In Thailand

This is my first visit to Thailand. We went to Bangkok and Ayutaya.

Here is our 777 from Thai Air that took us from Singapore to Bangkok (about 2 hours). This is the firt time I fly Thai and it's excellent.



This is a rice paddy in Ayutaya. The city of Ayutaya is the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Siam.



Planting rice








It looks like a good place for our future HQ



Touristing in the floating market in Bangkok





A traffic jam



Beautiful hat



A bat for sale..





Cock fighting in Bangkok's market

Visiting Taiwan

In mid September 2009 I went to SE Asia to visit our business interests. Here are some pictures of Taiwan

Riding the bullet train







Visiting Academia Sinica in Taipei







Somewhere in southern Taiwan




The tallest building in the world: Taipei 101

In Memoriam

As I write this note in a hotel in Singapore, I have been reflecting on the attacks on September 11, 2001. I flew from Champaign to Singapore yesterday and it was the anniversary of 9/11. I was at the airport at 8:07 am (the time the airplanes hit the WTC)and there was a sober announcement and a moment of silence. We should never forget those tragic events but we need to keep moving forward.

Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia

This was also my first visit to Kuala Lumpur (or KL, as everyone here calls it)

Petronas towers at night



Our hotel in KL



In KL Center



In the old quarters of KL



In the observation deck of the Petronas Towers






In Sepang, the F-1 circuit



Looking at the pits in Sepang




We stopped at a traditional Chinese joint somewhere in the KL's outskirts

South East Asia pictures

I have decided add a few pictures form the last trip to SE Asia.

Here I am in the Thai embassy in Singapore celebrating the Thai New Year called "Festival of Water" In this time, people throw water at each other.




I should have not asked why people had their faces cover in plaster...



Visiting Tomohom, Indonesia



Here at a restaurant



In the atrium of a Christian church



Geoelectric power plant



Yummy..???? food

Going back home

It is time to go back to the USA. I have finished preparing my luggage for my 27-hour trip back home that will start in just a few hours.

This visit has allowed me to see different aspects and needs of ordinary people in remote regions. I know something can be done to improve it and I will meditate further in how to accomplish it. I believe this long term effort will yield positive results someday in the not-too distant future.

I am ready to go back home.

Visit to Manado, Indonesia

Last week we went to visit a project in the village of Tomohom, in the island of North Sulawesi in Indonesia. The flight took almost 4 hours from Singapore. While in the city of Manado, we took a boat trip to snorkel in the beautiful bay of Manado.

There are shallow coral reefs with vertical walls almost 100 meter deep. The boat ride took 40 minutes and we saw flaying fish, tuna and even dolphins! Here are some pictures of out visit to the area.





Visiting a volcanic caldera in the forest of Tomohom. The flower collar was a present from the towship for visiting the area.





In a resort, having breakfast



I could't miss the plane in Manado's airport

More Singapore Pictures

I have been visiting some sites and Marina Bay was one of my favorites. It is impressive the level of technological development required to have a better water control system.

I am visitng the Marina Bay project.








On our way to Johor Bharu, Malaysia

Singapore hardware pictures

This time I want to add some recent pictures about my travel. As usual, I will post airplane pictures! I love to fly!

Ready to board in O'Hare our 747-400 for the 16 hour trip to Hong Kong



Somewhere over the Artic


Landing at HK


En EVA Air 747 in HK. I was wating for my connection to Changi (Singapore)


Sometimes Singlish is "interesting"


A Lamborghini, a common sight here