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I had been happily using a Palm/Treo for about ten years. I ditched it last week when I finally succumbed to the temptations of iPhone . Being a Mac user and fan for a few years, I had very high

Its getting to the end of our fantastic family vacation in Macau. We plan to checkout and lunch at the highly recommended Fernando's on Hac Sa Beach on the Coloane side. After the cab zipped us by the bridge, we

I'm a starbucks and pacific coffee addict. On one particular day, I was really craving a chilino from pacific and so without further ado I rushed to my nearest branch (where I happened to be a regular customer). I could

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This is the Pizza Hut right after the tollgate on the highway to Bandung . And there's something different about this one. Besides the fact that the staff is very happy and enthusiastic, they love to entertain kids by making

It used to be my favorite airline since 1997 when I first started traveling on it, up until recently when I finally made up my mind that I don't like it any more. And it's the little things that seem

Here we are waiting for our new domestic helper to arrive in Hong Kong, and she is stuck in Kerala due to insufficient funds to buy a ticket. No, she does not have any bank account; plus it's Friday so

Last week I transferred some money to India through UAE Exchange, a money transfer service that promises any transfer in three days or less! This time I got a text message on my mobile phone on the third day that

The Cathay Lounge at the Hong Kong Airport has a Noodle Bar that is always crowded, and for good reason. I finally decided to try it out today. The lady took my order, handed me a green thingy and said,

I checked into this old government-run hotel near Delhi airport to catch an early morning flight to Hong Kong. The lobby was like an empty football ground; reception staff lacked life; lift's indicator lights didn't work; the room had old

You are traveling for business. You check into a hotel, go to your room and unpack. One of the first things you do is take out your notebook computer, put it on the desk and try to connect to the

I called up room service and ordered a sandwich with "lots of ketchup". Someone wasn't paying attention, and my sandwich was delivered without ketchup. I called up to complain and insisted on talking to the person who took my order.

10:30 Saturday morning. I called room service to order breakfast. The lady said, 'Sorry sir, we only serve breakfast till 10:00.' I told her all I wanted was some fresh juice and cereals. She kept saying 'Sorry sir, we don't

The place was packed on a weekday at 7:30. We were given a cute colorful pager that would beep as soon as they had a table for us. WOW! The place was truly Australian with boomerangs, koalas and kangaroos, even

It was the time when regular GSM mobile phones didn't work in Korea. It seemed like I had lost touch with the world as soon as I landed in Seoul. But things changed as soon as I checked into my