The PInoy in ‘Pinas

I am now in the Philippines at the moment.  Regular programming will resume once I am close to finishing/done with the purpose of my trip here.  No, I am not on a holiday.  I am conducting interviews for the data-gathering phase of my research.

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Feeding on Philippine cuisine for Fluressen

Once every semester we hold a Fluressen, literally a “hall meal,” in my dormitory. It’s probably the only meal, a dinner, that we altogether share in our floor every six months. We agree on a theme for the meal. In the past we’ve had taste of Arabic and pizza and tarte flambee. [...]

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Stats, look, and listen

To stimulate creativity (or prolong procrastination), I check out TED videos. It’s a collection of videos of the best presentations in the world. Some of them are entertaining, funny, and even touching. Here’s one of my personal favorites from Hans Rosling. His group has organized gapminder.org to further develop and advocate [...]

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Vauban, Freiburg in the front page of the New York Times

Elisabeth Rosenthal wrote a story about Vauban, a district in Freiburg, that made it to the front page of the New York Times yesterday.  The online version of the article has an accompanying photo slideshow.  Wheels and Green, Inc., both blogs of the same paper, have picked up the article- the former deals with cars [...]

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Welcoming the wine season

It’s that time of the year when kegs are rolled out and double as makeshift tables, while uniform orange benches and tables are set out on the street.  No, it’s not the May version of Oktoberfest.  In fact, it is not about beers.  It has something to do with its finer relative.  Wines, like beers [...]

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