Timi On A Trip
A diary about home and away
March 2010
Mad Men: The Carousel
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There are so many things advertising execs can learn from this scene. Here are four off the top of my head:
1. Technology is successful when it disappears.
2. Nostalgia is a powerful way of connecting with customers.
3. Personalize!
4. A pitch is a show. Treat it that way.
Just listened to a live contemporary acoustic version of Anak by the original singer's daughter. Awesome.
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Refreshing bowl of chilled prawns at Nautilus Project in a quiet part of Ion Orchard. Bonus: Chef peeled them for me.
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In the thunderstorm's aftermath: Breezy walk from client back to office along the uncrowded Singapore River.
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Is there an app that can help identify Japanese sauces? They seem to be out of wafu sauce...
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A clever Twitterer has morphed Ruth Reichl and Tony Bourdain tweets into @RuthBourdain
For a 5-second brain break, read the tweets at twitter.com/ruthbourdain. The photo is scary-funny too.
Nice view of the Marina Bay casinos while waiting for my meeting to start
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New TV addiction: Dragons' Den
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Anyone in business or wanting to start one, should really ask, "What would the dragons do?"
Beautiful plates of sashimi and fermented beancurd rolls
At Hakata on Mohd Sultan Road. The chawan mushi was tasty too, especially with chilli sesame oil.
