Elmer Blogger

I've always wished to travel to Russia. One of the intriguing reasons to pay a visit is my fascination with the largest country in the world even during the height of Cold War. I used to read books on geography and marvel at the great…

At UIC, we were granted yearly religious retreats. While teachers take a break off from their classes, we spend every day in summer supposed to go to work. So such retreats come as a good break from the daily grind in the office.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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!

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…

While I hear many Filipinos have bad experience with Philippine embassies and consulates in various places, I can't necessarily say the same thing with Hong Kong's post. Slow processing of requests, indifferent staff or simply unable or…