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The wife recently turned on the password for her Mac screensaver and started to get calls from the kids.

Joy, on phone: "Mommy, may I play on your computer?"

Wife: "No. I am at work. You may play after I come home."

Joy: "If you give me the password, I will just use it this one time."

Wife: "Cannot."

Joy: "Please Mommy. I promise I won't remember it."

Maybe I should tell her the password is ******

In other news, the wife told me, "I need a keyboard for my new office laptop. Your black one looks nice and very high-tech."

Me: "Oi. Don't touch my Razer BlackWidow Stealth keyboard."

CNA: "S'pore's train operator SMRT's new President/CEO, Desmond Kuek, rides the train in his first day of office today."

What time does he go to work sial? I mean, the photographer could actually raise his hands to take the photo.

You don't want to upgrade to iOS 6 yet but that "1" is gonna bug you.

All. Day.

If you happen to be over at the Raffles City area today or tomorrow, do pop by the Philips' Take Care installation there, part of their ‘+’ project initiative to promote health and well-being.

There are free magnets drawn by the talented artists of the Organisation of Illustrators Council, each illustrating an area of health and well-being that can be improved. I took the Take Care of Work-Life Balance and Take Care of My Eyes magnets because I feel strongly about these areas.

Besides taking a magnet (or three), do also take the survey at bitly.com/sgpplus and vote for the initiatives (Philips will give US$50,000 towards the initiative with the most votes, you also stand to win up to $10,000 in prizes).

Take care!

Yes, I confess. I also DIY.

Except when there are drawers involved. Then I pay IKEA the extra charge to assemble it for me.

You could say DIY is where get my home fix.

As part of a regional initiative, Philips is launching The '+' Project in Singapore, to work with local communities to identify areas of health and well-being issues in Singapore. I thought it would be fun to take the survey at bitly.com/sgpplus (take the survey, vote for the initiatives, win prizes!) and also do some tweets around the hashtag #TakeCareSG and #SGPlus

1. @mrbrown: I don't want my kids to have my childhood myopia so I teach them to take care of their eyes. No reading in poor light. #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

2. @mrbrown: I enjoyed cycling in Taipei & just chilling out. Time out for yourself to recharge is important. Also — buying new hats. #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

‏3. @AikBengChia We have to #TakeCareSG of our eyes especially nowadays we are spending more time staring at our smartphones & tablets #SGPlus

4. @mrbrown: With the coming worldwide bacon shortage, I shall eat more veggies. (Beer is a vegetable, right? Ok, I kid.) #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

5. @Nadya_HutaGalng: @mrbrown it's better for the planet to be more plant based anyway ;) #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

6. @jeffcheong: I played a super support role for my wife when we breastfed all our 3 kids. Ok that sounded wrong? #TakeCareSG #SGPlus (YES -mb)

‏7. @sonydjuana: At office, take a break every 30 mind by stretching my body, every 60min toilet break. #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

8. @Nadya_HutaGalng: Is it possible to make every HDB rooftop an urban farm? #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

9. @jeffcheong: As parents we love to #TakeCareSG of our young children by giving our best. #SGPlus instagr.am/p/QELLLdxOy-/

‏10. @miyagi: Fix solar panels on every HDB rooftop so every block gives back to the grid, I'd vote for it. #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

11. @Nadya_HutaGalng: When was the last time you shared something with your neighbors? Close communities are safe communities #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

12. @threez: Mental health is every bit as crucial as physical health. Have a spoonful of positivity every day. #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

13. @HPBsg: How about sharing with us some tips on how you keep healthy? #TakeCareSG #Sgplus

14. ‏@DanielFoodDiary: Dear fruit stall owner, stop adding sugar syrup to my fruit juices! #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

15. @livinginsg: Schools should organize more outdoor lessons so students can get the fresh air they need. #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

16. @kentangjambu: Less shopping malls, more green spaces and a school of witchcraft and wizardry. #TakeCareSG #SGPlus

17. @mylittlestitch: #TakeCareSG taking care of one's own health is important. Start health screening early!

18. ‏@iamJDC: Bosses can #TakeCareSG of their workers by not scheduling meetings at 4pm on Fridays to present 50 PowerPoint slides. #SGPlus

19. @mrbrown: How do you #TakeCareSG of yourself? #SGPlus

We didn't just ride our bicycles in Taipei, of course. There were sights to see and food to eat, shopping to do (menfolk who do not shop for the kids and the wife risk unrest in the household).

Canoeist on the Keelung River.

Girl on the phone, in front of a school.

Motorcycle helmet shop near Guang Hua Digital Plaza (光華商場).

The scooter is the most ubiquitous form of transport for both men and women in Taiwan.

Uncles watching a musician performing at Ximending (西門町), the Harajuku/Shibuya of Taipei.

Many young people hang out at Ximending.

Browsing at our favourite book store chain in Taipei, Eslite (誠品書店).

People who love books at Eslite.

The young and fashionable shop at the various specialist stores that share the space at Eslite.