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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…

For one moment, if you can grab that job contract you got from your last employer, time at work must have been stated. You need to be punctual at 9am and working hours should end at 6pm. However, there's that tiny provision that holds the…

One of the first things I searched for, upon arriving in Hong Kong, is one particular style of adidas shoes: ADIMATIC. It's the best pair of shoes I ever had. Not the most good-looking but certainly it offered best comfort. Alas, it's been…

The Couples for Christ - Foundation for Family and Life celebrated its 25th anniversary in Hong Kong last Sunday. Part of the activity was a video presentation contest among various household groups and units. The video should depict…