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11 February 2010

Thoughts on Cuba and its Dual Economy

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It didn’t quite occur to me that I had visited Cuba as a political tourist until I was onboard the Mexicana flight out of Havana.  I spent 7 days avoiding tourist traps and CUCs and using Cuban pesos while soaking in the local lifestyle, and went away with the [...]

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12 January 2010

Olympus E-P2: Snapshots around Singapore

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It’s been about two weeks since I got the Olympus E-P2, together with the 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens and the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 pancake prime, and though I haven’t worked with the camera enough to be able to pen a full review, I thought I’d leave you guys with 5 of my most favorite recent [...]

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28 December 2009

Oly E-P2 beats Panny GF1: Here’s Why

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I think I’ve caught the photography bug again, after a 3-year hiatus.  After I sold off all my Canon equipment in 2006, I turned to Panasonic’s minute workhorse, the LX-3 as my sole photography tool.  Coming from the much larger APS-C sensor of the Canon 20D,  the tiny 1/1.63″ sensor of the LX-3 was a [...]

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27 May 2009

Scenes of Peru: Inca Trail & Machu Picchu

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The sights in and around Cusco only served as appetizers to the region’s main delight – Machu Picchu.  However, we had to first contend with a 4-day 3-night hike before reaching Peru’s Shangri-la.   We had signed up for the hike with United Mice, paying about US$300 per pax [...]

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22 May 2009

“Consumer Web in Focus” with Joi Ito

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I bring good tidings. Experienced entrepreneur-turned-angel-investor and CEO of Creative Commons, Joi Ito will be stopping over in Singapore for a day, and upon my request, has graciously agreed to spend the morning of 15 June to share his insights on Consumer Web with us.  In addition, 15 6 lucky consumer web start-ups will get [...]

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14 May 2009

Scenes of Peru: Cusco

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Planned in the shape of a puma, Cusco was the capital of Tahuantinsuyu, otherwise known as the Inca Empire.  Today, it is a city of about 300,000, and serves as the capital of the Cusco Region, as well as the Cusco Province.  The first Spaniards arrived to the city [...]

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12 May 2009

Scenes of Peru: Colca Canyon

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We were picked up by Ignacio, our friendly but reserved guide on the morning of 20 December ‘05.  For the next 3-odd hours, the bus weaved the 100 miles (160 km) of mountainous roads between Arequipa and Colca Canyon while passing by a variety of landscapes and scenery.  I [...]

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8 May 2009

Scenes of Peru: Arequipa

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In the 15th century, the Incas conquered the Aymara Indians who occupied Arequipa, and the fertile region served as an important supplier of agrarian products to the Inca Empire up until its demise.  The modern city of Arequipa was founded on 15 August 1540 by Garcí Manuel de Carbajal, [...]

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8 May 2009

Scenes of Peru: Lima

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While we were planning for the trip, our friends had advised us to spend as little time as possible at Lima.  As a result, we only allocated a full day to check out what Lima’s sights.  While the modern-day capital of Peru had little to offer in terms of [...]

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8 May 2009

Scenes of Peru: 17 Dec ‘05 – 5 Jan ‘06

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Scenes of Peru first began as a project I was working on for a photography course I took while at Stanford.  Up till then, I spent most of my time in photography taking pictures, instead of arranging and presenting them.  I forced myself to take a step back from the often-mindless snaps of digital photography, [...]

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