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
Year: 2008
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
My eyes are buggin' out!
(Back in 2005, I was traveling through Eastern Europe and stopped in a beach town on the border of Albania and Montenegro. There were these kids performing some crazy dance/acrobatic moves. This boy ran until the edge of wall, did a one-handed hand stand, flipped, and then landed on the sand below… no fear!) Geez… … Continue reading My eyes are buggin' out!
OCHA ROAP Website
Part of my consulting work with the Asia and the Pacfic regional office of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs was to help to improve their website usability and functionality. Since the basic OCHA website architecture was based on the DotNetNuke content management system, updating the website with the amount of … Continue reading OCHA ROAP Website
Transitions, Trangressions and Transportation
Can you believe it’s already 2008? Are you prepared for a new year filled with unexpected surprises? For me, I’m looking forward to a brand spankin’ new year. Now that my university is finally over (I still haven’t received official confirmation yet though), and I have only 5 more months of work, I’m kinda getting … Continue reading Transitions, Trangressions and Transportation