I always find it fascinating reading about the Red Bull drink – since there is Thai folklore, rags to riches and just an incredible story of an unlikely product that makes a ton of money. I think a can is made for like 5 cents and sells for many times that. The Thai family behind [...] Read more – ‘Red Bull Story’.
First post of the new year – I have decided that less is more in general. The idea of always being plugged in, turned on and consuming info is just weird to me. So in consuming less I am probably going to produce less, quantity that is, but I think less is more. We shall [...] Read more – ‘Real Things’.
Having had mobile GPS units for some years – coupled with experience using both an iPhone and a Nexus One – I thought I would chime in on a few thoughts I have been banging around. First off – mobile phones won’t replace real GPS units anytime soon for those who seriously get off the [...] Read more – ‘Thoughts on GPS…’.
Just wrapped up another TWIA – check this video! We should have another one this week with some special guests from Indonesia! This week in Indo and then off to Bkk for Barcamp. This is one of the biggest in the region! After Barcamp back to Singers and then maybe KL, Indo and possibly China. [...] Read more – ‘Much to do!’.
http://www.e27.sg/2010/06/10/highest-ios-penetration-found-in-singapore-indonesia-among-the-lowest/: Singapore with it’s tiny 4 million population has 402,992 iPhones, 76575 iPod Touch and 1,453 iPad’s totaling 480,950 iOS devices. Contrast that to its counterpart, Android devices total up to 32,918. While considering the fact that, iPhone had a head-start in the Singapore market for a year before the first Android device was released, [...] Read more – ‘June 20, 2010’.
I travel on Jetstar from time to time and usually enjoy reading their inflight magazine – especially the part in the back of the magazine that introduces various Jetstar destinations and places to visit while there. They use celebs or regional luminaries that share their top picks. I always find new places this way. Love [...] Read more – ‘According to Jetstar you should visit Santika in Bangkok!’.
The news does not seem to have anything yet but twitter does: http://twitter.com/#search?q=bangkok%20bomb I am sure this is related to Thaksin and the verdict but it just shows that democracy is the least of the problems in Thailand. Bummer… Read more – ‘Fresh bomb in Bangkok – Bangkok Bank on Silom Road’.
