train stations belonging to the Circle Line were underground stations, it isn't a difficult task keeping a look out for a long flight of stairs to climb. Although I don't think that the flight of stairs were long enough, but making an effort climbing up and down the stairs can be a good form of exercising also.

* Click here to take a look at the list of MRT train stations in Singapore.
^ Click here for the attractions located near each and every one of the MRT stations along the Circle Line.

A paradise for Geeks?

Sim Lim Square would probably be the best place to source for all the computer parts and accessories that a Geek would need. Besides for all the computer related products, they also have 3 levels of shops selling all sorts of electronic products ranging from tv to music/video players to cameras, you can find all these electronics products in one building. Isn't that convenient?

Pictures of Sim Lim Square.

Some info:

• Try to ask around for the price of the same product first before making an purchase
• Try not to go there as an individual (Chances that you get con can be pretty high, unless you know the shop owners pretty well)
• Sometimes, Cash payment can help you to get more discounts

* Click here for the website of 'Sim Lim Square'.
^ Click here for the location of 'Sim Lim Square'.

CNN GO - World's 50 most delicious food

Every now and then, we will see articles on the top 10, top 50 or even the top 100 food in the world. It can be articles of the most delicious, the most scary, the most healthy, etc... As for this time round, I am going to share the world's top 50 most delicious food by CNN GO.

Image taken from CNN GO website

Note: I'm not sure how CNN GO came up with the ranking, probably by voting?, but you can definitely find new dishes to try by going through these lists. :D

* Click here to access the webpage of CNN GO - World's most delicious food.

An exercise for everyone :D

Although most of the time I prefer to cycle or walk around the streets, it doesn't mean that I would't try types of exercise. :D Ever since they added a new Safra centre in my area, I would spend a bit of time walking to that place and chill out on a weekend afternoon.

Safra Mount Faber, but what are the things that you can do at Safra Mount Faber?

As I wasn't a good swimmer, I would go for a few rounds of bowling whenever I was free.

I must admit that I wasn't a Pro but I do enjoy Bowling. :D Similarly, its a sport that both the old and the young could enjoy playing. :D Based on my past experience, playing bowling at Safra Mount Faber can be quite stressful sometimes, especially when you are playing next to a group of bowlers that keeps on getting a 'Strike' or a 'Spare'. And their average age was above 60s or 70s. Whahahahaha.... :P Either ways, its still a pretty good way of exercising and killing off your boredom. :D

Some extra information about Safra Mount Faber:

• You can customise your own bowling ball over here
• You can also rent a locker to keep you stuff at the Super Bowl also

* Click here to find out more about Safra.

My Japanese Traditional Umbrella that was made in Kyoto, Japan

I have bought a Traditional Japanese Umbrella during my trip to Japan this year. Why did I bout a Traditional Japanese Umbrella? There tons and tons of reason behind it. Probably it's because of the fact that I was staying with in my grandmother's house when I was a child. There was this green colored Chinese Traditional Umbrella at her place and I was fascinated with it. Even up till today, I still can recall the look of the umbrella. It kinda brings back some good old memories of days back then. On top of that, I wanted to buy a Eco-friendly umbrella, hence I decided to buy a Traditional Japanese Umbrella.

This is a picture of my umbrella. Isn't it cool. XD

* Click here to find out more about 'Niyoshiya',
  a shop that has been making and selling Japanese Traditional Umbrellas.
^ Click here to find out more about 'Takenomise'
  that specialising in making and selling bamboo products. (In Japanese only)

A remake of a fantastic Japanese Manga into a Movie

Have you seen a Japanese Manga before? As for myself, I love Japanese Manga and I have seen various genres of Japanese Mangas. For example: Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, Full Metal Alchemists, etc... Therefore when I found out that they are going to remake the Japanese Manga 'Ashita No Joe' into a movie, I suddenly have a urge to fly to Japan immediately to catch the movie. However, due to my commitments at work, this have become an unfulfilled dream during that period of my life. (Which is like a few months ago ...)

After watching the movie recently, this was indeed a Warm Blooded Movie. In fact, the movie had once again proven that Boxing was a sports for guys. And after watching the movie, the story itself have given me the urge to learn and pick up Boxing.... :P

This image was taken from the website 「Tsubuyaki keibo」
It was one of the famous scene from the Japanese Manga 'Ashita No Joe'.
And in fact, I had seen a lot of Japanese Manga trying to imitate
some of the famous scenes from this Japanese Manga, 'Ashita No Joe'.

This image was taken from the official website of the movie 'Ashita No Joe'.
Doesn't it looks interesting?

If you have the time, you probably want to try watching this movie.

* Click here to access the official website of 'Ashita No Joe' in Japanese.