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The Future of Hardware Prototyping is in China

July 12, 2011 Technology
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I‘ve been writing an awful lot about our stuff at Startup Roots, so I thought I’d shift gears a little and share what I learnt on my trip last week to the cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen in southern China. I was there to meet with an interesting early-stage hardware startup, and once we got [...]

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Impressions of China: Lijiang (丽江)

March 2, 2011 Travel
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My wife and I toured Lijiang (丽江), Shangri-la (香格里拉), Xi’an (西安), Jiuzhaigou Valley (九寨沟), Lhasa (拉萨) and Chengdu (成都) in December last year over 19 days. We covered quite a bit of ground; learning a great deal about life there while scratching a bunch of sights off our bucket list.  I also had the chance [...]

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Graffiti in Kuala Lumpur

July 13, 2010 Travel
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I was pleasantly surprised to spot some pretty cool graffiti at an outdoor garage towards the end of Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur’s main shopping district. It doesn’t look planned, and looks simply gorgeous. I wish we had more of such stuff across Orchard Road, instead of having it limited to the Youth Skate Park [...]

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Thoughts on Cuba and its Dual Economy

February 11, 2010 Photography
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[audio:http://www.motochan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Cuban-Siempre-Que-Te-Hablo-De-Amor.mp3|autostart=yes|loop=no] 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 conclusion that Cuba is perhaps [...]

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Wanderlust

January 9, 2010 Travel
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On Thursday, I’ll be heading to the American continent on a month-long road trip with my fiancée.  Much of it will be personal in nature, although I’ll be meeting with some business contacts in San Francisco and New York.  I am eagerly looking forward to it, not just because it’s been 4 years since my last [...]

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Of Friends, Suicide and Life

June 25, 2009 Musings
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A few days ago, one of my secondary school classmates jumped off an apartment and ended his life—I learned about the sad news through an SMS from an ex-classmate.  Even though I was never especially close to him, it still came as a real shocker to me.  I remember seeing him at a mutual friend’s [...]

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Of Universal & Singtel’s AMPed, and the bleak future for Mobile Operators

June 16, 2009 Musings
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Local heavyweight telecom operator Singtel announced yesterday that it launched AMPed, an interactive music experience for post-paid mobile customers.  According to Singtel’s press release: Besides unlimited music downloads, mobile customers can join an inclusive music community, enjoy exclusive showcases and breakthrough music services First-of-its-kind service in Asia, available across widest range of multi-brand 3G handsets [...]

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Scenes of Peru: Inca Trail & Machu Picchu

May 27, 2009 Photography
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[audio:http://www.motochan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/01-cholita-maya-1.mp3|autostart=yes] 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 (note: prices in recent years [...]

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