This week, some of my colleagues were quite stressed at work and were either coughing or sneezing away. It came to my surprise that our boss decided to have half of Thursday dedicated to an outing.

At first, I didn't think it will be a fun outing as it's on self-massage? Oh, come on, how good can self-massage be as compare to a complete spa package or even chilling out at some nice spot. Well, I was wrong as it turned out that it's a fruitful trip and something that I can apply on myself at a daily basis.

After a light lunch, we shared a cab and headed down to Aljunied, or more precise, Lorang 23 Geylang. It was a small place and the boss of that company is presumably a good friend of my boss. At the half-day meridian massage, I learned about the basic of the 300 acupuncture points on the body that connect to 12 principal and 8 secondary pathways called meridians. The aim of the meridian massage is to balance the pathway of our qi and blood for healthier living. Besides learning some new knowledge, I also had a nice aromatherapy neck rub by my partner.

Called me an idiot in acupuncture, but I realized that one of the most important point is the zhong fu (中府) which connects the spleen and lungs that treats stomach, cough, water retention, etc. Whether it's backache, sinus, indigestion, headache, or toothache, meridian massage has a way to alleviate the symptoms. Just by accurately pressing the acupoints and if it's pain, it does signal a problem with that particular organ or ailment.


I won't say that it has successfully turn my life 360 degrees, but I do believe that when done daily, it will reduce ailments in my neck, back, and headaches. In fact, my family noticed that my hands and feet were warmer after I returned home that day..which usually are quite cold and clammy.

Here's some funny videos on exercising and acupuncture.





Anyway, I was having dinner with a group of school mates at Food for Thought one day. I must admit that they are a bunch of feisty ladies who are soon-to-be bankers or auditors. I don't know when did I give up my aspiration to be in the finance industry? I always thought that I would end up being one of the cookie cutter and be in the investment or trading field. I was so wrong since with the brains of mine, I don't think I would even be part of the ingredients to make a good cookie.

Not that I'm not interested in finance, but I can't seem to do well in it with all the elite people gathering in that top industry. Maybe, I belong to another industry all together?

Not sure whether they are stressed with work or what, but my school mates actually made fun of how tasteless the dessert was and why Food for Thought hired people who face certain financial difficulties or other problems. I was quiet throughout that conversation and silently eating the dessert while some of them were laughing away. I don't see the point in laughing at other people's predicament or even how horrible the dessert is. I mean we should be grateful with what we have on the dining table, even how tasteless it's, at least it filled our stomach. I was plainly upset, no matter how fortunate or rich we're, gratitude is one important aspect of my principles in life (whether is it towards people or food).

Don't get me wrong. I am not saying that I'm someone more sensible or a person deem fitter to talk about principles and those stuffs. But sometimes, I don't see why people laugh at certain things? Is it a mockery of others or in fact, on themselves. There's still an extent to how jokes should be played, or rather, sensible jokes. I'll still return to Food for Thought and support their mission to enjoy food for a good cause.