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