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By M. Khan. Photos by Fred Wissink.No matter what language it is told in, or how long the tale, in the end,the tortoise always wins the race.We are all rational educated adults who are up to date on informationon how stress affects our bodies and mental well-being. We are equallyaware that we are hostage to the technological gadgets that have beencreated for our convenience and to make us more efficient and effectiveworkers, but we know that our reliance on them causes much havoc.We know we need to slow down in this fast paced life—and we’re nottalking about a weekly trip to our favourite salon or a night’s getawayto the beach. We’re talking about incorporating a slower paced lifestyleinto our lives so that we can actually enjoy it, warts and all.24 asialife HCMCasialife HCMC 25