http://hongkongwong.com Cuz Travel Do No Wrong Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:04:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en HongKongWonghttp://feedburner.google.com Today, we visited the Potala Palace and Summer Palace. Our guide Sang Bo met us in the morning, and we took a cab to Potala (10y). My first impression? The Potala isn't any particularly extraordinary building. But as we ascended the 1000+ steps (good thing we had a couple of ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HongKongWong/~3/DH8kQ1pCvrg/ http://hongkongwong.com/2009/10/day-3-in-tibet-potala-palace-summer-palace/ Today is 'day 2' in Tibet. We woke up at around 8:30 am in order to meet Sang Bo, our recommended tour guide, to go to the Jok'hang Temple and Sera Monastery . Even though I was up by around 8, I was pretty drowsy. One thing about sleeping at ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HongKongWong/~3/rBuh9E45eaA/ http://hongkongwong.com/2009/10/tibet-day-2-jokhang-temple-sera-monastery-interesting-food-and-blind-massage/ Hello from Tibet!We're now at 11,750 feet in Lhasa, Tibet. We just got off the 48 hour train ride from Chengdu. The train ride was ok because we took a soft sleeper. We also managed to get our whole group of 4 into the same cabin, even though after about ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HongKongWong/~3/G78pONE6E-Y/ http://hongkongwong.com/2009/10/hello-from-tibet/ Yay, Amsterdam. Here is a great accomodation we discovered in the centre of Amsterdam that can accomodate up to 4 people that is worth checking out. Background It's been a while. I was pretty excited about this trip as the last time I was there was almost 4 years ago. When I used ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HongKongWong/~3/HrO4ugNJc6M/ http://hongkongwong.com/2009/08/la-vie-en-rose-apartment-amsterdam-hotel-review/ "Ebook readers? Pah. I prefer reading on toilet paper." That's what a friend of mine said a year ago, and recently, he, like many other people, are starting to come around to the benefits offered by ebook readers like the Amazon Kindle and the Sony 505. Having recently purchased a Sony PRS-505, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HongKongWong/~3/mIejFMcJVpQ/ http://hongkongwong.com/2009/06/the-sony-prs-505-versus-the-amazon-kindle-2/ I recently read a book called The Money Tree Marketing. There is a concept in it that the author calls The 'McDonald Complex'. What is the McDonald Complex? The idea is that most people assume that simply by starting a business, customers would flock through the doors, because the doors are open. In ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HongKongWong/~3/D2Krr5IZUfU/ http://hongkongwong.com/2009/06/money-tree-marketing-the-mcdonald-complex/ "Your problem is never really your problem, your reaction to your problem is your problem" - Brian Kinsey Intro to proactive approach vs reactive thinking A few weeks ago, my friend Tynan was visiting. We were loading up to watch a movie, when suddenly, the screen went blank.I went over, and found ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HongKongWong/~3/dOJ3xO5dWP0/ http://hongkongwong.com/2009/06/proactive-thinking-vs-reactive-thinking/ "Schuler envisions a world where cutting tools no longer use blades, cancer treatments take a few hours and DNA treatment is a simple outpatient procedure."- Daniel Dumas, WIRED What is genomics? How will it affect our lives? Barry Schuler tells all in this awesome talk on Genomics from TED. "If you ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HongKongWong/~3/KtWH_-Mllfg/ http://hongkongwong.com/2009/04/barry-schuler-an-introduction-to-genomics/ I just came across the top 50 US TV shows in the news while working on an article.I must say I agree with the comments about the 4400. It was a great show. I was pretty bummed to see it go. The synopsis of the 4400 is about 4400 individuals ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HongKongWong/~3/HRd1w8JKXyg/ http://hongkongwong.com/2009/04/whats-your-favourite-tv-show/ There are many times I want to write more on what's on my mind. But I then wonder if it would be appropriate or relevant to do so. Especially in a public space. I keep a separate private journal. But even then, I still censor my thoughts. You know, just in case. If ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HongKongWong/~3/CSNFWhwi_tM/ http://hongkongwong.com/2009/04/want-to-go-far-grow-a-thick-face/