fighting the lack of good ideas
While certainly not as exciting as Tarus’ achievement, I did just roll to Gold status with Delta – and had I never cashed-in flier miles in the past, I’d be sitting in the neighborhood of 250k instead of 150. So yes, like him I’m in that group that everybody else hates – the folks who…
This week I have the pleasure of working in Jersey City. No, that’s not sarcasm. Getting the PATH from my hotel in Manhattan to work is a cinch, and cheaper than taking the subway anywhere (fares on the subway are $2.25; the PATH is $1.75). It would’ve been nice to be at the hotel across…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…