Tag Archives: hong kong

Octopus Card: Where does all that data go?

By jama22 | Published: June 20, 2009
The last time I went to Hong Kong (which was about 6 years ago), the Octopus Card was the hottest thing in town.  The Octopus card is very similar to London’s Oyster card.  By loading it up with money, you can pay for various public transportation services by simply pressing the card against a receiver. Fast [...]
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First Generation Hands-Free

By jama22 | Published: May 24, 2009
Yesterday, while I was having dim sum with the family, I saw an old dude wearing this crazy contraption.  That’s right ladies and gentleman, this guy is wearing a headband with his cellphone slipped in.  He was happily chatting away with his buddies while reading the paper and having dim sum.  Awesome. P.S. sorry for the [...]
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Now I know what “Send” and “Do Not Send” are in Chinese

By jama22 | Published: May 22, 2009
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Tales of Airborne Shenanigans

By jama22 | Published: May 22, 2009
On my plane ride here to Hong Kong, I flew with Air Canada on a Boeing 777.  Boy was that flight teched out.  Every seat in the Economy class had a personal television (its a wide-ish touch screen built into the headrest of the seat in front of you), an AC plug for laptop power, [...]
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Greetings from the Far East!

By jama22 | Published: May 22, 2009
Hello from Hong Kong!  Wow, it feels like ages since I’ve blogged, and I guess it has been a while.  Part of the reason for this is that I don’t have internet at home (I know, its unbelievable!).  Another reason is that I’ve been pretty busy seeing relatives and working on projects for various people. For [...]
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