TORA BIKA Cappuccino

I bought this from Timor Leste. At first I find the taste a bit weird, but as I take a few more times, it was pretty nice to drink. Think that the weird taste was the milk taste which I am not use to. Overall, not a bad instant cappuccino.

TORA BIKA Cappuccino

TOP Kopi Gula 2-in-1

I bought this instant coffee from Timor Leste. Taste wonderful except that you need to let the coffee powder to settle down at the bottom of the cup before taking the first sip. You would like this if you want Kopi-O for the day.

TOP Kopi Gula 2-in-1

Good Day Coffeemix 3-in-1

Bought this instant coffee from Timor Leste supermarket. A nice small pack of coffee. Mild and not so sweet taste to start the day.

Good Day 3-in-1 Coffeemix

Owl Coffee Bags

Owl Kopi-O Coffee Bag just tastes normal. This is just the right taste for light coffee drinker.

Owl Kopi-O

If you are someone who needs stronger coffee, then go for the Kopi-O Gao. It definitely is stronger than just Kopi-O (picture above).

Owl Kopi-O Gao

First Brew Ipoh White Coffee 3-in-1

What an interesting brand, First Brew. Although not a famous brand one can find in the market, I was surprise to love drinking this instant 3-in-1 coffee, compare to those usual brand easily available in the supermarket.

First Brew Ipoh White Coffee 3-in-1

Old Town White Coffee 3-in-1

Tasted like Home's Brand coffee with similar packaging. I think that this pack of Old Town coffee tasted a bit different from those previous Old Town instant coffee, may be due to cane sugar used instead of the normal sugar used in instant coffee. Overall I would rate it nice and worth drinking.

Old Town White Coffee 3-in-1

How not to get drunk

Do you ever wonder why some people don't get drunk. 3 tips for you which may help to prevent embarrassing yourself at wedding or season celebration.

1.  Don't mix drinks

Stick to one. If you are going to drink beer then stick to it the whole night. You will not get less drunk, but less remorseful the next morning. The effect of beer kicks in faster than wine, so if you start to get dizzy or start to daze, it is time to stop.

2.  Count your drinks

Limit yourself to 2 drinks per hour. If you know you can't drink more than a certain number of glasses of alcohol, then limit to that magical number to keep yourself sober. It will save you from having a date with the restroom tiles (again).

3.  Be alternative

You can alternate between alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, to stay sober longer. Sipping non-alcoholic drink between alcoholic drink will slow down the rate of you drinking and keep you hydrated.

Some other methods that my female ex-colleague will do. She will get herself prepared for any drinking session that require her to challenge the guys. It works for her, but you got to test it out on yourself as individual's body function differently.

• Don't drink with empty stomach as will get drunk faster
• Take cubes of butter before any drinking session. Her argument is butter equals to oil, and works just like the concept of oil and water doesn't mix.
• After every glass of liquor, she will drink many glasses of water. Her argument is to flush out the alcohol contents. Hence she does visit the restroom very often to release out the alcoholic contents in her body.

Super 3-in-1 White Coffee

A familiar brand which one can find easily in Singapore supermarket. Having tried so many Super brand coffee before, it doesn't seem to be in my good books. But surprisingly, it seems rather nice. May be it was a day when I wanted something just ordinarily simple.

Super 3-in-1 White Coffee

How to protect your data

Here are some tips on protecting your data

“Shred” sensitive data

Use a virtual file shredder such as eraser (http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/), instead of simply hitting the “delete” key to get rid of sensitive files. Shredders is available for free and help to permanently delete files so that they can’t be recovered.

“Wipe” your hard drive

If you are getting rid of an old computer, don’t just format it. Use a disk “wiping” application such as Boot and Nuke (http://dban.sourceforge.net/) to repeatedly overwrite your hard disk with random bits of data so that any of your own data becomes irrecoverable.

“Lock” your private files

To keep your private files from prying eyes, you can encrypt them using software like Cryptainer LE (http://www.cypher-ix.com/cryptainerle/). Files saved in special folders created by encryption software require a password to be accessed.

Drink 4 cups of coffee to be less depressed

Read another interesting findings for those who love to drink coffee. Another reason for coffee lovers to indulge in coffee.

Ascherio's team studied more than 50,000 women who had an average age of 63, and none were depressed when they enrolled in the study. His team measured coffee consumption based on data on the women for 14 years dating back to 1976. They then classified the women according to how much coffee they drank and followed them for an additional 10 years.

The research discovered that those women who regularly drink four or more cups of coffee a day have 20 percent lower risk of developing depression than those who rarely or never drink coffee. Ascherio's own team has shown that drinking a lot of coffee may be protective against Parkinson's disease in both men and women. 

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