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Travel Items Checklist: 9 Things I Never Travel Without

Flight

Are you a frequent traveler? I am. Being an avid traveler, I’ve learned from experience that there are certain things I should always travel with because they make my life so much better. This is a list of my personal travel must-haves; use it as your personal checklist when traveling! 1. Universal Power Adapter Different country clusters use different power socket heads. For example, countries in…

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Cape Town PE Readers Meetup on Sun, Apr 21!! [Sign Up Closed]

Cape Town PE Readers Meetup, Group Shot

At Chapman’s Peak in Cape Peninsula, Cape Town Update April 19: Thanks for the speedy replies everyone — The meetup has been confirmed! Please read below for details! For those who did tentative RSVPs or who have not RSVPed, please kindly confirm your attendance via the comments section to reserve your seat. The meetup is 100% free and only for those who have RSVPed. Thanks!…

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Johannesburg PE Readers Meetup on Thu, Apr 11!! [Sign Ups Closed]

Johannesburg PE Readers Meetup, Group Shot

Me at Lion Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, stroking a lion cub Hey guys!! I’m in Johannesburg now for personal travel and have been here for the past two weeks. I’ll be leaving for Cape Town this week, and would love to meet those of you in Johannesburg before I go! Below is the plan for the Joburg meetup: Venue: Plaka (Greek Restaurant)* @ Cresta Mall (It…

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Hong Kong PE Readers Meet-Up This Sat, 26 Jan! [Sign Ups CLOSED]

Hong Kong

Me in Hong Kong back in 2007. I’ve since been there at least eight times for business trips. Update: The time for the HK readers meetup has been confirmed as 12:30pm! Please read on for venue details. RSVP by posting a comment reply to this post. See you guys this Saturday, 26 Jan! I’m heading to Hong Kong this Friday (Jan 25) for a social…

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Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia PE Readers Meet-Up on 5 October, Friday [Closed]

Kuala Lumpur

Hey to all the readers in Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur! I’ll be heading to KL next week (Tuesday to Sunday) for business activities and social purposes, and would LOVE to meet up with you guys while I’m there! Past Reader Meet-Ups Just a quick recap for those who haven’t been following the site. Last year, I traveled around Europe and U.S. for business, social, and…

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Los Angeles PE Readers Meet-Up (Jan 14, 2012) – Pictures and Afterthought!

LA Meet-Up, Group Shot

Our Los Angeles meet-up took place as planned on Jan 14, at Sage Organic Vegan Bistro. It was a HUGE BLAST – We had readers coming from LA itself, to Orange County, to Ventura County (both of which are counties in California), to all the way from Australia!!!! We met at 1:30pm, and hung out all the way till 4:30pm. Thank you to everyone for turning…

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Los Angeles PE Readers Meet-Up, Confirmed!! (This Saturday – Jan 14, 1:30pm)

Hollywood Walk of Fame at Los Angeles!

The famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard!  HELLO everyone!! I just reached LA, and am totally loving the bright, sunny, yet cooling weather here (relative to New York)! LA is amazing so far! I haven’t had time to check out the place yet, as I’ve been catching up on work and some administrative stuff which piled up during my 3-day train ride, since…

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New York City PE Readers Meet-Up (Dec 31, 2011) – Pictures and Afterthought! :D

NYC Meet-Up, Group Shot

Me and PE readers in a NYC Meet-Up The NYC meet-up went ahead as planned, and it was a lovely meet-up! A *BIG* thank you to everyone who turned up! As opposed to the past meet-ups in London, this time we had a cosy gathering of 8 people, which enabled for more personal discussions. Despite it being arranged at the last minute (only 3 days…

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NYC PE Readers Meet-Up on New Year’s Eve, Dec 31! [Sign Ups Closed]

Merry Christmas 2011! :D

Me at a friend’s Christmas party in Brooklyn! Mosaicing the people’s faces because I’m not sure how okay they are with having their pictures displayed publicly on PE A very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Yule and Winter Solstice to all of you! As those of you following my Facebook would know, I’ve been in NYC for the past month. Prior to that, I’ve been…

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My Experience Being Bullied by Customs Officers (and 10 Tips to Handle Bullying)

How To Handle Bullying

This is part of the Dealing With People series. How To Deal With Energy Vampires 7 Tips To Tackle Naysayers in Your Life 8 Helpful Ways To Deal With Critical People How To Deal With Dishonest People How To Deal With Rude People (3-part series) 10 Tips To Make New Friends How To Handle Bullying: An Important Guide Have you ever been bullied before, whether as a kid,…

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London PE Readers Meet-Up #2 (Oct 29, 2011) – Pictures and Afterthought!

London Meet-Up, Group Shot #1

The London Meet-up #2 went ahead as planned, and it was a great blast! We met at Tibits, a lovely vegetarian restaurant and bar, at 1:30pm. Tibits is one of my favorite vegetarian places in London, along with Vita-Organic (where we went to for the first London meet-up). Interior of Tibits. It uses a buffet concept, where you take whatever food you want, get it…

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