I have started keeping local SIM cards for all the places where I frequently travel to. This saves me on the roaming charges but of course I do miss out on a few calls or sms from people who try my HK phone. When I went to Riyadh on my first business trip, the first [...]

I had been happily using a Palm/Treo for about ten years. I ditched it last week when I finally succumbed to the temptations of iPhone. Being a Mac user and fan for a few years, I had very high expectations from the iPhone. I expected it to seamlessly sync with my mac’s Contacts, [...]

This is the Pizza Hut right after the tollgate on the highway to Bandung. And there’s something different about this one. Besides the fact that the staff is very happy and enthusiastic, they love to entertain kids by making balloon animals for them. There’s a huge basket in a corner which is filled with long [...]

My Fiancée lives in the Philippines and I live in America. I often send her money for some support, or to build up some savings for when I arrive there to live. I have used a few of the money transfer companies available on the internet, which I will not mention except Remit2Home.I had been [...]

Cathay has been my favorite airline since 1997 when I first started traveling on it, up until recently when I finally made up my mind that I don’t like it any more. And it’s the little things that seem to be slowly disappearing – like the genuine smile at the check-in desk, the passion and [...]

Here we are waiting for our new domestic helper to arrive in Hong Kong, and she is stuck in Kerala due to insufficient funds to buy a ticket. No, she does not have any bank account; plus it’s Friday so most banks have the excuse of non-processing day garbage. Let’s face it, the world is [...]

Last week I transferred some money to India through UAE Exchange, a money transfer service that promises any transfer in three days or less! This time I got a text message on my mobile phone on the third day that read: ‘Your account in India has been credited with INR…’ WOW, that was such a [...]

The Cathay Lounge at the Hong Kong Airport has a Noodle Bar that is always crowded, and for good reason. I finally decided to try it out today. The lady took my order, handed me a green thingy and said, “Come back when is red”. Call me stupid, but I had never seen anything like [...]

I have had the fortunate luck to have to call HP customer service a couple of times here at my job, and I can honestly say that they have the best customer service of anyone I have ever dealt with. With today’s exception of a long wait on hold, I can’t say anything bad [...]

Its getting to the end of our fantastic family vacation in Macau. We plan to checkout and lunch at the highly recommended Fernando’s on Hac Sa Beach on the Coloane side. After the cab zipped us by the bridge, we finally reached the beach side restaurant with a very homely atmosphere, breezy backyard and friendly [...]