http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/timothy-go by Timothy W Go Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:57:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been on Singapore Airline's much celebrated A380 jet on a recent flight from Paris. And apart from being a big jet, the A380 is just another jumbo jet. Nothing spectacular. The only thing I was impressed about is the boarding process, despite the number of people, it didn't feel like so ... http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/timothy-go/2009/10/31/bigger-and-blander/ We've all seen it before. Travel to LA or San Franciso from $800. Paris or London from $800. Hong Kong or Tapei from $200. And so on. But once you go on-line and enter your dates and destinations all you get is disappointment. Search results often come up with more expensive fares. And I've been ... http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/timothy-go/2009/10/20/snapping-up-those-cheap-airfares/ Finally someone has identified my disorder. International Herald Tribune columnist Tyler Brule calls it "IFID"  otherwise known as In-Flight Information Deficiency. This is someone who, before and during a flight, has a fear of not having enough to read on board a flight, no matter how short or long. I bring kilos of ... http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/timothy-go/2009/09/19/in-flight-information-deficiency/ This Saturday night I will undertake something I haven't done in 10 years. I and some friends will embark on a journey that will take us to about 7 or 8 European cities in 15 days, in cattle class and budget airlines. I was in charge of booking everything and apart from ... http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/timothy-go/2009/09/16/testing-the-sturdy-traveller/ Here's a new chapter to this blog. It wont be about random musings and observations anymore. From this day onwards, this space will be known as "Tales From the Top," dedicated to tales from my travels and other voyage related developments. Earlier this year,  with the recession taking hold and everyone cutting back ... http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/timothy-go/2009/09/08/43/ It's been brought to my attention that a small pot-belly is the "in" look for young men in New York these days. Not a big beer belly gut, nor a paunch, but just a cute pot-belly to complement the hottest runway looks. Imagine...A V neck T shirt, shorts and sneakers a fedora ... http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/timothy-go/2009/08/16/small-belly-is-in/ A new Japanese study reveals men who are a little overweight at age 40 live six to seven years longer when compared to skinny men. And skinny men's life expectancy is even 5 years shorter than obese men. This should give us all reason to eat to our heart's content -- moderately. Shinichi Kuriyama ... http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/timothy-go/2009/06/21/chubby-is-the-new-healthy/ Personal hygiene has come to light in recent weeks at the height of the H1N1 flu outbreak world wide. Health Departments the world over went out of their way to remind all of us how to properly wash our hands and to make sure we practice good personal hygiene. And that, for ... http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/timothy-go/2009/06/04/the-nose-knows/ ....And it will probably take a while longer before I can blog about anything of substance. The truth is, the blog's popularity peaked some 2 or 3 years ago, and now netizens have gone on to Facebook and Twitter. It's simply easier to upload pictures and videos onto Facebook. And faster to ... http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/timothy-go/2009/05/16/its-been-a-while/ While on holiday in Bangkok for Songkran or New Year earlier this week, I found myself caught in the crossfire, not from bullets being fired by the army to disperse rowdy protesters, but from the thousands of revelers and their waterguns squirting each other with ice cold agua. I landed late ... http://blogs.channelnewsasia.com/timothy-go/2009/04/20/bangkok-behind-the-headlines/