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Upcycle Food waste Project X-pired by Food Bank Singapore

Project X-pired II by Food Bank Singapore

When Secondsguru spoke about Food Bank Singapore in the post dated July 31st, 2015 (read full article), our readers gave us a thumbs up and asked us to keep information about such local green endeavours in Singapore coming! More recently, we chanced upon Project X-pired II, an event organised to raise awareness of food wastage in Singapore by the Food Bank Singapore team (Good job guys!) and we are certain the pro-waste reduction audience of Secondsguru would love to know …[Read more]

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Tips & TricksChecklist for buying a used laptop

Tips&Tricks | Checklist for buying a used laptop | Simple tips to help you avoid lemons and find a laptop for keeps!

Is your laptop on the fritz again? It’s a real nuisance seeing as laptops are usually a lot costlier and more complicated to fix than regular PCs. If you’re really unlucky, repairing costs may work out to be just as much as buying a new laptop! How the hell is that fair, you ask? Well, it’s not but that’s just the way it goes in the world of technology. Fortunately, you can now find good …[Read more]

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Happy Birthday Singapore!

Happy 50th Birthday Singapore

As the final countdown for the 50th Birthday of Singapore begins, team Secondsguru put their heads together to list out what the city state stands for to the rest of the world – some of the remarkable events, locations, brands, attributes and food that define Singapore today, fifty years after the birth of the nation. What resulted was an impressive and enviable list. Detractors step back please! Happy Birthday Singapore. To 50 Golden years of peace, progress and growth!

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Drab to Fab IKEA Step-stool makeover

Drab to Fab | Ikea step-stool makeover. An easy DIY to transform Bekvam or any wooden stool into an arty-crafty piece of furniture!

I wanted to purchase a stylish step-stool for my kitchen. Unfortunately, store after store I visited carried pieces that were meant to be hidden inside a closet than displayed with elan. So I decided to just hack an IKEA step-stool (BEKVAM from IKEA, S$24.90) in this easy DIY! I had a box full of maps and tickets from my travels (yes, I am a hoarder!) that I had been meaning to upcycle for a while. Their …[Read more]