Monthly Archives: July 2008

Overdelivery

Image via Wikipedia Kudos to DHL for being the delivery company that never fails to over deliver. So, my package arrived 2 days earlier. I’m surprised at the efficiency of their service. I had verbal confirmation from 2 of their call center staff and also from the pick up personnel that the since their standard [...]

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Shipping

Don’t know whether to be upset with DHL or with the customs at SH. I shipped over a gift to a friend and my friend got taxed like 1/2 the value of the gift. Considering it is a personal gift, it seems too strange that the customs should levy a tax on it. I had [...]

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Food that you cannot eat when having chicken pox

Image via Wikipedia You should stay away from seafood as they have high levels of toxicity that is not very good for the body in it’s frail state. Certain kinds of fish are good, i.e. white Promfret or Threadfin, etc. You should also stay away from chicken as it also contains toxic which will cause [...]

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Who passed me Chicken Pox?

Sometimes things goes against your greatest of intentions. I had been meaning to avoid Chicken Pox ever since I realized that I did not get it as a child. I had a vaccination at 20 just to make sure I did not get it again. When my brother caught it a month ago, I refused [...]

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