On a recent trip to Thailand, I noticed this pay phone booth on a street near the famed Grand Palace of Bangkok. If you look closely, you’ll see that the actual pay phone itself is missing.
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Sometimes Silicon Valley doesn’t move at the speed of light
Posted in China, Internet, Silicon Valley, Technology, tagged China Telecom Payphones as hotspots, Hotspots in China, Intel and wireless hotspots, Missing pay phone in Thailand, Pay phones becoming hot spots, Silicon Valley doesn't always move fast on July 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010
Posted in China, Economics, Globalization, India, Public Policy, Technology, tagged Analysis of Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers, Foreign Policy Magazine, Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010, Raghuram Rajan, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates # 1 on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers List on December 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Foreign Policy magazine just published their list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010 who most influenced the global marketplace. A very worthwhile article that I would recommend reading— you can read the report here. The report provides an overview for each person and their achievements and thinking that led to their inclusion. Also, [...]
India and China: A comparison
Posted in China, India, Travel, tagged Beijing, China, Comparisons India vs China, Hyderabad, India, Motorcycles in India vs China, Travel observations India and China on September 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
In a previous posting, I wrote about my observations of China from my one week stay in Beijing. Earlier in the year, I visited India after six years, spending time in Hyderabad and Kerala—you can read my observations from that trip here (or click on the links to the side under the heading India Trip [...]
My travelogue from a week in Beijing, China
Posted in China, Travel, tagged China, Lao she tea house, Travel Diary of Beijing, Travel in Beijing, Travel in China, Travelogue of Beijing on September 9, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Earlier I wrote about my one day stay in Hong Kong. Upon leaving Hong Kong, I went to Beijing, my first ever visit to China. I stayed there for a week, working with my company’s Beijing office team. Below is a chronicle of my experiences and observations of my trip categorized by the following topics: [...]
A Day in Hong Kong
Posted in China, Travel, tagged East Ocean Restaurant, Hong Kong, Hong Kong in one day, Kowloon, One Day Hong Kong itinerary, Star Ferry, Tourism in Hong Kong, Travel on August 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I just completed a business trip to China (my travelogue is posted here) and on the way, had a one day stop in Hong Kong. My first trip to Hong Kong, obviously a day wouldn’t be enough but it’s all I had. I arrived at 6 AM in the morning on a Saturday and left [...]
The Amazing Sichuan Opera Face Changing Routine
Posted in China, Entertainment, Travel, tagged Amazing Face Changing, China, Face Changing, Lao Tse teahouse Beijing, Mask Changing, Sichuan Opera on August 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I just came back from a week long business trip to Beijing, China. One of the most memorable events of the trip was a variety show at a Beijing teahouse called Lao Tse teahouse climaxing with an exceptional face changing routine typical of the Sichuan Opera. With remarkable slight of hand, the performer will change [...]
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