Not all those who wander are lost

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Xia Tian Di – aka. Shrimp World!

I just got to eat here the other day with my friend Kate. It is called Xia Tian Di (Shrimp World). Not to be confused with Xin Tian Di (New World) which is the tourist mecca for jazz, shopping, and good food. This is a little stall on the street in front of our house. …

Oh, Crap!

Seriously, does taking a dump need to be this difficult? At the customersite where I am working they just installed these new toilet “lids”. NOTE:It does not change the actual function of having to flush the toilet byyourself. No infrared sensor. No motion sensor. You still have to pullthe handle. On the contrary, it provides …

A week in ShenZhen

Many of you are wondering what is life is like in China for B and me. Believe it or not, it is a little bit of business as usual. B’s office is close to the house, and she works hard. Frankie is fine if not a little stir crazy from having limited places to run. …

El Nido was El Neato

El Nido was El Neato, originally uploaded by beuk. We have returned from El Hell…er…I mean El Nido. The island of El Nido located at Lat 11°12’15.60″N, Long 119°24’54.60″E (thank you Google Earth) is a grand and glorious vacation resort. My advice to the travelers there: **Realize that the Miniloc resort (where we stayed) is …

Where the hell is Roger Moore?

Where the hell is Roger Moore?, originally uploaded by beuk. So, we just completed the audio tour of the Forbidden City. It was fine, very informativeactually, but the hook (as in the toy in the cereal and the reason we boughtthe tickets in the first place) was that Roger Moore himself was narratingthe story. I …

What good is the CTA?

I know I have asked this a lot of times before, but please explain to me why the CTA needs to have a car? (can you see the pic?) Isn’t that sort of defeating the point of the CTA?  If they need a car, doesn’t that state that their coverage via the BUS and the …