Tuesday, February 17, 2009















Media Arts Manila
in cooperation with Green Papaya Art Projects presents

FIELD TRIP
field recordings and soundscapes of corporeal and imagined environments

February 25 (Wed) 9 p.m.
Green Papaya Art Projects
41 T.Gener St cor Kamuning Road (near Brahma Kumaris)
FREE ADMISSION

http://mediaartsmanila.blogspot.com/
http://www.greenpapayaartprojects.org/

The M.A.M. tour bus stops over at the Green Papaya Art Projects and ushers us through an acoustic safari of feral atmospheric fauna. Featured artists present their original phonography, creating immersive environments through the manipulation and playback of captured ambient sounds. autoceremony, Blend:er, Christian Conception, Mark Laccay, Mannet Villariba serves us their own brand of improvised acoustic ecology. Improvised video by Edsel Abesames and Tad ErmitaƱo. This show is supported by Globe.

Edsel Abesames

is a video editor / motion graphics person / director / racketeer / guitarist / poser / anime fan /overweight 32 year old / discontent drunkard.

autoceremony a.k.a. Jing Garcia

sound artist and award winning music producer. He established the Children of Cathode Ray backed in 1989, one of the early experimental and sound art groups in the country. Produced several music albums for different alternative music artists in the 90s. He is currently the tech editor for The Manila Times and Speed Magazine. He also hosts a tech segment on the late evening news on TV5

BLEND:ER a.k.a. Cris Garcimo

is an electronic music creator and a noise enthusiast who lives in Cavite, Philippines. He started experimenting with audio acrobatics and technoid sonic landscapes in 1999. Being included in various album anthologies like Mood Swing Theater Volume 1 (2004) released by Kittenwhip Compilation and S.A.B.A.W. Anthology of Noise, Electronic, and Experimental Music (2004), Blend:er has often collaborated with E.X.I.S.T., SABAW and Electronica Manila artists.

Tad ErmitaƱo

is a media artist, writer and filmmaker. As far as the media art goes, he is interested in algorithmic/procedural editing and composition, new uses for the moving image and have been lately drifting into elementary robotics. His work "Quartet" was exhibited in the recently concluded International Symposium for Electronic Arts (ISEA) in Singapore.

Grnd Ctrl a.k.a Christian Martelino Concepcion

a manila based art director, experimental musician, DJ and event organizer. His breed of work roots from his propensity in the field of music and design. It is his passion for avant-garde films, art, fashion, experimental music and bizarre imagery that led him to create audible pieces as well as to do graphic design work. It wasn't until implementing his studies of traditional fine arts and his enthusiasm with avant-garde music that began his realization of his ideas, philosophies and visions by combining dissected sound textures with rhythm, to create soundscapes that pierce images inside our minds. His currently an active band member for the ambient/experimental/industrial band "The Slave Drum", busy with his own electro industrial act "Decay Transit" and does solo performances as "Grnd Ctrl". Uses both traditional and non-traditional sound sources with using samplers, synthesizers, transducers, effects and anything he can get his hands on. Has participated in several events from various production outfits and his group called "Circa1849".

Mark Laccay

is an award winning Audio Engineer who is the CEO of Sonic Logo Multimedia Inc. and a managing partner of Sweetspot Studios. He has worked as a Sound Designer for various films and is the main audio consultant for the "Dr. Jose Maceda Collection Digitization" Project. As an educator he taught audio classes at DLSU-CSB. He recently returned from the Austrian Academy of Sciences where he acquired a certificate of Audio Tape Restoration and Digital Audio Archiving.

Mannet Villariba

is a performance artist, painter, sound artist, visual programmer and designer. He has been active in diverse fields of art and design - including research and development. Yielding the outputs of sounds, images, and light through analyzing and transforming the numerical values gained from various sensors and input devices, he is a visual artist pursuing sensual peculiarity and interaction.

Monday, January 19, 2009

Tech Times editor on list of influential

http://manilatimes.net/national/2009/jan/19/yehey/top_stories/20090119top4.html

Manila: A local magazine listed The Manila Times’ technology editor as among the most influential people in the technology business in the country, the only person from a Filipino daily newspaper to be honored.

Jing Garcia, editor of the Tech Times section, said he was not aware that he was chosen as one of the most influential people in the technology business until a friend told him that he was included in the January-February edition of T3 magazine as among the “movers and shakers” who shape the gadgets that consumers buy.

Garcia was one of the three cited “tech journos,” along with TJ Monotoc of the television network ABS-CBN and Leo Magno of Inquirer.net. They were among the nine Filipinos on the list by T3, which is published locally by Summit Publishing Co. Inc.

The Tech Times editor, who started working for The Times in 2005, is also the newly elected president of the cyberpress, the country’s only organization of information-technology writers—the IT Journalists Association of the Philippines (ITJAP).

“Before jumping in IT, the three-time Awit Award nominee was instrumental in shaping the Pinoy alternative rock scene during the 1990s,” the magazine said of Garcia, a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.

“I got hook on computers when I was inside the recording studio,” he said.

Garcia said people who want to have a better choice of the gadgets that they need “should always read tech writer’s review before buying a certain gadget to have an idea about the thing that they want to buy and not to waste their money.”

Tech Times, which features Garcia’s articles and reviews about the latest gadgets, appears on Mondays in The Times. He also hosts technology segments on the television network TV5.

Friday, November 28, 2008

SwissOtel, Singapore

soon!

Hotel: SwissOtel, Singapore
Room: 1657
Date: November 19, 2008
Time: 8:00AM
Press Coverage: Toshiba
Still Camera: Olympus E510
Video Camera: Canon A710

Panglao, Bohol Island, Philippines

soon!

Hotel: Amorita Beach Resort
Room: 206
Date: November 13, 2008
Time: 4:00PM
Press Coverage: Intel-HP Synergy
Still Camera: Olympus E510
Video Camera: Kodak v1078

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Sepang, Malaysia



Hotel: Pan Pacific, Sepang, Malaysia
Room: 356
Date: September 23, 2008
Time: 2:10PM
Press Coverage: Symantec
Still Camera: Olympus E510
Video Camera: Canon A710

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Sheraton, Ho Chi Minh

Soon! Nanaman?!

Dami naman photos na below. Hehe.


Hotel: Sheraton Hotel, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Room: 618
Date: August 24, 2008
Time: 2:10PM
Press Coverage: Samsung
Camera: Kodak V1073

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Mandarin Marina, Singapore

Soon!

Hotel: Mandarin Marina, Singapore
Room: 1718
Date: July 30, 2008
Time: 1:00PM
Press Coverage: NetApp
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Grand Sheraton, Bangkok



Hotel: Grand Sheraton
Room: 2717
Date: June 23, 2008
Time: 4:15PM
Press Coverage: AMD
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710

Fairmont Hotel, Singapore

Soon!

Hotel: Fairmont Hotel
Room: 2208
Date: June 17, 2008
Time: 7:00AM
Press Coverage: Yahoo!
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FS5

Monday, April 28, 2008

Wing Lee Guest House, Hong Kong

Soon!

Hotel: Wing Lee Guest House
Room: F2 D
Date: April 25, 2008
Time: 8:00AM
Press Coverage: on my own
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710IS

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Grand Hyatt, Bangkok

Soon!

Hotel: Grand Hyatt Erawan
Room: 1015
Date: April 22, 2008
Time: 7:30AM
Press Coverage: Intel ISS 2008
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710IS

Fairmont Hotel, Singapore



Hotel: Fairmont Hotel
Room: 2318
Date: April 16, 2008
Time: 8:00 AM
Press Coverage: NetApp
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710IS

Monday, April 07, 2008

Fairmont Hotel, Singapore




Hotel: Fairmont Hotel
Room: 1719
Date: April 2, 2008
Time: 7:00AM
Press Coverage: Yahoo! Advertising Summit
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710IS

Pan Pacific, Singapore



Hotel: Pan Pacific, Marina Square
Room:
Date:
Time:
Press Coverage: EMC SADL Launch
Camera: Kodak

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Miniloc, Palawan, Philippines



Hotel: Miniloc Beash Resort
Room:
Date:
Time:
Press Coverage: Intel, HP Synergy 2007
Camera:

Shangri-la Mactan-Cebu, Philippines



Hotel: Shangri-la
Room:
Date:
Time:
Press Coverage: Globe Telecom
Camera:

Pan Pacific, Singapore



Hotel: Pan Pacific, Marina Square
Room:
Date:
Time:
Press Coverage:
Camera:

San Want Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan



My second visit to Taiwan was upon the invitation from my good friends at Kingston to attend their 20th anniversary celebration. They gave us, members of the regional media, a tour of their facility at Hsinchu, including a tour the best spots near Taipei.


Hotel: San Want Hotel

Room:
Date: October 16, 2007
Time:
Press Coverage: Kingston 20th Anniversary
Camera: Olympus E400



The Kingston factory in Hsinchu, Taiwan where they manufacturer and test computer RAMs and flash memory devices such as thumb drives and multimedia memory cards like SD and CF cards used in your digital cameras, mobile phones and portable digital music devices.

Friend's place, Hong Kong, China



The view from the apartment of Franco's place in Hong Kong. I stayed there for two the nights together with my colleague, Lawrence, so we could watch Nine Inch Nails live on the second night. Great concert!

Hotel: Franco's apartment
Room: at the 23rd floor
Date:
Time: 8:14 AM
Press Coverage: To watch Nine Inch Nails concert
Camera: Olympus E400

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Guest house Bangkok, Thailand



This is the view in front of the Bed and Breakfast Guest House located along Soi Kasemson 1, Rama 1 Road, Patumwan in Bangkok. There are also several guest houses in the neighborhood complete with Internet cafe and food stalls. Best, it's near MBK Mall as well as walking distance to the MTR station.



On top is the photo of my small room, which I paid for Bht500 a night. It has a private bath and a window. However, the view from the window, believe it or not, is the tight hallway of the guest house, so there's actually no outside view. I stayed two days and two nights at this place right after coming from Phuket and before flying back to Manila.

Hotel: Bed and Breakfast Guest House
Room:
Date:
Time: 9:15AM
Press Coverage: On my own
Camera: Olympus E400

Hilton Arcadia, Phuket, Thailand



The view from my room at from the 3rd floor of Hilton Arcadia. You could actually see the pool seen below.



The pool at the Hilton Arcadia.



The beach at Phuket across Hilton Arcadia.

Hotel: Hilton Arcadia, Phuket
Room:
Date:
Time: 9:00AM
Press Coverage: Juniper Networks
Camera: Olympus E400

Monday, April 23, 2007

USA Hostel, Hong Kong


From Beijing, I went to Hong Kong and extended my China trip for another three days. My girlfriend, Mel, and I tried to saved some money (better spent on shopping) and stayed in a hostel I frequented along Nathan Road in Kowloon. It was her first time to stay in such a place and turned out to be quite an adventure for her. Anyway, the place was clean enough for her taste and the people handling the low-cost guesthouse was very friendly and accomodating. They even have online reservation, making it easier to get a room in advance.
We got a corner room with two windows. The top photo is a shot of Nathan Road with the Holiday Inn in the left side. The other photo is an ongoing construction site where the old Hyatt Hotel used to stand. Yes, it was quite noisy in the morning.

Hotel: USA Hostel, Mirador Mansions
Room: 85/8th floor
Date: April 20, 2007
Time: 10:35 AM
Press Coverage: none
Camera: Kodak EasyShare V570



Sunday, April 22, 2007

Celebrity International Grand Hotel, Beijing

This is my first time in Beijing. Didn't see much because I had to attend a forum, which was my priority. Not much to see around the hotel as well, except that we're located within the Olympic Village where a lot of construction is going on in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I saw the infamous "Bird's nest" stadium still being built in its final phase. Unfortunately, it was behind the hotel and I couldn't get a good shot from my hotel room.


Hotel: Celebrity International Grand Hotel
Room: 1117
Date: April 17, 2007
Time: 8:00 AM
Camera: Kodak EasyShare DX7590
Press Coverage: Intel Developer Forum 2007




Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur

My second trip to KL and the world's second tallest building is right behind the hotel.
I took this shot from my hotel room window, which was not even half the height of the famous Petronas Towers. A beautiful work of modern construction, indeed.



Hotel: Mandarin Oriental
Room:
Date: March 6, 2007
Time: 3:00PM
Camera: Kodak v803
Press Coverage: Yahoo! Asia

Baal Taal, Tagaytay City, Philippines

The place is called Baal Taal in Tagaytay City. A private resort for the well-off; not that I'm one on them, just had the opportunity to stay a couple of days with my friends from the press. Nice view of Taal Crater Lake and Taal Volacano (the small lump on the right side of the island; also considered as the smallest volcano in the world, very active too).

Hotel: Baal Taal
Room: 3rd floor private suite
Date: February 2007
Time: 2:00PM
Press Coverage: Smart Communications and Sun Microsystems
Camera: Kodak EasyShare DX7590


Peninsula Excelsior, Singapore

The Peninsula Excelsior is obviously one of the older hotels in Singapore, located near City Hall. If you need to grab some gadgets, the Funan IT Mall is right beside the hotel.

Hotel: Peninsula Excelsior
Room:
Date: January, 31 2007
Time:
Camera: Kodak EasyShare v803
Press Coverage: Game Convention Singapore 2007




Monday, December 11, 2006

Taal Vista Lodge, Tagaytay City

The view from my hotel room at Taal Vista Lodge in Tagaytay City, Philippines. Unfortunately, you could not see the wonders of Taal Volcano from this side of the hotel. However, what you could only see from the photo is part of the Taal crater lake where the world's smallest volcano is also located, on the far left that is.

Hotel: Taal Vista Lodge
Room: 301
Date: December 8, 2006
Time: 8:10 A.M.
Camera: Kodak v570
Press Coverage: Microsoft Corporation

Friday, December 01, 2006

Miniloc, Palawan Island

Here's a fantastic view from my cottage at Miniloc Island Resort located in El Nido, Palawan, one of the Northern island groups southwest of the Phillipines. This is my fifth visit to El Nido since 2002, staying at Miniloc for the third time; the other two were at Lagen, a sister island resort of Miniloc about 20 minutes boat ride away. Try visiting this place once you're in our country - it's paradise on Earth.

Resort: Miniloc
Cottage: 29
Date: November 18, 2006
Time: 9:00 AM
Camrea: Kodak V570

Press Coverage: HP Corporation and Intel Corporation Synergy 2006

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Plaza Athenee, Bangkok

Here's my view from the hotel room on my visit to Bangkok last November 21. I stayed at Hotel Plaza Athenee, located on Wireless Rd.- walking distance (a bit of a long walk) from Suan Lum night market. Also, a train ride away from MBK Mall (a place to buy Japanese collectible toys) and Pantip Computer Plaza (a favorite IT place of mine). I was in the Thai Capital for 3 days attending the Intel Wireless Mobility Day media briefing.

Hotel: Plaza Athenee
Room: 1721
Date: November 21, 2006
Time: 8:30 AM
Camera: Kodak V570

Press Coverage: Intel Corporation

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Excelsior Hotel, Hong Kong

My rather tight view of Hong Kong island's Causeway Bay from my room at the 17th floor of Excelsior Hotel.

At the back of the hotel are Lochart and Wan Chai Roads- a place for shopping and plenty of toy shops.

I went to Hong Kong by the invitation of Vanco, a London-based virtual network operator (VNO), launching their new web portal called Vanco NetDirect held in a media conference at the Hong Kong Cyberport.


Hotel: Excelsior
Room: 1732
Date: October 17, 2006
Time: 9:00 AM
Camera: Kodak V570


Press Coverage: Vanco Corporation



Saturday, August 05, 2006

Oriental, Singapore

I took a shot of the famous tourist attraction, the Merlion, from my hotel room at the Oriental.

First, taking the actual view from my window.




Then slowly zooming in until I get the best view of the water-spitting lion.

Hotel: The Oriental
Date: August 2, 2006
Time: 4:15 PM
Camera:
Kodak DX7590
Press Coverage: Oracle Corporation

Friday, July 07, 2006

Grand Hyatt, Singapore

A view from my room at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore. Not much of a view, but the hotel is located just a block from Orchard Road and that's good enough for me, or for any other tourist for the matter.

Nonetheless, every time I'm in the Lion City, I see to it that I get to visit Sim Lim Square (for computer stuff) as well as Sim Lim Tower (for electronic spare parts).


Hotel: Grand Hyatt
Room: 767
Date: July 6, 2006
Time: 11:00 AM
Camera: Kodak v610
Press Coverage: HP Corporation


Saturday, June 24, 2006

Waterfront, Cebu City

This is the view from my hotel room at the Waterfront in Cebu City. The Cebu International Convention Center is in the right of the photo as well as buildings from the Ayala Business Park can seen in the background.


Hotel: Waterfront

Room: 922
Date: June 20, 2006
Time: 5:45PM
Camera: Kodak v570

Press Coverage: PLDT

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Sheraton Imperial Court, Kuala Lumpur

A nightshot of the Petronas Twin Towers and the KL Tower from my hotel room at the Sheraton Imperial Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


Hotel: Sheraton Imperial Court

Room: 2109
Date: June 7, 2006
Time: 12:24 AM
Camera: Kodak v570

Press Coverage: Intel Corporation

Sheraton Imperial Court, Kuala Lumpur

This is the first time I visited the Malaysian capital. Here's the view from my hotel room at the Sheraton Imperial Court. The Petronas Twin Towers are in the left of the photo, while the KL Tower is in the right.


Hotel: Sheraton Imperial Court
Room: 2109
Date: June 6, 2006
Time: 4:10 PM
Camera: Kodak V570

Press Coverage: Intel Corporation

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Pathumwan Princess Hotel, Bangkok

A view from a room at Pathumwan Princess Hotel taken from an earlier trip to the Thai capital.

Hotel: Pathumwan Princess

Room:
Date:
Time: 5:50 PM
Camera: Praktica DCZ 3.2s

Press Coverage: none

Friday, May 26, 2006

Amari Watergate, Bangkok

Here's the view from my room at the Amari Watergate Hotel in Petchburi Road, Bangkok, Thailand.

I attended the Juniper Networks Asia-Pacific J-Partner Summit 2006 and stayed in the city for three days. In the picture is Bangkok's tallest building - Baiyoke II.

Good thing I was booked in the area because it's near Pantip Plaza- a place for PC enthusiasts. Plenty of computer stuff and a 2nd-hand haven of PC hardware. Good prices too. Love it there.

Hotel: Amari Wategate

Room: 2603
Date: May 24, 2006
Time: 3:10 PM
Camera: Kodak V570

Press Coverage: Juniper Networks

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Oriental, Singapore

Singapore at night. The view from my room at the Oriental Hotel, May 2006.

Hotel: Oriental
Room : 1205
Date : May 17, 2006
Time : 7:45 PM
Camera: Kodak v570
Press Coverage: Oracle Corporation

Oriental, Singapore








A nice panoramic shot of the Singapore skyline from my second trip to Singpore in May, attending the Grid Asia 2006 event.

Once again, the view was from my hotel room at the Oriental.
For the nth time, Oracle brought me here, and I'm not complaining.

Hotel: Oriental
Room : 1205
Date : May 17, 2006
Time : 4:10 PM
Press Coverage: Oracle Corporation
Camera: Kodak V570

Oriental, Singapore









A panoramic shot from my hotel room at the Oriental.

This is my first trip to Singapore in April 2006 to cover an Oracle event.

The Ritz-Carlton is in the left of the photo.


Hotel: Oriental Hotel
Room:
Date: April 19, 2006
Time: 5:45 PM
Press Coverage: Oracle Corporation
Camera: Kodak v570

Conrad, Hong Kong

A view from my hotel room at the Conrad in Hong Kong. This time, I attended the 3G World Congress with Siemens sponsoring my overnight stay (needed to go to Singapore the next day), also in November of 2005.

If you look closely, you could see my reflection on the next door glass window taking the photo.

Three trips in one month, not bad.


Hotel: Conrad
Room:
Date: November 16, 2005
Time: 2:00 PM
Press Coverage: Siemens AG
Camera: Kodak DX7590

Oriental Hotel, Singapore

This is the view from my room at the Oriental Hotel. Oracle Corporation brought me in for a three-day stay in Singapore for a press conference in November 2005, only a few days after WCG.

Hotel: Oriental Hotel
Room:
Date: November 29, 2005
Time: 8:00 AM
Press Coverage: Oracle Corporation
Camera: Kodak DX7590

Swissotel, Singapore

This is the view from my hotel room on my second stay at the Swissotel. I attended the World CyberGames (WCG) Final at the Suntec Convention Center on November of 2005. Intel Corporation brought me here.

Hotel: Swissotel
Room:
Date: November 18, 2005
Time: 10:00 AM
Press Coverage: Intel Corporation
Camera: Kodak DX7590

Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City

I almost forgot. This is a view from my hotel room at the Waterfront in Lahug, Cebu City. Note the rainbow in the right side. I attended the ICT Forum in July of 2004 with Globe Telecom as the sponsor for the trip. I can't remember how many times I've been to this city.

Hotel: Waterfront
Room:
Date: July 15, 2004
Time: 9:30 AM
Press Coverage: Globe Telecom
Camera: Kodak DX7590

Pan Pacific, Singapore

Again, a view from my hotel room at the Pan Pacific Hotel from my Oracle presscon trip in Singapore in October 2004.

The trip coincided with the Multimedia Arts Asia Pacific (MAAP) Festival held at the National Institute of Education and the Sound Tunnel at the Esplanade.

Sound tracks from my soundart group called Children of Cathode Ray with video-artist Tad Ermitano, and Autoceremony, my own solo effort on experimental msuic, were part of the multimedia art exhibition. It was the first international exhibition of our work in experimental digital audio synthesis and music deconstruction.

Also, see autoceremony and cavemanifesto links.

Hotel: Pan Pacific
Room:
Date: October 26, 2004
Time: 8:30 AM
Press Coverage: Oracle Corporation
Camera: Praktica DCZ3.2s

Swissotel, Singapore

View from my room at the Swissotel, Singapore's tallest hotel.

Soundart group, the Children of Cathode Ray - comprising of video-artist Tad Ermitano and I (as a soundartist)- along with sound experimental group Volume Control, went to Singapore to attend the 17th International Film Festival in August of 2004.

Our group also performed at The Library in Takeshimaya and at the Sub-Station, an art-house located at the corner of Armenian St. and Stamford Road.


See autoceremony and cavemanisfeto links.

Hotel: Swissotel
Room:
Date: July 15, 2004
Time: 10:00 AM
Press Coverage: 17th Singapore International Film Festival
Camera: Praktica DCZ3.2s

Aqua Restaurant, Hong Kong

No, this not a view from my hotel room in Hong Kong - my girlfriend and I stayed at the Marco Polo at Harbour City with a lousy view.

Nonetheless, the fantastic view of the Hong Kong island skyline can be seen from Aqua, a rather high-end restaurant (good thing we didn't pay for our lunch! Thanks Bien) at the penthouse of One Peking Road located at Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon side.

The IFC Tower on the right side of the photo is one of the tallest building in the world.

Wonderful view, don't you think so?

This is my third trip to Hong Kong, and I just love this city.


Restaurant: Aqua
Room: Japanese Cuisine Floor
Date: July 25, 2004
Time: 1:20 PM
Press Coverage: none
Camera: Praktica DZC3.2s

First Hotel, Bangkok

This one is a view from my hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand. The name of the place is First Hotel near Petchburi road. Not bad, because there are a lot of bargain shopping places in the area, not to mention Pantip Plaza- the computer center of Bangkok.

Netopia Philippines invited me for the opening of their first overseas branch located at the MBK Mall in August of 2004.

Bangkok is so exciting that I extended my three-day stay for another two days.


Hotel: First Hotel
Room:
Date: August 17, 2004
Time: 10:30 AM
Press Coverage: Netopia Philippines
Camera: Praktica DCZ3.2s

Shangri-la Hotel, Shanghai



The view of old Shanghai as seen across the river from my room at the Shangri-la Hotel in Pudong, Shanghai, China. I stayed for four days to attend the Oracle Open World in July of 2004.

Shanghai is such an interesting place. I wish I could visit the city again.

Hotel: Shangri-la
Room:
Date: July 18, 2004
Time: 4:20 PM
Press Coverage: Oracle Corporation

Camera: Praktica DCZ3.2s

Hyatt Hotel, Taipei




Hmm... I'm not really sure if this was the view from my room at the Hyatt Hotel in Taipei. I lost most of my photos on that trip when my hard drive crashed. Anyway, I was there in April of 2004 for the Intel Deleveloper's Forum. The building in the photo is the shopping mall on the base of Taipei 101- the world's tallest building. The building in the left is part of Taipei 101.

Hotel: Hyatt Hotel
Room:
Date: April 11, 2004
Time: 5:10 PM
Press Coverage: Intel Developer Forum 2004
Camera: Kodak DC3200

Pan Pacific, Singapore

Here's a view of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel as seen from the other side of the Pan Pacific in Singapore. Hewlett-Packard invited me for this trip in April of 2004.

Hotel: Pan Pacific
Room:
Date: April 21, 2004
Time: 9:45 AM
Press Coverage: HP Corporation
Camera: Kodak DC3200

Pan Pacific, Singapore

A hotel room view from the lower floors of the Pan Pacific. You could see the Millenia Walk from here as well as the Conrad Hotel and the Suntec Towers. Photo taken in March of 2004. Oracle Corporation invited me for this trip.

Hotel: Pan Pacific
Room: March 3, 2004
Date:
Time: 10:20 AM
Press Coverage: Oracle Corporation
Camera: Kodak DC3200

Pan Pacific, Singapore

This time, I'm at the Pan Pacific, again in Singapore. This is my first trip for Oracle Corporation back in November of 2003. This is also my first view of Singapore's skyline. Portion of the Oriental Hotel is at the lower left while part of the Esplanade is in the right.

Hotel: Pan Pacific
Room:
Date: November 2, 2003
Time: 8:30 AM
Press Coverage: Oracle Corporation

Camera: Kodak DC3200

Sheraton Hotel, Singapore

This one is a view from my room at the Sheraton Hotel near Ochard, also in Singapore. This time, it was Sun Microsystems who brought me to the city-state for a four-day stay attending the Java Day event. Photo taken in October of 2003.

Hotel: Sheraton Hotel
Room:
Date: October 7, 2003
Time: 11:10 AM
Press Coverage: Sun Microsystems Corporation
Camera: Kodak DC3200

Holiday Inn, Singapore

Here's a view from my room at the Holiday Inn near Ochard Road in Singapore. This was my second trip in the island city-state.

Not such a good view of anything, don't you think so?

Intel Corporation invited me for this trip in September of 2003.

Hotel: Holiday Inn
Room:
Date: September 4, 2003
Time: 9:45 AM
Press Coverage: Intel Corporation
Camera: Kodak DC3200

Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Singapore

Here's a view from my room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Singapore. It was my first trip to the island city-state and the second place that I've gone to in Asia- the first was Hong Kong back in 1986 and 1997. The elevated highway leads to Changi Airport. EMC Corporation invited me for this trip for a press event. This photo was taken in September of 2002.

Hotel: Ritz-Carlton
Room:
Date: September 22, 2002
Time: 9:00 AM
Press Coverage: EMC Corporation
Camera: Kodak DC3200