Cool Blue Running

This was a flat pancake run around Manassas Regional Airport runway where thousand of runners of all ages and skill levels had participated on this fun event on a beautiful Sunday morning.  The 10K run started at 7:30 AM and followed by the 5K run. From  start, I tried to keep up with a pack of runner until I realized I can no longer hold on to the pace. Around mile two, I slowly drop back to my comfort zone, a ten minute per mile pace and steadily hold on until the finish line. I was surprised to finish the course a little bit over an hour, a faster pace than I expected. Manassas Runway 10K Run

Cherry Blossom Kite Festival

Today, I got a chance to reflect on things or projects that I wanted to accomplish for the year and the means to achieve them. The idea is to have a relax and achievable goals where you get to have fun along the process, using SMART which I learned from work as guiding principle, I came up with the following: Learn Thai language. Thailand is a place that we both can agree on to live as a second home in the near future. It is short hop to Burma and has many centers where you can spend long retreat to practice meditation. The standard of  living is quite affordable and healthcare has improved over the years. So staying in Thailand for two to three months this year will be a fun way to pick up basic commands and learn the language. Food Vendor, Bangkok Thailand Street Vendor, Bangkok Thailand Stay active year round through community involvement, sport activities and charity work. This include training for a marathon which usually takes three to four months of prepa...

After our unforgettable stay in beautiful Santorini, Michelle and I boarded the Blue Star ferry to Naxos. About  four hours later, we arrived at Naxos port, where our host Mama Sophia, who owns and run ILion Hotel, a bed and breakfast accommodation near a family friendly beach, Saint George, was already waiting. She greeted us in her local dialect with a warm smile and drove us in her classic Mercedes car around the city center to get acclimated with the surroundings. It was a very warm welcome greeting. The next day, we decided to rent a  quad ATV that has a  box storage for personal belongings  at the back of the vehicle  and was  available for twenty euro / day which include  two helmets, a lock for the storage and free instruction.  After signing the agreement papers and free lesson on how to operate the vehicle, we were off to the nearest gas station to fill up an almost empty gas tank. It took a few tries before I finally got...

Schedule Day 1 Sat, May 16 Walk around ,Gülhane Park Orientation of the Old City, Sultanahmet. Day 2 Sun, May 17 Topkapi Palace( It is a must, closed on Tuesday) Hagia Sophia Museum / Church, Ayasofya  (It is a must, closed on Monday) Basilica Cistern  (It is a must) Basilica Cistern Blue Mosque, Sultan Ahmet Camii (It is a must) Turkish Bath (Optional) Day 3 Mon, May 18 Grand Bazaar, Kapali Carsi (It is a must, closed on Sunday) Egyptian Bazaar, (It is a must) Suleymaniye Mosque (You should do this) Suleymaniye Mosque Galata Tower (You should do this) Galata Tower Dolmabahce Palace (If time allows) Istiklal Street (If time allows) Day 4 Tue, May 19 Bosphorus Cruise Hotel Basileus Hotel

These were the last days of summer, where my nephews and niece stayed with us for the weekend before the beginning of school season.  No parents, no rules, no boundaries - kids played all day long, ate until they puke, stayed up late playing games until morning.

In my twenty years career in technology,  I was fortunate to have worked for a corporations that foster innovation, a group consisting of great talent and diversity and who share common interest in exploring trending technologies such as Big Data, Mobile, Cloud and Distributed Computing, Internet of Things, Advanced Analytic and Wearable devices including smart watch and Google Glass. Outside of work, I got a chance to play with these cool devices. These were photos I took, hand free with Google Glass while running with my colleague during lunch time around the company campus.