• Let’s Count Together

    In the USA (and perhaps other countries as well) it has become quite popular for cities to add count down timers to pedestrian signals at…

  • The trains are aligned

    Singapore’s transit system is pretty impressive. Clean, timely, and well air-conditioned. In each station they have arrows painted on the ground to help direct the…

  • I will be back for these

    A random stack of chairs chained to a lightpost.  Who sits here so often that they want to have chairs and are willing to leave…

  • An investment decision

    Did the owner decide not to invest in central air conditioning?  Is the house split into a hundred temperature zones, for maximum control?

  • Can’t decide which shade to use

    Did the paint sample became more than just a tool to select the best color? Did it became an inspiration for the entire painting scheme?

  • Table that beer!

    I wasn’t too impressed with the fact that the ANA planes did not have personally controllable air-conditioning vents, unlike most planes I’ve ever flown.  However,…