Reading notes on The Rise of Huawei: tracing the key decisions across Huawei's founding, growth, and survival phases, and reflecting on customer-first thinking, blue-ocean choices, and organizational management. See the full post for details and examples.
A travelogue of a two-day trip to Copenhagen: buy the Copenhagen Card and enjoy the old town and its museums. Recommended spots include the Carlsberg Glyptotek, Christiansborg Palace, and the National Museum. See the body for more details and examples.
A one-day trip through Stockholm on a Nordic tour: a guided visit to the City Hall and its dazzling gold-leaf Golden Hall and hand-painted Princess Hall, plus street shots of the Royal Palace, the Nobel Museum, and the old town under the short Nordic daylight.
A day-trip travelogue in Bergen: riding the funicular to overlook this World Heritage city, strolling the colorful wooden houses of the Hanseatic wharf, admiring the oil paintings at the museum, and wrapping up at a Chinese restaurant. See the full post for details and examples.
Travelogue of the second leg of the Norway in a Nutshell tour: the train from Myrdal to Flam, the fjord cruise, and the changing winter and summer scenery along the way, with on-the-road video clips. See the full post for details and examples.
A day-trip travelogue in Oslo: Vigeland Sculpture Park, the university, and the royal palace, plus the Norway in a Nutshell itinerary and tips for buying the Oslo Pass. See the full post for details and examples.
A one-day travelogue of Helsinki, Finland: the Sibelius Park organ sculpture, the Rock Church, the world's cheapest LV, and other Nordic culture and architecture impressions. See the full post for details and examples.
A winter travel diary of the Rovaniemi aurora trip in Finland: icebreaker cruise, aurora photography tour, and forest skiing, with Nordic Travels booking tips and advice on extending or changing the itinerary. See the full text for details and examples.
Reflections and a wish list for the new year 2020: looking back at last year's unfinished goals, then setting goals for the year ahead such as blogging, reading, working out, and exercising with family. See the full post for details and examples.
Reading notes on the Google Spanner globally distributed database paper: TrueTime, Paxos, and externally consistent transactions.