Our Way Of Living

I am fond of going on beach trips whenever I visit different countries. Seeing the vast water relaxes me but at times, I still find myself worried because I don’t know how to swim. My nephews and nieces are good swimmers. They were enrolled in swimming lessons at such a young age and I envy how comfortable they are even in open water. For the longest time, I’ve been trying to decide if I should enroll myself to one of those Hougang swimming lessons since it’s near my place. I’m just having second thoughts since I’m already 23 years old. I don’t know if I can still grasp the lessons. I remember that trip my former office mates and I had in one of the provinces in the Philippines. On our way back after island hopping, we were welcomed with giant waves. The boatman instructed all of us to wear life jackets. I was so afraid that time and I’m sure I am the only one in the group who doesn’t know how to swim. The crashing waves really hit the small boat we were r...

In Singapore, everything seems to be on fast track. Whether it be in school, at work, and sometimes, even at home. Like most people, I didn't even know I'm already fatigued from working too much until my body gave up into a fever. My doctor said that I'm spending way too much on my working desk that it took a toll on my body. After resting for 3 days, which I thought then was such a waste of time off work, my best friend invited me to attend a yoga class with her at Pasir Ris Town Park. She said it will be a great start of a healthy-conscious living. Well, I wasn't so convinced back then, but because the park was just around the corner of our place, I decided to get some trial classes. Peaceful Outdoor Environment Our first session was on a very early morning of Sunday. Yes, early morning. The class was from 7 am to 8 am at the park. It's a good thing that I live just a few blocks away so getting on time wasn't a big problem. We brought alo...

A lot of women complain that the romance suddenly dies out when they get married. What some women fail to comprehend is that infatuation can never compare to love. Having been a teenager myself who had raging hormones, I have “fallen in love” with a few guys when I was in high school. Some days, I thought my life was over because he left me. Some nights, I just cried myself to sleep. When college came around the corner, I re-organized my priorities, straightened up my life, and tried to love and understand myself first and foremost before giving myself away to another person.                   The road to maturity and understanding was not an easy one. I had to make multiple faulty decisions that I had to pay the consequences for. When I look back at it, they were not really worth it, but that is a part of growing up. Sometimes, you have to fall and trip before you walk straight. After graduating c...

If you know my wife, she loves flowers. Their intricate linings and colourful petals just have a way of capturing my wife’s heart and turn her into a big soft pile of mush. But when it comes to our children, she is as strict as a principal can be. Ask any of our children. They grew up not wanting for more, but they were taught firmly about proper etiquette and discipline. Nevertheless, my wife, through her softness and toughness, has given her everything to make sure our family never forgot the essence of home. She always kept the house tidy and neat. When I come home from work and the children were still young, they were always clean and well fed. Which is why in all essence of the word, I am indebted to my wife for giving our family a home to always come back to. To subtly show my gratitude, I try my best to give her one different flower per day.                 There are a number of florists in Singapore...

It is important for people to find that driving force and motivational essence that compels them to move forward in the right direction despite the hardships that they face, give their best shot even when they feel like giving up as well as persevere in their chosen careers in spite of all the naysayers and doubters who think that they do not have what it takes to get that win. There will be days when things are not going their way because of all the mistakes that they commit, the setbacks that delay them in so many ways as well as the failures that lower their confidence and self-esteem due to the fact that they doubt themselves in these dark times. But they cannot afford to slow down, listen to the demons inside their heads and give up just like that without putting up a good fight therefore they must buckle down and find the courage to move on even when things are falling apart at the seams around them.             ...

Did you recently sign up for yoga teacher training course? Feeling pumped and a little bit anxious about your upcoming classes? Don’t worry. That’s normal. By taking this course, yoga will no longer be a personal fitness regimen for you but a professional venture. Being a yoga student or participant is definitely different from being an instructor. So, don’t expect your Yoga classes Singapore to be similar to your previous yoga sessions. Here are some tips to help you make the most out of the experience. 1.     Don’t be intimidated by the level change. Many yoga teachers-in-training worry that they’re current skills level are not enough for the course. They doubt their knowledge about the art, especially during their first few classes. And that’s okay. Just don’t let your anxiety get in the way of your learning. Keep in mind that most yoga teachers-in-training start the course knowing only one or two practice type. Few are really in-the-know of the a...

Dancing is one of the things that people find really appealing. In fact, if you would look at the history of dance, you would see that different types of it have been invented and it has really transformed. We cannot blame the times as our creativity gets stronger, so does our art, right? Talking to dancers you would get that most of them do dance not because of it being mandatory—do you remember your gym classes back in middle school? These are the classes that would require you to dance in front of everybody! Yes, that would have been a bummer especially in those years when confidence was scarce, but you just do it anyway. The Fun in Dancing Now considering that dancing in some years of your life have been required, as you grow up you would realise that dancing is indeed fun. Especially if you are doing the type of dance you like because there are just so many: there is hip hop, pop, jazz, classical, and the list could go on. But aside from the fun it gives as it adds...