Observing 9-11 at the ‘Other’ Twin Towers
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 Posted in Personal | 6 Comments »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. I certainly ...
Selamat Datang from Malaysia, again - this time mostly Microsoft flavored
Friday, September 7th, 2007 Posted in Personal | 1 Comment »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 ...
Wiki, Mind Mapping Software, Spam and Ronz
Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in Personal | 3 Comments »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 ...
Howya do’win fram da Windy City
Sunday, June 17th, 2007 Posted in Personal | No Comments »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 ...
Goodbye and thanks for all the satay (fish too)
Saturday, June 16th, 2007 Posted in Personal | No Comments »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 ...
Malaysian Odyssey: the blogs4God’r Malaysian Meet-up!
Monday, June 11th, 2007 Posted in Personal | 6 Comments »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 ... Festivities actually ...
Malaysian blog4God’r meet-up this Sunday
Friday, June 8th, 2007 Posted in Personal | 1 Comment »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 ...
Want to celebrate diversity? Try my Malaysian Odyssey on for size!
Thursday, June 7th, 2007 Posted in Personal | 7 Comments »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 ...
Selamat datang! Malaysia blogging by your average guy!
Monday, June 4th, 2007 Posted in Personal | 1 Comment »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. ...
funeral blogging: dust-to-dust
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 Posted in Personal | 1 Comment »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 ...
funeral blogging: the saddest day of hope
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 Posted in Personal | 1 Comment »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 ...
A time for sleep, a time to weep, a time wonder
Monday, May 14th, 2007 Posted in Personal | No Comments »Sleep elludes me as my head is swimming in thought, and my heart experiencing a sadness of a depth I've not experienced before. I think I can sum much of it up with the following enumeration: When I was 8 days ...
