In a few hours I get on the first of several planes to get back to the US for a couple weeks. It’s slated to leave at 0540 SGT on 09 July. That’s 1740 EDT on 08 July. I get done flying (on that trip) at about 2145 EDT on 09 July. I’m really looking [...]
Category Archives: personal
my new apartment
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Tonight I get to do the “turnover” on my Singapore residence. That means one last going-over before I officially move in on 15 July. Of course, on the 15th of July I won’t be in Singapore, so my helpful coworker whose wife is my apartment agent will be taking care of my keys whilst I [...]
no carbonation
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Couple things I’ve discovered about Singapore – beverages of the adult persuasion are nutty expensive. Soda doesn’t taste the same (and I don’t just mean the better versions of Coke that use sugar). I actually like the flavor of Diet Coke (the American kind). Coca Cola Light, as it’s called here, does not taste the [...]
tokyo
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I’m sitting in Tokyo Narita airport right now. My next stop will be my home for the next several months as I begin a job in Singapore with Barclay’s Capital Monday. As of right now, I’ve added yet another two airports to my list, and have one more to go “today” – Dulles and Tokyo. [...]
hong kong
Friday, March 6, 2009
I’ve been in Hong Kong since 2000 local time last Saturday for a client engagement. It’s been a great trip so far – meeting the Hong Kong team, touring parts of the city, and browsing the open markets (there are more markets here than I’ve ever seen before, and I’ve been to a bunch of [...]
gray!
Monday, February 2, 2009
In visiting my parents this week in upstate NY, I’m reminded of why I like winter – there’s snow, and it’s not nearly so bright out with lots of cloud cover. And at night it’s very easy to see because of the reflectivity of the blanket of snow on the ground. Ahh, home.
dirty jobs
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
While I wish my cable bill was a lot lower, or that they’d only give me the channels I’m interested in, being able to DVR my favorite shows like Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe rocks. Setting-up series to just auto-record any time it’s new is teh hotness. It’s the concept of VCR+ implemented in a [...]
applesauce
Friday, January 16, 2009
This week I made a batch of applesauce from the macintoshes I had in my fridge before they went bad. While it tasted pretty good (if I do say so myself), I much preferred the batch from over Christmas made with Northern Spies. The Northern Spy is my favorite apple – great in pies, sauce, [...]
yay for vacations
Monday, December 8, 2008
I just had a great week. From the afternoon (UTC) of 28 Nov through the afternoon (EST) of 7 Dec, I had no internet access. And until 0100 (EST) of 7 Dec, I had no access to my phone. It was phenomenal. And I didn’t miss anything “important”, either. This is the first multi-day break [...]
eating at home
After finding Mint yesterday, I was freshly reminded of how expensive it is to eat out. For example, the least expensive meal I know of when I go out for lunch that isn’t fast food (though Chik-Fil-A is darned tasty) is about $8 including a soda; $6 with water. However, a bowl of soup and [...]