Bordeaux, France - The Wine Capital of the World

11 October 2014 Between Paris and Bordeaux for the city to visit in France, I will pick Bordeaux anytime. Paris is expensive, noisy and overcrowded, with half of it's population seemingly made up of tourists. I never got to appreciate what's the hype of Paris being one of the most romantic place...

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Farewell Run on the Decommissioned East Coast Parkway Expressway #Throwback

Early Morning at ECP Introduction 1 year ago, the new Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) took over East Coast Parkway (ECP) on the work of routing the traffic around the downtown area. There was a small stretch of time when there are absolutely no vehicles on the decommissioned expressway and there...

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Why Companies Should NOT Spam Collaboration Invites to Bloggers

 As most of my readers will know by now, I run 2 blogs: SG Unfit Runners - A running blog where I share with my readers some of the cool short distance runs around Singapore and the World. Xeolyenomics - An economics & gaming blog where I share with my readers some of the experiences I went...

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5 Possible Motivations for Marathon Cheating and the Solutions

Running a marathon is often listed as one of the bucket list among many of my friends. Marathon is always associated as a revered sport, associated with strength, determination and perseverance. If you are a guy and you told people that you have completed a marathon, your social status immediately...

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Why Has Singapore Become a Pay-To-Run Nation?

Singaporeans must be really training hard to combat the potential rise of the transportation cost in Singapore. With the price of ERP, COE, train fare, taxi fare, bus fare going up, the pragmatic Singaporeans are finding a potentially new way to save on their travel expenses, support a cause, get...

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