The Rise of Huawei
Reading notes on The Rise of Huawei: tracing the key decisions across Huawei's founding, growth, and survival phases, and reflecting on customer-first...
A Two-Day Trip to Copenhagen
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...
A Day Trip in Stockholm
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,...
Norway 3-Day Trip (3)
A day-trip travelogue in Bergen: riding the funicular to overlook this World Heritage city, strolling the colorful wooden houses of the Hanseatic wharf,...
Norway 3-Day Trip (2)
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...
Norway 3-Day Trip (1)
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...
A Trip to Helsinki
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...
A Trip to Rovaniemi
A winter travel diary of the Rovaniemi aurora trip in Finland: icebreaker cruise, aurora photography tour, and forest skiing, with Nordic Travels booking...
New Year Wish
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,...
Spanner: Google’s Globally Distributed Database
Reading notes on the Google Spanner globally distributed database paper: TrueTime, Paxos, and externally consistent transactions.