On our third day in Hong Kong, we stopped pretending to be rich and checked out of the extravagant InterContinental HK. With moving into the more affordable Hyatt Regency, which was just a few blocks away, the touristy part of our HK itinerary began. First we walked through the Avenue of Stars, which was the
Hong Kong 2/5
Our second day in Hong Kong was Cynthia and Aaron’s big day, and the catalyst for our Singapore / Hong Kong vacation. Who are Cynthia and Aaron? Colleagues that I had known since an early part of my career, one of whom I work closely with on a day-to-day basis these days. It’s also true
Hong Kong 1/5
A few hours after reluctantly leaving Singapore, we arrived in Hong Kong. It felt cold, even though it was probably a bit warmer than home. The world’s #4 ranked airport also didn’t seem that mind-blowing, after having just spent time in Changi. Overall, I looked forward to visiting Hong Kong for the first time but
Singapore – Extras
The Magic Carpet is something that money can’t buy; for everything else, Aladdin takes MasterCard. Chinese people hate the number 4, so in many buildings in Taiwan/HK/China there are no 4th floors. Bugis Plus not only doesn’t buy into that superstition, it’s got more 4th floors than it has any other floor. For all your
Singapore 5/5
Traveling abroad with a baby brought a ton of uncertainties. Therefore, when we planned this trip, we left the last full day in Singapore open to catch up on activities and/or to rest. The few items on our to-do for the day were deemed optional. Turned out that was the right thing to do. We
Singapore 4/5
Day 4 began with a pathetic attempt to find breakfast at Bugis Junction, a place that catered more to the night life. Well, it was on our way to the MRT station anyway. Oh yeah we also saw the front of Raffles Hotel. Moving on… It took us no time to arrive at VivoCity (another
Singapore 3/5
Day 3 was our “cultural” tour of Singapore. We started in “Ox Cart Water”, the funny-named Chinatown. Early immigrants from China settled here and were surrounded by Muslim Malays and British colonists. But now it’s just weird to think that a country with 74% ethnic Chinese still has a Chinatown. At Tanjong Pagar, we picked
Singapore 2/5
The thing with the Earth being round is that jet lag happens. The thing with traveling with an inconsiderate little person is that your waking hours is a factor of both your biological clock and hers. There’s a place and time for everything, and fighting the inevitable just wasn’t appropriate in this case. So, we
Singapore 1/5
After some 19 hours of air time, we arrived at Changi Airport, the gateway to paradise. One of my least favorite things about long-haul flights is the back stiffness associated with being stuck in an ergonomically inappropriate position for too many hours. Well, this time I found out that having a squirmy baby solves much
Blog Hacked
After not touching this for almost 3 years, I suddenly had the urge to return to this blog. What welcomed me back was an AVG intrusion alert and some Cialis ads. Funny. I was confronted with how little web-technical skills I had left, when I tried to follow the anti-hacking instructions on sites like these: