Freedom and happiness to think, act and live as we wish

 What are aspects of Singapore and its people that tourists would not notice?

Little do any tourists know that 7-Eleven 

in Singapore isn’t an ordinary 

convenience store but is rather a 

‘rubbish’ store to cutthroat whoever walk

-in.

Only I learned the hard way when I 

bought a bar of soap and the receipt 

came up $3.90 for an unknown brand.

When my wife knew about that she said: 

“So, you think it’s 70 cents like ‘Lux soap 

or Parrot brand’ in 7-Eleven in Bangkok, 

is it? Only a sucker buys anything from 

7-Eleven here in Singapore, other than 

cigarettes and Gardenia bread, even 

Coke is expensive there .” Then she 

continued scrolling her phone looking 

for arts & craft stuff.

Yes, I was a sucker thinking that it’s dirt 

cheap like 7- Eleven in Thailand.

Wait! My wife continued saying “ Do you 

notice that many 7-Eleven stores have 

either one girl or guy manning the store 

and struggling to communicate in Malay

, Tamil, Chinese, and English?” Umm…

Not Thai either, who are they—from 

Mars? I began to wonder.

7-Eleven in Thailand is a lifeline for 

homeless people, hangover night owls, 

and desperate hookers & over the hill 

ladyboys to hook lonesome tourists, 

moody overworked chauffeurs, fussy 

aunties, bored housewives and lazy 

husbands to out-of-job celebrities, and 

cheapskate coffee drinkers ( like me).

Why so?

Only one place where you can get any-

thing you need 24/7 from a banana to 

frozen “Pad Kraprao” sanitary pads to 

condoms or baby diapers to XXL 

T-shirts for oversized dad and 

merchandise prices start from 5 Bath 

for bottled water, 30 Baht ‘Americano’ 

and even a classic ‘Magnum bar’ is 

45 Baht ( or $1.70) which costs 

$4.70 in Singapore.

What are the best and worst cooking 

oils for an anti-inflammatory diet?

If you think all olive oil is created the 

same, think again…Unfortunately, if 

you cook with any of these popular 

oils you may not be getting real olive 

oil at all! Researchers from the 

University of California studied a 

sample of imported, store-bought olive 

oil and they discovered that 69% 

FAILED to meet the accepted 

standards for olive oil.

These cooking oils can cause inflamma-

tion, blood sugar spikes, weight gain, 

and worse. The good news is, there’s a 

healthy alternative that has the opposite 

effect…It helps you have more energy, a 

healthier heart, stronger muscles and 

can even help you BURN some of that 

unwanted fat.

You just need to know which cooking oil 

to use – and which to avoid.

If you cook at least once a week, you’re 

gonna want to see this.

I'm a single dad with four kids, and for 

the past four months, we've been living 

in a tent on the street. A few days ago, 

I witnessed something really awful at 

the gas station. An elderly man didn’t 

have enough cash to pay, and instead 

of helping him, people just cursed at 

him and drove off. I couldn’t just stand 

by, so I paid for him, even though it 

was my last bit of money.

The next morning, I spotted two jeeps 

parked near our tent. One of the guards 

approached me and said, "This letter is 

for you, sir." I opened it, and oh my gosh, 

I felt my face go pale. Holding back 

tears, I asked in a shaky voice, "Are...

are you serious? Is this some kind of 

joke?

This incident happened in Kombaru 

sanctuary in Karnataka, India.

The leopard was chasing the dog, the dog 

entered the bathroom through a window, the 

bathroom was locked from outside.

The leopard entered after chasing behind the 

dog and both of them got trapped in the 

toilet; when the dog saw the leopard, he 

panicked and sat silently in a corner.

He didn't even dare to bark.

Although the leopard was hungry and was 

chasing the dog, he didn't eat it.

He could have had dinner by jumping on the 

dog, but the two animals stayed together in 

different corners for almost twelve hours. 

During these twelve hours, the leopard also 

remained calm.

The forest department focused on the leopard 

and captured it with a tranquilizer dart.

Now the question is, why didn’t the hungry 

leopard attack the dog when it was easily 

possible?

Wildlife researchers have answered this 

question: According to them, wild animals are 

very sensitive to their freedom.

As soon as they realize that their freedom has 

been taken away, they can feel deep pain, to 

the point of forgetting their hunger.

Their natural motivation to eat begins to fade.

Freedom and happiness are connected. 

Freedom to think, act and live as we 

wish