Crank That Beijing

I know it’s old, but it has to be done in Beijing.

On The Great Wall of China.

In front of National Stadium.

In front of National Aquatics Center.

And on the security monitor at the Huixinxijie Nankou station.
I hope that guy staring at me wasn’t the Chinese Secret Service.

For reference, check out the HOWTO, Dwight Howard style, MIT style, Filipino Prison style, more stuffs on YouTube.

New Zealand Workcapade 2010

Workcapade -noun: like an escapade, extra work days on a weekend.

Last weekend I went to Wellington, New Zealand, to attend CITCON A/NZ 2010. Write ups about the event have been posted on ShineTech blog:

• CITCON Australia/New Zealand 2010 – Day 1
• CITCON Australia/New Zealand 2010 – Day 2 (Part 1)
• CITCON Australia/New Zealand 2010 – Day 2 (Part 2)

In summary, the current hotness in CI world is continuous deployment, citing the experiences from IMVU and Flickr.

I didn’t get much chance to check out Wellington, it was raining for the whole three days I was there. My immediate impression of Wellington was that the CBD resembled Melbourne, while the areas up the hills reminded me of Hobart. It’s also strange how Lambton Quay was empty at 10pm on a weekend, even many of the cafes weren’t open at 11am on a Sunday. No people, no traffic, no worries, no problem.

I didn’t see any sheep in New Zealand.

Canberra Getaway 2009

Some pictures from my weekend getaway to Canberra late last year.

First stop was Australian National University. Latte Girl went to ANU for her bachelor degree, so Canberra was her hood. We also walked to the Parliament House, Lake Burley Griffin, and Canberra CBD (if it can be called a CBD at all considering how small it was). Some nice breakfasts in the mornings, one from CREAM, another from Gus’s. Great dinner at Rasa Sayang restaurant, followed by lunch at a friend’s place.