People,

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Eco-warriors Meet Anupriya Agarwal, a doctor, a mother and a green warrior

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We sat down this week and had a very meaningful chat with Dr Anupriya Agarwal, an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist by profession who works at the National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore. She is the mother of two lovely kids and her spouse works in the banking industry in Singapore. This bit about Anupriya is known to the world and she does her various roles with extraordinary ease! The bit that is known to only a few is that Anupriya is …[Read more]

Tips and Guides,

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Eco trail The Green Corridor – where the rail once ran!

Walking the Green Corridor - overhead bridge next to Rail Mall, Hillview

When I was younger, restless and in need of weight reduction, I used to walk up and down the hilly terrains of Hong Kong. That’s when I fell in love with walking, just walking. I loved breathing the misty air under canopied trees, feeling the winter chill dissipate as the walk grew longer, and singing “Staying alive” in my head to keep the pace when the climb grew hard. [Complete digression – did you know …[Read more]

DIY, Upcycle,

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Drab to Fab Transforming a merchandise canvas bag to a chic sling tote!

A merchandise bag crammed with logos becomes a snazzy sling tote with just some stencil and acrylic work! Waste less upcycle more with Secondsguru.com

Today’s guest post comes from Aashyita Nanda, an HR specialist who found herself at the receiving end of a mountain of merchandise after a day spring cleaning at the office! Here’s her snazzy solution: While at work the other day, I was asked by a Manager to assist in going through a pile of things my department had been accumulating for a few years now. This included broken banners, outdated flyers, and old swag (things …[Read more]

DIY, Kids, Upcycle,

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Kids crafts Make a piggy bank from soda cans

Can crafts | Upcycle soda cans into piggy banks and pen stands in this easy activity that kids will love!

Every quarter, Secondsguru sits together with the Piggy Bank Club – a very serious, focused brigade of little kids – to talk about recycling over a craft activity. We talk about ways to be green in our day today life – easy but impact-ful stuff like separating recyclables, or, how to best dry up after washing hands [inspiration here]. Then we do the most looked-forward-to segment, fashioning piggy banks out of trash which the children use …[Read more]