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Kamitori and the City

Posted on 13 Dec 200929 Dec 2010   by CY

There are apparently two large shopping districts in Kumamoto City. The closer one to my hotel was Kamitori (上通), but from my initial fact-finding on Google Maps seemed too far to walk, which was a bummer as that meant that

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Arrival and Accommodation

Posted on 12 Dec 200929 Dec 2010   by CY

If there’s one thing to say between Singapore Airlines and Changi Airport, it’s that the national carrier gets to depart from the airport’s newest and swankiest flight terminal. Unfortunately, the boarding gate assigned to my flight was the one that

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Posted in Traveling    Tagged Japan 2010, Kumamoto 2009    2 Comments on Arrival and Accommodation   

Preflight Checklist

Posted on 11 Dec 200929 Dec 2010   by CY

Packing for a working and business trip is really different from packing for a vacation. Specifically, the kind of clothes that go into luggage on a business trip aren’t the same as what I’d wear if I was going just

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Posted in Traveling    Tagged Japan 2010, Kumamoto 2009    5 Comments on Preflight Checklist   

Google Street View

Posted on 4 Dec 200929 Dec 2010   by CY

One of the tools I used in conjunction with Google Maps while planning for the San Francisco trip earlier this year was Street View. Not only could you check out overhead satellite imagery, now you could even zoom into street

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Posted in At Home, Traveling    Tagged Japan 2010, Kumamoto 2009    2 Comments on Google Street View   

IDD No More

Posted on 4 Nov 2009   by CY

I first got into network chatting  in 1992 during my first year in NTU. All students were given network accounts and Internet email address. Back then though those network accounts weren’t normallyused for studies. We used them mostly for leisure

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Will I Believe…? Part 3

Posted on 3 Nov 200925 Jan 2024   by CY

Well, I’ve already posted about niggling annoyances with my new MacBook. So, to balance things up a bit, here’s part 3 of my series of posts on whether I’m falling in with the crowd of Apple Faithful – or not

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Posted in At Home, Toys & Technology, Traveling    Tagged Laptops   

Google Maps Buddy

Posted on 31 Oct 2009   by CY

There’s a couple of sites that I rely on a lot whenever I make a trip overseas: one’s Tripadvisor, and the other is Google Maps. The latter is especially handy, since for every journey I have to plan for during

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Posted in Traveling    Tagged Kumamoto 2009    1 Comment on Google Maps Buddy   

日本へようこそ

Posted on 10 Sep 200919 Jan 2017   by CY

“Welcome to Japan” Ling has had a fascination with visiting Hokkaido for ages now on account of the amazing flower blooms they’ve got each season. I’ve technically been to Japan before – but only in Transit and at Narita Airport,

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American Midwest

Posted on 15 Aug 2009   by CY

Here comes the proverbial post on traveling and destinations I’ll like to visit at some point! Ling has visited most of Europe (I’ve only been to Denmark bleh) so whenever I bring up Central Europe for instance as a possible

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San Francisco Videos – SF Seagulls

Posted on 15 Aug 20095 Apr 2010   by CY

The last video in the series. By far, the single most exhilarating moment of the 8 day trip was the flock of seagulls that flew alongside our cruise ship at San Francisco Bay. Original write-up and more pictures here, with

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San Francisco Videos – Golden Gate Bridge

Posted on 12 Aug 20095 Apr 2010   by CY

It sure was hard juggling between the D300 and the Panasonic HD Cam while trying to hold myself steady during the chopping cruise ride at San Francisco bay. But I managed to get a bit of video footage. Pardon the

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San Francisco Videos – Transportation

Posted on 11 Aug 20095 Apr 2010   by CY

A short video segment of transportation in the city. This one was taken while the tram was traveling along Market Street on my way back from Pier 39 one afternoon.

Posted in Traveling    Tagged Panasonic HDC-SD20, San Francisco 2009   

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