I first caught the bug for traveling when I spent a year in Seoul right after college to rediscover my roots. Spending extended time in such a different urban setting was exhilarating, liberating and stimulating. Every day was a new adventure. Prior to that I’d spent most of my life in the southern suburbs of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘travel’
What Paper Napkins Tell About A Country
Posted in travel, Uncategorized, tagged environment, Korea, travel, UK, Vietnam on June 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One way to understand the level of development of an economy is by the availability of paper napkins and/or tissues in local restaurants. When I had lived in Seoul in the late 1980′s, it was really difficult to get decent-sized paper napkins at local restaurants. If lucky, you would be given a small single-ply piece. Please [...]
Packing Again
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged travel on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s time to pack again. At least I can take a small suitcase since I’m headed to tropical weather in Saigon. Today is my younger son’s 21st birthday, but we celebrated last night with the extended family by grilling filet mignons and lobsters. He’s got big plans to spend a few nights at the Tulalip Casino [...]
Observations of Seoul
Posted in travel, tagged Korean Food, Korean hip, Korean infrastructure, Korean pollution, Korean technologies, Seoul, travel on May 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just concluded a week-long visit to Seoul, Korea. Certainly, a lot has changed since I lived here 20 years ago. The country has become truly an affluent, developed nation. People seem a bit more relaxed, courteous, without the constant chip on the shoulder like before. The things that impressed me the most were: Food. Affluence brings lots [...]
Unlikely of Friends in the Unlikeliest of Situations
Posted in People, travel, Uncategorized, tagged friendship, travel on May 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Twenty-six years ago (1985), I showed up in Seoul as a naive Korean-American student looking to find my roots. The problem was that I had very little Korean language skills and even less cultural perspective. At the time, a 6′ 4″ bald white man befriended me and took me under his wing. No one stuck out [...]
Fasting Helps Overcome Jetlag
Posted in Digital Marketing, travel, Uncategorized, tagged jetlag, travel on October 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As a frequent international traveler, it’s important to overcome jetlag quickly at my destinations to maximize productivity during these visits. That’s easier said than done, especially as I get older. Recently, a colleague at Alterian told me about a BBC special that explained how our human brains have a second “feeding clock” that can override our “master clock” when food is [...]
Ok, Things I Loved About Vietnam
Posted in society, travel, tagged anthony boudain, Ho Chi Minh City, lunch lady, Quan An Ngon, tourism, travel, Vietnam on August 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Travel is a passion of mine. It is for a lot of people. Once in Jakarta as a young businessman, I moved out of my five-star hotel for a weekend, just to stay with back packers in another part of town. That, however, was a long time ago. Yet, with such perspective in mind, let [...]
Subscribe
-
Recent Posts
-
Top Posts
- How Do Your Friends Affect Your Life?
- Enjoy Little Things Worth Smiling About
- Feeding Off Of People's Energy
- Japanese Hot Dogs in Seattle Now
- SDL Offering Product Commitment Score Using Social Media Data
- No Where to Hide for Successful Venture Capitalist
- Sexual Attraction, Human Instincts, and Diversification
- Chris Jordan's Depiction of Consumerism is much more than Charts and Graphs
- The Most Honest Part of the Body: Accurately Reading Body Language
- Four Tequila Lunch with Aha Toro Quite Enlightening
-
Tags
Archives
- May 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
New York Times- Syria Denies Responsibility in Brutal Attack
- U.S. Seeks Russia’s Help in Removing Assad in Syria
- Drug Traffic Remains as U.S. Nears Afghanistan Exit
- Noomi Rapace Arrives in Hollywood, by Way of Outer Space
- How Boaz Weinstein and Hedge Funds Outsmarted JPMorgan
- Members Dig In to Preserve Struggling Golf Clubs
- With Personal Data in Hand, Thieves File Early and Often
- Technology: As Apps Move Into Cars, So Do More Distractions
- Small and Medium Businesses Suffer as Spain Bank Loans Shrivel
- U.S. 5, Scotland 1: Landon Donovan’s Hat Trick Leads U.S. Over Scotland
- Global Voices
- Eritrea: Visit Eritrea Blog
- Egypt: The Resurrection of Ahmed Shafiq
- Mozambique: Music clips with a regional perspective
- Iran: Deprivation of Medical Care Jeopardizes Blogger’s Life
- Russia: Alexander Semin - Insight into NHL/Post-Soviet Relations
- Slovakia: “God Can Cure You”
- Bulgaria: President's Gift to Pope Provokes Questions From Bloggers
- Cuba: The State of Human Rights
- Africa: Hands Off Africa Event in London
- Africa: Kwani? Manuscript Project Announces Literary Prize
- How to Change the World
- TechFlash
- PayPal to be accepted at 15 major retail chains
- Coinstar's new kiosks: From fancy photo booths to phone recycling
- Museum of Flight gets Bezos's jet landing platform
- NBC in talks to buy Microsoft's MSNBC.com's stake
- Microsoft leads copyright removal request list on Google
- Amazon shareholders met by protesters, company cuts ties with ALEC
- RealNetworks to pay $2.4M in settlement with Wash. state
- Group plans protest at Amazon shareholder meeting
- Microsoft Windows Phone tops Apple's iPhone in China
- Facebook rises as IPO lawsuits, inquiries mount
-
Flickr Photos
More Photos - My Twitter
- JohnSong: SDL Offers Product Commitment Score using social data: http://t.co/8ADocPrS
- JohnSong: @damienkatris We'll do again soon, maybe celebrating some big wins :).
- JohnSong: 7 ways business blogs build social media success http://t.co/cbMZDT2k via @zite
- JohnSong: Cargo-Bot, An Addictive iPad Game That Teaches Programming Concepts http://t.co/Z8DqmpYo via @zite
- JohnSong: Sweating in a gym rather than in the sweltering heat of SE Asia. Traveling can be a lot of fun, but it's always nice to get home.
- JohnSong: I added @CamPlommer as one of my influencers on @klout. Who influences you? http://t.co/lZvJlnYh
- JohnSong: I added @damienkatris as one of my influencers on @klout. Who influences you? http://t.co/lZvJlnYh
- JohnSong: Fightibernation from Singapore
- JohnSong: When the locals complains about the heat, it must be hot. Coming from Seattle, I can take it - at least in small doses.
- JohnSong: Pretty cool being in SDL Language Service office in Singapore. Imagine being around people who translate into 5 different languages.
Pages
Meta
Yelp
