The Eurostar crosses the English Channel to connect the British Isles to mainland Europe. The Chunnel also carries vehicular traffic on trains. The travel agent that I booked my flights to London with suggested that I take the cheaper British Airways flights to Paris, but I insisted on taking the Read more
The fastest train in North America is the Acela Express. Although it can travel at twice the speed of conventional rail, it is still a far cry from express rail networks of Europe and Asia. The Acela Express operates once an hour between Boston and Washington, D.C. I took the Read more
The plot unfolds around a Casablanca nightclub owned by an American – Rick. Rick’s clientele includes Lazlo – a former gunrunner, Renault – a corrupt French officer, German officials, and refugees. Through a unique sequence of events, Rick finds himself in possession of valuable documents guaranteeing safe passage through occupied Read more
Flying to school ISBN: 978-988-14890-2-9 This record of interesting events was written during my year living in Berlin and traveling to different parts of Germany and Europe. It includes events such as exploring the Arctic Circle in winter and meeting the Queen of Denmark. It has not yet been published Read more
The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Indianapolis is the famous Indy 500 event. The GPS begs to differ. It took me more than five attempts with voice control to get GM’s in-car GPS to comply with my command to navigate me to Indianapolis, not Minneapolis. Read more
Located in Postdam less than an hour away from Berlin, this group of palaces is almost as spectacular as Versailles from the outside and ten times more fun because the outdoor area is free for all to admire. Though I would recommend bringing a bicycle there because the S-Bahn is very Read more
Or the Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum, named after the famous Grimm brothers who wrote fairy tales such as Rapunzel, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, and The Red Cap (Little Red Riding Hood). This is a fitting name for a central library of the university that once managed the German State Library – Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. Read more
We had the opportunity to choose which company we wanted to engage with in a case competition for HPAIR 2018. Out a list of many companies it included the World Bank, Maybank, and Tencent. Naturally, I chose the World Bank as it was the biggest name on that list, I Read more
On the first night of the HPAIR conference I had some thoughts on my mind I wanted to share with a friend. At 1am, I was walking towards the Monash University campus to roam around with a beer to clear my mind. Spotify was playing “Take it Easy”, exactly what Read more
I had so much fin with this rascal staying up till midnight five nights in a row that I never took a proper photo with him. Although he says he’s a Professor from the University of the Philippines he’s the only guy on a table of eight that would take Read more