The Cebu Pacific’s Price of Rapid Growth
Cebu Pacific's rise from a mere low-fare airline to a national carrier has been impressive.
From 24 daily flights between Manila, Cebu and Davao in 1996, its frequency increased to 80 flights in 18 destinations in 2001. By 2008, Cebu…
Changing Technology with Pope’s Announcement
2005 and 2013. Two years that announced the new pope.
Just eight years apart but there's a distinct difference and it obviously shows in the photos below.
At St Peter's Basilica where crowds brave the cold weather to announce the…
Facebook Envy: When Social Media Interaction Becomes Competition
Facebook has been etched into our personal life that one might find it unimaginable not to access facebook.com in a day.
With the social media giant firmly entrenched into our daily lifestyle, we've already found a digital diary to…
More Love for Bratislava
The first intercity train ride we took in this vacation was the Prague to Bratislava route. The journey normally takes about three hours as we pass through a few stops.
Buying train tickets can be a dilemma since buying them online a few…
China Mobile Bill: More Than Communication
I wonder how difficult is it to ask a company to innovate and change its somewhat wasteful ways of delivering service to consumers?
While many businesses (including government agencies who should serve as models) have openly…
Newsweek’s Printing Demise
The moment I learned Newsweek is ending its printing run after nearly 80 years of service, it reminded me of how its sales people must have tried its best to resuscitate an increasingly extinct part of the media business.
I subscribed to…
Stop Food Waste – Support Foodlink
Hong Kong is a gastronomic paradise.
Or so they say. It is home to thousands of restaurants, from relatively-unknown to the Michelin-certified, Hong Kong map can easily double as table menu. Armed with eye popping choices of food, views…
Favorite Nineties Music
Just like the "golden age" a decade earlier that produced many of my all-time favorite tunes, the nineties were a time when plenty of great music -- at least to my taste -- was produced.
Fuel - Shimmer
New Radicals - You Get…
Hong Kong Loves Doraemon
How do you draw the attention of Hong Kong people?
Photo credit: www.facebook.com/ralph.szeto
Photo credit: www.facebook.com/jiepanghk
Happy 100th birthday, Doraemon!
High School Reunion
My wife and I recently watched The American Reunion, the latest sequel to the American Pie chain of films I have come to consider as one of my most favorite movies (along with Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and 3 Idiots).
The timing of…