Dave Sabol

As of 5:40 pm last night, I should have been on a flight destined for San Francisco where I would make a connecting flight to Hong Kong. Somewhere in the process something didn’t go as planned. I made it to the airport a little more than 2 hours before I was supposed to depart and [...]

Well, today is the day that I leave for my trip. As I have explained, I am excited and a bit apprehensive, but overall I am sure things will be great. The part I am dreading the most is trying to pack 9 days of clothing into a suitcase. Not that packing is so difficult, [...]

Jane Hart is building an E-Learning for Free Information Service to create a one-stop place to access a variety of free resources not only to create different learning and performance solutions but to provide the best advice and best practice in doing so. The site is still growing, but there are already some great resources [...]

As I am getting ready for my trip to Hong Kong, I thought it would be fun to publish some videos / vlogs documenting my trip. I have all of the hardware (Logitech QuickCam Fusion webcam and my Panasonic Lumix FZ30) / software (Camtasia Studio) to make it happen, but I needed an easy way [...]

Top Things To See

See the country’s oldest Chinese temple, Man Mo Temple on Hong Kong Island, which honours the gods of literature (Man) and war (Mo).
View the incredible density and scale of the city from Victoria Peak. The view here has been further enhanced by the Peak Tower, a seven-story, futuristic-looking building, incorporating a viewing [...]

Language, Introductions and Business Cards

The prevailing language is Cantonese followed closely by English. Many locals also understand and use Putonghua. Business cards are essential. Use both hands when presenting cards and be sure the writing faces the person to whom you are presenting your card. It is polite to receive the card with both hands [...]

Most Chinese in Hong Kong speak Cantonese. While technically a dialect, it is really quite a different spoken language than Mandarin, the official language spoken in Beijing. Even the architecture and scenery vary — the Victorian waterfront gives way to ancient Chinese temples and traditions.
A common phrase suggests that the world is “getting smaller”. Although [...]

In the first part of this series, I explained that I am again travelling for business. This time I am heading to Hong Kong. I then provided some basic historical and statistical information about Hong Kong. In this entry, I continue to share information that I came across during my research on the Government, Domestic [...]

Hong Kong
Official Name:
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Location / Map:
Latitude: 22°16′42.16″ N (Central HK)
Longitutde: 114°11′01.72″ E (Central HK)
Elevation: 43m (Central HK)

Weather / Climate
Tropical monsoon. Hong Kong has a subtropical climate with distinct seasons. Typhoon season is May to November. When a typhoon is approaching, warnings are broadcast on TV and radio, and signals indicate the storm’s [...]

2007 looks like it is off to a blazing start for me. It’s only the first month of the year and I already have at least four major trips on my radar screen. Two of them look like they are definite, two look pretty certain but not guaranteed and more are emerging with every passing [...]