Archive for September, 2007

Freakonomics: Fruits, Vegetables are Cheaper the further away?

Friday, September 28th, 2007

I spent the first 21 years of my life with little fruits and vegetables in my diet. (And I grew up in the Philippines.) Like many other developing countries, the Philippines is often perceived (not quite accurately) to be an agricultural economy. Assuming this as true (after all, we do grow *some* export quality fruits), […]

Ubelievable: Finding Some in the Hospitality Industry Quite Inhospitable

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

Were they being bigots, racists, or plain-old inhospitable buggers?
A friend of mine (a masters degree holder with honors) called up a number of hotels here in Singapore. His only sin: he wasn’t calling to book a room but to see if there were any openings. Well, some hotel HR managers (like an HR officer at […]

From Water Therapy to Water Torture

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Water — the most valuable resource on Earth, a.k.a. the Blue Planet. Some fast facts: the world is made primarily out of water. Land is the exception to what is mostly vast oceans and seas. Of the Earth’s water, 97% is salty. The remainder: fresh. Of fresh water, a huge proportion — something in the […]