I found it quite interesting that we accept things so easily without ever being too critical about where we get our information. We shouldn’t be too nit-picky about everything we hear or see (although I have to admit that I’m just a tad more critical than the average person which does get me in a … Continue reading Separating fiction from reality…
Author: Vincent
What did you do this week?
It’s been a pretty busy week… mostly to do with climate change and the environment. Did you participate in Earth Hour? The global campaign to turn off anything electric for one hour, yes that’s right, only one hour…. could you do it? did you do it? I hope you didn’t make any excuses. My friends … Continue reading What did you do this week?
Lazy week in Laos
(Patu Xay monument or the “concrete monster” according to a plaque on its wall. Never completely finished, according to the Lonely Planet, the concrete used for building this monstrosity was originally intended by the US government for building schools… is this what we call ‘development aid’?) Did you know that the People’s Democratic Republic of … Continue reading Lazy week in Laos
OCHA ROAP Map Atlas
As part of an ongoing project on Natural Hazard Risk for UNOCHA’s regional office in Asia and the Pacific, after analyzing and producing a hazard risk map for each country in the region, the final accumulation was to produce a publication. This was the cover I designed using Wordle. The rest of the publication was … Continue reading OCHA ROAP Map Atlas
Google Map of Natural Hazard Risk
As part of an ongoing project on mapping hazard risk with the Asia and Pacific Regional Office of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), I helped to develop this interactive Google Map to highlight the risk data the office was collecting and processing. This included hazard risk data developed by … Continue reading Google Map of Natural Hazard Risk
Idle time is reality's way of saying "hello"
(Something missing in Thai grocery stores, unless you want to pay an arm and a leg for it… good ol’ Canadian maple syrup) A couple of interesting articles I came across that makes reality seem like a dream. Ever wonder what it’s like driving in Asia? Have a read through this article about what tourists … Continue reading Idle time is reality's way of saying "hello"
Death unexpected
Who knew that death would have such an effect. I’ve only Nic in passing, via emails and by name. Yet, his recent death took me totally by surprise and had a definite effect on my being. It makes me realize how short life is and how unexpected everything can be. I can’t guess how his … Continue reading Death unexpected
Police: Protect us(?)
(Spent the weekend in Hua Hin, about a 3-hour drive south of Bangkok… since there was six of us, we rented a taxi-van to take us there. Our driver took a short break to get some coffee and, oh, does he look happy!) According to a news story, police in Thailand can receive over 35% … Continue reading Police: Protect us(?)
Silver Republic
When I was living in Bangkok, I was approached to develop concepts for a logo for local jewellery business. The ideas was to showcase the brand of the company and at the same time make sure that there was reference to the Thai nature of the operation. These were four concepts developed, but they were … Continue reading Silver Republic
Chai Chai… Kopi… Chai
I haven’t had a chance to sit down in front of a computer to write down all the adventures I’ve been having recently. Here’s a run-down: New Year’s celebration: quiet and relaxed Brief trip to visit my cousins in who were chilling out in Thailand for a few days Muriel’s family popped by for a … Continue reading Chai Chai… Kopi… Chai