Taking Rubik's Cube to a New Level

As gleaned from Wikipedia: 

"The Rubik's Cube is a 3-D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube, the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp. in 1980 via businessman Tibor Laczi and Seven Towns founder Tom Kremer. Rubik's Cube won the 1980 German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle. As of January 2009, 350 million cubes had been sold worldwide making it the world's bestselling puzzle game and bestselling toy."

It's a good day to be a sculptor and enjoy the possibilities of seeing how far your handiwork could go.

Well, while most of us are still trying to master the Rubik's cube, others have been taking part in competition to solve the puzzle in the shortest time.

And, some few have taken to juggling and solving it, concurrently. That's masterclass!

Click here for He JUGGLED and SOLVED 3 Rubik's cubes! - Guinness World Records

Click here for How to Solve a 3x3 Rubik's Cube In No Time | The Easiest Tutorial

 

Watching Clouds Go By

The weather in Singapore has been overcast of late. Today (18/09/2021) is different as the sky is bright and blue. However, a blue canvass in itself would be rather staid.

The magic begins when the fluffy cotton-like clouds appear and paint the sky white silently. If we remain cooped up at home or in our workplace, we would have missed the ever-shifting spectacle as the wind fashions the shape of the clouds in unique and never-the-same formation.

Besides taking time to smell the roses, you could take a spin with 'watching the clouds go by'.

Here is a sample for your refreshing:-

Click here to view the gallery of clouds from The Cloud Appreciation Society which might just take you to cloud nine.

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Read Literature

Unlike the gamut of mass media blast which are mere news and gossips to prick our senses, literature ("Lit") is food for our soul as with movies, music, theatre and other forms of entertainment. 

Reading Lit allows us to immerse ourselves into the world of the characters in the story and engages us to identify with them as they deal with situations and relate to other people in the story which reflect what could happen in real life. It helps us to reflect and understand what it means to be human -- our strengths, weaknesses, foibles, inclinations, potential and blind spots.

Read local as well as foreign Lit because each country consists not only of concrete buildings, farmlands, factories and other infrastructure, but also a collective soul of people who share a set of norms or manner of life that is unique. This will help us to appreciate and understand people at home and overseas better.

The following two Singapore Lit are used as illustrations as they are what I have picked recently from a local library.

In "The Teenage Textbook" (This book is for teenagers from 11 to 81.) written wittily by Adrian Tan, you will discover that Singapore has its own four seasons and why the alternative title of this book is: "The Melting of the Ice Cream Girl". And, you are sure to remember this character for a long time to come along with his full name and credentials: Dr E Sopramaniam, MA (East Anglia), PhD (Calcutta). That is just a spoonful of appetizer. Read the book unless you are un-teenager of age. 

The second book "Balik Kampung 3B" (Balik Kampung is translated into English as: Going Home, or Going Back to Village/Heartland) is a collection of "nine exciting tales that will deepen your appreciation of three eastern and six western locations of Singapore and give you fresh insights about the human condition". 

For example, in the story "Sayang" (translated into English as: 1. Love; and 2. Pity) written by Joey Chin and Wong Hongyi, you will feel the struggle that Chuan, who hailed from China to work as a cleaner in Singapore, faces. In another story, "Mrs Gupta  and the Squeaky Trolley" written by Pooja Nansi, you will learn how Mrs Gupta and her husband, who came from India to work with a computer firm, never turned back and made Singapore their home. Her squeaky shopping trolley that day irritated her as with the two young adult foreign Indians whom she overheard criticizing her beloved home country. What happened next? Go read the book.

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Stay Amazed

Even as I look around my room, I am infused with wonder that we have come a long way from caves and treehouses. When we are sheltered from the elements and living comfortably, we might be inclined to take for granted the amenities that we enjoy such as lighting, ventilation and clean water. 

And, toilets which save us from going to the bushes.

Swanky photo of a public toilet near a MRT station

Not to mention the table, chair, cupboard, bed, computer, mobile phone, refrigerator, clothing, shoes (yes, we all have more than a pair of shoes), and so forth.

Let us be thankful for the tangible things that God-given ability in humanity have been able to produce thus far by harnessing from our natural environment. We do well to take care of our natural environment for future sustainability.

 

Coolest Toothpick Dispenser

This is the coolest toothpick dispenser that I have seen thus far.

I had my reservations that this contraption would actually work.

As you press the head of the bird, the drawer containing the toothpick opens while its beak reaches downward.

And, whaddaya know, the bird and its manufacturer have dispelled my doubts.

Good job, birdy! 

Cool Coconuts Are Hot In Singapore

Coconuts have been around for the longest time and while there is a dearth of coconut plantation in Singapore, there is no shortage of supply to keep us going nuts over it from the shores of Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

If you want to have the real McCoy and do-it-yourself, then you would need to get hold of a parang and learn to use it like a pro before you go and cut up the coconut (without risking injury or endangering others).

For fuss-free coconut drink, then head to your neighbourhood store or supermarket and be splashed with a wide selection of the pre-packed natural drink as well as processed ones.

If you die-die want to eat the pulp as well, you can buy pre-cut coconuts or go to drink stalls which would cut the fruit for you and let you enjoy the drink with a drinking straw and pulp with a spoon.

Click here for 7 Science-Based Health Benefits of Coconut Water

Fret not, if you are overseas. With online grocers, the coconut drinks are well within your reach.

Do Something New

Make a change and do something new to enrich your life.

Food-wise, if your staple are fish-and-chips and cheese-caviar-and-cracker, you might wanna take your palate on an adventure with Russian borsch soup, French coq au vin, American apple pie, Romanian sarmale (cabbage rolls), Penang laksa, Hainanese chicken rice, Singapore chilli crab, and so forth.

 Main dish: Iberico Pork Jowl

If you spent your growing up years in Asia, you might be familiar with White Rabbit candy which has a coating of translucent wafer that melts in your mouth. Well, you might now wanna try the novel ice-cream version of it.

Don't stay in the same well and remain constrained by the usual walls of limitations.

In the field of sports you can do beyond soccer and baseball to new arenas such as volleyball, rugby and skateboard whether as a spectator or a participant.

If your tummy is in the way, then one of the best way to up the game of your life is to flatten it and enjoy the productivity-gain. Usual advice would be to steer clear of food after 8 pm, start an exercise regime and watch what you eat. 

With a trim abdomen, you will find greater mobility with ease of movement and sharper mental faculty to focus on the stuffs that you do. Your Body Mass Index (BMI) would also improve and yield the attendant health benefits.  

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The following statement gleaned from a T-shirt is for your reflection:

Take Time To Do What Makes Your Soul Happy

Enjoy your life and be open to try new things. It will give you more options to do what makes your soul happy.

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