MIT isn’t a small University. There are 10,000 students on campus – but what’s very different is that there are more postgraduate than undergraduate students of about 3:2 ratio. Compared to NTU whose ratio is 2:5, and I’m thinking that
The center I’ve been working from for the last three works is MIT’s Media Lab Complex, a futuristic looking glass-paned building that almost directly faces Charles River, Prudential Center and the Boston skyline. I didn’t do a lot of exploration
These pictures of Harvard were taken more than a week ago in the late afternoon at about 6 PM after work. They were sort of just sitting in the desktop folder, so posting them up. The sun at this time
The Thousand Islands isn’t even an appropriate descriptor for the region: there are about 1,800 islands compacted into a relatively small area along St. Lawrence River and right smack in the Canada/US border. Ownership of the islands is split between
The second day of the trip – Sunday – saw us getting up bright and early, and heading from our hotel in Buffalo City to the Falls again. The first item on the itinerary was a 45 minute IMAX movie
If there’s one recommendation I’ve got for persons who’d like to visit Niagara Falls from Boston, it’s this – unless you’re up to busing 705+ kilometres – and that’s about 9 hours without traffic and if your driver zooms at
Videos taken during the Maid of the Mist boat ride. Passing by the American Falls: Passing by the Horseshoe Falls: If you listen hard enough, above the din you’ll be able to hear Mandarin-speaking voices. There were these two aunties
Well, that’s another item checked off the “to do list” in my visit to Massachusetts. Just about every person who visits Niagara Falls take the Maid of the Mist boat ride, as there’s really no other way to experience the
My work place everyday is actually in a large common lounge area in MIT’s Media Lab. While I do have an office space in the research center, I actually enjoy working in a common area. There’s a scenic view of
Knight and Day (2010) – AMC Loews Harvard Square. No American experience is complete also without catching a film at the local theatre. There’s been movie trailers running of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz’s new action-comedy for a month or
If there’s one disadvantage about traveling alone, it’s the relative absence of pictures with your own person in them. I don’t mind it very much; outside street or people photography, a lot of my pictures are framed during picture taking
When breakfasts are included as part of your hotel stay, you’d usually marvel and get very impressed with the range of items. There’s also the convenience of having long breakfast periods; so if you decide to sleep later on the
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