A Phanthom drone with a 4k camera is on the agenda, maybe learning first how to fly a drone is a smart thing to do? Got this micro quad drone to practise: 17 grams heavyweight… First outdoor test flight ended up on the roof of a pavilion in the Singapore botanical garden, which btw is… Continue reading The Journey towards a Phantom Drone
Month: May 2015
Marketing Guff Awards 2015 – Open for Nominations
I’m an avid collector of marketing flannel, corporate guff, meaningless verbiage and blathering of any kind and nature. and the winner for May 2015 is: www.roadid.com They sell neat, moderately fashion-conscious wristbands with customisable medi-IDs. So far so good, however a few weeks post my first purchase of the beginner’s package (sic!) the following email… Continue reading Marketing Guff Awards 2015 – Open for Nominations
Consequences of Increased Mamilomat Usage
Prelude: a “Mamilomat” is a device used by a Mamil to pursue his ambitions. Mamilomats come in the shape of extremely well spec’d (aka expensive) bicycles of the mountain-, road- or triathlon- category where any gram of possible excess weight can be shed off by an additional carbon-titanium upgrade to overcompensate the effects of a steadily… Continue reading Consequences of Increased Mamilomat Usage
Sichuan 2015 in a nutshell
24.05. SIN-CTU; cold Mala noodles in JinLi (admittedly touristee, but so what…), wine and great live music @ Riverside Bar-street (Siguan Road, opposite the Shang) 25.05. bumpy & choppy ride to Rilong along S303 through Wolong Panda Reserve – seven years post Wenchuan EQ 26.05. chill-in walk, fantastic sights in Changping valley 27.05. hike from… Continue reading Sichuan 2015 in a nutshell
Tea @ Tiandi
A trip to Chongqing (for the China illiterati: Chongqing is a small village with 30 million inhabitants) brought me to the Tiandi district, where a Hong Kong real estate developer is trying to replicate the spirit of the original (上海天地) with a lot of commitment and money. … Continue reading Tea @ Tiandi