Vivek Mahbubani

Macbook pro!

vivekmahbubani — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:19:00 GMT

Yes!!!!!! I am the proud owner of a brand spanking new Macbook Pro! I had a big debate in my head between the 15" and the 13" and eventually settled for the 13" which acted as a great upgrade from my old (but classic) white Macbook. It was time it retired

Late night snack edition

vivekmahbubani — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:49:00 GMT

Hello, hello! So you may be wondering "woah? You're awake at 2:50am?! I thought you wake up at 6am!" well, I'm about to go to sleep and no I'm not planning on waking up at 6am tomorrow, it's not going to happen, sad but true. I've been totally thrown off

Over-logging? Am I killing my forest of free time?

vivekmahbubani — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:58:00 GMT

Hi there, we've hit another Day 10 entry and I figured instead of keeping this on my to-do list all day, I'd clear this out of the way before I head into the deep end of all my work for the day.

I've recently discovered that my love for logging

Boot camp

vivekmahbubani — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:24:00 GMT

Howdy! How has everyone been in the last 10 days?
I've been reading a lot about the brain with my lovely book The Owner's Manual for the Brain, it's so fascinating when a lot of things you used to take as being the power of nature can be explained. T

The Hong Kong foo-e!

vivekmahbubani — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:48:00 GMT

I'm back home! Lovely, lovely ol' Hong Kong!
I must say, my jet lag has kind of worked to my advantage. Ever since I've returned, I've been waking up at 6am and loving it! I'm not feeling sleepy or anything, just feeling... alive! It's 11:50am and I'

Last day in Salt Lake City

vivekmahbubani — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:07:00 GMT

Howdy! Woah, I'd never have thought I'd be writing a blog entry from Salt Lake City, Utah!
How is Hong Kong? It's been 2 weeks since I've been home that I've forgotten what humidity even feels like!
I've been travelling around the US and we went

The special day in a special place

vivekmahbubani — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:54:00 GMT

Hi there! Guess what, I'm typing you this from the Hudson Hotel in New York! Yes! I'm over here on this side of the planet, about to sleep before a looooong day tomorrow exploring the world of art in NY! To top this off, it's my birthday today! Oddly enou

Brace yourself: the after-heal edition

vivekmahbubani — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:09:00 GMT

So it's been a little over 2 weeks since I injured my knee and right now, I'm still in a brace but walking 95% normal. There's a very, very slight limp in my steps but I'm working on it by walking around more. I was told to do exercises to strengthen my m

Brace yourself!

vivekmahbubani — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:02:00 GMT

So check this out, I've managed to hurt my right knee from swimming in HK waters. Yes, while swimming. Ok so that's the short story, I really injured it when trying to swim/jump across a metal tube in the water that held the shark nets of the beach and wh

It's the major entry again! 2.5 years into this blog thang!

vivekmahbubani — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:12:00 GMT

Holy cow! 2.5 years since I started this lovely blog!

Well it's come at a good time, seeing as I recently returned to Hong Kong from my 3-week trip for my cousin's wedding in Tenerife. It was a lovely wedding I must say, simple but sweet. I get