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Perhaps it is the experience of working in the shadows of the World Trade Center buildings that I continue too ascribe the term ‘Twin Towers’ with the two-plus buildings destroyed 6 years ago in cowardly act of senseless terrorism. Regardless – it doesn’t address the question “why do they hate us?” Here’s my take …

Just a quick note of Selamat Datang from the crisp and clean accommodations here at the Impiana KLCC Hotel here overlooked by the Petrona Towers in downtown Kuala Lumpur – the site of this year’s Tech*Ed Asia 2007.
Yes, I know – what a betrayal of all my loyal LAMP readers out there. But the day [...]

It appears an article I wrote that describes the attributes of mind-mapping, then reviews a number of online mind mapping software applications is considered spam by ‘Ronz’ over on the WikiPedia. Makes me wonder if the ‘Assume good faith’ policy is all one sided?

As ya might tell from the headline, I didn’t get a chance to test the bandwidth at Narita Airport in Tokyo. Japan Airlines had overbooked and somehow miraculously managed to only call out non-citizens of Japan to tell is we could either swim or take an earlier flight on a somewhat younger airline that left [...]

So it’s time to board my plane, but not before a quick shout out from the Burger King here at the Kuala Lumpur airport as pictured below …

… which was gracious enough to provide me with some free electricity and bandwidth.
See y’all from Tokyo in about 9 to 10 hours. Pray for me! Already [...]

Despite being entirely ignored by the likes of David Winer and the InstaPundit – the Malaysian blog4God’r meet-up went off spectacularly with a great time enjoyed by all. Now for yummy the details … with photos to follow …

sunday! Sunday! SUNDAY! If you’re at work, quit! If you’re home sick, get better!! If you’re in jail, breeeakk outtt!!!! Coming to a Bangsar Lutheran Church near you, an informal meet-up where East greetes West as I take advantage of my business travels to Kuala Lumpur and gather informally with other Christian’s who blog – also known in a semi-definitive sense as blog4God’rs!

Malaysian Odyssey – take duex: I continue to tell my 7-year-old, God has given us a wonderful planet to explore, made all the more beautiful by the grandeur of nature and the exotic differences He has imbued in all of us. Taking a trip half-way around re-affirms that lesson both to here through my posts here, but also to me as I continue to interact, learn and marvel at just how wonderfully unique all of us are.

I’m an average guy whose been blessed with above average experiences – this one happens to be a business trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to collaborate with our off shore coders to build the façade of a Service Oriented Architecture. If you don’t know what that is, no problem, this post is more for my friends back home – and a very special 7 year old girl whom I wish I would have brought with me.

As I write this – they are covering my father’s earthly remains. Now for the two-point-five hour ride back to the church.
It was windy in Pompano, FL – good thing as it was got yet comfortable.
Being a veteran of World War II, my father was afforded a small detail to play taps, fold the flag [...]

If the saddest day of my life was when we lost our second baby due to a miscarriage – then this is certainly the second saddest day of my life; and yet the most useful.
Tomorrow, those of the Orthodox faith will celebrate the resurrection of Christ – so what a bitter-sweet sentiment and practice it [...]