life lessons from my father
My father, James Davidson, died at around 22:10 BST on Sunday 9 July 2017, after a long battle with cancer. Today is the first anniversary of his death, so I wanted to mark the day by reflecting on some of the life lessons I learnt from him. I remember...
Porridge – how to prepare the ultimate breakfast
My grandparents on my father’s side were Scottish, and lived to a ripe old age. One of the factors that I attribute this to was their daily consumption of porridge for breakfast. So, I’ve been eating porridge for breakfast for the last few years,...
Why do we work?
This is a short article outlining what I believe to be a concise, prioritised list of motivations for work. Trouble results if any are missing or if they are mis-ordered. The Background I believe that there should be three critical motivations to work, in a specific...
No-bake cereal bar recipe
I’ve been following the excellent “Happy Body” diet and exercise protocol for some time, which involves eating every three hours (to optimise metabolism) during a 12 hour period: 08:00: breakfast11:00: snack14:00: lunch17:00: snack20:00: dinner...
Why am I vegan anyway?
This is the story of my journey from omnivore to vegetarian to vegan, driven by the motivations of health, compassion, environment and instinct. 21 years as an omnivore “fussy eater” I was conscious, as a child, of neatly fitting the label of “fussy...
What is this site for, exactly?
I’ve created the site for three purposes:
• “Advice”: to share tips, tricks and general pointers on a number of topics that I often find myself answering questions on, such as “why are you…”, “how do you…” and “what do you think of…”.
• “Music”: to share the music I’ve composed, played and produced (with some potentially music-techie commentary on the process and tools involved).
• “Personal Finance”: to share general thoughts on investing and to highlight problem scenarios for which I can offer solutions in my role as a certified Financial Adviser in Singapore.