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(Shinning) House in the Alley.
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Mua Saigon (rain on tin roof).
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Joy of randomness.
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When reading the ABOUT tab on some web sites, I got no idea what the companies were ABOUT. Apparently they sell some intangible services, such as Human Development, but were afraid to say so. Others would try to get out of the box they found themselves in “we are more than just a hardware company, we…
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Hits and misses. We keep trying to make things work. The revenge of the nerds. From cavemen’s times to modern times.. Simple tools to simple tech. X Ray machines and X Rated movies. We keep trying in face of inevitable failures. When I was selling VoIP in its infancy stage, I fielded so many complaint…
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We are so connected (Google Fiber) and disconnected (from people) at the same time. Starting with TV broadcast which reduces viewership from a theatre like in “Cinema Paradiso” down to a nuclear family in their living room, to a Youtube video download for personal use. With smart phones, we don’t have people knocking on the phone booth for their turn or get…
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Bachelor Party. Spring Break. Girls’ Night Out. Spousal date…and the list goes on. One of the things foreigners found fascinating about America is its sense of enjoyment (and sometimes entitlement). We’re gonna party, Winter Spring Summer or Fall. Time for yourself. Look at yourself in the mirror, just to acknowledge the reflection that is there.…
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Thought I saw the last of it. Snow again. The element of surprise, overused, lessened with each encore. I saw Paul Anka the other day on PBS. He did it “his way”. And then another encore. Again. The audience was on their feet, not wanting to leave. But then, everything, including good times, has to end.…
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Remember ABBA‘s Happy New Year refrain? Seems so far away, yet so near. Remember those resolutions? To finish a book, lose a few pounds and pick up a new skills? Almost 80 days into the year. Even in the days of hot air balloon, people would have finished circling around the globe. There has been…
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It’s only been a bit more than 15 years since the Internet entered our homes (You’ve Got Mail). Before that we got to run errand, with multiple stops e.g. at the library, bookstores and retail stores. Now, just Google it. Price-comparison shopping, or just ordering it online. We find friends online, learn online and practically…