Wondering why you finish the work day grouchy, stiff and vowing to quit? Your office chair might have something to do with it. So here are a few that promote better posture, greater comfort and just look all kinds of awesome.

The Workbay Chair

$8,910 from Vitra Singapore
This one scores points for its comfortable high backrest and convenient cocoon shape—great for when you want to distance yourself from annoying colleagues.

Vitra Waver

$2,325 from Space
The Waver’s proof that unusual design doesn’t have to cause backaches. It offers the same type of comfortable seating usually seen on an upholstered couch, but stands out cheerily in terms of fabric color and shape.

Generation by Knoll

$2,373 from Vanguard Interiors
The Knoll chair is a strange sight with its dangerous curves and stark upholstery, but what’s even stranger is that this work chair is said to rearrange itself in response to its user, so don’t expect it to improve your posture.

Walter Knoll—Turtle

$5,393 from Proof Living
Renowned London design team Pearson Lloyd has taken the idea of the bucket seat and turned it into this work of art, which comes with a swivel base or a four-leg base. You can choose to have your back bucket made of white or black plastic, or dressed with fabric or leather covers—classy.

Pressed chair

$995 from Jules & Jim
If you’re an advocate of good posture, this fearsome-looking invention might work in your favor.

Essentials

Jules & Jim
Proof Living
Space 77
Vanguard Interiors
Vitra Singapore

I*CON Shunji Matsuo by Lily Xu The latest addition to Shunji Matsuo’s growing empire specializes in Japanese celeb styles, as well as the more adventurous variety seen on the streets of Harajuku and Shibuya. Also available are Arimino Japan hairstyling products and treatments. #01-35 Far East Plaza, 14 Scotts Rd., 6737-5311.

Jayun Hair Boutique Besides engaging in styles commonly seen on the streets of Seoul and Busan, Jayun also provides popular Korean treatments such as the Cyber Clinic and Rescue Perm. #03-03 Pacific Plaza, 9 Scotts Rd., 6887-4542.

Komachi the Hair Cult The stylists here have quite a rep for knowing what they’re doing and doing it well. Celeb hairstylist and makeup artist Andrea Claire has even raved openly about her session with hair designer Yoshiko Tsuji. #02-03/04 International Building, 360 Orchard Rd., 6339-9432.

La Coco Having started out with only two Korean hairstylists, the salon has since expanded, taking appointments from both men and women looking to get a Korean-inspired mop many local stylists aren’t familiar with. #04-13 Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Rd., 6884-4644.

Spa Scene Great for elaborate Korean hair treatments, you can browse their online catalog for an idea of what they do, which includes volume rebonding and the setting perm inspired by sexy superstar Lee Hyori. #03-27A Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Rd., 6337-4424.

Baize

If you’re not sure where the night is headed, pop by China One, the opium den-inspired bar and club that also houses Baize, their pool lounge. On weekend nights, the place is teeming with PMEBs engaged in a sort of chicken dance amid lavishly carved mahogany furniture, rattan lampshades and bare walls, giving this nightlife spot a unique old China vibe.

Se7en 1nch

This occasionally raucous bar reminds us of downtown Manhattan, what with its psychedelic graffiti and brick walls, but that’s not why you should spend an evening here. Besides a rather sought-after pool table, Se7en 1nch also has a live stage and pole dancing platform, and a rather intimidating long bar, not because of its staff but for its notorious Absinthe cocktails.

Lot, Stock & Barrel

Despite being located on a little street beside Raffles Hotel, this grubby pub is definitely not for the hoity-toity—a charm in itself. The jukebox adds to the place’s homely and unassuming ambiance, while the warmly-lit pool area, dart boards, squash chairs and TV turned to the sports channel make Lot, Stock & Barrel a really nice after-work joint.30 Seah St., 6338-5540.

miCoach

This running app by Adidas is not as comprehensive as say, Runkeeper Pro, but it’s really straight-forward to use and well-designed overall. The built-in GPS module enables you to monitor your running time, distance, pace and calories burnt, but it also has a shoe wear feature that tracks how many miles you’ve got left on your running shoes.
Free from the iTunes Store & Android Market.

Runkeeper

One of the coolest things about this popular app is that you can add users to your circle using Facebook and Google Contacts—very convenient. What we like best about the Runkeeper app though is the ability to put together your very own Street Team, fellow Runkeeper users you “recruit” from your social networking platforms.
Free from the iTunes Store, Android Market and Marketplace.

Fitocracy

Designed to be extremely goal-driven, all the app requires is that you log in your day’s activity (could be anything from strength or cardio training to muscle groups workouts). The app will then award points, increase your level and suggest quests you can complete (and put them on display for your followers to see). Click on the tags to see like-minded fitness bunnies and there you have it—a handy fitness social circle.
Free from www.fitocracy.com.

Nike+iPod Sport Kit

The Sensor included in the kit beams information such as distance, pace and duration of run to your mobile device so you may sync the information to your computer via www.nikeplus.com. Useful features include the charts that you can pull out from your online account once you’ve synced all the data, the (rather robotic) voice that tells you your distance (and other updates) twice during your workout and the ability to post your runs to Twitter and Facebook.
$30 from Apple; app is US$1.99 from the iTunes store.

1. Cooking Classes

Lee Allison, the guy who kicked off the concept of live cooking classes, also plans live Hangout parties for the NYC Foodie Circle he’s created.

2. Live Concerts

Cute singer Daria Musk held her first concert two months ago, and the response was so great that Google’s director of engineering Chee Chew had to “daisy-chain” Hangouts so more than the usual 10 people could watch the show. She also created a map so members of the “audience” could tag themselves at their location.

3. Groundbreaking Presscons

Advocacy group the International Tibetan Network organized the world’s first video press conference (Watch it here) and created a wave in the techie universe.

4. Social Experiments

We’re not really sure what the point is, but family team Mark and Philip Olsen are currently running the longest Hangout ever, now well over 60 days and counting.

5. Going Public

If you want to try Hangout but don’t want to randomly round up your contacts for some face time, log on to www.gphangouts.com to see a live list of Hangouts you can participate in.

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