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Manila Sky
Sure I had been warned about the taxi ride from the airport. To be honest I didn’t think it was that bad. I must get over the fact that I had a quiet feeling of respect for how close these drivers could drive to one another with no apparent accidents. It stood out to me [...]
Big trouble in little China
Today (Tuesday) Ian and Mandy Worby and myself did a wee bit of shopping visiting Singapore’s largest shopping centre ‘VIVO’. It was a supreme piece of retail therapy thanks to the fluid design of the centre with only a very rare number of parallel corridors and the majority of the public space areas [...]
A City of Sights, Sounds and Ice-Cream
Day 2 in Singapore has been a relaxing look at the city. A walk around the marina was a twilight highlight. This panorama below shows everything from the Merlion, Singapore’s part lion part fish icon through to the new ‘Eye’ ferris-wheel currently being built (a third from the left). The ‘Eye’ will be bigger than [...]
Singapore Room with a View
Well I have landed in Singapore, settled in and enjoying the view from my Hotel room on the 13th floor at the Holiday Inn - Atrium on Outram Road.
Of course every hotel needs a character attribute and the Atrium speaks for itself. Take a look at the inside and outside of this 24 storey building [...]
Interview Questions
Often going for a new job can be a daunting task. William J. Morin and James C. Cabrera have compiled some thoughts in their book Parting Company. Check out these great interview questions that they have been courteous enough to provide the answers to. I’ve also included a Amazon link to their book here as [...]