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Where I write things out: meals worth remembering, trips, gadgets, and the odd strong opinion.

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  • September 17, 2026

    Farmed Oysters Aren't Dirty Filters

    I have loved shellfish for a long time. Oysters most of all. So when people call them dirty sewage filters, it gets under my skin.

  • September 17, 2026

    Marriott Is Adding Hotels in New Zealand

    New Zealand has been on my bucket list for a while. When you stay Marriott like I do, hotel news for a place you want to visit is not just noise. It is useful.

  • March 17, 2026

    Unexpected Texas BBQ

    Over the past 10 years, I have fallen in love with Texas-style barbecue. In particular the smoked meat. I had researched the various Texas, Carolina, Kansas City, and Memphis…

  • August 5, 2018

    Movie Review: 211

    This evening I saw the movie 211 on AppleTV. I must say this is one of the worst if not the worst movie I have ever seen. Unfortunately, this is not the first bad movie with…

  • May 18, 2015

    LifeSaver A Solution Without Support

    Water occupies 71% of the Earth but we still have millions of people drinking dirty water. Some of these people (approximately 1.8 billion) walk miles to get these dirty water.…

  • May 16, 2015

    Movie Review: Spy (2015)

    This evening I saw the movie Spy at UA Cine Times, Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. One of the movies from my Must See Movies list, and the following is my movie review.

  • February 9, 2015

    The Bucket List

    One of the greatest speech I have ever listened to was Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005. In the speech there were three messages: “You can’t…

  • November 18, 2014

    1st Day in Bangkok, Thailand

    My first night spend at Baan Khanitha is a delight. Although the dishes tried were the typical dishes I will have ordered at Thai restaurants in Hong Kong, the taste is…

  • June 14, 2014

    2014 Trip to Sydney

    View from Sydney Tower

  • November 26, 2013

    Capilano Suspension Bridge

    Capilano is one of the must see attractions when visiting Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

  • November 7, 2013

    Privacy… Do We Still Have It?

    That is often the question I ask myself now a days.

  • November 1, 2013

    Ultimate Twitter Client

    Over the past 4+ years Twitter has transform to become one of the most popular social network/research/marketing/communication tool available. The latter is arguable as it…

  • June 9, 2012

    Movie Review: Prometheus (2012)

    This evening I saw the movie Prometheus at AMC Theater, Pacific Place, Admiralty, Hong Kong. One of the movies from my Must See Movies list, and the following is my movie review.

  • June 7, 2012

    Movie Review: Taken 2

    This evening I saw the movie Taken 2 at AMC Theater, Pacific Place, Admiralty, Hong Kong. One of the movies from my Must See Movies list, and the following is my movie review.

  • June 2, 2012

    Movie Review: Men In Black III

    This evening I saw the movie Men In Black III at AMC Theater, Pacific Place, Admiralty, Hong Kong. One of the movies from my Must See Movies list, and the following is my movie…

  • May 23, 2012

    Movie Review: Act of Valor

    Act Of Valor

  • April 29, 2012

    Movie Review: The Avengers (2012)

    Avengers, The (2012) Poster

  • February 11, 2012

    Movie Review: Contraband

    This evening I saw the movie Contraband at JP MLC Theater, JP Plaza, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. One of the movies from my Must See Movies list, and the following is my movie review.

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