Observation

How To Be An Instant Celebrity?

May 17, 2011 Observation

You do what Stefanie Gordon did yesterday on her Delta flight from New York City (LGA) to West Palm Beach (PBI) and takes several photos of the Space Shuttle Endeavor’s last lift off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC). That single action did not gain Stefanie her celebrity status but what she did when she got [...]

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Conflicts Around the World

March 20, 2011 Observation

At this very moment there are quite a few major conflicts happening, most of it centered in the Northern part of the African continent.

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Cultural Differences

February 18, 2011 Observation

Cultures around the world have many differences, among those are the phrases used to describe everyday things. For example, Canadians often call the poles on the side of the road supporting electric cables, “Hydro poles”. In other parts of the world these will be referred to as “electric poles”. British people refer to long cushioned [...]

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Auspicious Wedding Dates for 2011

January 12, 2011 Observation

喜喜For the Chinese there are auspicious days within a year for weddings. Choosing the right date for a couple, one needs to take into account the Chinese Zodiac signs for both bride and groom. Choosing the right date will mean good luck for the couple and their respective families. Below are the auspicious dates for [...]

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Dangers of Young Generations on The Net

May 9, 2010 Observation

At Pacific Coffee this morning I observed a boy; about the age of ten, at an Internet workstation. From the start I see that he is fidgety, and is the type who cannot sit still. When he jumps onto the computer the first thing he does is sign into Facebook. He scans the posts in [...]

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Sites Blocked in China

April 30, 2010 Observation

While in Shanghai for the World Expo 2010 the following are sites that I cannot access. My Posterous Site – although I can send posts to my Posterous site via email, I cannot see how these posts appear on the site as I cannot load it. Facebook – I have several comments I like to [...]

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Smartone-Vodafone Attempts to be Chic

April 30, 2010 Mobile

Being one of the most critical users of Smartone-Vodafone (SMV) I am also someone who believes SMV can do better. With the introduction of Zendgo on the SMV mobile network it is definitely a sign that SMV wants to be chic, whether it is time will tell. Using substitutions in place of Chinese or English [...]

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Incredible Technical Approach

January 17, 2010 Observation

On January 12, 2010 a magnitude 7M earthquake occurred in Haiti. Many countries immediately sent humanitarian aids and rescue team to the devastated country where over 80% of the buildings are destroyed. Most of these countries air lifted aids to Haiti but the airport was not reopened until late that evening.

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How I Became a SSD User

January 16, 2010 Apple Inc.

I like to share with my readers the process in which I became a SSD (“Sold State Drive”) user. The price of SSD drive is still way more expensive than a regular HDD, especially when you compared the cost per GB (Gigabyte). In Hong Kong on average one can find a reasonably fast 7200rpm 1TB [...]

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Speed of 3G Network in Hong Kong

November 8, 2009 Mobile

Early this year both PCCW and CSL launched their HSPA+ network. As a result improving the speed and capacity of their respective networks. Offering a theoretical downlink speed of 21Mbps and uplink speed of 7Mbps. On Wednesday, November 4th Smartone-Vodafone (SMV) launched their HSPA+ upgrade to their 3G network. The difference between SMV’s announcements and [...]

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Treasures In Its Own Backyard

September 22, 2009 Hong Kong

Today is World Carfree Day and there were various government officials participating by taking MTR (Hong Kong’s subway system) to work and to meetings. Yesterday the Hong Kong government announced its deal with Mitsubishi to purchase 10 Mitsubishi iMiEV electric vehicles, which it was testing since May 2009. These 10 electric vehicles will be deployed progressively through [...]

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