The Backpack Adventures

Day 3: September 12 Singapore x Google 2019: DAY 3 Pleasant morning from Singapore ! Sad to share that my throat is still sore due to the haze that I have been inhaling since Day 1. The cleaning lady left this on the desk yesterday, I was so tired I only saw it now Team QSR all set for the day Although I'm feeling a bit unwell, it's not enough of a reason to waste this day. So as usual, I started the day with a hearty breakfast at Taste in Ibis Hotel at Bencoolen which is my home for the 6 days that I'm here in Singapore .  Morning Activities in Google Singapore After breakfast, the QSR crew and I then went to Google HQ in Mapletree Business City. For today's round of talks, I got plenty of takeaways from the Ideate and 1:1 Critiques by Les McBeth. I also enjoyed the  Getting Geeky with Sheets topic.  Afternoon Activities in Google Singapore Overall, it was a very long day and most of it passed like a blur. Regardless, I still managed to enjoy the day by expl

Day 2: September 11   Singapore x Google 2019: DAY 2 " Hazeful morning " that's the greeting that I came up with to describe and welcome you to my 2nd day in Singapore. I woke up with a sore throat today which is probably a side effect of inhaling so much haze during my night walking tour last night.  Complimentary breakfast at Ibis Singapore in Bencoolen Just to share, Singapore has been enveloped by a haze that came from the burning forests of Indonesia. According to the news, the haze measures 86-96 PSI on the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI). This is way above the "Good" level which is 0-50 PSI.  Anyway, I still woke up early and ate breakfast at Taste (restaurant) with my QSR family. After breakfast, we booked a Grab car going to Google Singapore in Maple Business City.  Morning activities in Google Singapore For today's round of talks, I learned a lot about the Best Practices of Googlers Across 6 Channels ,   Full Design Challenge , and the Des