The Backpack Adventures

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

Day 1: September 10 Singapore x Google 2019: DAY 1 Today is the big day! I'm off to Singapore for the 5-day Google Innovator Academy. My brother was kind enough to wake up at around 3AM and drive me to the airport for my 7:40AM flight. I have mixed feelings about this trip as it would be my first time traveling abroad without my wife and daughter. Thankfully, I'm with the QSR team for this event and what's more amazing was that they treated me like family.  Boarding time! Off to Singapore via Singapore Airlines Touchdown Changi Airport Off to Ibis Hotel Singapore at Bencoolen We boarded Singapore Airlines flight SQ915 and left Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on time and arrived at Changi International Airport at around 10:46AM.  My room at Ibis Hotel Singapore at Bencoolen ... Was so happy that I had to take a selfie From the airport, we booked and rode a Grab to Ibis Hotel Singapore at Bencoolen which we'd call home for