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Caught in the Act!

Walter — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:40:00 +0000

Evidence that demands a verdict? This morning, as I was taking the lift from my home downstairs, I caught a man red-handed as he nonchalantly tossed a burning cigarette butt on to the floor. He probably didn’t see me coming from behind. I immediately asked him in a polite but firm manner, “Excuse me sir, […]

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Let’s Go Green 2 – Using Recyclable Bags

Walter — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:10:00 +0000

Have you started using recyclable bags for your shopping needs lately? It isn’t that difficult to tote a few grammes of light woven bags wherever you go. Not only does it help to burn a little more calories, they are also easier to carry around compared to lots of plastic bags. Most can be slung […]

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Let’s Go Green! (One baby step at a time)

Walter — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:13:00 +0000

Save our world by bagging and recycling We have all read, heard and sweated enough to know that the world is dying. At an alarming rate. All manner of freakish weather phenomena has been happening around the world. Sea levels are rising in Southeast Asian islands, floods are becoming more common, and temperatures are rising […]

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Are We Pigging Out?

Walter — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:38:00 +0000

Grrr…. I just realise that my home has been downgraded lately – from a HDB flat to a pig sty! Obviously, we need a lot more public education efforts to support the recent Earth Day celebrations and Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) campaigns. Our problem of littering isn’t fresh news. In fact, it has been […]

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Why You Should Play Nice in the Blogosphere

Walter — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000

Pigs don’t have it this good at the US’s National Pork Board Came across this interesting post by Nathan Gilliatt on how a national pork body tried to sue the pants off a breastfeeding advocate, to disastrous results. “For a while, it seemed that every conversation about companies interacting with bloggers fell back on the […]

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