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Step-by-step guide on how to make Hong Kong style Milk Tea

cigs — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:07:55 +0000

I grew up drinking tea. Milk tea. And through my travels around the world, I’ve found it as teh tarik in southeast asia, dai pai dong milk tea in Hong Kong to Hong Kong style milk tea out here in the United States of America – a comforting reminder of those boyhood days. However, getting [...]

Cost Effective Long-term Parking at SFO – Millbrae BART Station

cigs — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:02:17 +0000

The holiday season brings out the traveller in all of us and I was no stranger to the phenomenon. However, the natural instinct to perendinate and my interest in finding a bargain inspired me to seek the best possible deal for my long term parking needs at San Francisco International Airport. Surprisingly, the best option [...]

An Overview of the Sri Lankan Conflict

cigs — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:33:38 +0000

The recent events in Sri Lanka related to the conflict there warranted a search for a reasonably objective overview of the conflict for the uninitiated. Having researched the topic, I found the best to be a BBC Four documentary titled “Hot Spots – Sri Lanka”. Fortunately, the entire documentary was posted on Youtube and is [...]

Jon Stewart takes on CNBC: All the videos in one place

cigs — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:10:58 +0000

Recently, my favorite TV anchor – Jon Stewart – of the Daily Show took on the incompetent people at CNBC. It was hilarious, yet thoughtful and insightful. Makes you wonder what the “real” journalists were up to. As a tribute to his efforts and to provide a resource for people who missed this to easily [...]

How to use Google Docs to track your gas mileage

cigs — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:19:44 +0000

I’ve been keeping track of my car’s gas consumption for over two years now. While this was mostly an exercise of curiosity, having the data available has allowed for making informed decisions. For example, a sudden inexplicable decrease in mileage could indicate a potential problem that needs to be looked at. Or if you’re trying [...]

2005 Scion tC – Actual Gas Mileage Data/Analysis

cigs — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:42:47 +0000

I drive a 2005 Automatic Scion tC(review). Being my first car, I was interested in keeping diligent records of my gas consumption and as such maintained a log of my gas re-fills for over 2 years now. I recently looked at the data to discover some interesting results. Methodology I’ve blogged about my system for collecting this [...]

Easy & Safe Account Setup to Financially Support Family Overseas [HSBC Easy Send Review]

cigs — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:58:06 +0000

Like many foreign born individuals who come to the US to study and work, I’ve had to address the requirement of financially helping my family still living overseas – in this case my mother. I’ve tried a variety of options ranging from wire transfers to using services like Xoom. Unfortunately these services all placed an unnecessary [...]

How to create a panoramic image of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco

cigs — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:23:36 +0000

I was up in the Marin headlands recently on a very clear day and was stunned by the view of San Francisco and the Golden Gate bridge. Equipped only with a lame Canon SD 300 digital camera which wasn’t quite up to the task of fully capturing the view I had, I decided to try [...]

Short & Sweet: Iron Man Movie Review

cigs — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:47:21 +0000

I was fortunate enough to catch a pre-release screening of Iron Man yesterday and absolutely loved it! Tried to read some reviews about the movie and discovered that most of them were just too wordy or didn’t tell you enough. So, I’m trying out a new “to the point” review style. Let me know what [...]

Review of Hotel Pacific in Monterey, California

cigs — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:30:56 +0000

I was making a weekend trip to Monterey with the significant other and sought a romantic and budget friendly lodging for the night. After settling on a budget not exceeding 200 dollars for the night, I searched through a variety of travel reservation sites and finally settled on the Hotel Pacific (reviews). Since I found [...]