Archive for the 'America' Category

Frisco blogging

« 27 January 2004 | 10:11 | America, Internet, diary | No Comments »

Frisco City. A new blog on happenings in the great San Francisco. Bunch of party animals, they are :)

starting up around the world

« 22 January 2004 | 16:32 | America, Japan, biznomics, diary, tokyo life, worklife | 1 Comment »

This recent article by the CS Monitor (thanks Andrew) is quite interesting regarding starting up a business in different countries. Japan, of course, is not in the top 10 (for ease), but thankfully not in the bottom 10 either. The Worldbank sight mentioned is actually very interesting. Japan’s details are here.
So, it [...]

Top 10 Franchises for 2004

« 15 January 2004 | 8:40 | America, biznomics, food, worklife | No Comments »

Amusing news of the day — Quizno’s is moving up the chain. Entrepreneur has posted their Top 10 Franchises for 2004, and Quizno’s has moved from 7th last year to 3rd this year. Subway, however…ugh.

5 states down, 45 more to go

« 14 January 2004 | 23:13 | America, diary, law, politics, the sexes | No Comments »

So the “arm-pit” of America stinks a little less with its granting of same-sex benefits. (Okay, okay, cheap-shot; hey, I used to live there!) Nice that NJ will be recognizing partnerships granted in other states as well though. The deal isn’t perfect, but these things take time.

The Pursuit of Happiness

« 13 January 2004 | 15:44 | America, conferences, education, scitech, travel | No Comments »

If ever there was a conference to attend this year, TED would probably be it. Check out this amazing lineup of speakers. From Alpana Singh, one of the youngest Master Sommeliers, to famed architect Shigeru Ban, this is quite a gathering. Unfortunately, it’s invite only :(
Monterey Bay at the cusp of spring, [...]

In Defense of Global Capitalism

« 13 January 2004 | 9:34 | America, biznomics, law, media, politics | No Comments »

Fascinating interview with Johan Norberg by ReasonOnline after recent translations of his book In Defense of Global Capitalism. Norberg articulates well the benefits of globalization amidst the headlining (often violent) protests during global meetings. As is often the case, it’s all about context and experience. It’s a bit lengthy, but well worth [...]

Retiring in Manhattan

« 9 January 2004 | 12:36 | America, Japan, media, worklife | No Comments »

Continuing on from my previous post on native Asians experiencing life outside their home country, and riding on Gen’s comment on compiling a list of relevant famous Asians who fall under this category, I find it interesting to note that two influential Asians retired (in more than one sense, God bless them) outside their home [...]

Acid trip drawings

« 9 January 2004 | 10:08 | America, education, humour, scitech | No Comments »

A most amusing progression of acid trip drawings. Now to find a musician :)

Danger, Will Robinson

« 8 January 2004 | 10:00 | America, biznomics, law, media, politics, worklife | No Comments »

Two articles with little enthusiasm about the U.S. economy in the coming decade. True, it may seem a bit far off, but I’ll be entering the prime of my career so it’s something to think about. Too many variables to assert a claim (and it’s not like I need more to worry about), [...]

Slapped around

« 13 December 2003 | 14:28 | America, Japan, biznomics, politics, worklife | No Comments »

Yet another data point that Japan is getting slapped around by the U.S. — both politically and economically. This could be very interesting over the next decade – U.S. manufacturing and low-skill jobs are being outsourced overseas while at the same time American companies are essentially hiring foreign workers through corporate buyouts. More [...]