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Joy Ride onboard CX711

wat was originally a 3.5hour flight to colombo turned how to be a "joyride" at the wrong time of the day. As the cabin lights dimmed; i tot i might as well take a quick nap on board my flight yesterday evening for my first "proper" meditation retreat. As a typical spoiled city dweller mumbling to myself over the over-cooked vegetables on my inflight vegetarian meal; i was too restless to cat nap; let alone sleep even though i was given one of the bext seat ever on a flight! i call it the "excutive economy class" with no seats in front of me and just behind the business class. About 30mins more to go before the decend; i went to the toilet umpteen times and ask the stwardress "how much longer" (i never liked taking flights; the confined space, the noise, the cabin pressure and the dry air). She cooly replied 1 more hour...Mmmm...i tot we are already been in the air long enough...so i went back to my seat..turn on the cute gadget below my seat(as t

Meat the Truth

Amazing, didn't know it's better to become a vegetarian and drive a fuel inefficient car than to be a meat-eater and drive a hybrid! Kinda reminds me to cut down further on meat eating...

Did you know?

no, not asking you if you know we only had 1 billion homesapiens back in 1800 and we have 6.65billion today...an increase of more than 6 times over 209years... check out the link below

Living Planet Report 2008

W hether we live on the edge of the forest or in the heart of the city, our livelihoods and indeed our lives depend on the services provided by the Earth's natural systems. Our global footprint now exceeds the world's capacity to regenerate by about 30%. If our demands on the planet continue at the current rate, by the mid 2030s we will need the equivalent of 2 planet Earth to maintain our lifestyles. Download the complete report here