There’s this European contest that’s been going on for the last 50 years or so… Have you heard of it? It’s called the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place this year in the Central Asian country of Azerbaijan and the finals were broadcasted live last week, with Sweden taking home the sweeet prize and prestige! It’s … Continue reading Can we learn something from Eurovision?
Category: General
Thoughts, books, travels and personal ideas.
Chin-glish as east and west meet in HK
One week ago today, I was in Hong Kong for a quick trip to meet up with family. After having traveled and lived in Asia for the last few years, Hong Kong should’ve been a pretty easy vacation destination. It’s well-connected, modern, and has a great variety of food. I’ve been through Hong Kong airport … Continue reading Chin-glish as east and west meet in HK
The future of a nation rests on… Helvetica?
Simple, yet powerful, the above photo is all about making a choice that decided the future of a nation… It’s funny how black text on a white background is still the ‘go to’ way to communicate despite all the technology and different ways we can share information and communicate. Sure, there’s instant messaging, facebook-ing, tweeting, … Continue reading The future of a nation rests on… Helvetica?
The curvature of life
A fisheye lens is a weird thing. It gives a very different perspective to a photo. While it’s requires a bit of adjustment to use (i.e. like shooting in black and white), the feeling you get from the photo is something extraordinary (i.e. like black and white photos). Maybe it’s because of the 180 degree … Continue reading The curvature of life
Award winning photographer
This photo was awarded 2nd prize – that’s not too bad considering this is the first time I entered a photo competition. So I guess I have some bragging rights until next year. It was quite a surprise to find out that my photo titled “Solemn Guards Standing Tall” was awarded second place Club Photo … Continue reading Award winning photographer
With the right pitch, you can sell an idea in 4-minutes.
Honestly, on Friday night I wasn’t too enthusiastic about spending a weekend “locked” in a room with eight strangers to come up with a ‘start-up’ company. But, after listening to the 60-second pitches, the buzz of energy from the 100+ people who turned up, and the persistent and friendly Scottish brain behind the idea that … Continue reading With the right pitch, you can sell an idea in 4-minutes.
If we’re on the information superhighway, can we slow down?
… or at least learn to enjoy the ride (like this photo of the drive along Lac Leman between Geneva and Lausanne)? In the day and age of having information at our fingertips and spending probably 8 hours a day of a computer, how do we learn to slow down? With most of us on … Continue reading If we’re on the information superhighway, can we slow down?
“I cannot change the laws of physics! I’ve got to have thirty minutes.”
Whether we like it or not, there’s no doubt that the World Wide Web (aka the Internet) has changed the way we live, work and communicate. And it all started here – at Cern, commonly known as the place where they smash really tiny pieces of the universe together. The ultimate research facility for physicists, … Continue reading “I cannot change the laws of physics! I’ve got to have thirty minutes.”
DevInfo – is it about the data or the people?
What are the more interesting products that the UN has been working on since early 2004 is DevInfo. It’s one of these software programs to help governments and UN agencies have easy and quick access to social and census information to help their development work. I first came across it in Timor-Leste and didn’t have … Continue reading DevInfo – is it about the data or the people?
Life’s a whirlwind tour… time to make a change.
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything in this blog. I think it’s time for a change to coincide with the change in what my blog’s going to be about. If you look at the sidebar of my blog, I’ve been writing seriously in this blog since 2006. But most of it’s been about … Continue reading Life’s a whirlwind tour… time to make a change.