Posts Tagged ‘Lifestyle

30
Oct

Dracula Attack!

By Eleen Por 6 Comments
Categories: Health & Fitness
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About a month ago, I wrote about this.

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Today, another friend pinged me to complain that he has been getting nightly visits from the Cimicidae family. Only when he started losing precious sleep and getting rudely woken up 4-5 times a night by serious bouts of itchiness did he realise that he’s being sucked dry every single night by those damn draculas! Go here to view an interesting youtube on how smart these little buggers are when it comes to finding the perfect spot to suck our blood bank dry.

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Folks say KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. Do not doubt the truth in that phrase! Go read up on these mini draculas at this site which was created by the industry’s top expert, Richard Cooper.

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Just to give you an idea how the enemy looks like, go here. And save the “How kewt!” comments. Trust me, they will not seem so cute when they are sucking you dry as you recuperate during the night.

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Read here to find how to keep those blood suckers away.

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Also, if you are like most of the folks I know, you will have stuff stashed under your bed to maximise room space. More so if you live in an apartment and have *very* limited storage space. BIG mistake!

“Clutter is a bed bug’s best friend and a pest management professional’s worst enemy”
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So the next time you wanna chuck that book or magazine under your bed, think again. You’re actually building a nest for those blood suckers. Might as well be donating blood to the GH Blood Bank and plus, you won’t be scratching yourself silly for days on end.

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Now, would you prefer to be a Sucker or a Suckee???

29
Oct

The elusive 6-pack

By Eleen Por 2 Comments
Categories: Health & Fitness
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On a groggy Tuesday morning, sitting amongst the bunch of unread emails in my Inbox was this from my man. It’s actually a pretty good article on how to eat and live towards every workout addict’s dream - Ribbed Abs.

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Basically, the 10 nutrition strategies outlined in the article are as below :

  1. Whey less
  2. Bone up on dairy
  3. Eat large quantites of food
  4. Eat often
  5. Drink green tea
  6. Ban trans
  7. Eat fatty fish
  8. Be wary of sugar-free products
  9. Don’t be so sweet
  10. Quit Boozing

*To understand more about these 10 strategies, read up on the article as shared at the very beginning of this post*

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He : “Looks like I must eat more often as per strategy # 4.”
Me :  “It’s not #4 that is a problem. Read # 10. Our weekend lifestyle ain’t exactly in-line with that.”
He : “Ok wat…at least not daily…”
Me : “Read #10 again, baby. Especially the ones highlighted in red.”

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Here is what it says :
“If you are going to drink alcohol, at least drink wine and get a few antioxidants. But seriously, cut the alcohol.

Do you know anyone who has ripped abs and still drinks on a regular basis (and yes, weekly counts as regularly!)? No, you don’t, unless they are a genetic freak of nature. And, if you were a genetic freak of nature with naturally rock-hard abs, you probably wouldn’t be reading this article.”

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So, our options are clear. Have fun on weekends with not-so-ribbed abs OR have boring weekends with super-ribbed abs.

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Sigh. Life is so filled with tough decisions, eh?