Dear Readers,

Welcome back dear readers! We hope you have enjoyed the earlier issues of Horizons! In this issue, we have once again delved into the issue of stress management. We know starting a new year can be very stressful for many and it is very useful to have coping strategies handy to help us through a particularly stressful day or period in our lives. It is important to learn that what matters more than the event that causes stress is our own thoughts about the event when we are trying to manage stress. Your interpretation of events and challenges in life may decide whether they are invigorating or harmful for you. Hopefully reading a good magazine will help you relieve some of that stress.

As usual, we have chosen interesting topics for your reading pleasure. For example, just look at that pen you are using. Have you ever wondered who came up with the idea and how it has developed over time? Well, in this issue of Horizons, we discuss the relatively recent history of this wonderful invention that is ubiquitous yet not much is known about its background.

Next, for a more local flavour, we find out about the durian and its place as a delicacy in Singapore. Perhaps no other fruit polarizes people’s taste as much as the durian. Love it or hate it, you cannot deny that it is a fruit with a commanding presence. You can’t help but know when you are in the vicinity of a piece of durian fruit. It is that forceful in announcing its presence.

We hope that these articles, amongst many others, will make you enjoy reading even more. Go ahead, explore these pages and revel in the knowledge they contain.

Always exploring & learning,

The editorail team of Horizons