The Starbucks Experience

I am a huge fan of coffee, yup to the extend of an addict. Starbucks is one of my fav coffee shop aka kopitiam heheh. Since i am a fan of this coffee chain i decided to understand and learn about its success in becoming one of the world largest coffee chain. With the addiction to coffee at hand and my habit of reading i decided to buy "The Starbucks Experience" book.

The Book

The book started of with the Green handbook for Starbucks staffs, its code of conduct so called. The five principles of their operations was then reveled one by one. I gotta say that the book is very informational and the story is very interesting. How a simple coffee shop became such a huge coffee empire. As usual im not going to tell you all about the book. You gonna have to buy and read it your self. hahaha. Its just Rm87.70 for a hard cover and if you buy them in any Border bookstore you can get a 20% off with a purchase of any magazine of any price. Quite a bargin, or else you can try getting your hands on the paperback or from Pay for Less( if its your luck).

The Chain

The addicts

Heroes 3 "Villains"

I came upon this trailer while browsing youtube. The very much and long anticipated Heroes series.

Exercise I love for the moment

Pilates is a form of stretching and burning exercise that is slowly taking importance and making name recently. It is a system of mind-body exercise evolved from the principles of Joseph Pilates. Although Pilates had been around for many years its popularity in Malaysia is rather low compared to other form of exercise such as aerobics and yoga. Among the benefits of Pilates are:

1. Correcting spinal and pelvic alignment, and completing concentration on smooth, flowing body movement.
2. Build strength without "bulking up" - gain long, lean muscles and flexibility
3. Develop a strong core - flat abdominals and a strong back
4. Create an evenly conditioned body and prevent sports injuries
5. Learn efficient patterns of motion

You can learn more about Pilates from this website which I based my facts on: www.piltes.com here is a short 10 minutes Pilates video for fat loss. Enjoy.