Tag: travel
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Strata Singapore 2016
Landed in Singapore for #stratahadoop next week, and I came across an article about data and the Metro System https://t.co/3vmwGmNs2e — Ben Lorica 罗瑞卡 (@bigdata) December 3, 2016
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Hong Kong 2016
We just spent the past week in Hong Kong and below are some tweets from our trip. The weather was perfect – the temperature was just right. Their metro/train system is world class and easy to…
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Beijing Restaurants: Strata 2016
Here’s a partial list of the many memorable restaurants we visited in Beijing during the week of Strata 2016: Sichuan Provincial Government Restaurant (Chuan Ban): The office canteen of the Sichuan provincial government office in Beijing.…
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Tricycle Diaries
On a recent visit to the Philippines, I found myself gawking at two iconic modes of (public) transportation, the tricycle and the jeepney. They remain major sources of gridlock, chaos, and pollution, and many local residents…
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Kuala Lumpur and Malacca City
The week before Strata+Hadoop World in Singapore, we snuck up the Malaysia for a quick vacation. The food in Malaysia – particularly at hawker (food) courts – was outstanding. We stayed in Petaling Jaya (“PJ”) an…
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Singapore Eats
This year marks the debut of Strata+Hadoop World in Singapore, and I decided to spend most of this week checking out the city and visiting with friends. Below are some of the places that I’ll be…