Tag Archives: Development
World Bank Data Visualizer
The World Bank Data Visualizer is just awesome. Choose what you want – make sure to hit play – and let the story unfold. Though, it’s not quite the same without the narration of Hans Rosling.
Filed under Development, Economics, Uncategorized
Maps and Storytelling
Lately I’ve been browsing more and more maps, and been intrigued by all forms of data visualization (and presentations) in order to tell a story. One of my very early and most well-remembered teachers of history taught that before studying … Continue reading
Filed under Development, Economics, International Relations, Politics
Bangkok and Batavia
Bangkok is a city that has discovered its water. They use the water for commerce. For ceremonies. For transportation, parades, tourism, restaurants, markets and public gathering spaces. Previously I wrote about the Jakarta / Batavia harbor, Sunda Kelapa. Jakarta sits … Continue reading
Filed under Development, Indonesia, Jakarta, Travel
Why aren’t there Javanese entrepreneurs in southern China?
I finished reading Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers – The Story of Success. One part that struck me was this Chinese proverb: No one who can rise before dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich. Gladwell … Continue reading
Filed under Development, Indonesia
Boom Town
Vang Vieng sits among beautiful mountains and rivers in Laos, quickly becoming one the of the most popular destinations after the Communist government relaxed tourist restrictions in the last 15 years. Like any boom town, it was full of transient … Continue reading
Filed under Development, Travel
A Game of Chess in the Forest
This past weekend I visited Bandung and the surrounding areas of Wayang Windu in West Java. I was also lucky enough to get a tour of a soon-to-be operational geothermal power station, which operates off steam generated from the areas … Continue reading
Filed under Development, Indonesia
